Baak Maan Fu Yung
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.
| Baak Maan Fu Yung | |
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 Logo | |
| Chinese | 百萬富翁 |
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| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Celador International (2001-2005) 2waytraffic International (2018) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ATV Home (2001–2005) Asia Television Digital Media (2018) |
| Original release | April 29, 2001 – March 20, 2005 |
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%) |
- Stephen Chow (周星馳) and Erica Li (李敏), 21 August 2001 (celebrity edition)
| 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
- Shirley Law (28 August 2001). "ATV tastes early success in quiz shows audience battle". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- Phoenix Un (18 December 2017). "Never-say-die ATV reinvents itself with app". The Standard. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- Jupiter had 28 discovered satellites then, only 16 were named, which the question did not specify.
- "Season 5 Finale". vk.com.