Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
/huː ˌwɒnts tə ˌbiː ə mɪljəˈneə(r)/
/huː ˌwɑːnts tə ˌbiː ə mɪljəˈner/
- a television game show which was first shown in Britain in 1998, presented by Chris Tarrant until 2014. It has since been produced in different versions in many countries around the world. Contestants have to answer a series of general knowledge questions, for which they are given four possible answers, and, if they answer all the questions correctly, they can become a millionaire. In 2018, after a four-year break, the show returned to British television with Jeremy Clarkson as presenter.
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Who Wants to be a Millionaire?