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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 New York City 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]
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Canadian Edition | |
|---|---|
 Logo | |
| 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 |
| Original release | |
| Network | CTV |
| Release | September 13 – September 14, 2000 |
| Related | |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S.) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK) | |
The Canadian version aired on CTV on September 13 and 14, 2000.
Gameplay edit
| Payout structure | |
|---|---|
| Question number |
Question value |
| 15 | $1,000,000 |
| 14 | $500,000 |
| 13 | $250,000 |
| 12 | $125,000 |
| 11 | $64,000 |
| 10 | $32,000 |
| 9 | $16,000 |
| 8 | $8,000 |
| 7 | $4,000 |
| 6 | $2,000 |
| 5 | $1,000 |
| 4 | $500 |
| 3 | $300 |
| 2 | $200 |
| 1 | $100 |
| |
As in the United Kingdom and the United States, contestants tried to answer 15 multiple-choice questions to win CA$1,000,000 (US$797,802) 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]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "The latest BCE News Releases About Corporate, 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.