Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. syndicated version)

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quiz show television game show

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. syndicated version) is an American quiz show where contestants answer increasingly difficult multiple-choice questions for a chance to win a top cash prize of one million dollars.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	8
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire	7
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. syndicated version) canonical	2
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. game show host)	1
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. primetime version)	1
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. version)	1
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (daytime syndication on ABC stations)	1
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Play It!	1
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (1998, UK)	1
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show)	1
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK)	1
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? cheating scandal	1
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? franchise	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6299924 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. syndicated version)
Context triple: [Buena Vista Television, notableDistribution, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. syndicated version)]

A. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" is a popular song from the 1956 film musical High Society, known for its witty lyrics about the allure and absurdity of wealth.
B. Jeopardy!
Jeopardy! is a long-running American television quiz show known for its distinctive answer-and-question format and iconic host Alex Trebek.
C. Quiz Show
Quiz Show is a 1994 American historical drama film directed by Robert Redford that explores the scandal surrounding rigged television game shows in the 1950s.
D. Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune is a long-running American television game show in which contestants solve word puzzles to win cash and prizes by spinning a large carnival-style wheel.
E. Let’s Make a Deal
Let’s Make a Deal is a long-running American television game show where contestants make deals and take risks to win cash and prizes, often by choosing between hidden options.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. syndicated version)
Target entity description: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. syndicated version) is an American quiz show where contestants answer increasingly difficult multiple-choice questions for a chance to win a top cash prize of one million dollars.

A. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" is a popular song from the 1956 film musical High Society, known for its witty lyrics about the allure and absurdity of wealth.
B. Jeopardy!
Jeopardy! is a long-running American television quiz show known for its distinctive answer-and-question format and iconic host Alex Trebek.
C. Quiz Show
Quiz Show is a 1994 American historical drama film directed by Robert Redford that explores the scandal surrounding rigged television game shows in the 1950s.
D. Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune is a long-running American television game show in which contestants solve word puzzles to win cash and prizes by spinning a large carnival-style wheel.
E. Let’s Make a Deal
Let’s Make a Deal is a long-running American television game show where contestants make deals and take risks to win cash and prizes, often by choosing between hidden options.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	quiz show ⓘ television game show ⓘ
basedOn	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show) ⓘ linked to: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. syndicated version)
broadcastFormat	daily syndicated strip ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
distributor	Disney–ABC Domestic Television ⓘ
filmingLocation	New York City ⓘ Stamford, Connecticut ⓘ
firstAired	2002-09-16 ⓘ
formatFeature	increasing difficulty of questions ⓘ lifelines ⓘ money ladder prize structure ⓘ multiple-choice questions ⓘ
genre	game show ⓘ quiz show ⓘ
hasContestantType	civilian contestants ⓘ
hasFormatChange	introduction of clock format ⓘ introduction of shuffle format ⓘ
hasSpecialEpisodeType	celebrity specials ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lastAired	2019-05-31 ⓘ
lifelineType	50:50 ⓘ Ask the Audience ⓘ Ask the Expert ⓘ Double Dip ⓘ Jump the Question ⓘ Phone-a-Friend ⓘ
notableElement	dramatic lighting and music ⓘ hot seat for contestants ⓘ
numberOfSeasons	17 ⓘ
originallyHostedBy	Meredith Vieira ⓘ
originalNetwork	syndication ⓘ
parentSeries	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. primetime version) ⓘ linked to: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. syndicated version)
presenter	Cedric the Entertainer ⓘ Chris Harrison ⓘ Meredith Vieira ⓘ Terry Crews ⓘ
prizeCurrency	U.S. dollar ⓘ linked to: US dollar
productionCompany	Disney–ABC Domestic Television ⓘ Valleycrest Productions ⓘ
questionCountPerGame	14 ⓘ 15 ⓘ
succeededByHost	Cedric the Entertainer ⓘ Chris Harrison ⓘ Terry Crews ⓘ
targetAudience	general audience ⓘ
topPrize	1000000 U.S. dollars ⓘ
typicalEpisodeRuntime	30 minutes ⓘ

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Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Buena Vista Television → notableDistribution → Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. syndicated version) ⓘ

Hollywood Land → hasFormerAttraction → Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Play It! ⓘ