Vem vill bli miljonär? was one of the two Swedish versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Aired from 2000 to 2003 on TV4 channel. Hosted by Bengt Magnusson. Top prizes were 10.000.000 and 3.000.000 Swedish kronor.
Lifelines[]
There are three lifelines available to all contestants:
- 50:50 (femtio-femtio)
- Phone-A-Friend (ring en vän)
- Ask the Audience (fråga publiken)
Seasons[]
- Season 1 (January 21 - March 3, 2000, 9 episodes)
- Season 2 (October 6 - November 26, 2000, 16 episodes)
- Season 3 (January 19 - April 8, 2001, 22 episodes)
- Season 4 (October 7 - November 25, 2001, 8 episodes)
- Season 5 (March 8 - May 17, 2002, 10 episodes)
- Season 6 (September 18 - November 20, 2002, 10 episodes)
- Season 7 (May 2 - June 13, 2003 , 7 episodes)
Money Trees[]
21.01.2000 - 08.04.2001[]
| Question No. |
Correct Answer Value |
Walk Away Value |
Miss Answer Value |
Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 10.000.000 SEK | 5.000.000 SEK | 320.000 SEK | 4.680.000 SEK |
| 14 | 5.000.000 SEK | 2.500.000 SEK | 2.180.000 SEK | |
| 13 | 2.500.000 SEK | 1.250.000 SEK | 930.000 SEK | |
| 12 | 1.250.000 SEK | 640.000 SEK | 320.000 SEK | |
| 11 | 640.000 SEK | 320.000 SEK | 0 SEK | |
| 10 | 320.000 SEK | 160.000 SEK | 10.000 SEK | 150.000 SEK |
| 9 | 160.000 SEK | 80.000 SEK | 70.000 SEK | |
| 8 | 80.000 SEK | 40.000 SEK | 30.000 SEK | |
| 7 | 40.000 SEK | 20.000 SEK | 10.000 SEK | |
| 6 | 20.000 SEK | 10.000 SEK | 0 SEK | |
| 5 | 10.000 SEK | 5.000 SEK | 0 SEK | 5.000 SEK |
| 4 | 5.000 SEK | 3.000 SEK | 3.000 SEK | |
| 3 | 3.000 SEK | 2.000 SEK | 2.000 SEK | |
| 2 | 2.000 SEK | 1.000 SEK | 1.000 SEK | |
| 1 | 1.000 SEK | 0 SEK | 0 SEK |
07.10.2001 - 13.06.2003[]
| Question No. |
Correct Answer Value |
Walk Away Value |
Miss Answer Value |
Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 3.000.000 SEK | 1.500 000 SEK | 100.000 SEK | 1.400.000 SEK |
| 14 | 1.500.000 SEK | 800.000 SEK | 700.000 SEK | |
| 13 | 800.000 SEK | 400.000 SEK | 300.000 SEK | |
| 12 | 400.000 SEK | 200.000 SEK | 100.000 SEK | |
| 11 | 200.000 SEK | 100.000 SEK | 0 SEK | |
| 10 | 100.000 SEK | 80.000 SEK | 10.000 SEK | 70.000 SEK |
| 9 | 80.000 SEK | 60.000 SEK | 50.000 SEK | |
| 8 | 60.000 SEK | 40.000 SEK | 30.000 SEK | |
| 7 | 40.000 SEK | 20.000 SEK | 10.000 SEK | |
| 6 | 20.000 SEK | 10.000 SEK | 0 SEK | |
| 5 | 10.000 SEK | 5.000 SEK | 0 SEK | 5.000 SEK |
| 4 | 5.000 SEK | 3.000 SEK | 3.000 SEK | |
| 3 | 3.000 SEK | 2.000 SEK | 2.000 SEK | |
| 2 | 2.000 SEK | 1.000 SEK | 1.000 SEK | |
| 1 | 1.000 SEK | 0 SEK | 0 SEK |
Winners[]
For all winners see: Vem vill bli miljonär?/List of Winners
Parodies[]
- In 2002 a parody of Vem vill bli miljonär was aired on Swedish comedy show Hipp Hipp!:
| Parody Question | |
| What is the main ingredient in mashed potatoes? | |
| ⬥ A: Potato | ⬥ B: Mash |
| ⬥ C: Grapes | ⬥ D: Plywood |
| Parody Question | |
| What is the name of the Queen of Sweden? | |
| ⬥ A: Silvia | ⬥ B: Salvia |
| ⬥ C: Saliva | ⬥ D: Annika |
- In 2003, SVT aired a documentary about the new Swedish pension system, called Vem vill bli pensionär?.
Trivia[]
- Despite its eventual swift axing, the show was a huge hit in Sweden: during the show's first year, on average 3 million viewers tuned in per episode, just over a third of the Swedish population at the time.
- Sweden remains the only country in which the local version of Millionaire had its first two contestants both win absolutely nothing.
- Unlike its successor Postkodmiljonären, there were no top prize winners in Vem vill bli miljonär.
- Also unlike its successor Postkodmiljonären, Vem Vill Bli Miljonar had two video games release, an game on the Playstation One(Which used the 1st Money tree) and an game on the DVD(Which used the 2nd Money Tree).
See also[]
Gallery[]
First studio (2000-2001)
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1st money tree (2000-2001)
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2nd money tree (2001-2003)