Ποιος θέλει να γίνει εκατομμυριούχος (English translation: Who wants to become a millionaire?, transliteration: Poios thelei na ginei ekatommyriouchos) is a Greek game show based on the original British format Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? debuted in 1999 on Mega Channel. In 2010, the show was chosen as the most popular game show in 20 years of Mega Channel programming. From 1999 to 2004 the show was hosted by Spiros Papadopoulos; in 2006, by Thodoris Atheridis; and from 2022 onward, by Grigoris Arnaoutoglou. The show was broadcast from 1999 to 2002 on Mega Channel, from 2002 to 2004 on the ERT channels, in 2006 on Alpha TV and from 2022 onward on ANT1.
Rules Fastest Finger First (1999–2006) Main game The player had to answer 15 questions correctly in order to win ₯50 million up to 2001, €150,000 up to 2004, €250,000 in 2006, and €100,000 from 2022 onward.
Lifeline There were three lifelines: fifty-fifty (50:50), phone a friend and ask the audience, but in 2006, the "switch the question" lifeline was added, but if a contestant wanted to use it, he had to give up one of his other lifelines. In 2024, the "switch the question" lifeline returned for the a select number of specials that air on Sundays.
Payout structure Question numberQuestion value October 19991999-20012002-0420062022–presentGrand Prize Week(2026–present)1₯20,000 (€58)₯50,000 (€146)€100€100€100€3002₯30,000 (€88)₯75,000 (€220)€200€200€200€6003₯40,000 (€117)₯100,000 (€293)€300€300€300€8004₯70,000 (€205)₯150,000 (€440)€400€500€400€1,0005₯100,000 (€293)₯200,000 (€586)€500€1,000€500€2,0006₯150,000 (€440)₯400,000 (€1,173)€1,000€1,500€1,000€3,0007₯300,000 (€880)₯600,000 (€1,760) €1,500€2,000€2,000€4,0008₯600,000 (€1,760)₯800,000 (€2,347)€2,000€3,500€3,000€6,0009₯1,000,000 (€2,934)₯1,600,000 (€4,695)€4,000€5,000€4,000€8,00010₯2,000,000 (€5,869)₯2,000,000 (€5,869)€5,000€7,500€5,000€10,00011₯3,000,000 (€8,804)₯3,000,000 (€8,804)€10,000€10,000€10,000€20,00012₯6,000,000 (€17,608)₯6,000,000 (€17,608)€20,000€20,000€15,000€30,00013₯12,000,000 (€35,216)₯12,000,000 (€35,216)€40,000€50,000€20,000€50,00014₯25,000,000 (€73,367)₯24,000,000 (€70,432)€80,000€100,000€30,000€90,00015(€146,735)(€146,735)
Season overview +SeasonHostTop prizeNetworkPremiere dateEnd dateBroadcasting schedule1Spiros Papadopoulos₯ 50,000,000MegaOctober 4, 1999June 30, 2000Monday to Friday 7:10 pm (Fall to early Winter)Monday to Friday 7 pm (mid-Winter to Spring)Monday to Friday 6:50 pm (late Spring to season finale)2September 18, 2000June 29, 2001Monday to Friday 6:45 pm (Fall to Winter)Monday to Friday 6:40 pm (Spring to season finale)3September 17, 2001December 31, 2001Monday to Friday 6:40 pm€ 150,000January 1, 2002June 28, 2002Monday to Friday 6:40 pm (until April)Monday to Friday 7:10 pm (April to season finale)4NETNovember 4, 2002April 2, 2003Monday to Friday 8:15 pmET1April 28, 2003July 4, 2003Monday to Friday 7:40 pm (Spring)Monday to Friday 8:10 pm (Summer)5NETSeptember 15, 2003May 28, 2004Monday to Friday 8:10 pm6Thodoris Atheridis€ 250,000Alpha TVApril 10, 2006July 28, 2006Monday to Friday 7 pm7Grigoris Arnaoutoglou€ 100,000ANT1April 25, 2022July 31, 2022Monday to Friday 8 pm8Part ISeptember 19, 2022October 14, 2022Part IINovember 29, 2022December 23, 2022Monday to Friday 7:45 pm (During the FIFA World Cup 2022)Monday to Friday 8 pm Part IIIJanuary 28, 2023April 9, 2023Weekends 8 pmApril 10, 2023July 9, 2023Monday to Saturday 8 pm9September 24, 2023July 5, 2024Sunday 8 pm (premiere)Monday to Friday 8 pm (September 25-November 3, 2023, April 29 –July 5, 2024)Friday to Sunday 8 pm (November 10, 2023 – April 28, 2024)10September 23, 2024July 3, 2025Monday to Friday 8 pm (September 23, 2024 – November 8, 2024, April 14-July 3, 2025)Thursday-Sunday 8 pm (November 14, 2024 – April 13, 2025)11€ 100,000 € 300,000 (Grand Prize Week)October 6, 2025July 5, 2026Monday to Saturday 8 pm (October 6, 2025 – November 1, 2025)Thursday to Sunday 8 pm (November 6, 2025–present)September 21, 20262027Monday to Friday 8 pm
Winners of the grand prizes There have been four winners.
Giorgos Georgopoulos (October 2, 2001) Giorgos Georgopoulos (Γιώργος Γεωργόπουλος) won ₯50 million by correctly answering the question:
Nikos Georgiou (c. October–December 2001) Nikos Georgiou (Νίκος Γεωργίου) won ₯50 million. It is unknown what his winning question was, but his win occurred after Giorgos Georgopoulos' win.
Stelios Stergiou (November 21, 2003) Stelios Stergiou (Στέλιος Στεργίου) won €150,000 by correctly answering the question:
Filippos Bekiaris (April 29, 2025) Filippos Bekiaris (Φίλιππος Μπεκιάρης) won €100,000 by correctly answering the question:
Losers of the grand prizes
Only one contestant has reached the final question and answered it incorrectly.
Michalis Mavrogenis (January 30, 2001) Michalis Mavrogenis (Μιχάλης Μαυρογένης) lost ₯22 million and won ₯2 million by incorrectly answering the question:
Michalis Mavrogenis reappeared on the show 22 years later, in November 2023 and won €500, answering incorrectly on the 9th question
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