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Shiro Ito (born 1937) and his son Takaaki Ito (born 1971) (Japanese: 伊東と白郎四朗), were celebrity contestants who appeared on an episode of Quiz $ Millionaire on May 3, 2007, answered the Top Prize question wrong and won ¥1,000,000.

Shiro and Takaaki Ito's (partial) Run[]

¥1,500,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following countries has the same country and capital name?
⬥ A: India ⬥ B: Singapore
⬥ C: Canada ⬥ D: Portuguese
¥2,500,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Of the next figure skating player, Who is the youngest age?
⬥ A: Asada Mao ⬥ B: Ando Mihime
⬥ C: Takahashi Daisuke ⬥ D: Oda Nobunaga
¥5,000,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
Which kanji is used most frequently in the name of the prefecture in Japan?
⬥ A: Island ⬥ B: river
⬥ C: Mountain ⬥ D: Oka
¥7,500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
How much is consumed in Japan out of the world's tuna catches?
⬥ A: 1/2 ⬥ B: 1/3
⬥ C: 1/5 ⬥ D: 1/8
¥10,000,000 (15 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is the special ability that Kaguya Princess had in the main character of "Taketori Monogatari"?
⬥ A: Fly freely in the sky ⬥ B: Make yourselves huge
⬥ C: Revive the dead ⬥ D: Erase yourself
Total Prize Money: ¥1,000,000

Trivia[]

  • Shiro Ito was the host of the Japanese version of The Weakest Link, and one of three hosts of the late 70s Japanese adaption of The Price is Right. He acted as Inspector Koichi Zenigata in Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy movie, the character that caused Kyoko Kano and Mika Kano to lost on the penultimate question.

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