The Million Pound Drop
Encyclopedia
The Million Pound Drop Live is a BAFTA-winning quiz show
which broadcasts live on Channel 4
in the United Kingdom
. The show began in May 2010 with Davina McCall
having presented the show's five series to date. She began presenting the show just before the final Channel 4 series of Big Brother (UK)
launched, which she also presented.
The show uses social networking sites such as Facebook
and Twitter
to find contestants, and also to promote the show. David Flynn, managing director of Endemol
's Remarkable Television, which produced the show, said: "The plan was to create buzz and an air of mystery around the show by trickling information about auditions via Twitter and Facebook, giving fans a level of exclusivity."
in £50 notes at the start of the show, banded in 40 bundles of £
25,000. They must then answer eight questions in an effort to keep as much of their money as possible. Many questions are heavily focused on current or recent events (even events that occur during the airing of the show), to push the fact that the show is broadcast live.
At the beginning of each round, the contestants have to pick a category of two choices they are given. If the contestants take too long to choose, a coin is flipped to decide. Each question is multiple-choice, with the first four questions having four choices, the next three questions having three, and the final question having just two choices. Unlike a traditional quiz where the contestants pick one answer, however, it is possible for the contestants to hedge
by placing money (in multiples of £25,000) on multiple answers in proportion to how confident they are on the answer. However, one answer must always be left with no money on it, which ensures that on the final question, only one answer can be chosen. After the answers and question have been read out, the contestants have one minute to physically move their money onto trap-doors (called "drops") corresponding to the answer(s) they choose. If contestants are sure of their answer, they may choose to stop the clock before the time limit is up to carry on with the answers.
After the end of the time limit, the trap-doors relating to incorrect answers open (sometimes one by one, and with varying delays to increase suspense), and any money placed on those answers is no longer available to be won by the contestants, being picked up by security guards underneath the stage. In addition any money not placed by the end of the time limit is also lost. If they have any money left, they proceed to the next question where the process is repeated. However, if they lose all their money, they are out of the game.
The show is usually an hour and 20 minutes long, although in event of a series finale, the show carries on until the contestants either win or lose. In some episodes, the show is an hour long.
For the 2010 Christmas Specials, any contestants who lost all their money and would otherwise have left empty handed were presented with multiple doors corresponding to bonus prizes. The contestants would choose which door they wanted and would win what was 'behind' that door.
Johnny and Dee returned on 12 November 2010 following a mistake made by the question makers (see Controversy section below). They went on to win £25,000.
Following Rajan and Anita's win on 18 December 2010, Rajan proposed to his girlfriend live on air to which she accepted.
On 11 February 2011, Micah and Joni lost all £1,000,000 betting on the wrong answer. As a result, they were the first contestants to lose the full £1,000,000 in one drop.
and George Lamb
won £50,000 for charity by beating the final question on the show. They were the first celebrity contestants to appear on the show.
On 13 November 2010, Jimmy Carr
and Johnny Vaughan
also appeared but crashed out on question 4.
On 15 December 2010, singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor
and her mother Janet Ellis
appeared on the show. They managed to make their way to the final question, but lost after choosing the wrong answer.
On 18 December 2010, Jade Jones
and Emma Bunton
appeared together on the show. They crashed out on question 7, losing their remaining £50,000.
On 19 February 2011, Bruno Tonioli
and Pamela Stephenson
appeared on the show. They crashed out on question 5, losing their remaining £200,000.
On 22 April 2011, Andrew Flintoff
and his wife, Rachael appeared on the show. They made their way to the final question and won £25,000 for their chosen charity.
On 10 September 2011, Vernon Kay
and his friend, Luke, appeared on the show. They lost on question 6 with £100,000 remaining.
On 24 September 2011, Jack Whitehall
and his father, Michael, appeared on the show. They won £300,000 for their chosen charities, making them the biggest winners on the Million Pound Drop to date.
Note: Celebrity contestants that lose their whole £1,000,000 are given £5,000 for their charities.
checks by Endemol
.
, Paul McGann
, Christopher Eccleston
and David Tennant
. They were then asked "Who played Dr Who for the longest period?". The contestants did not know the answer so decided to split their remaining £650,000 between McCoy and McGann. The answer was then revealed to be Tennant and they lost all their remaining money. Tennant played the doctor from 2005-2010. However viewers began to query the accuracy of this question saying it was open to interpretation as McCoy played the Doctor from 1987–1989, but also appeared in the charity special Dimensions in Time
in 1993 and appeared in the beginning of the Doctor Who television movie in 1996 making his time playing Dr Who technically nine years uninterrupted. After producers spoke to the BBC it became apparent that Sylvester McCoy was the correct answer. Channel 4 therefore allowed the contestants to return and continue with the £325,000 that would have remained. They came back on 12 November 2010, to continue the game. They got all the way to the final question and managed to win £25,000.
. Weekly Ranking is from BARB
.
Quiz Show
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which broadcasts live on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The show began in May 2010 with Davina McCall
Davina McCall
Davina McCall is an English television presenter and actress, most notable as the presenter of the UK version of Big Brother up until its move to Channel 5.- Early life :...
having presented the show's five series to date. She began presenting the show just before the final Channel 4 series of Big Brother (UK)
Big Brother (UK)
Big Brother UK is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four...
launched, which she also presented.
The show uses social networking sites such as Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
and Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
to find contestants, and also to promote the show. David Flynn, managing director of Endemol
Endemol
Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...
's Remarkable Television, which produced the show, said: "The plan was to create buzz and an air of mystery around the show by trickling information about auditions via Twitter and Facebook, giving fans a level of exclusivity."
Format
Contestants, alone or in pairs for the first series, or only in pairs for all subsequent series, are given one million poundsPound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
in £50 notes at the start of the show, banded in 40 bundles of £
Pound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
25,000. They must then answer eight questions in an effort to keep as much of their money as possible. Many questions are heavily focused on current or recent events (even events that occur during the airing of the show), to push the fact that the show is broadcast live.
At the beginning of each round, the contestants have to pick a category of two choices they are given. If the contestants take too long to choose, a coin is flipped to decide. Each question is multiple-choice, with the first four questions having four choices, the next three questions having three, and the final question having just two choices. Unlike a traditional quiz where the contestants pick one answer, however, it is possible for the contestants to hedge
Hedge (finance)
A hedge is an investment position intended to offset potential losses that may be incurred by a companion investment.A hedge can be constructed from many types of financial instruments, including stocks, exchange-traded funds, insurance, forward contracts, swaps, options, many types of...
by placing money (in multiples of £25,000) on multiple answers in proportion to how confident they are on the answer. However, one answer must always be left with no money on it, which ensures that on the final question, only one answer can be chosen. After the answers and question have been read out, the contestants have one minute to physically move their money onto trap-doors (called "drops") corresponding to the answer(s) they choose. If contestants are sure of their answer, they may choose to stop the clock before the time limit is up to carry on with the answers.
After the end of the time limit, the trap-doors relating to incorrect answers open (sometimes one by one, and with varying delays to increase suspense), and any money placed on those answers is no longer available to be won by the contestants, being picked up by security guards underneath the stage. In addition any money not placed by the end of the time limit is also lost. If they have any money left, they proceed to the next question where the process is repeated. However, if they lose all their money, they are out of the game.
The show is usually an hour and 20 minutes long, although in event of a series finale, the show carries on until the contestants either win or lose. In some episodes, the show is an hour long.
For the 2010 Christmas Specials, any contestants who lost all their money and would otherwise have left empty handed were presented with multiple doors corresponding to bonus prizes. The contestants would choose which door they wanted and would win what was 'behind' that door.
Interactivity
As the show is broadcast live, viewers are encouraged to play along online at the same time with statistics on their performance appearing on screen during the broadcast and being read out by McCall. Online players receive no prize money. Bookmakers also take bets on which stage of the game the contestants will leave and how much money will still be in play at various stage of the game.Winners and statistics
| Series | Contestants | Date | Amount of money won |
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Katy and Andy Jackson | 29 May 2010 | £75,000 |
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Larry Larry Lamb (actor) Lawrence Douglas "Larry" Lamb is an English actor who has worked frequently in television. He is best known for playing one of the greatest villains of British soap Archie Mitchell in the BBC television soap EastEnders, Michael Shipman in the BBC television show Gavin & Stacey and Mischievous... and George Lamb George Lamb (presenter) George Martin Lamb is a Scottish-born British radio and TV presenter. He is the son of actor Larry Lamb.-Career:Lamb's radio career peaked with presenting his own daytime show on BBC Radio 6 Music for two years from October 2007 to November 2009, before being moved the early weekend mornings for 6... |
29 October 2010 | £50,000 |
| James and Rachael | 6 November 2010 | £25,000 | |
| Johnny and Dee | 12 November 2010 | £25,000 | |
| Ryan and Lewis | 13 November 2010 | £50,000 | |
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Rajan and Anita | 18 December 2010 | £50,000 |
| James and Laurence | 29 January 2011 | £75,000 | |
| Rick and Sophie | 4 February 2011 | £200,000 | |
| Rebecca and Aimee | 5 February 2011 | £75,000 | |
| Paul and Sarah-Lou | £50,000 | ||
| Harps and Avvy | 18 February 2011 | £25,000 | |
| Krystle and Pauline | 19 February 2011 | £25,000 | |
| Andrew Andrew Flintoff Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff MBE is a former English cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club, England and the Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings. A tall fast bowler, batsman and slip fielder, Flintoff according to the ICC rankings was consistently rated amongst the top... and Rachael Flintoff |
22 April 2011 | £25,000 | |
| Riaz and Mehanaz | 23 April 2011 | £25,000 | |
| Ben and Joanna | 29 April 2011 | £25,000 | |
| Karl and Shabz | 30 April 2011 | £100,000 | |
| Clare and Natasha | 7 May 2011 | £25,000 | |
| Ash and James | 13 May 2011 | £100,000 | |
| Lewis and Emi | 20 May 2011 | £25,000 | |
| Mark and Rhys | 27 May 2011 | £50,000 | |
| Luke W and Luke P | 2 September 2011 | £100,000 | |
| Coral and Natalie | 16 September 2011 | £75,000 | |
| Nick and Katie | £250,000 | ||
| Dave and Janelle | 24 September 2011 | £200,000 | |
| Jack Jack Whitehall Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall is an English comedian, television presenter and actor, best known for hosting the E4 show Big Brother's Big Mouth in 2008, Celebrity Big Brother's Big Mouth in January 2009, and the Channel 4 topical entertainment show the TNT Show.-Early life:Whitehall was born in... and Michael Whitehall |
£300,000 | ||
| Julie and Dave | 1 October 2011 | £200,000 | |
| Steve and Tony | 7 October 2011 | £200,000 | |
| Matt and Karen | £75,000 |
Johnny and Dee returned on 12 November 2010 following a mistake made by the question makers (see Controversy section below). They went on to win £25,000.
Following Rajan and Anita's win on 18 December 2010, Rajan proposed to his girlfriend live on air to which she accepted.
On 11 February 2011, Micah and Joni lost all £1,000,000 betting on the wrong answer. As a result, they were the first contestants to lose the full £1,000,000 in one drop.
Average winnings per show
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- Most money won: £300,000 (to date)
- Total winnings to date: £2,200,000
- Most money lost on a single drop: £1,000,000
- Most money dropped on first question: £1,000,000
- Most questions after which the £1 million remained: 3
- Most money taken through to final question: £525,000 (to date)
Celebrity contestants
On 29 October 2010, celebrity father and son, LarryLarry Lamb (actor)
Lawrence Douglas "Larry" Lamb is an English actor who has worked frequently in television. He is best known for playing one of the greatest villains of British soap Archie Mitchell in the BBC television soap EastEnders, Michael Shipman in the BBC television show Gavin & Stacey and Mischievous...
and George Lamb
George Lamb (presenter)
George Martin Lamb is a Scottish-born British radio and TV presenter. He is the son of actor Larry Lamb.-Career:Lamb's radio career peaked with presenting his own daytime show on BBC Radio 6 Music for two years from October 2007 to November 2009, before being moved the early weekend mornings for 6...
won £50,000 for charity by beating the final question on the show. They were the first celebrity contestants to appear on the show.
On 13 November 2010, Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr
James Anthony Patrick "Jimmy" Carr is an English-Irish comedian and humourist. He is known for his deadpan delivery and dark humour. He is also a writer, actor and presenter of radio and television....
and Johnny Vaughan
Johnny Vaughan
Jonathan Randall Vaughan is an English broadcaster and journalist. Vaughan has become well known as a television and radio personality and has also built a reputation as a film critic. He co-presented Capital Breakfast alongside Lisa Snowdon on 95.8 Capital FM between 2004 and 2011...
also appeared but crashed out on question 4.
On 15 December 2010, singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s...
and her mother Janet Ellis
Janet Ellis
Janet Ellis is a British television presenter and actress, who appeared on BBC children's television in the 1980s, including a four year period as a presenter on Blue Peter, a role she won after hosting the award-winning children's programme Jigsaw.- Early life :Ellis's father was a soldier,...
appeared on the show. They managed to make their way to the final question, but lost after choosing the wrong answer.
On 18 December 2010, Jade Jones
Jade Jones
Jade Jones is an English R&B singer turned chef. He is most famous for being the former lead singer of the band Damage....
and Emma Bunton
Emma Bunton
Emma Lee Bunton is an English pop singer/songwriter and TV and radio presenter. She was a member of the 1990s girl group, the Spice Girls, in which she was known as Baby Spice as she was the youngest member. In 2010, she joined the judging panel on ITV's Dancing on Ice...
appeared together on the show. They crashed out on question 7, losing their remaining £50,000.
On 19 February 2011, Bruno Tonioli
Bruno Tonioli
Bruno Tonioli is an Italian choreographer and TV personality who appears as a judge on the television dance competition Strictly Come Dancing for BBC TV in the UK, and its American adaptation Dancing with the Stars on ABC TV in the US, Tonioli co-created and appeared on the BBC talent show DanceX...
and Pamela Stephenson
Pamela Stephenson
Pamela Helen Stephenson Connolly is a New Zealand-born Australian clinical psychologist and writer now resident in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her work as an actress and comedian during the 1980s...
appeared on the show. They crashed out on question 5, losing their remaining £200,000.
On 22 April 2011, Andrew Flintoff
Andrew Flintoff
Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff MBE is a former English cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club, England and the Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings. A tall fast bowler, batsman and slip fielder, Flintoff according to the ICC rankings was consistently rated amongst the top...
and his wife, Rachael appeared on the show. They made their way to the final question and won £25,000 for their chosen charity.
On 10 September 2011, Vernon Kay
Vernon Kay
Vernon Charles Kay is a British television presenter, radio DJ, american footballer and former model. He began television presenting on the BBC children's programme FBi, a spin-off of Fully Booked. Since he has presented various programmes, most notably T4, Beat the Star and All Star Family...
and his friend, Luke, appeared on the show. They lost on question 6 with £100,000 remaining.
On 24 September 2011, Jack Whitehall
Jack Whitehall
Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall is an English comedian, television presenter and actor, best known for hosting the E4 show Big Brother's Big Mouth in 2008, Celebrity Big Brother's Big Mouth in January 2009, and the Channel 4 topical entertainment show the TNT Show.-Early life:Whitehall was born in...
and his father, Michael, appeared on the show. They won £300,000 for their chosen charities, making them the biggest winners on the Million Pound Drop to date.
Note: Celebrity contestants that lose their whole £1,000,000 are given £5,000 for their charities.
Payment
Any money won by contestants is withheld for up to six weeks pending the receipt of Criminal Records BureauCriminal Records Bureau
The Criminal Records Bureau , is an Executive Agency of the Home Office, which provides wider access to criminal record information through its Disclosure service for England and Wales...
checks by Endemol
Endemol
Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...
.
Controversy
During an episode on 5 November 2010, Johnny and Dee were faced with the options Sylvester McCoySylvester McCoy
Sylvester McCoy is a Scottish actor. As a comic act and busker he appeared regularly on stage and on BBC Children's television in the 1970s and 80s, but is best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1987 to...
, Paul McGann
Paul McGann
Paul McGann is an English actor who made his name on the BBC serial The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role...
, Christopher Eccleston
Christopher Eccleston
Christopher Eccleston is an English stage, film and television actor. His films include Let Him Have It, Shallow Grave, Elizabeth, 28 Days Later, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Others, and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra...
and David Tennant
David Tennant
David Tennant is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 TV serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch, Jr...
. They were then asked "Who played Dr Who for the longest period?". The contestants did not know the answer so decided to split their remaining £650,000 between McCoy and McGann. The answer was then revealed to be Tennant and they lost all their remaining money. Tennant played the doctor from 2005-2010. However viewers began to query the accuracy of this question saying it was open to interpretation as McCoy played the Doctor from 1987–1989, but also appeared in the charity special Dimensions in Time
Dimensions in Time
Dimensions in Time is a charity special crossover between the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and the soap opera EastEnders that ran in two parts on 26 and 27 November 1993. It was filmed on the EastEnders Albert Square set, and features several of the stars of that programme...
in 1993 and appeared in the beginning of the Doctor Who television movie in 1996 making his time playing Dr Who technically nine years uninterrupted. After producers spoke to the BBC it became apparent that Sylvester McCoy was the correct answer. Channel 4 therefore allowed the contestants to return and continue with the £325,000 that would have remained. They came back on 12 November 2010, to continue the game. They got all the way to the final question and managed to win £25,000.
Transmissions
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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| 1 | 24 May 2010 | 29 May 2010 | 6 |
| 2 | 25 October 2010 | 13 November 2010 | 9 |
| Christmas | 15 December 2010 | 18 December 2010 | 4 |
| 3 | 28 January 2011 | 19 February 2011 | 8 |
| 4 | 22 April 2011 | 28 May 2011 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 September 2011 | 8 October 2011 | 12 |
| Christmas | 5 December 2011 | 9 December 2011 | 5 |
Ratings
Channel 4 figures is from BARB. Channel 4 +1 viewing figures from Digital SpyDigital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
. Weekly Ranking is from BARB
Barb
Barb may refer to:* A backward-facing point on a fish hook or similar implement, rendering extraction from the victim's flesh more difficult* Wind barbs for each station on a map of reported weather conditions...
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Future series
Million Pound Drop has been renewed through series five and six, with a total of seventeen episodes between them to be aired later in 2011. Series five began its 12-episode run on 2 September 2011.International versions
| Country | Title | Host | Network | Top Prize | First Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
100 Milionë 100 Milionë (The Million Dollar Drop) Albania 100 Milionë is a famous Game\Quiz live show broad-casted in Albania by Top Channel and hosted by Eno Popi. The show is also known as The Million Pound Drop all-over the world. In Albania this show took place for the first time on the 1st February 2011. It has over 903,564 viewers by : Albania,... |
Eno Popi | Top Channel Top Channel Top Channel is a commercial television station with national frequency coverage in Tirana, Albania founded by media mogul Dritan Hoxha, and part of Top Media Group. Since September 2003, Top Channel became present on satellite broadcasting all over Europe through DigitAlb, and North America through... |
10,000,000 lek Albanian lek The lek is the official currency of Albania. It is subdivided into 100 qindarka , although qindarka are no longer issued.-Names:... |
11 January 2011 |
 Argentina |
Salven el Millón | Susana Giménez Susana Giménez Susana Giménez, née María Susana Giménez Aubert is an Argentine actress, ex-vedette and television host.... |
Telefe Telefe Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel... |
AR$ Argentine peso The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS... 1,000,000 |
9 June 2011 |
 Australia |
The Million Dollar Drop The Million Dollar Drop The Million Dollar Drop is a game show which airs on Nine Network in Australia. It is based on the U.S. series Million Dollar Money Drop. However, unlike the original UK version, it is not broadcast live, and there are several changes to the format... |
Eddie McGuire Eddie McGuire Edward Joseph "Eddie" McGuire AM is an Australian television presenter and businessman known for his long association with Australian rules football and the Channel 9 television network.... |
Nine Network Nine Network The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia... |
A$ Australian dollar The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu... 1,000,000 |
21 March 2011 |
 Brazil |
Um Milhão na Mesa | Silvio Santos Silvio Santos -External links:*... |
SBT | R$ Brazilian real The real is the present-day currency of Brazil. Its sign is R$ and its ISO code is BRL. It is subdivided into 100 centavos .... 1,000,000 |
21 September 2011 |
 Chile |
TBA | Don Francisco Don Francisco Don Francisco may refer to:*Don Francisco *Don Francisco *Don Francisco de Paula Marin, Hawaiian*Don Francisco... |
Canal 13 Canal 13 Canal 13 is the name of six Central and South American television stations:* Canal 13 , television network from Buenos Aires, Argentina* Canal 13 , television network from Santiago, Chile... |
CL$ Chilean peso The peso is the currency of Chile. The current peso has circulated since 1975, with a previous version circulating between 1817 and 1960. The symbol used locally for it is $. The ISO 4217 code for the present peso is CLP. It is subdivided into 100 centavos, although no centavo denominated coins... 500.000.000 |
TBA |
 Colombia |
Millones por montones | María José Barraza | Canal Caracol | CO$ Colombian peso The peso is the currency of Colombia. Its ISO 4217 code is COP and it is also informally abbreviated as COL$. However, the official peso symbol is $. As 20 July 2011, the exchange rate of the Colombian peso is 1750 Colombian pesos to 1 U.S. dollar.-History:The peso has been the currency of Colombia... 1.000.000.000 |
25 July 2011 |
 Egypt |
انت والمليون Inta wal milyon |
Nagla Badr | Mehwar TV Mehwar TV Channel Mehwar TV Channel is an Egyptian TV channel based in Giza, Egypt. It covers current events, as well as broadcasting content concerning political and religious topics, and some entertainment programmes. The channel has a particular focus on Egyptian topics. Its main owner and chairman is Hassan... |
EGP Egyptian pound The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes .... 1,000,000 |
January 2012 |
 Estonia |
Rahaauk | Alari Kivisaar | TV3 | €100,000 | 12 September 2011 |
 Early Modern France |
Money Drop | Laurence Boccolini | TF1 TF1 TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network... |
€250,000 | 1 August 2011 |
 Germany |
Rette die Million! | Jörg Pilawa Jörg Pilawa Jörg Pilawa is a German television presenter.-Life:Pilawa studied after his school at Gymnasium Hummelsbüttel first medicine and then history, but he did not finish his university studies. From 1987 to 1994 Pilawa worked for Radio Schleswig-Holstein... |
ZDF ZDF Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues... |
€1,000,000 | 13 October 2010 |
 Greece |
Money Drop | Grigoris Arnaoutoglou Grigoris Arnaoutoglou Grigoris Arnaoutoglou , also spelled as Gregory or Gregoris Arnaoutoglou, is a Greek television host. Since 2003, he was the host of Mega Channel's morning daily entertaining show, Omorfos Kosmos to proi... |
Mega TV Mega TV Mega TV was an analogue cable television broadcaster, which launched Malaysia's first ever subscription-based TV service in 1995. It was incorporated on 18 October 1994 and was operated by TV3... |
€300,000 | 16 October 2010 |
 Hungary |
A 40 Milliós Játszma | Rákóczi Ferenc | TV2 TV2 (Hungary) TV2 is a Hungarian commercial television channel operating since 1997, providing a large variety of programming. It is owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG... |
40,000,000 Ft Hungarian forint The forint is the currency of Hungary. It is divided into 100 fillér, although fillér coins are no longer in circulation. The introduction of the forint on 1 August 1946 was a crucial step of the post-WWII stabilization of the Hungarian economy, and the currency remained relatively stable until... |
29 November 2010 |
 India |
কোটি টাকার বাজি Koti Takar Baji |
Jeet Jeet (actor) Jeet is an actor from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Although of Sindhi descent, he is a leading actor in the Bengali film industry... |
Star Jalsha Star Jalsha STAR Jalsha , the newest Bengali General Entertainment channel, owned by STAR TV.STAR Jalsha sets itself with the philosophy of 'celebrating a better tomorrow'. In line with the aspirations of millions of households in the new Bengal, STAR Jalsha is poised to be the brightest star in Bengali... |
Rs RS RS may refer to:- Genetics :A unique submitted SNP record receive a reference SNP ID number . Cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DbSNP- Computer-related :* RuneScape, a multiplayer online role playing game... 1,000,000 |
15 October 2011 |
 Israel |
אל תפיל את המיליון Al Tapil Et HaMilyon |
Erez Tal Erez Tal Erez Tal is an Israeli broadcasting personality.-Biography:His first hit program was "Ma Yesh" , broadcast on Galatz, Israel's Army radio, where he started his partnership with Avri Gilad.... |
Channel 2 Channel 2 (Israel) Channel 2 is an Israeli commercial television channel.- History :In 1990, after 13 years of deliberations, the Knesset passed a law that paved the way for the establishment of commercial television in Israel. The goal was to enhance pluralism and create competition. Channel 2 began broadcasting on... (Keshet) Keshet (TV) Keshet Broadcasting or Keshet is a media group and leading television program maker licensed in Israel. Keshet operates under the auspices of the Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority . It is one of two operators that have run the main Israeli commercial television channel, Channel 2, since 1993,... |
₪1,000,000 | 13 October 2010 |
 Italy |
The Money Drop | Gerry Scotti Gerry Scotti Gerry Scotti is an Italian television presenter, actor and former member of the Italian Parliament.Scotti was born Virginio Scotti on August 7, 1956 in Miradolo Terme, Pavia. After giving up studying law Scotti began his career as a disc jockey at Radio Milano International... |
Canale 5 Canale 5 Canale 5 is an Italian private television network of Mediaset, the media branch of Fininvest. Canale 5 was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980, based on a local channel, TeleMilano 58, founded in 1978.... |
€1,000,000 | 12 December 2011 |
 Kazakhstan |
Шоу Сорок Миллионов Тенге Shou Sorok Millionov Tenge |
Abdel' Mukhtarov | tv7 | 40,000,000 ₸ Kazakhstani tenge The tenge is the currency of Kazakhstan. It is divided into 100 tïın . It was introduced on 15th of November 1993 to replace the Soviet ruble at a rate of 1 tenge = 500 rubles... |
22 January 2011 |
 Latvia |
Paņem 100 000... ja vari | Edgars Ludāns | TV3 TV3 Latvia TV3 Latvia is a television channel targeted at a Latvian language audience owned by Modern Times Group . It was launched in 1998, but did not receive a terrestrial license until 2001... |
€100,000 | 1 October 2011 |
 Lithuania |
100 000 eurų grynais | Marijonas Mikutavičius | TV3 TV3 Lithuania TV3 is a television channel owned by Modern Times Group and targeted at a Lithuanian-speaking audience. It was founded on May 7, 1992 and launched on April 11, 1993 as "Tele-3" before being renamed "TV3" in 1996.... |
€100,000 | 2 September 2011 |
 Malaysia |
RM 1,000,000 Money Drop | AC Mizal | Astro Ria Astro Ria Astro Ria is a Malaysian 24 hour television network broadcast on the Astro satellite television service. It was one of the first 22 channels to commence broadcast on Astro in 1996.Programs on the network include Malay dramas, films and reality shows.... |
RM Malaysian ringgit The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen... 1,000,000 |
3 December 2011 |
 Netherlands |
Show Me The Money | Beau van Erven Dorens | SBS 6 | €1,000,000 | 11–22 April 2011 |
 Poland |
Postaw na milion | Łukasz Nowicki | TVP2 | 1,000,000 zł | 5 March 2011 |
 Russia |
Шоу Десять миллионов Shou Desyat' Millionov |
Maxim Galkin Maxim Galkin Maxim Galkin is a Russian comedian, singer and TV host.He first became famous as an impressionist, and is known for his proficiency at parody and his duets with the famous Russian pop singer Alla Pugacheva.... |
Russia 1 | 10,000,000 руб. | 4 September 2010 |
 Serbia |
Multimilioner | Dragan Nikolić | RTV Pink RTV Pink RTV Pink or Radio-Television Pink is a popular, privately-owned, national TV network in Serbia. Pink is the leading commercial station in the Serbian television broadcast market. TV Pink has gained a strong reputation for its entertainment programming... |
10,000,000RSD Serbian dinar The dinar is the currency of Serbia. An earlier currency also called dinar was used in Serbia between 1868 and 1918. The earliest use of the dinar date to 1214. Today's Serbian dinar is a continuation of the last Yugoslav dinar... |
13 September 2011 |
 Singapore |
Million Dollar Money Drop Million Dollar Money Drop: Singapore Edition Million Dollar Money Drop: Singapore Edition was a game show which aired on MediaCorp Channel 5 in the Singapore. It was based on the U.K. series The Million Pound Drop Live. However, unlike the original UK version, it was not broadcast live, and there were several changes to the format... |
George Young | MediaCorp TV Channel 5 MediaCorp TV Channel 5 MediaCorp Channel 5 or Channel 5 is a 24-hour free-to-air English and Malay language television channel based in Singapore.... |
S$1,000,000 | 9 August 2011 |
 Spain |
Atrapa un Millón | Carlos Sobera | Antena 3 Antena 3 (Spain) Antena 3 is a Spanish terrestrial television channel owned by Antena 3 de Televisión. Some of the more popular programmes broadcast by Antena 3 include Aquí no hay quien viva, El Barco, Los Protegidos, Los Simpson and El Internado.... |
€1,000,000 (weekly) | 4 February 2011 |
| Atrapa un Millón Diario | € 200,000 (daily) | 4 April 2011 | |||
| Atrapa dos Millones | € 2,000,000 (special) | 21 October 2011 | |||
 Sweden |
Pengarna på bordet | Peter Jihde | TV4 | 2,000,000 Kr. | 3 October 2011 |
 Switzerland |
Die Millionen-Falle | René Rindlisbacher René Rindlisbacher René Rindlisbacher is a Swiss TV presenter and comedian.Rindlisbacher was originally a commercial apprenticeship and was trained as a bricklayer. National breakthrough as a comedian he made together with Stefan Schmidlin, with whom he played the Schmirinskis. From 1995 to 2001, Rindlisbacher... |
SF1 Schweizer Fernsehen Schweizer Fernsehen is the German language division of SRG SSR, in charge of production and distribution of television programmes in German for German-speaking Switzerland... |
1,000,000SFr Swiss franc The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there... |
4 July–15 August 2011 |
 Turkey |
Bir Milyon Canlı Para | Engin Altan Düzyatan Engin Altan Düzyatan - Biography :Engin Altan Düzyatan began acting during his high school days. He joined Dokuz Eylül University to study theatre. He did complete his course and moved to İstanbul where he started his professional acting career.... |
Show TV Show TV SHOW TV is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey owned by Çukurova Holding. The channel was established by the Turkish businessmen Erol Aksoy and Haldun Simavi on March 1, 1992. During the last years, Show TV extended its range of viewers by adding more channels like Show Plus, Show Max and... |
1,000,000TL Turkish lira The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş... |
25 October 2010 |
 Ukraine |
Шоу на два мiльйони Shou Na Dva Milyoni |
Andriy Domanskyi | 1+1 1+1 - History :TV channel "1+1" was founded in August 1995, headed by its original President Alexander Rodnyansky who also was its general director from 1996 to 2002... |
2,000,000 грн. Ukrainian hryvnia The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or grivna ; sign: ₴, code: , has been the national currency of Ukraine since September 2, 1996. The hryvnia is subdivided into 100 kopiyok. In medieval times, it was a currency of Kievan Rus'.... |
12 January–30 March 2011 |
 United States |
Million Dollar Money Drop Million Dollar Money Drop Million Dollar Money Drop is a game show which aired on Fox in the United States and Canada. It is based on the U.K. series The Million Pound Drop Live. However, unlike the original UK version, it was not broadcast live, and there were several changes to the format... |
Kevin Pollak Kevin Pollak Kevin Elliot Pollak is an American actor, impressionist, game show host, and comedian. He started performing stand-up comedy at the age of 10 and touring professionally at the age of 20... |
Fox Fox Broadcasting Company Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the... |
US$1,000,000 | 20 December 2010 |