Free Shot

On the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? franchise, a free shot is the first question after a guaranteed prize had been reached, meaning that there is no danger/penalty for incorrectly answering the question.

Providing an incorrect answer to a 'free shot' question has the same effect as a contestant walking away with the cash prize he/she already has. On the original British version of the show with it's 15 question format, the free shots are at Question 6 for £2,000 and Question 11 for £64,000 meaning that answering either of the two questions wrong will leave the player with the current cash prize, not causing the player to lose any money.

The first question on the show is not technically considered a 'free shot' as at that point no money has yet been won, however the contestant will still go away with nothing if an incorrect answer is given to the first question.