Who Deserves to be a Millionaire?

Who Deserves to be a Millionaire?
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Original title	百万智多星
Presented by	Li Fan
Theme music composer	Keith Strachan Matthew Strachan
Country of origin	Mainland China
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	30
Production
Production locations	Guangzhou, China
Running time	80 minutes
Original release
Network	Guizhou TV
Release	29 September 2007 (2007-09-29) – 19 April 2008 (2008-04-19)

Who Deserves to be a Millionaire? (Chinese: 百万智多星; pinyin: Bǎi Wàn Zhì Duō Xīng) was a Chinese game show, hosted by Li Fan (李凡). It was based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The contestant's main goal was to win 1,000,000 Chinese yuan by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. This edition used the original 3 lifelines: Fifty Fifty, Phone A Friend and Ask The Audience. The first episode was broadcast on 29 September 2007. After answering five questions correctly, a contestant took home ¥5,000. If he/she answered ten questions correctly, he/she left with ¥75,000. Due to the strict limit that Chinese game shows cannot offer prizes more than ¥100,000, contestants may only take 10% of their winnings, while the rest are donated for chosen charities. The episodes were shown on Saturdays at 20:40 (UTC+8) on Guizhou TV. The series ran until 19 April 2008, where the channel had adjustment issues.

The series was produced in Guangzhou.

Characteristics of the Chinese version

The Mainland China version differs from all other versions of the show for the fact that it doesn't feature civil contestants taking home the money won during the game, but celebrities playing for money which is given to charity, due to a government decree that television programmes need to be uplifting and inspiring.

Money tree

Payout structure
Question number	Question value (in RMB)
15	¥1,000,000
14	¥500,000
13	¥300,000
12	¥200,000
11	¥125,000
10	¥75,000
9	¥40,000
8	¥30,000
7	¥20,000
6	¥10,000
5	¥5,000
4	¥4,000
3	¥3,000
2	¥2,000
1	¥1,000
Milestone   Top prize