Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition | |
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Also known as | Millionaire: Canadian Edition |
Genre | Game show |
Presented by | Pamela Wallin |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Production locations | Toronto, Ontario |
Running time | 39–48 minutes |
Production companies | Celador Valleycrest Productions Buena Vista Television |
Original release | |
Network | CTV |
Release | September 13 September 14, 2000 | –
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S.) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK) |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition was a Canadian game show based on the British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and taped on the set of ABC of the American version of that show. A Canadian audience was flown to New York City so the contestants could "ask the audience" for help on the Canadian-themed questions.[citation needed] Following the airing of the two specials, CTV did announce that additional episodes of the Canadian Edition would be produced, but they never came to fruition.[citation needed] The series was hosted by Pamela Wallin.[1]
The Canadian version aired on CTV on September 13 and 14, 2000.
Gameplay
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Question number |
Question value |
15 | $1,000,000 |
14 | $500,000 |
13 | $250,000 |
12 | $125,000 |
11 | $64,000 |
10 | $32,000 |
9 | $16,000 |
8 | $8,000 |
7 | $4,000 |
6 | $2,000 |
5 | $1,000 |
4 | $500 |
3 | $300 |
2 | $200 |
1 | $100 |
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As in the United Kingdom and the United States, contestants tried to answer 15 multiple-choice questions to win CA$1,000,000 (US$797,802) with three lifelines (50:50, Phone-A-Friend, and Ask The Audience) to help them. Contestants were guaranteed $1,000 for correctly answering the fifth question, and $32,000 for the tenth.
Bill Shizas was the first contestant on the Canadian show. He won $1,000 after answering his $8,000 question incorrectly.[2]
The biggest winner during the show's run was François Dominic Laramée, a writer from Verdun, Quebec. He won $64,000.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The latest BCE News Releases About Corporate, Financial, Regulatory, Products & Services » BCE". Bce.ca. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "Who Wants to be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition | Millionaire Fans". Regisfan.proboards.com. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "Francois Dominic Laramée". J! Archive. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
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