Make Me a Millionaire is the second television game show of the California Lottery, having replaced The Big Spin on January 17, 2009.

Originally contracted for a four-year run, the show was cancelled after eighteen months, with its final episode telecast on August 7, 2010.

[1] On July 9, five unaired episodes were uploaded to the California Lottery's official YouTube page.

All six contestants who have not been in a game yet appear on stage, and the host calls the name of the one person who gets to play the last game (after the show reveals it by putting the six contestants under the spotlight, and then turning off one spotlight at a time until only one stays lit; Walberg then calls that person's name).

After one wrong guess, the player must choose before each turn whether to leave with the accumulated earnings or continue to play (by saying the show's title).

[7] From the show's premiere through July 18, 2009, the player won only $10,000 when the game ended from a second wrong guess.

[9] The biggest winner is Natalie Marston, a former Snow White performer at Disneyland who won $5.2 million.

It aired weekly on Saturdays, in the early evening, at a time specific to each local station.

The show was produced by 3Ball Productions and Milestone Entertainment for an initially anticipated four-year run, and featured Mark L. Walberg as host, with co-presenter Liz Hernandez.

Twelve contestants were featured on each show, from whom seven were assigned randomly to play the games; the remaining five received $2,000 minimum cash or prizes.

[1] In a significant production accomplishment for the initial recordings in December 2008, series director Rich DiPirro rehearsed and directed the first three episodes from Tokyo via internet hook-up as the production was being staged live in Hollywood.

Future winners of the "Make Me a Millionaire" Scratchers games (honored until December 22, 2010), and Fantasy 5 Second Chance Draw coupons (accepted by mail if postmarked by December 31, 2010), still provided the opportunity to play the games and win prizes off-air.

The show aired weekly on Saturdays, in the early evening, at a time specific to each local station.