Monopoly Millionaires' Club (TV series)
| Monopoly Millionaires' Club | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Steve Saferin |
| Based on |
Monopoly Millionaires' Club by the Multi-State Lottery Association (under license by Hasbro) |
| Presented by |
Billy Gardell Todd Newton |
| Starring | Paige Collings Korrina Rico |
| Narrated by | Joe Cipriano |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Scott St. John Kevin Belinkoff Todd P. Levitt Billy Gardell Steve Saferin |
| Location(s) |
Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas (season 1) Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas (season 2) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes (season 1) 30 minutes (season 2) |
| Production company(s) | Entertain the Brutes Hasbro Studios Scientific Games |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndication |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | March 28, 2015 – April 30, 2016 |
| Website | |
Monopoly Millionaires' Club (MMC) is an American game show that debuted in syndication on March 28, 2015. Hosted by stand-up comedian/actor Billy Gardell, best known for his role as Chicago police officer Mike Biggs on the sitcom Mike & Molly, MMC was initially based on an unsuccessful drawing game of the same name that was coordinated by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), using the Monopoly board game brand under license from Hasbro. The lottery game returned, in scratch-off form, in the spring of 2015.
Each episode culminated with a round called "Go for a Million," a bonus game with a top prize of $1,000,000. The show originated as an hour-long program in its first season, which aired from March 28 to June 13, 2015, consisting of five games per episode. For the second season, which aired from September 12, 2015 to April 30, 2016, the show was reduced to a 30-minute format incorporating only three games. The program's cancellation was announced February 9, 2016.
Each episode featured winners of a second chance drawing (through an online website), who were flown to Las Vegas to participate in the show. Selected contestants, each from a different section of the audience, played a series of games that each offered a top prize of $100,000. Every contestant played a different game and kept half of his/her winnings, with the other half split equally among the drawing winners in his/her section.
Episodes were originally taped at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino and featured five games per hour-long episode. The audience was split into five sections (battleship, boot, cat, dog, and wheelbarrow—all named after tokens in the classic U.S. version of Monopoly). One contestant was chosen from each section to play a game. Later, the taping location was moved to Bally's Events Center in Bally's Las Vegas and the episodes were reduced to 30 minutes featuring three games. The boot and cat sections were initially eliminated but later restored. Contestants were still chosen from different sections.
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