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 has been presented by actor Amitabh Bachchan since its inception, except for during the third season, which was presented by actor Shah Rukh Khan. 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. Since 2010, it has been 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 adapted from the same-titled British program created by David Briggs, Steven Knight and Mike Whitehill and developed for 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.
Lose a Million was an early 1990s British game show which was produced by Action Time for Carlton Television and was hosted by Chris Tarrant. The show featured voiceovers by Honor Blackman.
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 (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.
Кој сака да биде милионер? is a Macedonian game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Sašo Macanovski-Trendo. The main goal of the game is to win 4 million MKD by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are three lifelines - Fifty Fifty, Phone A Friend and Ask The Audience. Кој сака да биде милионер? originally aired in 2004. It is broadcast on the Macedonian TV station A1. When a contestant gets the fifth question correct, he is guaranteed to leave with at least 5,000 MKD. When a contestant gets the tenth question correct, he is guaranteed to leave with at least 125,000 MKD.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is the Irish version of the British quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? which aired on RTÉ One from 2000 to 2002. It was presented by Gay Byrne. The format was the same as on the British show, and the 15 incremental prize amounts had the same numeric values, from 100 up to 1,000,000. These values were denominated in Irish pounds in 2000 and 2001, and in euros in 2002, after the euro changeover.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a Nigerian game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. It first aired on 8 October 2004 and stopped temporarily on 25 June 2017. On 29 August 2017, a deal was secured with Airoplaycare behind the new sponsor after MTN Nigeria pulled out from the game show.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is 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.
Quiz $ Millionaire, sometimes referred to as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, is a Japanese quiz show based on the original program of the latter title. It premiered on Fuji Television on April 20, 2000, and aired its final episode on January 2, 2013. The show was hosted by television personality Monta Mino throughout its entire run.
TV show launched on 27 November 2000, called من سيربح المليون was broadcast on MBC1. Its host was George Kurdahi. The biggest prize was SRls 1 million. It was aired until May 2004 and was replaced by من سيربح 2 مليون with SRls 2,000,000 top prize. On 12 January 2010 it returned with the 12-question format and the grand prize also decreased to SRls1 million. On 16 October 2015, the show returned again to 15-question format and the biggest prize also increased again to SRls 2 million.
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 was hosted by Eddie McGuire, and follows a similar format.
Ke Hotey Chay Kotipoti? is a Bangladeshi game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The program was broadcast from 10 July to 2 November 2011.
¿Quién quiere ser millonario? is a Costa Rican game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Ignacio Santos Pasamontes. The main goal of the game is to win 30,000,000 Costa Rican colón by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are three lifelines - Video Call, Ask One of the Audience and Double Dip. ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? was originally broadcast from February 3, 2009 to September 3, 2013. A revival premiered on April 27, 2021. It is shown on the private TV station Teletica. When a contestant gets the fifth question correct, he/she leaves with at least ₡500,000. When a contestant gets the tenth question correct, he/she leaves with at least ₡3,000,000. Two contestants won the top prize.
¿Quién quiere ser millonario? is a Salvadoran game show based on the British game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Hosted by Willie Maldonado, the aim of the game was to win US$200,000 by answering 15 multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty correctly. ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? was broadcast from March 3, 2010 to November 24, 2010 on the Salvadoran Television Corporation's Channel 4. The Salvadoran version of the show offered the largest top prize of all the versions produced in Central America.
Who is the Millionaire is a Vietnamese game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show was hosted by Lại Văn Sâm from its debut until 2017, Phan Đăng from 2018 to 2020, and Đinh Tiến Dũng from 2021 onward. The main goal of the game is to win the top prize by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are four lifelines – 50:50, Phone a Friend, Plus One and Ask Two Experts. Ai là triệu phú? began broadcasting on January 4, 2005. It is shown on the Vietnamese TV station VTV3 on every Tuesday at 8:00 PM and 8:30 PM (UTC+7).
