Quiz $ Millionaire

rdf:langString Quiz $ Millionaire

rdf:langString Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

rdf:langString Celador International

rdf:langString Keiichi Tanaka

rdf:langString Celedor International

rdf:langString Japanese

rdf:langString Kyōya Kimura

rdf:langString Seigo M. Takei

rdf:langString Toshihiko Matsuo

rdf:langString Hanako Aso

rdf:langString Hiroyasu Hanazono

rdf:langString Quiz $ Millionaire (クイズ$ミリオネア, Kuizu $ Mirionea), sometimes referred to as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, is a Japanese quiz show based on the original program of the latter title. It premiered on Fuji Television on April 20, 2000, and aired its final episode on January 2, 2013. The show was hosted by television personality Monta Mino (みの もんた, Mino Monta) throughout its entire run. The main goal of the game is to win ¥10,000,000 by answering fifteen multiple-choice questions correctly. There are three lifelines - Fifty-Fifty (フィフティ・フィフティ, Fifuti Fifuti), Phone-a-Friend (テレフォン, Terefon) (a phone call to four supporters who are in one place), and Ask The Audience (オーディエンス, Ōdiensu). Whenever a contestant answers the fifth question correct, he is guaranteed ¥100,000. When a contestant answers the tenth question correct, he is guaranteed ¥1,000,000. This version has the distinction of having the most top prize winners in the worldwide Millionaire franchise, and is the only version of Millionaire with a narrator. Seigo M. Takei (武居“M”征吾, Takei Emu Seigo) was the first announcer of the show before being replaced by Kyōya Kimura (木村 匡也, Kimura Kyōya) in August of the show's debut year.