Who is the Millionaire
Who is the Millionaire (Vietnamese: Ai là triệu phú) is a Vietnamese game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show was hosted by Lại Văn Sâm from its debut until 2017, Phan Đăng from 2018 to 2020, and Đinh Tiến Dũng from 2021 onward. The main goal of the game is to win the top prize (50,000,000₫ in 2005; 100,000,000₫ from 2005 to 2007; 120,000,000₫ from 2007 to 2012; 150,000,000₫ from 2012 to 2021 and 250,000,000₫ from 2022 onward) by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are four lifelines – 50:50, Phone a Friend, Plus One (first appeared in 2020) and Ask Two Experts (can be used after the fifth question, first appeared in 2020). Ai là triệu phú? began broadcasting on January 4, 2005.[1] It is shown on the Vietnamese TV station VTV3 on every Tuesday at 8:00 PM (from 2005 to 2016 and on January 31, 2017) and 8:30 PM (from January 3-24, 2017 and from February 7, 2017 onward) (UTC+7).
| Who is the Millionaire | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Vietnamese | Ai Là Triệu Phú |
| Created by | Vietnam Television (domestic. 2005 - present) Mesa (previously as E-Media) (domestic, 2005 - 201x) Sony Pictures Television (international, 2005 - 2007 (Celador), 2008 - 2020 (2waytraffic), 2020 - present) |
| Presented by | Lại Văn Sâm (2005-2017) Phan Đăng (2018-2020) Đinh Tiến Dũng (2021-present) |
| Country of origin | Vietnam |
| Original language | Vietnamese |
| No. of episodes | 886 (as of December 06, 2022) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | VTV3 |
| Original release | January 4, 2005 – present |
Money tree
| Question number | Question value (Yellow zones are the guaranteed levels) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 2005 – October 11, 2005 | October 18, 2005 – February 13, 2007 | February 20, 2007 – August 31, 2010; July 5, 2011 – June 12, 2012 | June 19, 2012 – December 28, 2021 | January 4, 2022 – | |
| 1 | 100,000₫ | 100,000₫ | 100,000₫ | 200,000₫ | 200,000₫ |
| 2 | 200,000₫ | 200,000₫ | 200,000₫ | 400,000₫ | 400,000₫ |
| 3 | 300,000₫ | 300,000₫ | 300,000₫ | 600,000₫ | 600,000₫ |
| 4 | 500,000₫ | 500,000₫ | 500,000₫ | 1,000,000₫ | 1,000,000₫ |
| 5 | 800,000₫ | 1,000,000₫ | 1,000,000₫ | 2,000,000₫ | 2,000,000₫ |
| 6 | 1,200,000₫ | 1,800,000₫ | 2,000,000₫ | 3,000,000₫ | 3,000,000₫ |
| 7 | 2,000,000₫ | 3,200,000₫ | 3,600,000₫ | 6,000,000₫ | 6,000,000₫ |
| 8 | 3,200,000₫ | 5,000,000₫ | 6,000,000₫ | 10,000,000₫ | 10,000,000₫ |
| 9 | 4,800,000₫ | 7,000,000₫ | 9,000,000₫ | 14,000,000₫ | 14,000,000₫ |
| 10 | 6,800,000₫ | 10,000,000₫ | 15,000,000₫ | 22,000,000₫ | 22,000,000₫ |
| 11 | 10,000,000₫ | 15,000,000₫ | 25,000,000₫ | 30,000,000₫ | 30,000,000₫ |
| 12 | 14,000,000₫ | 25,000,000₫ | 35,000,000₫ | 40,000,000₫ | 40,000,000₫ |
| 13 | 20,000,000₫ | 40,000,000₫ | 50,000,000₫ | 60,000,000₫ | 80,000,000₫ |
| 14 | 30,000,000₫ | 65,000,000₫ | 80,000,000₫ | 85,000,000₫ | 150,000,000₫ |
| 15 | 50,000,000₫ | 100,000,000₫ | 120,000,000₫ | 150,000,000₫ | 250,000,000₫ |
Notable wins
Top prize winners
- No one in the show has become an actual top prize winner yet. Only Hot Seat version, Nguyễn Xuân Điều won 120,000,000₫ in May 24, 2011.
Notable losses
Top prize losers
- Trần Đặng Đăng Khoa won 22,000,000₫ on January 5, 2021. He made it to the 15th question but chose the wrong answer.[3]
Basic information
The game was played on VTV's 43rd anniversary special broadcast on September 6, 2013, on VTV1. It was hosted by Đức Khuê. Singer Phương Thanh participated in the game, answered all 15 questions correctly and won the prize of "working as an editor of Ai là triệu phú for one day".[4]
- The show didn't air on February 8, 2005 due to 2005 Lunar New Year's eve.
- The show didn't air on June 21, 2005 due to 2005 VTV Cup matches.
- The show didn't air on June 13, 2006 due to World Cup Germany matches.
- The show didn't air on March 20, 2018 due to the funeral of Phan Văn Khải.
- The show didn't air on January 28, 2020 due to the Lunar New Year 2020.
- The show didn't air on January 26, 2021, due to the extended time for the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam's news.
Rồng vàng
Before Ai là triệu phú, Ho Chi Minh City Television collaborated with Lasta Multimedia to produce a similar program called Rồng vàng (lit. 'Golden Dragon'), airing from May 25, 2003 to June 10, 2007, with a top prize of VND 50,000,000.
Who is the Millionaire? - Hot Seat
A Hot Seat version called Ai là triệu phú – Ghế nóng started on September 7, 2010[5] and ended on June 28, 2011. On July 5, 2011,[6] the original version came back as a replacement for the Hot Seat version due to viewers' feedbacks.
| Question number | Question value |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,000,000₫ |
| 2 | 2,000,000₫ |
| 3 | 3,000,000₫ |
| 4 | 4,000,000₫ |
| 5 | 5,000,000₫ |
| 6 | 6,000,000₫ |
| 7 | 8,000,000₫ |
| 8 | 10,000,000₫ |
| 9 | 15,000,000₫ |
| 10 | 20,000,000₫ |
| 11 | 25,000,000₫ |
| 12 | 35,000,000₫ |
| 13 | 50,000,000₫ |
| 14 | 80,000,000₫ |
| 15 | 120,000,000₫ |
References
- "Ai cũng muốn là triệu phú!" [Everyone wants to be a millionaire!] (in Vietnamese). August 19, 2011.
- "Hai cô trò "rinh" 80 triệu từ "Ai là triệu phú"" (in Vietnamese). November 18, 2008.
- "Trần Đặng Đăng Khoa trả lời đúng 14 câu hỏi ở Ai là triệu phú" [Trần Đặng Đăng Khoa answers 14 questions correctly on Who is the millionaire?] (in Vietnamese). January 5, 2021.
- "Phương Thanh vượt qua câu 15 giành chiến thắng "Ai là triệu phú"" (in Vietnamese). August 7, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28.
- "Ai là triệu phú phiên bản mới sẽ ra mắt vào ngày 7/9" [A new version of Who is the millionaire? will be released on September 7] (in Vietnamese). August 12, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-08-15.
- "Ai là triệu phú trở lại" [Who is the millionaire? returns] (in Vietnamese). June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-08-13.