Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Sri Lanka (2010)
"සැරසෙන්න පියඹන්න"
Synopsis
Obada Lakshapathi Mamada Lakshapathi is a Sri Lankan game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show was hosted by Lucky Dias earlier and now it is hosted by Chandana Sooriyabandara. Main goal of the game is to win 2 million Sri Lankan rupees by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. The show is on broadcast from September 18, 2010 to today. It is telecasted on the private TV station Sirasa TV.The New season of the show started on 19 October 2012 and is now telecasting every Friday 9.00pm Sri Lankan Time on Sirasa TV. To take part in the show participants need to dial the 7788 IVR voice short code on their phones and answer a random set of questions.
Network
Sirasa TV
Episodes
Episodes
Episode 1
The show was initially hosted by veteran actor and media personality Lucky Dias. First Contestant: The very first contestant to appear on the show was Dilishiya Roshani. Gameplay: The episode followed the standard Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? format, where contestants answered general knowledge multiple-choice questions for increasing amounts of money, with the top prize set at 2 million Sri Lankan rupees for that season
Episode 89
Host: By the time the season ended, Chandana Sooriyabandara had taken over hosting duties, having succeeded the original host, Lucky Dias, in April 2011. Top Prize: During this inaugural season, the top prize was Rs. 2,000,000. Season Duration: The season ran for nearly a full year, starting on September 18, 2010, and concluding on August 30, 2011. Contestant Milestone: One of the most notable winners from the first season was Don Rupasiri, who won Rs. 1,000,000 (the penultimate prize) on October 23, 2010.
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Trailer
Details
Original Title
ඔබ ද ලක්ෂපති මම ද ලක්ෂපති
Status
Ended
Seasons
11
Episodes
5
Production
Maharaja Entertainments (Pvt.) Ltd, MTV Channel (Pvt) Limited