Haluatko miljonääriksi?

Haluatko miljonääriksi? (English translation: Do you want to become a millionaire?) is a Finnish game show based on the British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Currently hosted by Jaajo Linnonmaa and previously by Lasse Lehtinen and Ville Klinga, the aim of the game is to win 1,000,000 (from 2001 to 2005 - €200,000 and from 1999 to 2001 1,000,000mk) by answering fifteen multiple-choice questions correctly. Originally broadcast on Nelonen, it moved to MTV3 from 2005 until 2007, before Nelonen resurrected the show in 2016.

Haluatko miljonääriksi?
Created byDavid Briggs
Steve Knight
Mike Whitehill
Presented byLasse Lehtinen (1999–2005)
Ville Klinga (2005–2007)
Jaajo Linnonmaa (2016–)
Country of originFinland
Release
Original networkNelonen (1999–2005, 2016–)
MTV3 (2005–2007)
Original releaseNovember 12, 1999 (1999-11-12) 
May 15, 2005,
September 3, 2005 – March 4, 2007
January 23, 2016 – present
External links
Website

The show's highest winner was 18-year-old Tampere student Markku Rikola, who won €70,000 when the top prize was €200,000; after walking away on his fourteenth question. No-one has ever won the top prize in this version.

Gameplay

Fastest Finger First

Before the contestant plays the game, they must beat five other contestants in a minigame known best internationally as "Fastest Finger First". Contestants have to rearrange four answers into the correct order in the fastest time out of the six contestants.

Into the Hot Seat

When playing the main game, contestants must climb up the money tree by answering fifteen multiple-choice general knowledge questions correctly. The money won is not cumulative, for example if a contestant passes the €200 mark, they win €200, not €100 + €200. The contestant can walk away with the money they have at any time. If the contestant answers incorrectly, they return to the last safety net they achieved.

To aid the contestant there are three "lifelines" - Fifty-Fifty (50:50), Phone-a-Friend (Kilauta kaverille) and Ask the Audience (Kysy yleisöltä, earlier Kysy katsomolta). If the contestant answers the fifth question correctly, they will leave with at least €1,000 (10,000 mk from 1999-2001; €2,000 from 2001-2005 and 2005-2007). If they answer the tenth question correctly, they will leave with at least €10,000 (100,000mk, 1999-2001; €20,000 from 2001-2005; €15,000 from 2005-2007).

Seasons

Season Start date End date Episodes
Autumn 1999 November 12, 1999 December 31, 1999 21
Spring 2000 April 14, 2000 May 14, 2000 15
Autumn 2000 October 15, 2000 December 3, 2000 18
Spring 2001 February 4, 2001 April 8, 2001 10
Autumn 2001 October 7, 2001 December 9, 2001 10
Spring 2002 February 24, 2002 April 28, 2002 10
Autumn 2002 October 11, 2002 December 15, 2002 30
Spring 2003 February 14, 2003 April 20, 2003 30
Autumn 2003 August 24, 2003 December 28, 2003 20
Spring 2004 January 25, 2004 May 23, 2004 18
Autumn 2004 September 5, 2004 December 5, 2004 14
Spring 2005 January 30, 2005 May 15, 2005 16
Autumn 2005 September 3, 2005 December 17, 2005 16
Spring 2006 February 25, 2006 June 3, 2006 14
Autumn 2006 October 7, 2006 December 23, 2006 12
Spring 2007 January 14, 2007 March 4, 2007 8
Spring 2016 January 23, 2016 April 9, 2016 12
Autumn 2016 September 3, 2016 December 3, 2016 14
Spring 2017 February 11, 2017 May 27, 2017 16
Total November 12, 1999 May 27, 2017 304

Haluatko miljonääriksi? Payout Structure

Question number Question value (Yellow zones are the guaranteed levels)
1999-2001 2002-2005 2005-2007 2016-
1 500mk (€84) €200 €200 €100
2 1,000mk (€168) €450 €450 €300
3 2,500mk (€420) €700 €700 €500
4 5,000mk (€840) €1,000 €1,000 €700
5 10,000mk (€1,680) €2,000 €2,000 €1,000
6 15,000mk (€2,522) €3,000 €3,000 €2,000
7 30,000mk (€5,044) €5,000 €4,000 €3,000
8 50,000mk (€8,400) €8,000 €5,000 €5,000
9 75,000mk (€12,614) €12,000 €10,000 €7,000
10 100,000mk (€16,800) €20,000 €15,000 €10,000
11 150,000mk (€25,220) €30,000 €20,000 €20,000
12 250,000mk (€33,643) €45,000 €30,000 €30,000
13 350,000mk (€58,866) €70,000 €60,000 €60,000
14 500,000mk (€84,094) €100,000 €200,000 €200,000
15 1,000,000mk (€168,187) €200,000 €1,000,000 €1,000,000
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