Alexander Druz and Viktor Sidnev were celebrity contestants, who appeared on an episode of Kto khochet stat' millionerom? on December 22, 2018, answered the Top Prize question wrong, lost 1,300,000 rubles and won 200,000 rubles. Later they were stripped their money.
On February 12, 2019 became aware of the scandal. Alexander Druz was accused of bribing the editor of the show.
On November 23, 2018 (taping their run) for the first time in the history of the program, the contestant invited the editor to share the prize in exchange for the fact that he would show questions and answers in advance. The editor warned that he would post audio tapes of a telephone conversation on the Internet.
As a result, Druz learned all the questions and answers from 6 to 15. But the editor did this: he changed 10-15 questions, and the couple agreed in advance to incorrectly answer the last question to the editor in order not to win 3,000,000 rubles. Later, Druz admitted that his voice was on the notes, but he claims that Ber was the first to suggest that the correct answers be merged in exchange for a share. Druz also said that before the start of the game he had arranged with Sydnev that they would not answer the 15th question correctly in order to teach Ber a lesson, although Druz knew the correct answer to the question about Legal’s mat. From the recordings from the recorder, it follows that:
answers to the questions 1-5 were not given;
answers to the questions 10-15 were also dictated, but they were replaced by others, i.e. those that asked in the run;
initially questions 10-15 sounded like this (in bold, the correct answer is highlighted if Ilya dictated all the choices):
Q 10. What weapons came from the knife that cut the vine? (saber, cavalry sword, katana, poleaxe);
Q 11. What city of Andrey Bely wrote, “you are a cruel torturer, you are a restless ghost”? (Saint Petersburg);
Q 12. What was the famous storyteller Hans Christian Andersen interested in? (knitting, cutting out of paper, burning, sawing with a jigsaw);
Q 13. What was old in Helsinki on Narinka Square? (shopping arcade);
Q 14. What did the number mean in the title of the Indian movie “Mister 420”? (criminal article);
Q 15. What future philosopher taught geography of the future writer Mikhail Prishvin? (Nikolay Berdyayev, Vasily Rozanov, Sergey Bulgakov, Pavel Florensky).
The management of the Channel One conducted its test. The head of the TV channel decided to remove from the TV game Alexander Druz and Ilya Ber (the editor).
Alexander and Viktor's Run[]
500 rubles (1 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the name of the popular game on paper?
⬥ A: Lake Skirmish
⬥ B: River Fight
⬥ C: Sea Battle
⬥ D: Ocean Slaughter
1,000 rubles (2 of 15) - Not Timed
According to the expression, what is done with interesting books?
⬥ A: Lick it
⬥ B: Chew on it
⬥ C: Drink it
⬥ D: Devour three and four it
2,000 rubles (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Where was not Dunno in the works of Nikolay Nosov?
⬥ A: On the Sunny City
⬥ B: On the Flower City
⬥ C: On Gorgorod
⬥ D: On the Moon
3,000 rubles (4 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the nickname of the quick little teenager?
⬥ A: Hasp boy
⬥ B: Little boy
⬥ C: Bolt boy
⬥ D: Gate valve boy
5,000 rubles (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What grated cheese is most often served with spaghetti?
⬥ A: Camamber
⬥ B: Parmesan
⬥ C: Kostroma
⬥ D: Mozarella
10,000 rubles (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What are the eyes of the main character of "Orange Summer King" song of the Bravo group? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used
Which creatures, according to legend, often carry pots of gold with them?
⬥ A: Kitsune
⬥ B: Hillmen
⬥ C: Goblins
⬥ D: Leprechauns
50,000 rubles (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Which form of road signs is not used in Russia?
⬥ A: Hexagon
⬥ B: Square
⬥ C: Rhombus
⬥ D: Octagon
100,000 rubles (10 of 15) - Not Timed
What footballer who is not from Europe was the first to receive the Golden Ball award? "Double Dip" lifeline used
⬥ A: Pele
⬥ B: Diego Maradonna
⬥ C: George Weah
⬥ D: Ronaldo
200,000 rubles (11 of 15) - Not Timed
At what time of the day in the film “White Sun of the Desert”, Red Army soldier Sukhov found Said buried in the sand?
⬥ A: 12:00 (12:00 P.M)
⬥ B: 13:00 (01:00 P.M)
⬥ C: 14:00 (02:00 P.M)
⬥ D: 15:00 (03:00 P.M)
400,000 rubles (12 of 15) - Not Timed
What Roman emperor does the Golden Book of the Spanish historian Antonio de Guevara narrate? "Phone-a-Friend" and "50:50" lifelines used
⬥ A: Octavian Augustus
⬥ B: Marcus Aurelius
⬥ C: Julius Caesar
⬥ D: Nero
800,000 rubles (13 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these celebrities emigrated from the USSR later than others?
⬥ A: Alexander Galich
⬥ B: Vasily Aksenov
⬥ C: Alexander Godunov
⬥ D: Mstislav Rostropovich
1,500,000 rubles (14 of 15) - Not Timed
What plant in Adygea is called Nartykhu - “heroes' food”?
⬥ A: Corn
⬥ B: Lentils
⬥ C: Wheat
⬥ D: Millet
3,000,000 rubles (15 of 15) - Not Timed
Which piece completes the game in a combination, which chess players call “Legal's mate”?
⬥ A: Knight
⬥ B: Bishop
⬥ C: King
⬥ D: Rook
Trivia[]
Alexander and Viktor originally appeared on special episode on October 2, 2004, but they didn't make into the hot seat.
Alexander and Viktor become 7th contestants to answer the Top Prize question wrong.
Later, they were found guilty of colluding with the editor, cheating and stripped of their prize.
They are the second Top Prize Losers to have their winnings stripped. The first was Krešo Lilić. They also became the second celebrity contestants to have their winnings stripped. The first was Asen Angelov.
