That clip you posted, Jinx, is from Slumdog Millionaire, but in India, the show's official title is Kaun Banega Crorepati, which translates to "Who Will Become a Millionaire?"; a "crore" is 10 million rupees. And the film was influenced by the Charles Ingram scandal, in which he cheated to win £1 million on the UK version of the show.
Back in the U.S., I figured I'd update this thread after seeing two first-time attempts at the $1 million top prize in the new "shuffle" format.
Chip Esten Million Dollar Question 11/21/13 - YouTube
On a recent celebrity special, Charles "Chip" Esten, from the ABC TV drama Nashville, won $500,000 for charity, walking away from the $1 million question.
Josina Reaves' Million Dollar Question - Who Wants to be a Millionaire [Season 12] - YouTube
A regular contestant named Josina Reaves recently became only the second contestant to miss the $1 million question, though her loss was not quite as devastating in terms of raw figures or percentages, because she previously won $100,000 and then used her two jumps to skip the $250,000 and $500,000 questions, and an incorrect answer drops the contestant to $25,000, so she would up losing $75,000, or 75% of her winnings.
The first ever contestant to miss the $1 million question was Ken Basin during the finale of the 10th anniversary celebration, which used the clock format that ran on the syndicated version from Fall 2008 to Spring 2010. He suffered a devastating $475,000 loss, falling from $500,000 all the way down to $25,000; that is a devastating 95% loss in winnings. He used his Ask the Audience lifeline for assistance, and we all know that this lifeline is generally not useful anymore after question 10. Previously, the most money lost was $225,000 in the syndicated version, when a contestant got the $500,000 question wrong, and fell from $250,000 to $25,000, a 90% loss. Back in the original primetime era, which used the original UK money tree, question 10 was worth $32,000, question 11 was worth $64,000, and question 12 was worth $125,000; the syndicated version initially kept these amounts, but later reduced them to $25,000, $50,000, and $100,000, respectively. A number of contestants on the original primetime version have also answered the $500,000 question incorrectly, and lost $218,000, falling from $250,000 to $32,000.
I also just thought: if this new "shuffle" game format and the new host don't interest you, then what would be your ideal game format, and who would be your ideal host? I have a few concepts for new game formats and hosts in mind, but I'd also like to know your ideas.Originally Posted by Agent Proto
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