How to Win on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"

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Some final preparation can help get you ready for your 15 minutes of fame - and a chance at $1 million.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

Trivial Pursuit Games
Telephones
Computers
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Game
Internet Service Providers
Televisions

Step1

Know the game. Nearly every question falls into one of the following categories: art, literature, history, politics, science, film, geography, sports and current events. Popular culture, nursery rhymes and advertising slogans are also recurring themes.

Step2

Select and contact your five allotted phone friends. View each one as a separate resource you can call on to cover subjects that are unfamiliar to you. Contest representatives will provide them with all the necessary details.

Step3

Choose a companion to accompany you on your trip. An ideal partner would bring encouragement, support and a lot of luck. The contest provides airfare, accommodations and transportation for you and your guest.

Step4

Pick out your favorite outfit. It should be comfortable and stylish because, hey, you'll be on prime-time television. Like your companion, your outfit should bring you good luck.

Step5

Use your "lifelines" wisely: Pick the right friend based on the category of the question. Know that the audience provides correct answers roughly 94 percent of the time (17 of 18 according to statistics from the August game). Of course, luck also plays an important role.

Step6

Relax. Clearing your mind can help you think more clearly and more quickly, particularly when millions of viewers across the world can watch your every move. Good luck.

Tips & Warnings

Leave no stone unturned when it comes to contacting and selecting phone friends. That roommate from way back just might know an obscure piece of information worth thousands of dollars.
The Internet can provide a valuable source of information to aid your preparation. Use it to build up your weaker subjects and brush up on your stronger ones.

Comments

robo'rant said

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on 1/19/2007 If it were me and I thought I knew the answer to the 125 grand question I would go for it even if I weren't sure. I could stand the drop to 32 grand for a chance to win 125 or possible a lot more!

robo'rant said

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on 1/19/2007 Ask the audience seems to be a lot more reliable in the first few rounds, for harder questions the votes will be much more evenly spread. Never say what you think the answer is and then ask the audience as many of those who don't know the answer will choose the answer you gave, giving it a larger share of the vote even if it's wrong.

Anonymous said

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on 4/3/2006 I find the Phone-a-Friend to be less reliable. If you think one of your friends positively knows it, go for it. Do not choose a random contact
50-50 should be used only in these scenarios: You have narrowed it down to two options, as chances are one will be eliminated; You are in the early rounds have have no idea what the answer is, as you should save the others; Or you have no other lifelines.
Lastly, Ask the Audience turns up the correct answer 4 times out of 5: use it wisely.

Anonymous said

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on 11/22/2005 If you are not certain, make your best guess with confidence or excitement without saying "final answer." If your guess is correct, sometimes the host doesn't require the "final answer" phrase if you are correct. If he presses you for "final answer" you can always backtrack.

Anonymous said

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on 11/22/2005 Try to have 5 friends in the same room, so two can be ready to search Google, and the other 3 can say the stuff they know. When you're calling a friend, have the phone on speaker so everyone can hear it and all 5 will be able to help.

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