International versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
This table lists all international variants in the television game show franchise Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? that have been broadcast since the debut of the original British version of the show on 4 September 1998.
International versions
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Countries/regions | Title | Host | Network | Top prize | Premiere | Finale | Current/last used format |
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Afghanistan (Pashto) |
څوك غواري چې شي میلیونر؟ Sok Ghwari Chi Shi Millonar?[1] |
Aryan Khan Najeeba Fais |
Shamshad TV ATN |
Afs. 1,000,000 | October 17, 2008 | November 1, 2011 | Original format |
Afghanistan (Persian) |
کی ميخواهد میلیونر شود؟ Ki Mikhahad Milyuner Shawad? |
Walid Soroor Khatera Yusufi Mustafa Sadat |
ATN | June 25, 2010 | October 30, 2011 | Original format | |
Albania Kosovo |
Kush do të bëhet milioner? | Veton Ibrahimi | RTK1 TV Klan |
€50,000 | December 15, 2008 | April 27, 2009 | Original format |
Fehmi Ferati | September 27, 2009 | June 7, 2010 | |||||
Agron Llakaj | September 17, 2010 | July 30, 2012 | |||||
Enkel Demi | RTSH | €25,000 | March 7, 2014 | June 6, 2014 | Original format or Risk format (contestant's choice) | ||
Angola | Quem quer ser milionário? | Jorge Antunes | TV Zimbo | Kz 3,000,000 | 2009 | 2010 | Original format |
Arab Maghreb | من سيربح المليون؟ Man Sayarbah Al-malyoon |
Rachid El Ouali | Nessma TV | €500,000 | August 22, 2009 | September 3, 2010 | Original format |
Arab world | من سيربح المليون؟ Man Sayarbah Al-malyoon |
George Kordahi | MBC 1 | SR 1,000,000 | November 27, 2000 | May 2004 | Original format |
من سيربح 2 مليون؟ Man Sayarbah 2 Malyoon |
SR 2,000,000 | November 2005 | June 2007 | Original format (with 4 lifelines) | |||
من سيربح المليون؟ Man Sayarbah Al-malyoon |
SR 1,000,000 | January 12, 2010 | August 3, 2010 | 12-question format (with 4 lifelines) | |||
المليونير – الحلقة الأقوى El milyoner – Elhalka elaqwa[2] |
Mayssa Maghrebi | Dubai TV | Dhs 1,000,000 | April 17, 2013 | January 12, 2014 | Hot Seat format | |
من سيربح المليون؟ Man Sayarbah Al-malyoon[3] |
George Kordahi | OSN Yahala HD | SR 2,000,000 | October 16, 2015 | April 8, 2016 | Original format (with 4 lifelines) | |
MBC 1 | SR 1,000,000 | September 18, 2021 | |||||
Kosai Khauli | Dubai TV | TBA | 2024 | TBA | |||
Argentina[4] | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Julián Weich | El Trece | Arg$1,000,000 | May 24, 2001 | September 26, 2002 | Original format |
Santiago del Moro | Telefe | Arg$2,000,000 | April 8, 2019 | February 23, 2020 | Original format (with 4 lifelines) | ||
Armenia | Ո՞վէ ուզում դառնալ միլիոնատեր Ov e uzum darnal milionater? |
Ashot Adamyan | Armenia 1 Shant TV |
5,000,000֏ | April 5, 2003 | July 2003 | Original format |
Mark Saghatelyan† | August 2003 | 2005 | |||||
Arman Saghatelyan | 2005 | July 2007 | |||||
Akop Rubinyan | December 3, 2007 | May 13, 2009 | |||||
Avet Barseghyan | July 18, 2009 | January 5, 2011 | Original format (with 4th lifeline since the first guaranteed sum) | ||||
Egor Glumov | May 1, 2011 | July 31, 2011 | |||||
Avet Barseghyan | October 19, 2011 | January 4, 2015 | |||||
Australia | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? | Eddie McGuire | Nine Network | $A 1,000,000 | April 18, 1999 | April 10, 2000 | 11-question format |
May 22, 2000 | April 3, 2006 | Original format | |||||
February 27, 2010 | March 6, 2010 | ||||||
January 25, 2021 | May 13, 2021 | ||||||
$A 5,000,000 | October 22, 2007 | November 26, 2007 | 16-question format | ||||
Millionaire Hot Seat | $A 1,000,000 | April 20, 2009 | November 29, 2023 | Hot Seat format (with 15-question Fastest Finger First and lifelines available) | |||
Austria | Alles ist möglich – Die 10-Millionen Show | Rainhard Fendrich | ORF 1 | S 10,000,000 S 500,000 (Celebrity edition) |
January 24, 2000 | January 31, 2000 | Original format |
Die Millionenshow | Barbara Stöckl | May 29, 2000 | December 2001 | ||||
€1,000,000 €50,000 (Celebrity edition) (2002–10) €75,000 (Celebrity edition) (2010–present) €100,000 (Junior edition) (2007–present) |
January 11, 2002 | May 11, 2002 | |||||
Armin Assinger | September 9, 2002 | March 19, 2010 | Original format or Risk format (contestant's choice) | ||||
ORF 2 | 2005 | ||||||
Azerbaijan | Milyonçu – Dövlətli olmaq istərdinmi? | İlhamiyyə Rzayeva | Lider TV | 100,000,000m | August 9, 2002 | 2002 | Original format |
Azer Axşam | 2002 | 2006 | |||||
20,000₼ | January 2007 | 2007 | |||||
Kim zəngin olmaq istəyir? – Milyonların şousu | DJ Fateh | İctimai TV | 100,000₼ | October 3, 2021 | Original format (with second guaranteed sum chosen by player) | ||
Bangladesh | কে হতে চায় কোটিপতি Ke Hotey Chay Kotipoti |
Asaduzzaman Noor | Desh TV | ৳1,00,00,000/- | July 10, 2011 | November 2, 2011 | Original format |
Belgium (Dutch) |
Wie Wordt Multimiljonair? | Walter Grootaers | VTM | BFr 20,000,000 | August 31, 1999 | 2001 | Original format |
Wie Wordt Euromiljonair? | €1,000,000 | November 17, 2002 | 2006 | ||||
Wie wordt Miljonair? | Staf Coppens | August 7, 2017 (season 1) | August 24, 2017 (season 1) | Hot Seat format (with 5-question Fastest Finger First and lifelines available) | |||
July 30, 2018 (season 2) | August 30, 2018 (season 2) | ||||||
Belgium (French) |
Qui sera millionnaire ? | Alain Simons | RTL-TVI | BFr 10,000,000 | August 28, 2000 | December 24, 2001 | Original format |
€1,000,000 | December 31, 2001 | June 2005 | |||||
September 8, 2008 | October 13, 2008 | ||||||
Brazil | Quem quer ser um milionário?[5] | Luciano Huck | TV Globo | R$1,000,000 | May 6, 2017 | December 26, 2021 | Original format |
October 16, 2022 | Original format with 4 lifelines (only 3 can be chosen by the player) and second guaranteed sum chosen by player | ||||||
Bulgaria | Стани Богат Stani Bogat |
Niki Kanchev | Nova TV | 100,000 lv. | May 12, 2001 | February 23, 2007 | Original format |
200,000 lv. | January 7, 2008 | July 3, 2008 | Original format (with 4 lifelines) | ||||
January 12, 2009 | July 3, 2009 | 12-question format | |||||
100,000 lv. | September 23, 2010 | May 30, 2014 | |||||
Mikhail Bilalov | BNT 1 | April 1, 2018 | January 26, 2020 | Original format | |||
bTV | December 20, 2021[6] | December 8, 2023 | Original format (with 4 lifelines and second guaranteed sum chosen by player[n 1]) | ||||
Niki Kanchev[7] | February 17, 2024 | ||||||
Cambodia[8] | អ្នកនឹងក្លាយជាសេដ្ឋី Neak Neng Klay Chea Sethey |
Ith Setha | CTN | CR 100,000,000៛ | June 29, 2013 | May 28, 2016 | Original format |
Canada | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition |
Pamela Wallin | CTV | CA$1,000,000 | September 13, 2000 | September 14, 2000 | Original format |
Chile | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Don Francisco | Canal 13 | CL$100,000,000 | April 2, 2001 | 2002 | Original format |
Sergio Lagos | CL$65,000,000 | 2003 | 2004 | ||||
¿Quién merece ser millonario? | Don Francisco | CL$100,000,000 | July 2006 | July 2008 | Original format (with 4 lifelines) | ||
Sergio Lagos | CL$120,000,000 | September 2, 2010 | December 30, 2010 | ||||
¿Quién quiere ser millonario?: Alta tensión | Diana Bolocco | January 4, 2011 | January 15, 2012 | Hot Seat format | |||
Sergio Lagos | March 5, 2012 | November 30, 2012 | |||||
¿Quién quiere ser millonario?[9] | Diana Bolocco | MEGA | CL$100,000,000 | October 10, 2019 | 2021 | Original format (with 4 lifelines) | |
China | 百万智多星 Bǎi Wàn Zhì Duō Xīng |
Lǐ Fán | GuiZhou TV | ¥1,000,000 RMB | September 29, 2007 | April 19, 2008 | Original format |
Colombia | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Paulo Laserna Phillips | Caracol | CO$200,000,000 | September 2, 2000 | 2001 | Original format |
CO$210,000,000 | 2001 | 2007 | |||||
CO$300,000,000 | 2008 | December 10, 2011 | Original format (with 4 lifelines) | ||||
RCN | March 10, 2013 | November 7, 2015 | |||||
¿Quién quiere ser millonario? Silla Caliente | March 24, 2013 | May 12, 2013 | Hot Seat format (only with celebrity contestants) | ||||
Costa Rica | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Ignacio Santos Pasamontes | Teletica | ₡25,000,000 | February 3, 2009 | February 28, 2012 | Original format |
₡30,000,000 | February 19, 2013 | September 3, 2013 | |||||
April 27, 2021 | May 31, 2022 | ||||||
Gustavo Rojas | June 7, 2022 | July 5, 2022 | |||||
Ignacio Santos Pasamontes | July 12, 2022 | December 13, 2022 | |||||
₡35,000,000 | April 4, 2023 | ||||||
Croatia | Tko želi biti milijunaš? | Tarik Filipović | HRT 1 | 1,000,000 kn. | March 24, 2002 | June 3, 2010 | Original format (Phone-a-Friend lifeline shortened from 30 to 25 seconds as of 2019) |
September 19, 2019 | December 29, 2022 | ||||||
€150,000 | January 5, 2023 | ||||||
Czech Republic | Chcete být milionářem? | Vladimír Čech† | Telka-Nova TV | 10,000,000 Kč | October 16, 2000 | October 16, 2003 | Original format |
Martin Preiss | October 21, 2003 | September 17, 2004 | |||||
Ondřej Hejma | April 1, 2005 | September 4, 2005 | |||||
Marek Vašut | Nova | March 23, 2016 | September 27, 2016 | Original format or Risk format (contestant's choice) | |||
June 21, 2017[10] | August 23, 2017 | ||||||
Milionář | Roman Šmucler | TV Prima | 2,000,000 Kč | February 4, 2008 | June 23, 2008 | Original format (with 4th lifeline since the second guaranteed sum) | |
Denmark | Hvem vil være millionær? | Peter Kær | TV2 | DKr 1,000,000 | September 9, 1999 | April 9, 2001 | Original format (Phone-a-Friend lifeline shortened from 30 to 25 seconds as of 2019) |
Jes Dorph Petersen | September 3, 2001 | May 26, 2003 | |||||
Peter Kær | September 1, 2003 | October 12, 2006 | |||||
Hans Pilgaard | February 15, 2007 | April 30, 2017 | |||||
Christian Degn | October 13, 2019[11] | ||||||
Hvem vil være millionær: Alle mod alle | Hans Pilgaard | DKr 2,000,000 | October 12, 2009 | October 19, 2009 | Hot Seat format | ||
Ecuador | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Alfonso Espinosa de los Monteros | Ecuavisa | US$25,000 | 2001 | 2004 | Original format |
US$50,000 | August 23, 2009 | November 28, 2011 | |||||
¿Quién quiere ser millonario?: Alta tensión | Estéfani Espín | US$100,000 | July 1, 2012 | December 23, 2012 | Hot Seat format | ||
Egypt | المليونير El Milyoner |
George Kordahi | Al-hayat TV | LE 1,000,000 | July 20, 2012 | October 29, 2012 | Original format and clock format |
April 24, 2013 | 2016 | ||||||
El Salvador | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Willie Maldonado | TCS Canal 4 | US$200,000 | March 3, 2010 | December 31, 2014 | Original format |
Estonia | Kes tahab saada miljonäriks? | Hannes Võrno | TV3 | 1,000,000 KR | September 8, 2002 | December 3, 2008 | Original format |
Finland | Haluatko miljonääriksi? | Lasse Lehtinen | Nelonen | Mk. 1,000,000 | November 12, 1999 | December 9, 2001 | Original format |
€200,000 | February 24, 2002 | May 15, 2005 | |||||
Ville Klinga | MTV3 | €1,000,000 | September 3, 2005 | March 4, 2007 | |||
Jaajo Linnonmaa | Nelonen | January 23, 2016 | October 17, 2020 | ||||
Antti Holma | August 27, 2022 | ||||||
France | Qui veut gagner des millions? | Jean-Pierre Foucault | TF1 | 3,000,000 F | July 3, 2000 | July 21, 2000 | Original format |
4,000,000 F | September 30, 2000 | July 7, 2001 | |||||
€1,000,000 | September 8, 2001 | January 19, 2019 | |||||
Camille Combal | January 26, 2019 | August 16, 2019 | Original format (with 4 lifelines) | ||||
Arthur | September 20, 2024 | September 27, 2024 | Original format | ||||
Qui veut gagner des millions? – À la maison | Camille Combal | €300,000 | April 20, 2020 | August 1, 2020 | Original format (with 4 lifelines) (Ask Home replaces Ask The Audience) | ||
Georgia | ვის უნდა ოცი ათასი? Vis Unda Otsi Atasi? |
Duta Skhirtladze | Rustavi 2 | ₾20,000 | September 1, 2000 | 2005 | Original format (with 4 lifelines) |
Mamuka Gamkrelidze | September 23, 2009 | July 26, 2011 | |||||
Germany | Wer wird Millionär? | Günther Jauch | RTL | DM 1,000,000 | September 3, 1999 | December 22, 2001 | Original format |
€1,000,000 €2,000,000 (Gamblers' Special) €3,000,000 (3 Million Euro Week specials) |
January 4, 2002 | Original format or Risk format (contestant's choice) and Clock format (Highspeed-Special only) | |||||
Ghana | Who Wants to Be Rich? | Kafui Dey | GTV | ₵50,000 | October 4, 2009 | July 8, 2012 | Original format |
Greece Cyprus |
Ποιος θέλει να γίνει εκατομμυριούχος? Poios thélei na gínei Ekatommyrioúchos? |
Spiros Papadopoulos | Mega | ₯50,000,000 | October 4, 1999 | December 31, 2001 | Original format |
€150,000 | January 1, 2002 | June 28, 2002 | |||||
NET | November 4, 2002 | April 2, 2003 | |||||
ET1 | April 28, 2003 | July 4, 2003 | |||||
NET | September 15, 2003 | May 28, 2004 | |||||
Theodoris Atheridis | Alpha TV | €250,000 | April 10, 2006 | July 28, 2006 | Original format (with 4th lifeline since the first guaranteed sum) | ||
Grigoris Arnaoutoglou | ANT1 | €100,000 | April 25, 2022 | Original format (Phone-a-Friend lifeline extended from 30 to 45 seconds as of 2022) | |||
Millionaire Hot Seat | Yannis Zouganelis | Skai TV | October 29, 2014 | June 16, 2016 | Hot Seat format | ||
Guatemala | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Héctor Sandarti | Guatemala.com TV | Q100,000 | July 12, 2023 | Original format | |
Honduras | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Juan Carlos Pineda | Televicentro | L 1,000,000 | July 2, 2012 | 2012 | Original format |
Hong Kong | 百萬富翁 Baak Maan Fu Yung |
Kenneth Chan | ATV | HK$1,000,000 | April 29, 2001 | March 20, 2005 | Original format |
Stephen Chan | January 29, 2018[n 2] | June 1, 2018 | |||||
Hungary | Legyen Ön is milliomos! | István Vágó† | RTL Klub | 25,000,000 Ft. | February 29, 2000 | October 13, 2000 | Original format |
40,000,000 Ft. | October 16, 2000 | June 1, 2007 | |||||
January 28, 2008 | February 29, 2008 | Original format or Risk format (contestant's choice) | |||||
Sándor Fábry | September 17, 2009 | February 18, 2010 | Original format (As of 2024 with 4 lifelines[n 1]) | ||||
Sándor Friderikusz | February 29, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | |||||
RTL II | October 1, 2012 | March 25, 2013 | |||||
Gábor Gundel Takács | TV2 | 50,000,000 Ft. | January 2, 2019 | February 28, 2019 | |||
László Palik | November 18, 2024 | ||||||
Legyen Ön is milliomos! – felpörgetve | Sándor Fábry | RTL Klub | 40,000,000 Ft. | March 18, 2010 | May 27, 2010 | Hot Seat format | |
Iceland | Viltu vinna milljón? | Þorsteinn J | Stöð 2 | IKr 1,000,000 | December 26, 2000 | 2001 | Original format |
IKr 5,000,000 | September 30, 2001 | 2003 | |||||
Jónasar R. Jónssonar | 2003 | March 17, 2005 | |||||
India (Hindi) |
कौन बनेगा करोड़पति Kaun Banega Crorepati |
Amitabh Bachchan | STAR Plus | Rs. 1,00,00,000/- | July 3, 2000 (season 1) | December 31, 2001 (season 1) | Original format |
Rs. 2,00,00,000/- | August 5, 2005 (season 2) | December 24, 2005 (season 2) | Original format (with 4 lifelines) | ||||
Shahrukh Khan | January 22, 2007 (season 3) | April 19, 2007 (season 3) | |||||
Amitabh Bachchan | Sony TV | ₹5,00,00,000/- | October 11, 2010 (season 4) | December 9, 2010 (season 4) | Original format and Clock format | ||
August 15, 2011 (season 5) | November 17, 2011 (season 5) | Risk format (with one guaranteed sum chosen by a player) | |||||
September 7, 2012 (season 6) | January 26, 2013 (season 6) | ||||||
₹7,00,00,000/- | September 6, 2013 (season 7) | December 1, 2013 (season 7) | Original format and Clock format (with 5 lifelines) | ||||
August 18, 2014 (season 8) | November 16, 2014 (season 8) | Original format and Clock format (with 4 lifelines) | |||||
August 28, 2017 (season 9) | November 7, 2017 (season 9) | 16-question format and Clock format (with 4 lifelines) (Phone-a-Friend lifeline extended from 30 to 45 seconds as of 2020) | |||||
September 3, 2018 (season 10) | November 26, 2018 (season 10) | ||||||
August 19, 2019 (season 11) | November 29, 2019 (season 11) | ||||||
September 28, 2020 (season 12) | January 22, 2021 (season 12) | ||||||
August 28, 2021 (season 13) | December 7, 2021 (season 13) | ||||||
₹7,50,00,000/- | August 7, 2022 (season 14) | December 30, 2022 (season 14) | 17-question format and Clock format | ||||
₹7,00,00,000/- | August 14, 2023 (season 15) | December 29, 2023 (season 15) | 16-question format and Clock format | ||||
August 12, 2024 (season 16) | |||||||
Kaun Banega Crorepati Hot Seat | ₹1,00,00,000/- | November 1, 2010 | November 4, 2010 | Hot Seat format (Hot seat only with celebrity contestants) | |||
India (Malayalam) |
നിങ്ങൾക്കും ആകാം കോടീശ്വരൻ Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran |
Suresh Gopi | Asianet | ₹1,00,00,000/- | April 9, 2012 | July 6, 2017 | Original format and clock format |
Mazhavil Manorama | November 11, 2019 | March 31, 2020 | |||||
India (Tamil) |
நீங்களும் வெல்லலாம் ஒரு கோடி Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi |
Suriya (season 1) | Star Vijay | February 27, 2012 | July 12, 2012 | Original format and clock format | |
Prakash Raj (season 2) | March 11, 2013 | July 12, 2013 | |||||
Arvind Swamy (season 3) | May 30, 2016 | November 19, 2016 | |||||
கோடீஸ்வரி Kodeeswari |
Radhika Sarathkumar | Colors Tamil | December 23, 2019 | February 14, 2020 | Original format and clock format (only female contestants) | ||
India (Telugu) |
మీలో ఎవరు కోటీశ్వరుడు Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu |
Nagarjuna | Star Maa | June 9, 2014 (season 1) | August 14, 2014 (season 1) | Original format and clock format | |
December 8, 2014 (season 2) | February 27, 2015 (season 2) | ||||||
November 27, 2015 (season 3) | May 22, 2016 (season 3) | ||||||
Chiranjeevi | February 13, 2017 (season 4) | May 24, 2017 (season 4) | |||||
ఎవరు మీలో కోటీశ్వరులు Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu |
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Gemini TV | August 22, 2021 (season 5) | December 5, 2021 (season 5) | |||
India (Kannada) |
ಕನ್ನಡದ ಕೋಟ್ಯಾಧಿಪತಿ Kannadada Kotyadhipati |
Puneeth Rajkumar† | Star Suvarna | March 12, 2012 (season 1) | July 28, 2012 (season 1) | Original format and clock format | |
March 11, 2013 (season 2) | July 27, 2013 (season 2) | ||||||
Ramesh Aravind | June 25, 2018 (season 3)[12] | September 21, 2018 (season 3) | |||||
Puneeth Rajkumar† | Colors Kannada | June 22, 2019 (season 4) | November 17, 2019 (season 4) | ||||
India (Marathi) |
कोण होईल मराठी करोडपती Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati |
Sachin Khedekar[13] | ETV Marathi | May 6, 2013 | August 29, 2013 | Original format and clock format | |
₹2,00,00,000/- | January 13, 2014 | May 13, 2014 | 16-question format and clock format | ||||
Swapnil Joshi | ₹3,00,00,000/- | October 3, 2016 | January 4, 2017 | ||||
कोण होणार करोडपती Kon Honaar Crorepati |
Nagraj Manjule | Sony Marathi | ₹1,00,00,000/- | May 27, 2019 | August 15, 2019 | Original format and clock format | |
Sachin Khedekar | July 12, 2021 | August 13, 2022 | |||||
₹2,00,00,000/- | May 29, 2023 | August 12, 2023 | 16-question format and clock format | ||||
India (Bengali) |
কে হবে বাংলার কোটিপতি Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipoti |
Sourav Ganguly | Mahuaa Bangla | ₹1,00,00,000/- | June 4, 2011 | 2012 | Original format and clock format |
Prosenjit Chatterjee | Colors Bangla | July 16, 2018 | August 31, 2018 | ||||
India (Bhojpuri) |
के बनी क्रोरेपती Ke Bani Crorepati |
Shatrughan Sinha | Mahuaa TV | June 6, 2011 | August 12, 2011 | Original format and clock format | |
India (Kashmir) |
کُس بانِ كٲشُر کرورپٔتی Kus Bani Kashur Karorpaet |
Rayees Mohiuddin | DD Kashir | April 29, 2019 | July 6, 2019 | Original format and clock format | |
Indonesia | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Tantowi Yahya | RCTI | Rp. 1,000,000,000 | August 4, 2001 | July 30, 2006 | Original format |
Super Milyarder 3 Milyar | Dian Sastrowardoyo | ANTV | Rp. 3,000,000,000 | September 24, 2006 | January 21, 2007 | Original format (with 4th lifeline since the first guaranteed sum) | |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Hot Seat | Ferdy Hasan | RCTI | Rp. 250,000,000
Rp. 500,000,000 |
September 13, 2010 | October 31, 2010 | Hot Seat format | |
Ireland | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Gay Byrne† | RTÉ One | IE£1,000,000 | October 17, 2000 | December 31, 2001 | Original format |
€1,000,000 | January 2, 2002 | March 29, 2002 | |||||
Israel | ?מי רוצה להיות מיליונר Mi rotseh lehiyot milyoner? |
Yoram Arbel | Channel 2 | ₪1,000,000 | November 18, 1999 | October 31, 2003 | Original format |
Channel 10 | May 3, 2006 | April 30, 2007 | Original format (with 4th lifeline since the first guaranteed sum[n 1]) | ||||
Erez Tal | Channel 12 | July 16, 2020 | April 16, 2021 | Original format (with 30-second time limit on the first 5 questions) | |||
Italy | Chi vuol essere miliardario? | Gerry Scotti | Canale 5 | Lit. 1,000,000,000 | May 22, 2000 | December 1, 2001 | Original format |
Chi vuol essere milionario? | €1,000,000 | January 13, 2002 | June 6, 2010 | ||||
September 6, 2010 | July 29, 2011 | Risk format | |||||
December 7, 2018 | November 5, 2020 | Original format (with second guaranteed sum chosen by player and 4 lifelines) | |||||
Chi vuol essere milionario? – Edizione Straordinaria | December 15, 2008 | March 29, 2009 | Hot Seat format | ||||
Ivory Coast | Qui veut gagner des millions? | Bamba Bakary | RTI | 30,000,000 F CFA | October 8, 2010 | 2011 | Original format |
Yves Zogbo Jr. | December 21, 2011 | September 7, 2013 | |||||
Japan | クイズ$ミリオネア Kuizu $ Mirionea |
Monta Mino | Fuji TV | ¥10,000,000 (original) ¥20,000,000 (2001 New Year Special) ¥30,000,000 (2002 New Year Special) ¥1,000,000 (Junior edition) ¥500,000 (Junior edition) |
April 20, 2000 | April 4, 2009 | Original format |
September 15, 2009 | December 7, 2010 | Clock format | |||||
March 31, 2011 | January 2, 2013 | Original format | |||||
Kazakhstan (Kazakh) |
Миллион кiмге бұйырады? Mïllïon kimge buyıradı? |
Eskender Serkebayev | El Arna (Khabar-2) | ₸5,000,000 | September 2004 | September 30, 2006 | Original format |
Dosymbek Otegaliev | Khabar | ₸10,000,000 | September 15, 2018 | July 27, 2019 | |||
Kazakhstan (Russian) |
Кто возьмёт миллион? Kto vozmyot million? |
Evgeny Zhumanov | KTK | ₸5,000,000 | May 19, 2001 | June 26, 2004 | |
Serik Akishev | El Arna (Khabar-2) | September 2004 | September 29, 2006 | ||||
Khabar | ₸10,000,000 | September 16, 2017 | June 27, 2018 | ||||
Kenya | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Fayyaz Qureshi | KTN | KSh 5,000,000/= | October 13, 2000 | 2000s | Original format |
Latvia | Gribi būt miljonārs? | Mārtiņš Ķibilds† | TV3 | 10,000 Ls. | September 4, 2002 | 2003 | Original format |
20,000 Ls. | September 3, 2003 | 2005 | |||||
50,000 Ls. | September 7, 2005 | 2007 | |||||
Ģirts Līcis | September 12, 2007 | 2008 | |||||
Lithuania | Kas laimės milijoną? | Henrikas Vaitiekūnas | TV3 | 1,000,000 Lt. | May 16, 2002 | April 25, 2003 | Original format |
Vytautas Kernagis† | May 1, 2003 | August 18, 2005 | |||||
Malaysia (Malay) |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Jalaluddin Hassan | NTV7 | RM 1,000,000 | June 5, 2000[14] | November 2001 | Original format |
Malaysia (Mandarin) |
百万富翁 Bai Wan Fu Weng |
Victor Gu | November 2001 | May 2003 | Original format | ||
Mauritius[15] | Qui veut gagner des millions? | Sandra Mayotte | MBC | Rs. 1,000,000 | August 11, 2018 | August 3, 2019 | Original format |
Mexico | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Pablo Latapí Ortega | TV Azteca | MX$3,000,000 | March 23, 2010 | June 8, 2010 | Original format |
MX$1,500,000 | February 25, 2012 | June 23, 2012 | |||||
Moldova | Vrei să fii milionar?[16] | Dan Negru | Prime TV | 1,000,000 Lei | December 4, 2011 | July 29, 2012 | Original format |
Mongolia | Монголын саятан Mongolin Sayatan |
D. Enkhbayar | Edutainment TV | ₮20,000,000 | February 21, 2024 | TBA | Original format |
Nepal | Ko Banchha Crorepati?[17] | Rajesh Hamal | AP1 TV | Rs. 1,00,00,000/- | February 2, 2019 | June 3, 2019 | Original format |
Netherlands | (Lotto) Weekend Miljonairs[n 3] | Robert ten Brink | SBS 6 | ƒ1,000,000 | February 6, 1999 | December 31, 2001 | Original format |
€1,000,000 | January 5, 2002 | February 18, 2006 | |||||
RTL 4 | March 4, 2006 | May 24, 2008 | |||||
Lotto Weekend Miljonairs | Jeroen van der Boom | SBS 6 | March 12, 2011 | October 15, 2011 | 12-question format and Clock format (with 4th lifeline since the second guaranteed sum) | ||
BankGiro Miljonairs | Robert ten Brink | RTL 4 | May 25, 2019 | March 6, 2021 | Original format (Phone-a-Friend lifeline shortened from 30 to 25 seconds as of 2019) | ||
VriendenLoterij Miljonairs | August 28, 2021 | ||||||
New Zealand | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? New Zealand | Mike Hosking | TV One | $NZ 1,000,000 | September 9, 2008 | November 11, 2008 | Original format (with 4th lifeline since the second guaranteed sum) |
Nigeria | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Frank Edoho | NTA, Silverbird TV | ₦5,000,000 | October 8, 2004 | 2006 | Original format |
₦10,000,000 | 2007 | June 25, 2017[18] | |||||
Africa Magic, Silverbird TV | ₦20,000,000 | March 20, 2022 | April 8, 2023 | ||||
North Macedonia | Кој сака да биде милионер? Koj saka da bide milioner? |
Sašo Macanovski Trendo | A1 | 3,000,000 DEN | March 25, 2004 | July 2006 | Original format |
4,000,000 DEN | December 16, 2007 | November 29, 2009 | Original format (with 4 lifelines) | ||||
Norway | Vil du bli millionær? | Arve Juritzen | TV2 | NKr 2,000,000 | January 10, 2000 | 2000 | Original format |
Frithjof Wilborn | 2000 | 2007 | |||||
Sarah Natasha Melbye | NKr 1,000,000 | January 2008 | 2009 | ||||
Vil du bli millionær? Hot Seat | January 4, 2010 | October 21, 2011 | Hot Seat format | ||||
Pakistan | Kya Aap Banaingay Crorepati? | Moin Akhtar† | ARY Digital | Rs. 1,00,00,000/- | 2002 | 2004 | Original format |
Panama | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Atenógenes Rodríguez | Telemetro | US$100,000 | July 9, 2009 | December 29, 2011 | Original format |
Peru | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Guido Lombardi | Red Global | S/ 1,000,000 | 2001 | 2002 | Original format |
Philippines | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Christopher de Leon | IBC | ₱1,000,000 | November 13, 2000 | 2000 | Original format |
₱2,000,000 | March 5, 2001 | December 14, 2002 | |||||
Vic Sotto | TV5 | May 23, 2009 | October 2, 2010 | ||||
May 15, 2011 | February 26, 2012 | Original format (with 4th lifeline after the second guaranteed sum) | |||||
July 1, 2012 | October 7, 2012 | ||||||
September 15, 2013 | January 11, 2015 | Original format or Risk format (contestant's choice) | |||||
May 10, 2015 | November 22, 2015 | 12-question format or Risk format (contestant's choice) | |||||
Poland | Milionerzy | Hubert Urbański | TVN | 1,000,000 zł. 2,000,000 zł. (2 Million Zloty Week specials)[19] |
September 3, 1999 | January 26, 2003 | Original format |
January 19, 2008 | December 19, 2010 | 12-question format and Risk format | |||||
February 9, 2017 | 12-question format (with 4th lifeline after the second guaranteed sum) | ||||||
Portugal | Quem quer ser milionário? | Carlos Cruz | RTP 1 | 50,000,000$00 | January 24, 2000 | May 2000 | Original format |
Maria Elisa Domingues | September 2000 | January 2001 | |||||
Diogo Infante | January 2001 | April 2001 | |||||
Jorge Gabriel | €250,000 | September 29, 2003 | January 11, 2005 | ||||
January 21, 2008 | June 6, 2008 | ||||||
Manuela Moura Guedes | €100,000 | September 23, 2013 | April 24, 2015 | ||||
Quem quer ser milionário? Alta Pressão | José Carlos Malato | July 5, 2010 | September 16, 2011 | Hot Seat format | |||
April 28, 2015 | December 30, 2015 | ||||||
Filomena Cautela | €50,000 | June 20, 2020 | November 28, 2020 | Hot Seat format (with 3-question Fastest Finger First and lifelines available) | |||
Romania | Vrei să fii miliardar? | Virgil Ianțu | Prima TV | 1,000,000,000 Lei | September 8, 2000 | July 1, 2003 | Original format |
Vrei să fii milionar? | Kanal D | 1,000,000 Lei | August 24, 2011 | November 29, 2012 | Original format (with 4th lifeline after the second guaranteed sum) | ||
Prima TV | March 22, 2014 | June 15, 2014 | |||||
Teo Trandafir | Kanal D | November 5, 2018 | July 22, 2019 | ||||
Russia | О, счастливчик! O, schastlivchik! |
Dimitry Dibrov | NTV | 1,000,000 ₽ | October 1, 1999 | January 27, 2001 | Original format |
Кто хочет стать миллионером? Kto khochet stat' millionerom? |
Maxim Galkin | Channel One (formerly ORT) | February 19, 2001 | August 13, 2005 | |||
3,000,000 ₽ | September 17, 2005 | October 14, 2006 | |||||
October 21, 2006 | April 26, 2008 | Original format (with 4th lifeline Three Wise Men which was not used in Celebrity edition) | |||||
May 2, 2008 | September 13, 2008 | Original format (with one guaranteed sum on the 5th question) | |||||
Dimitry Dibrov | December 27, 2008 | August 14, 2010 | Original format | ||||
September 4, 2010 | August 27, 2011 | Original format and Risk format (with 4 lifelines and one guaranteed sum chosen by a player) | |||||
September 10, 2011 | November 24, 2018 | Risk format (with 4 lifelines and one guaranteed sum chosen by a player) | |||||
December 1, 2018 | June 18, 2022 | Risk format (with 5 lifelines[n 4] and one guaranteed sum chosen by a player) | |||||
Serbia Montenegro |
Želite li da postanete milioner? | Ivan Zeljković | BKTV | 3,000,000 DIN | May 6, 2002 | April 24, 2006 | Original format |
B92 | 5,000,000 DIN | April 9, 2007 | June 22, 2009 | Original format (with 4th lifeline after the first guaranteed sum) | |||
Prva (formerly Fox) | March 23, 2010 | July 9, 2011 | |||||
Nova S | September 19, 2022 | Original format | |||||
Singapore (English) |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Mark Van Cuylenburg | Channel 5 | S$1,000,000 | April 19, 2000 | 2004 | Original format |
Singapore (Mandarin) |
百万大赢家 Bai wan da ying jia |
Chao (Timothy) Qitai | Channel 8 | August 16, 2000 | |||
Slovakia | Milionár | Martin Nikodým | Markíza | 1,000,000 Sk. | September 15, 2000 | September 1, 2001 | Original format |
5,000,000 Sk. | September 4, 2001 | October 4, 2006 | |||||
Jednotka | April 12, 2007 | June 28, 2007 | Original format (with 4th lifeline since the first guaranteed sum) | ||||
Iveta Malachovská | 10,000,000 Sk. | October 4, 2007 | March 26, 2008 | ||||
Slovenia | Lepo je biti milijonar? – Kviz z jonasom | Jonas Žnidaršič | POP TV | 10,000,000 SIT | March 6, 2000 | December 29, 2002 | Original format |
Lepo je biti milijonar? | Boštjan Romih | February 22, 2003 | June 8, 2003 | ||||
15,000,000 SIT | September 6, 2003 | June 10, 2005 | |||||
Milijonar | Jonas Žnidaršič | TV SLO 1 | €100,000 | March 1, 2007 | January 1, 2008 | ||
Slavko Bobovnik | Planet TV | March 4, 2019 | February 11, 2020 | Original format (As of 2019 with 4 lifelines[n 1]) | |||
Jure Godler | March 2, 2020 | ||||||
South Africa (English) |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Jeremy Maggs | M-Net | R 1,000,000 | November 7, 1999 | 2005 | Original format |
South Africa (Afrikaans) |
Wie Word 'n Miljoenêr? | Rian van Heerden | kykNET | October 27, 2021 | Original format (with 4 lifelines and second guaranteed sum chosen by player) | ||
South Korea | 퀴즈쇼 밀리어네어 Kwijeusyo Millieoneeo |
Kim Kap-soo | tvN | ₩500,000,000 | May 26, 2013 | June 2, 2013 | Original format and Clock format |
Spain | ¿Quiere ser millonario? 50 por 15 | Carlos Sobera | Telecinco | 50,000,000 Pts | April 17, 1999 | December 2001 | Original format |
¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Antena 3 | €1,000,000 | July 25, 2005 | 2008 | |||
Antonio Garrido | May 18, 2009 | July 10, 2009 | |||||
Juanra Bonet | January 22, 2020 | May 21, 2022 | |||||
laSexta | April 2, 2024 | ||||||
¿Quién quiere ser el millonario?[n 5] | Nuria Roca | €100,000 | February 15, 2012 | July 31, 2012 | Hot Seat format | ||
Sri Lanka (Sinhala) |
ඔබ ද ලක්ෂපති මමද ලක්ෂපති Obada Lakshapathi Mamada Lakshapathi |
Lucky Dias | Sirasa TV | Rs. 2,000,000 | September 18, 2010 | August 30, 2011 | Original format |
Chandana Suriyabandara | September 5, 2011 | June 6, 2021 | |||||
සිරස ලක්ෂපති Sirasa Lakshapathi |
Rs. 3,000,000 | August 7, 2021 | |||||
Sri Lanka (Tamil) |
உங்களில் யார் மகா இலட்சாதிபதி Ungali Yaar Maha Lakhshadhipathi |
Abarna Suthan | Shakthi TV | Rs. 2,000,000 | May 2011 | 2011 | Original format |
Balendran Kandeeban | May 12, 2012 | July 2015 | |||||
TBA | Rs. 3,000,000 | TBA | |||||
Sri Lanka (English) |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Riyaz Shah Jahan | TV 1 | Rs. 2,000,000 | May 12, 2012 | May 6, 2013 | Original format |
Sweden | Vem vill bli miljonär? | Bengt Magnusson | TV4 | SKr 10,000,000 | January 21, 2000 | April 8, 2001 | Original format |
SKr 3,000,000 | October 7, 2001 | June 13, 2003 | |||||
Postkodmiljonären | Rickard Sjöberg | SKr 1,000,000 | August 26, 2005 | Original format or Risk format (contestant's choice) | |||
Postkodmiljonären – Heta Stolen | December 20, 2011 | October 31, 2020 | Hot Seat format | ||||
Switzerland | Wer wird Millionär? | René Rindlisbacher | TV3 | Fr. 1,000,000 | March 27, 2000 | December 3, 2001 | Original format |
Claudio Zuccolini | 3+ | November 29, 2011 | December 13, 2011 | Original format or Risk format (contestant's choice) | |||
Thailand | TBA | TBA | TBA | ฿1,000,000 | TBA | TBA | Original format |
Turkey | Kim 500 Milyar İster? | Kenan Işık† | Show TV | 500,000,000,000 TL | March 7, 2000 | June 18, 2002 | Original format |
Kanal D | September 17, 2002 | June 2004 | |||||
Kim 500 Bin İster? | Show TV | 500,000 YTL | December 5, 2005 | 2006 | |||
Haluk Bilginer | April 24, 2007 | June 3, 2007 | |||||
Kim Bir Milyon İster? | Kenan Işık† | Star TV | 1,000,000 YTL | February 1, 2008 | 2008 | 16-question format (with 4th lifeline since the second guaranteed sum) | |
Kim Milyoner Olmak İster?[20] | ATV | ₺1,000,000 | August 2, 2011 | May 7, 2014 | 12-question format and Clock format (with 4th lifeline since the second guaranteed sum) | ||
Various celebrities | May 10, 2014 | July 27, 2014 | |||||
Selçuk Yöntem | September 15, 2014 | January 28, 2017 | |||||
Murat Yıldırım | February 7, 2017 | June 29, 2019 | |||||
Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | October 5, 2019 | September 10, 2023 | |||||
₺5,000,000 | September 17, 2023 | September 6, 2024 | 13-question format and Clock format (with 4th lifeline since the second guaranteed sum) | ||||
Oktay Kaynarca | September 8, 2024 | ||||||
Uganda | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Alan Kasujja | NTV | USh 25,000,000/= | January 31, 2011 | February 20, 2012 | Original format |
Ukraine | Хто хоче стати мiльйонером? Перший мільйон Khto khoche staty mil'yonerom? Pershy milyon |
Danylo Yanevskyy | 1+1 | ₴1,000,000 | November 10, 2000 | June 22, 2002 | Original format |
Anatoliy Borsyuk | April 12, 2003 | December 26, 2003 | |||||
Ostap Stupka | January 15, 2005 | December 17, 2005 | |||||
Мільйонер – Гаряче крісло Mil'yoner – Garyache Krislo |
Volodymyr Zelenskyy | Inter | February 15, 2011 | August 13, 2011 | Hot Seat format | ||
Хто хоче стати мiльйонером? Khto khoche staty mil'yonerom?[21] |
Stanislav Boklan | ICTV | November 29, 2021 | December 29, 2021 | Original format (with 4 lifelines) | ||
ICTV2 | October 21, 2024 (filmed in 2022) | ||||||
United Kingdom (original) |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Chris Tarrant | ITV | £1,000,000 | September 4, 1998 | July 28, 2007 | Original format |
August 18, 2007 | June 8, 2010 | 12-question format | |||||
August 3, 2010 | February 11, 2014 | 12-question format & Clock format | |||||
Jeremy Clarkson[22] | May 5, 2018 | Original format (second guaranteed sum chosen by player, 4th lifeline: Ask the Host)[23] | |||||
United States | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Regis Philbin† | ABC | US$1,000,000 | August 16, 1999 | June 27, 2002 | Original format |
August 9, 2009 | August 23, 2009 | Original format & Clock format | |||||
Meredith Vieira (2002–2013) Cedric the Entertainer (2013–2014) Terry Crews (2014–2015) Chris Harrison (2015–2019) |
Television syndication | September 16, 2002 | June 25, 2010 | ||||
September 13, 2010 | May 29, 2015 | Shuffle format | |||||
September 14, 2015 | May 31, 2019 | Original format with 14 questions | |||||
Jimmy Kimmel | ABC | April 8, 2020 | March 21, 2021 | Original format (Ask the Host replaces Ask the Audience) (after 10th question, any lifeline is available to be switched for a lifeline similar to Plus One) | |||
July 10, 2024 | Original format (with 4 lifelines) | ||||||
Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire | Regis Philbin† | US$10,000,000 | February 22, 2004 | May 25, 2004 | Original format (Three Wise Men and Double Dip available after 10th question) | ||
Uruguay | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Andrés Tulipano | Teledoce | US$40,000[n 6] | July 2001 | 2001 | Original format |
Orlando Petinatti | Canal 10 | $U 1,500,000 | April 29, 2021 | January 10, 2022 | |||
$U 2,000,000 | January 13, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |||||
Venezuela | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Eladio Lárez | RCTV | Bs. 100,000,000 | August 23, 2000 | 2005 | Original format or Risk format (contestant's choice) |
Bs. 200,000,000 | 2005 | 2007 | |||||
Bs.F 200,000 | 2008 | January 20, 2010 | |||||
Televen | Bs.F 250,000 | May 8, 2011 | November 27, 2011 | ||||
Bs.F 300,000 | March 4, 2012 | March 30, 2014 | |||||
Bs.F 400,000 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||
Bs.F 500,000 | 2015 | February 21, 2016 | |||||
Bs.F 2,000,000 | March 20, 2016 | April 2, 2017 | |||||
Vietnam | Ai là triệu phú | Lại Văn Sâm (2005–2017) Phan Đăng (2018–2020) Đinh Tiến Dũng (2021–present) |
VTV3 | 50,000,000₫ | January 4, 2005 | October 11, 2005 | Original format (with 4th lifeline since the first guaranteed sum) |
100,000,000₫ | October 18, 2005 | February 13, 2007 | |||||
120,000,000₫ | February 20, 2007 | June 12, 2012 | |||||
150,000,000₫ | June 19, 2012 | December 28, 2021 | |||||
250,000,000₫ | January 4, 2022 | ||||||
Ai Là Triệu Phú – Ghế nóng | Lại Văn Sâm | 120,000,000₫ | September 7, 2010 | June 28, 2011 | Hot Seat format |
Unlicensed versions
[edit]Countries/regions | Title | Host | Network | Top prize | Premiere | Finale | Last used format |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil | Show do Milhão as part of Programa Silvio Santos since 2024 revival |
Silvio Santos† | SBT | R$1,000,000 | November 7, 1999 | October 23, 2003 | 16-question format |
July 8, 2009 | September 9, 2009 | 24-question format | |||||
Celso Portiolli | September 3, 2021 | November 26, 2021 | 16-question format | ||||
Patricia Abravanel | September 8, 2024 | 17-question format | |||||
Iran | برنده باش Barande Bash |
Mohammad Reza Golzar | IRIB TV3 | Rls. 2,000,000,000 | August 19, 2018 | September 7, 2018 | Original format |
200,000,000 points[n 7] | September 27, 2018 | January 31, 2019 | |||||
100,000,000 points[n 7] | February 1, 2019 | April 19, 2019 | |||||
Iraq | الملياردير Almilyarder |
George Kordahi | Alrabiaa | ID 1,000,000,000 | March 11, 2024 | April 12, 2024 | 16-question format (with one free lifeline; the other two require the contestant to move down one step on the money tree) |
Iraq ( Kurdistan) | Milyonêr | Ciwan Haco | Kanal4 | ID 100,000,000 | November 2009 | 2010 | Original format (with 4 safety nets) |
2010 | 2011 | Original format | |||||
2011 | 2012 | Clock format | |||||
Mongolia | Монголын саятан тв-шоу Mongolin Sayatan TV-Show |
R. Nyambayar | Edutainment TV | ₮1,000,000 | July 2010 | 2010 | 12-question format and Clock format |
₮5,000,000 | 2011 | 2012 | Original format | ||||
Russia | Кто хочет стать миллионером? Kto khochet stat' millionerom?[n 8] |
Yulianna Karaulova | Channel One | 3,000,000 ₽ | April 29, 2023 | Original format | |
Taiwan | 超級大富翁 Chao Ji Da Fu Weng |
Hsieh Chen-wu | TTV | NT$1,000,000 | May 29, 2000 | February 18, 2006 | Clock format |
Thailand | เกมเศรษฐี Kemsresthi |
Traiphop Limpapath | Channel 3 | ฿1,000,000 | March 4, 2000 | March 28, 2004 | 16-question format |
iTV | April 1, 2004 | February 4, 2007 | 12-question format | ||||
TITV | February 10, 2007 | January 14, 2008 | |||||
Vietnam | Rồng vàng | Chánh Tín† (2003–2004) Thành Lộc (2004–2005) Hữu Luân (2006–2007) |
HTV7 | 28,000,000₫ | May 25, 2003 | May 23, 2004 | 16-question format |
50,000,000₫ | May 30, 2004 | 2006 | |||||
July 2006 | June 10, 2007 | Original format |
"Is that your final answer?" catchphrases
[edit]The Millionaire franchise's catchphrase is "Is that your final answer?" (more commonly said by some versions' hosts as "Final answer?", "Chris' Final Answer" or simply "Final?"), a question derived from a rule requirement that the players must clearly indicate their choices before being made official (since the nature of the game allows the player to think aloud about the options before committing to an answer). As a side effect, once a final answer has been given, it is locked in and cannot be changed. Many parodies of the game show capitalised on this phrase. However, not every version has taken over such a catchphrase so that the answer is stated rather informally in that case.
Players can prevent the host from asking this question, by stating themselves "final answer" or some variant after they declare their choice.
Another hallmark of the show is using dramatic pauses before the host acknowledges whether or not the answer was correct. Occasionally, the host will only announce if the answer is correct after the commercial break.
Country | Host | Question | Translation |
---|---|---|---|
Arab Maghreb | Rachid El Ouali | اللي ليها ليها؟ Elli leeha leeha? |
What did happen to happen? |
Arab World | George Kurdahi | جواب نهائي؟ Jawab Nihaeyy? |
Final answer? |
Maysa Maghrebi | نثبت؟ Nthabbet? |
Fix it? | |
Argentina | Julián Weich | ¿Respuesta final? | Final answer? |
Santiago del Moro | ¿Ultima palabra? | Final word? | |
Armenia | Avet Barseghyan | Սա Ձեր վերջնակա՞ն պատասխանն է: Sa Dzer verjnaka'n pataskhann'e |
Is that your final answer? |
Australia | Eddie McGuire | Lock it in? | — |
Austria | Rainhard Fendrich Barbara Stöckl Armin Assinger |
Ist das deine endgültige Antwort? | Is this your Final Answer? |
Azerbaijan | İlhamiyyə Rzayeva Azər Axşam DJ Fateh |
Son qərarınızdır? | Is this your final decision? |
Belgium | Walter Grootaers Staf Coppens |
Is dit je definitieve antwoord? | Is this your definitive answer? |
Alain Simons | C'est votre dernier mot? | Is that your final word? | |
Brazil | Luciano Huck | Por sua conta e risco, Resposta final? | At your own risk, Final answer? |
Bulgaria | Niki Kanchev Mihail Bilalov |
Това ли е твоят окончателен отговор? Tova li e tvoyat okonchatelen otgovor? |
Is that your final answer? |
Chile | Don Francisco Sergio Lagos Diana Bolocco |
¿Respuesta definitiva? | Definitive answer? |
China | Li Fan | 确定吗? Quèdìng ma? |
Are you sure to the answer? |
Colombia | Paulo Laserna Phillips | ¿Última palabra? | Final word? |
Costa Rica | Ignacio Santos Pasamontes | ¿Respuesta definitiva? | Definitive answer? |
Croatia | Tarik Filipović | Je li to Vaš konačni odgovor? | Is that your final answer? |
Czech Republic | Vladimír Čech Martin Preiss Ondřej Hejma Roman Šmucler Marek Vašut |
Je to vaše poslední slovo?[24] | Is that your final word? |
Denmark | Peter Kær Jes Dorph Petersen Hans Pilgaard Christian Degn |
Er det dit endelige svar? | Is that your final answer? |
Ecuador | Alfonso Espinosa de los Monteros Estéfani Espín |
¿Última palabra? | Final word? |
El Salvador | Willie Maldonado | ¿Respuesta definitiva? | Definitive answer? |
Finland | Lasse Lehtinen Ville Klinga Jaajo Linnonmaa |
Lukitaanko vastaus? | Shall we lock the answer? |
France | Jean-Pierre Foucault Camille Combal |
C'est votre dernier mot ? | Is that your final word? |
Hong Kong | Kenneth Chan Stephen Chan |
最後答案? Zeoi hau daap ngon? |
Final answer? |
Hungary | István Vágó Sándor Fabry Sándor Friderikusz Gábor Gundel Takács |
Végleges? Megjelöljük? | Final? Shall we mark it? |
Iceland | Þorsteinn J Jónasar R. Jónssonar |
Loka svar? | Final answer? |
India | Amitabh Bachchan | लॉक किया जाए? Lock kiya jaye? |
Lock it? |
Confirm? | — | ||
Shah Rukh Khan | फ्रिज़ करें? Freeze kare? |
Freeze it? | |
Nagarjuna Chiranjeevi |
లాక్ చేసేయనా? Lock cheseyana? |
Shall I lock it? | |
Suriya Prakash Raj Arvind Swamy |
லாக் பநல்லம? Lock panallama? |
Shall we lock it? | |
Suresh Gopi | ലോക്ക് ചെയ്യാം? Lock cheyyam? |
Can we lock it? | |
Puneeth Rajkumar Ramesh Aravind |
ಲಾಕ್ ಮಾಡೋದ? Lock maadoda? |
Can it be locked? | |
Indonesia | Tantowi Yahya | Yakin? Seratus Persen? | Are You Sure? Hundred Percent? |
Iran | Mohammad Reza Golzar | انتخاب آخر شماست؟ Entekhabe akhare shomast? |
Is that your last choice? |
Israel | Yoram Arbel Erez Tal |
?סופי Sofi? |
Finally? |
Italy | Gerry Scotti | È la tua risposta definitiva? L'accendiamo? | Is that your definitive answer? Shall we light it up? |
Japan | Monta Mino | ファイナルアンサー? Fainaruansā? |
Final answer? |
Malaysia | Jalaluddin Hassan | Jawapan muktamad? | Definitive answer? |
Mexico | Pablo Latapí Ortega | ¿Decisión absoluta? | Absolute decision? |
New Zealand | Mike Hosking | Lock it in? | — |
Pakistan | Moin Akhter | فائنل انسر؟ Final answer? |
Final answer? |
Panama | Atenógenes Rodríguez | ¿Respuesta definitiva? | Definitive answer? |
Philippines | Christopher de Leon Vic Sotto |
No direct translation. Uses the English catchphrase. | — |
Poland | Hubert Urbański | Ostatecznie? Definitywnie? Czy to jest twoja ostateczna odpowiedź? | Finally? Definitely? Is that your final answer? |
Portugal | Carlos Cruz Maria Elisa Diogo Infante Jorge Gabriel José Carlos Malato Filomena Cautela |
Quer que bloqueie? | Shall I lock? |
Romania | Virgil Ianțu Teo Trandafir |
Răspuns final? | Final answer? |
Russia | Dmitry Dibrov | Это ваш окончательный ответ? Eto vash okonchatel'nyy otvet? |
Is this your final answer? |
Maxim Galkin | |||
Slovakia | Martin Nikodým Iveta Malachovská |
Označujeme? Je to vaše posledné slovo? | Mark it? Is that your final word? |
Slovenia | Jonas Žnidaršič Boštjan Romih Slavko Bobovnik Jure Godler |
Je to vaš zadnji odgovor? | Is that your final answer? |
Serbia | Ivan Zeljković | Да ли је то Ваш коначан одговор?/Da li je to Vaš konačan odgovor? Да обележимо?/Da obeležimo? |
Is that your final answer? Shall we mark it? |
Spain | Carlos Sobera Antonio Garrido Juanra Bonet |
¿La marcamos? ¿Respuesta final? | Shall we mark it? Final answer? |
Sri Lanka | Lucky Dias Chandana Suriyabandara |
අවසන් පිළිතුර? Awason pilitura? |
Final answer? |
Sweden | Bengt Magnusson Rickard Sjöberg |
Är det ditt slutgiltiga svar? | Is that your final answer? |
Switzerland | René Rindlisbacher Claudio Zuccolini |
Definitiv? | Definitive? |
Turkey | Kenan Işık Haluk Bilginer Selçuk Yöntem Murat Yıldırım Kenan İmirzalioğlu |
Son kararınız mı? | Your final decision? |
Uruguay | Orlando Petinatti | ¿Es esta tu respuesta final? | Is this your final answer? |
Venezuela | Eladio Lárez | ¿Respuesta definitiva? | Definitive answer? |
Vietnam | Lại Văn Sâm Phan Đăng Đinh Tiến Dũng |
Câu trả lời cuối cùng của bạn là? | Your final answer is? |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d A contestant can only use 3 of the 4 different lifelines.
- ^ Since ATV is no longer a TV station in 2018, the new series is available through ATV smartphone application only.
- ^ Sponsor on title since December 31, 1999
- ^ 4 of the 5 different lifelines are available to be used.
- ^ Local version of Who wants to be a millionaire? – Hot Seat
- ^ Due to the volatility of the Uruguayan peso at the time, the original version had its top prize in US dollars, which would then be converted to Uruguayan pesos at the end of the contestant's run.
- ^ a b Due to the volatility of the Iranian rial, the show had its top prize in points (امتیاز) for the most of its run, which would then be converted to rials at the end of the contestant's run.
- ^ Since 2023, the show airs without Sony Pictures Television's involvement in the production.
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