Sirasa Lakshapathi

Sirasa Lakshapathi,^[1] formerly titled Obada Lakshapathi Mamada Lakshapathi,^[2][3] is the Sinhala-language adaptation of the British game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? produced in Sri Lanka.

Sirasa Lakshapathi
Also known as	Obada Lakshapathi Mamada Lakshapathi
Sinhala	සිරස ලක්ෂපති
Genre	Quiz Show
Based on	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Presented by	Lucky Dias (2010-2011) Chandana Suriyabandara (2011-present)
Country of origin	Sri Lanka
Original language	Sinhala
No. of seasons	11 (As of 2024)
No. of episodes	689 (To season 8)
Original release
Network	Sirasa TV
Release	18 September 2010 (2010-09-18) – present
Related
Shakthi Maha Lakshathipathi

The show premiered on Sirasa TV on September 18, 2010. It was initially hosted by Lucky Dias and is currently presented by Chandana Suriyabandara.

History

Rules of game

Lifelines

• Ask the Audience:- If any contestant uses this lifeline, the host will repeat the question to the audience. The studio audience will get 10 seconds to answer the question. Audience members will use touchpads to give the answer what they believe. After the audience will have chosen their choices, their choices will be displayed to the contestant in percentages in bar-graph format and also shown on the monitors screens of the host and contestant, as well as the TV viewers.
• 50:50 (Fifty-fifty):- If the contestant will use this lifeline, the host will ask the computer to remove two wrong answers, chosen randomly. This will remain one right answer and one wrong answer. This will help a contestant giving 50% chance of answering the correct answer.
• Phone A Friend:- If the contestant will use this lifeline, the contestant will be allowed to call one of the three pre-arranged friends, who all have to provide their phone numbers in advance. The host will usually be started off by talking to the contestant's friend and introduces him/her to the viewers. After the introduction, the host will hand the phone call over to the contestant, who then immediately have 30 seconds to ask and hope for a reply from their friend.
• Switch the Question (2018 - now):- If any contestant uses this lifeline, the host will remove the whole question and bring a new and fresh one. The computer reveals the answer to the previous question.

Money Tree

Payout structure
Question number	Question value
	18 September 2010 – 6 June 2021	10 July 2021 – present
15	Rs. 2,000,000	Rs. 3,000,000
14	Rs. 1,000,000	Rs. 2,000,000
13	Rs. 500,000	Rs. 1,000,000
12	Rs. 300,000	Rs. 500,000
11	Rs. 200,000	Rs. 300,000
10	Rs. 125,000	Rs. 200,000
9	Rs. 75,000	Rs. 100,000
8	Rs. 50,000	Rs. 70,000
7	Rs. 35,000	Rs. 50,000
6	Rs. 20,000	Rs. 30,000
5	Rs. 10,000	Rs. 20,000
4	Rs. 5,000	Rs. 10,000
3	Rs. 3,000	Rs. 8,000
2	Rs. 2,000	Rs. 4,000
1	Rs. 1,000	Rs. 2,000
Milestone   Top prize

Winners

Top Prize Winners

• Apeksha Kumari - Rs. 2,000,000 (February 22, 2013)
• Moksha Madusanka - Rs. 2,000,000 (July 2, 2017)
• Hansini Kavindi - Rs. 2,000,000 (December 8, 2018)
• Shukra Munawwar - Rs. 2,000,000 (January 23, 2021)^[4][5][6]
• Jude Perera - Rs. 3,000,000 (March 19, 2022)

Penultimate Prize Winners

• Don Rupasiri - Rs. 1,000,000 (October 23, 2010)
• Nuwan Chathuranga - Rs. 1,000,000 (May 26, 2012)
• Srinath Obeysekara - Rs. 1,000,000 (July 25, 2014)
• Uru Warige Wannila Aththo - Rs. 1,000,000 (November 6, 2016)
• Prasastha Kavishath - Rs. 1,000,000 (May 1, 2021)
• Bryan Kingston - Rs. 2,000,000 (October 23, 2021)
• Sasmitha Waidyatilleke - Rs. 2,000,000 (July 29, 2023)