Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Laioria)

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Spanish: ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?; German: Wer wird millionär?, Finnish: Haluatko miljonääriksi?) is a Laiorian TV game show based on the British show of the same name. In the game, contestants answer a maximum of fifteen questions correctly, with the assistance of three "lifelines", to win a maximum of KR 1.000.000.

The show has seen one top prize winner in 2003, Thorgeir Malvoinen, a teacher from Laioria City.

The show is hosted by Emyr Hansen, after Iprogne Ubajrifla declined to host after a pilot.

Gameplay
Contestants phone a premium-rate phone line to have a chance of getting on the show. If they are accepted, they are phoned back and told to go down to Laioria City to appear on a series.

Once they are at Laioria City, there are 6 (increased to 10 for the 2010 and 2020 revivals) contestants who will sit in "Fastest Finger First". The contestant who puts the four possible answers in the correct order fastest wins.

They then have a conversation with the host about their lives. He will learn more about them as the game progresses.

They then have to answer fifteen multiple-choice questions correctly to move up the money tree. They can walk away at any time, and they have three "lifelines" to assist them:

Lifelines

 * 50:50 removes two incorrect answers to show the correct answer and one remaining wrong answer.
 * Phone-a-Friend gives the contestant 30 seconds to read the question and answer to one of three phone numbers they nominated before the show started. They then have the remaining time to discuss the question with the "friend".
 * Ask the Audience (2000-06, 2010-16, 2022-) allows the contestant to survey the studio audience to see what they think the answer is; the audience will input their choice into a keypad and Hansen will reveal what the audience said.
 * Ask the Host (2020-) gives the contestant to debate the question and answers with the host for an unlimited amount of time. It was brought to Laioria for the 20th anniversary revival, exactly how it was used in the UK version's 2018 revival, originally intended as a replacement for Ask the Audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but was then decided that asking Emyr would become a permanent fourth lifeline.

Former lifelines

 * Double Dip (2020) allowed the contestant the opportunity to answer the question again if they answer incorrectly. However, they cannot walk away if they do so (which is why the host must ask for a confirmation if the contestant wants to use it). Also, if 50:50 was used before Double Dip, the contestant had a guaranteed correct answer, but at the cost of two helpful lifelines.

Each question is worth a specific amount of money. It is not cumulative, and there are safety nets at KR 1 000 and KR 32 000 (2000-06, 2010-16). Since 2020, the contestant can set the second safety net wherever they want from KR 2 000 up to KR 500 000.

Music
A key part of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is the music. Unlike most game shows, the Millionaire music, created by Keith and Matthew Strachan, is designed to unnerve the contestant and make them feel uneasy in the Hot Seat. The most famous music was used from late 2000 until 2006 and again from the 2020 revival onwards.

For the 2010 revival, as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? versions are required to follow the British example exactly, the show switched to a new, more modern, theme tune composed by Ramon Covalo. The new question beds are a mix of the classic version with Nick Magnus' versions as an accompaniment. This was dropped for the 2020 revival.

In 2021, it was announced that the show would use the 1999 soundtrack once again, with the original ad break entry and exit cues from 1998.

Thorgeir Malvoinen
Thorgeir Malvoinen, a teacher from Laioria City, was the first million-kronor winner on the Finnish version on 27 February, 2003. He phoned his wife Olga, who knew it. He is the only million-kronor winner to date.

Ian Swinford
Ian Swinford, a systems analyst from Lago, appeared on the show on 29 November 2022. He became the first person to lose the million, and also lost the biggest amount of money anywhere in the world due to setting his safety net at KR 16 000.

International airings
DTV has aired the Laiorian version since its premiere in 2000. LTV regularly airs the Dryicoran version also. aired the Faroese version in 2005 and 2006. Before that Sjónvarp Føroya simulcast the Faroese version. has aired the Finnish language version from 2001 until 2005. aired it from 2005 until 2016 before resurrected the  and bought Laiorian rerun rights. LTV regularly airs the Finnish version. aired the Hebrew version from 2002 until 2003 and aired it from 2005 until 2006. has picked up rerun rights to the Norwegian version. and aired the English-language version from 2000 to 2004, 2010 to 2016 and from 2020 onwards. aired the English-language version in its original run.
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