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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition
Logo of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition.
GenreGame show
Presented byPamela Wallin
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes2
Production
Production locationUnited States
Running time39–48 minutes
Production companiesCelador
Valleycrest Productions
Buena Vista Television
CTV
Original release
NetworkCTV
ReleaseSeptember 13 –
September 14, 2000
Related
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S.)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK)

Who Wants to Be A Millionaire: Canadian Edition was a Canadian game show based on the British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and taped on the ABC Television Network set of the American version of that show. A Canadian audience was flown to the American studio in New York for the shows, so the contestants could "ask the audience" for help on the Canadian-themed questions.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] The series was hosted by Pamela Wallin.[1]

The Canadian version aired on CTV in September 2000.

Gameplay

Further information: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (UK game show) § Gameplay, and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. game show) § Gameplay

As in the United Kingdom and the United States, contestants tried to answer 15 multiple-choice questions to win CA$1,000,000 (US$750,000) with three lifelines (50:50, Phone-A-Friend, and Ask The Audience) to help them. Contestants were guaranteed $1,000 for correctly answering the fifth question, and $32,000 for the tenth.

Bill Shizas was the first contestant on the Canadian show. He won $1,000 after answering his $8,000 question incorrectly.[2]

The biggest winner during the show's run was François Dominic Laramée, a writer from Verdun, Quebec. He won $64,000.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The latest BCE News Releases About Coporate, Financial, Regulatory, Products & Services » BCE". Bce.ca. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  2. ^ "Who Wants to be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition | Millionaire Fans". Regisfan.proboards.com. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  3. ^ "Francois Dominic Laramée". J! Archive. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
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