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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-choicequestions 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 stationTeletica. 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: