Tko želi biti milijunaš? explained

Creator:David Briggs
Steve Knight
Mike Whitehill
Runtime:60 minutes
Presenter:Tarik Filipović
Country:Croatia
Network:HRT1

Tko želi biti milijunaš? (English translation: Who wants to be a millionaire?, usually called Milijunaš) is a Croatian game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Tarik Filipović. The main goal of the game is to win the top prize (1 million kn from 2002 to 2022, €150,000 as of January 5, 2023) by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are 4 "lifelines", which are ways for a player to get help during the game. They are 50:50 (pola-pola) (2002–present), phone a friend (zovi) (2002–present), ask the audience (pitaj publiku) (2002–2020, 2022–) and an additional lifeline three wise men (tri znalca) (2020–2022). The game show was broadcast from 2002 to 2008 and from September 2009 to June 2010. It was shown on the Croatian TV station HRT1. From 2002 to 2022, when a contestant got the fifth question correct, he left with at least 1,000 kn. When a contestant got the tenth question correct, he left with at least 32,000 kn. As of January 5, 2023, When a contestant got the fifth question correct, he left with at least €150. When a contestant got the tenth question correct, he left with at least €5,000.

The show returned on HRT1 in September 2019. Tarik Filipović is once again the host of the show. The show air's on Thursdays in the television primetime. Minor changes to the show have been underdone, but there were no bigger changes to the quiz format itself. The "zovi" lifeline has been shortened down to 25 seconds from 30, due to increased availability and faster speed of internet search engines, such as Google. The choice of contestants for "najbrži prst" has been cut down to 6 contestants from original 10. An additional lifeline "tri znalca" (three wise men) has been added in 2020 to substitute "pitaj publiku" (ask the audience) for the rest of the season due to coronavirus situation.

This version is also the second country to adapt the new International Rave graphics which were created by Olga Van Den Brandt.

Payout structure

Question numberQuestion value (Yellow zones are the guaranteed levels)
March 24, 2002 – June 3, 2010
September 19, 2019 – December 29, 2022
January 5, 2023 – present
1100 kn€10
2200 kn€20
3300 kn€50
4500 kn€100
51,000 kn€150
62,000 kn€300
74,000 kn€600
88,000 kn€1,000
916,000 kn€2,500
1032,000 kn€5,000
1164,000 kn€10,000
12125,000 kn€18,000
13250,000 kn€34,000
14500,000 kn€68,000
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Top prize winners

15 contestants have reached the million HRK question as of September 27, 2019. However, only one contestant, Mira Bićanić, won the top prize on June 14, 2003. She used her "Ask the Audience" lifeline on the final question and then decided to give the final answer, which was correct.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Evo kakva je danas i što radi Mira Bićanić, prva hrvatska milijunašica iz kviza. 24 May 2019. Index.hr. hr. 13 January 2021.