Chi vuol essere milionario?

Chi vuol essere milionario? (English translation: Who wants to be a millionaire?) is an Italian languageItalian game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Gerry Scotti. The objective of the game is to win €1 million by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are four lifelines - fifty fifty (cinquante cinquanta), phone a friend (telefonata a casa), ask the audience (aiuto al pubblico) and switch the question (switch, the lifeline is unlocked when player won €3,000.Chi vuol essere milionario? is broadcast from 2002 to today. It is shown on the Italian television station Canale 5. When a contestant gets the fifth question correct, he will leave with at least €3,000. When a contestant gets the tenth question correct, he will leave with at least €20,000.

The game's prizes
In second version of Chi vuol essere milionario? (today series), there are fifteen questions and there are these prizes for questions:
 * 1. question • €500
 * 2. question • €1,000
 * 3. question • €1,500
 * 4. question • €2,000
 * 5. question • €3,000 (guaranteed sum)
 * 6. question • €5,000
 * 7. question • €7,000
 * 8. question • €10,000
 * 9. question • €15,000
 * 10. question • €20,000 (guaranteed sum)
 * 11. question • €30,000
 * 12. question • €70,000
 * 13. question • €150,000
 * 14. question • €300,000
 * 15. question • €1,000,000

In first version of Chi vuol essere milionario?, there were fifteen questions and there were these prizes for questions:
 * 1. question • €50
 * 2. question • €100
 * 3. question • <font color="5F9EA0">€200
 * 4. question • <font color="5F9EA0">€300
 * 5. question • <font color="5F9EA0">€500 (guaranteed sum)
 * 6. question • <font color="4682B4">€1,000
 * 7. question • <font color="4682B4">€2,000
 * 8. question • <font color="4682B4">€4,000
 * 9. question • <font color="4682B4">€8,000
 * 10. question • <font color="4682B4">€16,000 (guaranteed sum)
 * 11. question • <font color="483D8B">€35,000
 * 12. question • <font color="483D8B">€70,000
 * 13. question • €150,000
 * 14. question • <font color="C71585">€300,000
 * 15. question • <font color="D2691E">€1,000,000

Chi vuol essere miliardario?
From 2000 to 2001, a previous version of Chi vuol essere milionario? was broadcast at Canale 5. It was called Chi vuol essere miliardario? (English translation: Who wants to be a billionaire?). As in today's version, Gerry Scotti was the host. The biggest prize was ₤1,000,000,000 (€516,456), as the currency in Italy, until 2001, was the lira. There was one winner of 1 billion lire, Francesca Cinelli.

Money tree of Chi vuol essere miliardario?

 * 1. question • <font color="5F9EA0">₤100,000 (€51)
 * 2. question • <font color="5F9EA0">₤200,000 (€103)
 * 3. question • <font color="5F9EA0">₤300,000 (€154)
 * 4. question • <font color="5F9EA0">₤500,000 (€258)
 * 5. question • <font color="5F9EA0">₤1,000,000 (€516) (guaranteed sum)
 * 6. question • <font color="4682B4">₤2,000,000 (€1,032)
 * 7. question • <font color="4682B4">₤4,000,000 (€2,065)
 * 8. question • <font color="4682B4">₤8,000,000 (€4,131)
 * 9. question • <font color="4682B4">₤16,000,000 (€8,263)
 * 10. question • <font color="4682B4">₤32,000,000 (€16,526) (guaranteed sum)
 * 11. question • <font color="483D8B">₤64,000,000 (€33,053)
 * 12. question • <font color="483D8B">₤125,000,000 (€64,557)
 * 13. question • ₤250,000,000 (€129,114)
 * 14. question • <font color="C71585">₤500,000,000 (€258,228)
 * 15. question • <font color="D2691E">₤1,000,000,000 (€516,456)

Questions for biggest prize
These are only questions, with which people have won the biggest prize, not resigned from playing. Here are these questions:

If you were Albert King, what would be your profession? • A: Writing • B: Television journalism • C: Pilotting of Formula One car • D: Music (correct) What is the name of the scientist who helped Kant formulate a theory about the solar system? • A: Laplace (correct) • B: Lavoisier • C: Faraday • D: Gauss
 * Francesca Cinelli - 17 March 2001
 * Davide Pavesi - 17 October 2004