Millionaire
Millionaire is a ladder of multiple-choice questions that increase in difficulty and stakes, with lifelines available when a contestant is stuck.
What Makes It Work
Section titled “What Makes It Work”The rising ladder creates tension that a flat quiz doesn’t. Each question feels consequential because the previous ones were survived.
It’s the best format for putting one person or one team in the hot seat while the rest of the room follows along — and lifelines give the audience a role even when they’re not answering.
Setting Up
Section titled “Setting Up”Open the Millionaire hub and click New Game. Title, class, then the editor.
Questions
Section titled “Questions”Each question has four options — A, B, C, D — and one correct answer.
Order matters here more than in other formats. Early questions should be answerable by anyone who did the reading; later ones should require genuine command. If difficulty doesn’t rise, the ladder structure is wasted.
Importing a CSV
Section titled “Importing a CSV”Format: Question, A, B, C, D, CorrectAnswer
Download the sample for the exact layout. Save after importing — import alone doesn’t store anything.
Lifelines
Section titled “Lifelines”Millionaire includes lifelines that let a contestant get help: narrowing the options, polling the room, or consulting someone. Use them from your control screen when the contestant asks.
Running a Session
Section titled “Running a Session”Open Run for the control screen, Open display for the projector.
During play:
- Present the question
- The contestant deliberates, optionally using a lifeline
- They commit to an answer
- You reveal whether it’s correct and move up the ladder
The control screen shows the correct answer. The display shows only the question and options.
On the Display
Section titled “On the Display”Students see the question, the four options, and progress up the ladder. They don’t use devices — the room watches and, when a lifeline calls for it, weighs in verbally.
Practical Notes
Section titled “Practical Notes”Use the room. The audience lifeline is the moment everyone else participates. Lean on it.
Ask for reasoning before revealing. “Why that one?” turns a guess into a teaching moment regardless of whether it was right.
Don’t punish a wrong answer with silence. The explanation after a miss is the most valuable thing in the format.
Next Steps
Section titled “Next Steps”- The Dual-Screen Experience — control vs display
- Manual Question Entry — writing good options