Supriya Ghosh (Editor)

¿Quién quiere ser millonario (Venezuelan game show)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country of origin
  
Venezuela

First episode date
  
23 August 2000

Cast
  
Eladio Lárez

Running time
  
60 minutes

Presented by
  
Eladio Lárez

Networks
  
RCTV, Televen

¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (Venezuelan game show) httpsiytimgcomvivCaZDUitQYhqdefaultjpg

Created by
  
David Briggs Mike Whitehill Steve Knight

Original network
  
RCTV (2000—2010) Televen (2011-present)

Original release
  
23 August 2000 (2000-08-23) – May 23, 2007 — 18 July 2007, January 20, 2010, May 8, 2011 — present

Program creators
  
Steven Knight, Mike Whitehill, David Briggs

Composers
  
Keith Strachan, Matthew Strachan

Similar
  
Nadie me dirá como quererte, Winning Lines, Kannadada Kotyadhipati, Ai Là Triệu Phú, Talking Telephone Numbers

¿Quién Quiere ser Millonario? (English translation: Who Wants to be a Millionaire?) is a Venezuelan game show based on the British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show offers large cash prizes for correctly answering a series of randomised multiple-choice questions of varying difficulties. Currently host by Eladio Lárez, It aired Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) from August 23, 2000 to May 23, 2007, 4 days before the station lost its broadcast license on May 27. The show went on the air again on July 18, 2007 when RCTV became a cable television network, and ended production on 20 January 2010 after the station was shut down on January 24. On 8 May 2011, another terrestrial, popular and currently ratings leader station, Televen began new broadcasts of the show, as an original RCTV production. ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? Has been labeled by the press and critics as the best of his style, though the theme is the same as that of other Latin American countries. The current top price is worth 2000 USD according to the black market exchange of USD for Venezuelan Bolivares.

Contents

The game's prizes

  • 1. question • 80 Bs.F
  • 2. question • 150 Bs.F
  • 3. question • 200 Bs.F
  • 4. question • 300 Bs.F
  • 5. question500 Bs.F (guaranteed sum)
  • 6. question • 700 Bs.F
  • 7. question • 1,100 Bs.F
  • 8. question • 1,800 Bs.F
  • 9. question • 3,000 Bs.F
  • 10. question5,000 Bs.F (guaranteed sum)
  • 11. question • 8,000 Bs.F
  • 12. question • 15,000 Bs.F
  • 13. question • 30,000 Bs.F
  • 14. question • 60,000 Bs.F
  • 15. question200,000 Bs.F
  • The game´s prizes{Televen} (2011)

    1. question.100 Bs.F
    2. question.200 Bs.F
    3. question.300 Bs.F
    4. question.400 Bs.F
    5. question.600 Bs.F(guaranteed gum)
    6. question.1,000 Bs.F
    7. question.1,500 Bs.F
    8. question.2,500 Bs.F
    9. question.4,000 Bs.F
    10. question.6,000 Bs.F(guaranteed gum)
    11. question.10,000 Bs.F
    12. question.20,000 Bs.F
    13. question.35,000 Bs.F
    14. question.80,000 Bs.F
    15. question.250,000 Bs.F

    The game´s prizes(2000-2007)RCTV

    1. question.40,000 Bs #question.80,000
    2. question.65,000 Bs #question.150,000
    3. question.100,000 Bs #question.200,000
    4. question.150,000 Bs #question.300,000
    5. question.250,000 Bs(guaranteed gum) #question,500,000
    6. question.400,000 Bs #question.700,000
    7. question.650,000 Bs #question.1,100,000
    8. question.1,100,000 Bs #question.1,800,000
    9. question.1,800,000 Bs #question.3,000,000
    10. question.3,000,000 Bs(guaranteed gum) #5,000,000
    11. question.6,250,000 Bs #8,000,000
    12. question.12,500,000 Bs #15,000,000
    13. question.25,000,000 Bs #30,000,000
    14. question.50,000,000 Bs #60,000,000
    15. question.100,000,000 Bs #200,000,000

    The game´s prizes (2012–present)

    1. question.100 Bs.F
    2. question.200 Bs.F
    3. question.400 Bs.F
    4. question.600 Bs.F
    5. question.1,000 Bs.F(guaranteed gum)
    6. question.1,500 Bs.F
    7. question.2,000 Bs.F
    8. question.4,000 Bs.F
    9. question.6,000 Bs.F
    10. question.10,000 Bs.F(guaranteed gum)
    11. question.15,000 Bs.F
    12. question.30,000 Bs.F
    13. question.60,000 Bs.F
    14. question.100,000 Bs.F
    15. question.300,000 Bs.F

    The game's prizes(2014–mid 2016)

    1. Question.200 Bs
    2. Question.300 Bs
    3. Question.500 Bs
    4. Question.1'000 Bs
    5. Question.1'500 Bs(Milestone)
    6. Question.2'000 Bs
    7. Question.3'000 Bs
    8. Question 8 : 5'000 Bs
    9. Question 9 : 7'000 Bs
    10. Question 10:13'000 Bs(milestone)
    11. Question 11 : 20'000 Bs
    12. Question 12 : 40'000 Bs
    13. Question 13 : 70'000 Bs
    14. Question 14 : 120'000 Bs
    15. Question 15 : 400'000 Bs(Top prize)

    The game's prizes(2016–present)

    1. Question.500 Bs
    2. Question.800 Bs
    3. Question.1'400 Bs
    4. Question.2'000 Bs
    5. Question.3'500 Bs(Milestone)
    6. Question.5'000 Bs
    7. Question.8'000 Bs
    8. Question 8 : 12'000 Bs
    9. Question 9 : 20'000 Bs
    10. Question 10: 30'000 Bs(milestone)
    11. Question 11 : 50'000 Bs
    12. Question 12 : 90'000 Bs
    13. Question 13 : 150'000 Bs
    14. Question 14 : 500'000 Bs
    15. Question 15 : 2'000'000 Bs(Top prize)

    Format

    This space is a game show aimed at the general public. It is led by the president of RCTV International, Dr. Eladio Larez and primetime broadcasts from the Teatro La Campina. In this new season, the participant may have a game mode where you can effectively Increased Risk risk losing more money, but in turn will have a 4th wildcard "Hearing him speak closer to the grand prize of 200,000 Bolivares Fuertes. Likewise, the audience in the studio, you have the opportunity to earn up to 3,000 Bolivares Fuertes, if you have the knowledge to participate in this fourth wildcard The contest is a development of single-choice questions with four options, the contestant must answer correctly to advance and in turn increase the monetary gains. The participant must be a person with extensive domain knowledge as well as stress, because as each question above, thanks to his poise and assertiveness, increasing levels of difficulty and demands of the questions. Meanwhile, viewers live for an hour the challenge of the contestant, who is facing a monumental machinery staging.

    Rules

    You can participate in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" If you are Venezuelan or foreigner legally residing in Venezuela, over 18 years and you are not familiar of any employee of RCTV Internacional, 1BC or its affiliates. First step: There are two ways to participate by calling the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" 0900-17288-88 or sending a text message to your age, sex and identification number from any phone to the number 1590 and follow the instructions of the system. The call comes at a cost of 0.60 BSF BS or 595 plus the cost of local call and every text message will cost $0.50 F or 500 BS. Both options will be three questions, you have five seconds to answer correctly each and have the option to participate in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." If you were not shortlisted try again 0900-17288-88 calling or sending a text message to 1590. In a recorded weekly draw, with the participation of all respondents correctly during that week, 14 participants are chosen randomly selected and after a personality test, only 10 participate in the program, the remaining 4 will be whether any the former has a reason to stop him.

    First Step: Let's play Millionaire!

    There are two ways to participate by calling the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" 0900-17288-88 or sending a text message to your age, sex and identification number from any phone to the number 1590 and follow the instructions of the system. The call comes at a cost of 0.60 BSF BS or 595 plus the cost of local call and every text message will cost $0.50 F or 500 BS. Both options will be three questions, you have five seconds to answer correctly each and have the option to participate in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire."

    Second Step: : "The Faster Mind"

    Once in the program, Dr. Eladio Larez will ask a question to the participants who answer correctly in the shortest time, wins the right to be a millionaire. At the discretion of the production program will bse step 2 as often as it considers appropriate. Participants who have not earned the right to be a millionaire, in the "Round of mind faster, may be trying to be shortlisted again 0900-17288-88 calling or sending a text message to 1590 after six months, now if you got past the Round of mind faster and want to return to participate in the program must wait a period of one year.

    Third Step: "Ready to Win"

    Will be a maximum of 15 single-choice questions with four answer choices. Each question has an associated amount. This amount is the one who wins the participant in answering the question correctly. All amounts are subject to withholding tax which the law requires.

    The participant can choose two modes:

  • Traditional Methods:
  • The formulation of each question, participants can: Answer the question correctly, which means you earn the amount associated with it and the possibility of continuing participation. Retire without answering, in this case earns the amount associated with the last question answered correctly. Respond incorrectly, in this case. If the incorrect answer to a question corresponds to level A, the participant does not earn any amount and you lose the right to continue participating. If the incorrect answer to a question corresponds to level B, the participant wins the amount associated with question 5, and lost the right to continue participating. If the incorrect answer to a question corresponds to the level C, the participant wins the amount associated with question 10 wing, and you lose the right to continue participating. In addition, there are three wild cards that can be used only once, at any time. The wildcards are: Call a friend, who in less than 30 seconds can help you by phone, 50 / 50, where the participant only give two options for which you must select one, and vote for the audience: The audience will vote for answer you think is correct.

  • New Method:
  • The formulation of each question, participants can: Answer the question correctly, which means you earn the amount associated with it and the possibility of continuing participation. Retire without answering, in this case earns the amount associated with the last question answered correctly. Respond incorrectly, in this case: If the incorrect answer to a question corresponds to level A (questions 1 through 5), the participant does not earn any amount and you lose the right to continue participating. If the incorrect answer to a question corresponds to level B (questions 6 to 15), the participant wins the amount associated with question 5, and lost the right to continue participating. But with 4 wild cards that can be used once, 3 of them at any time. The fourth wildcard chance Hearing only be used after question 5 and consists of three people from the public tell the participant the answer is considered correct, with the possibility of earning up to 3,000 Bolivars Fuertes. The other 3 jokers are the same as the traditional mode. To participate as audience in the program "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", You must call during office hours to your 0212.401.20.25, so will attend the theater's countryside and have the chance to win up to 3,000 Bolivars Fuertes.

    Who makes you a millionaire?

    With his career on television, besides having great prestige and credibility, and Dr. Eladio Larez is the figure shown to lead you on your way millionaire. Apart from being the president of our television plant, is the greatest figure of the Venezuelan Federation of Television industry and has chaired the International Association of Broadcasting (AIR).

    References

    ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (Venezuelan game show) Wikipedia