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Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
quiz show based on the original British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers large cash prizes for correctly answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television International. The maximum cash prize is one million pounds...
, having been broadcast on the Fuji Television
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
in Japan since April 20, 2000. The show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
is hosted by television personality Monta Mino.
The main goal of the game
Game
A game is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements...
is to win 10 million yen (¥10,000,000) by answering 15 multiple-choice question
Question
A question may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or else the request itself made by such an expression. This information may be provided with an answer....
s correctly. There are three lifelines - , (a phone call to four supporters who are in one place), and . Whenever a contestant
Contestant
A contestant is someone who takes part in a competition, usually a professional competition or a game show on television. The participants competing against each other have to go through rounds...
answers the fifth question correct, he is guaranteed ¥100,000. When a contestant answers the tenth question correct, he is guaranteed ¥1,000,000.
This version has the distinction of having the most top prize winners and top prize losers in the worldwide Millionaire franchise, with 35 contestants who won the grand prize (19 celebrities, 5 children) and 40 contestants who get the final question wrong (27 celebrities, 3 children). 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. was the first announcer of the show before being replaced by in August of that year.
Broadcasting
The show was broadcast every Thursday regularly from April 20, 2000 to March 29, 2007 and has been broadcast irregularly since May 3, 2007. Many spinoffs have been broadcast as well:- 2001 Special
- 2002 Special
- Kids Edition
- Elementary School Tournament
- Super Millionaire
- Celebrity Edition
- Couples Edition
- Pay Debt Edition
Super Millionaire
Super Millionaire was a spin-offSpin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
of Quiz $ Millionaire. There were 2 episodes. The grand prize was 20 million yen in episode one, and 10 million in episode two. The series added three new rules:
- There were only 10 questions, as opposed to the normal 15.
- Questions 1-5 had 4 choices, and 6-10 had 2 choices, so contestants couldn't use 50:50 after the 5th question.
- Contestants could not walk away on the 9th or 10th questions.
- There were no guaranteed sums.
Of the 14 contestants on Super Millionaire, two won the ¥10 million top prize (both in the second episode), and the other 12 won nothing. None of the contestants abandoned the game early.
Clock Format
On September 15, 2009, the Japanese version became the first version of WWTBAM to adopt the clock format from the United States versionWho Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is an American television quiz show which offers a maximum prize of $1,000,000 for correctly answering 14 consecutive multiple-choice questions of random difficulty. Until 2010, the format required contestants to correctly answer 15 consecutive questions of increasing...
of the show in 2009. Contestants now have time limits for each question: 30 seconds each for questions 1 - 9, 1 minute each for questions 10 - 12, and 3 minutes each for questions 13 - 15. Usage of lifelines temporarily pauses the clock. However, unlike the US version, the remaining time after giving an answer for that question will be void. Contestants who exceed the time limit on a given question without giving a "final answer" are forced to walk away with whatever winnings they have at they point.
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
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
Super Millionaire Episode 1: December 23, 2007
- 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
Super Millionaire Episode 2: March 27, 2008
- 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
Civilians
| Name | Transliteration | Date | Lifelines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 國光恭幸 | Yasuyuki Kunimitsu | 27 July 2000 | used Fifty Fifty and Phone A Friend on the last question |
| 永田喜彰 | Yoshiaki Nagata | 10 August 2000 | used last lifeline on 14th question |
| 今尾奈緒子 | Naoko Imao | 2 November 2000 | used last lifeline on 13th question |
| 能勢一幸 | Kazuyuki Nose | 15 February 2001 | used last lifeline on 11th question |
| 坂本ひとみ | Hitomi Sakamoto | 13 December 2001 | used last lifeline on 11th question |
| 菊地晃史 | Akifumi Kikuchi | 27 June 2002 | used last lifeline on 13th question |
| 江口みち子 | Michiko Eguchi | 1 August 2002 | used Fifty Fifty on the last question |
| 長田直美 | Naomi Nagata | 14 November 2002 | used last lifeline on 13th question |
| 三島祥子 | Shōko Mishima | 8 May 2003 | used last lifeline on 12th question |
| 菊池友久 | Tomohisa Kikuchi | 28 April 2005 | used last lifeline on 14th question |
| 濱田敏彦 | Toshihiko Hamada | 26 May 2005 | used last lifeline on 13th question |
| 野添潤子 | Junko Nozoe | 29 June 2006 | used last lifeline on 12th question |
| 大井恵子 | Keiko Ōi | 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 Daichi Suzuki is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer. He won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.In the early 1980s, Suzuki was a budding high school swimmer in his native country... |
18 September 2003 | used last lifeline on 13th question |
| 新庄剛志 | Tsuyoshi Shinjo Tsuyoshi Shinjo is a former Japanese professional baseball outfielder.-Career:Born in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan and raised in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, he played for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan from until , then for Major League Baseball's New York Mets and San Francisco Giants... |
2 January 2004 | used last lifeline on 13th question |
| 堀江貴文 | Takafumi Horie Takafumi Horie is a Japanese entrepreneur who founded Livedoor, a website design operation that grew into a popular internet portal. After being arrested on accusations of securities fraud in 2006, he severed all connections with the company. He was granted bail, and the trial began on September 4, 2006... |
30 December 2004 and 12 January 2005 | used last lifeline on 14th question |
| 細木数子 | Kazuko Hosoki Kazuko Hosoki is a Japanese fortune teller, as well as the author of over 100 books. Hosoki appeared frequently on the original Iron Chef, where she would serve as one of the four celebrity judges that would determine the outcome of each match.-Thinking:... |
30 December 2004 and 12 January 2005 | used Fifty Fifty on the last question |
| 堺正章 | Masaaki Sakai Masaaki Sakai is a popular Japanese performer from Tokyo. He is best known to English-speaking audiences as the title star of the TV show Monkey.- Biography :... |
7 April 2005 | used last lifeline on 13th question |
| 田中康夫 | Yasuo Tanaka Yasuo Tanaka is a Japanese novelist and politician. He served as the governor of Nagano prefecture from 2000 to 2006, became president of New Party Nippon and has been elected to Japan's legislatures.- Early life :... |
7 April 2005 | used Phone A Friend on the last question |
| 柏木由紀子 and 大島花子 | Yukiko Kashiwagi Yukiko Kashiwagi is a Japanese actress and the wife of Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto from 1971 until his death in 1985. In the 1970s, Kashiwagi retired from her career as an actress and instead presented a series of welfare performances with her husband in children's homes and nursing homes, and on Japanese... and Hanako Oshima Hanako Oshima is a Japanese singer and the daughter of actress Yukiko Kashiwagi and singer Kyu Sakamoto.- Biography :She is a graduate of Toyo Eiwa University in Japan. In October 2006 it was revealed that she was going to get married. In January 2007 she married the head of a Brazilian jujitsu dojo in Hawaii... |
21 April 2005 | used last lifeline on 12th question |
| 小泉孝太郎 | Kotaro Koizumi Kotaro Koizumi Kotaro Koizumi is a Japanese actor and the eldest son of the former Japanese Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, and Kayoko Miyamoto.... |
2 January and 16 January 2006 | |
| 浅野ゆう子 | Yūko Asano | 23 March and 20 April 2006 | used Fifty Fifty and Phone A Friend on the last question |
| 為末大 | Dai Tamesue Dai Tamesue is an Japanese athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m.Tamesue won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, setting a new personal best of 47.89 which still stands, and won another bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games. He finished third again at the 2005 World... |
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 Dewi Sukarno , born , is a Japanese socialite and one of the wives of former Indonesian leader Sukarno.- Biography :Dewi Sukarno met the 57-year-old Sukarno when she was 19, when the then-Indonesian president was on a state visit to Japan. Prior to becoming Sukarno's wife, she was an art student and... |
19 October and 26 October 2006 | used Phone A Friend on the last question |
| 紺野美沙子 | Misako Konno Misako Konno Misako Konno , born Misako Shinoda is a Japanese actress and essayist.Her maiden name is Misako Satō .-External links:* *... |
15 February and 22 February 2007 | used last lifeline on 14th question |
| 谷原章介 | Shōsuke Tanihara Shosuke Tanihara is a Japanese actor probably best known outside of Japan for his portrayal of Riki Fudoh in Fudoh: The New Generation.Tanihara hosts Tokyo Twenty-Four Living Supported by FLET’S Hikari, a podcast produced by TOKYO FM... |
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 Kazuo Tokumitsu is a Japanese TV presenter and announcer.He is the main presenter on the Nippon Television Sunday morning TV topical news programme The Sunday Next. He is also the main presenter on the Tokyo Broadcasting System programme .-External links:* *... |
27 March 2008 | used last lifeline on 9th question |
| ビートたけし | Takeshi Kitano Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese filmmaker, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, both in his native Japan and abroad, for his highly idiosyncratic cinematic work. The famed Japanese film critic... |
30 January 2009 | used last lifeline on 14th question Only contestant to win the top prize after missing the 15th question in a previous appearance |
| 太田光 | Hikari Ota Hikari Ota is a Japanese television comedian.He is most famous as one half of the owarai duo Bakushō Mondai along with Yūji Tanaka, where he acts as the boke.- Unique character :... |
1 April 2009 | used last lifeline on 13th question |
Kids
| Name | Transliteration | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 小林宏太郎 | Koutaro Kobayashi | 6 September 2001 |
| 南川克博 | Katsuhiro Minamigawa | 6 September 2001 |
| 棚橋紗夕 | Sayuu Tanabashi | 4 September 2003 |
| 片岡菜摘 | Natsumi Kataoka | 4 September 2003 |
| 黄原暁 | Jō Kihara | 26 August 2004 |
Top-prize losers (final question wrong)
Because almost all the contestants answered the final question, they either got it right or wrong, although some of them walked away. There were about 40 contestants (27 celebrities) answer the final question wrong. Japan is one of at least three countries to date (along with Afghanistan and AustraliaMillionaire Hot Seat
Hot Seat is a spin-off of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire that began airing on Australia's Nine Network on 20 April 2009, and is hosted by Eddie McGuire, as with the original version of the show...
) to have more top-prize losers than winners.
Civilians
- Kyoko Toyoshima(豊島恭子), August 2, 2001
- Yasuhito Sema(瀬間康仁), November 8, 2001
- Yoko Mashita (真下陽子), November 15, 2001
- Masaki Numata(沼田正樹), November 22, 2001
- Ken Watanabe(渡辺健), May 2, 2002
- Shizuka Kawamoto(河本静香), July 18, 2002
- Tatsuya Yamaguchi(山口達也), November 14, 2002
- Yoshiharu Kamino(神野芳治), December 19, 2002
- Musoyama Masashi(武双山), April 3, 2002
- Keiya Kusakabe (日下部計也), December 18, 2003
- Masami Sato(佐藤正実), May 6, 2004
- Keiko Tokuda(徳田慶子), July 8, 2004
- Masashi Mori(森仁), September 2, 2004
- Ushikubo Etsuko(牛久保悦子), January 20, 2005
- Akiko Entaiji (延対寺晶子), November 17, 2005
- Unknown Player, July 13, 2006
- Unknown Player, August 31, 2006
Celebrities
- LaSalle IshiiLaSalle Ishii, born on October 19, 1955 in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, is a Japanese tarento, comedian, actor, seiyuu, and theater director. Though his first name is meant to be "La Salle", it is instead usually romanized as Lasa-R.-TV:...
(ラサール石井), October 12, 2000 (First top-prize loser in the worldwide Millionaire franchise) - Kuniko AsagiKuniko Asagiis a Japanese actress and television presenter. Her real name is .- Early career :She attended Kokubunji High School in Tokyo, and Gakushuin University. Her resume includes Tokyo Disney Resort advertising, shown widely when the park opened.- Personal Life :...
(麻木久仁子), April 5, 2001 - Tatsumi Takuro(辰巳琢郎), October 18, 2001
- Saburo KitajimaSaburo Kitajimais a well-known Japanese enka singer, lyricist and composer.He was born Minoru Ōno , in a little town in Hokkaidō to a fisherman. He was very poor because of the effects of World War II, and he was forced to work while he studied....
(北島三郎), October 3, 2002 - Musoyama MasashiMusoyama MasashiMusōyama Masashi is a former sumo wrestler from Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in January 1993, and he won promotion to the top makuuchi division in just four tournaments...
(藤島親方), Unknown date - Yutaka TakeYutaka Takeis a Japanese jockey who is a multiple champion in his homeland and won the Japan Cup in 1999 on the horse Special Week...
(武豊), April 3, 2003 - Kyoko Kano(叶恭子), January 2, 2004
- Fujita Tomoko(藤田朋子), May 27, 2004
- Yuri Takano(たかの友梨), September 30, 2004
- Wakanohana MasaruWakanohana Masaruis a former sumo wrestler from Tokyo, Japan. As an active wrestler he was known as Wakanohana III Masaru , and his rise through the ranks alongside his younger brother Takanohana Koji saw a boom in sumo's popularity in the early 1990s...
(花田勝), October 6, 2005 - Cherish(チェリッシュ 夫妻), November 10, 2005
- Sakura YokomineSakura Yokomineis a Japanese professional golfer. She is one of the leading players on the LPGA of Japan Tour and was in the top twenty of the February 2006 debut edition of the Women's World Golf Rankings...
(横峯さくら), January 2, 2006 - Haruo Kitamura(北村晴男), January 19, 2006
- Masahiko TsugawaMasahiko Tsugawa, born Masahiko Kato on January 2, 1940 in Kyoto, Japan is a Japanese actor and director.He made his debut at the age of 16 in the Kō Nakahira film Crazed Fruit in 1956. Tsugawa's family was heavily involved in the film industry since before his birth...
(津川雅彦), March 23, 2006 - Masai Maya(政井マヤ), July 13, 2006
- Yoshiyuki Kouzu and Meiko Nakamura(神津善行・中村メイコ 夫妻), November 23, 2006
- Kenji EdaKenji Edais a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Okayama City and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1979, attending the Center for International Affairs at Harvard University in the United...
(江田けんじ), November 30, 2006 - Senichi HoshinoSenichi Hoshino, 22 January 1947, is a former Japanese professional baseball player and current manager.In 2003, he led the Tigers to their first Central League pennant in 18 years before retiring for health reasons. Since 2007, He had managed the Japanese national team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.In October,...
(星野仙一), January 2, 2007 - Hidekazu NagaiHidekazu Nagaiis a comedian and an owarai presenter in Japan.- Birth :He was born in Musashimurayama City, on 3 January, 1970. After his birth, his father was elected to the Regional Assembly of their hometown...
(長井秀和), February 22, 2007 - Yakkun Sakurazuka(桜塚やっくん), March 8, 2007
- Hideo Higashikokubaru(東国原英夫), March 29, 2007
- Shiro Ito (host of the Japanese version of The Weakest LinkThe Weakest LinkThe Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...
) and Takaaki Ito(伊東四朗・伊東孝明 親子), May 3, 2007 - Shiro AsanoShiro AsanoShirō Asano may refer to:* Shirō Asano , Shotokan karate master* Shirō Asano , university professor and former politician* Shirō Asano , a cameraman in the early years of Japanese cinema...
(浅野史郎), July 5, 2007 - Kazuya MaruyamaKazuya Maruyamais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet .- career :A native of Hyōgo Prefecture and graduate of Waseda University, he joined the Ministry of Justice in 1970, passing the bar exam in the same year...
(丸山和也), August 30, 2007 - Takeshi KitanoTakeshi Kitanois a Japanese filmmaker, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, both in his native Japan and abroad, for his highly idiosyncratic cinematic work. The famed Japanese film critic...
(北野武/ビートたけし), September 18, 2008 (only contestant to win the top prize afterwards) - Yuji TanakaYuji Tanakais a Japanese comedian. He is best known as half of the owarai duo Bakushō Mondai along with Hikari Ōta. He also played Mike in the Japanese dub of the Pixar movie Monsters, Inc. and Br'er Fox in the Japanese dub of the Disney movie Song of the South -References:...
(田中裕二), April 1, 2009 - Tamayo MarukawaTamayo Marukawais a Japanese politician and former announcer of TV Asahi, who serves as a member of House of Councillors of Diet . She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.She graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1993.- External links :* *...
(丸川珠代), March 9, 2010
Kids
- Kenji Mouri(毛利健人), September 4, 2003
- Rina Oooka(大岡令奈), September 4, 2003
- Tomoki Matsuoka(松岡友樹), August 26, 2004
Super Millionaire
In Super Millionaire, these contestants won nothing, as there are no guaranteed sums.- Ayako NishikawaAyako Nishikawais a Japanese female TV star as a tarento and comedienne and a cosmetic surgeon. She is unusual in Japan in that she is willing to appear on television, as professional doctors generally show some hesitancy to appear.- Early years :...
(西川史子), Episode 1: December 23, 2007 (¥15,000,000 loss) - Takaharu Miyamoto(宮本隆治), Episode 2: March 27, 2008 (¥7,500,000 loss)
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
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released on September 27, 2001 - Electronic game "クイズ$ミリオネア" by Takara TomyTakara Tomyis a Japanese toy, children's merchandise and entertainment company created from the March 2006 merger of two companies: Tomy and long-time rival, Takara...
released in December 2001 - PlayStation game "クイズ$ミリオネア" by Eidos InteractiveEidos InteractiveEidos Interactive Ltd. is a British video game publisher and is a label of Square Enix Europe. As an independent company Eidos plc was headquartered in the Wimbledon Bridge House in Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton....
released on December 20, 2001 - Computer game "クイズ$ミリオネア" by Eidos InteractiveEidos InteractiveEidos Interactive Ltd. is a British video game publisher and is a label of Square Enix Europe. As an independent company Eidos plc was headquartered in the Wimbledon Bridge House in Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton....
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, 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
- July 13, 2000:
What nationality was Trygve Lie Trygve LieTrygve Halvdan Lie was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian Foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945. From 1946 to 1952 he was the first Secretary-General of the United...
, first Secretary-General of the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
?• A: Denmark DenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...• B: Sweden SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....• C: Norway NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...• D: Finland FinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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