Hans Peters is the only contestant who has ever won Lotto Weekend Miljonairs

Lotto Weekend Miljonairs

Lotto Weekend Miljonairs is a Dutch game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Jeroen van der Boom. The main goal of the game is to win €1 Million by answering 12 multiple-choice questions correctly. It is shown from 6 February 1999 to...

 (the Dutch version of Who wants to be a Millionaire).
He won on January 6, 2001.
Because the euro

Euro

The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...

 wasn't used yet, he won NLG 1,000,000 instead of €1,000,000.
The question that won him NLG 1,000,000 was, translated from Dutch: "Who designed the last series of the Dutch Gulden coins, as well as the Dutch side of the euro

Euro

The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...

 coins?", with these choices: Luk Luycks, Bruno N. van Eyben, Jaap Drupsteen and R.D.E. Oxenaar. The correct answer was Bruno N. van Eyben.

External links

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vTROReumAQ Clip of Hans Peters winning NLG 1,000,000