Wer wird Millionär? (Switzerland)

Wer wird Millionär?
Country	Switzerland
Presented by	René Rindlisbacher (2000-2001), Claudio Zuccolini (2011)
Broadcast
Original Channel	TV3 (March 27, 2000 - 2001), 3+ (November 29, 2011 - December 13, 2011)
Aired	March 27, 2000 - December 3, 2001, November 29 - December 13, 2011
Notable Facts
Top Prize	1 000 000 CHF
# of Top Prize Winners	0
# of Final Questions Walkers	1
# of Final Questions answered Wrong	0
Contestants who left Empty-handed	0

Wer wird Millionär? was the Swiss version based off British Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Aired from March 27, 2000 to 2001 and from November 29 to December 13, 2011 on TV3 channel. Hosted by René Rindlisbacher and Claudio Zuccolini. Top prize was 1 000 000 Swiss francs.

Classic and risk formats (2011)

• Contestant can choose at the beginning which variant he would like to play.
• If there is a risk format, the minimum amount in question 10 is dropped, but he can use the additional lifeline (Switch the Question).
• If there is a classic format, at minimum amount the contestant plays with the 3 main lifelines who have questions 5 and 10 for a backup if he gives an wrong answer.

Lifelines

In the show were three main and two additional lifelines:

• 50:50
• Phone-A-Friend (Telefonjoker)
• Ask the Audience (Publikumsjoker) (2000-2001)
• Three Wise Men (Rat der Weisen) (2011)
• Switch the Question (Frage tauschen) (risk format, 2011)

Seasons

• Season 1 (almost 100 episodes, March 27, 2000 - December 3, 2001)
• Season 2 (3 episodes, November 29 - December 13, 2011)

Money Trees

27.03.2000 - 03.12.2001

Question No.	Correct Answer Value	Walk Away Value	Miss Answer Value	Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer
15	1'000'000 FR	500'000 FR	32'000 FR	468'000 FR
14	500'000 FR	250'000 FR		218'000 FR
13	250'000 FR	125'000 FR		93'000 FR
12	125'000 FR	64'000 FR		32'000 FR
11	64'000 FR	32'000 FR		0 FR
10	32'000 FR	16'000 FR	1'000 FR	15'000 FR
9	16'000 FR	8'000 FR		7'000 FR
8	8'000 FR	4'000 FR		3'000 FR
7	4'000 FR	2'000 FR		1'000 FR
6	2'000 FR	1'000 FR		0 FR
5	1'000 FR	500 FR	0 FR	500 FR
4	500 FR	300 FR		300 FR
3	300 FR	200 FR		200 FR
2	200 FR	100 FR		100 FR
1	100 FR	0 FR		0 FR

Promi (2001)

Question No.	Correct Answer Value	Walk Away Value	Miss Answer Value	Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer
15	150'000 FR	125'000 FR	30'000 FR	95'000 FR
14	125'000 FR	100'000 FR		70'000 FR
13	100'000 FR	75'000 FR		45'000 FR
12	75'000 FR	50'000 FR		20'000 FR
11	50'000 FR	30'000 FR		0 FR
10	30'000 FR	20'000 FR	1'500 FR	18'500 FR
9	20'000 FR	10'000 FR		8'500 FR
8	10'000 FR	5'000 FR		3'500 FR
7	5'000 FR	3'000 FR		1'500 FR
6	3'000 FR	1'500 FR		0 FR
5	1'500 FR	800 FR	0 FR	800 FR
4	800 FR	400 FR		400 FR
3	400 FR	200 FR		200 FR
2	200 FR	100 FR		100 FR
1	100 FR	0 FR		0 FR

29.11 - 13.12.2011

Question No.	Correct Answer Value	Walk Away Value	Miss Answer Value	Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer	Miss Answer Value (risk)	Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer (risk)
15	1'000'000 FR	300'000 FR	15'000 FR	285'000 FR	1'000 FR	299'000 FR
14	300'000 FR	150'000 FR		135'000 FR		149'000 FR
13	150'000 FR	50'000 FR		35'000 FR		49'000 FR
12	50'000 FR	25'000 FR		10'000 FR		24'000 FR
11	25'000 FR	15'000 FR		0 FR		14'000 FR
10	15'000 FR	8'000 FR	1'000 FR	7'000 FR		7'000 FR
9	8'000 FR	5'000 FR		4'000 FR		4'000 FR
8	5'000 FR	3'000 FR		2'000 FR		2'000 FR
7	3'000 FR	2'000 FR		1'000 FR		1'000 FR
6	2'000 FR	1'000 FR		0 FR		0 FR
5	1'000 FR	500 FR	0 FR	500 FR	0 FR	500 FR
4	500 FR	300 FR		300 FR		300 FR
3	300 FR	200 FR		200 FR		200 FR
2	200 FR	100 FR		100 FR		100 FR
1	100 FR	0 FR		0 FR		0 FR

Winners

500 000 CHF winners

• Hans Frauchiger - 500 000 CHF (March 31, 2000)

250 000 CHF winners

• Beni Thurnheer - 250 000 CHF (April 16, 2001)

125 000 CHF winners

• Bernhard Russi - 125 000 CHF (April 16, 2001)
• Bettina Dieterle - 125 000 CHF (April 16, 2001)

100 000 CHF winners

• Heinz Margot - 100 000 CHF (December 2, 2001)
• Tonja Maria Zindel - 100 000 CHF (December 3, 2001)

75 000 CHF winners

• FlügZüg - 75 000 CHF (December 3, 2001)

50 000 CHF winners

• Marco Rima - 50 000 CHF (December 2, 2001)

32 000 CHF winners

• Eva Wannenmacher - 32 000 CHF (April 16, 2001)
• Viktor Giacobbo - 32 000 CHF (April 16, 2001)

30 000 CHF winners

• Vera Kaa - 30 000 CHF (December 2, 2001)
• Roger Schawinski - 30 000 CHF (December 3, 2001)

Unknown amount winners

• Unknown Contestant (Switzerland, 2000-2001) (2000-2001)
• Unknown Contestant 2 (Switzerland, 2000-2001) (2000-2001)
• Unknown Contestant (Switzerland) (2011)

Trivia

• The 2011 revival was recorded in the German Millionaire studio in Cologne.

Gallery

First studio (2000-2001)

Second studio (2011, in Cologne, Germany)

Sources

• Official website (2000-2001)
• Official website (2011)
• Episode
• Episode