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Created by Endemol Original network RTL Presented by Günther Jauch Networks RTL Television, RTL Group | 6.9/10 IMDb Country of origin Germany First episode date 3 September 1999 Cast Günther Jauch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Running time about 45 minutes-180 minutes (Celebrity edition) Original release 3 September 1999 – Present Adapted from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Awards Deutscher Fernsehpreis - Best Entertainment Show Similar Die Millionenshow, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Let's Dance, Deutschland sucht den Superstar, Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wer wird Millionär? (English translation: Who will become a millionaire?) is a German game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Günther Jauch. The main goal of the game is to win €1 million (earlier 1 million DM) by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. Wer wird Millionär? has been broadcasting from 3 September 1999 until today. It is shown on the German TV station RTL on Mondays and Fridays at 20:15 (UTC+1). If contestants get the fifth question correct, they will leave with at least €500 (earlier 1,000 DM). If they get the tenth question correct, they will leave with at least €16,000 (earlier 32,000 DM).
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The game's prizes
In the second (current) version of Wer wird Millionär?, there are fifteen questions with the following prize schedule:
Gamblers' special ("Zocker-Special") version:
In the first version of Wer wird Millionär?, there were fifteen questions with the following prize schedule:
Fourth Lifeline (Ask One Of The Audience)
Since 2007, there has been a fourth lifeline, called Zusatzjoker (additional lifeline). It can be added to the three normal lifelines "Ask the Audience" ("Publikumsjoker"), "Fifty-fifty" ("Fünfzig-fünfzig-Joker") and "Phone a Friend" ("Telefonjoker"). When using this lifeline, members of the audience who think to know the answer can stand up and one of them can talk to the contestant after being chosen by them. If the member of the audience gives the right answer, they will win €500. The contestant can follow the chosen person but they don't have to. If the contestant walks away and does not trust the chosen person but the answer is right, the chosen person will nevertheless win €500 because they got the correct answer. The contestant can add this lifeline before the game starts, however, if one does so, there will be no guaranteed prize sum of €16,000 upon getting the 10th question correctly. If a contestant chooses the fourth lifeline, they can also phone a person in Germany selected at random (extended phone-a-friend lifeline). The contestant can say the gender, age and the town of the person which shall be called. Then RTL calls to see if the person picks up (after 30 seconds the phone call will be interrupted.) If the person picks up but does not want to help or cannot help, the phone-a-friend lifeline is considered to be played and is not usable anymore. If the phoned person answers correctly, they will get €500. But the extended phone-a-friend lifeline is only usable with the fourth lifeline. It is an alternative to the normal phone-a-friend lifeline. If a contestant has used the extended phone-a-friend lifeline, they are not allowed to call one of his previously selected three selected friends.
Top prize winners
These are the questions with which people have won the biggest prize.
Marlene Grabherr died in 2013 at the age of 60.
