Vil du bli millionær? (literally: Do you want to become a millionaire?) is a Norwegian game show that is based on the British game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show aired from 2000 to 2009 on TV2, and it was hosted by Frithjof Wilborn, Arve Juritzen and Sarah Natasha Melbye.
As of August 18, 2008, it became the fourth international version of Millionaire to have a female host, after the Austrian version, the Canadian version and the U.S. version.
From January 4, 2010, until October 21, 2011, the Norwegian version is in hot seat format.
Lifelines[]
- 50:50 (Fjerne to av svaralternativene) (2000-2009)
- Phone-a-Friend (Ringe en venn) (2000-2009)
- Ask the Audience (Spør publikum) (2000-2007)
- Ask the Star (Får stjernehjelp) (2008-2009). A variation on Ask the Expert which had two Experts instead of one.
- Ask the Nation (Spør folket) (2008). A variation on Ask the Audience which polled the online Audience instead of the studio Audience, not unlike the AOL online poll used on syndicated Millionaire in the USA. The prime difference was that only the online Audience was polled.
Seasons[]
- Season 1 (January 10, 2000 - 2000)
- Season 2 (2000 - 2000)
- Season 3 (2001 - May 2001)
- Season 4 (August 5 - December 2001)
- Season 5 (January 2002 - 2002)
- Season 6 (2002 - November 29, 2002)
- Season 7 (2003 - May 2003)
- Season 8 (January 5 - April 2004)
- Season 9 (2004 - 2004)
- Season 10 (January - April–May 2005)
- Season 11 (September 25, 2005 - 2005)
- Season 12 (September 30, 2006 - 2007)
- Season 13 (January 2008 - 2008)
- Season 14 (September 13, 2008 - 2009)
Money Trees[]
10.01.2000 - ??.??.2007[]
| Question No. |
Correct Answer Value |
Walk Away Value |
Miss Answer Value |
Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | KR 2.000.000 | KR 1.000.000 | KR 100.000 | KR 900.000 |
| 14 | KR 1.000.000 | KR 500.000 | KR 400.000 | |
| 13 | KR 500.000 | KR 300.000 | KR 200.000 | |
| 12 | KR 300.000 | KR 200.000 | KR 100.000 | |
| 11 | KR 200.000 | KR 100.000 | KR 0 | |
| 10 | KR 100.000 | KR 80.000 | KR 10.000 | KR 70.000 |
| 9 | KR 80.000 | KR 60.000 | KR 50.000 | |
| 8 | KR 60.000 | KR 40.000 | KR 30.000 | |
| 7 | KR 40.000 | KR 20.000 | KR 10.000 | |
| 6 | KR 20.000 | KR 10.000 | KR 0 | |
| 5 | KR 10.000 | KR 5.000 | KR 0 | KR 5.000 |
| 4 | KR 5.000 | KR 3.000 | KR 3.000 | |
| 3 | KR 3.000 | KR 2.000 | KR 2.000 | |
| 2 | KR 2.000 | KR 1.000 | KR 1.000 | |
| 1 | KR 1.000 | KR 0 | KR 0 |
13.09.2008 - ??.??.2009[]
| Question No. |
Correct Answer Value |
Walk Away Value |
Miss Answer Value |
Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | KR 1.000.000 | KR 500.000 | KR 100.000 | KR 400.000 |
| 14 | KR 500.000 | KR 400.000 | KR 300.000 | |
| 13 | KR 400.000 | KR 300.000 | KR 200.000 | |
| 12 | KR 300.000 | KR 200.000 | KR 100.000 | |
| 11 | KR 200.000 | KR 100.000 | KR 0 | |
| 10 | KR 100.000 | KR 80.000 | KR 10.000 | KR 70.000 |
| 9 | KR 80.000 | KR 60.000 | KR 50.000 | |
| 8 | KR 60.000 | KR 40.000 | KR 30.000 | |
| 7 | KR 40.000 | KR 20.000 | KR 10.000 | |
| 6 | KR 20.000 | KR 10.000 | KR 0 | |
| 5 | KR 10.000 | KR 5.000 | KR 0 | KR 5.000 |
| 4 | KR 5.000 | KR 3.000 | KR 3.000 | |
| 3 | KR 3.000 | KR 2.000 | KR 2.000 | |
| 2 | KR 2.000 | KR 1.000 | KR 1.000 | |
| 1 | KR 1.000 | KR 0 | KR 0 |
Winners[]
Top Prize Winners[]
- Anne Louise Lien and Hans Erik Borgenvik - KR 2,000,000 (March 10, 2003)
Top Prize Losers[]
- Per Eivind - KR 100,000 (March 2, 2001) (lost KR 900,000)
KR 1,000,000 winners (until 2006)[]
- Geir Gjærde (September 15, 2000)
KR 500,000 winners[]
- Per Johan (February 10, 2005)
KR 400,000 winners[]
- Sverre Breivik (September 2008)
KR 300,000 winners[]
- Dag Rønning (March 10, 2001)
- Marie Nevelius (January 2005)
- Even Næstvold (November 2008)
KR 200,000 winners[]
- Leif Ingar Heimlund (2002)
KR 100,000 winners[]
- Per Eivind (March 2, 2001) (14th question wrong)
- Bente Sjøvik Roen (February 2004)
KR 80,000 winners[]
- Leif Ingar Heimlund (February 2003)
- Pål Andre Johansen (March 3, 2009)
KR 40,000 winners[]
- Lelf-Atle Heen (March 3–4, 2009)
KR 10,000 winners[]
- Bjørn Øystein (February 2003)
- Arne Kristoffersen (2008)
- Knut Lystad (2000)
KR 0 winners[]
- ? (1st question wrong, after avoiding the audience)
KR ? winners[]
- Bente Skari and Anders Aukland (February 8, 2002)
Trivia[]
- Filming took place in Nydalen Studios, Gullhaug Square 3, Oslo.
- In seasons 1-10, almost 30,000 questions were asked.
- Geir Gjærde was the first contestant in Norway to win KR 1.000.000.
- From autumn 2008, a game for TV viewers with each week prize has appeared.
- The board game was Norway's second biggest-selling Christmas gift in 2001.
- On January 23, 2009, on TV 2, special episode with magic moments (Øyeblikkene - Vil du bli millionær?) aired. Geir Gjærde (the biggest winner from 2000), and Leif Ingar Heimlund (2002) were featured.
- Unlike most of the versions, the host Sarah Natasha Melbye asks the Fastest Finger First questions while sitting in the hot seat.