''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'' (, ''The Millionaire'') is a
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
game show
A game show (or gameshow) is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment where contestants compete in a game for rewards. The shows are typically directed by a game show host, host, who explains the rules of the program as well as commentating a ...
, based on the original
British
British may refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
* British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...
format of ''
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (WWTBAM) is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Televis ...
''. The show's first host was
Kenneth Chan. The main goal of the game is to win
HK$1 million (US$129,000) by correctly answering 15
multiple-choice
Multiple choice (MC), objective response or MCQ (for multiple choice question) is a form of an objective assessment in which respondents are asked to select only the correct answer from the choices offered as a list. The multiple choice format i ...
question
A question is an utterance which serves as a request for information. Questions are sometimes distinguished from interrogatives, which are the grammar, grammatical forms, typically used to express them. Rhetorical questions, for instance, are i ...
s. There are three lifelines: 50:50, Phone-a-Friend and Ask-the-Audience. It first aired on April 29, 2001. It was broadcast by Hong Kong's
ATV.
It is notable in ATV's 58-year history for being one of its few viewership successes over its rival station
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton ...
.
As ATV returned broadcasting as an
OTT provider in December 2017, a revival of the show was announced. The new series is hosted by
Stephen Chan.
Money Tree
Notable Contestants
Top Prize Winners
*
James Wong and
Petrina Fung
Petrina Fung Bo Bo (born 30 October 1954) is a Malaysian-born Chinese actress in Hong Kong. Fung is known for the 1994 film C'est la vie, mon chéri (film), ''C'est la vie, mon chéri''.
Early life
On 30 October 1954, Fung was born in Britis ...
, 15 July 2001 (celebrity edition)
*
Stephen Chow
Stephen Chow Sing-chi (; born 22 June 1962) is a Hong Kong filmmaker and former actor, known for his mo lei tau comedy. His career began in television, where he gained recognition through variety shows and TV dramas. Chow's breakthrough came in 1 ...
and , 21 August 2001 (celebrity edition)
* Chan Hon-cheung (), 2 November 2001
* Cheng Tak-cheung (), 7 February 2003 (million dollar tournament)
Top Prize Losers (People who answered the final question incorrectly)
* Ling Wing Kuen () and Ling Shuk Ling (), 9 November 2001 (lost
HK$440,000)
* Peggy Cash and Rose Money, 1 June 2018
Notes
External links
Official website (archived)Official website (2018 revival)2018 episodes including pilot
{{Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Asia Television original programming
Chinese game shows
2001 Hong Kong television series debuts
2005 Hong Kong television series endings
Television series by Sony Pictures Television