'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'

If you've ever wanted to sit in the hot seat and try your hand at Millionaire, here's how to get the application process going.

• Be a Contestant on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

The host of the daily syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is Meredith Vieira. She brings both professionalism and warmth to the hosting chair, making her one of the most popular female game show hosts of all time.

• Meredith Vieira Biography

Want to see how a taping of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire works? You can get free audience tickets for the show, which tapes in New York City.

• Get free audience tickets for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Contestants playing Who Wants to Be a Millionaire are able to take advantage of the various lifelines on offer. The most popular lifeline, Phone-A-Friend, was discontinued in 2010. Here are the main lifelines and how they work.

• Ask the Audience
• Ask the Expert
• Double Dip
• Jump the Question
• Phone-a-Friend

For two weeks in the summer of 2009, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire returned to prime time, with Regis Philbin at the helm, to celebrate ten years of great gaming. Celebrities were invited to answer a single question at the end of each episode to raise money for charity.

• Prime Time Millionaire's Million Dollar Moment - What Would You Have Done?

Following the success of the 10th Anniversary special, Millionaire tried another event. This one was called the Tournament of Ten, and invited the ten top-seeded contestants from the current season to return and face their million dollar questions.

• Tournament of Ten Contestant Photos and Results
• How the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Tournament of Ten Works

Every once in a while, Meredith Vieira needs a vacation. These weeks can be fun for Millionaire fans as guest hosts take over the show and give us something a little different. Other weeks have special themes and celebrities popping by, with varying results for the contestants.

• Photo Gallery: Cat Deely Guest Hosts Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
• Regis Philbin Guest Hosts Millionaire
• The Real Housewives of Millionaire