Tko želi biti milijunaš?
Tko želi biti milijunaš? (English translation: Who wants to be a millionaire?, usually called Milijunaš) is a Croatian game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Tarik Filipović. The main goal of the game is to win the top prize (1 million kn from 2002 to 2022, €150,000 as of January 5, 2023) by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are 4 "lifelines", which are ways for a player to get help during the game. They are 50/50 (pola pola) (2002–present), phone a friend (zovi) (2002–present), ask the audience (pitaj publiku) (2002–2020, 2022-) and an additional lifeline three wise men (tri znalca) (2020–2022). The game show was broadcast from 2002 to 2008 and from September 2009 to June 2010. It was shown on the Croatian TV station HRT1. From 2002 to 2022, when a contestant got the fifth question correct, he left with at least 1,000 kn. When a contestant got the tenth question correct, he left with at least 32,000 kn. As of January 5, 2023, When a contestant got the fifth question correct, he left with at least €150. When a contestant got the tenth question correct, he left with at least €5,000.
| Tko želi biti milijunaš? | |
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| Created by | David Briggs Steve Knight Mike Whitehill |
| Presented by | Tarik Filipović |
| Country of origin | Croatia |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | HRT1 |
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The show returned at HRT1 in September 2019. Tarik Filipović is once again the host of the show. The show air's on Thursdays in the television primetime. Minor changes to the show have been underdone, but there were no bigger changes to the quiz format itself. The "zovi" lifeline has been shortened down to 25 seconds from 30, due to increased availability and faster speed of internet search engines, such as Google. The choice of contestants for "najbrži prst" has been cut down to 6 contestants from original 10. An additional lifeline "tri znalca" (three wise men) has been added in 2020 to substitute "pitaj publiku" (ask the audience) for the rest of the season due to coronavirus situation.
This version is also the second country to adapt the new International Rave graphics which were created by Olga Van Den Brandt.
Payout structure
| Question number | Question value (Yellow zones are the guaranteed levels) | |
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| March 24, 2002 – June 3, 2010 September 19, 2019 – December 29, 2022 |
January 5, 2023 – present | |
| 1 | 100 kn | €10 |
| 2 | 200 kn | €20 |
| 3 | 300 kn | €50 |
| 4 | 500 kn | €100 |
| 5 | 1,000 kn | €150 |
| 6 | 2,000 kn | €300 |
| 7 | 4,000 kn | €600 |
| 8 | 8,000 kn | €1,000 |
| 9 | 16,000 kn | €2,500 |
| 10 | 32,000 kn | €5,000 |
| 11 | 64,000 kn | €10,000 |
| 12 | 125,000 kn | €18,000 |
| 13 | 250,000 kn | €34,000 |
| 14 | 500,000 kn | €68,000 |
| 15 | 1,000,000 kn | €150,000 |
Top prize winners
| 1,000,000 kn (15 of 15) – no time limit | |
| Which of these female TV presenters ran out the Paris Marathon in 2001? | |
| ⬥ A: Mirjana Hrga | ⬥ B: Sandra Antolić |
| ⬥ C: Mirna Zidarić | ⬥ D: Ines Preindl |
| Bićanić's 1 million kuna question[1] | |
Only one contestant won the top prize, Mira Bićanić, on June 14, 2003. She used her "Ask the Audience" lifeline on the final question and then decided to give the final answer, which was correct.[1] The million HRK question has been opened 15 times so far (as of September 27, 2019).
References
- "Evo kakva je danas i što radi Mira Bićanić, prva hrvatska milijunašica iz kviza". Index.hr (in Croatian). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2021.