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The original British version debuted on 4 September 1998 on the ITV network, hosted by Chris Tarrant, who presented his final episode on 11 February 2014 after which the show was discontinued. A revived series of seven episodes to commemorate its 20th anniversary aired from 5 to 11 May 2018, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson.
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The first series of the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? was the very first series of the show to air anywhere in the world. It premiered on ITV on 4 September 1998 and ran for ten consecutive nights until 13 September 1998, with a Christmas Special following on Christmas Day 1998. The series was hosted by Chris Tarrant.
•Episode 1 (4th September 1998)
•Episode 2 (5th September 1998)
•Episode 3 (6th September 1998)
•Episode 4 (7th September 1998)
•Episode 5 (8th September 1998)
•Episode 6 (9th September 1998)
•This was the only series, anywhere in the world, to air in 1998.
•This was the only series of the UK version in which Fastest Finger First consisted of simply answering a multiple-choice question in the fastest time. The more familiar format, of putting four answers in the correct order, was introduced in the next series.
•The original Fastest Finger First format continued to be used on both Australian versions of the show - the original version and the later Hot Seat version, and also used on the first season of Spain version.
•The show's very first contestant, Graham Elwell, walked away with £64,000 without using his Ask the Audience lifeline.
•In the very first episode, for unknown reasons, the £100-£1,000 question soundtrack did not play during the first 5 questions for both contestants; however, it did play during the £1,000 question. As this was the launch show episode, it may have simply been a mistake, given that a handset telephone was also used for "Phone-a-Friend" during Graham's run.
•Cheryl Turner remains the only contestant on the UK version to have won £500. Sheridan Booth walked away with this amount in series 3, but was later stripped of his winnings when it was discovered that he had a criminal record.
It aired for 6 episodes from 1 to 6 January 2019, with the first episode of the series being the programme's 600th episode since it first aired. The second half of the second series began on 4 March 2019 with 5 episodes, whilst a third series began on 24 August 2019 with 11 episodes, airing weekly.
Fri, Sep 4, 1998. S1.E1. Episode #1.1. The first WWTBAM episode (ever) that unarguably changed the view on reality TV. The contestants were Graham Elwell and Rachel Da Costa. It was aired on the 4th September 1998. 8.8 /10.
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Nov 18, 1999 · who wants to be a millionaire, november 18 1999, abc, primetime, john carpenter's first appearance, hour long, regis philbin
The 10th anniversary special & final date on Sunday, August 23, 2009, featured a contestant named Ken Basin, an entertainment lawyer, Harvard Law graduate, and former Jeopardy! contestant, who went on to play the first $1 Million Question in the Clock format era.
The basis of the show was simple: contestants, who were selected by a telephone screening process, had to answer a series of increasingly difficult multiple-choice trivia questions, with an ever-increasing cash prize attached.
