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The very first episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ever, was broadcast in England on September 4, 1998 on ITV. The first ever U.S. episode was broadcast on August 16, 1999 on ABC.

The original game show, which originated in Britain was created in 1998 by David Briggs. In 2000 the company released a board game. In 2006 the company announced that they were looking to sell the rights to the show.

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Last I checked (back in January of 2008), there were 77 top prize winners total around the world, 11 in the US.

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If you are talking about the top prize, the last time it was won in the U.S., was on May 8, 2003 by Nancy Christy from Tulsa, OK. She is a middle school teacher.

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Who Wants to be a Millionaire debuted in August of 1999, for a two week trial basis. Due to popular demand, it returned permanently three nights a week, starting August 2000.

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In the UK the show was hosted by Chris Tarrant.

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this show was began on 2009

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