History Series / MillionDollarMoneyDrop

** The Italian version was simply ''The Money Drop'', hosted by [[LargeHam Gerry Scotti]] and included an ''amazing'' amount of innuendo: for instance, the 25 February episode has, among the various two-question choices, one question titled "Lick me". And that's just the tip of the iceberg, as some questions are even more [[RefugeInAudacity blatant]].

** And one for the players: the first question of one episode was "What do drivers in the Indianapolis 500 traditionally drink in Victory Lane?" The choices were "something made by Anheuser-Busch" (beer, specifically Budweiser), "something made by Dom Perignon" (various wines), "something made by an Atlanta company" (presumably Coca-Cola), and "something made by cows" (milk). The couple put all $1,000,000 on "Dom Perignon"...and lost everything on the ''first question''. (The correct answer was "milk".)

** A large (and somewhat confusing) one for the show: on the premiere, a question asked which product was sold first — the UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh computer, the Creator/{{Sony}} Walkman, or [=3M=] Post-it Notes. The couple placed most of their money ($800,000) on Post-it Notes, but promptly lost it when it was revealed that the Walkman was introduced in 1979 and Post-it Notes were introduced in 1980...however viewers quickly pointed out evidence indicating Post-it Notes were test marketed in four cities in 1977. The producers stated that WordOfGod told them the alleged test marketing was just free samples (although even this is disputed), but eventually [=3M=] sent them the real story — they were indeed test marketed in several cities under the name "Press 'N Peel" in 1977 before making their national debut a few years later as Post-it Notes. The couple was given the option of returning to the show, but sat on the fence until the show was canned. They were interviewed by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZHw4nFtDJ0 ABC News]] about the incident.

** A large (and somewhat confusing) one for the show: on the premiere, a question asked which product was sold first — the UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh computer, the Creator/{{Sony}} Walkman, or [=3M=] Post-it Notes. The couple placed most of their money ($800,000) on Post-it Notes, but promptly lost it when it was revealed that the Walkman was introduced in 1979 and Post-it Notes were introduced in 1980...however viewers quickly pointed out evidence indicating Post-it Notes were test marketed in four cities in 1977. The producers stated that WordOfGod told them the alleged test marketing was just free samples (although even this is disputed), but eventually [=3M=] sent them the real story — they were indeed test marketed in several cities under the name "Press 'N Peel" in 1977 before making their national debut a few years later as Post-it Notes. The couple was given the option of returning to the show, but sat on the fence until the show was canned.

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** LovelyAssistant: The US version somehow featured two[[note]]Kristen Dalton and Tami Farrell[[/note]], whose only job was to rearrange the money after every question. (In the Australian version, two male guards had the job. Contrast to the UK version, where the players would do it themselves.)

** LovelyAssistant: Kristen Dalton and Tami Farrell, whose only job was to rearrange the money after every question. (In the Australian version, two male guards had the job. Contrast to the UK version, where the players would do it themselves.)

** LovelyAssistant: Two ladies, whose only job was to rearrange the money after every question. (In the Australian version, two male guards had the job. Contrast to the UK version, where the players would do it themselves.)

** LovelyAssistant: Two ladies, whose only job was to rearrange the money after every question. In the Australian version, two male guards had the job. (Contrast to the UK version, where the players would do it themselves.)

** The Australian version was called ''The Million Dollar Drop'', hosted by Eddie [=McGuire=] (who also hosted ''Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire'' and ''Series/OneVersusOneHundred'' on Creator/NineNetwork).

** LovelyAssistant: Two ladies, whose only job is to rearrange the money after every question. In the Australian version, two male guards had the job. (Contrast to the UK version, where the players would do it themselves.)

** GameShowHost: Kevin Pollak, a comedian who had previously hosted FOX's quiz show ''Series/OurLittleGenius''...which was pulled before its debut due to allegations of rigging.
** LovelyAssistant: Two ladies, whose only job is to rearrange the money after every question. In the Australian version, two male guards did this job. (Contrast to the UK version, where the players do it themselves.)

** The Australian version was called ''The Million Dollar Drop'', hosted by Eddie [=McGuire=] (who also hosted Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire and Series/OneVersusOneHundred on Creator/NineNetwork).

*** Due to this incident and other unlucky guesses, the couple eventually ended up with just $20,000 to use on the final question... which they promptly got wrong. Some people (viewers, media, and even the contestants themselves) [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer didn't get the mechanics of the show right]] in their criticism of FOX, not understanding that the $800,000 was merely a bet, and that they would've lost it all on the final question regardless of their performance on the Post-it Notes question.

* NoAnimalsWereHarmed: Averted, in comparison to fellow money-dropping game show ''Series/{{Downfall}}''; the OpeningNarration of the premiere at least claimed that the money was real and the security was tight.

** The Italian version was simply ''The Money Drop'', hosted by [[LargeHam Gerry Scotti]] and '''epic''' at GettingCrapPastTheRadar: for instance, the 25 February episode has, among the various two-question choices, one question titled "Lick me". And that's just the tip of the iceberg, as some questions are even more [[RefugeInAudacity blatant]].

** GameShowHost: Kevin Pollack, a comedian who had previously hosted FOX's quiz show ''Series/OurLittleGenius''...which was pulled before its debut due to allegations of rigging.

A Creator/{{FOX}} GameShow hosted by Kevin Pollack based on the British original, ''Series/TheMillionPoundDrop''. In a game whose title [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin adequately explained what was going on]], a couple was assigned $1,000,000 in cash in bundles of $20,000 to bet and hedge on the answers of multiple-choice questions. Money placed on wrong answers was lost through a series of trap doors, and one of the answers in each question had to be empty (i.e., no money placed on it). This continued for six questions, all with varying time limits and numbers of possible answers, until the seventh and final question (if you even ''got'' that far) — an all-or-nothing gamble on a question with two possible answers.

The show premiered on December 20, 2010 as four specials to favorable ratings and a controversy involving one particular question, then returned on January 4, 2011 as a regular series until February 1; FOX entertainment chief Kevin Reilly announced the show's death on August 5.

** A large (and somewhat confusing) one for the show: on the premiere, a question asked which product was sold first — the AppleMacintosh computer, the Creator/{{Sony}} Walkman, or [=3M=] Post-it Notes. The couple placed most of their money ($800,000) on Post-it Notes, but promptly lost it when it was revealed that the Walkman was introduced in 1979 and Post-it Notes were introduced in 1980...however viewers quickly pointed out evidence indicating Post-it Notes were test marketed in four cities in 1977. The producers stated that WordOfGod told them the alleged test marketing was just free samples (although even this is disputed), but eventually [=3M=] sent them the real story — they were indeed test marketed in several cities under the name "Press 'N Peel" in 1977 before making their national debut a few years later as Post-it Notes. The couple was given the option of returning to the show, but sat on the fence until the show was canned.

* CommercialBreakCliffhanger / {{Padding}}: ...But did you really expect otherwise from FOX?

** And one for the players: the first question of one episode was "What do drivers in the Indianapolis 500 traditionally drink in Victory Lane?" The choices were "something made by Anheuser-Busch" (Budweiser), "something made by Dom Perignon" (various wines), "something made by an Atlanta company" (presumably Coca-Cola), and "something made by cows" (milk). The couple put all $1,000,000 on "Dom Perignon" (wine)...and lost everything on the ''first question''. (The correct answer was "milk".)
* LuckBasedMission: Unless you somehow happen to know whatever [[HarderThanHard ridiculously]] [[FakeDifficulty obscure]] fact it asks you about, the last question devolves into a blind 50/50 shot. [[DirtyHarry Do you feel lucky?]]

** A large (and somewhat confusing) one for the show: on the premiere, a question asked which product was sold first — the AppleMacintosh computer, the {{Sony}} Walkman, or [=3M=] Post-it Notes. The couple placed most of their money ($800,000) on Post-it Notes, but promptly lost it when it was revealed that the Walkman was introduced in 1979 and Post-it Notes were introduced in 1980...however viewers quickly pointed out evidence indicating Post-it Notes were test marketed in four cities in 1977. The producers stated that WordOfGod told them the alleged test marketing was just free samples (although even this is disputed), but eventually [=3M=] sent them the real story — they were indeed test marketed in several cities under the name "Press 'N Peel" in 1977 before making their national debut a few years later as Post-it Notes. The couple was given the option of returning to the show, but sat on the fence until the show was canned.

A Creator.{{FOX}} GameShow hosted by Kevin Pollack based on the British original, ''Series/TheMillionPoundDrop''. In a game whose title [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin adequately explained what was going on]], a couple was assigned $1,000,000 in cash in bundles of $20,000 to bet and hedge on the answers of multiple-choice questions. Money placed on wrong answers was lost through a series of trap doors, and one of the answers in each question had to be empty (i.e., no money placed on it). This continued for six questions, all with varying time limits and numbers of possible answers, until the seventh and final question (if you even ''got'' that far) — an all-or-nothing gamble on a question with two possible answers.