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

¿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, the following national football team 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.