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** Creator/{{ABC}}'s original version.
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** Creator/{{ABC}}'s original version. In fact, this may have actually hurt its longevity since it's thought that overexposure from being on several nights a week hurt the ratings. At its peak the show was on five nights a week.
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* AdoredByTheNetwork: Creator/{{ABC}}'s original version.
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** Creator/{{ABC}}'s original version.
** Creator/{{ABC}}'s original version.
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* ColbertBump: Averted at the time with ''Film/SlumdogMillionaire''. The show's global popularity was largely unaffected by the film. Arguably cemented its "Classic Game Show" historical legacy however: The show has been rebooted after cancellation in the US and UK but has constantly being on the air in multiple countries, and ''{{Series/Quiz}}'' and the show's 25th anniversary have revived interest in the once [[WolverinePublicity exhausted]] show.
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* ColbertBump: Averted at the time with ''Film/SlumdogMillionaire''. The show's global popularity was largely unaffected by the film. Arguably cemented its "Classic Game Show" historical legacy however: The ColbertBump:The show has been rebooted after cancellation in the US and UK but has constantly being on the air in multiple countries, and ''{{Series/Quiz}}'' and the show's 25th anniversary have revived interest in the once [[WolverinePublicity exhausted]] show.
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* EditedForSyndication: GSN inserted jarring commercial cuts when a contestant departs on Regis-hosted episodes. This is most noticeable by the ending cue still in progress by the time the break ends. Later reruns of the show also end immediately after Regis reads the list of contestants who will appear next time, cutting out his goodbyes and replacing whatever credits were there with a set cribbed from a random 2000 episode.
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* EditedForSyndication: EditedForSyndication:
** GSN inserted jarring commercial cuts when a contestant departs on Regis-hosted episodes. This is most noticeable by the ending cue still in progress by the time the break ends. Later reruns of the show also end immediately after Regis reads the list of contestants who will appear next time, cutting out his goodbyes and replacing whatever credits were there with a set cribbed from a random 2000 episode.
** GSN inserted jarring commercial cuts when a contestant departs on Regis-hosted episodes. This is most noticeable by the ending cue still in progress by the time the break ends. Later reruns of the show also end immediately after Regis reads the list of contestants who will appear next time, cutting out his goodbyes and replacing whatever credits were there with a set cribbed from a random 2000 episode.
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* ThePeteBest: Averted. Meredith hosted the show for 11 years versus only 3 for Regis, but the show was at its most popular with Regis at the helm and both Meredith and Regis are known for more than just hosting ''Millionaire''.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: ABC's [[WolverinePublicity over-milkage of the show]] eventually led to a drop in the show's popularity and subsequent cancellation. It lived on in syndication for 17 years, but it never was quite the same.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: ScrewedByTheNetwork:
** ABC's [[WolverinePublicity over-milkage of the show]] eventually led to a drop in the show's popularity and subsequent cancellation. It lived on in syndication for 17 years, but it never was quite the same.
** ABC's [[WolverinePublicity over-milkage of the show]] eventually led to a drop in the show's popularity and subsequent cancellation. It lived on in syndication for 17 years, but it never was quite the same.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Before the ABC version began production, Peter Jennings (longtime anchor for ABC's ''World News Tonight''), Bob Costas, Phil Donahue and Montel Williams were all considered before Regis was chosen.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Before the ABC version began production, Peter Jennings (longtime anchor for ABC's ''World News Tonight''), Bob Costas, Creator/BobCostas, Phil Donahue and Montel Williams were all considered before Regis was chosen.
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** He also had the giggles after Sean Hildreth left with only $1,000 - to clarify, he wasn't laughing at Sean, but the audience member Jeremy whom he brought along, who cracked him up.
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* LiveOnStage: "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Millionaire_–_Play_It! Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Play It!]]", a recreated version of the show at [[Ride/{{Disneyland}} Disney California Adventure]] and [[Ride/WaltDisneyWorld Disney's Hollywood Studios]]. The game was played for points rather than money. Small prizes, such as shirts and baseball caps, were awarded for clearing each milestone; million point winners got a free Disney Cruise Line vacation. The contestants also had a time limit to answer each question, using the same time limits the show used during the clock format. The real show occasionally taped special weeks of episodes at the Disney's Hollywood Studios attraction.
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* Although the original UK version had an enormous jackpot of one million untaxed sterling pound in 1998, the actual highest jackpot prize of all versions in the world, before the ''Super Millionaire'' event series, was actually in ''Ireland'', where the one million ''punt'' jackpot was worth around 1.18 million in sterling. This was staggeringly higher than any other game show in Ireland has had, though the highest won amount was £250,000. The currency switchover to euro did reduce the jackpot considerably, but even then was and is still relatively staggering for an Irish game show to this day.
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* International versions were required to adhere to Celador's strict licensing requirements, which mandated the use of the Strachans' original music and an exact replica of the British set. According to set designer Andy Welmsley, this made the ''Millionaire'' set the most copied scenic design in television history.
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* International versions were initially required to adhere to Celador's strict licensing requirements, which mandated the use of the Strachans' original music and the original graphics package. Foreign versions were also required to build an exact replica of the British set. According to set designer Andy Welmsley, Walmsley, this made the ''Millionaire'' set the most copied scenic design in television history.history, with a total of 108 replicas built using the original blueprints. Even things such as lighting effects and the host's wardrobe (by Armani) were globally standardized.
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* International versions were required to adhere to Celador's strict licensing requirements, which mandated the use of the Strachans' original music and an exact replica of the British set. According to set designer Andy Welmsley, this made the ''Millionaire'' set the most copied scenic design in television history.
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* International versions were required to adhere to Celador's strict licensing requirements, which mandated the use of the Strachans' original music and an exact replica of the British set. According to set designer Andy Welmsley, this made the ''Millionaire'' set the most copied scenic design in television history.
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* AluminiumChristmasTrees: Although the original UK version was an enormous jackpot of one million untaxed sterling pound in 1998, the actual highest jackpot prize of all versions of WWTBAM in the world, before the ''Super Millionaire'' event series, was actually in ''Ireland'', where the one million ''punt'' jackpot was worth around 1.18 million in sterling. This was staggeringly higher than any other game show in Ireland has had, though the highest won amount was 250,000£. The currency switchover to euro did reduce the jackpot considerably, but even then was and is still relatively staggering for an Irish game show to this day.
** The show itself depends on many such "trees"; questions where the answer a contestant dismissed first of all was actually the correct one.[[note]]This led many to accuse Chris Tarrant's promise of "No Trick Questions" at the start of the original UK show to be a lie, but the intended meaning there was more that the show was more stringently regulated than UK game shows usually were in 1998, and wouldn't rig or cheat the game against contestants.[[/note]]
** The show itself depends on many such "trees"; questions where the answer a contestant dismissed first of all was actually the correct one.[[note]]This led many to accuse Chris Tarrant's promise of "No Trick Questions" at the start of the original UK show to be a lie, but the intended meaning there was more that the show was more stringently regulated than UK game shows usually were in 1998, and wouldn't rig or cheat the game against contestants.[[/note]]
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** The show itself depends on many such "trees"; questions where the answer a contestant dismissed first of all was actually the correct one.
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** The show itself depends on many such "trees"; questions where the answer a contestant dismissed first of all was actually the correct one.[[note]]This led many to accuse Chris Tarrant's promise of "No Trick Questions" at the start of the original UK show to be a lie, but the intended meaning there was more that the show was more stringently regulated than UK game shows usually were in 1998, and wouldn't rig or cheat the game against contestants.[[/note]]
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** The show itself depends on many such "trees"; questions where the answer a contestant dismissed first of all was actually the correct one.
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* AluminiumChristmasTrees: Although the original UK version was an enormous jackpot of one million untaxed sterling pound in 1998, the actual highest jackpot prize of all versions of WWTBAM in the world, before the ''Super Millionaire'' event series, was actually in ''Ireland'', where the one million ''punt'' jackpot was worth around 1.18 million in sterling. This was staggeringly higher than any other game show in Ireland has had, though the highest won amount was 250,000£. The currency switchover to euro did reduce the jackpot considerably, but even then was and is still relatively staggering for an Irish game show to this day.
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* ColbertBump: Averted at the time with ''Film/SlumdogMillionaire''. The show's global popularity was largely unaffected by the film. Arguably cemented its "Classic Game Show" historical legacy however: The show has been rebooted after cancellation in the US and UK but has constantly being on the air in multiple countries. ''Series/TheWeakestLink'' has also been resurrected, but after a far longer gap and in just the US and UK. And we have the trope WhoWantsToBeWhoWantsToBeAMillionaire to show its influence and legacy
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* ColbertBump: Averted at the time with ''Film/SlumdogMillionaire''. The show's global popularity was largely unaffected by the film. Arguably cemented its "Classic Game Show" historical legacy however: The show has been rebooted after cancellation in the US and UK but has constantly being on the air in multiple countries. ''Series/TheWeakestLink'' has also been resurrected, but after a far longer gap countries, and in just ''{{Series/Quiz}}'' and the US and UK. And we show's 25th anniversary have revived interest in the trope WhoWantsToBeWhoWantsToBeAMillionaire to show its influence and legacy once [[WolverinePublicity exhausted]] show.
