Qui sera millionnaire?

Qui sera millionnaire?
Genre	Game show franchise
Created by	David Briggs Mike Whitehill Steven Knight
Based on	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Presented by	Alain Simons
Theme music composer	Keith Strachan Matthew Strachan
Country of origin	Belgium
Production
Running time	52 minutes
Original release
Network	RTL-TVI
Release	28 August 2000 (2000-08-28) – June 2005 (2005-06)
Release	8 September (2008-09-08) – 13 October 2008 (2008-10-13)

Qui sera millionaire? (literally, "Who Will Be a Millionaire?") is the French-language Belgian adaptation of the game show format Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? . Hosted by Alain Simons, it aired on RTL-TVI from 28 August 2000 to June 2005, and from September to October 2008.

Money tree

Payout structure [1]
Question number	Question value
	2000–2001	2002–2005 2008
15	10,000,000 BEF (€247,894)	€1,000,000
14	5,000,000 BEF (€123,947)	€125,000
13	3,000,000 BEF (€74,368)	€75,000
12	2,000,000 BEF (€49,579)	€50,000
11	1,000,000 BEF (€24,789)	€25,000
10	500,000 BEF (€12,395)	€12,500
9	300,000 BEF (€7,437)	€8,000
8	150,000 BEF (€3,718)	€4,000
7	80,000 BEF (€1,983)	€2,000
6	40,000 BEF (€992)	€1,000
5	20,000 BEF (€496)	€500
4	10,000 BEF (€248)	€250
3	5,000 BEF (€124)	€125
2	2,000 BEF (€50)	€50
1	1,000 BEF (€25)	€25
Milestone   Top prize

History

The show began with a jackpot of 10 million Belgian francs. Only one contestant, Katia Savignano on 4 June 2001, won the jackpot in the entire history of the show. ^[2] Starting from 31 December 2001, the jackpot became €1,000,000, roughly four times as much as before. ^[3] The series reached peaks of 700,000 viewers, a 40% market share. ^[4]

In June 2005, it was announced that the show would not return for autumn, having already been put earlier in the schedule due to the success of Lost. ^[5] It remained off air until it was announced in July 2008 that it would return. ^[4] Running from 8 September to 13 October, it received an average audience of 379,000 (21.7% market share). ^[6]

References

1. "Qui sera millionnaire?". GameSHOWS.ru.
2. "Dix millions en 15 questions" [Ten million in 15 questions]. La Dernière Heure (in French). 5 June 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
3. Van Vaerenbergh, Olivier (31 December 2001). "RTL-TVI Alain Simons présente le premier «Millionnaire» en euros, en compagnie des animateurs maison et au bénéfice du Télévie «Ils ont eu un peu peur de paraître nigauds»" [RTL-TVI Alain Simons presents the first "Millionaire" in euros, in company of home presenters and in benefit of Télévie "They were a bit afraid of seeming stupid"]. Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
4. "Le millionnaire revient sur RTL" [Millionnaire returns to RTL]. La Dernière Heure (in French). 18 July 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
5. Seront, Frédéric (23 June 2005). "Qui sera millionnaire? ne sera pas de retour en septembre" [Qui sera millionnaire? will not return in September]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
6. "Ces jeux qui cartonnent" [These game shows that do extremely well]. L'Avenir (in French). 18 April 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2021.