Vis Unda 20000?
ვის უნდა ოცი ათასი? (or ვის უნდა 20 000?, English translation: Who wants 20000?, transliteration: Vis Unda 20000) is a Georgian game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Mamuka Gamkrelidze. The main goal of the game is to win 20,000 ₾ by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are four lifelines - fifty fifty, phone a friend, ask the audience and switch the question. ვის უნდა 20000? is shown on the Georgian TV station Rustavi 2. When a contestant gets the fifth question correct, he will leave with at least 100 ₾. When a contestant gets the tenth question correct, he will leave with at least 1,600 ₾ (earlier 1,000 ₾).
| Vis Unda 20000? | |
|---|---|
 Logo | |
| Georgian | ვის უნდა ოცი ათასი? |
| Presented by | Mamuka Gamkrelidze, Dmitry (Duta) Skhirtladze |
| Country of origin | Georgia |
| Release | |
| Original network | Rustavi 2 |
| Original release | September 1, 2000 – July 26, 2011 |
2009 return
The show returned on September 23, 2009. In the new season, the player is a chosen famous person, who plays with the only aim, to help someone who is in need to cover costs of an urgent surgery or study.
Money Tree
| Payout structure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Question number | Question value | |
| 2000–2005 | 2009-2011 | |
| 1 | 20 ₾ | |
| 2 | 30 ₾ | |
| 3 | 40 ₾ | |
| 4 | 50 ₾ | |
| 5 | 100 ₾ | |
| 6 | 200 ₾ | |
| 7 | 400 ₾ | |
| 8 | 800 ₾ | |
| 9 | 1,000 ₾ | 1,600 ₾ |
| 10 | 1,500 ₾ | 3,000 ₾ |
| 11 | 3,000 ₾ | 4,000 ₾ |
| 12 | 4,000 ₾ | 6,000 ₾ |
| 13 | 5,000 ₾ | 8,000 ₾ |
| 14 | 10,000 ₾ | 12,000 ₾ |
| 15 | 20,000 ₾ | |
Winners
The first winner is Manana Maisuradze, who won 20,000 ₾ in 2001. On February 22, 2011, the grand prize was won by Garry Kasparov and his wife, Daria Kasparova. The episode was mainly in Russian, with Georgian subtitles.