Country of origin South Africa First episode date 2000 Presented by Jeremy Maggs | Original network SABC3 (earlier M-Net) Final episode date 2005 Genre Game show | |
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Running time 30 minutes including commercials Original release 7 November, 1999 – 2005 | ||
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a South African game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The game show was hosted by Jeremy Maggs. The main goal of the game was to win 1 million rand by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There were three lifelines - 50:50, Phone a Friend and Ask the Audience. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? was shown on the South African TV station SABC3 (earlier M-Net). When a contestant got the fifth question correct, he left with at least 1,000 rand. When a contestant got the tenth question correct, he left with at least 32,000 rand. Four seasons of the show were made. There was a project of making this show in Afrikaans, but it wasn't realised.
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The game's prizes
Top prize winners
David Paterson was the only million rand winner, on 19 March 2000. He was the first winner outside of the United States.
Link
Official Website