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International versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

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International versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
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This table lists all international variants in the television game show franchise Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? that have been broadcast since the debut of the original British version of the show on 4 September 1998.

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Countries of the world that have or had their own version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (painted in purple) As of February 2020

International versions

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  Currently airing
  No longer airing
  Upcoming or returning version

A † symbol following a name indicates that the host of the program has died.

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Unlicensed versions

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"Is that your final answer?" catchphrases

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The Millionaire franchise's catchphrase is "Is that your final answer?" (more commonly said by some versions' hosts as "Final answer?", "Chris' Final Answer" or simply "Final?"), a question derived from a rule requirement that the players must clearly indicate their choices before being made official (since the nature of the game allows the player to think aloud about the options before committing to an answer). As a side effect, once a final answer has been given, it is locked in and cannot be changed. Many parodies of the game show capitalised on this phrase. However, not every version has taken over such a catchphrase so that the answer is stated rather informally in that case.

Players can prevent the host from asking this question, by stating themselves "final answer" or some variant after they declare their choice.

Another hallmark of the show is using dramatic pauses before the host acknowledges whether or not the answer was correct. Occasionally, the host will only announce if the answer is correct after the commercial break.

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Notes

  1. A contestant can only use 3 of the 4 different lifelines.
  2. Since ATV is no longer a TV station in 2018, the new series is available through ATV smartphone application only.
  3. Sponsor on title since December 31, 1999
  4. 4 of the 5 different lifelines are available to be used.
  5. Local version of Who wants to be a millionaire? – Hot Seat
  6. To replace Kenan Işık who had illness
  7. Filmed in 2022
  8. Due to the volatility of the Uruguayan peso at the time, the original version had its top prize in US dollars, which would then be converted to Uruguayan pesos at the end of the contestant's run.
  9. Due to the volatility of the Iranian rial, the show had its top prize in points (امتیاز) for the most of its run, which would then be converted to rials at the end of the contestant's run.
  10. Since 2023, the show airs without Sony Pictures Television's involvement in the production.

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