Stani bogat
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Stani bogat (Cyrillic: Стани богат) is the name of the Bulgarian version of the quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. The name is translated in English as Become Rich. The full name of the show is Koi iska da stane bogat (Cyrillic: Кой иска да стане богат) or Who Wants To Be Rich in English. It is aired on Nova Television and hosted by Niki Kunchev (also the host of Big Brother and 1 vs 50). The big prize in Stani bogat is 100 000 leva.
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[edit] History of the Bulgarian format
Stani bogat aired for the first time on 12th May, 2001. It was aired every Saturday and Sunday at 18:30 h with duration 30 minutes. Because of its huge success, from September 2001 it started airing five times a week. Consecutively, the show's duration was increased to 45 minutes, and to an hour.
Stani bogat is definitely one of the most successful television programs in Bulgaria. It still has very high ratings.
[edit] The studio
At the beginning, Stani bogat was taped in the Romanian studio, as there still was not built such in Bulgaria. From the end of 2001 the show was taped at the Bulgarian studio, the Boyana Filmcenter in Sofia.
Unlike the original version of the show, there are only six Fastest finger players in each episode. However, from 7 January, 2008 when the new season starts, there will be ten players as in the classic format.
[edit] Special editions
There has been aired many special editions of Stani bogat, in which many Bulgarian celebrities have played. There have also been children and couples on the show. Bulgaria is the first country which aired a special edition in which blind people played the game.
After every season of Big Brother, all the participants are invited to the show.
[edit] The sequence of prizes
Here is the full sequence of prizes. It was in the following way at the beginning of the show:
- 50
- 100
- 150
- 200
- 250
- 500
- 1 000
- 1 500
- 2 000
- 2 500
- 5 000
- 10 000
- 25 000
- 50 000
- 100 000
From September 2002, some of the sums were increased. Currently, the money tree is:
- 100
- 200
- 300
- 400
- 500
- 1 000
- 1 500
- 2 000
- 2 500
- 3 000
- 5 000
- 10 000
- 25 000
- 50 000
- 100 000
The new season will start with a new money-tree. The big prize will be 200 000 leva.
[edit] Winners
On 13th June, 2002 Asen Angelov answered all the 15 questions. However, he had to return the big prize (100 000 leva), as it turned out that his daughter Iskra Angelova was a host of a morning show aired on Nova Television, which airs Stani bogat, too, which is against the rules. However, Asen Angelov is still the only winner of the show.
There have also been two players to take 50 000 leva - Lyubomir Milushev (who played in 2001 in the first episodes) and Lyubomir Bratoev (he played in 2006).
Yavor Kostov also answered the final question in 2005, but he gave a wrong answer.
[edit] New version of Stani bogat
Stani bogat is still the most watched television program at its prime time. However, in February 2007 the producers decided to give it a break and started a Bulgarian version of 1 vs 100. Stani bogat will return on 7 January, 2008.
During the summer Niki Kunchev that there will be some changes in the show - it will be shot in a new studio. In it, there will be 10 contestants playing the Fastest Finger in each episode, just like in the original version.
There will also be changes in the money tree. The big prize will be 200 000 leva, and the two milestone prizes - 500 and 3 000, will also be increased.
Most probably, there will be a forth lifeline.
The new season of Stani bogat will probably start with the participation of the Housemates from VIP Brother 2.
Stani bogat will also have a new website.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Presentation page in Nova Television's websitear:من سيربح المليون ؟
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