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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is a TV game show that offers very large cash prizes for correctly answering successive multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The show originated in the United Kingdom, but has since been exported to numerous outher countries.

  • For information about the UK version, including the show's origins and general format, see Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK).
  • For the US version, see Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (US).

Other national variants are decribed in this article.

As of early 2003 the producers' website lists the following territories as having licensed the show: Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, the Caribbean, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland. Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, United States, Venezuela, and Vietnam.

Here are some details of the differences in some of those countries:

  • Argentina 2001: Here, the show was called "¿Quién quiere ser Millonario?" ("Who wants to be a Millionaire") and was hosted by Julián Weich, a locally famous game show host. It was aired on Canal 13 between May and December 2001 and the highest prize was 1 000 000 pesos, which at that time equalled US$ 1 million.
  • Armenia: Here, the show is called "Միլիոնատեր" ("Milionatehr") ("Millionaires"), and aired by Shant TV. It's hosted by Armenian actor Ashot Adamyan. The top prize is 5.000.000 dram (about US$10.000). All payouts on this version are made via credit card.
  • Australia 1999–: Hosted by Eddie McGuire, Australia's Millionaire airs once weekly on Nine Network. It is virtually identical in format to the British original. McGuire hosted a daily edition of the show in 2004, but the expanded format was cancelled after just 2 weeks. Rob "Coach" Fulton became the show's first millionaire on Monday, October 17, 2005. Just four weeks later, on Monday November 14, 2005, Martin Flood became the second million winner. Several big wins by "professional" game show contestants who spent thousands of dollars ringing the competition line to get on the show have led to a rule change – only one phone call per person per week is now permitted.
  • Austria 2000–: Here, the show is called "Die Millionen show" ("The millions show"). The Austrian state television ORF, uses the Cologne (Germany) set, which may cause problems for contestants who would like to "ask the audience" if the question happens to be about Austrian trivia. It's hosted by Armin Assinger and the highest prize is €1.000.000 (earlier, it was 10.000.000 Austrian schillings, and the show was called "Die Zehn Millionen Show" ("The ten millions show")).
  • Belgium 1999–: There are two version of the show in Belgium. One is the French version called "Qui sera millionnaire" ("Who will be a millionaire"), hosted by Alain Simons, and aired on RTL1. The second is the Flemish version called "Wie Wordt euromiljonair" ("Who will be a euro-millionaire"), hosted by Walter Grootaers, and aired on VTM network. The highest prize is €1.000.000. Previously the show was called "Wie wordt multimiljonair" ("Who will be a multi-millionaire"). The prizes, previously in Belgian francs, are now in euros.
  • Bulgaria: Here, the show is called "Кой иска да стане богат?" ("Koi iska da stane bogat" or "Who wants to be rich?"). It is hosted by Niki Kanchev and aired by the commercial station Nova TV. As there are no suitable television studios in Bulgaria, the show is filmed across the border in Romania. The Bulgarians often refer to the show as "Стани богат" ("Stane bogat")("Become rich"). The prizes are in levs (BGN), and are set at: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 1.000, 1.500, 2.000, 2.500, 3.000, 5.000, 10.000, 25.000, 50.000, 100.000.
  • Canada 2000: Canada's CTV network aired the United States (primetime) version for most of its run, but in September 2000 it aired two specials entitled "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire: Canadian Edition". Hosted by Pamela Wallin, the shows were taped on the ABC set in New York. A Canadian audience was flown to the city for the shows, so the contestants could "ask the audience" for help on the Canadian-themed questions. Following the airing of the two specials, CTV did announce that additional episodes of the Canadian Edition would be produced, but they never came to fruition. The syndicated American version can be seen in Canada on the A-Channel system, as well as through American channel feeds.
  • Chile: Here, the show is called "Quién quiere ser millonario?" ("Who wants to be a millionaire"). It was originally hosted by Mario Kreutzberger (also known as Don Francisco) on Canal 13. For season two, Sergio Lagos took over as host. Prizes are in Chilean pesos: 50,000, 100,000, 150,000, 200,000, 250,000, 500,000, 750,000, 1,000,000, 2,000,000, 4,000,000, ... 50,000,000, 75,000,000, 100.000.000. Nobody reached the 100 million peso grand prize during the series.
  • Colombia: Here the show is called "Quién quiere ser millonario?". Broadcast on the private station Canal Caracol, the show is hosted by the channel's president, Paulo Laserna Phillips. The highest prize is 210,000,000 Colombian pesos.Many of the large prize winners have been known to change their identities, as in this highly volatile country, there is a real risk of them being kidnapped or murdered after leaving the set with money.
  • Croatia 2002–: Here, the show is called "Tko želi biti milijunaš?" ("Who wants to be a millionaire"). It's hosted by Tarik Filipovič, and aired by the state television station HRT 1.The highest prize is 1.000.000 Kunas (about €133.500). In this version, that there are commercial breaks during the show, exept for one commercial break (as mandated by public television law).
  • Cyprus: Here, the show is called "Ποιος θέλει να γίνει εκατομμυριούχος" ("Poios thelei na ginei ekatommyriouchos")("Who wants to be a millionaire"). The prize was 50.000.000 drachmas (about €147 000); now it is €150 000. For five years the show was aired by RIK2, the second channel of Radio Institution of Cyprus. The show is produced in Greece. There has been one winner of the top prize.
  • Czech Republic: Here the show is called "Chcete Být Milionářem?" ("Do you want to be a millionaire?") and aired on the private television Nova. Prizes are in Czech korunas (CZK): 1.000 Kc., 2.000 Kc., 3.000 Kc., 5.000 Kc., 10.000 Kc., 20.000 Kc., 40.000 Kc., 80.000 Kc., 160.000 Kc., 320.000 Kc., 640,000 Kc., 1,250,000 Kc., 2,500,000 Kc., 5,000,000 Kc., 10.000.000 Kc..
  • Denmark 1999–: The show is called "Hvem vil være millionær?" ("Who wants to be a millionaire"), and is aired on TV2. The host is TV star Peter Kær. The top prize, which has been won twice, is 1,000,000 kroner (approximately 130,000 euros).
  • Estonia 2002–: The show is called "Kes tahab saada miljonäriks?" ("Who wants to be a millionaire?"). The highest prize is 1.000.000 kroons, which is about €64.000. The host of the show is Hannes Võrno. The show is aired by Viasat TV3.
  • Ecuador: The show is called "Quién quier ser millonario?" ("Who wants to be a millionaire?"). It is hosted by Alfonso Espinosa de los Montelos, and aired by the commercial TV station Ecuavisa. The highest prize is US$25,000.
  • Finland 1999–: The show is called "Haluatko miljonääriksi?" ("Do you want to become a millionaire?"). The show started in 1999 on Nelonen, with Lasse Lehtinen as the host. The biggest win was 1.000.000 Finnish marks. The show is now [2005] aired on MTV3, and the top prize has been raised to €1.000.000. The new host is Ville Klinga, a former sports reporter.
  • France 2002–: Here the show is called "Qui veut gagner des millions?" ("Who wants to win millions?"). It is hosted by Jean-Pierre Foucault, and aired by TF1. The programme began when France was still using the French francs, and the highest prize was then 5.000.000 FF. Today it is €1.000.000, which equates to about 6.500.000 FF.
  • Georgia: In Georgia, the show is called "ვის უნდა 20000?" ("Vis Unda Octi Atasi?" or "Who wants 20000"). It is aired on Rustavi 2. The prizes are in Georgian Lari. As a nation, Georgia suffers frequent power cuts – sometimes as frequently as every five minutes – so it can take a day to record a whole episode. Another obstacle is the studio, which is very basic – the lift carries only five people at a time, so getting the host, contestants, crew and audience into position is a laborious task.
  • Germany 1999–: The show, called "Wer wird Millionär?" ("Who will become a millionaire?"), is aired by RTL and hosted by Günther Jauch. The 500th show was screened on September 10 2005, and the highest prize is €1.000.000. The show is produced in Cologne. There have been only four millionaires in the German version.
  • Greece: In Greece, the show is called "Ποιος θέλει να γίνει εκατομμυριούχος;" ("Poios thelei na ginei ekatommyriouchos" or "Who wants to be a millionaire?"), and is hosted by Spiros Papadopoulos. The top prize was originally 50.000.000 drachmas (about €147,000), and is currently €150.000. For the first three years the show was aired on the commercial TV station Mega Channel, and it is now seen on New Hellenic Television, NET (Nea Elliniki Tileorasi), one of the Greek Public Television (ERT) channels. There has been one winner of the €150.000.
  • Hong Kong 2001: The programme was called "百萬富翁" ("The Millionaire"). It was hosted by Kenneth Chan, and was aired on ATV, which also set a milestone the history of the TV company. The highest prize is HK$1.000.000 The first series debuted on April 29, 2001, and was popular enough for a second series to begin airing on July 22, 2002. The highest prize is one million Hong Kong dollars. The first millionaire was the team with famous composer Wong Jim and actress Fung Po Po. The Hong Kong-produced version is also shown in China, and it therefore had to be passed by Chinese government censors.
  • Hungary 2000–: Here, the show is called "Legyen Ön is milliomos!" and is presented by István Vágó. It is aired on RTL Klub, a Hungarian commercial TV station. The prizes are in Hungarian forints (Ft), and the top prize is 40.000.000 Ft. (Earlier, it was 25,000,000 Ft.)
  • Iceland 2000–: In Iceland, the show was called "Viltu vinna milljón?" ("Do you want to win a million?") and was originally hosted by Þorsteinn J. Later it was hosted by Jónas R. Jónsson. The prizes were in Icelandic crowns (ISK), with a top prize of 5.000.000 ISK. The show was aired on TV channel Stöð 2. With Iceland having a population of only 296,000, the producers reduced the number of contestants playing "Fastest Finger First" from ten to six.
  • India 2000–2002 and 2005–: In India, the show is called "Kaun Banega Crorepati"("Who will become a multi-millionaire?") (1 crore = 10 million in Indian numerals, 1 crore rupees is about US$227.000). The show is produced by Star TV and hosted by Indian movie superstar Amitabh Bachchan. It is considered one of the most successful shows on Indian TV and is watched around the world by Indian diaspora, as well as by people from Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan, Mauritius, Fiji, East Africa, the UK etc. After the first episode had been broadcast, Star TV received 20 million phone calls from fans across the world. Star TV brought back the quiz as a thrice-weekly program in 2005 with a doubled top prize.
  • Indonesia: The show is called "Who wants to be a millionaire?", and is aired once a week on RCTI. The show is hosted by Tantowi Yahya. The highest possible prize is one billion rupiah. (Note that in Indonesian milyar means "billion" – "million" being juta.) There has been one winner of the 500 million rupiah prize.
  • Ireland, Republic of: Originally, the top prize was one million Irish pounds (1.27 million euros). However, with the change of currency at the start of 2002 it was reduced to 1 million euros. The show was presented by Gay Byrne on RTÉ (Radio Telefís Éireann), and ran until mid-2002, when the sponsoring mobile phone company withdrew. Without a sponsor, the show was deemed unviable – and the expensive set put into storage. The biggest winner was Roger Dowds, who won £250,000 in 2001 (before Ireland adopted the euro as its currency).
  • Israel: In Israel, the show is called "?מי רוצה להיות מיליונר" ("Mi rotseh lehyot mylyoner?")("who wants to be a millionaire"), but it is often referred to as "Millionaire". It is aired on Channel 2 Israel. The prizes are 1.000.000 new shekels. Five contestants have won the highest prize; on the first such occasion the host danced around the middle of the studio stripping, as a mark of respect.
  • Italy: Here, the show was called "Chi vuol essere milionario?" ("who will become a millionaire"). It is hosted by Gerry Scotti, and aired by Canale 5. The highest prize was €1.000.000 (Earlier,it was 1 billion Italian Lira, and this show was called " chi vuol essere miliardario?"(" who will become a billionaire").
  • Japan 2000–: Here, the show is called "クイズ $ ミリオネア" (Kuizu $ Mirionea) . It is hosted by Mino Monta (Norio Minorikawa)and aired by Fuji TV. The rules are the same as the original. Prize levels are in yen as follows: ¥10.000, ¥20.000, ¥30.000, ¥50.000, ¥100.000, ¥150.000, ¥250.000, ¥500.000, ¥750.000, ¥1.000.000, ¥1.500.000, ¥2.500.000, ¥5.000.000, ¥7.500.000, ¥10.000.000. Presenter Mino Monta uses the English phrases from the original show, such as "Finaru ansah", in the quiz.
  • Kazakhstan 2002–: The show is called "Кто возмет миллион?" ("Who will take the million?"). In this country there are two versions of the game in different languages. Two contestants have won the top prize of 5 million tenge. It is said that most of the questions have been taken from Russian version of the show.
  • Latvia 2002–: The show is filmed in the Lithuanian set. The prizes, as in Latvian lotteries, are very low: the largest prize is only 20,000 Latvian lats. The show is still called "Gribi būt miljonārs?" ("Do you want to be a millionaire?") because 20,000 lats is 2 million santims (the Latvian equivalent of cents). The prizes are: 10 Ls, 20 Ls, 30 Ls, 40 Ls, 50 Ls, 60 Ls, 80 Ls, 125 Ls, 250 Ls, 500 Ls, 1,250 Ls, 2,500 Ls, 5,000 Ls, 10,000 Ls, 20,000 Ls. The show is hosted by Mārtiņš Ķibilds, a Latvian journalist, and is aired by TV3.
  • Lithuania 2002–2005: The show was called "Kas laimės milijoną?" ("Who will win the million?"), and was hosted by Vytautas Kernagis, a famous Lithuanian singer and host of other shows such as Robinsons and Survivor. Formerly it was hosted by journalist Henrikas Vaitiekūnas. Prizes were denominated in litas and were numerically the same as in the original game. However, one litas is worth 0.29 euros, 0.2 British pounds or 0.4 US dollars, so the real values were lower. The show was filmed in Lithuania and aired by the commercial TV station TV3. At 2005 show was canceled due to its unpopularity.
  • Malaysia: The show is hosted by Jalalludin Hassan, chosen because he is famous for playing the roles of millionaires in Malaysian TV dramas. The show is screened on the television network NTV7. The top prize is one million Malaysian ringgit, which is about US$260.000.
  • Middle East and North Africa: The show is called "من سيربح المليون" ("Man sa yarbah al-malyoon")("Who will win the million?"). The show is hosted by George Kurdahi. It was originally filmed and produced in London, a local Arab audience being flown in each time. The show is aired on MBC1, the first channel in Middle East, and is retransmited in Egypt by Channel 1, and in Lebanon by Future Television and the pay-per-view channel ART. The highest prize was originally 1.000.000 Saudi Arabian riyals. The prize now in 2005 been increased to 2.000.000 Saudi riyals, and the title changed to "Man sa yarbah al 2 malyoon" ("Who will win the 2 million?").
  • Netherlands: Here the game was called "Weekend Miljonairs" ("Weekend millionaires"), known unofficially by the nickname"Lotto Weekend Miljonairs" ("Lotto of the weekend millionaires"). The show is hosted by Robert ten Brink and aired by the private television station SBS 6. The highest prize was €1.000.000.
  • New Zealand 1999–: The show is the same as that broadcast in Australia, but New Zealand residents are allowed to enter, as Prime TV is owned by Australia's Nine Network.
  • Nigeria 2004–: Here the show is called "Who wants to be a millionaire?". It is hosted by Frank Edoho and airs once weekly. The top prize is 5.000.000 naira.
  • Norway 2000–: The show is called "Vil du bli millionær" ("Do you want to become a millionaire?"). It is aired on TV2, and the host is Frithjof Wilborn. Arve Juritzen was the previous host. The top prize is 2.000.000 kroner.
  • Peru 2002–: Here, the show was called "¿Quien quiere ser Millonario?" and it was hosted by Guido Lombardi, a well-known news anchor. It aired on Red Global for only one season. A second season was promised but due to internal problems at the network this never happened. The top prize was 1.000.000 nuevos soles, which at the time was worth about US$400.000. After the show's cancellation, many of the constestants accused the show of being a fraud because none of them received their prizes.
  • Philippines 2002: Hosted by Christopher De Leon on IBC 13, the highest prize was originally 1.000.000 Philippine pesos, later raised to two million. The show lost its popularity soon after its original studio was razed by a fire, and is now off the air.
  • Poland: Here, the show was called "Milionerzy" ("Millionaires"). It was aired on the TVN network from 1999 to 2003, hosted by Hubert Urbanski. The highest prize was 1.000.000 zloty.
  • Portugal: Here, the show was called "Quem quer ser milionário?" ("Who wants to be a millionaire?"), and was aired on the RTP1. It is currently hosted by Jorge Gabriel. Carlos Cruz, Maria Elisa and Diogo Infante were all previous hosts. The prizes were, in the early seasons, in escudos, with the ultimate prize being 50 million escudos. Now they are in euros, the highest prize was €250,000. There have been four top prize winners so far. The sequence of prize is : € 25; € 50; € 125; € 250; € 500, € 750; € 1.500; € 2.500; € 5.000; € 10.000; € 16.000; € 32.000; € 64.000; € 125.000; € 250.000.
  • Romania: The show is called "Vrei sa fii miliardar?" ("Do you want to be a billionaire?"), produced by Prima TV and hosted by Virgil Ianţu. The highest prize is 1.000.000.000 lei.
  • Russia 1999: In Russia, the show is called Кто хочет стать миллионером?" ("Who wants to become a Millionaire?"). It is hosted by Maksim Galkin and aired on private ORT. Earlier it was called "О, счастливчик!" ("Oh, lucky man!"), hosted by Dmitry Dibrov and aired on the NTV channel. The biggest prize here was recently increased to 3.000.000 Russian rubles (Earlier, 1.000.000 Rubles) and added "Walkaway" SMS game, when player refuses to answer the question.
  • Serbia and Montenegro: Here the show is called Želite li da postanete milioner?" ("Do you want to become a millionaire?"). It is aired by BKTV SAT and hosted by Ivan Zeljković. The highest prize is 3.000.000 Dinars (about US$50.000). The full sequence of prizes is: 300 din, 600 din, 900 din, 1.500 din, 3.000 din, 6.000 din, 12.000 din, 24.000 din, 48...000 din, 96.000 din, 192.000 din, 375.000 din, 750.000 din, 1.500.000 din, 3.000.000 din.
  • Singapore: Two different versions are produced in Singapore: an English language version and a Chinese language version. The Chinese version is called "百万大赢家" ("Bai wan da ying jia" or "Million-dollar winner"), and is hosted by Chi-Tai Chao. It is produced and aired by local media network MediaCorp.
  • Slovakia: Here the show is called "Milionár" ("Millionaire"). It is aired on a private TV station, TV Markíza. Prizes are in Slovak korunas (SKK): 1,000 Sk, 2,000 Sk, 3,000 Sk, 5,000 Sk, 10,000 Sk, 20,000 Sk, 40,000 Sk, 80,000 Sk., 160,000 Sk, 320,000 Sk, 640,000 Sk, 1,250,000 Sk, 2,500,000 Sk, 5,000,000 Sk, 10,000,000 Sk.
  • Slovenia: Here the show is called "Lepo je biti milijonar" ("It's good to be a Millionaire"). It was aired on POP TV and hosted by Boštjan Romih. The highest prize was 10.000.000 Tolars, has now increased to 15,000,000 SIT, and all prizes after 1,000,000 SIT have changed correspondingly. The full sequence is: 10,000 SIT, 20.000 SIT, 30.000 SIT, 40.000 SIT, 50.000 SIT, 100,000 SIT, 175,000 SIT, 250,000 SIT, 500,000 SIT, 1.000,000 SIT, 1.500.000 SIT, 2.500.000 SIT, 5.000.000 SIT, 7,500,000 SIT, 15.000.000 SIT. The show was formerly hosted by Jonas ŽŽnidaršič.
  • South Africa: here, the show was aired on the M-Net channel,and hosted by Jeremy Maggs. The 'M' of the word 'Millionaire' in the logo was the 'M' logo of M-Net. This version was also the first outside the US to have a jackpot winner. The highest prize was 1.000.000 South African Rands.
  • Spain 1999–2001 and 2005–: Here the show was called "¿Quién quiere ser millonario?" ("Who wants to be a millionaire?"), or "50 por 15" ("Cincuenta por quince") because contestants could win 50 million pesetas for answering 15 questions. The show was hosted by Carlos Sobera and broadcast by Telecinco. The prizes in pesetas (ESP) were: 25,000 ESP, 50,000 ESP, 75,000 ESP, 150,000 ESP, 300,000 ESP, 350,000 ESP, 450,000 ESP, 600,000 ESP, 750,000 ESP, 1,500,000 ESP, 3,000,000 ESP, 6,000,000 ESP, 12,000,000 ESP, 24,000,000 ESP, 50,000,000 ESP. The programme is now [2005] broadcast by Antena 3, with a top prize of €1.000.000 .
  • Sweden 1999–2003 and 2005–: Here the show was originally called "Vem vill bli miljonär?" ("Who wants to be a millionaire?"). It was hosted by Bengt Magnusson and broadcast by TV4. The highest prize was 10,000,000 SEK. TV4 stopped broadcasting the show because they could not afford the prizes. Now [2005] the show is called "Postkod miljonären", and is combined with the Swedish Postcode Lottery in a twice-weekly format.
  • Switzerland 2001: The show was called "Wer wird Millionär" ("Who will become a millionaire?") and was broadcast by the private Swiss station TV3. The host was René Rindlisbacher. When TV3 stopped broadcasting in 2001, the show disappeared from the local screens. Swiss candidates have since been spotted on the German show.
  • Taiwan: Here the show is called "Wai Beng Fu Yung?". It is aired and watched in both Taiwan and China.
  • Turkey 2000-2004, 2005: Here the show was first called "Kim 500 (beşyüz) milyar ister?" ("Who wants 500 billions?"). It was first aired by Show TV, but later switched to Kanal D. After a short period of being taken off the air, it's come again on Show TV, with a name change of "Kim 500 (beşyüz) bin ister?" ("Who wants 500 thousands?") after the currency renovation of Turkey. The show is hosted by Kenan Işik. The prizes in Turkish liras are: 50 YTL, 100 YTL, 150 YTL, 250 YTL, 500 YTL, 1.000 YTL, 2.000 YTL, 4.000 YTL, 8.000 YTL, 16.000 YTL, 32.000 YTL, 64.000 YTL, 125.000 YTL, 250.000 YTL, 500.000 YTL.
  • Ukraine: In Ukraine, the show is called "Хто хоче стати мiльонером? - Перший мільйон" ("Chato hochie stati milionerom" or "Who wants to be a Millionaire? – The first million"). It is hosted by Danilo Janevskyj and aired on the commercial TV station 1+1. Here, as in Russia, the 'Ask the Audience' lifeline is not often used because the audience frequently gives wrong answers intentionally to trick the contestants. Here, the top prize is 1.000.000 hryvnia.
  • Uruguay: In Uruguay, the show is called "Quien Quiere ser Millonario?" ("who wants to be a millionaire?"), and is hosted by Andres Tulipano. The top prize is 1.000.000 pesos, but contestants are paid in US dollars (1.000.000 Uruguyan pesos is equal US$40.000).
  • Venezuela: In Venezuela the game is called "¿Quién quiere ser millonario?" ("Who wants to be a millionaire?"), and its producers claim it to be the most popular programme in Venezuela. It is broadcast by RCTV and hosted by its president, Eladio Lares. The maximum price in Venezuelan bolivares is 200.000.000 Bs.
  • Vietnam: In Vietnam, the show is called "Ai là triệu phú?"("Who is the millionaire?"). It is aired by the state television station VTV 3 and hosted by Lai Vǎn Sâm. The prizes are in dong, the local currency.

Million winners

Winners of the major prize for each version of the show (excluding the US and UK versions, for which see separate articles) are:

Australia

Japan

Croatia

Bulgaria

  • Asen Angelov answered the major prize question and was awarded 100 000 levs, but soon decided to return them voluntarily, when it became clear that a relative of his works in Nova TV (the TV that airs the show), which is against the rules.

Slovenia

South Africa

Russia

Latvia

  • Elita Rumpe, 2003 (won 10 000 Ls, as then 10 000, not 20 000 Ls was value of 15. question)

India

See also

Miscellaneous

Internet Movie Database pages

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