Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? was the first Singaporean version for English-speaking peoples based off British Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Aired from 2000 to 2004 on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. Hosted by Mark Van Cuylenburg. Top prize was 1 000 000 Singaporean dollars.
Bai Wan Da Ying Jia[]
Bai Wan Da Ying Jia (Mandarin Chinese: 百万大赢家, English translation: Million-dollar winner), and also Shuí Yuànyì Chéngwéi Bai Wan Da Ying Jia? (Mandarin Chinese: 誰願意成為百万大赢家?, English translation: Who wants to be the big winner?) was the second Singaporean version for Mandarin dialect-speaking peoples based off British Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Aired from 2000 to 2004 on MediaCorp TV Channel 8. Hosted by Cao Qitai (Chao Chi-Tai). Top prize was also 1 000 000 Singaporean dollars.
Lifelines[]
In two versions was the three main lifelines:
- 50:50
- Phone-a-Friend (Rakan Telefon) (電話支援)
- Ask the Audience (Tanya penonton) (觀眾支援)
Seasons[]
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (In English)[]
Bai Wan Da Ying Jia (In Mandarin)[]
Money Tree[]
| Question No. |
Correct Answer Value |
Walk Away Value |
Miss Answer Value |
Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | $1 000 000 | $500 000 | $32 000 | $468 000 |
| 14 | $500 000 | $250 000 | $218 000 | |
| 13 | $250 000 | $125 000 | $93 000 | |
| 12 | $125 000 | $64 000 | $32 000 | |
| 11 | $64 000 | $32 000 | $0 | |
| 10 | $32 000 | $16 000 | $1 000 | $15 000 |
| 9 | $16 000 | $8 000 | $7 000 | |
| 8 | $8 000 | $4 000 | $3 000 | |
| 7 | $4 000 | $2 000 | $1 000 | |
| 6 | $2 000 | $1 000 | $0 | |
| 5 | $1 000 | $500 | $0 | $500 |
| 4 | $500 | $300 | $300 | |
| 3 | $300 | $200 | $200 | |
| 2 | $200 | $100 | $100 | |
| 1 | $100 | $0 | $0 |
Winners[]
$250,000 winners[]
- Steven Tan (27 December 2001)
$125,000 winners[]
- Liang Yi Min (22 August)
$64,000 winners[]
- Liang Jian Guo
$32,000 winners[]
- Xu Zhenrong and Zhou Chongqing (DJ Edition)
- Edwin (2001)
$16,000 winners[]
- Chen Xing Zhi (Children's Edition)
$8,000 winners[]
- Lai Feng Jun (Children's Edition)
- Yan An
- Feng Huishi and Lin Lingzhi (DJ Edition)
$1,000 winners[]
- Wang Bang Rong (2000?)
- Su Ying Zhi
- Xu Bing and Xie Yulin (DJ Edition)
- Mary Xu and Chen Liyi (DJ Edition)
- Billy Wang and Fen Ying (DJ Edition)
$0 winners[]
- Hong Qing Hai (2003) (5th question wrong)
Trivia[]
- The Singaporean, Hong Kong versions and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Play It! have a specific "black graphic", which have 3D animation for FFF result, money tree, money winning lozenge, Phone-a-Friend's clock, Ask the Audience result and Total Prize Money banner. It's inspired by the 16:9 version of black graphics (released only in the UK) and who shrunk it to fit the 4:3 aspect ratio.
Gallery[]
Sources[]
- Official website (English version, in English)
- Official website (Mandarin version, in Chinese)
- Winners list (archive, in Chinese)