----
* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: The rules did provide for the charging contestant to be allowed to stay on the same level after a correct answer to build their money for additional time in the BonusRound. However, few, if any, contestants opted to take advantage of this. Justified, since 60 seconds is pretty tight, especially considering a Block chewed up five seconds.
* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome:
** Anybody who won the $25,000.
** Howard Wilson appeared in June 1979 and may well be the show's biggest winner, having appeared across ''seven'' episodes before finally beating the Gauntlet and retiring with a total of '''$32,750'''.
** Randy Amasia, as mentioned on the main tab.
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Singer & actress Julie Brown appeared on the very first episode of Whew, going by the name Annie Brown.
** Larry Rice, a semi-regular guest on ''Series/HotSeatWithWallyGeorge'' in the late 1980s and early 1990s, was a contestant on ''Whew!'' in September 1979.
** Greg Itzin was on ''Whew!'' in October 1979; he would go on to have a lengthy acting career, most notably as President Logan on ''Series/TwentyFour''.
* ScrappyMechanic: Arguably, the Longshot. A contestant who legitimately reaches level 6 with very little time left loses the ability to call it, ironically putting them in a worse position than someone who didn't reach level 6 at all. In fact, barring situations where Longshot ''cannot'' be called, there seems to be no real reason ''not'' to call Longshot if at all possible.
** On the other hand, assuming your opponent has already placed a block on level 6, calling a Longshot puts you in a situation where you have a 2 out of 3 chance of automatically losing the round, making it only useful if there truly is no other hope of winning.
* SignatureSoundEffect: "TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME'S UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP!"
* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' meets ''Balderdash'' on speed and '''more''' speed.
----