Who Is the Millionaire
Ai là triệu phú is a Vietnamese game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The producers of the show are Sony Pictures Television and Vietnam Television Digital Center. Ai là triệu phú? began broadcasting on January 4, 2005.
It is broadcast on VTV3 on every Tuesday at 9:00 PM.
Rules
Main game
The main goal of the game is to win the top prize by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly.Lifelines
There are four lifelines – 50:50, Phone a Friend, Plus One and Ask Two Experts.''Ai là triệu phú - Ghế nóng''
On 7 September 2010, an alternative version for regular Ai là triệu phú was aired, named Ai là triệu phú - Ghế nóng. This is a Vietnamese adaptation of the Australian game show Millionaire Hot Seat, with the game's rules being the same as the original Australian version. However, the show returned to its original format on 5 July 2011 after receiving feedback from viewers.Graphics
At first, Ai là triệu phú had a black interface similar to the most international versions, with a smaller question lozenge. From May 2008, the show switched to the modern blue Rave graphic based on the Australian version. When Ai là triệu phú returned from July 2011, the show used the Norwegian graphic with Arial font.From June 2013: The question lozenge was smaller due to VTV3 switching to a widescreen format. Previously, in Hot Seat version, the question lozenge was also smaller, even though VTV3 was still using a standard screen format. At the end of 2014, Ai là triệu phú switched to a new, more beautiful and easier-to-see blue Rave graphic, inspired by the 2010 purple flux graphic in the UK version and blue rave graphic in Latin America, india hindi.
In 2021, the show switched to a brand new graphic, inspired by the design of Olga van den Brandt and the 2018 revival of UK version. The question lozenge was expanded to full screen.
Filming locations
For the first episodes, Ai là triệu phú was filmed at the Gia Lam Gymnasium, Hanoi. The show then moved to S10 studio in mid-2005, and finally to S16 studio of Vietnam Television.Notable wins
Top prize winners
- No one in the show has become an actual top prize winner yet. In the Hot Seat version of the show, Nguyễn Xuân Điều won the top prize of 120,000,000₫ on May 24, 2011.
14th question correct
- Nguyễn Lê Anh won 80,000,000₫ on September 9, 2008. Set record since 2008.
- Bùi Thị Hà Thanh and Đào Hồng Vũ won 80,000,000₫ on November 18, 2008
- Lê Văn Tuân won 80,000,000₫ on April 12, 2011
Notable losses
Top prize losers
- Trần Đặng Đăng Khoa won 22,000,000₫ on January 5, 2021. He made it to the 15th question but chose the wrong answer.
- Phạm Cao Long won 80,000,000₫ on November 26, 2024. As he guessed the 14th question correctly, he would have made it to the 15th question had he kept playing. As a result, the producers decided to let him have a mock attempt on the 15th question. Eventually he chose the wrong answer on the mock attempt.
Basic information
The game was played on VTV's 43rd anniversary special broadcast on September 6, 2013, on VTV1. It was hosted by Đức Khuê. Singer Phương Thanh participated in the game, answered all 15 questions correctly and won the prize of "working as an editor of Ai là triệu phú for one day".- The show didn't air on February 8, 2005 due to 2005 Lunar New Year's eve.
- The show didn't air on June 21, 2005 due to 2005 VTV Cup matches.
- The show didn't air on June 13, 2006 due to World Cup Germany matches.
- The show didn't air on March 20, 2018 due to the funeral of Phan Văn Khải.
- The show didn't air in the Lunar New Year, starting in 2019.
- The show didn't air on January 26, 2021, due to the extended time for the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam's news.