Baak Maan Fu Yung

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Not to be confused with Bai Wan Fu Weng, Malaysian Mandarin version of "Millionaire".
'百萬富翁'
Logo of Bai Wan Fu Weng.jpg
Logo of Baak Maan Fu Yung
Presented byKenneth Chan (2001–2005)
Stephen Chan (2018)
Country of originHong Kong
Production
Production companiesCelador International (2001-2005)
2waytraffic International (2018)
Release
Original networkATV Home (2001–2005)
Asia Television Digital Media (2018)
Original releaseApril 29, 2001 – March 20, 2005
January 29, 2018 –
June 1, 2018 (2018-06-01)
External links
Website

Contestant and 百萬富翁 money tree
Fragment of the earlier edition of the show; host shows the correct order for the Fastest Finger question

Baak Maan Fu Yung (Chinese: 百萬富翁, Cantonese Yale: baak3 maan6 fu3 yung1, Jyutping: baak3 maan6 fu3 jung1, literally The Millionaire, also had the English words of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire surrounding the Chinese title) is a Hong Kong game show , based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show's first host was Kenneth Chan. The main goal of the game is to win HK$1 million (US$129,000) by correctly answering 15 multiple-choice questions. There are three lifelines: 50:50, Phone-a-Friend and Ask-the-Audience. Baak Maan Fu Yung first aired on April 29, 2001. It was broadcast by Hong Kong's ATV.

It is notable in ATV's 58-year history for being one of its few viewership successes over its rival station TVB.[1]

As ATV returned broadcasting as an OTT provider in December 2017, a revival of the show was announced. The new series is hosted by Stephen Chan.[2]

Money Tree[]

Payout structure
Question number Question value
2001–2005 2018
1 $1,000
2 $2,000
3 $3,000
4 $4,000
5 $8,000 $6,000
6 $10,000
7 $20,000
8 $30,000
9 $40,000
10 $60,000
11 $80,000
12 $150,000
13 $250,000
14 $500,000
15 $1,000,000

Notable Contestants[]

Top Prize Winners[]

  • James Wong (黃霑) and Petrina Fung (馮寶寶), 15 July 2001 (celebrity edition)
HK$1 million (15 of 15) – no time limit, Ask the Audience used
The Xinjiang people can enjoy their self-produced hairy crabs. From which lake are these crabs artificially bred?
⬥ A: Chaiwopu Lake (85%) ⬥ B: Ayding Lake (9%)
⬥ C: Lop Nur (2%) ⬥ D: Heaven Lake (4%)
HK$1 million (15 of 15) – no time limit
From which disease did western composer Chopin die of?
⬥ A: Heart attack ⬥ B: Tuberculosis
⬥ C: Renal failure ⬥ D: Stomach cancer
  • Chan Hon-cheung (陳漢翔), 2 November 2001
HK$1 million (15 of 15) – no time limit, 50:50 used
Where is the Chinese tourist attraction Butterfly Spring located?
⬥ A: Guangdong ⬥ B: Sichuan
⬥ C: Yunnan ⬥ D: Xinjiang
  • Cheng Tak-cheung (鄭德璋), 7 February 2003 (million dollar tournament)
  • Ray Fong (雷芳), (programme director of Asia Television Digital Media), 2018 (pilot)
HK$1 million (15 of 15) – no time limit
The political terms "left-wing" and "right-wing" originally refer to the two shores of which river?
⬥ A: River Thames, United Kingdom ⬥ B: The Seine, France
⬥ C: The Danube, Hungary ⬥ D: Volga River, Russia

Top Prize Losers (People who answered the final question incorrectly)[]

  • Ling Wing Kuen(凌永權) and Ling Shuk Ling(凌淑玲), 9 November 2001 (lost HK$440,000)
HK$1 million (15 of 15) – no time limit
Which of the nine planets has only sixteen satellites?
⬥ A: Mars ⬥ B: Saturn
⬥ C: Jupiter[3] ⬥ D: Uranus
  • Peggy Cash and Rose Money, 1 June 2018[4]
HK$1 million (15 of 15) – no time limit
In Thai, what does "Till La Ma" mean in Cantonese?
⬥ A: Come on ⬥ B: Do not fight
⬥ C: Play again ⬥ D: I do not know

Notes[]

  1. ^ Law, Shirley (28 August 2001). "ATV tastes early success in quiz shows audience battle". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ^ Un, Phoenix (18 December 2017). "Never-say-die ATV reinvents itself with app". The Standard. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. ^ Jupiter had 28 discovered satellites then, only 16 were named, which the question did not specify.
  4. ^ Season 5 Finale

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