Ποιος θέλει να γίνει εκατομμυριούχος (English

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: ''Poios thelei na ginei ekatommyriouchos'') is a game show based on the British

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format debuted in 1999 on

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. The player had to answer 15 questions correctly in order to win ₯50 million up to 2001, €150,000 up to 2004, and €250,000 in 2006. In 2010, the show was chosen as the most popular game show in 20 years of Mega Channel program. From 1999 to 2004 the show was hosted by Spiros Papadopoulos, and in 2006 - by Thodoris Atheridis. There were three ''lifelines'' - fifty-fifty (50:50), phone a friend and ask the audience, but in 2006, the "switch the question" lifeline was added, but if a contestant wanted to use it, he had to give up one of his other lifelines. The show was broadcast from 1999 to 2002 on

, from 2002 to 2004 on the ERT channels and in 2006 on

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. The show was revived in April 2022 on

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as host. The program can be also watched in Cyprus on

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Payout structure

Season overview

Winners of the grand prizes

There were two winners.

Giorgos Georgopoulos (October 2, 2001)

Giorgos Georgopoulos (Γιώργος Γεωργόπουλος) won ₯50 million by correctly answering the question:

Stelios Stergiou (November 21, 2003)

Stelios Stergiou (Στέλιος Στεργίου) won €150,000 by correctly answering the question:

Losers of the grand prizes

Only one contestant has reached the final question and answered it incorrectly.

Michalis Mavrogenis (January 30, 2001)

Michalis Mavrogenis (Μιχάλης Μαυρογένης) lost ₯22 million and won ₯2 million by incorrectly answering the question: {{WWTBAM question , value = ₯50,000,000 (15 of 15) , question = Who is the mother of the children of Zebedee? , a = Elizabeth , b = Magdalena , c = Marta , cstyle = chosen , d = Salome , dstyle = correct

References

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Mega Channel original programming Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation original programming Alpha TV original programming 1999 Greek television series debuts 2006 Greek television series endings 1990s Greek television series 2000s Greek television series Greek game shows Greek-language television shows