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Man sa yarbah al malyoon | |
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Arabic | من سيربح المليون |
Genre | Game show |
Created by | David Briggs Mike Whitehill Steven Knight |
Presented by | George Kurdahi (2000-2021) Kosai Khauli (2024) |
Composers | Matthew Strachan Keith Strachan Nick Magnus (2010, 2015-16) Ramon Covalo (2010, 2015-16, 2021) |
Country of origin | Middle East and North Africa |
Production | |
Production locations | Elstree Studios, United Kingdom (2000-2001) Saint Denis Studios - Paris, France (2001-2002) Egyptian Media Production City (EMPC) - Cairo, Egypt (2002-2004, 2015-2016) MBC Studios - Zouk Mosbeh, Beirut, Lebanon (2005-2007, 2010) Warner Bros Studios - Lisbon, Portugal (2021) |
Original release | |
Network | MBC1 (2000-2007, 2010, 2021) OSN Yahala HD (2015-2016) Dubai TV (2024) |
Release | 27 November 2000 18 September 2021 | –
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من سيربح المليون (English translation: Who will win the million?, transliteration: Man sa yarbah al-malyoon) is a pan-Arab game show, part of the international Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? franchise. Its host for much of its inception was George Kurdahi.[1] The show's prize was SR 1,000,000. It aired on pan-Arab television channel MBC1 from 27 November 2000 until May 2004, and was later revived by MBC as من سيربح 2 مليون, with an increased top prize of SR 2,000,000.
On 12 January 2010, MBC1 revived the show again, this time using the 12-question format that was introduced by the original UK version in 2007, as well as introducing an "extra-high-risk" format that would later be used in Russia and India, and this version had a top prize of SR 1,000,000. This version concluded on 10 August 2010, after one season.
On 16 October 2015, the show was revived for a third time, this time airing on OSN Yahala. This version used the 15-question format, aired for one season before concluding on 8 April 2016, and had a top prize of SR 2,000,000. On 18 September 2021, as part of MBC's 35th anniversary celebrations, the show was revived for a one-off special, in which pairs of celebrities would participate instead of civilians, and they would be playing for charity. This episode used the original version's payout structure, and had a top prize of SR 1,000,000.
In 2024, it was announced that the show would once again be revived, this time airing on Dubai TV, who had previously made a version based on the Hot Seat spin-off format, and this version will be hosted by Syrian actor Kosai Khauli.