Quiz $ Millionaire
| Quiz $ Millionaire | |
|---|---|
| File:Logo of Japanese Normal Millionaire.jpg Logo of クイズ$ミリオネア | |
| Presented by | Mino Monta |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Production | |
| Running time | 57 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Release | 20 April, 2000 – See Broadcasting |
Kuizu $ Mirionea (クイズ$ミリオネア, English translation: Quiz $ Millionaire), also known as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? by the show's logo, is a Japanese game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Mino Monta.
The main goal of the game is to win 10 million yen by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are three lifelines - Fifty Fifty (フィフティ・フィフティ), Phone A Friend (テレフォン, phone to four supporters who are in one place) and Ask The Audience (オーディエンス). クイズ$ミリオネア is broadcast from 20 April, 2000 to today (regularly to March 29, 2007). It is shown on the Japanese TV station Fuji TV.
Whenever a contestant go the fifth question correct, he is guaranteed ¥100,000. When a contestant got the tenth question correct, he was guaranteed ¥1,000,000. There have been about 35 contestants who won the grand prize (18 celebrities, 5 kids), for list - see Winners. The first contestant on the show (a woman) won ¥1,000,000.
This version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is the only version with a narrator (木村 匡也, Kyoya Kimura)
Broadcasting
The show was broadcasted regularly from 20 April, 2000 to 29 March, 2007. But many spinoffs have been broadcasted:
- 2001 Special
- 2002 Special
- Kids Edition
- Elementary School Tournament
- Super Millionaire
- Celebrity Edition
- Couples Edition
- Pay Debt Edition
Super Millionaire
Super Millionaire is a spinoff of クイズ$ミリオネア. The grand prize is also 10 million yen (earlier 20 million yen), but there are only 10 questions to get it. There are no guaranteed sums. Contestant can't walk away on last 2 questions, but they can walk away before the host asks the question. Contestants can't use the Fifty-Fifty after the first 5 questions, because after 5 questions there are only 2 choices for each question. The first contestant on the show was Tetsuya Takeda (武田鉄矢). He answered the 7th question for ¥2,500,000 incorrectly, so he lost everything.
The game's prizes
Normal
- 1. question • ¥10,000
- 2. question • ¥20,000
- 3. question • ¥30,000
- 4. question • ¥50,000
- 5. question • ¥100,000 (guaranteed sum)
- 6. question • ¥150,000
- 7. question • ¥250,000
- 8. question • ¥500,000
- 9. question • ¥750,000
- 10. question • ¥1,000,000 (guaranteed sum)
- 11. question • ¥1,500,000
- 12. question • ¥2,500,000
- 13. question • ¥5,000,000
- 14. question • ¥7,500,000
- 15. question • ¥10,000,000
Super Millionaire
- 1. question • ¥10,000
- 2. question • ¥100,000
- 3. question • ¥250,000
- 4. question • ¥500,000
- 5. question • ¥1,000,000
- 6. question • ¥1,500,000
- 7. question • ¥2,500,000
- 8. question • ¥5,000,000
- 9. question • ¥7,500,000
- 10. question • ¥10,000,000
Old Super Millionaire
- 1. question • ¥10,000
- 2. question • ¥100,000
- 3. question • ¥250,000
- 4. question • ¥500,000
- 5. question • ¥1,000,000
- 6. question • ¥2,500,000
- 7. question • ¥5,000,000
- 8. question • ¥10,000,000
- 9. question • ¥15,000,000
- 10. question • ¥20,000,000
2001 Special
- 1. question • ¥10,000
- 2. question • ¥20,000
- 3. question • ¥30,000
- 4. question • ¥50,000
- 5. question • ¥100,000 (guaranteed sum)
- 6. question • ¥150,000
- 7. question • ¥250,000
- 8. question • ¥500,000
- 9. question • ¥750,000
- 10. question • ¥1,000,000 (guaranteed sum)
- 11. question • ¥2,000,000
- 12. question • ¥5,000,000
- 13. question • ¥10,000,000
- 14. question • ¥15,000,000
- 15. question • ¥20,000,000
2002 Special
- 1. question • ¥10,000
- 2. question • ¥20,000
- 3. question • ¥30,000
- 4. question • ¥50,000
- 5. question • ¥100,000 (guaranteed sum)
- 6. question • ¥150,000
- 7. question • ¥250,000
- 8. question • ¥500,000
- 9. question • ¥750,000
- 10. question • ¥1,000,000 (guaranteed sum)
- 11. question • ¥2,500,000
- 12. question • ¥5,000,000
- 13. question • ¥10,000,000
- 14. question • ¥20,000,000
- 15. question • ¥30,000,000
Kids Edition
- 1. question • ¥1,000
- 2. question • ¥2,000
- 3. question • ¥3,000
- 4. question • ¥5,000
- 5. question • ¥10,000 (guaranteed sum)
- 6. question • ¥15,000
- 7. question • ¥25,000
- 8. question • ¥50,000
- 9. question • ¥75,000
- 10. question • ¥100,000 (guaranteed sum)
- 11. question • ¥150,000
- 12. question • ¥250,000
- 13. question • ¥500,000
- 14. question • ¥750,000
- 15. question • ¥1,000,000
Elementary School Tournament
- 1. question • ¥1,000
- 2. question • ¥2,000
- 3. question • ¥3,000
- 4. question • ¥5,000
- 5. question • ¥10,000 (guaranteed sum)
- 6. question • ¥15,000
- 7. question • ¥25,000
- 8. question • ¥50,000
- 9. question • ¥75,000
- 10. question • ¥100,000 (guaranteed sum)
- 11. question • ¥150,000
- 12. question • ¥200,000
- 13. question • ¥300,000
- 14. question • ¥400,000
- 15. question • ¥500,000
Celebrity
See Normal
Winners
Civilians
| Name | Transliteration | Date | Lifelines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 國光恭幸 | Saiwai Kunimitsu Yasushi | 27 July 2000 | used Fifty Fifty and Phone A Friend on the last question |
| 永田喜彰 | Hee Akira Nagata | 10 August 2000 | used last lifeline on 14th question |
| 今尾奈緒子 | Naoko今尾 | 2 November 2000 | used last lifeline on 13th question |
| 能勢一幸 | Nose Kazuyuki | 15 February 2001 | used last lifeline on 11th question |
| 坂本ひとみ | Sakamoto Hitomi | 13 December 2001 | used last lifeline on 11th question |
| 菊地晃史 | Kikuti Humiaki | 27 June 2002 | used last lifeline on 13th question |
| 江口みち子 | Eguti Mitiko | 1 August 2002 | used Fifty Fifty on the last question |
| 長田直美 | Nagata Naomi | 14 November 2002 | used last lifeline on 13th question |
| 三島祥子 | Santou Youko | 8 May 2003 | used last lifeline on 12th question |
| 菊池友久 | Kikuti Tomohisa | 28 April 2005 | used last lifeline on 14th question |
| 濱田敏彦 | Hamada Toshihiko | 26 May 2005 | used last lifeline on 13th question |
| 野添潤子 | Junko野添 | 29 June 2006 | used last lifeline on 12th question |
| 大井恵子 | Ooi Keiko | 27 July 2006 | used last lifeline on 14th question |
Celebrities
| Name | Transliteration | Date | Lifelines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 馳浩 | Hiroshi Hase | 23 November and 30 November 2000 | used last lifeline on 13th question |
| 鈴木大地 | Daichi Suzuki | 18 September 2003 | used last lifeline on 13th question |
| 新庄剛志 | Tsuyoshi Shinjo | 2 January 2004 | used last lifeline on 13th question |
| 堀江貴文 | Takafumi Horie | 30 December 2004 and 12 January 2005 | used last lifeline on 14th question |
| 細木数子 | Kazuko Hosoki | 30 December 2004 and 12 January 2005 | used Fifty Fifty on the last question |
| 堺正章 | Masaaki Sakai | 7 April 2005 | used last lifeline on 13th question |
| 田中康夫 | Yasuo Tanaka | 7 April 2005 | used Phone A Friend on the last question |
| 柏木由紀子 and 大島花子 | Yukiko Kashiwagi and Hanako Oshima | 21 April 2005 | used last lifeline on 12th question |
| 小泉孝太郎 | Kotaro Koizumi | 2 January and 16 January 2006 | |
| 浅野ゆう子 | Yuko Asano | 23 March and 20 April 2006 | used Fifty Fifty and Phone A Friend on the last question |
| 為末大 | Dai Tamesue | 14 September 2006 | used last lifeline on 14th question |
| 坂東三津五郎 (10代目) | Bandō Mitsugorō X | 5 October 2006 | used last lifeline on 14th question |
| デヴィ・スカルノ | Dewi Sukarno | 19 October and 26 October 2006 | used Phone A Friend on the last question |
| 紺野美沙子 | Misako Konno | 15 February and 22 February 2007 | used last lifeline on 14th question |
| 谷原章介 | Shōsuke Tanihara | 5 July 2007 | used last lifeline on 14th question |
| 富司純子 | Sumiko Fuji | 27 March 2008 | used last lifeline on 9th question |
| 徳光和夫 | Kazuo Tokumitsu | 27 March 2008 | used last lifeline on 9th question |
| ビートたけし | Takeshi Kitano | 30 January 2009 | used last lifeline on 14th question |
Kids
| Name | Transliteration | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 小林宏太郎 | Taro Kobayashi Hiroshi | 6 September 2001 |
| 南川克博 | Katsuhiro Minamikawa | unknown date |
| 棚橋紗夕 | Gauzy evening Tanahashi | 4 September 2003 |
| 片岡菜摘 | Kataoka菜摘 | unknown date |
| 黄原暁 | Hara Akira Huang | 26 August 2004 |
Final question wrong (¥6,500,000 loss)
There were about 20 contestants to lose on the last question.
 | This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. |
- Takeshi Kitano(ビートたけし), September 18, 2008 (only contestant to win the top prize afterwards)
First episode
Here are two first questions from the first episode of the show (fastest finger first and 1st question for ￥10,000. The first contestant won 1 million yen.
Fastest Finger First:
| Put these money in the correct order, starting with the biggest currency rate with 1 yen | |
| • A: 1 US dollar | • B: 1 Deutsche mark |
| • C: 1 Hong Kong dollar | • D: 1 pound sterling |
| Correct order: DABC | |
First question for ￥10,000:
| Who is the current prime minister of Japan? | |
| • A: Mori Ōgai | • B: Yoshirō Mori |
| • C: Shinichi Mori | • D: Mori Mitsuko |
Related products
- Board game "クイズ$ミリオネア" by Takara Tomy released on 27th September 2001
- Electronic game "クイズ$ミリオネア" by Takara Tomy released in December 2001
- PlayStation game "クイズ$ミリオネア" by Eidos Interactive released on 20th December 2001
- Computer game "クイズ$ミリオネア" by Eidos Interactive released on 20th December 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 in 2001
- Book "Complete cheats! Quiz $ Millionaire" ("完全攻略! クイズ$ミリオネア", Kanzen kōryaku kuizu mirionea), the original release by Fusosha in March 2002, ISBN 4594034381
Catchphrases
There are four catchphrases used in this show:
- Fainaru Ansaa? (ファイナルアンサー?= Final Answer?)
- Zannen! (残念!= Incorrect!)
- Seikai! (正解!= Correct!)
- Droppuauto (ドロップアウト= Dropout)
First ¥10,000,000 question
| What nationality was Trygve Lie, first Secretary-General of the United Nations? | |
| • A: Denmark | • B: Sweden |
| • C: Norway | • D: Finland |
The contestant walked away from the question, but she was betting on "C".