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==International Versions== ===Australia=== ''Coles £3000 Question'' debuted July 6, 1960 on the Nine Network, moving to the Seven Network in 1961. The program's title changed to ''Coles $6000 Question'' on February 14, 1966 (the day Australia converted to decimal currency), and again to ''The $7000 Question'' (as Coles Stores had dropped its sponsorship) on July 7, 1971. The series ended on March 8, 1972. Malcolm Searle served as the original host, with Roland Strong as announcer. Roland took over as emcee from February 21, 1963 onward, with Max Rowley taking over as announcer. Players who failed to answer all eight questions correctly would receive a prize based on how many questions they did answer correctly. ===Italy=== The Italian version was ''Lascia o raddoppia?'' (''Leave or Double?'') (1956–1959). The prize money doubled from 2,500 lire to 5,120,000 lire. ===Mexico=== The Mexican version, ''El Gran Premio de los 64,000 pesos'' (''The Grand Prize of 64,000 Pesos'') lasted from 1956 to 1994 with some interruptions, changes of name to compensate peso devaluation, and changes of TV network. Most of the time it was hosted by Pedro Ferriz. A movie was made in which Ferriz asks questions to a character played by Sara García, known then as "Mexican Cinema's Granny". ===Poland=== The Polish version of this quiz was ''Wielka gra'' (''Great Game'', 1962–2006). Initially studio and rules were identical as in original, but in 1975, the rules and studio became a bit changed by Wojciech Pijanowski, author and host of plenty of quiz shows in Poland in late 20th century, the isolation booth was abandoned, and there was set a big round in the center of studio with prizes for each round and envelopes with questions. After this year, categories became more accurate (e.g. Mozart - life and compositions, Muslim conquests in 7th to 8th century), limited to art, history (most categories), geography and zoology and were chosen by player during eliminations to the quiz. After 1975 game had following rounds: *Round 1 was a duel of two players who won eliminations; it consisted of 20 questions and lasted to two mistakes by a player. Players used special headphones with playing loud music to not hear each other. *Round 2 was "an exam" in which the player who won the duel, answered for questions of three experts of each category, each expert asked three questions. Player could make up to two mistakes. After that he received a prize. *In third, fourth round and a final round player drew envelopes with questions on the big round in the studio, prizes doubled by every next round. Main prize changed many times, primarily it was 25,000 złotys (it was equal to average annual wage), lately it were 40,000 złotys (ca. $12,000). Hosts were Ryszard Serafinowicz (1962–1969), Joanna Rostocka (1969–1973, previously hostess of Serafinowicz), Janusz Budzyński (1973–1975), and Stanisława Ryster (1975–2006). Despite this the show was cancelled due to low attendance, cancellation was considered as a scandal due to high value of this show by many people, especially attendants of the show, and leaving some non finished and not started planned games. The show had plans to be restored in 2016 as ''Większa gra'' (''The Bigger Game'') in changed formula, but eventually the plans were cancelled. ===Sweden=== The Swedish version of this quiz was ''Kvitt eller dubbelt'' (''Double or Nothing'') running from 1957 until 1994. ===United Kingdom=== There were three derivated versions in the UK: ''The 64,000 Question'', ''Double Your Money'' and later, ''The $64,000 Question''.
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