Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition | |
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Also known as | Millionaire: Canadian Edition |
Genre | Game show |
Presented by | Pamela Wallin |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Production locations | Toronto, Ontario |
Running time | 39–48 minutes |
Production companies | Celador Valleycrest Productions Buena Vista Television |
Distributor | Buena Vista International Television |
Release | |
Original network | CTV |
Picture format | NTSC |
Original release | September 13 – 14, 2000 |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S.) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK) |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition was a Canadian game show based on the British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and taped on the set of ABC of the American version of that show. A Canadian audience was flown to Bell Media in Toronto, Ontario, so the contestants could "ask the audience" for help on the Canadian-themed questions.[citation needed] Following the airing of the two specials, CTV did announce that additional episodes of the Canadian Edition would be produced, but they never came to fruition.[citation needed] The series was hosted by Pamela Wallin.[1]
The Canadian version aired on CTV in September 13 to 14, 2000.
Gameplay[]
As in the United Kingdom and the United States, contestants tried to answer 15 multiple-choice questions to win CA$1,000,000 (US$750,000) with three lifelines (50:50, Phone-A-Friend, and Ask The Audience) to help them. Contestants were guaranteed $1,000 for correctly answering the fifth question, and $32,000 for the tenth.
Bill Shizas was the first contestant on the Canadian show. He won $1,000 after answering his $8,000 question incorrectly.[2]
The biggest winner during the show's run was François Dominic Laramée, a writer from Verdun, Quebec. He won $64,000.[3]
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References[]
- ^ "The latest BCE News Releases About Coporate, Financial, Regulatory, Products & Services » BCE". Bce.ca. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "Who Wants to be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition | Millionaire Fans". Regisfan.proboards.com. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "Francois Dominic Laramée". J! Archive. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
- 2000s Canadian game shows
- CTV Television Network original programming
- 2000 Canadian television series debuts
- 2000 Canadian television series endings
- Television series by Bell Media
- Television series by Sony Pictures Television
- Television series by Disney–ABC Domestic Television