Quem quer ser milionário? is the Portuguese adaptation of the British game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Broadcast by RTP1 since its debut on 24 January 2000, the show has aired intermittently in the ensuing decades, with several different hosts.
| Payout structure[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question number | Question value | ||||
| 2000–2001 | 2003–2005 | 2008 | 2013–2015 | ||
| 15 | (€249,398.95) | €250,000 | €100,000 | ||
| 14 | (€124,699.47) | €125,000 | €100,000 | €30,000 | |
| 13 | (€62,349.74) | €64,000 | €50,000 | €20,000 | |
| 12 | (€37,409.84) | €32,000 | €25,000 | €12,000 | |
| 11 | (€17,457.93) | €16,000 | €12,500 | €6,000 | |
| 10 | (€8,728.96) | €10,000 | €7,500 | €4,000 | |
| 9 | (€4,489.18) | €5,000 | €3,000 | ||
| 8 | (€2,244.59) | €2,500 | €2,000 | ||
| 7 | (€1,122.30) | €1,500 | €1,200 | ||
| 6 | (€748.20) | €750 | €700 | ||
| 5 | (€374.10) | €500 | |||
| 4 | (€249.40) | €250 | €300 | ||
| 3 | (€124.70) | €125 | €200 | ||
| 2 | (€49.88) | €50 | €100 | ||
| 1 | (€24.94) | €25 | €50 | ||
Milestone Top prize | |||||
The first episode was shown on RTP1, presented by Carlos Cruz and with a jackpot of 50 million Portuguese escudos.[2] The original version of the show ran until April 2001, being later presented by Maria Elisa Domingues and Diogo Infante.[3]
The show returned in September 2003 with Jorge Gabriel as host.[4] He remained in position until 2008, though the show had a hiatus between 2006 and 2007.[3]
From July 2010 to September 2011, and again in 2015, José Carlos Malato presented a Hotseat version of the show titled Quem quer ser milionário? Alta Pressão.[5] Inbetween, from September 2013 to April 2015, a regular version was hosted by Manuela Moura Guedes.[3]
For the show's 20th anniversary, the Hotseat version returned in June 2020, hosted by Filomena Cautela and with a jackpot of €50,000.[6]