“Who Wants to be a Millionaire” Giveaway

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September is the month of many new season premieres…and a month many of us in the tv viewing world look forward to!  On September 13th, the new season of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” began!  Now, it’s a real game-changer!  From the very first question, you’ll see more strategy, more unpredictability and more excitement!  Plus, we’re introducing a new lifeline, and the road to a million is going to get a bit shorter.  It’s the same great “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” with a few new twists and turns that will add even more risk, reward and fun!

FROM ZERO TO A MILLION IN JUST 14 QUESTIONS!

We’ve made the path to the ultimate game show victory even faster, by eliminating the $50,000 question.  With the start of the new season, contestants will have one less hurdle to scale to get to the one million dollar prize!

EVERY QUESTION COUNTS!

Millionaire will now be played in two rounds.  Round One, consisting of the first ten questions is where we’ve made some big changes to game play.  For those questions, both difficulty and dollar values are now randomized to create greater drama, risk and reward for both contestants and viewers.  Now, the first question of the game could be worth as much as $25,000, and quite possibly paired with the easiest question of the day.

There’s an added bonus to these first ten randomized questions – the dollars are cumulative, enabling contestants to make bigger money, faster.

Once a contestant gets past the exciting first round of questions, we’re into Round Two where the ultimate goal remains the same – to take home the million dollar grand prize.  First, however, contestants will still face the $100,000, $250,000, and $500,000 questions.  With winnings of this magnitude, Millionaire remains the richest game show on television!

GIVEAWAY

One lucky reader on The Mommy-Files will receive a $50 cash card, no final answer required Millionaire branded Calculator, Mug, Pen, and T-shirt!!!

WIN IT!!! (MANDATORY ENTRY)

– Tell me in a comment what you would do if you won $500,000 on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire!”

EXTRA ENTRIES:

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– Comment on any Non-Giveaway post on The Mommy-Files – 1 ENTRY per post comment (no limit)
– Blog about this giveaway and include the URL – 5 ENTRIES

RULES:

– Contest will close at 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, October 3rd, 2010! Any entries after this time will be deleted!
– Contest open to U.S. residents only.

I did not receive any compensation for this post or giveaway.  All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine.

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  21. Tari L.

    The first thing I would do is to take a trip to Machu Pichu. I have a strong desire to go there and want to do it while I can still hike around :).

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  22. Ann F

    If I won $500,000, I would take the family on vacation to St. Lucia, let my husband get the Corvette he wants, save the rest for college and retirement

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  38. Margaret Smith

    The first thing I would do is pay off my house and then put some money aside for my kids college. I’d also like to bring my family to Disney.
    Thanks so much.
    rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com

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  76. brandy nelson

    With 500,000 dollars, I would definitely buy a home for my family. We are a 1 income family, and we’re struggling to make ends meet. Our biggest dream is to own a home to raise our 3 kids in. This question was a no-brainer,lol

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  109. Ericka T

    I’d pay off all my bills. I live with friends, who let me live with them to keep from being homeless< so I'd also pay off their bills including the house. After that, I'd give 10% to charity. Then I'd save the rest to live off of.

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  111. Lori A.

    First I would pay off our bills and our mortgage! 🙂 Then I would set up accounts for college for my kids.
    ljatwood at gmail dot com

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  115. Kelly

    I’d pay off my bills, pay off my student loans, buy a new car, buy my parents a new car, put a down payment on a house, stash a little in savings, and go on one heck of a vacation!

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  130. Barbara M

    If I won a huge sum of money like that – first thing I would do is find a trusted financial advisor.
    Then I’d go into shock!
    barbara dot montyj at gmail dot com

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  147. Deb Anderson

    First I’d pay off the mortgage on my mom’s house so she could continue to live there after my dad died leaving her no insurance. 🙁

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  164. Joy Bennett

    I would make certain to set aside some for each of 5 kids to complete college and for their weddings
    I would give 10% to charity
    I would pay off my house
    I would buy a new car for myself and daughter
    I would give my Mom and Dad, 2 brothers and their family and my inlaws a nice chunck of money
    I would have a family vacation to Disney World
    of course I would pay a lot of taxes.

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  167. Megan Prentice

    Following you on facebook. I would put some away for my kids for college. Buy a house and take a trip to Morocco so my husband can see his family he hasn’t seen in 10 years. Would also give some for charity.

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  175. Lauralee Hensley

    Well after tithe and taxes there would be about half that left. The half that is left would pay off everything we owe. Then we could fix up things in our home with what was left and even fix up the yard too. We have about half of our yard that has never been landscaped because we’ve never had the money to do so.
    lfhpueblo at msn dot com

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  189. Holly W.

    I’d mostly be in shock but I would spend it on paying some bills, my kids college education, a nice vacation and retirement!

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  201. Suzanne K

    Wow – let’s see! Umm, fund college for my straight A 16 year old daughter, do a whole bunch of long delayed remodeling around the house, add to my retirement fund, and then a bunch of *FUN* stuff for me like some trips, toys, etc!

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  217. Hana

    With the economy setbacks, we’re having a lot of trouble. So, I’d use it to cover the portion of the house that it covers, to keep the house. wish it could be something more fun and exciting to spend it for, but for now, that’s the mandatory.

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  219. Tracy Robertson

    I would buy a nice house, make some conservative investments and would definitely hire a good accountant to help me hold on to the money.

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  225. Natalie J. Vandenberghe

    If I won that much money, the first thing I’d do is have my mother’s bathroom remodeled so that is was handicap-accessible. She’s 81 and still lives on her own.
    I’d tithe at least 10%
    Probably buy a new house & car (for me)
    Contribute to charity
    Put the rest in savings

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  232. Rachel DeMille

    I would get out of debt, help my parents and siblings out, and then buy a new house and new car (and of course put away money for my son for College)…and definitely go on an amazing vacation!

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  242. Diane R.

    My daughter is a single parent and my son continues to work at a job that is aggravating a lot of health problems. I would help them both and the rest goes into my retirement fund.

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  243. christina l

    If i won that much money I would pay any outstanding bills, buy everyone in my house a car, use some to go back to school and put the rest in savings for the future and taxes.

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  244. Rochelle

    If I won that much money, I’d pay for a house. Not an extravagant house but one with good bones that I could maintain and not have to worry about monthly payments. Thanks!

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  253. Denice P

    Oh goodness I would pay off my school debt. I then would buy myself a bit of land in the mountains and build a small cabin. LOL it could happen.

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  255. Snowflake07 (Audra)

    If I won that much money I would, of course, pay off the house and put a big chunk in the college fund. Then it would be so much fun to travel to the places I’ve always talked about going. Egypt would be first on my list, followed by a tour of Europe; kinda like the Griswolds. 🙂
    hotpepper71 at bell south dot Net

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  270. wcc

    I’d buy a nice little house – nothing extravagant. It has always been my dream to own my own home. Sadly that hasn’t been able to happen yet due to not having enough funds saved yet. Thanks for the chance!

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  277. Thao

    I would pay off the house, the truck, sell the other car and get a van. Fix my parents foundation problem and invest in a business.

    member(dot)thao(at)gmail.com

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  317. Meaghan F.

    I would use some of it to pay off college debt. I would also save the rest back to buy a house after I’m done with college and have settled into a job. I would also give at least 20,000 to charities and give some to my sister’s family to help them get out of debt.

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  319. Mike

    WOW! $500,000 would be incredible! I would first pay off my student loans and once I finished school I would travel the world to undeveloped countries and provide medical care. If there was money left, I would like to start a benefit foundation to bring medical care to corners of the world that have very limited health care. One or the other would be great though!

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  370. Stephanie Coldwell

    I would pay off my car, my husbands truck, and all 3 of our credit cards! Then I would let my husband spend a portion of what is left however he wanted and save the rest!

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  375. Elle Thomas

    $500,000? I’d pay for myself and all my friends to go to the Olympics in London! Then I’d save whatever is left over…
    Ellesjunkmail at gmail dot com

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  380. Susan S

    If I won $500,000 I would repair my roof, pay off debt and probably buy a newer house where I didn’t have to worry about what was going to go wrong next.

    rsmstahley @ adelphia dot net

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  386. katklaw777

    I would let my Hubby retire and I’d buy a cabin by a lake so he could fish all day and I could birdwatch and garden…what a beautiful life it would be! thanks.

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  403. Katy M

    Oh my gosh! If I won on Millionaire I’d be able to buy a house here in San Diego, California. It could even have a yard!

    Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!! 🙂

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  411. VANESSA DELGADO

    i would buy a House for my family, its one thing we have not been able to do and that would help so much to reach that dream.

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  417. Jean D.

    If I won $500,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, I’d pay off my house and set up trust funds for my kids’ education.

    Thanks for a fun giveaway!

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  425. Sarah G.

    Wow, I don’t know! I would probably get my own laptop computer, put most of it in savings for now, and give a lot to various ministries!

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  429. Susan C

    I would buy a duplex and live in one half and rent out the other-with the price of housing these days, I could also pay off my student loans and take a vacation. Fun to dream about!
    smchester at gmail dot com

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  457. Vickie Couturier

    If I won that much money,I would share it with my 6 grown kids to help them out an my husband an I would take a much needed Vacation
    vlbelk(at)hotmail.com

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  488. McKim

    First I would cry with joy – then I would pay off all my bills and all my kids’ bills. I would pay for a local church to have their steeple put on the building, and I would help underprivileged kids in our town.

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  495. Betty N

    I would give $200,00 to each of my sons and keep the rest to pay the taxes on it….if their is any left after that I would go on a shopping spree

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  523. Debbie C

    If I won $500,000, I would pay off every bill and the mortgage, be debt-free and then open a little shop, as I have always wanted to do.

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  547. Kristy H

    First I would pay off our debt, then I’d take the Hubby on a vacation to Australia, and then the family would go on a trip to the Bahamas!
    Whatever was left would go towards a house, and put away for college!
    Oh the possibilities : )

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  573. Cindy

    After giving God his 10%, Uncle Sam “his” cut, I’d have just enough left to buy a modest home and put a little back for when I’m old. So that would be it for me!

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  607. Janice J

    First I would pay off a few bills, buy hubby a new pickup, go on a nice vacation,
    then put the rest in the bank.
    What fun it would be to have that kind of money to spend anyway you wanted to.

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  609. Carol G

    I would probably buy a new house, and put the rest in savings (I live in an area where it would not take very much to get a pretty nice house!).

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  664. Paul Duca

    Being underemployed for an extended period, I would pay off my one outstanding credit card balance, then reimburse my family for the assistance they’ve given me.

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  677. Erin Walsh

    Completely boring, but I would pay off my new car, pay off the house, finish financing a college education for my sixteen year old and do some decorative updates on the house.

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  691. Aisling

    If I won $500,000 on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire!”, I’d build the house of my dreams with green technology.

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  701. susitravl

    I would pay off my house, buy my husband a new truck, go on a cruise, and save the rest.
    susitravl(at)gmail(dot)com

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  705. Jill Myrick

    I would put pay off all of our debt, put money in separate accounts for each of my children’s futures and put a lump sum in savings.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

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  720. Angela Brittain

    If I won $500,000 I would pay off my house and my bills and then take the family some place nice for a week.

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  726. kelly w.

    I would hire a carpenter to finish the remodeling on our house, pay off all our bills, put money into our girls 529 accounts, put some in savings, and help out my dad with a few of his bills.

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  727. Emmanuelle Works

    I’m American but born and raised in France. Yet, my American husband and children have never been to France, and still not met most of my family including their cousins. So I would use part of that money to spend time with my family in France and have a tour of France by train to show them all the places I visited and spent holidays as well as where other members of my family lives all over France.

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  736. Rosey

    I’d pay off my student loans, my daughter-in-law’s student loans, pay for the orthodonics my next-to-oldest needs, and get my husband a new truck. The rest I’d give to hubby for bills and/or investing.

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  741. Stephanie Keime

    i would pay off every and any debt i owe. i would get my 17 year old a car – so he can help drive everyone around. i would get a new house. – with a craft room. wahoo!

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  764. Paula Hafner

    I would pay off all my bills including the house. I would then do some remodeling on our house and maybe add a room.

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  785. April

    I’d buy mom a golf cart and an AC unit for her trailer. I’d get a new (used) car for me and my husband. And get a house with a fenced yard for the puppies to enjoy.

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  795. Michael

    We have a number of home improvement projects that keep getting postponed due to financial considerations (example: new roof). With that in mind, I would use the monies to take care of what we would classify as ‘needs’ first, set aside a substantial amount into savings, donate a portion to our most deserving charities and, expectedly, have some fun with the rest! 🙂

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  808. barbara wright

    I’d buy a big-screen TV to replace our old clunker, have our deck replaced (before it falls down) and then I’d put the rest in the bank.

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  829. Crystal F

    I would pay off all of our bills and buy a house. That amount would buy a really nice house around here. Thank you!

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  846. valancia

    I’d like to go get some good medical care for sure in the City, t’s hopless trying to put your trust in country doctors.

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  861. Becky S.

    OH mi gosh! If I won 500,000 I would add an upstairs addition to our house, pay off our bills (of course), build my hubby a new garage, buy a new van and put most of the rest into accounts for the kids.

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  888. Stephanie

    If I won half a million I’d buy a house, donate to causes and invest some of it in stocks and education funds for family.

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  896. Karen

    If I won $500,000 I would put money away for my children’s college education, pay off our mortgage, and give my sister money for a down payment on a house. I would also give my parents money to go on a cruise and some extra to help them in their retirement.

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  915. Auriette

    I figure I’d have about $250,000 after taxes. I’d pay off the 2nd mortgage and possibly the first mortgage. Have central heat and air installed. Have a new roof put on. We’d probably come up with something fun to do, maybe a weekend getaway. The rest of it we’d put in savings for our old age.

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  926. Pamela S

    I have one child in college and another starting next year, so there would go a lot of it. Then I’d pay off bills, buy a new vehicle (mine in 1998), save some, and GET A HOUSEKEEPER!!! Thanks.

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  930. brian e.

    Thanks for the giveaway…If I won $500,000 on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire! I would pay off my student loans, contribute to my daughter’s college fund, and pay off some old debts… & bank the rest !

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  941. Betty C

    If I won $500,000 the first thing I would do is pay off all of my debts including my home. I would set aside a large portion for retirement, contribute to my favorite charities and help my family with their debts.

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  965. Justine

    Okay, first I might scream cause I would be so happy! Then I would pay off all my bills, move, take my kids on a vacation and buy them some stuff and make some other big changes in my life including going to a tech school 😀

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  972. Sandra Gray

    If I won $500,000 I would definitely buy a small house and go green and all chemical-free and organic, and I would make some small donations to charities

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