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¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (English translation: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?) is a Costa Rican game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Ignacio Santos Pasamontes. The main goal of the game is to win ₡35,000,000 by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are three lifelines - 50:50, Video Call and Ask One of the Audience. ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? was originally broadcast from February 3, 2009 to September 3, 2013. A revival premiered on April 27, 2021. It is shown on the private TV station Teletica. When a contestant gets the fifth question correct, they leave with at least ₡600,000. When a contestant gets the tenth question correct, they leave with at least ₡3,500,000. Two contestants have won the top prize so far.
| ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Created by | Mario Najéra |
| Presented by | Ignacio Santos Pasamontes |
| Country of origin | Costa Rica |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Teletica Canal 7 |
| Release | 3 February 2009 – 3 September 2013 |
| Release | 27 April 2021 – present |
Money tree
edit| Payout structure[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Question number |
Question value | ||
| 2009–2012 | 2013 2021–2022 |
2023– | |
| 15 | ₡25,000,000 | ₡30,000,000 | ₡35,000,000 |
| 14 | ₡15,000,000 | ₡17,000,000 | |
| 13 | ₡10,000,000 | ₡12,000,000 | |
| 12 | ₡7,500,000 | ₡9,000,000 | |
| 11 | ₡5,000,000 | ₡6,000,000 | |
| 10 | ₡3,000,000 | ₡3,500,000 | |
| 9 | ₡2,000,000 | ₡2,500,000 | |
| 8 | ₡1,500,000 | ₡1,700,000 | |
| 7 | ₡1,000,000 | ₡1,200,000 | |
| 6 | ₡750,000 | ₡800,000 | |
| 5 | ₡500,000 | ₡600,000 | |
| 4 | ₡400,000 | ||
| 3 | ₡300,000 | ||
| 2 | ₡200,000 | ||
| 1 | ₡100,000 | ||
| |||
Winners
edit- Willy Pérez - June 29, 2010
| ₡25,000,000 - no time limit | |
| During the 1962 World Cup in Chile, one of the following national football teams had players from 5 different nationalities: | |
| ⬥ A: Portugal | ⬥ B: Spain |
| ⬥ C: Hungary | ⬥ D: Switzerland |
- Inés Trejos - September 28, 2021
| ₡30,000,000 - no time limit | |
| "Gave his life for the freedoms of Costa Rica" says the epitaph on the grave of: | |
| ⬥ A: Pancha Carrazco Jiménez | ⬥ B: José María Cañas Escamilla |
| ⬥ C: Juan Rafael Mora Porras | ⬥ D: Marcelino García Flamenco |
References
edit- ^ "¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (Коста-риканская версия)". GameSHOWS.ru.