Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Hong Kong game show)
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | |
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| Original title | 百萬富翁 |
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| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Celador International (2001–2005) 2waytraffic International (2018) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ATV Home (2001–2005) Asia Television Digital Media (2018) |
| Release | April 29, 2001 – March 20, 2005 |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Chinese: 百萬富翁; Cantonese Yale: baak3 maan6 fu3 yung1, lit. The Millionaire) 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. It first aired on April 29, 2001. It was broadcast by Hong Kong's ATV.
It is notable in ATV's 58-year history for being one of its few viewership successes over its rival station TVB.[1]
As ATV returned broadcasting as an OTT provider in December 2017, a revival of the show was announced. The new series is hosted by Stephen Chan.[2]
Money Tree
| Payout structure[3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Question number | Question value | |
| 2001–2005 | 2018 | |
| 1 | $1,000 | |
| 2 | $2,000 | |
| 3 | $3,000 | |
| 4 | $4,000 | |
| 5 | $8,000 | $6,000 |
| 6 | $10,000 | |
| 7 | $20,000 | |
| 8 | $30,000 | |
| 9 | $40,000 | |
| 10 | $60,000 | |
| 11 | $80,000 | |
| 12 | $150,000 | |
| 13 | $250,000 | |
| 14 | $500,000 | |
| 15 | $1,000,000 | |
Notable Contestants
Top Prize Winners
- James Wong and Petrina Fung, 15 July 2001 (celebrity edition)
HK$1 million (15 of 15) – no time limit, Ask the Audience used
The Xinjiang people can enjoy their self-produced hairy crabs. From which lake are these crabs artificially bred?
- Chaiwopu Lake (85%)(correct answer)
- Ayding Lake (9%)
- Lop Nur (2%)
- Heaven Lake (4%)
- Stephen Chow and Erica Li, 21 August 2001 (celebrity edition)
HK$1 million (15 of 15) – no time limit
From which disease did western composer Chopin die of?
- Heart attack
- Tuberculosis(correct answer)
- Renal failure
- Stomach cancer
- Chan Hon-cheung (陳漢翔), 2 November 2001
HK$1 million (15 of 15) – no time limit, 50:50 used
Where is the Chinese tourist attraction Butterfly Spring located?
- Cheng Tak-cheung (鄭德璋), 7 February 2003 (million dollar tournament)
Top Prize Losers (People who answered the final question incorrectly)
- Ling Wing Kuen (凌永權) and Ling Shuk Ling (凌淑玲), 9 November 2001 (lost HK$440,000)
HK$1 million (15 of 15) – no time limit
Which of the nine planets has only sixteen satellites?
- Peggy Cash and Rose Money, 1 June 2018[5]
HK$1 million (15 of 15) – no time limit
In Thai, what does "Till La Ma" mean in Cantonese?
- Come on(chosen; incorrect answer)
- Do not fight
- Play again(correct answer)
- I do not know
Notes
- ^ Shirley Law (28 August 2001). "ATV tastes early success in quiz shows audience battle". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Phoenix Un (18 December 2017). "Never-say-die ATV reinvents itself with app". The Standard. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Baak Maan Fu Yung". GameSHOWS.ru.
- ^ Jupiter had 28 discovered satellites then, only 16 were named, which the question did not specify.
- ^ "Season 5 Finale". vk.com.