The Million Dollar Drop

Not to be confused with Million Dollar Money Drop, the American version of the game.

The Million Dollar Drop is a game show which airs on Nine Network in Australia and is based on the UK series The Million Pound Drop Live. However, unlike the original UK version, it is not broadcast live, and there are several changes to the format. The show premiered on 21 March 2011 and is hosted by Eddie McGuire.

The Million Dollar Drop
Genre	Game show
Based on	The Million Pound Drop by Endemol Shine UK
Presented by	Eddie McGuire
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 (12 Unaired)
Production
Running time	60 minutes (including adverts)
Original release
Network	Nine Network
Release	21 March (2011-03-21) – 28 April 2011 (2011-04-28)
Related
Million Dollar Money Drop (US version)

Game format

A team of two people with a pre-existing relationship is presented with A$1,000,000 in $20 notes, banded in bundles of $20,000 (50 bundles = $1,000,000). The team must risk the entire amount on each of eight multiple-choice questions.

For each question, the contestants choose one of two categories, then indicate which answer(s) they wish to risk their money on by moving the bundles of cash onto a row of trap doors, termed "drops," each of which corresponds to one answer.^[1] However, they must always keep at least one drop "clear" with no money on it. In addition, seven of the eight questions have a time limit; any money that is not placed on an answer when time runs out will be lost.

Once the money is in place, the trap doors for the incorrect answers are opened, and the cash on them falls out of sight and is lost. The contestants then continue the game using the cash they had placed on the correct answer. They get to keep whatever money is left after the eighth question; if they lose everything before reaching this point, the game ends immediately and they leave with nothing.^[1]

International versions

For international versions, see The £100K Drop § International versions.

See also

• The Million Pound Drop Live
• Million Dollar Money Drop

References

1. Lallo, Michael (24 March 2011). "Dropping a bundle - quiz show". The Age. p. 6. Retrieved 28 February 2022.