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4 September 1998 (UK) morePlot:
The original British version of the quiz show that's become a worldwide hit. Host Chris Tarrant asks hopeful contestants a series of questions... moreAwards:
16 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(33 articles)
4.5 million tune in for Katie Price interview (From digitalspy. 12 July 2009, 4:44 AM, PDT)
Tarrant Denies Assault Claims
(From WENN. 17 March 2009, 5:15 AM, PDT)
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Used To Be Essential Viewing moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 1 of 13) | Chris Tarrant | ... | Himself - Host (22 episodes, 2003-2009) |
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When WWTBAM was first broadcast in Britian it was the main talking point in the country . What a brilliant but simple idea for a TV quiz , answer 15 consecutive multiple choice questions with the difficulty in questions going up alongside the money . The nation started copying Chris Tarrant`s catchphrases: " Phone a friend , 50-50 " etc and what a quiz master Tarrant was as he continually put the contestants off :
Nervous contestant : I think it`s B Chris . I`ll play . B
Tarrant : You sure ? You`ll lose 15, 000 pound if you`re wrong . You`ve still got two lifelines left . 15,000 pound . You`ll loose that . Two lifelines you can use them if you want
Then the nervous contestant would waste his last two life lines
Tarrant : Final answer ? The correct answer is B . So you were right all along
Cut to nervous contestant who`s just realised Tarrant has cost him his last two lifelines .
Yeah this was a great show as was its format of being on 8 consecutive nights then off air for about 6 weeks then on for another 8 consecutive nights but then ITV decided to put on 3 times a week from late Summer to late Spring WWTBAM never seemed to off the screens which meant a lot of people including myself became very fed up with it . The producers vainly tried to spice it up with charity editions and couples editions before switching to showing only one episode a week , but too late they`d milked the idea for what it was worth and that`s what killed the show along with Tarrant spending too much time talking to the contestants and it`s only a matter of time before it`s cancelled for good
R.I.P WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE