Poios thelei na ginei ekatommyriouchos explained

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.

Payout structure

Question numberQuestion value
October 19991999-20012002-0420062022
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)

Season overview

Season!Host!Top prize!Network!Premiere date!End date!Broadcasting schedule
1Spiros Papadopoulos 50,000,000MegaOctober 4, 1999June 30, 2000Monday 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)
2September 18, 2000June 29, 2001Monday to Friday 6:45 pm (Fall to Winter)
Monday to Friday 6:40 pm (Spring to season finale)
3September 17, 2001December 31, 2001Monday to Friday 6:40 pm
150,000January 1, 2002June 28, 2002Monday to Friday 6:40 pm (until April)
Monday to Friday 7:10 pm (April to season finale)
4NETNovember 4, 2002April 2, 2003Monday to Friday 8:15 pm
ET1April 28, 2003July 4, 2003Monday to Friday 7:40 pm (Spring)
Monday to Friday 8:10 pm (Summer)
5NETSeptember 15, 2003May 28, 2004Monday to Friday 8:10 pm
6Thodoris Atheridis 250,000Alpha TVApril 10, 2006July 28, 2006Monday to Friday 7 pm
7Grigoris Arnaoutoglou 100,000ANT1April 25, 2022July 31, 2022Monday to Friday 8 pm
8Part ISeptember 19, 2022October 14, 2022
Part IINovember 29, 2022December 23, 2022Monday to Friday 7:45 pm (During the FIFA World Cup 2022)Monday to Friday 8 pm
Part IIIJanuary 28, 2023April 9, 2023Weekends 8 pm
April 10, 2023July 8, 2023Monday to Saturday 8 pm
9September 24, 20235 July 2024Sunday 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)

Winners of the grand prizes

There have been three winners.

Giorgos Georgopoulos (October 2, 2001)

Giorgos Georgopoulos (Γιώργος Γεωργόπουλος) won ₯50 million by correctly answering the question:

Nikos Georgiou (c. October-December 2001)

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 (November 21, 2003)

Stelios Stergiou (Στέλιος Στεργίου) won €150,000 by correctly answering the question:

Losers of the grand prizes

Only one contestant has reached the final question and answered it incorrectly.

Michalis Mavrogenis (January 30, 2001)

Michalis Mavrogenis (Μιχάλης Μαυρογένης) lost ₯22 million and won ₯2 million by incorrectly answering the question:

References

  1. Web site: Ποιοσ Θελει Να Γινει Εκατομμυριουχοσ; (../../2001). YouTube.
  2. Web site: Ποιός θέλει να γίνει Εκατομμυριούχος 14-17/01/2003. YouTube.