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* '''The Millionaire Game''', where one person out of a pool of six (none of whom had played the preceding games) were selected to play a "higher/lower" game somewhat like ''CardSharks'' to win the show's progressive jackpot which began at $1,000,000 and increased by $200,000 per show until won; the smallest and largest wins ($1,400,000 and $5,200,000) occurred within a month of each other.

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* '''The Millionaire Game''', where one person out of a pool of six (none of whom had played the preceding games) were selected to play a "higher/lower" game somewhat like ''CardSharks'' ''Series/CardSharks'' to win the show's progressive jackpot which began at $1,000,000 and increased by $200,000 per show until won; the smallest and largest wins ($1,400,000 and $5,200,000) occurred within a month of each other.
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* '''Lucky Penny''', an expy of ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''[='s=] "Lucky Seven".

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* '''Lucky Penny''', an a three-player expy of ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''[='s=] "Lucky Seven".



* '''California Cool''', another MysteryBox game with a trivia theme.
* '''The Millionaire Game''', where one person out of a pool of six were selected to play a "higher/lower" game somewhat like ''CardSharks'' to win the show's progressive jackpot which began at $1,000,000 and increased by $200,000 per show until won; the smallest and largest wins ($1,400,000 and $5,200,000) occurred within a month of each other.

The show ran until July 3, 2010, when it was announced during the credits that this was the last episode, but winners of the show's scratchers would have an opportunity to play a non-televised game of the show. Turns out that this actually ''wasn't'' supposed to be the final show, and there were another five that were scheduled to air.

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* '''California Cool''', another a one-player MysteryBox game with a trivia theme.
* '''The Millionaire Game''', where one person out of a pool of six (none of whom had played the preceding games) were selected to play a "higher/lower" game somewhat like ''CardSharks'' to win the show's progressive jackpot which began at $1,000,000 and increased by $200,000 per show until won; the smallest and largest wins ($1,400,000 and $5,200,000) occurred within a month of each other.

The show ran until July 3, 2010, when it was announced during the credits that this was the last episode, but winners of the show's scratchers would have an opportunity to play a non-televised game of the show. Turns Six days later, it turned out that this actually ''wasn't'' supposed to be the final show, and there were another five that were scheduled to air.



* CutShort: Unlike ''The Big Spin'', ''[=MMaM=]'' ended abruptly with five episodes left unaired and no chance to record a proper GrandFinale. Also a DownerEnding for fans of ''Spin'' and game shows in general when the Lottery announced that there would be no replacement whatsoever. The ''Spin'' wheel itself is still held by the Lottery, labels intact, and sometimes makes background appearances.

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* CutShort: Unlike ''The Big Spin'', ''[=MMaM=]'' ''MMAM'' ended abruptly with five episodes left unaired and no chance to record a proper GrandFinale. Also a DownerEnding for fans of ''Spin'' and game shows in general when the Lottery announced that there would be no replacement whatsoever. The ''Spin'' wheel itself is still held by the Lottery, labels intact, and sometimes makes background appearances.

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* '''The Millionaire Game''', where one person out of a pool of six were selected to play a "higher/lower" game somewhat like ''CardSharks'' to win the show's progressive jackpot which began at $1,000,000 and increased by $200,000 for each show not won; the smallest and largest wins ($1,400,000 and $5,200,000) occurred within a month of one another.

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* '''The Millionaire Game''', where one person out of a pool of six were selected to play a "higher/lower" game somewhat like ''CardSharks'' to win the show's progressive jackpot which began at $1,000,000 and increased by $200,000 for each per show not until won; the smallest and largest wins ($1,400,000 and $5,200,000) occurred within a month of one another.each other.

The show ran until July 3, 2010, when it was announced during the credits that this was the last episode, but winners of the show's scratchers would have an opportunity to play a non-televised game of the show. Turns out that this actually ''wasn't'' supposed to be the final show, and there were another five that were scheduled to air.



* BonusRound: In Safe Cracker, the winning player chooses whether to stay with his money or play a "half or double" round.
* ConsolationPrize: Nobody left with less than $2,000. Small prizes like phones, calculators, or even ''[=MMaM=]'' scratchers were given to players before the game began.

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* BonusRound: In Safe Cracker, the winning player chooses whether to stay with his their money or play a "half or double" round.
* ConsolationPrize: Nobody left with less than $2,000. Small Originally, various prizes like phones, calculators, or even ''[=MMaM=]'' scratchers phones and scooters were given to players before the game began.began, although later on these were all replaced by various California Lottery scratchers.



** GameShowHost: Mark L. Walberg.

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** GameShowHost: Mark L. Walberg.Walberg, no stranger to the game show genre.



* CutShort: Unlike ''The Big Spin'', ''[=MMaM=]'' ended abruptly with five episodes left unaired and no chance to record a proper GrandFinale. Also a DownerEnding to fans of ''Spin'' and game shows in general when the Lottery announced that there would be no replacement whatsoever. The ''Spin'' wheel itself is still held by the Lottery, still with its labels intact, and sometimes makes background appearances.

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* CutShort: Unlike ''The Big Spin'', ''[=MMaM=]'' ended abruptly with five episodes left unaired and no chance to record a proper GrandFinale. Also a DownerEnding to for fans of ''Spin'' and game shows in general when the Lottery announced that there would be no replacement whatsoever. The ''Spin'' wheel itself is still held by the Lottery, still with its labels intact, and sometimes makes background appearances.appearances.
* EpisodeCodeNumber: Seasonal numbering, as revealed when the California Lottery's Website/YouTube channel uploaded episodes in April-July 2010 (for example, the April 17, 2010 episode is #214, or the 14th show of Season 2). While ''MMAM'' never actually seems to have taken a break, based on the numbering the "second season" began January 16, 2010.
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On January 10, 2009, Pat Finn and Maquiel Alejo walked out on the stage of ''Series/TheBigSpin'' and told their audience that the Big Wheel would spin no more. On January 17, the California Lottery aired its replacement, ''Make Me A Millionaire''.

Four games were played every show:
* '''Lucky Penny''', an expy of ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''[='s=] "Lucky Seven".
* '''Safe Cracker''', a two-player MysteryBox game with a one-shot BonusRound.
* '''California Cool''', another MysteryBox game with a trivia theme.
* '''The Millionaire Game''', where one person out of a pool of six were selected to play a "higher/lower" game somewhat like ''CardSharks'' to win the show's progressive jackpot which began at $1,000,000 and increased by $200,000 for each show not won; the smallest and largest wins ($1,400,000 and $5,200,000) occurred within a month of one another.
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* BonusRound: In Safe Cracker, the winning player chooses whether to stay with his money or play a "half or double" round.
* ConsolationPrize: Nobody left with less than $2,000. Small prizes like phones, calculators, or even ''[=MMaM=]'' scratchers were given to players before the game began.
* Personnel:
** GameShowHost: Mark L. Walberg.
** LovelyAssistant: Liz Hernandez.
** StudioAudience
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* CutShort: Unlike ''The Big Spin'', ''[=MMaM=]'' ended abruptly with five episodes left unaired and no chance to record a proper GrandFinale. Also a DownerEnding to fans of ''Spin'' and game shows in general when the Lottery announced that there would be no replacement whatsoever. The ''Spin'' wheel itself is still held by the Lottery, still with its labels intact, and sometimes makes background appearances.
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