Vem vill bli miljonär?

Vem vill bli miljonär? was the first of the two Swedish versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Launched in a blaze of publicity on 21 January 2000, it was aired until 2003 on TV4. The top prize was 10 000 000 Kr - about £713,000 ($1,117,520), the third-largest prize in Europe after the Irish and British versions. It was eventually lowered to 3 000 000 Kr ($317,670).

The show was hosted by journalist Bengt Magnusson. It was axed in June 2003, but eventually relaunched as Postkodmiljonären with lottery sponsorship and a lower cash prize.

Lifelines[]

There are three lifelines available to all contestants:

50:50 (femtio-femtio)
Phone-A-Friend (ring en vän)
Ask the Audience (fråga publiken)

Seasons[]

Season 1 (21 January - 3 March 2000, 9 episodes)
Season 2 (6 October - 26 November 2000, 16 episodes)
Season 3 (19 January - 8 April 2001, 22 episodes)
Season 4 (7 October - 25 November 2001, 8 episodes)
Season 5 (8 March - 17 May 2002, 10 episodes)
Season 6 (18 September - 20 November 2002, 10 episodes)
Season 7 (2 May - 13 June 2003, 7 episodes)

Money Trees[]

21/01/2000 - 08/04/2001[]

Question No.	Correct Answer Value	Walk Away Value	Miss Answer Value	Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer
15	10.000.000 SEK	5.000.000 SEK	320.000 SEK	4.680.000 SEK
14	5.000.000 SEK	2.500.000 SEK		2.180.000 SEK
13	2.500.000 SEK	1.250.000 SEK		930.000 SEK
12	1.250.000 SEK	640.000 SEK		320.000 SEK
11	640.000 SEK	320.000 SEK		0 SEK
10	320.000 SEK	160.000 SEK	10.000 SEK	150.000 SEK
9	160.000 SEK	80.000 SEK		70.000 SEK
8	80.000 SEK	40.000 SEK		30.000 SEK
7	40.000 SEK	20.000 SEK		10.000 SEK
6	20.000 SEK	10.000 SEK		0 SEK
5	10.000 SEK	5.000 SEK	0 SEK	5.000 SEK
4	5.000 SEK	3.000 SEK		3.000 SEK
3	3.000 SEK	2.000 SEK		2.000 SEK
2	2.000 SEK	1.000 SEK		1.000 SEK
1	1.000 SEK	0 SEK		0 SEK

07/10/2001 - 13/06/2003[]

Question No.	Correct Answer Value	Walk Away Value	Miss Answer Value	Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer
15	3.000.000 SEK	1.500 000 SEK	100.000 SEK	1.400.000 SEK
14	1.500.000 SEK	800.000 SEK		700.000 SEK
13	800.000 SEK	400.000 SEK		300.000 SEK
12	400.000 SEK	200.000 SEK		100.000 SEK
11	200.000 SEK	100.000 SEK		0 SEK
10	100.000 SEK	80.000 SEK	10.000 SEK	70.000 SEK
9	80.000 SEK	60.000 SEK		50.000 SEK
8	60.000 SEK	40.000 SEK		30.000 SEK
7	40.000 SEK	20.000 SEK		10.000 SEK
6	20.000 SEK	10.000 SEK		0 SEK
5	10.000 SEK	5.000 SEK	0 SEK	5.000 SEK
4	5.000 SEK	3.000 SEK		3.000 SEK
3	3.000 SEK	2.000 SEK		2.000 SEK
2	2.000 SEK	1.000 SEK		1.000 SEK
1	1.000 SEK	0 SEK		0 SEK

Winners[]

For all winners see: Vem vill bli miljonär?/List of Winners

Parodies[]

In 2002 a parody of Vem vill bli miljonär was aired on Swedish comedy show Hipp Hipp!:

Parody Question
What is the main ingredient in mashed potatoes?
⬥ A: Potato	⬥ B: Mash
⬥ C: Grapes	⬥ D: Plywood

Parody Question
What is the name of the Queen of Sweden?
⬥ A: Silvia	⬥ B: Salvia
⬥ C: Saliva	⬥ D: Annika

In 2003, SVT aired a documentary about the new Swedish pension system, called Vem vill bli pensionär?.

Trivia[]

Despite its eventual swift axing, the show was a huge hit in Sweden: during the show's first year, on average 3 million viewers tuned in per episode, just over a third of the Swedish population at the time.
Sweden remains the only country in which the local version of Millionaire had its first two contestants both win absolutely nothing.
Unlike its successor Postkodmiljonären, there were no top prize winners in Vem vill bli miljonär.
Also unlike its successor Postkodmiljonären, Vem Vill Bli Miljonar had two video games release, an game on the Playstation 1 (Which used the 1st Money tree) and an game on the DVD(Which used the 2nd Money Tree).

Gallery[]

Sources[]

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