Kto khochet stat' millionerom?
Кто хочет стать миллионером? (English translation: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, transliteration: Kto khochet stat' millionerom?) is a Russian game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Yulianna Karaulova (earlier by Maxim Galkin and Dmitry Dibrov). The main goal of the game is to win 3 million Russian roubles (originally 1 million Russian roubles) by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are three lifelines: Fifty Fifty (50 на 50, 50 na 50), Phone A Friend (звонок другу, zvonok drugu), and Ask the Audience (помощь зала, pomoshch' zala).
| Kto khochet stat' millionerom? | |
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Logo from 2008 to 2022 | |
| Russian | Кто хочет стать миллионером? |
| Directed by | Konstantin Ivanov and Tatyana Dmitrakova (1999—2008) Maxim Utkin (2008-) |
| Presented by | Maxim Galkin (2001–2008) Dmitry Dibrov (1999-2001, 2008–2022) Yulianna Karaulova (2023-present) |
| Composers | Keith Strachan Matthew Strachan Ramon Covalo |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Production | |
| Producers | Sergey Kordo (1999—2008) Ilya Krivitsky (2008-) |
| Production location | Mosfilm |
| Camera setup | multi-camera |
| Running time | 50 minutes (70 minutes with commercials) |
| Production companies | WMedia (1999—2008) Krasny Kvadrat (2008-) |
| Original release | |
| Network | NTV (1999—2001, 2001-2002, re-runs) TNT (re-runs, 2002-2003) Channel One (2001-) Penek TV (2021-) |
| Release | 19 February 2001 – present |
Кто хочет стать миллионером? is broadcast from February 19, 2001, to today. It is shown by on the Russian TV station Channel One on Saturdays at 7:55 PM. The show is set in an original format.