Everything about Stani Bogat totally explained
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 200 000
leva.
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.
The studio
At the beginning,
Stani bogat was taped in the
Romanian studio, as there still wasn't built such in
Bulgaria. During the period 2001-2007 the show was taped at the Bulgarian studio in the Boyana Filmcenter in
Sofia. Unlike the original version of the show, there were only six
Fastest finger players in each
episode.
However, since
7 January,
2008 when the new season started, there are ten players as in the classic format. The show is taped in a new studio with a new design, close to the original
British version.
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.
In
February 2008 Slavi Trifonov and
Rosen Petrov participated in the show. They won 5 000
leva. The episode was watched by nearly 1 700 000 viewers.
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. This was the money tree till
2007:
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 started with a new money-tree. The big prize is 200 000 leva. Here is the current money-tree:
100
200
300
400
500
1 000
1 500
2 000
2 500
5 000
10 000
20 000
50 000
100 000
200 000
Winners
On 13th June, 2002 Asen Angelov answered all the 15 questions. However, he'd 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.
New version of Stani bogat
Stani bogat is still the most watched television program at its prime time. It returned on 7 January, 2008. It is aired every day-week at 20:00 h.
There are some changes in the show - it's shot in a new studio. There is also a new money tree.
A forth lifeline was introduced - Switch the question, which is given after the first milestone question. It is used in the US format
Stani bogat also has a new website.
Further Information
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