AND Vittoria Licari the first winner of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – The Tournament. The Canale 5 quiz hosted by Gerry Scotti awarded the highest prize in the second episode of the new season, which aired on Sunday 14 December in prime time. To win one million euros, a 69-year-old from Milan who did not let herself be intimidated by her equally fierce opponents and ultimately finished her climb to the top Million with the best possible result.
Who is Vittoria Licari, the winner of Who wants to be a millionaire
Mrs. Licari is there first winner of this edition of the quiz show, which returned to TV last December 7th. He began his climb to the highest prize in the game a little quietly, getting a few answers wrong here and there but always remaining in the game. Graduated in piano, piano and singing teacher, former musical consultant for Rai, Licari reached the final play-off and then began an exciting competition, with the “parachute” prize placed at 300 thousand euros, the penultimate question.
The last question concerned the incipit of a novel: «Many years later, facing the firing squad. Which novel begins like this? The answer, One hundred years of solitude, crowned Mrs. Vittoria champion.
Gerry Scotti is the host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Il Torneo, broadcast on Canale 5.
Here’s what the new millionairess will do with her winnings
Vittoria Licari’s dream is to do the around the world by boatbut a good part of the amount won will be used for a different purpose, an acontinuous medical care for her husband. «Five years ago he had a breakdownsuffers from senile dementia», said the lady, «It’s nice to have it at home, but it needs 24 hour assistance». Suffering from aphasia, a condition that prevents verbal communication, the lady’s husband requires constant attention, and this was precisely the reason that pushed her to participate in the game.
Vittoria Licari and her passion for quizzes
She had never attempted this path before, despite the fact that quizzes have always fascinated her. «As a young girl I watched on TV Risk it all by Mike Bongiorno and it was great fun answering questions,” he told TV Smiles and Songs, Today except the Millionaire there are no programs that refer to general culture and where luck doesn’t have too much weight.” The race wasn’t easy, especially at the beginning.
“There The complicated part was the first qualifying phase with all kinds of questions, some of which I didn’t know what to answer, especially the sports-themed ones. And then there was the speed factor, in fact I was surprised that I had a low reaction time, I came third”, she continued. The victory was “a great relief”, he admitted. Now she will be able to face her husband’s care with greater serenity than in the past.