¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (Costa Rican game show)

¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Created by	Mario Najéra
Presented by	Ignacio Santos Pasamontes
Country of origin	Costa Rica
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	Teletica Canal 7
Release	February 3, 2009 (2009-02-03) – September 3, 2013 (2013-09-03) April 27, 2021 (2021-04-27) – present

¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (English translation: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?) is a Costa Rican game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Ignacio Santos Pasamontes. The main goal of the game is to win ₡35,000,000 by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are three lifelines - Video Call, Ask One of the Audience and Double Dip. ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? was originally broadcast from February 3, 2009 to September 3, 2013. A revival premiered on April 27, 2021. It is shown on the private TV station Teletica. When a contestant gets the fifth question correct, they leave with at least ₡600,000. When a contestant gets the tenth question correct, they leave with at least ₡3,500,000. Two contestants have won the top prize so far.

Money tree

Payout structure
Question number	Question value
	2009–2012	2013 2021–2022	2023–
15	₡25,000,000	₡30,000,000	₡35,000,000
14	₡15,000,000		₡17,000,000
13	₡10,000,000		₡12,000,000
12	₡7,500,000		₡9,000,000
11	₡5,000,000		₡6,000,000
10	₡3,000,000		₡3,500,000
9	₡2,000,000		₡2,500,000
8	₡1,500,000		₡1,700,000
7	₡1,000,000		₡1,200,000
6	₡750,000		₡800,000
5	₡500,000		₡600,000
4	₡400,000
3	₡300,000
2	₡200,000
1	₡100,000
Milestone   Top prize

Winners

• Willy Pérez - June 29, 2010

₡25,000,000 - no time limit
During the 1962 World Cup in Chile, one of the following national football teams had players from 5 different nationalities:
⬥ A: Portugal	⬥ B: Spain
⬥ C: Hungary	⬥ D: Switzerland

• Inés Trejos - September 28, 2021

₡30,000,000 - no time limit
"Gave his life for the freedoms of Costa Rica" says the epitaph on the grave of:
⬥ A: Pancha Carrazco Jiménez	⬥ B: José María Cañas Escamilla
⬥ C: Juan Rafael Mora Porras	⬥ D: Marcelino García Flamenco