Slaboye Zveno

Slaboye Zveno
Starring Mariya Kiselyova, Nikolai Fomenko
Country of origin Russia
Production
Running time 38-45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Channel One (2001-2005), Petersburg – Channel 5 (2007-2008)
Original run September 25, 2001 – December 28, 2008

Slaboye Zveno was the Russian version of the game show The Weakest Link. It was first broadcast on September 25, 2001 on Channel One.

The game's prizes for questions

Long chain (2001—2008)
No Price (rub.)
8 50 000
7 40 000
6 30 000
5 20 000
4 10 000
3 5000
2 2000
1 1000

Chains for special projects and holiday releases
No Price (rub.)
8 125 000
7 100 000
6 75 000
5 50 000
4 25 000
3 12 000
2 6000
1 3000

Interesting facts

In the late 2002, hosts of the channel's several leading game shows swapped places. In the event, Maria Kiseleva hosted New Year edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, while Leonid Yakubovich hosted The Weakest Link. That episode has set a record ‒ the winner, Roman Madyanov, has received a prize of 402,000 rubles (out of the grand prize of 1 million rubles).[1]

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