Million Dollar Money Drop: Singapore Edition
Million Dollar Money Drop: Singapore Edition was a game show which aired on MediaCorp Channel 5 in the Singapore. It was based on the UK series The Million Pound Drop Live. However, unlike the original UK version, it was not broadcast live, and there were several changes to the format. The show premiered on 9 August 2011, after the nation's 46th National Day Parade segment, and is hosted by George Young. The show's set, theme song and question cues was followed based on the British edition. About 300,000 people watched the premiere of the show: approximately 6% of the total population of Singapore at that time.[1]
| Million Dollar Money Drop: Singapore Edition | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Developed by | Endemol |
| Presented by | George Young |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 episodes |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jennifer Gwee Rahmat Samad |
| Production location | Mediacorp Caldecott Broadcast Centre |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including adverts) |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp Channel 5 |
| Original release | 9 August – 2 November 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The Million Pound Drop Live Million Dollar Money Drop |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Game format
A team of two people with a pre-existing relationship is presented with SGD$1,000,000 in denominations of $50 in bundles of $25,000 (40 bundles = $1,000,000). The team must risk the entire amount on each correctly 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, all 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.
| Question(s) | Answer choices |
Time limit |
|---|---|---|
| 1–4 | 4 | 60 seconds |
| 5–7 | 3 | 60 seconds |
| 8 | 2 | 60 seconds |
Contestants and their winnings
| Episode No | Contestants | Date Premièred | Total Money Won | Question Where All Money Was Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugene & Izam Amelia & Marianne |
9 August 2011 | Eugene & Izam – $0
Amelia & Marianne – $25,000 remaining after 5 questions |
Eugene & Izam – 1st question ($1 million lost) |
| 2 | Amelia & Marianne Sean & Shu Ming Krystle & Cheryl |
17 August 2011 | Amelia & Marianne – $0
Sean & Shu Ming – $0 Krystle & Cheryl – $525,000 remaining after 2 questions |
Amelia & Marianne – 7th question ($25,000 lost)
Sean & Shu Ming – 3rd question ($1 million lost) |
| 3 | Krystle & Cheryl Sheedah & Maznah |
24 August 2011 | Krystle & Cheryl – $0
Sheedah & Maznah – $0 |
Krystle & Cheryl – 5th question ($150,000 lost) Sheedah & Maznah – 4th question ($50,000 lost) |
| 4 | Chua Enlai & Sebastian Tan1 Justin Ang & Vernon A1 |
31 August 2011 | Enlai & Sebastian – $0
Justin & Vernon – $75,000 |
Enlai & Sebastian – 6th question ($50,000 lost) |
| 5 | Juliana & Willy | 7 September 2011 | Juliana & Willy – $25,000 | – |
| 6 | Greg & Coral Clifford & Sharma |
14 September 2011 | Greg & Coral – $0
Clifford & Sharma – $100,000 remaining after 3 questions |
Greg & Coral – 4th question ($50,000 lost) |
| 7 | Clifford & Sharma Weiwen & Jeremiah |
21 September 2011 | Clifford & Sharma – $0
Weiwen & Jeremiah – $75,000 remaining after 4 questions |
Clifford and Sharma – 6th question ($50,000 lost) |
| 8 | Weiwen & Jeremiah Ratna & Del Doris & San |
28 September 2011 | Weiwen & Jeremiah – $0
Ratna & Del – $0 Doris & San – $325,000 remaining after 2 questions |
Weiwen & Jeremiah – 6th question ($25,000 lost) Ratna & Del – 4th question ($25,000 lost) |
| 9 | Doris & San Shahlan & Shahreel |
5 October 2011 | Doris & San – $0
Shahlan & Shahreel – $75,000 remaining after 5 questions |
Doris & San – 4th question ($200,000 lost) |
| 10 | Shahlan & Shahreel Li Qi & Xin |
12 October 2011 | Shahlan & Shahreel – $50,000
Li Qi & Xin – $50,000 remaining after 5 questions |
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| 11 | Li Qi & Xin Li Heng & Jocelyn DJ (Ng Ding Jie) & Lai Yinzuo |
19 October 2011 | Li Qi & Xin – $25,000 Li Heng & Jocelyn – $0 |
Li Heng & Jocelyn – 3rd question ($75,000 lost) |
| 12 | DJ (Ng Ding Jie) & Lai Yinzuo Erwin & Jasmine Linda & Leonie |
26 October 2011 | DJ & Yinzuo – $0 Erwin & Jasmine – $0 |
DJ & Yinzuo – 5th Question ($50,000 lost) Erwin & Jasmine – 2nd Question ($50,000 lost) |
| 13 | Joanne Peh & Bobby Tonelli1 | 2 November 2011 | Joanne & Bobby – $0 | Joanne & Bobby – 6th Question ($75,000 lost) |
^1 These players played for charity. Bold denotes the winning pair
All statistics are accurate as of Season 1.
- Most money won: $75,000 (Justin & Vernon)
- Total winnings to date: $175,000
- Total amount of money dropped: $19,825,000
- Average amount of money dropped per contestant pair: $991,250.00
- Average amount of money dropped per question: $198,250.00
- Average amount of money dropped per episode: $1,525,000
- Total number of winners: 4
- Total number of contestants who lost everything: 16
- Total number of contestants who appeared on the show: 20
- Success rate: 20%
- Average winnings per winning contestant pair: $43,750
- Average winnings per episode to date: $13,461.54
- Average winnings per contestant pair to date: $8,750.00
- Longest $1 million remained in play: 3 questions (Sean & Shu Ming, Justin & Vernon, Li Qi & Xin)
- Most money lost in one question: $1 million (Eugene & Izam, Sean & Shu Ming)
- Most money lost in first question: $1 million (Eugene & Izam)
- Most money lost through one drop: $1 million (Sean & Shu Ming)
- Number of questions played so far: 100
- Number of questions answered correctly: 84
- Number of questions answered incorrectly: 16
- Average number of questions answered correctly: 4.20
- Most questions answered correctly: 8 (Justin & Vernon, Juliana & Willy, Shahlan & Shahreel, Li Qi & Xin)
- Least questions answered correctly: 0 (Eugene & Izam)
International versions
| Country | Title | Host | Network | Top Prize | First Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
100 Milionë | Eno Popi | Top Channel | 10,000,000 lek | 11 January 2011 |
 Argentina |
Salven el Millón | Susana Giménez | Telefe | AR$1,000,000 | 9 June 2011 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia [2] |
The Million Dollar Drop | Eddie McGuire | Nine Network | A$1,000,000 | 21 March 2011 |
 Brazil [3] |
Um Milhão na Mesa | Silvio Santos | SBT | R$1,000,000 | 21 September – 14 December 2011 |
 Chile [4] |
Atrapa los Millones | Don Francisco | Canal 13 | CL$500.000.000 | 2012 |
 Colombia |
Millones por montones | María José Barraza | Canal Caracol | CO$1.000.000.000 | 25 July 2011 |
 Egypt [5] |
أنت والمليون Inta wal milyon |
Nagla Badr | Mehwar TV | EGP1,000,000 | February 2012 |
 Estonia [6] |
Rahaauk | Alari Kivisaar | TV3 | €100,000 | 12 September 2011 |
 France [7] |
Money Drop | Laurence Boccolini | TF1 | €250,000 | 1 August – 23 September 2011 |
 Germany |
Rette die Million! | Jörg Pilawa | ZDF | €1,000,000 | 13 October 2010 |
 Greece |
Money Drop | Grigoris Arnaoutoglou | Mega TV | €300,000 | 16 October 2010 |
 Hungary |
A 40 Milliós Játszma | Rákóczi Ferenc | TV2 | 40,000,000 Ft | 29 November 2010 |
 India (in Bengali) [8] |
কোটি টাকার বাজি Koti Takar Baji |
Jeet | Star Jalsha | Rs 1,000,000 | 15 October 2011 |
 Israel |
אל תפיל את המיליון Al Tapil Et HaMilyon |
Erez Tal | Channel 2 (Keshet) | ₪1,000,000 | 13 October 2010 |
 Italy [9] |
The Money Drop | Gerry Scotti | Canale 5 | €1,000,000 | 12 December 2011 |
 Kazakhstan [10] |
Шоу Сорок Миллионов Тенге Shou Sorok Millionov Tenge |
Abdel' Mukhtarov | tv7 | 40,000,000 ₸ | 22 January 2011 |
 Latvia [11] |
Paņem 100 000... ja vari | Edgars Ludāns | TV3 | €100,000 | 1 October 2011 [12] |
 Lithuania [13] |
100 000 eurų grynais | Marijonas Mikutavičius | TV3 | €100,000 | 2 September 2011 |
 Malaysia (in Malay) [14] |
RM 1,000,000 Money Drop | AC Mizal | Astro Ria | RM1,000,000 | 3 December 2011 |
 Netherlands[15] |
Show Me The Money | Beau van Erven Dorens | SBS 6 | €1,000,000 | 11–22 April 2011 |
 Philippines |
Million Peso Money Drop | Vic Sotto | TV5 | Php 1,000,000 | 14 October 2012 |
 Poland |
Postaw na milion | Łukasz Nowicki | TVP2 | 1,000,000 zł | 5 March 2011 |
 Russia |
Шоу Десять миллионов Shou Desyat' Millionov |
Maxim Galkin | Russia 1 | 10,000,000 руб. | 4 September 2010 |
 Serbia [16] |
Multimilioner | Dragan Nikolić | RTV Pink | 10,000,000RSD | 13 September 2011 |
 Singapore (in English)[17] |
Million Dollar Money Drop | George Young | MediaCorp TV Channel 5 | S$1,000,000 | 9 August 2011 |
 Spain [18] |
Atrapa un Millón | Carlos Sobera | Antena 3 | €1,000,000 (weekly) | 4 February 2011 |
| Atrapa un Millón Diario | € 200,000 (daily) | 4 April 2011 | |||
| Atrapa dos Millones | € 2,000,000 (special) | 21 October 2011 | |||
 Sweden[19] |
Pengarna på bordet | Peter Jihde | TV4 | 2,000,000 Kr. | 3 October 2011 |
 Switzerland (in German)[20] |
Die Millionen-Falle | René Rindlisbacher | SF1 | 1,000,000SFr | 4 July – 15 August 2011 |
 Turkey |
Bir Milyon Canlı Para | Engin Altan Düzyatan | Show TV | 1,000,000TL | 25 October 2010 |
 Ukraine |
Шоу на два мiльйони Shou Na Dva Milyoni |
Andriy Domanskyi | 1+1 | 2,000,000 грн. | 12 January – 30 March 2011 |
 United Kingdom |
The Million Pound Drop Live | Davina McCall | Channel 4 | £1,000,000 | 24 May 2010 |
 United States |
Million Dollar Money Drop | Kevin Pollak | Fox | US$1,000,000 | 20 December 2010 |
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