Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1999-2020)
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Contestants are chosen based on their ability to arrange 4 answers to a question in the correct order the fastest. They then have 15 multiple-choice questions correctly to win increasing amounts of money, the largest is $1,000,000.
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Awards:
- 20 wins & 11 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
| Regis Philbin | ... |
Self - Host
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(375 episodes, 1999-2009)
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John Carpenter | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
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(8 episodes, 1999-2009)
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| Meredith Vieira | ... |
Self
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(7 episodes, 2000-2009)
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Michael Shutterly | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
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(6 episodes, 1999-2000)
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Ed Toutant | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
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(6 episodes, 2000-2009)
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Stephanie Girardi | ... |
Self - Fastest Finger Contestant
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(5 episodes, 2000)
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Tom Ashton | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
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(5 episodes, 2000)
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| Martin Short | ... |
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(5 episodes, 2001)
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Doug Van Gundy | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
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(4 episodes, 1999-2009)
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Rick Rosner | ... |
Self - Fastest Finger Contestant
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(4 episodes, 1999-2000)
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Joe Trela | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
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(4 episodes, 2000-2009)
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| Norm MacDonald | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2000)
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| Rosie O'Donnell | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2000)
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| Ray Romano | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2000)
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| Drew Carey | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2000)
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| Lance Bass | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2000)
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| Emeril Lagasse | ... |
Self
(4 episodes, 2000)
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Rob Coughlin | ... |
Self - Fastest Finger Contestant
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(4 episodes, 2000)
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Tim Shields | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
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(4 episodes, 2000)
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Dan Blonsky | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
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(4 episodes, 2000)
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| Chevy Chase | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2001)
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| Alfre Woodard | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2001)
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| Adam West | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2001)
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| Tyrese Gibson | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2001)
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| Marion Ross | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2001)
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| Cindy Williams | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2001)
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| Florence Henderson | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2001)
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| Dennis Franz | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2001)
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| Kelly Ripa | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2001)
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| Danny Bonaduce | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2001)
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| Ted Lange | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2001)
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| Sherman Hemsley | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2001)
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| Huey Lewis | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2001)
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| Joey McIntyre | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2001)
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| Belinda Carlisle | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2001)
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| Brian McKnight | ... |
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(4 episodes, 2001)
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Michael Avitzur | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
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(3 episodes, 2000)
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Robby Roseman | ... |
Self - Fastest Finger Contestant
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(3 episodes, 1999-2009)
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Steve Perry | ... |
Self - Phone-a-Friend Lifeline
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(3 episodes, 1999-2001)
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Bob Bargar | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
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(3 episodes, 1999-2000)
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Toby Moore | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
(3 episodes, 1999-2000)
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Lawrence Caplan | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
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(3 episodes, 1999-2000)
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Joe Roberts | ... |
Self - Fastest Finger Contestant
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(3 episodes, 1999-2000)
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Kevin Simcox | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
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(3 episodes, 1999-2000)
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Andy Aaron | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
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(3 episodes, 1999-2000)
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David Honea | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
(3 episodes, 1999)
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| Vanessa Williams | ... |
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(3 episodes, 2000-2009)
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Brian Fodera | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
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(3 episodes, 2000-2009)
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Jason Block | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
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(3 episodes, 2000-2009)
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David Goodman | ... |
Self - Hot Seat Contestant
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(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2002) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Contestants, selected by calling a phone number, are chosen based on their ability to arrange 4 answers to a question in the correct order the fastest. They then have to answer 15 multiple-choice questions correctly to win increasing amounts of money, the largest of which is $1,000,000. They can choose to use three "lifelines": 50/50: two incorrect answers are eliminated; Ask the audience: the studio audience votes on the correct answer; and phone a friend: they can call one of 5 pre-arranged friends who can help with the answer.
Written by Jon Reeves |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | John Carpenter, the first million-dollar winner, got all the way to the final question without using any lifelines. The question was, "Who was the only U.S. President to appear on 'Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In'?" When Regis Philbin asked him the question, John decided to call his father, Tom, using the "phone-a-friend" lifeline. Instead of asking his father for help, he told him "Um...I don't really need your help. I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to win the million dollars." See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Pilot (2021). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The show originally aired on ABC. When an episode ended on there, Regis would typically make a remark about what show was going to be on there next (for example, Dharma and Greg) right before the credits ended. Strangely, these are NOT edited out in Game Show Network airings! See more » |
| Quotes |
Regis Philbin:
[to every contestant]
Is that your final answer? See more » |