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What's the secret lure of playing "Who wants to be a Millionaire" contest for cash

How is it that certain game formats are so much more successful then others? We've all heard of Jeopardy, 1 against 100 and of course the all time favorite "who wants to be a millionaire"?, but there are scores of other TV game shows that offer similar trivia games but have not managed to make it to the public eye (or heart).
So many different factors combine to give viewers that extra entertainment value that makes these shows so successful, but of course one of the main factors is the size of the prize. Could this be one reason for who wants to be a millionaire's success? Perhaps they just chose the 'magic number' - a million. Of course we all know that these days a million dollars in the bank is not exactly enough to call yourself a millionaire. Especially not if you take into account having to pay taxes, mortgages and college tuition funds for your kids. Throw in that dream car or vacation and what will be left will definitely be a nice egg nest, but hardly enough make you a rich man.
In the UK, where the game originated, the prize is a million pounds which is quite a lot more then a million dollars, more then 2 millions to be exact, but hey, in the Philippines it’s a million Philippine pesos which is just over 19,000 dollars, so there's nothing to complain about. I guess 'a million' just has the right sound to get us all worked up, no matter what the currency or how much it's worth.
Looks like this proposition is just too irresistible for people who in fact want to be a millionaire. It has just what it takes to evoke the thought of making big bucks just by using your knowledge and wit, and "who wants to be a millionaire" is the right game to cash in on this.
An afterthought, as always the www is the great equalizer. You can live in India or Africa and go to online trivia game websites to play for money, but the prize you will get if you win will not be in rupees.
Unfortunately, if you go to www.who wants to be a millionaire .com you will not find a million dollar prize waiting for you there.
However you can still make some money playing trivia in online trivia game sites where you can play for cash

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