Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? - Is That Your Final Answer?

Is That Your Final Answer?

The series also used the catchphrase, "Is that your final answer?", or more commonly the ultimatum, "Final Answer?" This question derived from a rule requirement that the players must clearly indicate their choices before being made official (since the nature of the game allows the player to think aloud about the options before committing to an answer). As a side effect, once a final answer has been given, it cannot be changed. Many parodies of the game show capitalised on this phrase.

Players can preempt the host asking this question by themselves stating "final answer" or some variant.

Another hallmark of the show is using dramatic pauses before the host acknowledges whether or not the answer was correct. Occasionally, if it is time to go for a commercial break, the host will take the final answer but not announce if it is correct until after the break. Because of the clock format in the United States, this is not usually done when there is a commercial break.

The host of the Australian show, Eddie McGuire, popularised the catchphrase "Lock it in?" rather than "Is that your final answer?". This has been adopted on the New Zealand version. This phrase is also used in the game show Don't Forget the Lyrics, where contestants 'lock in' lyrics.

The Indian version Kaun Banega Crorepati also uses a famous catchphrase - "Lock kiya jaye?" (Lock it?). It is similar to the Australian catchphrase, and was introduced by Amitabh Bachchan with the first season of the show in India. The phrase proved to be hugely popular, and has now become part of the Indian patois. The third season saw Shah Rukh Khan step in as anchor, and he changed to the phrase "Freeze kare?" (Freeze it?). Amitabh Bachchan returned in Season 4, and with him returned "Lock kiya jaye?".

Italian host, Gerry Scotti, uses the catchphrase: "La accendiamo?" (translated as "Shall we light it up?"), referring to the graphic resolution of emphasizing the player's answer by illuminating it.

The Turkish host, Kenan Işık, uses the "Son kararınız mı?" (translated as "Your final decision?") catchphrase, and the participant responds as "Son kararım." (translated as "My final decision.").

In France, Jean-Pierre Foucault also uses the catchphrase, asking "C'est votre dernier mot ?", the participant answering "C'est mon dernier mot, Jean-Pierre".

In the Arabic version, George Kurdahi also uses the catchphrase, asking "Jawab niha'yi ?" (translated as "Final Answer?").

In Venezuela, Eladio Lárez uses the catchphrase too, asking "¿Respuesta definitiva?" (translated as "Definitive Answer?"). In the fourth question, almost always referred to a song, he tries to make the participant sing a part of the mentioned song.

The Finnish host, Ville Klinga, uses the "Lukitaanko vastaus?" (translated as, "to lock as the answer?").

The Israeli host, Yoram Arbel uses the catchphrase, asking "Sofi?" (translated as "Finally?").

The Russian host, Dmitry Dibrov uses the cathphrase, asking "Это Ваш окончательный ответ?" (translated as "Is that your final answer?").

The Spanish first host, Carlos Sobera, is well known in Spain for lifting his left eyebrow and asking "¿La marcamos?" ("Shall we check it?"). Other hosts after him have used the same question but not the eyebrow raise.