query: first us winner of who wants to be a millionaire

pos: John Carpenter (game show contestant) John Carpenter (game show contestant) John Carpenter (born c. 1968) is an American game show contestant and IRS agent. He is best known for becoming the first top prize winner on the United States version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". He held the record for the largest single win in United States game show history, until it was broken by Rahim Oberholtzer who won $1.12 million on another U.S. quiz show, "Twenty One". Carpenter was also the first top prize winner among all international versions of the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" series. On the November 19,

pos: John Carpenter (game show contestant) John Carpenter (game show contestant) John Carpenter (born c. 1968) is an American game show contestant and IRS agent. He is best known for becoming the first top prize winner on the United States version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". He held the record for the largest single win in United States game show history, until it was broken by Rahim Oberholtzer who won $1.12 million on another U.S. quiz show, "Twenty One". Carpenter was also the first top prize winner among all international versions of the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" series. On the November 19,

pos: John Carpenter (game show contestant) wife, and his son. Additionally, he was also the first expert in the "Ask the Expert" lifeline for the eighth season of the syndicated series. John Carpenter (game show contestant) John Carpenter (born c. 1968) is an American game show contestant and IRS agent. He is best known for becoming the first top prize winner on the United States version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". He held the record for the largest single win in United States game show history, until it was broken by Rahim Oberholtzer who won $1.12 million on another U.S. quiz show, "Twenty One".

pos: Donald Trump 2000 presidential campaign for [Castro]: 'Adios, amigo!'" Covering the event, columnist Maureen Dowd wrote that the fascination with Trump was the "apotheosis of our Gilded Age," where "money, celebrity, polling, and crass behavior" warp politics and the television show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" dominates the culture. Following this theme, "Saturday Night Live" performed a sketch in which Darrell Hammond reprised his role as Trump, holding a press conference announcing "Millionaire" winner John Carpenter as his running mate. Soon thereafter, the actual Trump floated possible running mates and members of his presidential cabinet during a November 28 episode of "Late Edition with

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (South African game show) of making this show in Afrikaans but it was never realised. David Paterson was the only million rand winner, on 19 March 2000. He was the first winner outside of the United States. Official Website Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (South African game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a South African game show hosted by Jeremy Maggs and based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The goal of the game was to win 1 million rand by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" was shown

neg: Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire? The last player is the winner. Like its more serious (and non-violent) real-life counterpart, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" gives the contestants "lifelines" to help them out if they get stumped. The three lifelines are: "IGN" rated the game 5.7 (Mediocre) for lack of replayability. Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire? Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire? is a video game parody of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". It was created by Hypnotix, and released in 2000 by Simon & Schuster Interactive for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Sega Dreamcast. The objective of the game is

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Philippine game show) and won a million pesos in separate instances in 2001. The money tree used in the IBC version is as follows (bold values indicate guaranteed amounts): In April 2009, plugs about the "comeback" of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" started airing on TV5. Vic Sotto was announced as the host of the show. A promo is being sponsored by the network in connection to its comeback. On January 9, 2010, Sharon Cuneta, who appeared in the previous incarnation became the first winner of the series after she correctly answered the final question worth ₱2,000,000. The following winner was Karl

neg: Ian Woodley F.C.. Ian Woodley Ian Woodley (born 1960) is an English millionaire game show winner and professional poker player, based in Lee, South London. On 24 December 1999, Woodley won £1,000,000 on Chris Evans' television series TFI Friday, during the "Someone's Going to be a Millionaire" section of the show. This section was designed to guarantee a winner of £1,000,000 on British television for the first time (Who Wants to be a Millionaire? did not have a £1,000,000 winner until Judith Keppel won on 20 November 2000). Woodley won the prize by successfully answering the question "In the film American Pie,

neg: Ian Woodley Ian Woodley Ian Woodley (born 1960) is an English millionaire game show winner and professional poker player, based in Lee, South London. On 24 December 1999, Woodley won £1,000,000 on Chris Evans' television series TFI Friday, during the "Someone's Going to be a Millionaire" section of the show. This section was designed to guarantee a winner of £1,000,000 on British television for the first time (Who Wants to be a Millionaire? did not have a £1,000,000 winner until Judith Keppel won on 20 November 2000). Woodley won the prize by successfully answering the question "In the film American Pie, what

neg: Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? Is a Fox network reality show in which a multi-millionaire named Rick Rockwell married the contest winner, Darva Conger, on television. The show was aired as a single two-hour broadcast on February 15, 2000, and was hosted by Jay Thomas. In 2002, "TV Guide" ranked it number 25 on its "TV Guide"s 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time list. The special was structured as a beauty pageant-like competition in which 50 women (one from each U.S. state) competed to be the bride of an unknown multi-millionaire, whom

neg: Judith Keppel the noble lineage of her aforementioned grandfather, her ancestry can be traced back to Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II of England, who were the subjects of her million-pound question on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". Keppel appeared on the 20 November 2000 episode of the UK edition of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", becoming the 12th winner in the world and the first in the UK to win one million pounds. At the time, she was a garden designer living in Fulham and was "struggling for money". Nonetheless, she had spent about £100 phoning the quiz show

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Western media as the "real-life "Slumdog Millionaire"". Of all the international versions, the Japanese version has produced the most number (38) of top prize winners, including juniors. The most recent "Millionaire" winner is Hansani Kavindi in the Sri Lankan version, who won Rs. 2,000,000 on December 8, 2018. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" debuted in Britain on 4 September 1998, with episodes broadcast on the ITV network. When it began airing, the show was hosted by Chris Tarrant, and became an instant hit – at its peak in 1999, one edition of the show was watched by over 19

neg: Baak Maan Fu Yung Baak Maan Fu Yung Baak Maan Fu Yung (, Cantonese Yale: "baak3 maan6 fu3 yung1", Jyutping: "baak3 maan6 fu3 jung1", literally "The Millionaire", also had the English words of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire surrounding the Chinese title) is a Hong Kong game show , based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The show's first host was Kenneth Chan. The main goal of the game is to win HK$1 million (US$129,000) by correctly answering 15 multiple-choice questions. There are three lifelines: 50:50, Phone-a-Friend and Ask-the-Audience. "Baak Maan Fu Yung" first aired on April

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK game show) game without playing a shot - if their opponent double-faulted on every serve, and the player aced each of their own serves, it would allow them to win with just 12 strokes. Based on their findings, the production staff acknowledged the mistake and apologised for it, but allowed Kennedy to keep the prize money he won by the end of his game. When Judith Keppel's victory as the first UK jackpot winner on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" was announced by ITV on the day of that the corresponding episode was to be broadcast, several allegations were made that

neg: ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (Salvadoran game show) that are, Costa Rica and Panama, as well as versions of Colombia and Ecuador, and it is US$200,000. During the first season lasted from 3 March to 24 November 2010, after nearly 10 months: The second season of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? El Salvador began on March 2, 2011 and ended on November 23 of that year giving away US$104,867.00 in prizes to more than 100 participants. On May 2, 2012 launched the third season of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? El Salvador, which is transmitted continuously to date. ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (Salvadoran game show) ¿Quién

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Hot Seat (Indonesian game show) lifeline was "pass". October 31, 2010 was the last day the show aired on RCTI, fueling rumors of cancellation. Unlike the previous 2 'classic' Millionaire ever aired in Indonesia, this time the format used is the Hot Seat format, similar to the Australian version. Several of the first 5 questions usually have 3 joke answers and 1 correct answer. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Hot Seat (Indonesian game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Hot Seat was an Indonesian game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". It was broadcast by

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. game show) winner and become the syndicated series' third millionaire. The first contestant to attempt to answer the million dollar question was Sam Murray, the tournament's eighth-seeded qualifier. On November 11, Murray was asked approximately how many people had lived on Earth in its history and correctly guessed 100 billion. Murray was still atop the leaderboard entering the November 20 finale as he remained the only contestant to even attempt to answer his or her question. The only person who could defeat him was top seed and $250,000 winner Jehan Shamsid-Deen, who was asked a question regarding the Blorenge, cited as "a

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Only Fools and Horses) by singing "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Only Fools and Horses) "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, "Only Fools and Horses". It was the final episode of Series 5, and was first screened on 5 October 1986. This is also the last episode to be 30 minutes long with all the subsequent episodes lasting 50 minutes or more. In the episode, Del's old business partner Jumbo Mills returns to Peckham and asks Del to go into business with him in Australia. When he enters "The Nag's

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Nigerian game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Nigerian game show) 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 the 25th of June, 2017 with hope of coming back soon better and stronger. On 29th August 2017, a deal was secured with Airoplaycare behind the new sponsor after MTN Nigeria pulled out from the game show. Three lifelines were presented at the beginning of the game in order to aid contestants: On September 11, 2009,

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. game show) 2013, when Josina Reaves became the second U.S. "Millionaire" contestant to incorrectly answer her $1,000,000 question, but only lost $75,000 as she used her Jump the Question lifelines on her $250,000 and $500,000 questions. Although the syndicated "Millionaire" had produced two millionaires in its first season, Nancy Christy's May 2003 win was still standing as the most recent when the program began its eighth season in fall of 2009. Deciding that six-plus years had been too long since someone had won the top prize, producers conducted a tournament to find a third million dollar winner. For the first nine weeks

neg: Quem Quer Ser Milionário? (Angolan game show) Quem Quer Ser Milionário? (Angolan game show) Quem quer ser milionário? (English translation: "Who wants to be a millionaire") is an Angolan game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The show is hosted by Jorge Antunes. The main goal of the game is to win 3 million kwanzas (US$18,000) by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are three "lifelines" - fifty fifty, phone a friend and ask the audience. There are only 6 players in "fastest finger first". "Quem quer ser milionário?" was broadcast from 2009 to 2010. It is shown on

neg: Mana Ashida debut playing the role of young Mako Mori in the 2013 film "Pacific Rim". She auditioned for the role in October 2011, when she reportedly impressed the judges with her rich expressiveness. Ashida also appeared in a Celebrity Kids Edition of the Japanese version of the show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire on January 2, 2013. She won the top prize, ¥1,000,000, and became the youngest top prize winner in the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? franchise. In 2014, Ashida starred in the television series "Ashita, Mama ga Inai" as Post, a child abandoned at birth at a

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Australian game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Australian game show) 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 as a team. 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. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Debuted in Australia on 18 April 1999 on the Nine Network and was hosted by Eddie McGuire.

neg: ZOO Digital In the same year, ZOO Digital Publishing released ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’ 2 Edition for Game Boy Advance. In 2004, for a second year, the company won the Navigation Design and Implementation Excellence, DVD Association Excellence Awards, New York. ZOOtech was also crowned the overall winner at the Sheffield Business Awards and also picked up the Sheffield Business Award for Innovation. In the same year ZOO Digital Publishing bought Hothouse Creations, a computer games developer based in Bristol which had developed computer and video games including Who Wants To Be Millionaire on Playstation 1 and Pop Idol and

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (South African game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (South African game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a South African game show hosted by Jeremy Maggs and based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The goal of the game was to win 1 million rand by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" was shown on the South African TV station SABC 3. Earlier the quiz was aired on M-Net, which also lent its logo in the quiz logo. Four seasons of the show were made. There was a project

neg: TFI Friday show included a segment titled "Someone's Going to Be a Millionaire!", inspired by the ITV game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" (which would not have its first million-pound winner until November 2000). "TFI Friday" paid out the promised £1 million jackpot on 24 December 1999, becoming the first British TV show to do so. Heavily inspired by David Letterman's "Late Night" show it became one of Britain's breakthrough TV programmes, inspiring a genre of Friday night entertainment. The show also was known for hosting many British rock bands from the "Britrock" stable at the time, as well as

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Israeli game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Israeli game show) Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (, translit. "Mi Rotze Lihyot Milyoner?"), also often referred to as just Millionaire, was an Israeli game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". Having started broadcasting in 1999 on Channel 2, the show was hosted by Yoram Arbel, and shown on Channel 10. One contestant, Izhar Nevo, has won the top prize, on 7 August 2000. Nevo used his final lifeline, 50/50, on the last question and when still unsure of the answer tossed a coin to

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Israeli game show) pick from the remaining two to win the top prize. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Israeli game show) Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (, translit. "Mi Rotze Lihyot Milyoner?"), also often referred to as just Millionaire, was an Israeli game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". Having started broadcasting in 1999 on Channel 2, the show was hosted by Yoram Arbel, and shown on Channel 10. One contestant, Izhar Nevo, has won the top prize, on 7 August 2000. Nevo used his final lifeline, 50/50, on the last question and

neg: Buzz! with 8 wireless buzzers. The wireless buzzers can be used with both the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 and all previous Buzz! games. On 24 November 2006, Eidos released "Who Wants to be a Millionaire - Party Edition". This was the first third party game to support the use of Buzz! buzzers. The game features a single player game closely modelled on the original UK version of the TV show and a multi-player version with various modes like Multi-Millionaire where players take it in turns to answer questions with elimination the penalty for a wrong answer the winner being the

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition to fruition. The series was hosted by Pamela Wallin. The Canadian version aired on CTV in September 2000. 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. The biggest winner during the show's run was François Dominic Laramée, a writer from Verdun, Quebec.

neg: Counterprogramming and "Celebrity Big Brother" (which also aired its season finale against the closing ceremony). In the United Kingdom, the Independent Television Commission can punish broadcasters who deliberately counterprogram another broadcaster for the intent of damaging the other broadcaster's ratings. In 2000, the coincidental scheduling of the first million-pound winner on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" opposite the final episode of "One Foot in the Grave" drew accusations of counterprogramming; the ITC, after investigating the matter, exonerated "Millionaire" and its broadcaster of any wrongdoing. The move is harder in the sport, especially with ESPN games competing against CBS games. Because

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Only Fools and Horses) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Only Fools and Horses) "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, "Only Fools and Horses". It was the final episode of Series 5, and was first screened on 5 October 1986. This is also the last episode to be 30 minutes long with all the subsequent episodes lasting 50 minutes or more. In the episode, Del's old business partner Jumbo Mills returns to Peckham and asks Del to go into business with him in Australia. When he enters "The Nag's Head" for a drink, Del Boy is surprised

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Australian game show) his first appearance of the show (similar to that of British cheat Charles Ingram); a suggestion Flood himself was unaware of until his jackpot win in the following episode. This investigation by "A Current Affair" helped to boost the ratings for the episode of his top prize win; however, after this, Flood was cleared by the Nine Network of any wrongdoing. On 27 October 2004, a "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" interactive multiplayer DVD game was released. Also a picture edition was also released offering the choice of either adult and junior questions. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Play It! contestants would also receive a copy of the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" CD-ROM game upon correctly answering the 32,000 point question. During the original television run of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", contestants would receive a trip for two to New York City to see a taping of the television game when correctly answering the Million point question, in lieu of a Disney Cruise vacation. During Disney's Hollywood Studios' "Star Wars Weekends," the first two games of the day featured questions based on the "Star Wars" films and universe and began with Greedo in the hot seat,

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition He won $64,000. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition 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. Following the airing of the two specials, CTV did announce that additional episodes of the Canadian Edition would be produced, but

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition 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. Following the airing of the two specials, CTV did announce that additional episodes of the Canadian Edition would be produced, but they never came

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Chinese game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Chinese game show) Bǎi Wàn Zhì Duō Xīng (, for a translation see below) was a Chinese game show, hosted by Lǐ Fán (). It was based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The contestant's main goal was to win 1,000,000 Chinese yuan by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. This edition used the original 3 lifelines: Fifty Fifty, Phone A Friend and Ask The Audience. The first episode was broadcast on 29 September 2007. After answering five questions correctly, a contestant took home ¥5,000. If he/she answered ten

neg: Who is the Millionaire (Vietnamese game show) Who is the Millionaire (Vietnamese game show) Who is the Millionaire (Vietnamese: Ai là triệu phú) is a Vietnamese game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" The show is hosted by Phan Đăng. Lại Văn Sâm hosted the show until 2017. The main goal of the game is to win up to 150,000,000₫ (about US$7,200) by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are four "lifelines" - 50:50, Phone a Friend, Ask the Audience and Ask Three of the Audience (can be used after fifth question). "Ai là triệu phú?" is broadcast from

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Play It! Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Play It! Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Play It! was an attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios (formerly "Disney-MGM Studios") theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida and Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, California. The attraction was a modified version of the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" television game show. The attraction's theater was a replica of the television show. Sessions of the game ran several times a day; each session was 25 minutes long (but did wait until the current contestant vacated the hot seat to stop)

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? New Zealand Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? New Zealand 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. One contestant, Kristin Castle, made New Zealand television

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Irish game show) silver. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Irish game show) 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 pound in 2000 and 2001, and in euro in 2002, after the euro changeover. The Irish version was made by Tyrone Productions

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Irish game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Irish game show) 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 pound in 2000 and 2001, and in euro in 2002, after the euro changeover. The Irish version was made by Tyrone Productions under

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Hot Seat (Indonesian game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Hot Seat (Indonesian game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Hot Seat was an Indonesian game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". It was broadcast by RCTI from Monday, September 13, 2010 at 17.30 (UTC+7). The host was Ferdi Hasan. Despite its name, the top prize was a quarter of billion Indonesian rupiah, however since September 19, the top prize was increased to half a billion rupiahs, and the money tree was changed. It can be earned by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. The only

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (often informally called Millionaire) is an American television game show based on the same-titled British program and developed for the United States by Michael Davies. The show features a quiz competition in which contestants attempt to win a top prize of $1,000,000 by answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty (although, for a time, most of the questions were of random difficulty). The program has endured as one of the longest-running and most successful international variants in the "Who Wants to Be a

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Philippine game show) edition and the prize that they each won: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Philippine game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (also known as "WW2BAM") is a Filipino 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 (earlier 1 million) by answering 12 multiple-choice (previously 15) questions correctly. There are four "lifelines": 50:50 (fifty-fifty), Phone A Friend, and Switch and Double Dip. The latter two replaced Ask the Audience, which was used until the 2010 season and of Phone-a-Friend

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Philippine game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Philippine game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (also known as "WW2BAM") is a Filipino 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 (earlier 1 million) by answering 12 multiple-choice (previously 15) questions correctly. There are four "lifelines": 50:50 (fifty-fifty), Phone A Friend, and Switch and Double Dip. The latter two replaced Ask the Audience, which was used until the 2010 season and of Phone-a-Friend until the 2012 season and reused for the

neg: ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (Panamanian game show) ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (Panamanian game show) ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (English translation: "Who wants to be a millionaire?") is a Panamanian game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The show is hosted by Atenógenes Rodríguez. The main goal of the game is to win US$100,000 by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are three "lifelines" - fifty fifty, phone a friend and ask the audience . "¿Quién quiere ser millonario?" is broadcast from 2009 to 2011. It is shown on the Panamanian TV station Telemetro. When a contestant gets the fifth

neg: Tko želi biti milijunaš? Tko želi biti milijunaš? Tko želi biti milijunaš? (English translation: "Who wants to be a millionaire?", usually called "Milijunaš") was a Croatian game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The show was hosted by Tarik Filipović. The main goal of the game was to win 1 million kn (US$145,000 or €130,000) by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There were 3 "lifelines", which are ways for a player to get help during the game. These were "fifty fifty" ("pola pola"), "phone a friend" ("zovi") and "ask the audience" ("pitaj publiku"). The game show

neg: ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (Peruvian game show) ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (Peruvian game show) ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (English translation: "Who wants to be a millionaire?") was a Peruvian game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The show was hosted by Guido Lombardi. The main goal of the game was to win 1 million Peruvian nuevo sol (US$295,000) by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There were three "lifelines" - fifty fifty, phone a friend and ask the audience. "¿Quién quiere ser millonario?" was broadcast from 2001 to 2002. It was shown on the Peruvian TV station Canal 13. When

neg: ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (Panamanian game show) question correct, he leaves with at least $1,000 When a contestant gets the tenth question correct, he leaves with at least $8,000 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (Panamanian game show) ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (English translation: "Who wants to be a millionaire?") is a Panamanian game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The show is hosted by Atenógenes Rodríguez. The main goal of the game is to win US$100,000 by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are three "lifelines" - fifty fifty, phone a friend and ask the audience . "¿Quién quiere ser

neg: Quem Quer Ser Milionário? (Angolan game show) the private TV station TV Zimbo. When a contestant gets the fifth question correct, he will leave with at least 10,000 Kz. When a contestant gets the tenth question correct, he will leave with at least 150,000 Kz. Quem Quer Ser Milionário? (Angolan game show) Quem quer ser milionário? (English translation: "Who wants to be a millionaire") is an Angolan game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The show is hosted by Jorge Antunes. The main goal of the game is to win 3 million kwanzas (US$18,000) by answering 15 multiple-choice questions

neg: David Edwards (quiz contestant) David Edwards (quiz contestant) David Edwards (born 1947) is a Welsh born Physics teacher, best known as a TV quiz contestant. On 21 April 2001 he became the first man to win the million pounds on the British "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" and only the second person to answer all 15 questions correctly, and hence win the prize, after Judith Keppel. He competed in both series of "Are You an Egghead?", reaching the last 16 in 2008, and the final in 2009, where he lost to fellow "Millionaire" winner Pat Gibson. Born in Barry, Wales, Edwards graduated in

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. game show) After the contestant's game was over, they were awarded anything from a collectible pin, to clothing, to a "Millionaire" CD game, to a 3-night Disney Cruise. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (often informally called Millionaire) is an American television game show based on the same-titled British program and developed for the United States by Michael Davies. The show features a quiz competition in which contestants attempt to win a top prize of $1,000,000 by answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty (although, for a time, most of the

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Thai game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Thai game show) เกมเศรษฐี (English translation: "Millionaire Game", transliteration: "Kemṣ̄ers̄ʹṭ̄hī") was a Thai game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The main goal of the game was to win 1 million Thai baht by answering 12 multiple-choice questions correctly (earlier 16 questions). There were three "lifelines", all other than in the original version - Double Dip (contestant can choose the answer two times), Help of Audience Members (help of two members of the audience who believe that they know the correct answer) and Switch The Question

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Play It! for the auction of Play It!'s contestant hot seat. The hot seat reportedly sold on eBay for more than $400. On several occasions over three years, the attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios hosted tapings of the syndicated television show for later broadcast. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Play It! Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Play It! was an attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios (formerly "Disney-MGM Studios") theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida and Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, California. The attraction was a modified version of the "Who Wants to Be a

neg: Gribi būt miljonārs? seconds three celebrities could tell you what they think is the answer to the question. 2005 - 2008: 2003 - 2005: 2002 - 2003: There is only one winner in Latvian version, Elita Rumpe, who win 10,000 lati on 18 December 2002. Gribi būt miljonārs? Gribi būt miljonārs? (English translation: "Want to be a millionaire?") was a Latvian game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The show was hosted by Ģirts Līcis (earlier by Mārtiņš Ķibilds). "Gribi būt miljonārs?" was broadcast from 2002 to 2008. It was shown on the Latvian TV

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Nigerian game show) times of the year. The Valentine Special, which comes up around February, features couples being placed on the hot seat to answer questions for the money prize together. The Children Special edition is used to commemorate the Children’s Day celebrations. It has featured children between the ages of 8-14 years of age from different backgrounds who came to play for 10 Million Naira in scholarships. The payout structure is as below. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Nigerian game show) Who wants to be a millionaire? is a Nigerian game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants

neg: UKGameshows.com Far from failing at the first question, Wheeler won £32,000. In the 2005 book "ITV Cultures", published by the Open University Press, UKGameshows.com is used as a case study in the chapter "Who Wants to be a Fan of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"" by Matt Hills. Hills discusses the site's methodology at length, and uses the site (in particular its entry for "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and the results of its 2002 poll) as an example to support his argument that big money game shows can be appreciated on an aesthetic as well as a commercial

neg: American game show winnings records show, "The Joker's Wild", a contestant automatically won a car after every fifth game they won). While McKee was the biggest solo winner until 1999, nine couples on "The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime" won the show's top prize of $1,000,000 (), in a combination of prizes and a long-term annuity, during the show's run in syndication from January 1986 to September 1987. However, this program had no solo players. In 1999, McKee was passed by Michael Shutterly, who was the biggest winner in the first airing of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in the United States. Shutterly was

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Thai game show) a chapter about it in the book "Dear Valued Customer, You Are a Loser: And Over 100 Other Embarrassing and Funny Stories of Technology Gone Mad" by Rick Broadhead. Failing to answer correctly, the contestant will walk away with 50% of its last question value. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Thai game show) เกมเศรษฐี (English translation: "Millionaire Game", transliteration: "Kemṣ̄ers̄ʹṭ̄hī") was a Thai game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The main goal of the game was to win 1 million Thai baht by answering 12 multiple-choice questions correctly (earlier 16

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? CD game, to a 3-night Disney Cruise. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (abbreviated WWTBAM and informally known as simply 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, with the format being a twist on the game show genre – only one contestant plays at a time, similar to radio quizzes; contestants are given the question before attempting an

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (abbreviated WWTBAM and informally known as simply 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, with the format being a twist on the game show genre – only one contestant plays at a time, similar to radio quizzes; contestants are given the question before attempting an answer, and have no time limit to

neg: International versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 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. Legend: The "Millionaire" franchise's catchphrase is "Is that your final answer?" (more commonly said by some versions' hosts as "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

neg: International versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? versions, if it is time to go for a commercial break, the host will take the final answer but not announce if it is correct until after the break. 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. Legend: The "Millionaire" franchise's catchphrase is "Is that your final answer?" (more commonly said by some versions' hosts as "Final answer?" or simply "Final?"), a

neg: Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire? Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire? Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire? is a video game parody of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". It was created by Hypnotix, and released in 2000 by Simon & Schuster Interactive for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Sega Dreamcast. The objective of the game is to answer multiple-choice questions correctly, by using a buzzer to answer. Following this, the player assaults another player's character. The objective of the game is to assault another player sufficiently so that they drop off the game's ladder, a parody of the real show's question ladder.

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Philippine game show) answered correctly can be seen at the right. The Philippine version show produced its third top-prize winner in the person of IT auditor Eduardo "Gaeilo" Pajinag, Jr. on October 20, 2013. According to him, he auditioned seven times before being accepted on his 8th audition. He is the first winner of the new money tree, the High-Risk money tree. The final question was about "Jabberwocky", the poem written by Lewis Carroll where he used nonsense words. The other options were synonyms to "nonsense". After carefully deducing on his answer, to the extent that he mentioned where the dance group Jabbawockeez

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Nigerian game show) a contestant called Aroma Ufodike became the first person to win the ₦10 million, and currently, he is the only one who won the top prize of this game show. One of the questions related to celebrated Nigerian football referee Linus Mbah. Just like in Slumdog Millionaire Mr. Ufodike was able to answer the question from his personal experience. Mr. Mbah lived in the apartment above him or, as Mr. Ufodike put it - "He lives on top of me!" The Nigerian variation of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire has special editions which are recorded and broadcast at certain

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Chinese game show) because the Chinese Government issued a decree that television programmes need to be uplifing and inspiring. The name of the show cannot be translated literally. It consists of two parts: (read Bǎi Wàn) which means million(s) or millionaire and (Zhì Duō Xīng) which refers to "someone who is especially clever and unbeatable, and usually very energetic". Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Chinese game show) Bǎi Wàn Zhì Duō Xīng (, for a translation see below) was a Chinese game show, hosted by Lǐ Fán (). It was based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a

neg: Taylor Auerbach their own home. A fan favourite, Auerbach finished third of the five contestants after serving Helen (a difficult and notoriously rude contestant) allegedly raw chicken on the final night. The series also aired in England under the name of "Come Dine With Me Downunder" Auerbach was born in Bondi, NSW on 23 July 1991. Taylor Auerbach Taylor Auerbach (born 23 July 1991) is an Australian journalist who rose to prominence after becoming the youngest ever winner of the Australian "Millionaire Hot Seat" game show, a spinoff version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". Auerbach made national news after the

neg: Taylor Auerbach Taylor Auerbach Taylor Auerbach (born 23 July 1991) is an Australian journalist who rose to prominence after becoming the youngest ever winner of the Australian "Millionaire Hot Seat" game show, a spinoff version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". Auerbach made national news after the host of the program Eddie McGuire promised Taylor a job at Channel 9 if he got the crucial final question right – worth A$50,000. Auerbach correctly identified the colour of London's Financial Times as salmon pink and was awarded the money. However, when it became clear that McGuire had only promised the job as

neg: Milionář (€370). When a contestant got the tenth question correct, he left with at least 80,000 Kč (€2,960). Earlier, the game show was called "Chcete být milionářem?". No contestant win the top prize in this version. The biggest winner is Jiří Lener, who win 500,000 Kč on 7 March 2008. Milionář Milionář (English translation: "Millionaire") was a Czech game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The show was hosted by Roman Šmucler. The main goal of the game was to win 2,000,000 Kč (€74,000) by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There were 4

neg: Chi vuol essere milionario? and ask the audience. When a contestant got the fifth question correct, he left with at least ₤1,000,000. When a contestant got the tenth question correct, he left with at least ₤32,000,000. There was one winner of the show, Francesca Cinelli. In 2002, after the transition of Italy's currency to euros, the show changed its name into "Chi vuol essere milionario?". Legend: Chi vuol essere milionario? Chi vuol essere milionario? (; English translation: "Who wants to be a millionaire?"), originally titled Chi vuol essere miliardario? (; English translation: "Who wants to be a billionaire?"), is an Italian game show based

neg: Regis Philbin Philbin was the original host of the U.S. version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", an ABC game show that had its roots in Britain. "Millionaire" was a big ratings success in its 1999 debut, when it was intended as an occasional special series. ABC aired "Millionaire" as a regular series with frequent episodes, but its viewership slowly declined. After "Millionaire" was canceled, it was retooled in 2002 as a syndicated series hosted by Meredith Vieira, which continues today. ABC brought back "Millionaire" in 2004 with Philbin, retitled "Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire", a related series that

neg: Estéfani Espín the Dawn. On 1 2012 she premiered on Ecuavisa "Who wants to be a millionaire? High Tension" which is a modified version of the original Who wants to be millionaire? The original presenter of this program had been the veteran TV news anchor Alfonso Espinosa de los Monteros. Estéfani Espín Estéfani Espín (born 22 June 1985) is an Ecuadorian TV presenter. She presents the Equadorian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Espín was born in Quito in 1985. She studied journalism and business management in Nebraska. She started work interviewing on CNN Radio before becoming a news anchor

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK game show) a priority of changing our question procedure. We are confident we have now made it impossible for anyone to manipulate the system." Since then, the options of people that can be called have a picture of themselves shown on-air. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a British quiz show, created and produced by David Briggs, and made for the ITV network. The show's format, devised by Briggs, sees contestants taking on multiple-choice questions, based upon general knowledge, winning a cash prize for each question they answer correctly, with the amount

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK game show) claimed that the opening phrase "Who wants to be a millionaire?" had been taken from document he sent to Granada Television, concerning his idea for a game show based on the lottery. One of most significant claims Celador received against them was from John Bachini. In 2002, he started legal proceedings against the production company, ITV, and five individuals who had claimed they had created "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", stating that the idea from the show was taken from several elements he had created - a board game format he conceived in 1981; a two-page TV format, known

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a British quiz show, created and produced by David Briggs, and made for the ITV network. The show's format, devised by Briggs, 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. To assist each contestant who takes part, they are given three lifelines to use, may walk away with the money they already have won if they wish not to risk

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? New Zealand answer a question incorrectly, decide to not answer a question and walk away with their prize money, or if they answer all 15 questions correctly (winning $1 million). If at any point the contestants are unsure of the answer to a question, they use one or more "lifelines". After using lifelines, contestants can either answer the question, use another lifeline, or walk away and keep the money (except for the Switch lifeline). Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? New Zealand Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? New Zealand was a New Zealand game show based on the original British format

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Play It! "Millionaire" attraction in Disney's Hollywood Studios (Orlando, FL) closed, most of the props from the studio were removed and given to a 3rd party company who sold them online. Such items include all of the audience member keypads, fastest-finger chairs, monitor covers and more. Jeff Gross (former $500,000 winner on the U.S. syndicated version of the show, and also a contestant on the British version of the show where he witnessed the coughing antics of Tecwen Whittock) announced in November 2008 during an appearance as an 'expert' for Millionaire's new "Ask The Expert" lifeline, that he was the successful bidder

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. game show) spin-off program titled "Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire" in which contestants could potentially win $10,000,000. ABC aired five episodes of this spin-off during the week of February 22, 2004, and an additional seven episodes later that year in May. As usual, contestants had to answer a series of 15 multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty, but the dollar values rose substantially. The questions for "Super Millionaire" were worth $1,000, $2,000, $3,000, $4,000, $5,000 (the first safe haven), $10,000, $20,000, $30,000, $50,000, $100,000 (the second safe haven), $500,000, $1,000,000, $2,500,000, $5,000,000, and $10,000,000. Contestants were given the standard three lifelines

neg: Jack D. Elliot span of time, Jack has been privileged to work with some of music’s top talents and legends. Jack had the high honor of collaborating with 14-time Grammy Award winner David Foster, writing and producing "I Want to Be A Millionaire" for "ABC"’s mega-hit "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The original song, featuring host Regis Philbin, was the theme for ABC’s national ad campaign for the show. In 2004, Jack had the #2 Billboard dance single of the year for recording artist Reina, with the anthem "If I Close My Eyes". In 2005, Jack repeated the magic with another #2

neg: Alias (TV series) television network was in decline, after "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" saw its ratings plummet. In fact, "Alias" was one of the first shows to be placed in one of the old "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" timeslots, which were Sunday nights at 9 p.m. (Eastern & Pacific time) in late 2001. For its first two seasons, family-friendly program "The Wonderful World of Disney" served as "Alias" incompatible lead-in. Unlike many of the programs on ABC from 2001 to 2003, "Alias" was a series that garnered critical buzz, a cult following, and decent viewing numbers in the advertiser-friendly

neg: Sony Music Studios hosted the first US version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" for ABC in 1999 (on a one-day delay), before the current syndicated version and occasional specials moved to ABC-owned studios farther north on the West Side of Manhattan. Other programs recorded or aired live from the Sony Music Studios included "MTV Unplugged" (including "MTV Unplugged in New York", 1993 by Nirvana ), "Sessions at West 54th", "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn" and VH1’s "Hard Rock Live". Sony Music was also home to the current version of the word game "Chain Reaction," hosted by Dylan Lane. "Millionaire" and "Chain

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 19 November 1999. Carpenter did not use a lifeline until the final question, using his Phone-a-Friend not for help but to call his father to tell him he had won the million. Other notable top prize winners include Judith Keppel, the first winner of the UK version; Kevin Olmstead from the U.S. version, who won a progressive jackpot of $2.18 million; Martin Flood from the Australian version, who was investigated by producers after suspicions that he had cheated, much like Charles Ingram, but was later cleared; and Sushil Kumar from the Indian version, who is often referred to in

neg: Are You an Egghead? Eight: Pete Dixon v. Barry Simmons: Barry Simmons, a former "Mastermind" and "Brain of Britain" contestant, defeated Pete Dixon, who has appeared on "The Weakest Link" and "Fifteen to One". Barry, who has also played for the England quiz team, won four head-to-head rounds to Pete's one. Pete made one mistake in the last round and lost 5–3. Match Nine: Val Edmondson v. Pat Gibson: Pat Gibson, a winner on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", "Mastermind" and "Brain of Britain", came through his first round match with experienced quizzer Val Edmondson, who appeared on quiz shows "Top of the

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Philippine game show) was removed and it was replaced by the returning Phone A Friend. On January 9, 2010, Sharon Cuneta once again played on the show and won ₱2,000,000, making her the first top prize winner in the Philippine franchise's history, three days after her birthday. References to her first appearance, especially the 14th question asked, were made during her game. All of the money she won was played for charity and was donated to the Hospicio de San Jose. Coincidentally, the 13th question in her game was about the orphanage's exact location. A translation of the 15th question can be seen

neg: Judith Keppel Judith Keppel Judith Cynthia Aline Keppel (born 18 August 1942) was the first one-million-pound winner on the television game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" in the United Kingdom. She is the first person to have won a million pounds or more on a British television game show. She has appeared on the BBC Two quiz show "Eggheads" since 2003. Keppel's father Hon Walter Arnold Crispian Keppel (1914–1996) was a lieutenant commander in the Fleet Air Arm, who moved with the family to various naval postings around Britain until they settled in London when she was 17. She took

neg: Ultimatum (game show) crowned, they played an additional week against each other, with the winner of the finals receiving $40,000. Ultimatum (game show) Ultimatum was a Quebec quiz show, broadcast from 2001 to 2004 on the TVA network. Its visual style and lighting were largely inspired by the success of the British show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire". The rules of the contest are, however, different. The game was played with five contestants, including a returning champion who was the first "controller". The controller picked a question category from a set list, then read the question and directed it to another contestant.

neg: Todd Kim also appeared as a first contestant on a short-run "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" spin-off game show called "Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire", where he won $500,000 after deciding to walk away on his $1,000,000 question. In 2017, his final year as solicitor general, Kim argued on behalf of the District in the Supreme Court in "District of Columbia v. Wesby". In January 2018, he became a partner in Reed Smith's appellate practice. Todd Kim Todd Kim was the first Solicitor General for the District of Columbia. He was appointed by Attorney General Robert J. Spagnoletti to

neg: Miljoenenjacht will be. The player in this bonus round has a friend sitting on the set (much like the "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" companion seat) to help with the decision. During the first seasons aired from 2002 on, the contenders were even able to ask the audience about taking or refusing the bank offer. Similar to the "Who wants to be a Millionaire" lifeline "Ask the Audience", the audience members used keypads to key in their decision within five seconds - the result of the voting was shown in percentage terms. Once seeing the offer and considering it, the

neg: Are You an Egghead? v. Dom Tait: David Edwards, the first male jackpot winner of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", defeated Dom Tait, a former "University Challenge" semi-finalist. David won four head-to-head rounds to Dom's one before winning 4–3 in the final round. Match Seven: Shanker Menon v. Isobel Williams: Shanker, a 2008 World Quizzing Championships competitor, beat Isobel Williams 7–6 in the first match to go to sudden death in the final round. Shanker had won 3 head-to-head rounds to Isobel's 2 in a closely fought battle. Isobel was the first contestant on the programme to have no previous quizzing experience. Match

neg: Who Wants to Be Rich? Who Wants to Be Rich? Who Wants to Be Rich? is a Ghanaian game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The show is hosted by Kafui Dey. The main goal of the game is to win GH₵50,000 by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are three "lifelines" - fifty fifty, phone-a-friend and ask the audience. There are only 8 contestants in "Fastest Finger First" round. "Who Wants to Be Rich?" is broadcast from October 2009 to today. It is shown on the Ghanaian TV station GTV. When a contestant gets the fifth

neg: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. game show) There have also been special weeks featuring two or three family members or couples competing as a team, a "Champions Edition" where former big winners returned and split their winnings with their favorite charities, a "Zero Dollar Winner Edition" featuring contestants who previously missed one of the first-tier questions and left with nothing, and a "Tax-Free Edition" in which H&R Block calculated the taxes of winnings to allow contestants to earn stated winnings after taxes, and various theme weeks featuring college students, teachers, brides-to-be, etc. as contestants. Additionally, the syndicated version once featured an annual "Walk In & Win Week"

neg: Claudia Rosencrantz for ten years, including winning the Golden Rose of Montreux in 1991. She was one of the first UK producers to cross the Atlantic, to produce the Dame Edna specials for the US networks. Rosencrantz joined the ITV Network in 1995 with responsibility for commissioning around 500 hours of prime-time entertainment programming a year, encompassing variety and talk shows, music specials and game shows. Her first major breakthrough hits were "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", "Popstars" and "Pop Idol", which changed the fortunes not only of ITV but of two of the biggest US networks, ABC and Fox. Her

neg: D. L. Hughley ordered a game show pilot that Hughley will host entitled "Who's Bluffing Who?" Also in June 2010, Hughley served as special guest moderator of ABC's "The View" for one day. Hughley is scheduled to guest-star on TBS's "Glory Daze" as well as guest host of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". Hughley has filled in for Meredith Vieira as a guest host on the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". Hughley's first book, "I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up: How the Audacity of Dopes Is Ruining America", with contributions from Michael Malice, was published on July

neg: Kim 500 Milyar İster? Kanal D. Kim 500 Milyar İster? Kim beşyüz milyar ister? (English translation: "Who wants 500 billion?") was a Turkish game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The show was hosted by the Turkish actor Kenan Işik. The main goal of the game was to win 500 billion TL (US$865,417 at the start of the show; US$360,150 at the end of the show; 500,000 YTL after 2005 redenomination) by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There were three lifelines - fifty fifty, phone a friend and ask the audience. It was shown on Show

neg: Kim 500 Milyar İster? Kim 500 Milyar İster? Kim beşyüz milyar ister? (English translation: "Who wants 500 billion?") was a Turkish game show based on the original British format of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The show was hosted by the Turkish actor Kenan Işik. The main goal of the game was to win 500 billion TL (US$865,417 at the start of the show; US$360,150 at the end of the show; 500,000 YTL after 2005 redenomination) by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There were three lifelines - fifty fifty, phone a friend and ask the audience. It was shown on Show TV and

neg: Are You an Egghead? "University Challenge" team with the highest winning margin in their series. Chris seemed to be making it a one-sided affair, despite Pam's amazing Lazarus-esque comeback in the Sport round, but despite both players messing up on their first General Knowledge question, Daphne's advice gave Chris the win. Match Three: Nic Paul v. Charles Mosley: Nic, a £32,000 winner on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" was brushed to one side by Charles, a veteran of "University Challenge". Although, despite having 4 Eggheads, Charles gave 2 wrong answers, but Nic's risky strategy of saving Kevin for a more difficult question failed

neg: Game Show Congress to an announcer in honor of his or her lifetime achievement supporting the game show genre. Game Show Congress Game Show Congress is a meeting of industry professionals, former contestants and fans of television game shows. It was first held in 2002. The first Game Show Congress was held in Boulder, Colorado as an outgrowth of the University of Colorado Program Council Trivia Bowl and was spearheaded through the efforts of Paul Bailey as a non-profit organization. Featured guests included Steve Beverly as well as "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" winners Ed Toutant and Lori Bailey plus multi-show winner

neg: Game Show Congress Game Show Congress Game Show Congress is a meeting of industry professionals, former contestants and fans of television game shows. It was first held in 2002. The first Game Show Congress was held in Boulder, Colorado as an outgrowth of the University of Colorado Program Council Trivia Bowl and was spearheaded through the efforts of Paul Bailey as a non-profit organization. Featured guests included Steve Beverly as well as "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" winners Ed Toutant and Lori Bailey plus multi-show winner Leszek Pawlowicz. The second Congress moved to Las Vegas and was held in conjunction with an

neg: Pat Gibson phoning Mark Kerr (a highly ranked British quiz player and winner of TV's "Brainiest Estate Agent" title, as well as winner of £250,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire) who said he was 90% sure the answer was Arlington Million, which was Pat's original instinct. He was the only person in the United Kingdom to reach the one million pound question with two lifelines remaining. He used his Ask-the-Audience on the £64,000 question, and kept 50:50 and phone a friend back until the final question. He correctly answered 'Arlington Million' to win £1 million. These are the questions Pat