《百万富翁》是一档结合了娱乐与知识竞争两种元素的节目,参与者靠正确回答可拿走高达100万美元（或100万英镑）的巨额奖金。巨奖的刺激加上节目现场紧张气氛的营造,使电视观众的激情空前高涨。一个普普通通的人只凭着并不太多的智慧、技巧与运气,就可以拿走上百万元的大奖,这就是《百万富翁》创造的传媒时代的神话。 Millionaire is a program that combines elements of entertainment and intellectual competition, with participants answering the huge bonus of up to a million dollars (or £ 1 million) to take. The thrill of the grand prize coupled with the tense atmosphere on the show floor helped to create an unprecedented increase in the enthusiasm of television viewers. An average person can take millions of jackpots with just not too much intelligence, skill, and luck, which is the myth of the media age created by the millionaire.