Кто хочет стать миллионером? is a Russiangame show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Dmitry Dibrov. 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, Phone A Friend, Ask The Audience and Double Dip. For some time there also was a fifth lifeline, Three Wise Men. Кто хочет стать миллионером? is broadcast from February 19, 2001 to today. It is shown by on the Russian TV station Channel One on Saturdays at 6:45 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!.
Broadcast history
The Russian version of the series premiered on October 1, 1999 on NTV. Initially, the program was called, "O, schastlivchik!", presented by Dmitry Dibrov. The game combines the simplicity of the rules to provide an opportunity to win the top prize of 1 million rubles. The series gained enormous popularity among Russian audiences, and in 2000, was awarded a Taffy award for Best Entertainment Program. On February 19, 2001, the program moved to channel ORT and was renamed to its current title to reflect the name of the franchise. Dibrov departed the show, and was succeeded by comedian Maxim Galkin. On September 17, 2005 the money tree was revised, with the top prize now worth 3 million rubles. On December 21, 2008 Dibrov returned to hosting the show once more.
Payout structure
Old game's version
Earlier, the game was called О, счастливчик! and it was shown on NTV. It was broadcast from October 1, 1999 to January 27, 2001. It was shown on the Russian TV station NTV. In 2001, the show was superseded by a second adoption named Кто хочет стать миллионером? and aired on public Russian broadcaster Channel One. For a while TNT broadcast reruns of О, счастливчик! episodes.
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.
