Vem vill bli miljonär? explained

Genre:Quiz show
Presenter:Bengt Magnusson
Country:Sweden
Network:TV4

Vem vill bli miljonär? (English translation: Who wants to be a millionaire?) was a Swedish game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show was hosted by Bengt Magnusson. The main goal of the game was to win 10 million kronor by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There were three lifelines - fifty fifty, phone a friend and ask the audience. Vem vill bli miljonär? was broadcast from 21 January 2000[1] until 13 June 2003.[2] It was shown on the Swedish TV station TV4.

When a contestant got the fifth question correct, he left with at least 10,000 SEK. When a contestant got the tenth question correct, he left with at least 320,000 SEK. Since August 2005 a modified version called Postkodmiljonären has been broadcast,[3] with more focus on the sponsoring lottery.

Money tree

Payout structure
Question
number
Question value (in SEK)
2000-20012001-2003
1510,000,0003,000,000
145,000,0001,500,000
132,500,000800,000
121,250,000400,000
11640,000200,000
10320,000100,000
9160,00080,000
880,00060,000
740,000
620,000
510,000
45,000
33,000
22,000
11,000

Milestone

Top prize

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TV4 riks. Swedish Media Database. Swedish. 21 January 2000. 22 October 2019.
  2. Web site: TV4 riks. Swedish Media Database. Swedish. 21 January 2000. 22 October 2019.
  3. Web site: TV4. Swedish Media Database. Swedish. 26 August 2005. 22 October 2019.