Answer: 1999
"Millionaire" ran from August 15 to August 29, 1999. It had 13 episodes.
From Quiz: Who Wants A "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" Quiz?
Answer: 15
"You are just 15 questions away from winning one million dollars!" Eleven contestants from 1999 to 2003 (including the syndicated version) answered all 15 questions correctly.
From Quiz: Who Wants A "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" Quiz?
Answer: "Get that closet ready, Mama!"
Regis: "Okay, we're gonna do it again. Is that your final answer?" Kim: "Yes." Regis: "Get that closet ready, Mama, he just won a million dollars!"
From Quiz: "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Winners
Answer: $1,000 and $32,000
These points were reached at the 5-question mark and the 10-question mark. The formats for this changed much over the years, but the original version was $1,000 and $32,000. "Super Millionaire" and the syndicated version of "Millionaire" had various lock-in points.
From Quiz: Who Wants A "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" Quiz?
Answer: Joe Trela and Nancy Christy
Joe Trela used his last lifeline on the $32,000 question, while Nancy Christy used hers on the $16,000 question.
From Quiz: "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Winners
Answer: D
These are the answers to the questions that made them millionaires: John Carpenter - B: Richard Nixon; Dan Blonsky - C: 93 million; Joe Trela - A: Moth; Bob House - C: Isaac Newton; Kim Hunt - A: Lesotho; David Goodman - B: Peru; Kevin Olmstead - A: Igor Sikorsky; Bernie Cullen - A: N; Ed Toutant - C: Insecticide; Kevin Smith - A: Meat Inspector; Nancy Christy - C: His dentist.
From Quiz: "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Winners
Answer: 3
"You have three lifelines to help you out: Ask the Audience, 50:50, and Phone-a-Friend." Like the dollar amounts, the lifelines have changed over the years also.
From Quiz: Who Wants A "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" Quiz?
Answer: $500,000
His last lifeline was the Phone-A-Friend.
From Quiz: "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Winners
Answer: At any time
This is one of the ways that made "Millionaire" unique: the contestant could walk away with their winnings at any time. They could also continue without any lifelines.
From Quiz: Who Wants A "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" Quiz?
Answer: Meredith Vieira
Vieira has hosted the syndicated version beginning in 2002. The original version ended a few months before.
From Quiz: Who Wants A "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" Quiz?
Answer: Donna
Donna was "real sure" that the answer to the question is C: Isaac Newton.
From Quiz: "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Winners
Answer: :15 and :30
The clock was been controversial, but was introduced in order to speed up the game.
From Quiz: Who Wants A "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" Quiz?
Answer: 45 seconds plus the time left over from the other questions combined
This is the "time bank" rule, which very rarely came into play. The first time the time bank was used was in the 10th anniversary series (on ABC and with Philbin as host), when a contestant missed the million-dollar question.
From Quiz: Who Wants A "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" Quiz?
Answer: Washington, D.C.
Nancy Christy was the first woman to win $1,000,000.
From Quiz: "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Winners
