Challenge: WWTBAM on a Budget

[jordany]

This is my money tree if millionaire is on a budget 

15:$100,000
14:$75,000
13:$50,000
12:$20,000
11:$15,000
10:$10,000
9:$5,000
8:$3,000
7:$2,500
6:$1,500
5:$1,000
4:$500
3:$300
2:$200
1:$100

[kplewisvox]

Making a money tree is easier if you open the door to a $250,000 top prize.

15. $250,000
14. $100,000
13. $50,000
12. $25,000
11. $15,000
10. $10,000
9. $5,000
8. $3,000
7. $2,000
6. $1,500
5. $1,000
4. $500
3. $300
2. $200
1. $100

Just because the top prize is $250,000 doesn't mean anybody has to win it, as the syndicated show taught us.

[Kirbyplayers]

But would the show be called, "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" if the top prize is not a million dollars though? We need to think about that.

[theidentfan]

Money tree (16-question format, possibly used in Ghana revival if there ever will be one, however it could also be used in this scenario)

16: 500,000

15: 200,000

14: 100,000

13: 50,000

12: 30,000

11: 25,000

10: 20,000

9: 10, 000

8: 5,000

7: 3,000

6: 2,000

5: 1,000

4: 500

3: 300

2: 200

1: 100

[crazyhu]

Nov 3, 2021 8:39:29 GMT -5 arman said:

I feel like a set similar to the South African one would be perfect for this.
Slightly smaller than a normal UK replica, but very good in terms of performance.
 

I love the South African set very nice!

That set wont work on a budget version 

[MuchMoreMatt]

Borrowing from previous ideas here, offer the top prize at $100,000. Should the contestant answer the first 14 questions correctly, allow them to multiply the value of question 15 by ten. That way the name of the show is still technically correct. Add the caveat that the contestant cannot walk away, cannot use lifelines, and remove all safety nets should they choose the million dollar prize option.

[omran.dk]

Oct 27, 2021 6:48:50 GMT -5 theidentfan said:

Oct 26, 2021 6:50:44 GMT -5 greekmillionairefan said:

Maybe a significantly scaled-down money ladder for Q1-Q15 (e.g. first safety net on $500, second on $5000 and Q15 top prize on $100,000)+1 bonus question for the $1,000,000,which can be activated if the player manages to answer correctly on Q15. But if the player decides to continue for the bonus million-dollar question, all safety nets and remaining lifelines are disabled and he has to risk everything to either go home with a million or empty-handed.So if a contestant reaches $100,000,he has 2 options:

a) take the money and walk away
b) risk everything and activate the bonus million-dollar question with no safety nets and no lifelines

Kind of like in many European and Central American versions where the top prize is usually around €100,000 or US$100,000 (e.g. Portugal, Finland 2002-2005, Greece, Albania, France 2020, El Salvador, Panama, Uruguay 2001-2002).

So maybe I should explain to you the reasons of "why these versions offer less than a million", for some countries like Portugal, Greece and Finland it is due to the conversion of their old currencies , their sums were either one million or 50 million. Regarding the Salvadoran and Uruguayan version, they offered a jackpot in dollars and not in pesos and if converted, their jackpots are worth millions.

[omran.dk]

I have a version of the payout tree, to which it will not change for me, and which could be adapted for the versions which are broadcast on public television channels (such as RTP1 for Portugal, ERT2 for Greece or RTÉ for Ireland):

It looks a lot like the payout tree of the Portuguese version of 2003 and that of the Ukrainian version of 2005

[theidentfan]

Feb 14, 2022 6:09:15 GMT -5 omran.dk said:

I have a version of the payout tree, to which it will not change for me, and which could be adapted for the versions which are broadcast on public television channels (such as RTP1 for Portugal, ERT2 for Greece or RTÉ for Ireland):

It looks a lot like the payout tree of the Portuguese version of 2003 and that of the Ukrainian version of 2005

It's a no from me. That jump from €125,000 to €1,000,000 is too high. The Belgian (French) version did the same in 2008. You'd be better off changing the top prize.

[omran.dk]

Feb 15, 2022 15:24:36 GMT -5 theidentfan said:

Feb 14, 2022 6:09:15 GMT -5 omran.dk said:

I have a version of the payout tree, to which it will not change for me, and which could be adapted for the versions which are broadcast on public television channels (such as RTP1 for Portugal, ERT2 for Greece or RTÉ for Ireland):

It looks a lot like the payout tree of the Portuguese version of 2003 and that of the Ukrainian version of 2005

It's a no from me. That jump from €125,000 to €1,000,000 is too high. The Belgian (French) version did the same in 2008. You'd be better off changing the top prize.

Nope. And the earnings tree of the Belgian version dates from 2002 and not 2008, that's not why they stopped the show.

[omran.dk]

I'm waiting to see your design of your payout tree theidentfan , to see if you have any credibility to give your negative review on mine. Who besides I have never criticized that of others concerning this ;-)

[millionaireloveruk]

I've thought about this before in the past, if there was a scenario were in the UK, ITV sold the rights of the show so that they became a National Lottery game show on the BBC. Although (at least, I think) the National Lottery gameshows aren't a thing anymore, I still think it would be interesting to think about what would happen if Millionaire somehow made it's way to the Beeb.

To start, with BBC budget cuts and the other primetime gameshows on the BBC giving out maybe £50,000 as a top prize most of the time, it's fair to say it would certainly not have a top prize of a million pounds. I would say the top prize of a BBC WWTBAM would be probably £100,000, as you sometimes see the prize money on other BBC shows like the Wall and Michael' McIntyre's the Wheel give away prizes that make it towards a six-figure sum. The two Safety Nets would probably be something like £500 and £10,000, which could give you a money tree like this:

15: £100,000
14: £50,000
13: £30,000
12: £20,000
11: £15,000
10: £10,000
9: £5,000
8: £2,500
7: £1,500
6: £1,000
5: £500
4: £300
3: £200
2: £100
1: £50

This would make sure that the BBC wouldn't have to regularly give out much more than twenty grand in any particular show, especially because the question difficulty would probably be ramped up too. In addition, I would expect them to cut the number of Lifelines back down to the original three. This money tree and only three Lifelines would, imo, create a balance for the BBC to still be able to credibly say that contestants have the chance to win life-changing sums of money, whilst also making it so that this is unlikely to happen on a regular enough basis (if at all - see 2007-2014 UK Millionaire) for the show to give out too much money. This is especially important for the BBC due to its funding structure, namely with its main income being the License Fee. If the current government get their way and move the BBC to more of a subscription-style format or a commercial channel, this would give the option to increase prize money if advertisers were willing to back the show up. 

I would also expect to see the host of a theoretical BBC Millionaire be someone with a smaller public profile. It obviously would not be Jeremy Clarkson for, reasons, and would probably be someone who hosts other things on the BBC, or someone that is otherwise tied to the Corporation, especially if their other hosting picks are anything to go by. 

The name of the show would also be something to think about. Personally, I have no suggestions as to what it could be renamed to as this is purely hypothetical and is extremely unlikely to ever happen. 

[omran.dk]

So I saw everyone with your versions of the payout tree which I respect your ideas about, but the problem is that the show is called "Who wants to be a MILLIONAIRE". Just saying. There is the other who tells me that there is a big gap between the penultimate and the last question, but does he understand that I am speaking in €uro and not in Portuguese e$cudo and then it's a version for public channels. If you want to make your version with a jackpot worth less than 1 million, you will obviously have to change your name and replace "Who wants to be a" by "Who wants to win" and then choose the amount you want to put in. You can only see the best example which is the Georgian version (one of my favorite versions). The name of the show is "Who wants to win twenty thousand :

[theidentfan]

Feb 16, 2022 11:28:19 GMT -5 omran.dk said:

I'm waiting to see your design of your payout tree theidentfan , to see if you have any credibility to give your negative review on mine. Who besides I have never criticized that of others concerning this ;-)

Probably similar, however Q15 is worth €250,000 instead. Perhaps Q14 could be worth €300,000 for a 'million' money tree, like in France, Spain and Italy.

15: €1,000,000

14: €300,000

13: €150,000

12: €75,000

11: €50,000

10: €20,000

9: €10,000

8: €5,000

7: €2,000

6: €1,000

5: €500

4: €250

3: €100

2: €50

1: €25

Another idea (for a €50,000 top prize):

15: €50,000

14: €25,000

13: €20,000

12: €10,000

11: €5,000

10: €3,000

9: €2,000

8: €1,000

7: €800

6: €600

5: €450

4: €300

3: €200

2: €100

1: €50

[theidentfan]

Feb 16, 2022 12:55:18 GMT -5 omran.dk said:

So I saw everyone with your versions of the payout tree which I respect your ideas about, but the problem is that the show is called "Who wants to be a MILLIONAIRE". Just saying. There is the other who tells me that there is a big gap between the penultimate and the last question, but does he understand that I am speaking in €uro and not in Portuguese e$cudo and then it's a version for public channels. If you want to make your version with a jackpot worth less than 1 million, you will obviously have to change your name and replace "Who wants to be a" by "Who wants to win" and then choose the amount you want to put in. You can only see the best example which is the Georgian version (one of my favorite versions). The name of the show is "Who wants to win twenty thousand :

Yes, I understand that it's in euros, not escudos, and I think the Georgian money tree is pretty decent for a low-budget version (although the higher amounts of 10,000 and 20,000 lari are hard to read as there are no separators, similar to Finland).