Kto khochet stat' millionerom?

Kto khochet stat' millionerom?
Кто хочет стать миллионером?
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Titles of Кто хочет стать миллионером?
Format Quiz show
Presented by Dmitry Dibrov (2008–present)
Maxim Galkin (2001–2008)
Composer(s) Keith Strachan
Matthew Strachan
Ramon Covalo
Country of origin Russia
Production
Running time 70 minutes (with commercial)
Broadcast
Original channel Channel One
Original run 19 February 2001 (2001-02-19) – Present
External links
Website

Кто хочет стать миллионером? (English translation: Who wants to become a millionaire?, transliteration: Kto khochet stat' millionerom?) is a Russian game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Dmitry Dibrov (earlier by Maxim Galkin). The main goal of the game is to win 3 million Russian roubles by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are four lifelines - Fifty Fifty (50 на 50, 50 na 50), Phone A Friend (звонок другу, zvonok drugu) , Ask The Audience (помощь зала, pomosh zala) and Double Dip (право на ошибку, pravo na oshibku). For some time there also was a fifth lifeline, Three Wise Men (три мудреца, tri mudretsa, help from free "wise" people). Кто хочет стать миллионером? is broadcast from 19 February 2001 to today. It is shown on the Russian TV station Channel One on Saturdays at 5:50 PM. After getting the fifth question correct, a contestant will leave with at least 5,000 RUB. After getting the tenth question correct, he will leave with at least 100,000 RUB. An earlier version of the show was called O, schastlivchik!.[1]

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Game history

The premiere of the Russian version of the game took place October 1, 1999 on NTV. The game was called "O Lucky Man!" And presenter of the program was Dibrov. The game combines the simplicity of the rules, as well as a real opportunity to win the big prize - 1 million rubles, thus gained enormous popularity among the audience, and in 2000 she was awarded a major television award of Russia - the prize "Taffy."[citation needed]

In 2001, the program began to appear on the channel ORT (Channel One) and was named in the same way as in other countries where it is broadcast - "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." Place the game took a leading parodist Maxim Galkin. The first issue with Maxim Galkin was February 19, 2001. An updated version of the game several times nominated for the prize of "Taffy" in the "Best Entertainment Program", but to no avail.[citation needed]

On September 17, 2005 the amount of prizes for correct answers were increased, and the grand prize is now up 3 million rubles.[citation needed]

October 21, 2008 at the official site of Channel there was a message that now owns the rights to produce the program is the first channel (formerly the rights to manufacture the game "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Owned company Westcote Media). Also on the official website of Channel One visitor was invited to participate in the vote on the selection of new lead game (among the candidates - Dibrov, Maria Kiseleva, Valdis Pelsh, Ksenia Sobchak, etc.). According to the survey, leaders are voting Ivan Urgant Dibrov and Sergei Svetlakov. Guide Channel has decided to return to Dmitry Dibrova role leading the show, because once he was already leading the game, "O Lucky Man!" - The predecessor, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire."[citation needed]

Money values

  • 1. question • 500 руб
  • 2. question • 1,000 руб
  • 3. question • 2,000 руб
  • 4. question • 3,000 руб
  • 5. question5,000 руб (guaranteed sum)
  • 6. question • 10,000 руб
  • 7. question • 15,000 руб
  • 8. question • 25,000 руб
  • 9. question • 50,000 руб
  • 10. question100,000 руб (guaranteed sum)
  • 11. question • 200,000 руб
  • 12. question • 400,000 руб
  • 13. question • 800,000 руб
  • 14. question • 1,500,000 руб
  • 15. question3,000,000 руб

In the first version of the game, the dollar values were:

  • 1. question • 100 руб
  • 2. question • 200 руб
  • 3. question • 300 руб
  • 4. question • 500 руб
  • 5. question1,000 руб (guaranteed sum)
  • 6. question • 2,000 руб
  • 7. question • 4,000 руб
  • 8. question • 8,000 руб
  • 9. question • 16,000 руб
  • 10. question32,000 руб (guaranteed sum)
  • 11. question • 64,000 руб
  • 12. question • 125,000 руб
  • 13. question • 250,000 руб
  • 14. question • 500,000 руб
  • 15. question1,000,000 руб

Old game's version

Earlier, the game was called О, счастливчик! and it was shown on NTV.

О, счастливчик!
Titles of О, счастливчик!
Logo of О, счастливчик!
Format Quiz show
Created by Ways PRO
Presented by Dmitry Dibrov
Country of origin Russia
Production
Running time 39 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel NTV TNT
Original run 1 October 1999 (1999-10-01) – 28 January 2001 (2001-01-28)

It was broadcast from 1 October 1999 to 28 January 2001. It was shown on the Russian TV station NTV. In 2001, the show was superseded by a second adoption named Kto hochyet stat' millionyerom? and aired on public Russian broadcaster Channel One. For a while TNT broadcast reruns of O, schastlivchik! episodes.

Special Projects in the game, "O Lucky Man"

  • The first game was shown a special project for a few days before the new year 2000. The game was attended by leading NTV journalists and Leonid Parfenov, Andrei Norkin, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Victor Shenderovich and others. In the same game was born the concept of "zone Shenderovich" - questions after the sixth and the "zone of the Kara-Murza" - after the tenth question.
  • A month before the 2000 presidential election in a game attended by the four presidential candidates: Stanislav Govorukhin Pamfilova, Eugene Savostyanov and Umar Dzhabrailov.
  • At the end of the first season held a special issue devoted to the eighth birthday of the tax police in Moscow, which was attended by employees of departments.
  • A few months before the new program in 2001 conducted a poll among the audience, whom they would like to see in New Year's special edition of the game. The poll has won Russia's President Vladimir Putin, but for obvious reasons, he refused to participate, but sent a letter. In a New Year special edition was attended by prominent journalists, politicians and artists: Svetlana Sorokina, Shoigu, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Decl, etc. After Svetlana Sorokina player in the chair sat himself Dibrov, which reached up to the eleventh issue, and won 32,000 rubles.

Notable contestants

Top prize winners

  • Igor Sazeev (Игорь Сазеев) from Saint Petersburg won 1 million roubles on 21 March 2001[2]
  • Irina and Yuriy Chudinovskih (Ирина и Юрий Чудиновских) from Kirov won 1 million roubles on 18 January 2003[3]
  • Svetlana Yaroslavtseva (Светлана Ярославцева) from Troitsk won 3 million roubles on 19 February 2006[4]
  • Timur Budayev (Тимур Будаев) from Pyatigorsk won 3 million roubles on 17 April 2010[5]

Rule changes

  • 17 September 2005 game has undergone economic transformation. The main prize was increased to 3 times, and was also added SMS-game for viewers.
  • 21 October 2006 added a new hint "Three Wise Man" (previously it has been used in the U.S. version of the game). Later, the tooltip has been removed.
  • 2 May 2008 the amount of 100 000 was "combustible." Now, in the case of an incorrect answer to questions 5-15 party remained with the amount of 5000 rubles. December 27, 2008 amount again was "fireproof."
  • With the new season has been a change in the design studio, graphic design and music also changed leader, the editorial staff and manufacturer. Also abolished the clue "three wise men."
  • 4 September 2010 issue came out with new graphics and new rules. At this point the player can choose from two versions of the game: classic and risky. The first option is a classic game (15 questions, 2 fire-retardant amount, 3 tips). In the second version of the game there is "The right to a mistake," but only one immutable sum (to choose a player).

Final question incorrect

  • Galina Semenova (Галина Семенова) lost 468,000 roubles on 22 January 2005[6]
  • Vladimir Efremov (Владимир Ефремов) lost 700.000 roubles on 30 April 2011[7]

Final Questions

These are the final questions in the russian version of this show.

This is Sergiy Strokin's million rubles question (he was the only contestant on the previous version of the show to get to 500,000 roubles)

Who was the first Minister of Land Forces of the Russian Empire?

This is Igor Sazeev's million rubles question

One of the directions of what religious philosophy is the teaching of Zen?

  • A. Taoism
  • B. Hinduism
  • C. Judaism
  • D. Buddhism (correct answer)

Igor Sazeev won 1 million roubles

References

  1. ^ http://quizzies.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=57
  2. ^ http://www.kp.ru/daily/22510/8169/
  3. ^ http://www.1tv.ru/owa/win/ort5_pressa.pressa?p_pr_title_id=16414&p_date=04.06.2003&p_list_pagenum=25&p_search=
  4. ^ http://www.kp.ru/daily/24259.3/455403/
  5. ^ http://khsm.ru/index.files/winners.htm
  6. ^ http://www.millioner.ru/history/facts/
  7. ^ http://www.millioner.ru/history/facts/

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