| The Million Dollar Drop | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Eddie McGuire |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (12 Unaried) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including adverts) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nine Network |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original run | 21 March 2011 – 28 April 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The Million Pound Drop Live |
The Million Dollar Drop is a game show which airs on Nine Network in Australia and is based on the UK series The Million Pound Drop Live. However, unlike the original UK version, it is not broadcast live, and there are several changes to the format. The show premiered on 21 March 2011 and is hosted by Eddie McGuire.
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A team of two people with a pre-existing relationship is presented with $1,000,000 A.U. in $20 Notes, banded in bundles of $20,000 (50 bundles = $1,000,000). The team must risk the entire amount on each of eight multiple-choice questions.
For each question, the contestants choose one of two categories, then indicate which answer(s) they wish to risk their money on by moving the bundles of cash onto a row of trap doors, termed "drops," each of which corresponds to one answer. However, they must always keep at least one drop "clear" with no money on it. In addition, seven of the eight questions have a time limit; any money that is not placed on an answer when time runs out will be lost.
Once the money is in place, the trap doors for the incorrect answers are opened, and the cash on them falls out of sight and is lost. The contestants then continue the game using the cash they had placed on the correct answer. They get to keep whatever money is left after the eighth question; if they lose everything before reaching this point, the game ends immediately and they leave with nothing.
| Country | Title | Host | Network | Top Prize | First Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 100 Milionë | Eno Popi | Top Channel | 10,000,000 lek | January 11, 2011 |
| Argentina | Salven el Millón | Susana Giménez | Telefe | 1,000,000 AR$ | June 9, 2011 |
| Brazil [1] | Um Milhão na Mesa | Silvio Santos | SBT | R$1,000,000 | September 21, 2011 |
| Chile[2] | TBA | Don Francisco | Canal 13 | CL$500.000.000 | TBA |
| Colombia | Millones por montones | María José Barraza | Caracol Televisión | CO$1.000'000.000 | 25 July 2011 |
| Egypt[3] | انت والمليون Inta wal milyon |
TBA | Mehwar TV | EGP1,000,000 | November 2011 |
| Estonia [4] | Rahaauk | Alari Kivisaar | TV3 | €100,000 | September 12, 2011 |
| France [5] | Money Drop | Laurence Boccolini | TF1 | €250,000 | August 1, 2011 |
| Germany | Rette die Million! | Jörg Pilawa | ZDF | €1,000,000 | October 13, 2010 |
| Greece | Money Drop | Grigoris Arnaoutoglou | Mega TV | €300,000 | October 16, 2010 |
| Hungary | A 40 Milliós Játszma | Rákóczi Ferenc | TV2 | 40,000,000 Ft | November 29, 2010 |
| Israel | אל תפיל את המיליון Al Tapil Et HaMilyon |
Erez Tal | Channel 2 (Keshet) | ₪1,000,000 | October 13, 2010 |
| Italy [6] | The Money Drop | Gerry Scotti | Canale 5 | €1,000,000 | December 12, 2011 |
| Kazakhstan [7] | Шоу Сорок Миллионов Тенге Shou Sorok Millionov Tenge |
Abdel' Mukhtarov | tv7 | 40,000,000 ₸ | January 22, 2011 |
| Latvia [8] | Paņem 100 000... ja vari | Edgars Ludāns | TV3 | €100,000 | October 1, 2011 |
| Lithuania [9] | 100 000 eurų grynais | Marijonas Mikutavičius | TV3 | €100,000 | September 2, 2011 |
| Malaysia | RM 1,000,000 Money Drop | TBA | Astro Ria | RM1,000,000 | TBA |
| Netherlands[10] | Show Me The Money | Beau van Erven Dorens | SBS 6 | €1,000,000 | April 11-22, 2011 |
| Poland | Postaw na milion | Łukasz Nowicki | TVP2 | 1,000,000 zł | March 5, 2011 |
| Russia | Шоу Десять миллионов Shou Desyat' Millionov |
Maxim Galkin | Russia 1 | 10,000,000 руб. | September 4, 2010 |
| Serbia[11] | Multimilioner | Dragan Nikolić | RTV Pink | 10,000,000RSD (weekly) | September 13, 2011 |
| Singapore [12] | Million Dollar Money Drop | George Young | MediaCorp TV Channel 5 | S$1,000,000 | August 9, 2011 |
| Spain [13] | Atrapa un Millón | Carlos Sobera | Antena 3 | €1,000,000 (weekly) | February 4, 2011 |
| Atrapa un Millón Diario | € 200,000 (daily) | April 4, 2011 | |||
| Sweden[14] | Pengarna på bordet | Peter Jihde | TV4 | 2,000,000 Kr. | October 3, 2011 |
| Switzerland[15] | Die Millionen-Falle | René Rindlisbacher | SF1 | 1,000,000SFr | July 4 - August 15, 2011 |
| Turkey | Bir Milyon Canlı Para | Engin Altan Düzyatan | Show TV | 1,000,000TL | October 25, 2010 |
| Ukraine | Шоу на два мiльйони Shou Na Dva Milyoni |
Andriy Domanskyi | 1+1 | 2,000,000 грн. | January 12 - March 30, 2011 |
| United Kingdom | The Million Pound Drop Live | Davina McCall | Channel 4 | £1,000,000 | May 24, 2010 |
| United States | Million Dollar Money Drop | Kevin Pollak | Fox | US$1,000,000 | December 20, 2010 |