Man sa yarbah al malyoon
TV show launched on 27 November 2000, called من سيربح المليون (Who Will Win One Million) was broadcast on MBC1 (English translation: Who will win the million?, transliteration: Man sa yarbah al-malyoon). Its host was George Kurdahi.[1] The biggest prize was 1 million Saudi riyals (US$266,000). It was aired until May 2004 and was replaced by من سيربح 2 مليون with 2,000,000 SR (US$533,000) top prize. On 12 January 2010 it returned with the 12-question format and grand prize also decreased to 1 million riyals. On 16 October 2015, the show returned again to 15-question format and the biggest prize also increase again to 2 million Saudi riyals.
| من سيربح المليون | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | David Briggs Mike Whitehill Steven Knight |
| Presented by | George Kurdahi |
| Composers | Matthew Strachan Keith Strachan |
| Country of origin | Middle East and North Africa |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Elstree Studios, United Kingdom(2000 - TBC) |
| Release | |
| Original network | MBC1, OSN Yahala HD |
| Original release | late 2000 – 2007 2010 2015 – 2016 |
Game's prizes
| Payout structure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question number | Question value | |||
| late 2000-2004 | 2005-2007 | 2010 (risk format)[e5] |
2015-2016 2018- | |
| 1 | SR 100 | SR 200 | SR 500 | SR 500 |
| 2 | SR 200 | SR 300 | SR 1,000 | SR 1,000 |
| 3 | SR 300 | SR 500 | SR 2,000 | SR 2,500 |
| 4 | SR 500 | SR 1,000 | SR 5,000 | SR 5,000 |
| 5 | SR 1,000 | SR 2,000 | SR 10,000 | SR 10,000 |
| 6 | SR 2,000 | SR 4,000 | SR 20,000 | SR 20,000 |
| 7 | SR 4,000 | SR 8,000 | SR 40,000 | SR 30,000 |
| 8 | SR 8,000 | SR 16,000 | SR 80,000 | SR 50,000 |
| 9 | SR 16,000 | SR 32,000 | SR 150,000 | SR 75,000 |
| 10 | SR 32,000 | SR 64,000 | SR 250,000 | SR 100,000 |
| 11 | SR 64,000 | SR 125,000 | SR 500,000 | SR 200,000 |
| 12 | SR 125,000 | SR 250,000 | SR 1,000,000 | SR 350,000 |
| 13 | SR 250,000 | SR 500,000 | N/A | SR 500,000 |
| 14 | SR 500,000 | SR 1,000,000 | SR 1,000,000 | |
| 15 | SR 1,000,000 | SR 2,000,000 | SR 2,000,000 | |
Maghreb
| من سيربح المليون | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Quiz show |
| Presented by | Rachid El Ouali |
| Country of origin | Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nessma TV |
| Original release | August 2009 |
من سيربح المليون (English translation: Who will win a million?, transliteration: Man sa yarbah al malyoon) is a game show broadcast in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Rachid El Ouali. The main goal of the game will be to win €500,000 by answering multiple-choice questions correctly. من سيربح المليون was broadcast from August 2009 to September 2010. It was shown on TV station Nessma TV.
The game's prizes
- 1. question • €100
- 2. question • €200
- 3. question • €300
- 4. question • €500
- 5. question • €1,000 (guaranteed sum)
- 6. question • €2,000
- 7. question • €3,000
- 8. question • €5,000
- 9. question • €10,000
- 10. question • €20,000 (guaranteed sum)
- 11. question • €30,000
- 12. question • €50,000
- 13. question • €100,000
- 14. question • €200,000
- 15. question • €500,000
Winners
There are 5 top prize winners.
- Khaled al Mulla - 21 November 2001
- Mohammad Tanirah - 15 March 2002
- Sidi Ahmed Weld Ali - 2 January 2003
- Kenaan Matar - 15 May 2007
- Mohammad Hamzeh - 23 March 2010
Notes
- e5 In this version, there is only 1 guaranteed sum. The contestant can choose the guaranteed sum in any question except the 12th question. This is adopted in Russian version since September 2010.
References
- The Power 100 2008: #35 George Kurdahi Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, ArabianBusiness.com