Baak Maan Fu Yung

Game show from Hong Kong

Baak Maan Fu Yung
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Chinese	百萬富翁

Presented by	Kenneth Chan (2001–2016) Stephen Chan (2018)
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language	Cantonese
Production
Production companies	Celador International (2001-2006) 2waytraffic International (2006-2016, 2018)
Original release
Network	ATV Home (2001–2016) Asia Television Digital Media (2018)
Release	April 29, 2001 (2001-04-29) – March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)

Baak Maan Fu Yung (Chinese: 百萬富翁, Cantonese Yale: baak3 maan6 fu3 yung1, Jyutping: baak3 maan6 fu3 jung1, literally The Millionaire, also had the English words of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire surrounding the Chinese title) is a Hong Kong game show, based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show's first host was Kenneth Chan. The main goal of the game is to win HK$1 million (US$100,000) by correctly answering 15 multiple-choice questions. There are three lifelines: 50:50, Phone-a-Friend and Ask-the-Audience. Baak Maan Fu Yung first aired on April 29, 2001. It was broadcast by Hong Kong's ATV.

It is notable in ATV's 58-year history for being one of its few viewership successes over its rival station TVB.^[1]

As ATV returned broadcasting as an OTT provider in December 2017, a revival of the show was announced. The new series is hosted by Stephen Chan.^[2]

Money Tree

Payout structure
Question number	Question value
Question number	2001–2016 2018
1	$1,000
2	$2,000
3	$3,000
4	$4,000
5	$5,000
6	$6,000
7	$7,000
8	$8,000
9	$16,000
10	$32,000
11	$64,000
12	$125,000
13	$250,000
14	$500,000
15	$1,000,000

Studios

1st Studio (29 April 2001 - 31 March 2004)
2nd Studio (29 April 2004 - 28 February 2013)
3rd Studio (29 March 2013- 1 March 2016, 29 January - 1 June 2018)

Intros

1st Intro (29 April 2001 - 31 March 2004) (1998-2001 UK Intro)
2nd Intro (29 April 2004 - 31 March 2007) (2001-2004 UK Intro)
3rd Intro (29 April 2007 - 28 February 2010) (2004-2007 UK Intro)
4th Intro (29 March 2010 - 28 February 2013, 29 March 2013 - 1 March 2016, 29 January - 1 June 2018) (2007-2010 UK Rave Intro)

Notable Contestants

Top Prize Winners

James Wong (黃霑) and Petrina Fung (馮寶寶), 15 July 2001 (celebrity edition)

HK$1 million (15 of 15) – no time limit, Ask the Audience used
The Xinjiang people can enjoy their self-produced hairy crabs. From which lake are these crabs artificially bred?
⬥ A: Chaiwopu Lake (85%)	⬥ B: Ayding Lake (9%)
⬥ C: Lop Nur (2%)	⬥ D: Heaven Lake (4%)

Stephen Chow (周星馳) and Erica Li (李敏), 21 August 2001 (celebrity edition)

HK$1 million (15 of 15) – no time limit
From which disease did western composer Chopin die of?
⬥ A: Heart attack	⬥ B: Tuberculosis
⬥ C: Renal failure	⬥ D: Stomach cancer

Chan Hon-cheung (陳漢翔), 2 November 2001

HK$1 million (15 of 15) – no time limit, 50:50 used
Where is the Chinese tourist attraction Butterfly Spring located?
⬥ A: Guangdong	⬥ B: Sichuan
⬥ C: Yunnan	⬥ D: Xinjiang

Cheng Tak-cheung (鄭德璋), 7 February 2003 (million dollar tournament)

Top Prize Losers (People who answered the final question incorrectly)

Ling Wing Kuen(凌永權) and Ling Shuk Ling(凌淑玲), 9 November 2001 (lost HK$468,000)

HK$1 million (15 of 15) – no time limit
Which of the nine planets has only sixteen satellites?
⬥ A: Mars	⬥ B: Saturn
⬥ C: Jupiter^[3]	⬥ D: Uranus

Peggy Cash and Rose Money, 1 June 2018^[4]

HK$1 million (15 of 15) – no time limit
In Thai, what does "Till La Ma" mean in Cantonese?
⬥ A: Come on	⬥ B: Do not fight
⬥ C: Play again	⬥ D: I do not know

Notes

^ Shirley Law (28 August 2001). "ATV tastes early success in quiz shows audience battle". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ Phoenix Un (18 December 2017). "Never-say-die ATV reinvents itself with app". The Standard. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
^ Jupiter had 28 discovered satellites then, only 16 were named, which the question did not specify.
^ "Season 5 Finale". vk.com.