Miljonjakten

### Opening theme

Deal or No Deal *Theme by Groove Addicts (2012-14)*Miljoenenjacht *by Hans von Eijck (2022-)*

## Production

### Running time

60 mins (2012-14; 2022, daytime)
90 minutes (2022, primetime)

## Release

### Original network

TV4 (2006-07, 2014)
TV3 (2012-14)
SFS (2022-)

## Chronology

### Related shows

* *Pengarna på bordet*

***Miljonjakten*** is a Swedish game show, based on the international Dutch hit format *Deal or No Deal*. Originally broadcast in 2006 and 2007 under its international format title, it was revived under its original name for a few series between 2012 and 2014 on TV3 and TV4 (as *Deal or No Deal med Miljonjakten*). It was then revived one more time on SFS beginning 2022 as a daytime weekday show at 4pm. Due to its rediscovered popularity, it was announced it would have a few specials on SFS primetime, with a massive 10 000 000 SEK jackpot.

## Format

### 2006-07 format

The show was firstly split into two parts: finding who would play, and then playing the main game.

#### First Round

In the first round, the audience was divided into different sections. Everyone had to answer three questions, and the section who answered the most right had to answer three questions of their own; the two players in that section who answered the most questions right and in the fastest time went onto a head-to-head battle answered three more questions: the fastest player to press their buzzer answered the question. The right answer got you one point, but an incorrect answer gave a point to your opponent. The first to two points won.

#### Main Game

In the next part of the programme, twenty-four models walked in, each holding a case containing a cash amount from 50 öre to a massive 5 000 000 Kr. The cases alternated every episode between male and female models. The contestant picked their case from the twenty-four, and then the game carried on as per most versions: the contestant picks a case and the contents would be revealed; at various points the Bank would offer the contestant a cash deal to sell their case and quit the game, based on the value of the cases left. The contestant could either 'deal', or accept, the offer, or 'no deal' and refuse it. If the contestant continued without selling their case, they won the value of that case.

The show was a hit in the ratings: the first series achieved well over 850,000 viewers per episode and never went below 800,000 in subsequent series.

### 2012-14 format

The show was revived in 2012 as a lottery tie-in, with an increased jackpot of 10 000 000 Kr.

#### First Round

The first round was overhauled: a random audience member, who won their place through the Postcode Lottery, went on stage and was asked to estimate the percentage of the audience who answered correctly to each of a few yes-or-no questions. The contestants who said the wrong answer were eliminated, until there was one person left, who would play the main game.

#### Second Round

The second round was played identically to the 2006 version, albeit with twenty-six cases instead of twenty-four, and amounts instead from 1 SEK to 10 000 000 SEK.

In 2014, the values were modified slightly to become more generous (the 25 000 SEK case was replaced with a 7 500 000 SEK case).

The revival didn't catch as much fire as the original in the ratings: despite opening with 435,000 viewers it dropped to 115,000 by the end of the first series. In subsequent series, viewers averaged around 175,000.

### 2022 format (daytime)

The show was changed for its return in daytime in 2022: the first round is overhauled once again, and only 25 players, one from each province of Sweden, compete with 26 boxes (not cases). Players start by answering three qualifying questions with three options each. The strongest player of these plays the game (response time is not taken into account): if there is a tie, the player is selected randomly. Players stay on until they are called up to play the game. The amount of correct responses in total is multiplied by 10 000 SEK and added as an extra "Joker" amount, which can be anything from 0 SEK to 750 000 SEK. The top prize is 1 000 000 SEK.

### 2022 format (primetime)

#### First Round

The first round returns for the primetime editions. 1,000 contestants are filed into the studio and are split into ten sections. The red half (1-5) against the blue half (6-10) will face off in a series of five multiple-choice questions. The winning half is split into further five sections of 100 people, who are pitted against each other on a sudden-death question. Each 100-strong section is split into further sections of 20, which will compete as a team on three more multiple-choice questions: the winning block goes onto the stage floor for further whittling down.

#### Second Round

Once on the stage, the 20-strong team is split into 5-strong teams. Each team has 20 seconds to input a numerical answer to a question. The two closest to the correct answer go through per team. These are merged into an eight-strong team, who have to put seven events in chronological order in 30 seconds. The four furthest away in number of events in the right order are out instantly, while the four left go through to the next round. If there are any tie-breakers, they are done using a sudden-death (series of) question(s). The final round is a best of seven face-off between two of the four. A question is read out, then seven possible answers flash up on screen. A player can buzz in at any time, even before their choice of answer flashes up if they want to take a lucky guess. If all seven answers have flashed up and nobody has buzzed in, the answers will cycle round again, but this time one of the wrong answers will have been eliminated (so it becomes a choice from six. Then five, and so on). A right answer claims you the point. A wrong answer gives the point away. The first to three right answers waits for the other fixture to finish, and then plays the winner for a shot at 10 000 000 SEK.

#### Third Round

The last round is played as per normal *DOND*. The joker on the daytime series stays, but is calculated by taking how many people answered the 100-people question correctly and multiplying by 100,000: theoretically, there could be two 10 000 000 SEK boxes.