Chi vuol essere milionario?
Chi vuol essere milionario? (pronounced [ˈki ˌvwɔl ˈɛssere miljoˈnaːrjo]; English translation: Who wants to be a millionaire?), originally titled Chi vuol essere miliardario? (pronounced [ˈki ˌvwɔl ˈɛssere miljarˈdaːrjo]; English translation: Who wants to be a billionaire?), is an Italian game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, hosted by Gerry Scotti and broadcast on the Italian TV station Canale 5.
Chi vuol essere miliardario? (original lira version) Chi vuol essere milionario? (euro version) | |
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Logo of Chi vuol essere miliardario? | |
Created by | David Briggs Mike Whitehill Steven Knight |
Presented by | Gerry Scotti |
Country of origin | Italy |
Original language(s) | Italian |
No. of seasons | 14 |
Production | |
Production company(s) | Endemol (2000–2011) Fremantle (2018–present) |
Distributor | Celador (2000–2006) Sony Pictures Television (2007–present) |
Release | |
Original network | Canale 5 |
Original release | 22 May 2000 – 1 December 2001 (lira version) 13 January 2002 – 29 July 2011; 7 December 2018 – 2020 (euro version) |
In the original version (Chi vuol essere miliardario?; 2000–2001), the main goal of the game was to win 1,000,000,000 Italian lire by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There were three lifelines – fifty fifty, phone a friend 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?.
In 2011, the Guinness World Records awarded Gerry Scotti as the presenter with most episodes of WWTBAM hosted (1,593, on 5 May 2011).[1]
The game's prizes
- 1. question • ₤100,000 (€51)
- 2. question • ₤200,000 (€103)
- 3. question • ₤300,000 (€154)
- 4. question • ₤500,000 (€258)
- 5. question • ₤1,000,000 (€516) (guaranteed sum)
- 6. question • ₤2,000,000 (€1,032)
- 7. question • ₤4,000,000 (€2,065)
- 8. question • ₤8,000,000 (€4,131)
- 9. question • ₤16,000,000 (€8,263)
- 10. question • ₤32,000,000 (€16,526) (guaranteed sum)
- 11. question • ₤64,000,000 (€33,053)
- 12. question • ₤125,000,000 (€64,557)
- 13. question • ₤250,000,000 (€129,114)
- 14. question • ₤500,000,000 (€258,228)
- 15. question • ₤1,000,000,000 (€516,456)
From 2002-2007
- 1. question €50
- 2. question €100
- 3. question €200
- 4. question €300
- 5. question €500 ( guaranteed sum)
- 6. question €1,000
- 7. question €2,000
- 8. question €4,000
- 9. question €8,000
- 10. question €16,000 ( guaranteed sum)
- 11. question €35,000
- 12. question €70,000
- 13. question €150,000
- 14. question €300,000
- 15 question €1,000,000
Francesca Cinelli's billion lire question
Legend:
• V: answer removed by using "fifty fifty" |
• X: chosen correct answer |
• Y: chosen incorrect answer |
• Z: not chosen correct answer |
- Francesca Cinelli – 18 March 2001[2]
If you were Albert King, what would be your profession? | |
• A: Writer | • B: Television journalist |
• C: Formula One driver | • D: Musician |