Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television, contestants tackle a series of multiple-choice questions to win large cash prizes in a format that twists on many game show genre conventions – only one contestant plays at a time, similar to radio quizzes; contestants are given the question before deciding whether to answer, and have no time limit to answer questions; and the amount offered increases as they tackle questions that become increasingly difficult. The maximum cash prize offered in most versions of the format is an aspirational value in local currency, such as one million pounds in the UK or 75 million rupees in India.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Play It! was a game show taping mock-up at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida and Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The attraction was a modified version of the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire television game show.
Kaun Banega Crorepati is an Indian Hindi-language television game show. It is the official Hindi adaptation of the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? franchise. It began with actor Amitabh Bachchan appointed as presenter, and actor Shah Rukh Khan replaced Bachchan for during the third season only. The programme aired on Star Plus for its first three seasons from 2000 to 2007, and was commissioned by the programming team of Sameer Nair. In 2010, it started airing on Sony Entertainment Television and was produced by BIG Synergy from season 1 till season 10. Afterwards, the credited production companies co-producing are Studio NEXT since season 10 and Tree of Knowledge since season 11 respectively.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a British television quiz show, created by David Briggs, Steven Knight & Mike Whitehill for ITV. The programme's format sees contestants taking on multiple-choice questions based upon general knowledge, winning a cash prize for each question they answer correctly, with the amount offered increasing as they take on more difficult questions. If an incorrect answer is given, the contestant will leave with whatever cash prize is guaranteed by the last safety net they have passed, unless they opt to walk away before answering the next question with the money the cash prize they had managed to reach. To assist in the quiz, contestants are given a series of "lifelines" to help answer questions.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is an American television game show based on the format of the same-titled British program created by David Briggs, Steven Knight and Mike Whitehill and developed in the United States by Michael Davies. The show features a quiz competition with contestants attempting to win a top prize of $1,000,000 by answering a series of multiple-choice questions, usually of increasing difficulty. The program has endured as one of the longest-running and most successful international variants in the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? franchise.
Radikaa Sarathkumar is an Indian actress, director, producer and politician who works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu cinema, TV serials and web series as well as Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films.
Qui veut gagner des millions ? is the French version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, which originated in Great Britain on the ITV network. The aim of the game is to win the top prize of €1,000,000 by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. It is broadcast on the TF1 network, and was hosted by Jean-Pierre Foucault from 2000 until 2019, then by Camille Combal.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is an Australian television game show which would offer a maximum cash prize of $1,000,000 for answering 15 successive multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The show was based on and follows the same general format of the original version of the show from the United Kingdom, and is part of the international Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? franchise.
Tko želi biti milijunaš? is a Croatian game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Tarik Filipović. The main goal of the game is to win the top prize by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are 4 "lifelines", which are ways for a player to get help during the game. They are 50:50 (pola-pola) (2002–present), phone a friend (zovi) (2002–present), ask the audience and an additional lifeline three wise men (2020–2022). The game show was broadcast from 2002 to 2008 and from September 2009 to June 2010. It was shown on the Croatian TV station HRT1. From 2002 to 2022, when a contestant got the fifth question correct, he left with at least 1,000 kn. When a contestant got the tenth question correct, he left with at least 32,000 kn. As of January 5, 2023, When a contestant got the fifth question correct, he left with at least €150. When a contestant got the tenth question correct, he left with at least €5,000.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? New Zealand was a New Zealand game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show was hosted by Mike Hosking. The main goal of the game was to win one million New Zealand dollars by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There were four "lifelines". It was broadcast on the TVNZ station TV ONE. The show was taped in Melbourne, Australia on the set of the Australian version of the show.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? was a Philippine game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The main goal of the game is to win 2 million Philippine pesos by answering 12 multiple-choice questions correctly. If an incorrect answer is given, the contestant will leave with the guaranteed amount in the last safe haven they have correctly answered. However, a contestant may opt not to answer a question and walk away with their full winnings. Contestants are given various "lifelines" to help them answer the questions.
Millionaire Hot Seat, also known as Hot Seat, is an Australian television quiz show. The show is a spin-off of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and began airing on the Nine Network on 20 April 2009. As with the original Australian version of the show it is hosted by Eddie McGuire, created by Adam Elliot, and follows a similar format.
Kim Milyoner Olmak İster? is a Turkish game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The program was broadcast from August 2, 2011 and it is shown on ATV.
Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi, also known by the initialism NVOK, is an Indian Tamil language game show. It is the official Indian Tamil adaptation of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran is an Indian Malayalam-language game show. It is an adaptation of the British Sony Pictures Television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and its Hindi version Kaun Banega Crorepati. The show is hosted by actor Suresh Gopi.
Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu, previously known as Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu, is an Indian Telugu-language television game show. It is the official Telugu adaptation of Britain's game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. It was produced by BIG Synergy for first four seasons and was aired on Star Maa. The first three seasons were hosted by actor Nagarjuna and the fourth season was hosted by actor Chiranjeevi.
Udan Panam is an Indian Malayalam-language television game show. It is based on the Canadian show Instant Cash. The programme premiered on Mazhavil Manorama on 11 May 2017. The first two seasons of the show were hosted by Raj Kalesh and Mathukkutty. Dain Davis and Meenakshi Raveendran hosted the third and fourth seasons. The show is currently airing fourth season from 11 July 2022.
Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipoti, KHBK or KBC Bangla, is one of the 9 Indian versions for Bengali-speaking peoples based on the original British game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? It premiered on 4 June 2011, on Mahuaa Bangla channel hosted by Sourav Ganguly. In 2018, this show returned to air with new host Prosenjit Chatterjee. This version is the only Indian version where the questions are only in the local language and not asked again in English.
Sirasa Lakshapathi(Sinhala: සිරස ලක්ෂපති), previously known as Obada Lakshapathi Mamada Lakshapathi(Sinhala: ඔබ ද ලක්ෂපති මම ද ලක්ෂපති), is the one of three Sri Lankan versions for Sinhala-speaking peoples based on the British game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. It was first premiered on September 18, 2010 on Sirasa TV. It was hosted by Lucky Dias and presently hosts by Chandana Suriyabandara.
Ke Bani Crorepati or KBC Bhojpuri was the one of 9 Indian versions for Bhojpuri-speaking peoples. It was aired from 6 June to 29 July 2011, on Mahuaa TV channel. It was hosted by Shatrughan Sinha. Top prize was Rs. 1,00,00,000/-.
