Quiz $ Millionaire (Japanese: クイズ$ミリオネア Kuizu $ Mirionea), is a Japanese game show that is based off of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. In order to win the ¥10,000,000 top prize, they have to answer 15 questions correctly. The show was first aired on April 20, 2000 and hosted by Monta Mino.
Lifelines[]
In the show, each contestant had three standard lifelines:
- 50:50 (フィフティ・フィフティ, Fifuti Fifuti). The computer randomly removes two wrong answers.
- Phone-a-Friend, also Telephone (テレフォン, Terefon). This lifeline is radically different from the other international versions. There are four Phone-a-Friends in a soundproof booth. The question is shown at the activation of the lifeline and it is not read to the Phone-a-Friends. The Phone-a-Friends can confer among each other, like the Three Wise Men. The only similarity to the Phone-a-Friend in other countries is the fact the Phone-a-Friend music is used.
- Ask the Audience, also Audience (オーディエンス, Ōdiensu). The audience vote for what they think is the correct answer. Results are displayed as percentages.
Seasons[]
- Season 1 (14 episodes, April 20 - August 31, 2000)
- Season 2 (42 episodes, September 7, 2000 - August 9, 2001)
- Season 3 (45 episodes, September 6, 2001 - August 29, 2002)
- Season 4 (45 episodes, September 5, 2002 - August 28, 2003)
- Season 5 (39 episodes, September 4, 2003 - August 26, 2004)
- Season 6 (43 episodes, September 2, 2004 - August 25, 2005)
- Season 7 (42 episodes, September 1, 2005 - August 31, 2006)
- Season 8 (26 episodes, September 7, 2006 - August 30, 2007)
- Season 9 (3 episodes, September 23, 2007 - March 27, 2008)
- Season 10 (4 episodes, September 18, 2008 - April 1, 2009)
- Season 11 (2 episodes, September 15, 2009 - March 9, 2010)
- Season 12 (2 episodes, December 7, 2010 - March 31, 2011)
- Season 13 (1 episode, January 2, 2013)
In total, for 13 seasons, 308 episodes were aired. From April 20, 2000 to March 29, 2007 (episodes 1-291), the episodes were aired as normal, and all episodes from May 3, 2007 to January 2, 2013 (episodes 292-306) were specials.
Money Trees[]
Classic Version[]
| Question No. |
Correct Answer Value |
Walk Away Value |
Miss Answer Value |
Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | ¥10,000,000 | ¥7,500,000 | ¥1,000,000 | ¥6,500,000 |
| 14 | ¥7,500,000 | ¥5,000,000 | ¥4,000,000 | |
| 13 | ¥5,000,000 | ¥2,500,000 | ¥1,500,000 | |
| 12 | ¥2,500,000 | ¥1,500,000 | ¥500,000 | |
| 11 | ¥1,500,000 | ¥1,000,000 | ¥0 | |
| 10 | ¥1,000,000 | ¥750,000 | ¥100,000 | ¥650,000 |
| 9 | ¥750,000 | ¥500,000 | ¥400,000 | |
| 8 | ¥500,000 | ¥250,000 | ¥150,000 | |
| 7 | ¥250,000 | ¥150,000 | ¥50,000 | |
| 6 | ¥150,000 | ¥100,000 | ¥0 | |
| 5 | ¥100,000 | ¥50,000 | ¥0 | ¥50,000 |
| 4 | ¥50,000 | ¥30,000 | ¥30,000 | |
| 3 | ¥30,000 | ¥20,000 | ¥20,000 | |
| 2 | ¥20,000 | ¥10,000 | ¥10,000 | |
| 1 | ¥10,000 | ¥0 | ¥0 |
2001 New Year Special[]
| Question No. |
Correct Answer Value |
Walk Away Value |
Miss Answer Value |
Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | ¥20,000,000 | ¥15,000,000 | ¥1,000,000 | ¥14,000,000 |
| 14 | ¥15,000,000 | ¥10,000,000 | ¥9,000,000 | |
| 13 | ¥10,000,000 | ¥5,000,000 | ¥4,000,000 | |
| 12 | ¥5,000,000 | ¥2,000,000 | ¥1,000,000 | |
| 11 | ¥2,000,000 | ¥1,000,000 | ¥0 | |
| 10 | ¥1,000,000 | ¥750,000 | ¥100,000 | ¥650,000 |
| 9 | ¥750,000 | ¥500,000 | ¥400,000 | |
| 8 | ¥500,000 | ¥250,000 | ¥150,000 | |
| 7 | ¥250,000 | ¥150,000 | ¥50,000 | |
| 6 | ¥150,000 | ¥100,000 | ¥0 | |
| 5 | ¥100,000 | ¥50,000 | ¥0 | ¥50,000 |
| 4 | ¥50,000 | ¥30,000 | ¥30,000 | |
| 3 | ¥30,000 | ¥20,000 | ¥20,000 | |
| 2 | ¥20,000 | ¥10,000 | ¥10,000 | |
| 1 | ¥10,000 | ¥0 | ¥0 |
2002 New Year Special[]
| Question No. |
Correct Answer Value |
Walk Away Value |
Miss Answer Value |
Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | ¥30,000,000 | ¥20,000,000 | ¥1,000,000 | ¥19,000,000 |
| 14 | ¥20,000,000 | ¥10,000,000 | ¥9,000,000 | |
| 13 | ¥10,000,000 | ¥5,000,000 | ¥4,000,000 | |
| 12 | ¥5,000,000 | ¥2,500,000 | ¥1,500,000 | |
| 11 | ¥2,500,000 | ¥1,000,000 | ¥0 | |
| 10 | ¥1,000,000 | ¥750,000 | ¥100,000 | ¥650,000 |
| 9 | ¥750,000 | ¥500,000 | ¥400,000 | |
| 8 | ¥500,000 | ¥250,000 | ¥150,000 | |
| 7 | ¥250,000 | ¥150,000 | ¥50,000 | |
| 6 | ¥150,000 | ¥100,000 | ¥0 | |
| 5 | ¥100,000 | ¥50,000 | ¥0 | ¥50,000 |
| 4 | ¥50,000 | ¥30,000 | ¥30,000 | |
| 3 | ¥30,000 | ¥20,000 | ¥20,000 | |
| 2 | ¥20,000 | ¥10,000 | ¥10,000 | |
| 1 | ¥10,000 | ¥0 | ¥0 |
Kids Edition[]
| Question No. |
Correct Answer Value |
Walk Away Value |
Miss Answer Value |
Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | ¥1,000,000 | ¥750,000 | ¥100,000 | ¥650,000 |
| 14 | ¥750,000 | ¥500,000 | ¥400,000 | |
| 13 | ¥500,000 | ¥250,000 | ¥150,000 | |
| 12 | ¥250,000 | ¥150,000 | ¥50,000 | |
| 11 | ¥150,000 | ¥100,000 | ¥0 | |
| 10 | ¥100,000 | ¥75,000 | ¥10,000 | ¥65,000 |
| 9 | ¥75,000 | ¥50,000 | ¥40,000 | |
| 8 | ¥50,000 | ¥25,000 | ¥15,000 | |
| 7 | ¥25,000 | ¥15,000 | ¥5,000 | |
| 6 | ¥15,000 | ¥10,000 | ¥0 | |
| 5 | ¥10,000 | ¥5,000 | ¥0 | ¥5,000 |
| 4 | ¥5,000 | ¥3,000 | ¥3,000 | |
| 3 | ¥3,000 | ¥2,000 | ¥2,000 | |
| 2 | ¥2,000 | ¥1,000 | ¥1,000 | |
| 1 | ¥1,000 | ¥0 | ¥0 |
Elementary School Tournament (2003)[]
| Question No. |
Correct Answer Value |
Walk Away Value |
Miss Answer Value |
Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | ¥500,000 | ¥400,000 | ¥100,000 | ¥300,000 |
| 14 | ¥400,000 | ¥300,000 | ¥200,000 | |
| 13 | ¥300,000 | ¥200,000 | ¥100,000 | |
| 12 | ¥200,000 | ¥150,000 | ¥50,000 | |
| 11 | ¥150,000 | ¥100,000 | ¥0 | |
| 10 | ¥100,000 | ¥75,000 | ¥10,000 | ¥65,000 |
| 9 | ¥75,000 | ¥50,000 | ¥40,000 | |
| 8 | ¥50,000 | ¥25,000 | ¥15,000 | |
| 7 | ¥25,000 | ¥15,000 | ¥5,000 | |
| 6 | ¥15,000 | ¥10,000 | ¥0 | |
| 5 | ¥10,000 | ¥5,000 | ¥0 | ¥5,000 |
| 4 | ¥5,000 | ¥3,000 | ¥3,000 | |
| 3 | ¥3,000 | ¥2,000 | ¥2,000 | |
| 2 | ¥2,000 | ¥1,000 | ¥1,000 | |
| 1 | ¥1,000 | ¥0 | ¥0 |
Super Millionaire Episode 1 (23.12.2007)[]
| Question No. |
Correct Answer Value |
Walk Away Value |
Miss Answer Value |
Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | ¥20,000,000 | - | ¥0 | ¥15,000,000 |
| 9 | ¥15,000,000 | ¥10,000,000 | ||
| 8 | ¥10,000,000 | ¥5,000,000 | ¥5,000,000 | |
| 7 | ¥5,000,000 | ¥2,500,000 | ¥2,500,000 | |
| 6 | ¥2,500,000 | ¥1,000,000 | ¥1,000,000 | |
| 5 | ¥1,000,000 | ¥500,000 | ¥500,000 | |
| 4 | ¥500,000 | ¥250,000 | ¥250,000 | |
| 3 | ¥250,000 | ¥100,000 | ¥100,000 | |
| 2 | ¥100,000 | ¥10,000 | ¥10,000 | |
| 1 | ¥10,000 | ¥0 | ¥0 |
Super Millionaire Episode 2 (27.03.2008)[]
| Question No. |
Correct Answer Value |
Walk Away Value |
Miss Answer Value |
Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | ¥10,000,000 | - | ¥0 | ¥7,500,000 |
| 9 | ¥7,500,000 | ¥5,000,000 | ||
| 8 | ¥5,000,000 | ¥2,500,000 | ¥2,500,000 | |
| 7 | ¥2,500,000 | ¥1,500,000 | ¥1,500,000 | |
| 6 | ¥1,500,000 | ¥1,000,000 | ¥1,000,000 | |
| 5 | ¥1,000,000 | ¥500,000 | ¥500,000 | |
| 4 | ¥500,000 | ¥250,000 | ¥250,000 | |
| 3 | ¥250,000 | ¥100,000 | ¥100,000 | |
| 2 | ¥100,000 | ¥10,000 | ¥10,000 | |
| 1 | ¥10,000 | ¥0 | ¥0 |
The first Fastest Finger First[]
On April 20, 2000, in the first episode, the first FFF question was:
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| When converted into yen, please arrange in order of highest price as of today. | |
| ⬥ A: 1 US dollar | ⬥ B: 1 German mark |
| ⬥ C: 1 Hong Kong dollar | ⬥ D: 1 pound sterling |
| The right order was D-A-B-C. The first fastest contestant was 36-years-old Mitsuko Shin Takahashi (5,31 seconds) from Tokyo. He won ¥1,000,000. |
The very first question was:
| ¥10,000 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who is the current Prime Minister of Japan? | |
| ⬥ A: Ogai Mori | ⬥ B: Yoshiro Mori |
| ⬥ C: Shinichi Mori | ⬥ D: Mitsuko Mori |
| The other contestants in this episode were 25-year-old Yūko Nakajima from Chiba (won ¥1,000,000) and an unknown player, who reached at least Question 9 (¥750,000). |
Two FFF questions fails[]
1. August 17, 2000:
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Put the next Pink Lady's hit songs from the oldest | |
| ⬥ A: UFO | ⬥ B: SOS |
| ⬥ C: Monster | ⬥ D: Southpaw |
| The right order was BADC. |
2. July 22, 2001:
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Put the major tennis tournament from the earliest in a year | |
| ⬥ A: Wimbledon | ⬥ B: US Open |
| ⬥ C: French Open | ⬥ D: Australian Open |
| The right order was DCAB. |
Super Millionaire[]
Super Millionaire was like Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire in USA in 2004. Two episodes aired. In 1st episode top prize was ¥20,000,000, in 2nd was ¥10,000,000.
In order to earn the top prize, the contestant must correctly answer the 10 questions instead of 15. On questions 1-5 there are 4 options, and on questions 5-10 were 2 options. On the last two questions a contestant can't take the money, and also there are no guaranteed minimum amounts.
In Super Millionaire (Japanese: スーパー＄ミリオネア) the money trees were changed.
In the first episode, celebrities Toshirō Yanagiba (柳葉 敏郎), Kōji Ishizaka (石坂浩二), Yoshizumi Ishihara (石原良純), Hiroshi Shinagawa (品川祐), Ayako Nishikawa (西川史子), Sayaka Aoki (青木さやか) and Mona Yamamoto (山本モナ) appeared.
In the second episode, celebrities Oyakata Takanohana (貴乃花親方), Tetsuya Takeda (武田鉄矢), Sumiko Fuji (富司純子), Kamejirō Ichikawa (市川亀治郎, also Ichikawa Ennosuke IV, 四代目 市川 猿之助 or 市川猿之助 (4代目)), Ryūji Miyamoto (宮本隆治), Kazuo Tokumitsu (徳光和夫) and Rie Shibata (柴田理恵) appeared.
Clock format (2009-2010)[]
In 2009, the series became the first international version of Millionaire to adopt the clock format from the US version of the show. On September 15, 2009 (Season 11) the show returned to the air with some changes. The contestant now had a time limit on each question. If the time allotted to the question expired, the contestant automatically walks away with the money they've earned. If the time has not expired, it is added to the time bank, up to a total of 3 minutes.
- 1st-9th questions - 30 seconds
- 10th-12th questions - 60 seconds
- 13th-14th questions - 180 seconds
- 15th question - Time Bank (no more than 3 minutes)
On January 2, 2013, a special episode of the game was released with some updates. The graphic design was updated and the studio was improved. The time limit (clock) during the questions was removed.
Ratings of Specials[]
- August 17, 2000 (Celebrity Special) - ?
- April 5, 2001 (Celebrity Special) - ?
- September 6, 2001 (Children's Special) - ?
- April 4, 2002 (Celebrity Special) - ?
- June 27, 2002 - ?
- January 2, 2003 (New Year Special) - ?
- May 6, 2003 (Newlyweds Special) - ?
- September 4, 2003 (Elementary School Tournament) - ?
- August 26, 2004 (Elementary School Tournament) - ?
- April 21, 2005 (Couples Special) - ?
- July 21–28, 2005 (Parent and Child Special) - ?
- December 26, 2005 - ?
- January 2, 2006 (New Year Special) - ?
- August 31, 2006 - ?
- November 23, 2006 (Couples Special) - ?
- May 3, 2007 (Parent and Child Special) - 11%
- July 5, 2007 (Celebrity Special) - 13.1%
- August 30, 2007 - 13.1%
- September 23, 2007 - 11.5%
- December 23, 2007 (Super Millionaire) - 9.2%
- March 27, 2008 (Super Millionaire) - 11.7%
- September 18, 2008 (Celebrity Special) - 13.3%
- December 9, 2008 - 10.1%
- January 30, 2009 - 14.7%
- April 1, 2009 - ?
- September 15, 2009 - 13.0%
- March 9, 2010 - 15.3%
- December 7, 2010 - 13.0%
- March 31, 2011 - 9.8%
- January 2, 2013 - 6.8%
Celebrity Specials[]
- The first tournament was held on August 17, 2000. 16 celebrities (varied depending on the show) participated, the top ten of the written exams, who tried in advance tried quizzes at the V5 studio. People under 11th were able to participate in the final selection after completing one challenge, supplementing one person in descending order of the written test results. Not to mention sorting passers, there were also people who finished without being able to go straight to the V5 studio. In the newly established V5 studio challenger and all of the residuals in the supplementary room "Shuffle Chance" aiming at the center seat is set up, there is also the case that it will be broadcasted in the end of two weeks in the "Extended Battle", with two parts arranged quickly. There was also a competition for all quizzes participating.
- On April 4, 2002, celebrities Yoshiko Miyazaki (won ¥1,000,000), Aiko Satō (won ¥100,000), Yoshie Ichige (¥0, incentive prize), Erika Yamakawa (won ¥100,000), Eiko Koike (¥0), Tsutomu Sekine (won ¥1,000,000), Kano sisters (won ¥1,000,000) and Masakazu Mimura (won ¥1,000,000) appeared.
Children's Specials[]
Three episodes were broadcast with child contestants. One children's specials was broadcast on September 6, 2001, whilst two elemntary school tournaments were held on September 4, 2003 and August 26, 2004.
Parodies[]
A lot of parodies are made because this program has a very high degree of completeness, and the fountain sink holds a clear image and it is easy to imitate. Takashi Okamura (Oka Monta) was the host of "Quiz $ Majionair" (Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!). Also on the 27-hour television in 2004 Koji Imaja (Ima Monta) appeared as the host. Masahiro Nakai (Mino Manta) was the host of "Quiz $ Smallionaire". Hiroki Kawata and Gori were the hosts of "Quiz $ Schlionea", in which there was a case where Mino Monta himself appeared. All hosts show off for real reasons or better.
Winners[]
For all winners see: Quiz $ Millionaire/List of Winners
Special Editions[]
- Board game by Takara Tomy, released on September 27, 2001.
- Electronic game by Takara Tomy, released in November 29, 2001.
- PlayStation game by Eidos Interactive, released on December 20, 2001.
- PC game for Windows by Eidos Interactive, released on December 20, 2001.
- "Quiz $ Millionaire exciting party" ("クイズ$ミリオネア わくわくパーティー") for PC and PlayStation, by Eidos Interactive, released on November 28, 2002
- Book "Complete Capture! Quiz $ Millionaire" ("完全攻略! クイズ$ミリオネア", Kanzen kōryaku kuizu mirionea), originally released by Fusosha on March 20, 2002, ISBN 4594034381.
- PC game for Windows "Quiz $ Millionaire Wakuwaku Party" (クイズ$ミリオネア わくわくパーティー) by Eidos Interactive, released on December 12, 2002.
- PC game for PlayStation by Eidos, released on April 24, 2003.
- Game for Plus e (Eidos · Fuji Television Vision, distributed in 2003).
In addition, Visiware and Sony Pictures Television have released an app based on the program's format for iOS and Android devices. Mino introduced the app during the special that aired on January 2, 2013. The app allows home viewers to play the game simultaneously, being asked the same questions featured on the show.
Catchphrases[]
- The host often pronounced the phrase 'Final Answer?' as: fainaru ansaa? (Japanese: ファイナルアンサー!?, English: Final Answer?).
- After contestant said the correct answer, the host said: "Seikai", but when contestant said the incorrect answer, the host said: "Zannen".
Legal action[]
- In an interview, a contestant who participated in February 21, 2002, said that the answer to the 14th question was incorrect. He won ¥1,000,000. He decided to file a lawsuit for ¥6,500,000 in the Shizuoka District Court.
| ¥7,500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which word has become the etymology of the name of the seasoning "mayonnaise"? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Name of the sea | ⬥ B: Name of the town |
| ⬥ C: Person's name | ⬥ D: Mountain name |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 13% ⬥ B: 35% ⬥ C: 46% ⬥ D: 6% | |
On October 7, 2003, the Shizuoka District Court rendered a verdict in favor of the show, finding that the answer in the question was correct (it is a town, 34 literature out of the 33 document has the name of the town listed and certified), and dismissed the plaintiff's (contestant's) claim, losing them the case.
Gallery[]
On a solid backdrop. Note that it used British pound signs instead of Japanese yen/Chinese yuan signs before SPT took over the format.
As seen in intro. Note that it used British pound signs instead of Japanese yen/Chinese yuan signs before SPT took over the format.
Studio in 2001
Studio in 2013
Original Money tree (2000)
Original money tree (2013)
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Original money tree (Kids Edition)
Trivia[]
- Total number of top prize Winners: 38.
- Total number of top prize Losers: 52.
- Total number of empty-handed contestants: 34 (without Super Millionaire).
- 93-year-old Hisako Hara is the oldest contestant to compete on any version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?. Two other notably old contestants are Yoshiyuki Kōzu (74-years-old) and Meiko Nakamura (72-years-old) (appeared on November 16–23, 2006).
- 16-year-old Enari Kazuki is the youngest contestant to compete on a normal edition of Quiz $ Millionaire. They competed on November 9, 2000.
- Nagisa Katahira is the first contestant to reach the 14th question. He walked away, winning ¥5,000,000. His record was broken by Ichiei Yamawaki on July 13, 2000.
- Yasuyuki Kunimitsu is the first contestant in Asia to answer the top prize question correctly, winning ¥10,000,000.
- LaSalle Ishii is the first contestant who answered the final question wrong. This episode was watched by 30.1% of viewers (the record at that time).
- Mana Ashida is the youngest top prize winner, at 8-years-old.
- Yumiko Yamamoto is the first female contestant to go home empty-handed.
- Miyuki Imori is the only contestant who answered the 1st question wrong.
- There have been multiple instances where the percentage of the audience answering correctly was extremely low when the Ask the Audience lifeline was used. The first occurred on May 11, 2000, on the ¥5,000,000 question. Takayuki Yoshida used the lifeline and 63% of the audience voted for a single wrong answer, with only 14% answering correctly. The same percentage of the audience voted incorrectly (86%) twice in one show, on May 2, 2002, to two separate contestants: Kotome Sutou and Kazu Ono. On June 28, 2001, on the 4th question, Tomoaki Nakanishi used the Ask the Audience lifeline, and only 18% answered correctly, with 52% voting for a single answer. The contestant followed the audience, and left with nothing. On September 7, 2006, Ebizō Ichikawa used the Ask the Audience lifeline on the 14th question, where 70% audience voted for a single wrong answer, with only 5% answering correctly. This is the lowest percentage of the audience answering correctly in Quiz $ Millionaire history.
- For the first time, a very high rating was acquired for the October 26, 2000 episode. This episode was watched by 20.2% of TV viewers.
- The lowest payout in a single regular show of Quiz $ Millionaire occurred on June 21, 2001, where ¥400,000 was given away to 4 contestants who all failed to reach the second milestone and left with ¥100,000.
- On January 16, 2003, an unknown contestant reached the 13th question with all three lifelines intact.
- Some contestants kept every lifeline intact until the final question: the 50:50 lifeline was used on the final question on August 2, 2001, December 12, 2002, and March 23, 2006 by contestants Kyoko Tokoshima, Osamu Kuroki and Yūko Asano. The Phone-a-Friend lifeline was used on the final question on September 30, 2004 and March 23, 2006 by contestants Yuri Takano and Yuko Asano. The Ask the Audience lifeline was used on the final question on February 1, 2001 and January 16, 2003.
- Some contestants never used any lifelines during their run: on January 16, 2003 (unknown contestant), on March 9, 2006 (Masaki Kyomoto), on March 23, 2006 (Masahiko Tsugawa), on May 18, 2006 (unknown contestant), on September 7, 2006 (unknown contestant), on October 5, 2006 (Mitsugorō Bandō X) and on March 29, 2007 (Hideo Higashikokubaru).
- Also players appeared, who after using 50:50 lifeline answered incorrectly the 14th question (on May 23, 2002, on October 24, 2002, on February 6, 2003 and on December 11, 2003), the 13th question (on March 20, 2003) and the 12th question (on June 2, 2005).
- On May 25, 2005 contestant Keiko Masuda on 8th question the Ask the Audience lifeline used, 100% voted for correct answer.
- On November 24, 2005 the top two answers is 50:50 and the mass disappearance, the 12th question (40%, 38%, the total of 78% answers disappears at 50:50).
- The maximum difference between the first place and the correct answer of the audience was 49%, 13th question (1st place 63%, correct answer 14%) (May 11, 2000). The minimum difference between the top two answers of the audience is 0%, and the 9th question (44% in both top 2 answers) (September 16, 2004). The minimum difference between the 1st and the bottom of the audience is 22% (1st place is 35%, 4th place is 13%) (January 16, 2003).
- Celebrity contestant Takeshi Kitano appeared a total of four times on three different shows. On September 18, 2008, the celebrity contestant competed twice. In his first run, he answered the top prize question wrong. On his second run, all the lifelines were replaced by three 'Phone-a-Friend' lifelines. Despite this, the host allowed him to use the 'Ask the Audience' lifeline. He answered the 14th question wrong. On his third run, on January 30, 2009, he appeared again and won the top prize. On his fourth run, on January 2, 2013, Takeshi once again asked the host to replace his lifelines with three 'Phone-a-Friend' lifelines. The host agreed and Takeshi won ¥100,000 after answering the ¥1,000,000 question wrong.
- A 15-minute video clip of the first Millionaire and Kyoko Kunimitsu (Real Player) is posted on the Croatian version official website. For details, open the Croatian version HP from the external link below and you can watch it by selecting "Japanu" in "o kvizu" → "Pogledajte kako je osvojen milijun u".
- Musoyama Masashi is one of two contestants to see the top prize question twice, but the only contestant to answer the top prize question incorrectly twice.
- Kazuya Maruyama is the second contestant to see the top prize question twice. On one show, he answered it incorrectly. On another show, he walked away with ¥5,000,000.
- Ichikawa Ebizō is the only contestant to answer the penultimate question incorrectly twice.
- Due to a payout restriction law in Japan (based off of a similar law in the UK which was abolished in 1993, shortly before the British version of Millionaire went on air) the top prize is actually only ¥2,000,000, but it is dealed out to both the contestant and the contestants' Phone-a-Friends. This necessitated a change in how Phone-a-Friend works, resulting in a lifeline much more like Three Wise Men than the original Phone-a-Friend from the UK and other international versions.
Accepted conventions[]
In Wikipedia is following conventions:
- RE - Regular match
- SP - Special episode
- EX - Exhibition match
- RE (SP) - Special project that was broadcast on regular frame.
- EX (RE) - Exhibition match (broadcast on regular frame)
- SPM - Super Millionaire
- DO - Contestant took the money
- NG - Contestant answered the it question wrong
References[]
Sources[]
- Some full episodes
- About show (in English)
- About show (in Russian)
- January 2, 2013 episode (in Russian)
- top prize questions (in Russian)
- About "Final answer?" phrase (in English)
- Video
- About show (+ lists)
- About the show (in Japanese)
- Contestant
- Some episodes statistics
- Statistics 2001-2002 (in Japanese)
- Blog Article
- Winning Prize Ranking
- Yahoo Blog