# Q: Regis' Millionaire Show...

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 25, 2006, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-regis-millionaire-show/354079 "2006-04-25T01:08:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-regis-millionaire-show/354079/1 "2006-04-25T01:08:38Z")

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Did anyone catch this past Sunday’s episode of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” which aired on the Gameshow Network? I am not a regular watcher; I was just flipping channels when this show caught my eye the previous night (Sat) when it was supposed to be continued on Sunday night, but I forgot to watch. ☹ (Are these repeats, or not?)

Anyway, the contestant was a 19 year old who was only 3 right answers away from being a millionaire. Did he make it? You might recall this contestant was an avid reader of encyclopedias.

Also, has anyone made it? If so, how many have made it? And, finally, what happened to that copy-cat game show with the bitchy, hostile game show host? Did that go the way of the dodo bird?

Living in a cave,

- Jinx

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**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-regis-millionaire-show/354079/2 "2006-04-25T02:33:28Z")

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Regis hasn’t filmed any WWTBAM episodes in quite a while, that would have to be a repeat - right now they’re taping a daytime version hosted by Meredith Viera. The format’s a little different, contestants go straight to the “hot seat”, no preliminary round. They’ve had a man and a woman win the million dollars. I just happened to be a contestant when they taped the man’s million-dollar episode, so I was watching in the green room. Now THAT was exciting!

Can’t answer your other questions.

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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-regis-millionaire-show/354079/3 "2006-04-25T02:50:11Z")

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Nine people won the million-dollar prize on _Who Wants to Be A Millionaire_ during its ABC run with Regis Philbin as host. (source: [TVGameShows.net](http://TVGameShows.net), [Wikipedia.org](http://Wikipedia.org))

_The Weakest Link_, hosted by Anne Robinson, ended its run in 2002 on NBC. A syndicated version hosted by George Gray still airs in reruns on GSN.