Polish 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' contestant wins 1 million złoty on Polsat

Elżbieta Marszalec, an accountant from Warsaw, won the top prize of one million złoty in the quiz show "Millionerzy", the final episode of which aired on March 12, 2026 on Polsat television. The contestant began her game the day before, ending the Wednesday stage with 15,000 złoty, to face the final question on Thursday. The decisive challenge concerned a geometry problem and was: "How many dimensions does a geometric point have?". Elżbieta Marszalec unhesitatingly indicated the correct answer "zero", allowing her to join the small group of winners in the history of the Polish edition of the program. She is the first person to claim the top prize after the format moved to the Polsat station in 2025. Final game for a million: Elżbieta Marszalec 1:0 Question for 1,000,000 zł

The road to the million was full of exciting moments, one of which was a question for 75,000 złoty concerning the work of Jacek Kaczmarski. The contestant had to indicate what is being hunted in the famous song "Obława". While analyzing the answers, the Warsaw accountant hummed the song's chorus, which was met with a lively reaction from the host. Obława proved to be a lucky stage, and the correct answer allowed the game to continue. The high stakes and pace of the program meant the tension also affected the show's host. Hubert Urbański, known for his composure, at one point admitted directly to the contestant that he could feel her stress. „Twoje nerwy mi się udzielają” (Your nerves are getting to me) — Hubert Urbański via Polsat

The winner already has specific plans for distributing the record-breaking sum. Elżbieta Marszalec announced that the million złoty prize will be used to support her children – a son and a daughter – in purchasing their own apartments. The quiz show "Millionerzy" debuted in Poland in 1999 and for years was associated with the TVN station. After breaks in broadcasting, the format returned to screens in 2017, and since 2025, the rights to air it have been taken over by Polsat television. Hubert Urbański has remained the face of the program almost from the beginning, hosting it in all its iterations and on different broadcasters. The Warsaw accountant's success is the first instance of winning the top prize in the program's new media home. [{"dataISO": "2026-03-11", "data": "March 11, 2026", "tytul": "Game Start", "opis": "The contestant ends the first day with 15,000 zł."}, {"dataISO": "2026-03-12", "data": "March 12, 2026", "tytul": "Question about Obława", "opis": "Correct answer for 75,000 zł after humming the chorus."}, {"dataISO": "2026-03-12", "data": "March 12, 2026", "tytul": "Final", "opis": "Question about point dimensions and winning a million złoty."}]