¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (Salvadoran game show)
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¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (English: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?) is a Salvadoran game show based on the British game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Hosted by Willie Maldonado, the aim of the game was to win US$200,000 by answering 15 multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty correctly. ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? was broadcast from March 3, 2010 to November 24, 2010 on the Salvadoran Television Corporation's Channel 4.[1] The Salvadoran version of the show offered the largest top prize of all the versions produced in Central America.[citation needed]
| ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | David Briggs Mike Whitehill Steven Knight |
| Presented by | Willie Maldonado |
| Country of origin | El Salvador |
| Original release | |
| Network | TCS |
| Release | 3 March 2010 – 2014 |
During the first series, aired from 3 March until 24 November 2010, 106 participants played in the Hot Seat, US$107,528.60 in prizes was given away with a total of 793 questions asked. During the second series, aired from March 2, 2011 until November 23 of that year, the show gave away US$104,867 in prizes to more than 100 participants.
On May 2, 2012 the third series premiered and ended in 2014.
Money tree
edit| Payout structure[2] | |
|---|---|
| Question number |
Question value (in USD) |
| 15 | $200,000.00 |
| 14 | $100,000.00 |
| 13 | $50,000.00 |
| 12 | $25,000.00 |
| 11 | $12,800.00 |
| 10 | $6,400.00 |
| 9 | $3,200.00 |
| 8 | $1,600.00 |
| 7 | $800.00 |
| 6 | $400.00 |
| 5 | $200.00 |
| 4 | $100.00 |
| 3 | $60.00 |
| 2 | $40.00 |
| 1 | $20.00 |
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