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Miliard w rozumie (1993)

Miliard w rozumie poster
Genre
game show
Country
Poland

How it feels

This is a Polish game show where contestants answer questions from 54 different categories. Sixteen players compete in groups over multiple stages, with the winner advancing to the final for a chance at a large cash prize. The rules changed over time to allow winners to return and accumulate more money.

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What happens

Miliard w rozumie (Billion in mind) is a Polish game show, produced by TVP3 Kraków under license of Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, aired in TVP1 from 1993 to 2005. Show was hosted by Janusz Weiss. Questions concern 54 difficulty disciplines. Originally 16 contestants in four groups take part in game show once a year. Two best contestants in group were promoted to next stage. In final winner got remaining 75,000 for main reward - one hundred thousand Polish zlotys (title one billion zlotys after redenomination in 1995). Later rules were changing – winner take part in next stage (maximum 5 times) and accumulate money but in single stage could win more than earlier reward. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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