Igor Sazeev: interesting facts, biography and photos

Transfer "Who wants to be a millionaire?" Is a popular game show, which, probably, everyone knows. It became an analogue of the English game show called Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? In this program, everyone has the opportunity, thanks to their knowledge and, of course, the luck to win 3 million rubles. The show features celebrities who are regularly invited to shoot in a popular game, as well as spectators who have decided to try their luck in this game show. There were lucky ones who managed to win a decent amount of money, and we will talk about one of them in this article. The show, which was played by Igor Sazeev - "Who wants to be a millionaire?".

The history of the show

The broadcast was first broadcast on NTV under the title "Oh, the lucky one!". Then leading was Dmitry Dibrov. The program became very popular, and its ratings grew more and more, but the winners, who reached the main prize, were never there. Later the transfer moved to Channel One already under the more familiar name "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". The humorist Maxim Galkin was put on the role of the presenter. This happened in 2001, but in 2008 Dmitry Dibrov again became the presenter. Since 2005, the winning amount has been increased - now the main prize was 3 million rubles.

Rules of the game

So, for those who do not know yet, let us recall the rules: in the game, as already mentioned, there are only 15 questions. At the same time, they can be connected completely with different fields of knowledge, so the player must really have a great outlook, at least to reach the main, cherished question.

In each question there are 4 possible answers: the player must choose the only correct one from them. There are three tips: 50 to 50 (when two incorrect ones are removed from the list of answers given), a call to a friend (here and so everything is clear), and also the help of the hall, which the erudition must show to help the player who has difficulty in choosing the answer.

The questions are not all complicated. For example, from 1 to 5 are mostly comic, and answer them will not be difficult, although, of course, and then how lucky. On the 10th there are already questions of the average level of complexity of the general theme. But then it will become much more difficult - it will require a lot of knowledge in specific industries and it will be necessary to make a lot of efforts to reach the victorious end. In the history of the show, by the way, such people were, albeit in very small numbers. Let's talk now about the first millionaire, who still managed to win the main prize.

How did the future millionaire get the idea of participating in the game?

He began to notice that during the home screenings of this television program he often answered correctly many questions, while the participants did not know the answer. His wife inspired him in some way to go to Moscow and risk playing the show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", Where Maxim Galkin became the presenter. Igor Saseev took this idea positively and went to the capital to fight to the end for the main prize.

Life to "million"

After receiving university education, the participant of the show "KHSM" Igor Saseev came to work at the Institute of Silicate Chemistry of the USSR Academy of Sciences, in which he operated until the mid-1990s. Then he began to make books, and later became an editor at the publishing house. At the time of the transfer, he already had four children from his second marriage, and from the first - one. The second wife is Anna, the sons are Yura, Sasha, Timothy and Vasily. The fifth child is Maxim's eldest son from his first marriage.

The beginning of the path to one million

The residence of such a popular once-millionaire, as Igor Saseev - St. Petersburg. He is the father of five children. For the program "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Came through "Komsomolskaya Pravda." At first he tried to get through to the transfer, but nothing happened, then he saw card numbers in this newspaper. Thanks to this, he was able to get on the list of winners, who were sent to the program "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". And finally Igor Saseev is a millionaire: in that first issue of the television quiz, which began broadcasting on Channel One, he reached the 15th question.

Preparing for the game

As Igor Saseev later said, the millionaire who won the main prize in the telecast, he was more prepared for the qualifying round than for the game. He was afraid that he would not pass it, so he carefully trained, for example, he studied the history of the Russian Federation. He also studied many reference books. Diligence and the considerable work that he invested in preparing for the game, did their job - he with honor and dignity lasted throughout the show, answering all questions. He hoped that he would reach the tenth question: then he did not expect much more. Despite the confidence in knowledge in various fields of activity, the victory in such a popular game became for him truly a surprise.

Answers on questions

The only thing, he doubted the question, which concerned the work "Eugene Onegin". Later in the interview, the player admitted that he actually caught him off-guard, since he certainly read Pushkin's works, but many years ago. On the remaining questions he gave confident and clear answers, so during this game he showed excellent erudition and endurance.

Igor Sazeyev: biography of the lucky beggar

At the time of winning Igor Saseev turned 39 years old. He was born in 1962, on December 21. He graduated from the Leningrad State University, Faculty of Chemistry. By profession - layout designer, makes layouts of books. As already mentioned, he is married and has five sons. His eldest son Maxim lives from his first marriage with his mother in Germany, at the time of the release of the program, he did not see him for two years. Igor Y. Sazeev has a music education, the dream of his childhood - to become a composer.

Interests of Igor Sazeev

He likes to play sports, in particular, he enjoys playing football and basketball with pleasure. He thinks he's a gambler. Favorite directors - F. Coppola and A. Tarkovsky. From books he prefers fiction. A lover of music in various genres: he listens to both classics, and rock, jazz. The favorite performer is Louis Armstrong. Winnie the Pooh is a favorite literary hero (he likes this character for his optimism). He considers the most beautiful animals on Earth to behemoths: he created a whole collection of these toy creatures, which he has about 100 specimens.

How did Sazeyev react to his unexpected success?

For him it was a surprise that he had to pay 35% of his winnings, in the amount of this it was 350 thousand rubles, which he had to give to the state treasury. According to the rules, it is necessary to transfer part of the funds won, which are levied as a tax and go to the state.

How did you decide to win?

The date of March 12, 2001 became significant for him, because on this day he not only won the biggest prize in the game "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", But also became its first winner. Thus, he is forever recorded in the history of the most popular game. He ordered the money as follows: first he bought a bicycle for his younger children, spent part of the search for his eldest son, who had not seen him for a long time, went on a romantic trip with his current wife to Austria and Italy, bought a Renault car, bought a computer, and Rested in the Crimea together with the whole family. Also part of the money was invested in repairs.

In addition, Igor wanted to open his own business and part of the money, so he invested in it, but he went bust. Being in Germany, I visited together with the eldest son Maxim in the tourist group in Belgium and Holland.

Happy release of the transfer

The premiere of the updated version of the program, now broadcasted under the title "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", Was held on February 19, 2001, and on air it was shown only on March 12. This happened for the reason that viewers might have doubts about honesty, since in the first issue Igor Sazeyev won a million. Then his victory, he introduced the organizers in shock, winning so easily the main prize. He received the winnings on the air of "Good Morning": then he was given a suitcase with money. After the transfer instead of cash, he was presented with a card, opened a bank account for him.

Gambler

Igor Sazeyev considers himself a gambler who is ready to take risks. Before that happy game, he decided for himself that if he was lucky enough to reach the fifteenth question, he would answer it, even if he was not sure of the answer. At the very least, he will be the first person in this program who ventured to go to the end, and not to take the amount because of the lack of confidence in the last answer.

By the way, in the end he was asked about the doctrine of Zen, namely, to which direction of religious philosophy it refers. Saseev was helped to win the transfer of his knowledge, because he is a man with a broad outlook, very well-read, erudite and intelligent, but also played a role in the fact that the questions, he later claimed, came across convenient for him. They are not that they were all simple, but for the most part the answers to them did not cause him special difficulties.

Unsuccessful investment in business

After Sazeev got a decent win at that time, though not in the amount of 1 million rubles, and 650 thousand after paying taxes, he began to think about how best to spend money. His acquaintances then persuaded to invest in the business, namely the trucking company. On this business, he spent a considerable amount - about 250 thousand rubles. Then in an interview he confessed that he did not understand much about business and risked it then, trusting his comrades. But his acquaintances simply let him down, and the investments burned. After that, of course, he regretted his decision.

Renault car

Part of the win Igor spent on the car "Renault": he was supported, his age was at the time of purchase for 11 years, and mileage - 130 thousand kilometers. Though the minivan was also old, but the car was then very much needed for the large family of Igor Sazeyev. Joy, however, from buying a car was not a long time, after some time with him serious problems began. One or another detail began to fail. Spare parts for foreign cars are expensive, so you had to spend a lot on repairs.

Igor Sazeev: the second game

A few years after the loud victory Igor Sazeev was again called for the program "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?": Then a special issue was organized. The second time, however, he failed to beat the record. He stopped at the sum of 32 thousand rubles, incorrectly answering the 13th question, in the end there was an unburnt sum. The transfer was charitable, and Igor Sazeyev sent the funds, even small ones, to the Novgorod region for the construction of the temple of the Prophet Elijah.

Other winners of the program "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"

The next millionaires after Igor Sazeyev in 2003 were the Chudinovsky family. According to an interesting coincidence, the second winner Yuri studied at the same school as Sazeyev. In 2006 Svetlana Yaroslavtseva from the Moscow region became the winner, who won 3 million rubles, and then Timur Budaev, who lives in Pyatigorsk, won the same sum in 2010.