Kto khochet stat' millionerom?

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Kto khochet stat' millionerom?
Who Wants to Become a Millionaire%3F (Russian edition) logo.png
Logo from 2008 to 2022
Russian Кто хочет стать миллионером?
Directed byKonstantin Ivanov and Tatyana Dmitrakova (2001—2008)
Maxim Utkin (2008-)
Presented by Maxim Galkin (2001–2008)
Dmitry Dibrov (1999-2001, 2008–2022)
Yulianna Karaulova (2023-present)
Composers Keith Strachan
Matthew Strachan
Ramon Covalo
Country of originRussia
Production
ProducersSergey Kordo (1999—2008)
Ilya Krivitsky (2008-)
Production location Mosfilm
Camera setup multi-camera
Running time50 minutes (70 minutes with commercials)
Production companies WMedia (2001—2008)
Krasny Kvadrat (2008-)
Original release
Network Channel One (2001-)
ONT (2002-)
Release19 February 2001 (2001-02-19) 
present

Кто хочет стать миллионером? (English translation: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, transliteration: Kto khochet stat' millionerom?) is a Russian game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? . The show is hosted by Yulianna Karaulova (earlier by Maxim Galkin and Dmitry Dibrov). The main goal of the game is to win 3 million Russian roubles (originally 1 million Russian roubles) by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are three lifelines: Fifty Fifty (50 на 50, 50 na 50), Phone A Friend (звонок другу, zvonok drugu), and Ask the Audience (помощь зала, pomoshch' zala).

Contents

Кто хочет стать миллионером? is broadcast from February 19, 2001, to today. It is shown on the Russian TV station Channel One on Saturdays at 4:55 PM. The show is set in an original format.

Broadcast history

The Russian version of the series premiered on October 1, 1999, on NTV. Initially, the program was called, "O, schastlivchik!" ("Oh, Lucky Man!"), presented by Dmitry Dibrov. The game combines the simplicity of the rules to provide an opportunity to win the top prize of 1 million rubles. The series gained enormous popularity among Russian audiences, and in 2000, was awarded a Taffy award for Best Entertainment Program. [1]

On February 19, 2001, the program moved to channel ORT (Channel One) and was renamed to its current title to reflect the name of the franchise. Dibrov departed the show, and was succeeded by comedian Maxim Galkin. On September 17, 2005, the money tree was revised, with the top prize now worth 3 million rubles. [2]

On December 21, 2008, Dibrov returned to hosting the show once more and presented the show until June 18, 2022. [2]

Production of the program was suspended in 2022 as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In 2023, the show returned with Yulianna Karaulova as the host replacing Dibrov. The original format's distributor is not involved in the production. [3]

Payout structure

Question numberQuestion value (in Russian Rubles) (Yellow zones are the guaranteed levels) [4]
Classic formatRisk format
2001–20052005–2012
2023–present
20082010–2022
1100500500500
22001,0001,0001,000
33002,0002,0002,000
45003,0003,0003,000
51,0005,0005,0005,000
62,00010,00010,00010,000
74,00015,00015,00015,000
88,00025,00025,00025,000
916,00050,00050,00050,000
1032,000100,000100,000100,000
1164,000200,000200,000200,000
12125,000400,000400,000400,000
13250,000800,000800,000800,000
14500,0001,500,0001,500,0001,500,000
151,000,0003,000,0003,000,0003,000,000

Old game's version

Earlier, the game was called О, счастливчик! (O Lucky Man!) and it was shown on NTV. [5]

Oh, lucky man!
Titles of old Russian Millionaire.jpg
Logo of О, счастливчик!
Russian О, счастливчик!
Presented by Dmitry Dibrov
Country of originRussia
Production
Running time39 minutes
Production companyWays PRO
Original release
Network NTV
Release1 October 1999 (1999-10-01) 
28 January 2001 (2001-01-28)

It was broadcast from October 1, 1999, to January 27, 2001. It was shown on the Russian TV station NTV. In 2001, the show was superseded by a second adoption named Кто хочет стать миллионером? and aired on public Russian broadcaster Channel One. [1] For a while TNT broadcast reruns of О, счастливчик! episodes.

Special Events

Notable contestants

Top Prize Winners

Top Prize Losers

Top Prize Walkers

800,000 rubles winners

References

  1. 1 2 "The history of the game "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" on Russian TV". schastlivchik.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on June 13, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Kto khochet stat' millionerom?: Information on the project". Channel One official site (in Russian). Archived from the original on August 30, 2014.
  3. Данил Тармасинов. ""Кто хочет стать миллионером?" перезапустят с новой ведущей. Шоу отдали звезде и бывшей победительнице". Палач | Гаджеты, скидки и медиа (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  4. "Кто хочет стать миллионером?". GameSHOWS.ru.
  5. "О, Счастливчик!". GameSHOWS.ru.
  6. "Игорь Сазеев сделал 15 шагов к миллиону, споткнувшись только на Пушкине". 14 March 2001.
  7. http://www.1tv.ru/owa/win/ort5_pressa.pressa?p_pr_title_id=16414&p_date=04.06.2003&p_list_pagenum=25&p_search= [ dead link ]
  8. "Победители "Миллионера" тратили выигрыш на наркотики и розыск детей". 12 March 2009.
  9. "Миллионеры | "Кто хочет стать миллионером?"". Archived from the original on 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
  10. 1 2 "MILLIONER.RU - Кто хочет стать миллионером. Бесплатная онлайн игра. Интересные факты".