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Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? title card
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? title card
FormatGame show
Created byMichael Davies
StarringRegis Philbin (1999–2002)

Meredith Vieira (2002–Present)
Tim Vincent (2007 Substitute)
Tom Bergeron (2007 Substitute)
Al Roker (2007 Substitute)
Dave Price (2008 Substitute)
Billy Bush (2008 Substitute)

Country of originUnited States
No. Michael Davies may refer to Michael Davies (Catholic writer, Traditionalist Catholic writer Michael Davies (television producer, television Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931) is an Emmy Award -winning American Television personality and occasional Actor Meredith Louise Vieira (born December 30, 1953) is an American Journalist, Television personality, and Game show host Tim Vincent (born Timothy Russell Walker, 4 November 1972) is a Welsh actor and television presenter who is most famous for being a presenter Tom Bergeron (born May 6, 1955 in Haverhill Massachusetts) is an American Television personality and Game show host, best Albert Lincoln "Al" Roker Jr (born August 20 1954 is an American television broadcaster best known as the weather anchor for NBC 's Today Dave Price (born October 18, 1966 in Poughkeepsie New York) is a Reporter and weatherman for the CBS 's The Early William Hall "Billy" Bush (born October 13 1971) was the chief host/announcer of the syndicated NBC Universal TV show The United States of America —commonly referred to as the  of episodes1,000+
Production
Running time60 minutes (1999–2002) (includes 16 minutes for commercials)

30 minutes (includes 15 minutes for commercials) (2002–Present)

Broadcast
Original channelABC (1999–2002)
SYN (2002–Present)
Original runAugust 16, 1999 – Present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

In the United States, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (also known simply as Millionaire) is a television game show which offers a maximum prize of $1,000,000 (originally lump sum; now annuitized) for correctly answering 15 successive multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Lump sum is a one-time payment of Money, as opposed to a series of payments The show is based on and follows the same general format of the original version of the show from the United Kingdom, and is now part of the international Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? franchise. In the United Kingdom, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a Television Quiz show which offers a maximum Cash prize of one million The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located International or internationally most often describes interaction between Nations or encompassing two or more nations constituting a group or association having Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a Television Game show which offers very large Cash prizes for correctly answering successive multiple-choice

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire debuted in the United States on August 16, 1999 on the ABC television network, and was hosted by television personality Regis Philbin. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931) is an Emmy Award -winning American Television personality and occasional Actor In its initial run, it had the question mark at the end of the title just like its British counterpart. When it returned for its second run, the question mark was removed from the title.

The network version, whose episodes were originally shown just a day after their taping in New York, became explosively popular in 2000, and at its peak was airing in prime time four nights a week on ABC. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The show was popular enough to find rival networks creating or reincarnating game shows of their own, and created a brief renaissance of sorts for United States based game shows (e. g. Greed, Twenty One, etc. Greed (or Greed The Series) was a Television Game show where a team of contestants answered a series of multiple-choice Twenty One is an American Game show that aired in the late 1950s ) as well as a flurry of American versions of UK originals, such as Winning Lines and The Weakest Link. Winning Lines was a National Lottery Game show produced by Celador that premiered on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 13 The American version of the game show The Weakest Link aired on NBC from April 16 2001 to July 14 2002 (with 10 episodes left unaired until some appeared on

ABC used Who Wants to be a Millionaire in so many prime time slots that when the show's popularity faded by the fall of 2001, it was left with a dearth of original programs on June 27, 2002. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ABC's overall Nielsen Ratings suffered as a result of the show's decline in popularity. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television Michael Eisner, then CEO of The Walt Disney Company (ABC's parent), a former page at Jeopardy! and The Price Is Right, thought that the show would be successful like many other daytime television shows. Michael Eisner (born March 7, 1942) was CEO of The Walt Disney Company from September 22, 1984 to September 30 The Price Is Right is an five time Emmy Award-winning American Game show centering on contestants guessing the retail prices of featured prizes Daytime television is a genre of Television programming, traditionally aimed at viewers who would be home in the daytime hours (e However, he had realized too late that a hot show like Millionaire would tire more quickly in prime time than in daytime. [1]

Millionaire's place as a daytime show was granted when ABC's sister company, Disney-ABC Domestic Television, revived the show as a daily syndicated offering with Meredith Vieira in 2002. Disney-ABC Domestic Television is the domestic Television syndication firm of the Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Meredith Louise Vieira (born December 30, 1953) is an American Journalist, Television personality, and Game show host This version, also taped in New York, began airing its sixth season episodes on September 10, 2007, and has earned Vieira an Emmy for best game show host. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Contents

Format

The goal of the contestant is to answer 15 multiple-choice questions correctly, each of increasing difficulty. Each question is worth a specified amount of money, with which a contestant may walk away at any time he does not know the answer to a question.

Lifelines

If the contestant needs help at any point, he can use one, two, three, or even all four of his lifelines. These enable the contestant to get help from family & friends, the audience, and even the computer.

Note: "Switch the Question," must be earned by answering the $25,000 question. It can be used on either the $50,000 Question, the $100,000 Question, the $250,000 Question, the $500,000 question or the $1 Million question. Any other lifelines used prior to this lifeline on the same question are considered lost and will not be reinstated.

Special Editions

The show has had various special editions such as: Celebrity Edition (where winnings go to a charity), Champions Edition (where big winners come back and split their winnings with a charity), Zero Dollar Winner Edition (where those who took home nothing got a second chance) Family Edition where, for example, a father may be with his son who face the questions together. Also notable is an edition aired in February 2001 in which H&R Block calculated the taxes of winnings so the contestants could earn their stated winnings after taxes, called Tax-Free Edition. H&R Block ( is a Tax preparation company in the United States claiming more than 22 million customers worldwide with offices in Canada Australia and the United Kingdom In the final 2 seasons, there was also a Couples Edition where married couples play in the Hot Seat together. In recent years, special contestant episodes such as Play to Pay for Your Wedding Edition (featuring engaged couples), College Edition (featuring undergraduate college students that takes place in Walt Disney World), Teacher Edition (featuring schoolteachers), and Walk In & Win Edition (featuring audience members who haven't taken the audition test which also takes place in Walt Disney World) have aired annually. Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels The first season featured a Twins Edition (featuring twin contestants), which played similar to the Couples Edition and Play To Pay For Your Wedding Edition.

Themed question shows featuring questions concerning professional football (Super Bowl Edition), celebrity gossip (Celebrity Scoop Edition), the movies (Netflix Million Dollar Movie Edition; Academy Awards Edition) and pop culture (Pop Culture Edition) have aired on occasion as well. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Netflix ( is the largest Online DVD rental service offering Flat rate rental-by-mail and online streaming to customers in the United States

The prime time show began as a half-hour show aired over several consecutive nights, but was made into a multi-weekly hour-long show when it was added permanently to the schedule in January 2000, allowing more Fastest Finger contestants to reach the Hot Seat in each episode. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland In special events it may be extended from half an hour to an hour. Episodes of the syndicated show run 30 minutes in length every weekday.

Champions Edition

In 2000, previous Millionaire contestants were on a special edition where they would go for the hot seat again only this time they'd play for charity. Examples of people who were on it were the first millionaire John Carpenter, Dan Blonsky, Neil Larrimore, Stephanie Girrardi (the first woman to see the million-dollar question) and more.


Rule changes

By January 2001, the U. S. edition of the show struggled from not having a $1 million winner for over five months, so producers instituted a one-time skins game-type bonus of $10,000 per episode retroactive from the last episode the top prize was awarded. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been A skins game is a type of scoring for various sports most notably Golf but also for Curling and Bowling. The bonus started at $1,710,000 and increasing by $10,000 in the next hour show that was not won. With this bonus instituted, the top prize grew to $2 million (over 100 shows), making the first attempt at the million dollar question (by Gary Gambino in February 2001) actually worth twice its value. Eventually, the bonus grew to $2. 18 million, when Kevin Olmstead won the eventual prize on April 10, 2001. Dr Kevin Olmstead (born March 20, 1959) is an environmental engineer from Ann Arbor Michigan. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama However, two such prizes were awarded due to an error in a question during the time the bonus was in place, when Ed Toutant won the top prize and the bonus was at $860,000 on January 31, 2001. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes When he continued in an episode not aired until September 7, 2001, he also answered all 15 of his questions correctly, and was given $1 million and the $860,000 bonus. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. It has not been reinstituted since.

In 2001, contestants (from previous primetime episodes) who missed a question in the first tier and left with no winnings were invited back for a special edition of Millionaire. This was repeated in 2003 for contestants from the first season of the syndicated program.

In 2002, unlike the U. K. version where some questions have joke answers, the $100 question always have a joke answer posed by Meredith Vieira as the last answer choice.

In the original US version of the show, the board went . . . $16,000, $32,000, $64,000, $125,000. . . That is when the format changed to Merideth Viera's hosting and the board being redone at that point. This is also where the Switch the Question lifeline was added once you reached the $25,000 mark. After was $50,000 (instead of $64,000) and $100,000 (instead of $125000).

Finally, the Ask the Audience lifeline was expanded. Instead of just the studio audience giving answers, users of the AOL Instant Messenger could participate too. If they had asked the screenname MillionaireIM to allow his or her participation, then they would receive an instant message if a contestant used his or her Ask the Audience lifeline. Users in a Computing context refers to one who uses a computer system The message would contain the question and four possible answers, and they would send their answer back. This was the first time in history that the public had been able to interact with a game show while it was being taped. When the tape was shown, the results of the poll would first show the studio audience's response, then the IM users' response. The AIM side of the lifeline failed to work at times. In these instances, the game show's policy was to allow the contestant to only rely on the studio audience's response. The AOL Instant Messenger Ask the Audience lifeline has been suspended as of the fifth season of the syndicated version of the show following the withdrawal of sponsorship of the program by AOL.

Popularity

The show initially drew in up to 30 million viewers a day three times a week, an unheard-of number in modern network television. In the 1999-2000 season, it averaged #1 in the ratings against all other television shows. The next year (2000-2001), it also frequently placed within the top three or top five programs; finishing at #3 in the ratings[2]. However, the show's ratings began to fall during the 2000-2001 season, and by the start of the 2001-2002 season, the ratings were only a fraction of what they had been one year ago. ABC's reliance on Millionaire's popularity led to the network's falling quickly from its former spot as the nation's most-watched network.

The show was immensely popular in that one could qualify for the show by competing in a telephone contest with hopefuls across the country by dialing a toll free number and answering three questions by putting things or events in order by using your telephone keypad. The 10,000-20,000 people who answered all three questions correctly were entered into a random drawing in which approximately 300 people would compete for 10 spots on the show using the same phone quiz method.

Episodes of the ABC version have been rerun on GSN since September 2003 (except August 1999 & 2002 shows). Prime time Who Wants to be a Millionaire is still the highest-rated regularly-scheduled program on GSN. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television

Spin-offs

Celebrity versions

The show began to dabble in celebrity versions of the game in mid-2000, at the height of its popularity. The first version featured stars such as Drew Carey, Rosie O'Donnell, Queen Latifah, and Dana Carvey; later celebrity players included P. Diddy, Vanessa Williams, Chevy Chase, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, Norm MacDonald, and future Millionaire host Meredith Vieira. Drew Allison Carey (born May 23 1958 is an American Comedian, Actor and Game show host. Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an Emmy -award winning American Comedian and Actor known for his work on Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American Singer-songwriter and actress. Cornelius Crane “Chevy” Chase (born October 8 1943 is an American Emmy Award-winning Comedian, Writer, and television and film Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Lars Ulrich (born December 26 1963) is a Danish Drummer best known as the co-founder of the American heavy metal Norman Gene Macdonald (born October 17, 1963) is a Canadian Comedian and Actor of Scottish heritage Meredith Louise Vieira (born December 30, 1953) is an American Journalist, Television personality, and Game show host Later, Carol Alt, Martin Short, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Charlie Sheen, Jon Stewart, Joey McIntyre and more. Carol Ann Alt (born December 1 1960) is an American model and actress Martin Hayter Short, CM (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian Comedian, Actor, writer, Singer and Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27 1971 – April 25 2002 better known by her Stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper, Singer, Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller (born November 30 1965 is an Emmy Award -winning American Comedian, actor Film producer and director Thomas Jack Black Jr (born August 28 1969 is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician. Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3 1965 better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28 1962 is an American Comedian, Satirist, Actor, Writer, and Joseph Mulrey McIntyre (aka Joe McIntyre or Joey McIntyre, born December 31, 1972 in Needham Massachusetts) is an American Drew Carey is the only celebrity to be on Millionaire twice (First time was $500,000 and then the second time was $32,000 which was a drop from $125,000 for a grand total of $532,000). Drew Allison Carey (born May 23 1958 is an American Comedian, Actor and Game show host. Rosie O'Donnell is the only celebrity to be on Millionaire and then later be a Phone-A-Friend. Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell She along with Steve Martin, Sam Simon and Kim Basinger are the only celebrity phone-a-friends. Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, Comedian, Writer, Sam Simon (born c 1955) is an American Television producer and writer, most notable as one of the original developers of The Kimila Ann "Kim" Basinger (ˈbeɪsɪŋɚ bay-sing-er often mispronounced /ˈbæsɪndʒɚ/ bass-in-jer) (born December 8, 1953) P. Diddy ($125,000), Jon Stewart ($125,000), Queen Latifah ($250,000), Martin Short ($32,000 which was a drop from $250,000), Heidi Klum ($250,000), Kelly Ripa Consuelos ($250,000), John Leguizamo ($32,000 which was a drop from $125,000), Martina McBride ($125,000), Lance Bass ($125,000), Emeril Lagasse ($125,000), Nick Lachey ($32,000 which was a drop from $125,000), Denis Leary ($125,000), Drew Carey (see above) and Jack Black ($125,000) are the only Millionaire celebrities to also go on Live With Regis and Kelly (Ripa being the co-host). Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28 1962 is an American Comedian, Satirist, Actor, Writer, and Martin Hayter Short, CM (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian Comedian, Actor, writer, Singer and Heidi Klum (ˈklʊm born June 1 1973 is a German model, actress TV presenter, Fashion designer, Television producer and occasional singer Kelly Maria Ripa (born October 2, 1970) an American Daytime Emmy Award -winning actress, Television personality and John Leguizamo (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated Colombian -American Comedian Martina McBride (born Martina Mariea Schiff, July 29, 1966 in Sharon, Kansas, USA) is an American country-pop James Lance Bass (born May 4 1979 is an American pop Singer, Actor, film and Television producer, and Author Emeril John Lagasse (born October 15 1959) is an American Celebrity chef, Restaurateur, Television personality and Nicholas Scott Lachey (ləˈʃeɪ phonetically "la-SHAY" (born November 9 1973 is an American pop Singer and Actor who rose to Denis Colin Leary (born August 18, 1957) is a Golden Globe - and Emmy Award -nominated American Actor, Comedian Drew Allison Carey (born May 23 1958 is an American Comedian, Actor and Game show host. Thomas Jack Black Jr (born August 28 1969 is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician. Live with Regis and Kelly is a syndicated American television Talk show, hosted by Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. Drew Carey, Rosie O'Donnell and Norm MacDonald (in that order) are the only celebrities to win $500,000. Drew Allison Carey (born May 23 1958 is an American Comedian, Actor and Game show host. Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell Norman Gene Macdonald (born October 17, 1963) is a Canadian Comedian and Actor of Scottish heritage The show was a huge hit in the ratings, and since they were playing for charity, and for fear that celebrities would be too embarrassed to miss an early question, all players were allowed to receive help from their fellow players to attain the $32,000 level, resulting in some humorous exchanges when a celebrity player got stumped. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television A classic example of this occurred in an episode (second episode of second celebrity edition for $300) where Jon Lovitz could not identify limes as the second ingredient in Sprite (after lemons), which prompted Kermit The Frog, who was there just for support, to amusingly ask him, "Hey Jon, What color am I? (referring to the fact that he and limes are both green)," after which Lovitz answered the question correctly (Kermit in which is the only muppet and celebrity audience member to be on Live). Jonathan M "Jon" Lovitz (born July 21, 1957) is an American Actor and Comedian perhaps best known as a cast member of Saturday Kermit the Frog is a Muppet, one of Puppeteer Jim Henson 's most famous and beloved creations first introduced in 1955 ABC began to rely heavily on celebrity episodes - for most of the 2001-02 season, fully half of the series were celebrity or other "special editions", a move which coincided with the show's drop from the top of the ratings. When celebrities played the game, because they were playing for charity, all were guaranteed at least $32,000. In most cases, all contestants got a shot at the main game. In cases in which that did not apply, at the end of the series, all contestants that failed to get into the hotseat were automatically given $32,000.

It was announced in 2005 that the syndicated show would bring back celebrities for a special edition to air in November 2005, but those episodes never materialized.

Syndication

In 2002, Disney's Disney-ABC Domestic Television started selling a new version of the show for daily syndication, with a new host, Meredith Vieira (who previously appeared on the nighttime show during a celebrity week). Disney-ABC Domestic Television is the domestic Television syndication firm of the Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Meredith Louise Vieira (born December 30, 1953) is an American Journalist, Television personality, and Game show host It was initially proposed and developed under the assumption that the prime time show would still be airing on ABC, but the prime time show was cancelled a few months before the syndicated show premiered. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The syndicated version doesn't include the Fastest Finger competition; contestants are brought out individually during each half-hour show after passing contestant auditions, which are similar to most game show auditions.

Because of Vieira's commitments with her new job at NBC News, substitute hosts are frequently used, and have represented the traditional "big three" networks -- Tom Bergeron (employed by Disney for Dancing with the Stars), Al Roker (who also happens to work alongside Meredith Vieira on Today), and Tim Vincent (of NBC-syndicated Access Hollywood) each guest-hosted a week's worth of shows during the 2006-07 season. NBC News is the news division of American Television network NBC, a part of NBC Universal, which is majority-owned by General Electric Tom Bergeron (born May 6, 1955 in Haverhill Massachusetts) is an American Television personality and Game show host, best Albert Lincoln "Al" Roker Jr (born August 20 1954 is an American television broadcaster best known as the weather anchor for NBC 's Today Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. Tim Vincent (born Timothy Russell Walker, 4 November 1972) is a Welsh actor and television presenter who is most famous for being a presenter [3]. CBS News weatherman Dave Price hosted a week of shows in March 2008, and NBC's Access Hollywood reporter Billy Bush reportedly also filled in for episodes that aired in April 2008. Dave Price (born October 18, 1966 in Poughkeepsie New York) is a Reporter and weatherman for the CBS 's The Early William Hall "Billy" Bush (born October 13 1971) was the chief host/announcer of the syndicated NBC Universal TV show [4] [5]

During a week of episodes in Series Six (November 2007), to celebrate the syndicated version's 1,000th episode, all contestants that week started with $1,000 (which meant that no contestant could leave with nothing), and only had to answer ten questions to win the $1 Million. Also, 20 home viewers each day during that week won $1,000 each.

Qualifications

Unlike the original network version, where aspiring contestants made a phone call, answered a few questions correctly on the phone, and were randomly selected, leading to a fastest-finger competition to determine the player in the hot seat, the current version uses a more traditional game show procedure, similar to what is used for most game shows. This toughens the contestant pool.

In a 2007 interview with Jeopardy! champion Bob Harris, who has participated in tryouts for the current Millionaire, contestants, depending on touring (in markets of local Millionaire affiliates) or studio (in the ABC studios in New York) tryouts, are required to pass a quiz between 30 and 40 questions which is electronically scored.

Contestants who pass the general-knowledge test are then interviewed by production staff. Persons who impress the production staff the most are then sent to New York for the show for their taping.

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Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire

Main article: Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire

In 2004, Regis Philbin returned to ABC for 12 episodes of a spin-off Millionaire called Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire or better known as Super Millionaire. Who Wants to be a Super Millionaire, often shortened to Super Millionaire, was a Television Game show Spin-off to the Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931) is an Emmy Award -winning American Television personality and occasional Actor The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The show offered a $10 Million top prize. The show premiered in February 2004 and showed 5 episodes. The show returned later in May 2004 for 7 more episodes.

The Lifelines:

The Two New Lifelines

The new lifelines were only given to a contestant once they answered the $100,000 question correctly. Before proposing a merge request please see Talk and see if the merger you propose has recently been made and

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Play It!

Main article: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Play It!

A version of this game named Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Play It! was formerly an attraction at the Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida and at Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim, California. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Play It! was an attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Disney's Hollywood Studios is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Disney's California Adventure Park (commonly referred to by its initials DCA) is a Theme park in Anaheim California, adjacent to Disneyland Park The game was very similar to the television version. On each question, the audience, using a keypad attached to the back of the seat in front, chose A, B, C, or D. When a contestant chose to stop playing, the next contestant was picked from the audience member who answered the most questions correctly and most quickly. This version was not played for cash. For every question answered correctly, the contestant received a pin, and after reaching the "safe havens", a baseball cap and polo shirt. The top prize was a three-night cruise for four aboard the Disney Cruise Line and during the prime-time US version the prize was going to be in the contestant pool.

Notable contestants

Million Dollar Winners on ABC

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Million Dollar Winners in Syndication

To date, no contestant on either the ABC or syndicated versions of the show has ever answered the million dollar question incorrectly. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. On the ABC version, they would have lost $468,000; on the current syndicated version, they would lose $475,000 (the monetary value of question 10 was reduced from $32,000 to $25,000). The most money ever lost on the show was $218,000 (in the prime time version), when contestants answered their $500,000 question incorrectly, lowering their prize from $250,000 to just $32,000 (see list of contestants who missed their $500,000 question below). In the syndicated version, the most would be $225,000 (thus lowering their prize to $25,000).

To this date, there has NOT been a millionaire since Nancy Christy won in 2003.

$500,000 winners on ABC

If Norm MacDonald went for the $1 Million and said Final Answer, he would've been right for the $1 Million. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Drew Allison Carey (born May 23 1958 is an American Comedian, Actor and Game show host. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Norm MacDonald, Norm Macdonald, Norm McDonald, or Norm Mcdonald may refer to Norm Macdonald (comedian (born 1963 Canadian-born Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

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This list only contains those who sat in the hot seat and won nothing by giving a wrong answer between questions 1-5. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " It does not contain other people who left with nothing because they did not win the fastest finger rounds, and therefore failed to get into the hot seat at all.

Most of these contestants made appearances on the primetime zero dollar winner edition, but only a select few got a second chance to play the main game by winning the fastest finger rounds. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The rest, unable to get back into the hot seat, once again left with nothing.

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