Complex sentence: The first contestant to come up with five correct answers won $300 and the second player to do so won $200; both players advanced to the next round while the third player was eliminated from the game, leaving with only parting gifts.
Split into simpler sentences: The first contestant to come up with five correct answers won $300 and the second player to do so won $200. Both players advanced to the next round while the third player was eliminated from the game, leaving with only parting gifts.