Talk:Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Hot Seat

The section says that the Norweigan version originally created the Hot Seat format. Is there a certain article or something to sho proof?

166.155.181.46 (talk) 16:33, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Also, wouldn't Hot Seat count as a spin-off? It's not the same as the regular version and it carries a different format in some countries.

GameGuy95 (talk) 00:23, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

There is a video on YouTube of the 'hot seat' version of Norwegian WWTBAM. Kubek15^{T CS} 19:01, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Excuse me, does anybody know where a link or video for the Danish version of Hot Seat can be found? To show proof. GameGuy95 (talk) 22:44, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Any chance of getting the name of the show right???

The name of the TV show (for whatever reason) has no question mark. Any chance the title of this article could be corrected so it doesn't appear to be written by people who know nothing about the subject they're writing about?Daqu (talk) 05:26, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

• That's not true actually, see the website of ITV [1]. The logo is stylised, if you are basing your assumption on that. 84.92.117.93 (talk) 20:38, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Speculation on Format Changes

I have removed addition of speculation about changes to the format of the UK show. Wikipedia does not include rumours that are cited from blogs as they are not reliable sources. When, and if, an official announcement is made, or it is reported in a reliable source, it can be added then. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 00:14, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

• Confirmed and already airing. ProjectSavior (talk) 4:48, 09 September 2010 (UTC)

13 Question Format?

Someone keeps adding the 13 question format with out adding any citations or even any details. I've never heard any news or even any rumors or discussions in any Millionaire message boards on it or what country will use it. If you want it kept here, how about adding some information instead of just asking for expansion. ProjectSavior (talk) 22:21, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

• Okay after some research, i found that the Indian version will use the format, but since it is tied with their variation of the Clock format, i'll put it there.ProjectSavior (talk) 22:37, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Source of distributed money

Swapnil.talekar (talk) 08:35, 12 February 2011 (UTC)Many people wonder about how the show can manage to give away millions of dollars for free and how does the show itself make money and how does the whole thing work. I am not an expert on that and I'v tried to google about it. So far the only thing I'v learned is the complete chunk of money comes out of the advertisements and yet the show manages to make huge money. Although it may not be possible to provide the exact figures since the show would not reveal the contributions of the sponsors' and for how much have been the commercial slots sold for but it would be good to describe how the whole thing works, if anyone knows enough to write about it.Swapnil.talekar (talk) 08:35, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

This is a real muddle.

Reading this article is very confusing. It keeps switching between the UK show and things other countries versions of the show have done/implemented. Surely all information about different localised versions of the show should be kept on the specific page for that countries version? This page should only contain information about the original (UK version) and a small section listing the other versions available in other countries and linking to their pages.

Come on guys we need to work this up to a class B at least. 86.134.42.103 (talk) 01:37, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

The British version came first

So why does it auto-link to the American version of the show when you type the name into wikipedia. Surely the original British version should come first as it pioneered the show but it seems here as the American show is being seen as more important. H 09 October 2011 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.192.111.194 (talk) 15:05, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Proposed Merger of National Variant List to Established Article

The aritcle List of national variants in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? appears to be crudely created and has been flagged for original research earlier this year, however when I stumbled across it and took a look over, I can't help but wonder if with some attention paid to cleaning up that page, it may serve well merged into the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? article. I especially consider this due to the lack of a a section here detailing the many national variations of the show. Terkaal (talk) 10:35, 20 February 2012 (UTC)