Native Name: | |
Presenter: | Spiros Papadopoulos (1999–2004) Thodoris Atheridis (2006) Grigoris Arnaoutoglou (2022) |
Country: | Greece |
Language: | Greek |
Num Seasons: | 9 |
Runtime: | 45-60 min.(including commercials) |
Company: | Pearson Television (1999-2001)[1] FremantleMedia (2002-2006)[2] JK Productions (2022) |
Network: | Mega Channel (1999–2002) ERT (2002–2004) Alpha TV (2006) ANT1 (2022) |
Last Aired: | present |
Related: | Millionaire Hot Seat |
Ποιος θέλει να γίνει εκατομμυριούχος (English translation: Who wants to become a millionaire?, transliteration: Poios thelei na ginei ekatommyriouchos) is a game show based on the British Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? format debuted in 1999 on Mega Channel. The player had to answer 15 questions correctly in order to win ₯50 million up to 2001, €150,000 up to 2004, and €250,000 in 2006. In 2010, the show was chosen as the most popular game show in 20 years of Mega Channel program. From 1999 to 2004 the show was hosted by Spiros Papadopoulos, and in 2006 - by Thodoris Atheridis. There were three lifelines - fifty-fifty (50:50), phone a friend and ask the audience, but in 2006, the "switch the question" lifeline was added, but if a contestant wanted to use it, he had to give up one of his other lifelines. The show was broadcast from 1999 to 2002 on Mega Channel, from 2002 to 2004 on the ERT channels and in 2006 on Alpha TV.
The show was revived in April 2022 on ANT1 with Grigoris Arnaoutoglou as host. The program can be also watched in Cyprus on ANT1 Cyprus.
Question number | Question value | |||||
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October 1999 | 1999-2001 | 2002-04 | 2006 | 2022 | ||
1 | ₯20,000 (€58) | ₯50,000 (€146) | €100 | €100 | €100 | |
2 | ₯30,000 (€88) | ₯75,000 (€220) | €200 | €200 | €200 | |
3 | ₯40,000 (€117) | ₯100,000 (€293) | €300 | €300 | €300 | |
4 | ₯70,000 (€205) | ₯150,000 (€440) | €400 | €500 | €400 | |
5 | ₯100,000 (€293) | ₯200,000 (€586) | €500 | €1,000 | €500 | |
6 | ₯150,000 (€440) | ₯400,000 (€1,173) | €1,000 | €1,500 | €1,000 | |
7 | ₯300,000 (€880) | ₯600,000 (€1,760) | €1,500 | €2,000 | €2,000 | |
8 | ₯600,000 (€1,760) | ₯800,000 (€2,347) | €2,000 | €3,500 | €3,000 | |
9 | ₯1,000,000 (€2,934) | ₯1,600,000 (€4,695) | €4,000 | €5,000 | €4,000 | |
10 | ₯2,000,000 (€5,869) | ₯2,000,000 (€5,869) | €5,000 | €7,500 | €5,000 | |
11 | ₯3,000,000 (€8,804) | ₯3,000,000 (€8,804) | €10,000 | €10,000 | €10,000 | |
12 | ₯6,000,000 (€17,608) | ₯6,000,000 (€17,608) | €20,000 | €20,000 | €15,000 | |
13 | ₯12,000,000 (€35,216) | ₯12,000,000 (€35,216) | €40,000 | €50,000 | €20,000 | |
14 | ₯25,000,000 (€73,367) | ₯24,000,000 (€70,432) | €80,000 | €100,000 | €30,000 | |
15 | (€146,735) | (€146,735) |
1 | Spiros Papadopoulos | ₯ 50,000,000 | Mega | October 4, 1999 | June 30, 2000 | Monday to Friday 7:10 pm (Fall to early Winter) Monday to Friday 7 pm (mid-Winter to Spring) Monday to Friday 6:50 pm (late Spring to season finale) | |
2 | September 18, 2000 | June 29, 2001 | Monday to Friday 6:45 pm (Fall to Winter) Monday to Friday 6:40 pm (Spring to season finale) | ||||
3 | September 17, 2001 | December 31, 2001 | Monday to Friday 6:40 pm | ||||
€ 150,000 | January 1, 2002 | June 28, 2002 | Monday to Friday 6:40 pm (until April) Monday to Friday 7:10 pm (April to season finale) | ||||
4 | NET | November 4, 2002 | April 2, 2003 | Monday to Friday 8:15 pm | |||
ET1 | April 28, 2003 | July 4, 2003 | Monday to Friday 7:40 pm (Spring) Monday to Friday 8:10 pm (Summer) | ||||
5 | NET | September 15, 2003 | May 28, 2004 | Monday to Friday 8:10 pm | |||
6 | Thodoris Atheridis | € 250,000 | Alpha TV | April 10, 2006 | July 28, 2006 | Monday to Friday 7 pm | |
7 | Grigoris Arnaoutoglou | € 100,000 | ANT1 | April 25, 2022 | July 31, 2022 | Monday to Friday 8 pm | |
8 | Part I | September 19, 2022 | October 14, 2022 | ||||
Part II | November 29, 2022 | December 23, 2022 | Monday to Friday 7:45 pm (During the FIFA World Cup 2022)Monday to Friday 8 pm | ||||
Part III | January 28, 2023 | April 9, 2023 | Weekends 8 pm | ||||
April 10, 2023 | July 8, 2023 | Monday to Saturday 8 pm | |||||
9 | September 24, 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Sunday 8 pm (premiere) Monday to Friday 8 pm (September 25-November 3, 2023,April 29 –July 5 2024) Friday-Sunday 8 pm (November 10, 2023-April 28, 2024) |
There have been three winners.
Giorgos Georgopoulos (Γιώργος Γεωργόπουλος) won ₯50 million by correctly answering the question:
Nikos Georgiou (Νίκος Γεωργίου) won ₯50 million. It is unknown what his winning question was, but his win occurred after Giorgos Georgopoulous' win.
Stelios Stergiou (Στέλιος Στεργίου) won €150,000 by correctly answering the question:
Only one contestant has reached the final question and answered it incorrectly.
Michalis Mavrogenis (Μιχάλης Μαυρογένης) lost ₯22 million and won ₯2 million by incorrectly answering the question: