¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (Costa Rican game show)

¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Created byMario Najéra
Presented byIgnacio Santos Pasamontes
Country of originCosta Rica
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkTeletica Canal 7
Release3 February 2009 (2009-02-03) –
3 September 2013 (2013-09-03)
Release27 April 2021 (2021-04-27) –
present

¿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.

Money tree

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
  Milestone
  Top prize

Winners

  • 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

  1. ^ "¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (Коста-риканская версия)". GameSHOWS.ru.