¿Quién quiere ser millonario? was the Ecuadoran version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Aired from November 21, 2001 to January–February 1, 2004 and from 2009 to 2011 on Ecuavisa, the programme was hosted by Alfonso Espinosa de los Monteros.
Lifelines[]
In this version three standard lifelines used:
- 50:50 (cinquenta por ciento)
- Phone-a-Friend (Comodín de la llamada)
- Ask the Audience (Comodín del público)
Seasons[]
- Season 1 (November 21, 2001 - March 2002)
- Season 2 (July 2002 - April 13, 2003)
- Season 3 (July–August 2003 - January–February 1, 2004)
- Season 4 (August 23, 2009 - May 2010)
- Season 5 (August [1] - November 28, 2010[2])
- Season 6 (May 15 - September 25, 2011)
In 3 seasons, in total 113 episodes aired.
Money Trees[]
21.11.2001 - 01.02.2004[]
| Question | Correct Answer Value | Walk Away Value | Miss Answer Value | Amount Lost if Wrong Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | $25.000 | $20.000 | $3.000 | $17.000 |
| 14 | $20.000 | $15.000 | $12.000 | |
| 13 | $15.000 | $10.000 | $7.000 | |
| 12 | $10.000 | $6.000 | $3.000 | |
| 11 | $6.000 | $3.000 | $0 | |
| 10 | $3.000 | $1.500 | $200 | $1.300 |
| 9 | $1.500 | $800 | $600 | |
| 8 | $800 | $600 | $400 | |
| 7 | $600 | $400 | $200 | |
| 6 | $400 | $200 | $0 | |
| 5 | $200 | $150 | $0 | $150 |
| 4 | $150 | $100 | $100 | |
| 3 | $100 | $50 | $50 | |
| 2 | $50 | $25 | $25 | |
| 1 | $25 | $0 | $0 |
23.08.2009 - 25.09.2011[]
| Question | Correct Answer Value | Walk Away Value | Miss Answer Value | Amount Lost if Wrong Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | $50,000 | $25,000 | $3,000 | $22,000 |
| 14 | $25,000 | $12,000 | $9,000 | |
| 13 | $12,000 | $8,000 | $5,000 | |
| 12 | $8,000 | $5,000 | $2,000 | |
| 11 | $5,000 | $3,000 | $0 | |
| 10 | $3,000 | $1,200 | $200 | $1,000 |
| 9 | $1,200 | $800 | $600 | |
| 8 | $800 | $600 | $400 | |
| 7 | $600 | $400 | $200 | |
| 6 | $400 | $200 | $0 | |
| 5 | $200 | $150 | $0 | $150 |
| 4 | $150 | $100 | $100 | |
| 3 | $100 | $75 | $75 | |
| 2 | $75 | $50 | $50 | |
| 1 | $50 | $0 | $0 |
Specials[]
At the beginning of the 2003-2004 season, in September 2003, special guests the ex-participants of the Gran Hermano Ecuador (Big Brother Ecuador) show, among them: Sofía Gómez, Wendy Sánchez, Marco Beltrán, Vladimir Oña, Mónica Vela, Lorena Zerpa, Karina Romo and Jaime Andrés Sempértegui appeared.
On September 28, 2003, special episode aired. National artists Martín Galarza, Jordana Doylet, Tanya López, Enrique Vargas, Daniel Jácome, Luzmila Nicolaide, Pepe Parra and María Teresa Guerrero appeared. In total, $9,000 donated to NIÑO ESPERANZA, the Ecuavisa and UNICEF project.
Winners[]
Top Prize Winners[]
- Maria Fernanda Compte - $25,000 (November 24, 2002)
Biggest winners other than Top Prize winners[]
- Jessica Cedeño - $25,000 (November 21, 2010)
Penultimate prize winners[]
- Juan Arcos - $20,000 (2002)
$15,000 winners[]
- Mario Ansaldo (July 28, 2002)
- Erwin Buendía (October 13, 2002)
- Francisco Jarrin (December 2002)
- Armando Durán (February 1, 2004)
$12,000 winners[]
- Xavier Gómez (April 2010)
$10,000 winners[]
- Christian Silva (2001)
- Myriam Coral (March 17, 2002)
- Luisa Vitores (September 8, 2002)
- Vicente Vallejo (September 2002)
- Pablo Andrade (December 2002)
- Daniel Marquez (2003)
$8,000 winners[]
- Karola Alvarez (August 2009)
$6,000 winners[]
- Xavier Chinga (February 9, 2003)
- Jose Lasso (July 2003)
- Oscar Yépez (January 2004, Night #1)
$5,000 winners[]
- Mónica Heredia (2008)
- Gabino Torres (2009 or 2010)
- Eddy Urgilés (2010)
$3,000 winners[]
- Mario Estrella (July 28, 2002)
- Ruben Gellibert (September 8, 2002)
- Esteban Fierro (September 2002)
- Francisco Jarrin (December 2002)
- Juan Arcos (December 2002)
- Arturo Jaramillo Armijos (April 13, 2003)
- Andrés Buitrón (August 3, 2003)
- Claudio Tenicela (August 2003)
- Ximena Paredes (December 14, 2003)
- Arturo Jaramillo Armijos (December 2003)
- Marcelo Salvador (2008)
- Wilfrido Rivas (2009)
- Mauricio Villamar (December 6, 2009)
- Diana Maldonado (2010)
- Joanna Paéz (2010)
- Esteban Núñez (2010)
- Jorge Luis Corozo (2010)
- Pablo Ayala (2010)
- Luis Fernando Garzón (December 2010)
- Andrés Valencia (November 2011)
- Edgar Jácome (November 2011)
$1,500 winners[]
- Richard Ceballos (March 17, 2002)
- Daniel Garcia (January 2004, Night #1)
- Luis Fernando Granda (January 2004, Night #1)
- Oliver Soto (February 1, 2004)
$800 winners[]
- Erika Mendoza (January 2004, Night #1)
- Nadia García (April 2010)
- Johanna Meza (2010)
- Edward Cox (December 2010)
$600 winners[]
- Erika Mendoza (2001)
- Omar Aguello (February 9, 2003)
- Johanna Rojas (October 2009)
- Paulina Miniguano (October 2009)
$200 winners[]
- Miguel Benavides (July 28, 2002)
- Marcelo Silva (August 25, 2002)
- Diego Erazo (September 2002)
- Claudia Peralta (September 2002)
- Miron Yela (September 2002)
- Renato Costales (October 13, 2002)
- Katty Cun (October 13, 2002)
- Christian Silva (December 2002)
- Leonel Loor (2003)
- María Isabel Davila (2003)
- Luis Baca Alonso (April 13, 2003)
- Abel Olivares Ampuero (April 13, 2003)
- Augusto Monge (August 3, 2003)
- Cristian Vilatuña (August 2003)
- Johnny Velasteguí (December 14, 2003)
- Luis Baca (December 2003)
- Abel Olivares (December 2003)
- Jose Buitron (January 2004)
- Santiago Oliva (February 1, 2004)
- Valeria Campozano (2008)
- Christian Norris (2009)
- Jesus Reyes (2009)
- Francisco Rodríguez (August 2009)
- Ana Lucia Novillo (September 2009)
- Isaac Jácome (September 2009)
- Pablo Toledo (September 27, 2009)
- Bayardo Galindo (September 27, 2009)
- Bernardo Griesbach (October 2009)
- Isabel Aguirre (April 2010)
- Carlos Burgos (April 2010)
- Luis Costa (May 2010)
- Miguel Enrique Jaramillo (May 2010)
- Cristóbal de la Cadena (May 2010)
- Carlos Vinicio Jerez (December 2010)
- Alexis Ávila (November 2011)
$? winners[]
- Augusto Almeida (2002)
- Ana Maria Navas (September 1, 2002)
- Gladys Alarcón (September 2002)
- Ivan Noboa (December 12, 2002)
- Alvaro Lara (February 16, 2003)
- Luis Fierro (August 10, 2003)
- Javier Cárdenas (December 21, 2003)
- Walter Moya (2004)
- Sandra Torres (2008, at least $3,000)
- Marco Vinicio Rodriguez (October 2009)
- Cecilia Rosales (May 2010)
- Galo Prócel (November 2010)
Trivia[]
- From November 2001 to March 17, 2002, $91,600 was won. As of December 23, 2003, over 100 contestants appeared and $123,000 were won.
- On September 2002, contestant Vicente Vallejo save all three lifelines to 13th question. However, with the attempt to "Phone-a-Friend" lifeline, two of his phone a friends were unavailable, and then 70% voted for the wrong answer, 26% voted for the right one, and 4% voted for the blank one from the 50:50 lifeline. The contestant did not trust the audience and took $10,000, but, he had gone his guess, he would’ve won $15,000.
- In 2003, contestants Gabriela Villalva and ? used both 50:50 and Ask the Audience on 11th question. 79% voted for the wrong answer and 21% were right. That’s 2% closer from Gill O'Donnell's £20,000 question and Oli Blake's £250,000 question.
Gallery[]
First logo (2001-2004)
First studio (2001-2002, filmed in Lima, Peru)
Second studio (2002-2004, filmed in Bogota, Colombia)
Third studio (2009-2011)
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1st money tree (2001-2004, version 2)
2nd money tree (2009-2011)
Sources[]
- Official website (2001-2004)
- Official website (2010)
- About 2011 season premiere (in Spanish)
- Description (2011) (in Spanish)