<P> The German Millionaire's risk format features an extra lifeline called "Ask One of the Audience", in which the host will reread the question and ask the audience who think they would be able to answer that question to stand up . The contestant may choose one of these (judging by looks only) and discuss the question at length with said audience member . He may or may not choose an answer after that . If he chooses the suggested answer and it proves to be correct, the audience member will also receive a prize of € 500 . This lifeline is also implemented in the Costa Rican version, after the first milestone is reached . Starting in its thirteenth season, the U.S. syndicated version uses a variant of this lifeline, called "Plus One", which allows the contestant to bring a companion with them for help, rather than having them select their companion from the audience . </P> <P> The U.S. Millionaire's shuffle format introduced a new lifeline, "Jump the Question", which was able to be used twice in a single game for seasons nine through twelve of the syndicated version . At any point prior to selecting a final answer, a contestant could use Jump the Question to skip the current question and move on to the next one, thus reducing the number of questions they had to correctly answer . However, if the contestant uses Jump the Question, they do not gain any money from the question they choose to skip (for example, a contestant with a bank of $68,100 may jump the $100,000 question, but will still have only $68,100 instead of the typical $100,000 when they face the $250,000 question). Unlike other lifelines throughout the show's history, this lifeline cannot be used on the $1 million question, since it is the final question in the game . The introduction of Plus One reduced the number of Jump the Question lifelines available from two to one . On occasional specially designated weeks, starting with a Halloween - themed week that aired from 29 October to 2 November 2012, the shuffle format uses a special lifeline called "Crystal Ball", which allows the contestant to see the money value of a round one question prior to giving an answer . Jump the Question was removed from the show at the end of the thirteenth syndicated season . </P> <P> Out of all contestants that have played the game, few have been able to win the top prize on any international version of the show . The first was John Carpenter, who won the top prize on the U.S. version on 19 November 1999 . Carpenter did not use a lifeline until the final question, using his Phone - a-Friend not for help but to call his father to tell him he had won the million . </P> <P> Other notable top prize winners include Judith Keppel, the first winner of the UK version; Kevin Olmstead from the U.S. version, who won a progressive jackpot of $2.18 million; Martin Flood from the Australian version, who was investigated by producers after suspicions that he had cheated, much like Charles Ingram, but was later cleared; and Sushil Kumar from the Indian version, who is often referred to in Western media as the "real - life Slumdog Millionaire". </P>

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