document_title: List of best Major League Baseball season win-loss records

question_text: who had the best record in the american league

text: Season records[edit]

text: The following teams finished the season with a .700 winning percentage or higher.

text: Since the season was expanded to 162 games in 1961, only two teams have managed a winning percentage of .700 or higher (which requires 114 or more wins): the 1998 New York Yankees and the 2001 Seattle Mariners.

text:
NL = National League
AL = American League
AA = American Association

text:
Season

Franchise

League

Wins

Losses

Pct.

Games Played

Finish

1906
Chicago Cubs
NL
116
36
.763
152
Lost 1906 World Series

1902
Pittsburgh Pirates
NL
103
36
.741
139
National League Champions

1886
Chicago White Stockings
NL
90
34
.726
124
National League Champions

1909
Pittsburgh Pirates
NL
110
42
.724
152
Won 1909 World Series

1954
Cleveland Indians
AL
111
43
.721
154
Lost 1954 World Series

2001
Seattle Mariners
AL
116
46
.716
162
Lost 2001 ALCS

1927
New York Yankees
AL
110
44
.714
154
Won 1927 World Series

1886
Detroit Wolverines
NL
87
36
.707
123
2nd place in National League

1897
Boston Beaneaters
NL
93
39
.705
132
Lost 1897 Temple Cup

1907
Chicago Cubs
NL
107
45
.704
152
Won 1907 World Series

1931
Philadelphia Athletics
AL
107
45
.704
152
Lost 1931 World Series

1998
New York Yankees
AL
114
48
.704
162
Won 1998 World Series

1887
St. Louis Browns
AA
95
40
.704
135
Lost 1887 World Series

1939
New York Yankees
AL
106
45
.702
152
Won 1939 World Series

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text: Other teams[edit]

text: Prior to 1886, teams played .700 ball or better over shorter schedules, where there is much less of the "evening out" effect of a lengthier season.

text: For example, the Chicago White Stockings won the National League's first pennant in 1876 with a 52–14 record (.788), and won the 1880 NL pennant with a 67–17 record (.798), which stands as the overall percentage record between the National or the American League. The White Stockings' 1880 record would project to a record of 129–33 under the modern schedule of 162 games, while Pythagorean expectation based on the White Stockings' results (538 runs scored, 317 runs allowed) and a 162-game schedule would translate to a record of 120–42.[citation needed]

text: The all-time best single season record belongs to the Cincinnati Red Stockings, who posted baseball's only perfect record at 67–0 (57–0 against National Association of Base Ball Players clubs) in 1869. Their record would stretch to 81–0 across the 1870 season before losing 8–7 in eleven innings to the Brooklyn Atlantics in Brooklyn on June 14.[1][2]

text: The second-best record belongs to the 1875 Boston Red Stockings of the National Association, who finished with a record of 71–8 (.899), but the status of the National Association as a major league has long been disputed. The Red Stockings record would project to 146–16 under the modern schedule of 162 games, while Pythagorean expectation based on the Red Stockings results (831 runs scored, 343 runs allowed) and the modern 162-game schedule would translate to a record of 138–24.

text: The National Association folded at the end of 1875, and the Red Stockings, who had won the last four pennants, joined the National League for 1876, being renamed the Red Caps. The team went 39–31 for a fourth-place finish in 1876 before winning the 1877 and 1878 pennants with records of 42–18 and 41–19.

text: The third-best record belongs to the St. Louis Maroons of the 1884 Union Association, who finished with a record of 94–19 (.832), but the Union Association was quite lopsided in talent distribution (team owner Henry Lucas was also league president, an obvious conflict-of-interest situation which is now banned, and bought all the best available players for his franchise), generally disorganized (six teams played close to full schedules, another four teams folded and one relocated during the course of the season), and poorly scheduled. The Maroons' record would project to 135–27 under the modern schedule of 162 games, while Pythagorean expectation based on the Maroons' results (887 runs scored, 429 runs allowed) and a 162-game schedule would translate to a record of 131–31, but these results are of questionable merit.

text: The Union Association folded at the end of 1884, and the Maroons joined the National League for 1885. Playing against stiffer competition, they went 36–72 in 1885, and 43–79 in 1886, finishing in last and sixth in both seasons. In 1887, the Maroons relocated to Indianapolis and became the Indianapolis Hoosiers, playing three more seasons below .500 before folding.


document_title: List of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? top prize winners

question_text: who wants to be a millionaire youngest winner

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text: Below is a list of the winners of the top prize for each international versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. This list contains 222 winners.

tag: p

text:
Edition
Winner
Broadcast date
Notes
Top prize

 Man sa yarbah al malyoon
 Khaled al Mulla[1]
000000002001-11-21-0000November 21, 2001

1,000,000 Saudi Riyal

 Man sa yarbah al malyoon
 Mohammad Tanirah[2]
000000002002-03-15-0000March 15, 2002

1,000,000 Saudi Riyal

 Man sa yarbah al malyoon
 Sidi Ahmed Weld Ali[3]
000000002003-01-02-0000January 2, 2003

1,000,000 Saudi Riyal

 Man sa yarbah 2 malyoon
 Kenaan Matar[4]
000000002007-05-15-0000May 15, 2007

2,000,000 Saudi Riyal

 Man sa yarbah al malyoon
 Mohammad Abdelwahab Hamzeh[5]
000000002010-03-23-0000March 23, 2010
First SR1,000,000 winner in the new season First winner of the 12-question format.
1,000,000 Saudi Riyal

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Rob "Coach" Fulton[6]
000000002005-10-17-0000October 17, 2005
First winner in Australia after six and a half years.
A$1,000,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Martin Flood[6]
000000002005-11-14-0000November 14, 2005
Allegations of cheating marred his top prize win, but he was cleared. Also the last winner of the original Australian version.
A$1,000,000

 Millionaire Hot Seat
Edwin Daly[7]
000000002016-08-29-0000August 29, 2016
Fifth Winner in the Hot Seat Format. First Australian winner after almost 11 years.
A$1,000,000

 Die Millionenshow
Anton Sutterlüty[8]
000000002001-02-19-0000February 19, 2001

10,000,000 Austrian Schilling

 Die Millionenshow
Christiane de Piero[9]
000000002002-11-11-0000November 11, 2002

€1,000,000

 Die Millionenshow
Sigrid Weiß-Lutz[10]
000000002003-05-09-0000May 9, 2003

€1,000,000

 Die Millionenshow
Monica Weinzettl[11][12]
000000002003-10-18-0000October 18, 2003
Promi-Ausgabe #7. Donated the prize to St. Stephen's Cathedral
€50,000

 Die Millionenshow
Karin Huber[13]
000000002003-11-03-0000November 3, 2003

€1,000,000

 Die Millionenshow
Elfriede ("El") Awadalla[14]
000000002005-03-14-0000March 14, 2005

€1,000,000

 Die Millionenshow
Heide Gondek[15]
000000002006-09-18-0000September 18, 2006

€1,000,000

 Die Millionenshow
Philip Aschner[16]
000000002007-10-20-0000October 20, 2007
Junior-Special
€100,000

 Die Millionenshow
Marion Eidenhammer[17]
000000002008-06-28-0000June 28, 2008
Junior-Special
€100,000

 Die Millionenshow
Stefan Schwaiger[18]
000000002009-05-23-0000May 23, 2009
Junior-Special
€100,000

 Die Millionenshow
Andreas Goldberger and Nina Hartmann[19]
000000002011-10-24-0000October 24, 2011
Promi-Ausgabe #23. Prize donated to Österreichische Sporthilfe
€75,000

 Die Millionenshow
Thomas Geierspichler and Günther Matzinger[20]
000000002012-10-22-0000October 22, 2012
Promi-Ausgabe #27. Prize donated to Licht ins Dunkel
€75,000

 Die Millionenshow
Andrea Spatzek[21]
000000002012-11-26-0000November 26, 2012
Promi-Ausgabe #28. Prize donated to Licht ins Dunkel
€75,000

 Die Millionenshow
 Sonya Kraus[22]
000000002013-05-13-0000May 13, 2013
Promi-Ausgabe #30. Prize donated to Life Ball
€75,000

 Die Millionenshow
Peter Stöger and Ulrike Kriegler[23]
000000002013-10-21-0000October 21, 2013
Promi-Ausgabe #31. Prize donated to Austrian Sports Aid
€75,000

 Die Millionenshow
Stephan Eberharter[24]
000000002013-12-02-0000December 2, 2013
Promi-Ausgabe #32. Prize donated to Licht ins Dunkel
€75,000

 Die Millionenshow
Mathias Stockinger[25]
000000002013-12-09-0000December 9, 2013
First non-celebrity winner after 7 years
€1,000,000

 Die Millionenshow
Kristina Sprenger[26]
000000002014-02-10-0000February 10, 2014
Promi-Ausgabe #33. Prize donated to Licht ins Dunkel
€75,000

 Die Millionenshow
Angelika Kirchschlager[27]
000000002015-02-02-0000February 2, 2015
Promi-Ausgabe #37. Prize donated to Licht ins Dunkel
€75,000

 Die Millionenshow
Julia Cencig[28]
000000002015-02-02-0000February 2, 2015
Promi-Ausgabe #37. Prize donated to Licht ins Dunkel
€75,000

 Die Millionenshow
Dietrich Siegl[29]
000000002015-11-23-0000November 23, 2015
Promi-Ausgabe #40. Prize donated to Licht ins Dunkel
€75,000

 Die Millionenshow
Hooman Vojdani[30]
000000002018-06-04-0000June 4, 2018
Second non-celebrity winner after 5 years
€1,000,000

 Qui sera millionnaire? (French Version)
Katia Savignano[31][32]
000000002001-06-04-0000June 4, 2001

10,000,000 Belgian Franc

 Wie wordt multimiljonair? (Dutch Version)
Ingrid Vervaeck[33]
000000002000-10-10-0000October 10, 2000

20,000,000 Belgian Franc

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Gonzalo Miranda[34][35]
000000002002-09-09-0000September 9, 2002
First and also last winner.
100,000,000 Chilean Peso

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Juan Dario Jaramillo Sánchez[36][37][38]
000000002002-10-28-0000October 28, 2002
First child winner on Colombian Millionaire
210,000,000 Colombian Peso

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Enrique Carlos Castillo[39]
000000002006-10-30-0000October 30, 2006

210,000,000 Colombian Peso

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
David Huertas[40]
000000002011-10-29-0000October 29, 2011

300,000,000 Colombian Peso

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Willy Pérez[41][42]
000000002010-06-29-0000June 29, 2010
Winner of special 2010 World Cup edition. First and also last winner.
25,000,000 Costa Rican Colón

 Tko želi biti milijunaš?
Mira Bićanić[43][44]
000000002003-06-14-0000June 14, 2003
First and also last winner.
1,000,000 kuna

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Søren Brøndum Laursen[45]
000000002001-10-08-0000October 8, 2001
First winner in the Danish version
1,000,000 Danish Krone

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Anders and Peter Lund Madsens[46]
000000002002-09-16-0000September 16, 2002
Winners in charity edition. Prize donated to DCA
1,000,000 Danish Krone

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Signe Svendsen and Søren Sko[47]
000000002004-01-01-0000January 1, 2004
Winners in charity edition. Prize donated to AIDS Foundation
1,000,000 Danish Krone

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Søren Gudbrand and Lis Gudbrand[48]
000000002005-03-21-0000March 21, 2005
Winners in Special edition "Me and my best"
1,000,000 Danish Krone

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Claus Højbak and Bertel Haarder[49]
000000002005-10-03-0000October 3, 2005
Donated half the prize to a school organization
1,000,000 Danish Krone

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Peter Kierkegaard, Helle Knudsen and Alexander Cortes[50][51]
000000002007-10-15-0000October 15, 2007
Junior edition #1
1,000,000 Danish Krone

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Julie, Ulrik and Sia[52]
000000002007-11-24-0000November 24, 2007
Junior edition #2
1,000,000 Danish Krone

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Joachim, Lukkas and Daniel[53]
000000002008-03-15-0000March 15, 2008
Junior edition #3
1,000,000 Danish Krone

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Simon Ron Dalsgaard, Emil Aleksej Belinson and Marcus Heinrich Abrahamsen[54]
000000002008-05-09-0000May 9, 2008
Junior edition #4
1,000,000 Danish Krone

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Mogens Lykketoft and Martin Krasnik[55]
000000002010-10-11-0000October 11, 2010
Winners in celebrity edition. Prize donated to Peres Center for Peace
1,000,000 Danish Krone

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Jon Mikkel Hansen and Lars Ole Jørgensen[56][57]
000000002012-03-12-0000March 12, 2012

1,000,000 Danish Krone

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Charlotte Bircow and Lasse Rimmer[58]
000000002012-10-22-0000October 22, 2012
Winners in celebrity edition. Prize donated to Breast Cancer Society
2,000,000 Danish Krone

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Bjarke Refslund and Thure Kjær[59]
000000002013-04-19-0000April 19, 2013
Winners in celebrity edition.
1,000,000 Danish Krone

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Morten Resen and Ellen Nybo[60]
000000002013-09-30-0000September 30, 2013
Winners in 25th channel anniversary.
1,000,000 Danish Krone

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Anders and Peter Lund Madsens[61]
000000002013-10-28-0000October 28, 2013
Winners in charity edition. Prize donated to DCA, and they became second millionaires after 16 September 2002.
1,000,000 Danish Krone

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Daniel Paske and Jasmin Sharzad[62]
000000002015-03-03-0000March 3, 2015
Winners in Dating edition.
1,000,000 Danish Krone

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Søren Pilmark and Henrik Koefoed[63]
000000002016-03-06-0000March 6, 2016
Winners in celebrity edition.
1,000,000 Danish Krone

 Hvem vil være millionær?
Tommy Kenter and Lise Baastrup[64]
000000002016-05-08-0000May 8, 2016
Winners in celebrity edition.
1,000,000 Danish Krone

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Maria Fernanda Compte[65]
000000002002-11-24-0000November 24, 2002
First and also last winner.
US$25,000

 Qui Veut Gagner des Millions?
Frédéric Grégoire[66]
000000002000-09-30-0000September 30, 2000
First winner.
4,000,000 French Franc

 Qui Veut Gagner des Millions?
Louis[67]
000000002000-11-04-0000November 4, 2000
Second winner.
4,000,000 French Franc

 Qui Veut Gagner des Millions?
Marie Friedel[68]
000000002004-08-27-0000August 27, 2004
Third and last winner.
€1,000,000

 Vis Unda 20000?
Manana Maisuradze[69]
000000002002-01-01-00002002

20,000 Lari

 Vis Unda 20000?
 Garry Kasparov and Daria Tarasova[70]
000000002011-02-22-0000February 22, 2011
First celebrity winners. Episode was in Russian with Georgian subtitles.
20,000 Lari

 Wer wird Millionär?
Eckhard Freise[71]
000000002000-12-02-0000December 2, 2000

1,000,000 Deutsche Mark

 Wer wird Millionär?
Marlene Grabherr[72]
000000002001-05-20-0000May 20, 2001

1,000,000 Deutsche Mark

 Wer wird Millionär?
Gerhard Krammer[73]
000000002002-10-18-0000October 18, 2002

€1,000,000

 Wer wird Millionär?
Dr. Maria Elisabeth Wienströer[74]
000000002004-03-29-0000March 29, 2004

€1,000,000

 Wer wird Millionär?
Stefan Lang[75]
000000002006-10-09-0000October 9, 2006

€1,000,000

 Wer wird Millionär?
Timur Hahn[76]
000000002007-01-08-0000January 8, 2007

€1,000,000

 Wer wird Millionär?
Oliver Pocher[77]
000000002008-05-30-0000May 30, 2008
Promi-Special #16
€1,000,000

 Wer wird Millionär?
Thomas Gottschalk[78]
000000002008-11-20-0000November 20, 2008
Promi-Special #17
€1,000,000

 Wer wird Millionär?
Ralf Schnoor[79]
000000002010-11-26-0000November 26, 2010

€1,000,000

 Wer wird Millionär?
Barbara Schöneberger[80]
000000002011-05-30-0000May 30, 2011
Promi-Special #22
€1,000,000

 Wer wird Millionär?
Sebastian Langrock[81]
000000002013-03-11-0000March 11, 2013

€1,000,000

 Wer wird Millionär?
Thorsten Fischer[82]
000000002014-10-17-0000October 17, 2014
15-year anniversary special episode
€1,000,000

 Wer wird Millionär?
Nadja Sidikjar[83]
000000002015-11-13-0000November 13, 2015
First winner of Jackpot-Special #2
€1,538,450

 Wer wird Millionär?
Leon Windscheid[84]
000000002015-12-07-0000December 7, 2015

€1,000,000

 Poios thelei na ginei ekatommyriouchos
Giorgios Georgopoulos[85]
000000002001-10-02-0000October 2, 2001
First winner.
₯ 50,000,000

 Poios thelei na ginei ekatommyriouchos
Stelios Stergiou[85]
000000002003-11-21-0000November 21, 2003
Second and last winner.
€150,000

 Baak Maan Fu Yung
James Wong and Petrina Fung[86]
000000002001-07-15-0000July 15, 2001
Celebrity charity special
HK$1,000,000

 Baak Maan Fu Yung
Stephen Chow and Erica Li[87][88]
000000002001-08-20-0000August 20, 2001
Shaolin Soccer charity special
HK$1,000,000

 Baak Maan Fu Yung
Chris Chan Hon-Cheung [89]
000000002001-11-02-0000November 2, 2001
First of the two non-celebrity winners in Hong Kong
HK$1,000,000

 Baak Maan Fu Yung
Cheng Tak-Cheung[90]
000000002003-02-07-0000February 7, 2003
Million dollar tournament.
HK$1,000,000

 Baak Maan Fu Yung (Pilot Episode)
Ray Fong[91]
000000002018-01-01-0000January 2018
Producer of the Hong Kong Millionaire. He was given all the correct answers before the show.
HK$1,000,000

 Legyen Ön is milliomos!
Gábor Cserey[92][93]
000000002006-03-20-0000March 20, 2006
First and last winner
40,000,000 Ft

 Viltu vinna milljón?
Sveinn Valgeirsson[94][95]
000000002002-03-24-0000March 24, 2002
First Winner.
5,000,000 Icelandic Krona

 Viltu vinna milljón?
Paolo Turchi[96]
000000002003-03-30-0000March 30, 2003
Second Winner.
5,000,000 Icelandic Krona

 Viltu vinna milljón?
Jón Steinar Gunnlaugsson and Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson[97]
000000002004-04-11-0000April 11, 2004
Winners in charity edition. Prize donated to Childhood Cancer Support Association "SKB"
5,000,000 Icelandic Krona

 Kaun Banega Crorepati
Harshvardhan Navathe[98][99][100][101]
000000002000-09-18-0000September 18, 2000

10,000,000 Rs. (1 crore)

 Kaun Banega Crorepati
Vijay Raul and Arundhati[102]
000000002001-05-02-0000May 2, 2001
Winner of Kaun Banega Crorepati Patni
10,000,000 Rs. (1 crore)

 Kaun Banega Crorepati
Ravi Mohan Saini[103][104][105]
000000002001-07-08-0000July 8, 2001
Winner of KBC Junior
10,000,000 Rs. (1 crore)

 Kaun Banega Crorepati
Sushil Kumar[106]
000000002011-11-02-0000November 2, 2011
First winner of the 13-question format. And fourth winner after 10 years.
50,000,000 Rs. (5 crore)

 Kaun Banega Crorepati
Sanmjeet Kaur Sahani[107]
000000002013-01-12-0000January 12, 2013
Second and last winner of the 13-question format.
50,000,000 Rs. (5 crore)

 Kaun Banega Crorepati
Achin and Sarthak Narula[108][109]
000000002014-10-09-0000October 9, 2014
Highest Asian top prize in Millionaire franchise to date. First winners of the 14-question format and last winners of 14-question format.
70,000,000 Rs. (7 crore)

 Kannadada Kotyadhipati
Hussain Basha[110]
000000002013-04-29-0000April 29, 2013

10,000,000 Rs. (1 crore)

 Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran
Sanooja Rajan[111][112]
000000002013-05-01-0000May 1, 2013

10,000,000 Rs. (1 crore)

 Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati
Mahadev Jadhav and Anita Jadhav[113]
000000002014-03-17-0000March 17, 2014

10,000,000 Rs. (1 crore)

 Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipoti
Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao[114]
000000002011-07-08-0000July 8, 2011
Celebrity edition
10,000,000 Rs. (1 crore)

 Ke Bani Crorepati
Rajesh Singh[115]
000000002011-07-27-0000July 27, 2011

10,000,000 Rs. (1 crore)

 Mi Rotseh Lehiot Mylyoner?
Izhar Nevo[116][117]
000000002000-08-07-0000August 7, 2000
Only winner of the Israeli version. First winner from a country located in the Middle East.
1,000,000 ₪

 Chi vuol essere miliardario?
Francesca Cinelli[118]
000000002001-03-18-0000March 18, 2001
First winner.
₤ 1,000,000,000

 Chi vuol essere milionario?
Davide Pavesi[119]
000000002004-10-17-0000October 17, 2004
Second winner.
€1,000,000

 Chi vuol essere milionario?
Michela De Paoli[120][121][122]
000000002011-01-27-0000January 27, 2011
Third and last winner.
€1,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Yasuyuki Kunimitsu[123]
000000002000-07-27-0000July 27, 2000
First ever Asian Millionaire top prize winner
¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Yoshiaki Nagata[citation needed]
000000002000-08-10-0000August 10, 2000

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Naoko Imao[citation needed]
000000002000-11-02-0000November 2, 2000

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Hiroshi Hase[citation needed]
000000002000-11-23-0000November 23, 2000
Member of the Japanese House of Representatives and former professional wrestler
¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Kazuyuki Nose[124]
000000002001-02-15-0000February 15, 2001

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Kotaro Kobayashi[citation needed]
000000002001-09-06-0000September 6, 2001
Kids Edition
¥1,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Katsuhiro Minamigawa[citation needed]
000000002001-09-06-0000September 6, 2001
Kids Edition
¥1,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Hitomi Sakamoto[citation needed]
000000002001-12-13-0000December 13, 2001

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Akishi Kikuchi[citation needed]
000000002002-06-27-0000June 27, 2002

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Michiko Eguchi[125]
000000002002-08-01-0000August 1, 2002

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Naomi Osada[citation needed]
000000002002-11-14-0000November 14, 2002

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Shoko Mishima[126]
000000002003-05-08-0000May 8, 2003

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Sayu Tanabashi[citation needed]
000000002003-09-04-0000September 4, 2003
Kids Edition
¥500,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Natsumi Kataoka[citation needed]
000000002003-09-04-0000September 4, 2003
Kids Edition
¥500,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Daichi Suzuki[citation needed]
000000002003-09-18-0000September 18, 2003

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Tsuyoshi Shinjo[127]
000000002004-01-02-0000January 2, 2004
Professional baseball player
¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Jo Kihara[citation needed]
000000002004-08-26-0000August 26, 2004
Kids Edition
¥500,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Takafumi Horie[128]
000000002004-12-30-0000December 30, 2004
Former CEO of Livedoor
¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Kazuko Hosoki[citation needed]
000000002004-12-30-0000December 30, 2004

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Masaaki Sakai[citation needed]
000000002005-04-07-0000April 7, 2005

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Yasuo Tanaka[129]
000000002005-04-07-0000April 7, 2005
Author and governor of Nagano Prefecture
¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Kikuchi Tomohisa[citation needed]
000000002005-04-28-0000April 28, 2005

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Masahiko Hamada[citation needed]
000000002005-05-26-0000May 26, 2005

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Yukiko Kashiwagi and Hanako Oshima[citation needed]
000000002005-05-26-0000May 26, 2005
Pair players (mother and daughter)
¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Kotaro Koizumi[citation needed]
000000002006-01-02-0000January 2, 2006
Japanese actor and the eldest son of the former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Yūko Asano[citation needed]
000000002006-03-23-0000March 23, 2006

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Junko Nozoe[citation needed]
000000002006-06-29-0000June 29, 2006

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Keiko Ohi[citation needed]
000000002006-07-27-0000July 27, 2006

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Dai Tamesue[citation needed]
000000002006-09-14-0000September 14, 2006

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Bandō Mitsugorō X[citation needed]
000000002006-10-05-0000October 5, 2006

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Dewi Sukarno[130]
000000002006-10-26-0000October 26, 2006

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Misako Konno[citation needed]
000000002007-02-15-0000February 15, 2007

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Shōsuke Tanihara[citation needed]
000000002007-07-05-0000July 5, 2007

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Sumiko Fuji[citation needed]
000000002008-03-27-0000March 27, 2008

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Kazuo Tokumitsu[citation needed]
000000002008-03-27-0000March 27, 2008

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Takeshi Kitano[131]
000000002009-01-30-0000January 30, 2009
Only person to answer the final question incorrectly once, and later return and win the top prize.
¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Hikari Ota[132]
000000002009-04-01-0000April 1, 2009

¥10,000,000

 Quiz $ Millionaire
Mana Ashida[133]
000000002013-01-02-0000January 2, 2013
Celebrity Kids Edition. Youngest top-prize winner (at the time of recording) in the Millionaire franchise worldwide. (8 years and 6 months old)
¥1,000,000

 Kto vozmyot million
Saule Akhmetova[134][135]
000000002002-04-18-0000April 18, 2002
First woman who won 5,000,000 Tenge
5,000,000 Tenge

 Kto vozmyot million
Irina Stalnaya[136]
000000002003-07-24-0000July 24, 2003
Second woman who won 5,000,000 Tenge
5,000,000 Tenge

 Kto vozmyot million
Yevgeny Malischuk[137][138][139]
000000002018-03-24-0000March 24, 2018
Third winner and the first male winner
10,000,000 Tenge

 Gribi būt miljonārs?
Elita Rumpe[140][141]
000000002002-12-18-0000December 18, 2002
First and last winner
10,000 Latvian Lats

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Lucía Sánchez[142][143]
000000002010-04-22-0000April 22, 2010
First winner on new format.
3,000,000 Mexican Peso

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Rafael Lira[citation needed]
000000002012-04-21-0000April 21, 2012
Second and last winner of new format.
1,500,000 Mexican Peso

 Lotto Weekend Miljonairs
Hans Peters[144]
000000002001-01-06-0000January 6, 2001
First and also last winner.
NLG 1,000,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Chimuanya "Aroma" Ufodike[145]
000000002009-09-11-0000September 11, 2009
First and also last winner.
₦10,000,000

 Vil du bli millionær?
Anne Louise Lien and Hans Erik Borgenvik[146]
000000002003-03-10-0000March 10, 2003
First winners in Norway.
2,000,000 Norwegian Krone

 Vil du bli millionær?
Bjørn Lien[147]
000000002010-01-19-0000January 19, 2010
First winner in the Hot Seat format. And second last winner after 6.5 years.
1,000,000 Norwegian Krone

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Sharon Cuneta[148]
000000002010-01-09-0000January 9, 2010
Celebrity contestant who made a second appearance in the franchise. Won P1,000,000 (14th question) during her first appearance on December 25, 2001.
2,000,000 Philippine Peso

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Karl Jonathan Aguilar[149]
000000002011-09-18-0000September 18, 2011
First non-celebrity winner
2,000,000 Philippine Peso

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Eduardo Gaeilo Pajinag, Jr.[150]
000000002013-10-20-0000October 20, 2013
First winner under Risk format outside Germany.
2,000,000 Philippine Peso

 Milionerzy
Krzysztof Wójcik[151]
000000002010-03-28-0000March 28, 2010
First winner in Poland and first winner after 11 years. Also second winner of the 12-question format
1,000,000 zł

 Milionerzy
Maria Romanek[152]
000000002018-03-21-0000March 21, 2018
Second winner after 7.5 years . Also third winner of the 12-question format and also first female winner.
1,000,000 zł

 Quem quer ser milionário?
Renata Morgado[citation needed]
000000002000-05-01-0000May 2000
First female top-prize winner in the franchise. Also the first ever European and non-English-speaking Millionaire winner.
50,000,000 Portuguese escudo

 Quem quer ser milionário?
Ana Damásio[citation needed]
000000002000-09-01-0000September 2000
Second female top-prize winner in the franchise
50,000,000 Portuguese escudo

 Quem quer ser milionário?
José Fernandes[citation needed]
000000002001-04-01-0000April 2001

50,000,000 Portuguese escudo

 Quem quer ser milionário?
António Franco[153]
000000002003-12-29-0000December 29, 2003

€250,000

 Quem quer ser milionário?
José Maria Souto de Moura[154][155][156]
000000002014-02-07-0000February 7, 2014
First winner after 11 years and last winner.
€100,000

 Vrei să fii miliardar?
Mihai Popa[157]
000000002001-04-15-0000April 15, 2001
First winner
1,000,000,000 Romanian Leu

 Vrei să fii miliardar?
Tudor Hurezeanu[158]
000000002002-04-08-0000April 8, 2002
Second and last winner
1,000,000,000 Romanian Leu

 Kto khochet stat' millionerom?
Igor Sazeyev[159]
000000002001-03-12-0000March 12, 2001
First winner in Russia
1,000,000 Rubles

 Kto khochet stat' millionerom?
Irina Chudinovskih and Yury Chudinovskih[160]
000000002003-01-18-0000January 18, 2003
Couples version.
1,000,000 Rubles

 Kto khochet stat' millionerom?
Svetlana Yaroslavtseva[161]
000000002006-02-19-0000February 19, 2006
First woman who won 3.000.000 Rubles. Had two lifelines upon reaching the fifteenth question.
3,000,000 Rubles

 Kto khochet stat' millionerom?
Timur Budayev[162][163]
000000002010-04-17-0000April 17, 2010
First man who won 3.000.000 Rubles. Had two lifelines upon reaching the fifteenth question.
3,000,000 Rubles

 Kto khochet stat' millionerom?
Bari Alibasov and Alexander "Danko" Fadeev[164][165]
000000002013-11-23-0000November 23, 2013
First celebrity winners in the Russian version with Risk format
3,000,000 Rubles

 Kto khochet stat' millionerom?
Yulianna Karaulova and Timur Solovyov[166][167][168]
000000002017-12-02-0000December 2, 2017
Second celebrity winners in the Russian version with Risk format
3,000,000 Rubles

 Lepo je biti milijonar
Peter Lazar[169]
000000002001-10-01-0000October 2001

SIT 10,000,000

 Lepo je biti milijonar
Akim Kysselef[170]
000000002002-04-01-0000April 2002

SIT 10,000,000

 Lepo je biti milijonar
Matjaž Tanko[171]
000000002002-03-29-0000March 29, 2002

SIT 10,000,000

 Lepo je biti milijonar
Gorazd Škerbinek[172]
000000002002-11-01-0000November 2002

SIT 10,000,000

 Lepo je biti milijonar
Aleš Jankovič[173]
000000002003-03-30-0000March 30, 2003
Firefighters edition
SIT 10,000,000

 Lepo je biti milijonar
Jaro Leskovsek[174]
000000002004-05-16-0000May 16, 2004

SIT 15,000,000

 Lepo je biti milijonar
Viktor Niko[citation needed]
000000002005-07-01-0000July 2005

SIT 15,000,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
David Paterson[175]
000000002000-03-19-0000March 19, 2000
South Africa's only winner, also the first winner outside the USA.
1,000,000 Rand

 ¿Quiere ser millonario? 50 por 15
Enrique Chicote[176]
000000002000-05-21-0000May 21, 2000
Used the phone-a-friend lifeline to call his wife on the last question, letting her know that he'd won, and first winner on Spanish version.
₧ 50,000,000

 ¿Quién Quiere Ser El Millonario?
Paco Reverte[177]
000000002012-03-15-0000March 15, 2012
Fourth winner in the "Hot Seat" format. First winner in Spain in almost twelve years.
€100,000

 Obada Lakshapathi Mamada Lakshapathi (Sinhalese)
Apeksha Kumari[178]
000000002013-02-22-0000February 22, 2013
First winner
2,000,000 Sri Lankan Rupee

 Obada Lakshapathi Mamada Lakshapathi (Sinhalese)
Moksha Madusanka[179]
000000002017-07-02-0000July 2, 2017
Second and last winner after 4 years.
2,000,000 Sri Lankan Rupee

 Postkodmiljonären
Per Hörberg[180]
000000002006-02-17-0000February 17, 2006
First winner.
1,000,000 Swedish Krona

 Postkodmiljonären
Torgny Segerstedt[181]
000000002008-03-01-0000March 1, 2008
Second winner.
1,000,000 Swedish Krona

 Postkodmiljonären
Olle Laurell[182]
000000002009-12-04-0000December 4, 2009
Third winner.
1,000,000 Swedish Krona

 Postkodmiljonären
Jan Sundström[183]
000000002010-12-17-0000December 17, 2010
Fourth winner.
1,000,000 Swedish Krona

 Postkodmiljonären
Mattias Östermann[184]
000000002012-03-02-0000March 2, 2012
Fifth winner.
1,000,000 Swedish Krona

 Postkodmiljonären
Lena Angviken[185]
000000002012-09-29-0000September 29, 2012
Sixth winner.
1,000,000 Swedish Krona

 Postkodmiljonären
Birgitta Hedström[186][187]
000000002014-04-11-0000April 11, 2014
Seventh winner.
1,000,000 Swedish Krona

 Postkodmiljonären
Alexandra Pascalidou and Lena Ag[188]
000000002014-11-15-0000November 15, 2014
Celebrity Special #1. And also Eighth winners.
1,000,000 Swedish Krona

 Postkodmiljonären
Ylva Orrmell[189]
000000002017-02-18-0000February 18, 2017
Ninth winner.
1,000,000 Swedish Krona

 Postkodmiljonären
Marianne Hiller[190]
000000002018-03-02-0000March 2, 2018
Tenth winner.
1,000,000 Swedish Krona

 Khto khoche staty milyonerom? – Pershyi milyon
Sergey Karabinsky[191]
000000002003-06-06-0000June 6, 2003
First winner of the Ukrainian version.
1,000,000 Moldovan leu = 372,000 Hryvnia

 Khto khoche staty milyonerom? – Pershyi milyon
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk[192][193]
000000002005-01-22-0000January 22, 2005
First celebrity contestant. Top prize donated to orphanages in Ukraine. Second winner after 1.5 years
1,000,000 Hryvnia

 Milyoner - Garyache Krislo
Nadezhda Beldiy[194]
000000002011-08-06-0000August 6, 2011
Third top winner in the hot seat format. First and also last winner after 6 years.
1,000,000 Hryvnia

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Judith Keppel[195]
000000002000-11-20-0000November 20, 2000
First female winner in the original UK version.
£1,000,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
David Edwards[196]
000000002001-04-21-0000April 21, 2001
First male winner in the UK.
£1,000,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Robert Brydges[197]
000000002001-09-29-0000September 29, 2001
First contestant to win on the United Kingdom version since the Charles Ingram affair. He had one lifeline at the Million pound question.
£1,000,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
 Pat Gibson[198]
000000002004-04-24-0000April 24, 2004
Had two out of three lifelines at the jackpot question.
£1,000,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Ingram Wilcox[199]
000000002006-09-23-0000September 23, 2006
Last winner in the original UK version. Also the last contestant to face the final question under the 15-question format in the UK, and also the last contestant to win the top prize before the clock format was introduced on 3 August 2010.
£1,000,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
John Carpenter[200]
000000001999-11-19-0000November 19, 1999
First ever top-prize winner in the Millionaire franchise. He did not use a lifeline until his fifteenth and final question, when he called his father to tell him he would win the million.
US$1,000,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Dan Blonsky[200]
000000002000-01-18-0000January 18, 2000

US$1,000,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Joe Trela[200]
000000002000-03-23-0000March 23, 2000

US$1,000,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Bob House[200]
000000002000-06-13-0000June 13, 2000

US$1,000,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Kim Hunt[200]
000000002000-07-06-0000July 6, 2000

US$1,000,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
David Goodman[200]
000000002000-07-11-0000July 11, 2000
First Millionaire winner since John Carpenter to go 14 straight questions without using a lifeline. He used all three on the last question.
US$1,000,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Kevin Olmstead[201]
000000002001-04-10-0000April 10, 2001
Biggest winner on the U.S. version, with a $2.18 million jackpot. He was the biggest top prize winner on a network television game show in U.S. history until Andrew Kravis overtook the record on September 19, 2013. Also the highest winning of Millionaire worldwide so far.
US$2,180,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Bernie Cullen[202]
000000002001-04-15-0000April 15, 2001
Had two lifelines upon reaching the fifteenth question.
US$1,000,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Ed Toutant[203]
000000002001-09-07-0000September 7, 2001
Originally ruled to have answered a $16,000 question incorrectly in January 2001 and left with $1,000. It was later discovered that there was a mistake in his $16,000 question and was invited back to play for the $1.86 million he originally was going for.
US$1,860,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Kevin Smith[204]
000000002003-02-18-0000February 18, 2003
First male winner of the syndicated series.
US$1,000,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Nancy Christy[205]
000000002003-05-09-0000May 9, 2003
First and so far only female top-prize winner in the United States.
US$1,000,000

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Sam Murray[206]
000000002009-11-20-0000November 20, 2009
Murray did not go all the way to a million the first time, winning $50,000; then returned to win the question in the "Million Dollar Tournament of Ten." He was also 8th seed in the tournament at the time of his winning. First and only millionaire of the clock format in the franchise.
US$1,000,000

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Giovanni Grosso[207]
000000002002-03-20-0000March 20, 2002
First ever top-prize winner in South America.
100,000,000 Venezuelan Bolívar

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Antonio Ríos[208]
000000002002-05-22-0000May 22, 2002

100,000,000 Venezuelan Bolívar

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Eugenio Vargas[207]
000000002004-12-22-0000December 22, 2004

100,000,000 Venezuelan Bolívar

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Zulay Marcano[209]
000000002006-03-29-0000March 29, 2006

200,000,000 Venezuelan Bolívar

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Luis Olavarrieta[citation needed]
000000002008-12-31-0000December 31, 2008
Celebrity edition
200,000 Venezuelan Bolívar

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
María Alejandra Requena[citation needed]
000000002008-12-31-0000December 31, 2008
Celebrity edition
200,000 Venezuelan Bolívar

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Hildamar Parra and Alfonso Medina[citation needed]
000000002009-12-24-0000December 24, 2009
Celebrity edition
weekend trip to Margarita

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Carlos Felipe Alvarez and Nacarid Escalona[citation needed]
000000002009-12-24-0000December 24, 2009
Celebrity edition
weekend trip to Margarita

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Diana Campos[210]
Unknown

80,000 Venezuelan Bolívar

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Eduardo Jiménez[211]
Unknown

80,000 Venezuelan Bolívar

 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Julio Arévaloz[212]
Unknown

80,000 Venezuelan Bolívar

 Ai là triệu phú - Ghế nóng
Unknown Player[213][better source needed]
000000002011-05-24-0000May 24, 2011
Second top winner in the hot seat format.
₫120,000,000

text: Stripped winnings

text: Some players had answered the top prize question correctly, but did not actually win the prize because of ineligibility, legal issues, or elimination from a contest.

text:
Edition
Name of player
Date
Notes

 Koi iska da stane bogat
Asen Kisimov[214]
000000002002-06-13-0000June 13, 2002
His daughter, Iskra Angelova, worked for Nova TV, which airs the show, a violation of the eligibility requirements, and was forced to return the prize money. Employees of the local broadcaster, production company or distributor, sponsors, and Sony (which owns the franchise) are not eligible to participate in the show. As Angelov is the only Bulgarian to answer the final question correctly, no one in this version actually won the top prize.

 เกมเศรษฐี
Lertlak Panchanawaporn[215][216]
000000002002-03-22-0000March 22, 2002
A computer error led the player to being fed all the right answers. The cable feeding the player the answers on the computer screen was supposed to be hooked up to the presenter's computer. The player had noticed that the right answers were constantly highlighted on her computer screen and won the million this way. The show's producers took the million away from the player, but she was allowed to play again, but won only 25,000 baht (answered five questions).

 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Charles Ingram
000000002003-04-21-0000April 21, 2003
He was accused of cheating by using different coughing patterns from fellow contestant Tecwen Whittock while playing the game. He was found guilty of fraud in the 2001 scandal and was stripped of his winnings. The episode was originally scheduled to air September 18, 2001 but did not actually air until April 21, 2003. Was part of the final original episode.


document_title: Quiver

question_text: where does the quiver go on a bow

question_tokens: where does the quiver go on a bow

text: Quiver

text: Types[edit]

text: Belt quiver[edit]

text: The most common style of quiver is a flat or cylindrical container suspended from the belt. They are found across many cultures from North America to China. Many variations of this type exist, such as being canted forwards or backwards, and being carried on the dominant hand side, off-hand side, or the small of the back. Some variants enclose almost the entire arrow, while minimalist "pocket quivers" consist of little more than a small stiff pouch that only covers the first few inches.

text: Back quiver[edit]

text: Back quivers are secured to the archer's back via straps, with the nock ends protruding above the dominant hand's shoulder. Arrows can be drawn over the shoulder rapidly by the nock. This style of quiver was used by native peoples of North America and Africa, and was also commonly depicted in bas-reliefs from ancient Assyria. While popular in cinema and 20th century art for depictions of medieval European characters (such as Robin Hood), this style of quiver was rarely used in medieval Europe.[1] The Bayeux Tapestry shows that most bowmen in medieval Europe used belt quivers.

text: Ground quiver[edit]

text: A ground quiver is used for both target shooting or warfare when the archer is shooting from a fixed location. They can be simply stakes in the ground with a ring at the top to hold the arrows, or more elaborate designs that hold the arrows within reach without the archer having to lean down to draw.

text: Bow quiver[edit]

text: A modern invention, the bow quiver attaches directly to the bow's limbs and holds the arrows steady with a clip of some kind. They are popular with compound bow hunters as it allows one piece of equipment to be carried in the field without encumbering the hunter's body.

text: Arrow bag[edit]

text: A style used by medieval English Longbowmen and several other cultures, an arrow bag is a simple drawstring cloth sack with a leather spacer at the top to keep the arrows divided. When not in use, the drawstring could be closed, completely covering the arrows so as to protect them from rain and dirt. Some had straps or rope sewn to them for carrying, but many either were tucked into the belt or set on the ground before battle to allow easier access.

text: Japanese quivers[edit]

text: Yebira refers to a variety of quiver designs. The Yazutsu is a different type, used in Kyudo. Arrows are removed from it before shooting, and held in the hand, so it is mainly used to transport and protect arrows.

text: Gallery[edit]

text:
An Ottoman Turk with a rear-canted belt quiver designed for mounted archery

Quiver from Turkey, 1620s.

Japanese archery equipment including a variety of quivers

Fujiwara no Hidesato shooting the giant centipede (Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1890)

tag: ul

text: Notes[edit]

text: Jump up ^ Gerry Embleton; Clive Bartlett (1995). English Longbowman 1330-1515Ad (Warrior, No 11). Osprey Publishing (UK). p. 28. ISBN 1-85532-491-1.

tag: ol


document_title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

question_text: who dies in the beginning of harry potter 7

text: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

text: Plot[edit]

text: Background[edit]

text: Throughout the six previous novels in the series, the main character Harry Potter has struggled with the difficulties of adolescence along with being famous as the only wizard to survive the Killing Curse. The curse was cast by the evil Tom Riddle, better known as Lord Voldemort, a powerful evil wizard, who had murdered Harry's parents and attempted to kill Harry as a baby, in the belief this would frustrate a prophecy that Harry would become his equal. As an orphan, Harry was placed in the care of his Muggle (non-magical) relatives Petunia Dursley and Vernon Dursley.

text: In Philosopher's Stone, Harry re-enters the wizarding world at age 11 and enrolls in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He makes friends with fellow students Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, and is mentored by the school's headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. He also meets Professor Severus Snape, who intensely dislikes and bullies him. Harry fights Voldemort several times while at school, as the wizard tries to regain a physical form. In Goblet of Fire, Harry is mysteriously entered in a dangerous magical competition called the Triwizard Tournament, which he discovers is a trap designed to allow the return of Lord Voldemort to full strength. During Order of the Phoenix, Harry and several of his friends face off against Voldemort's Death Eaters, a group of Dark witches and wizards, and narrowly defeat them. In Half-Blood Prince, Harry learns that Voldemort has divided his soul into several parts, creating "horcruxes" from various unknown objects to contain them; in this way he has ensured his immortality as long as at least one of the horcruxes still exists.[3] Two of these had already been destroyed, one a diary destroyed by Harry in the events of Chamber of Secrets and one a ring destroyed by Dumbledore shortly before the events of Half-Blood Prince. Dumbledore takes Harry along in the attempt to destroy a third horcrux contained in a locket. However, the horcrux had been taken by an unknown wizard, and upon their return Dumbledore is ambushed and disarmed by Draco Malfoy, who cannot bring himself to kill him. Dumbledore is subsequently killed by Snape, who finishes what Malfoy started.

text: Summary[edit]

text: Following Albus Dumbledore's death, Voldemort consolidates his support and power, including covert control of the Ministry of Magic, while Harry is about to turn seventeen, losing the protection of his home. The Order of the Phoenix move Harry to a new location before his birthday, but are attacked upon departure. In the ensuing battle, "Mad-Eye" Moody is killed and George Weasley wounded; Voldemort himself arrives to kill Harry, but Harry's wand fends him off of its own accord. Harry, Ron and Hermione make preparations to abandon Hogwarts and hunt down Voldemort's four remaining Horcruxes, but have few clues to work with as to their identities and locations. One is a locket once owned by Hogwarts' co-founder Salazar Slytherin which was stolen by the mysterious "R.A.B.", one is possibly a cup originally belonging to co-founder Helga Hufflepuff, a third might be connected to co-founder Rowena Ravenclaw, and the fourth might be Nagini, Voldemort's snake familiar. They also inherit strange bequests from among Dumbledore's possessions: a Golden Snitch for Harry, a Deluminator for Ron, and a book of fairy tales for Hermione.

text: The trio attends Bill Weasley's wedding, but during the reception the Ministry of Magic finally falls to Voldemort and the wedding is attacked by Death Eaters. They flee to 12 Grimmauld Place in London, the family home of Sirius Black, that Harry had inherited a year before. Thanks to the house-elf Kreacher they identify R.A.B. as Sirius' deceased brother Regulus and learn that Slytherin's locket was stolen from the house and ultimately seized by Dolores Umbridge of the Ministry of Magic. They infiltrate the Ministry in disguise and take back the locket, but accidentally break the protection of 12 Grimmauld Place during their escape and must go on the run across the countryside. With no way to destroy the locket, they argue frequently under the object's evil influence, culminating in Ron abandoning Harry and Hermione.

text: Harry and Hermione continue the quest, discovering more about Dumbledore's past, including the death of Dumbledore's younger sister and his connection to the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald. They travel to Godric's Hollow, Harry's birthplace and the place where his parents died, and meet the elderly magical historian Bathilda Bagshot, but she turns out to be Nagini in disguise, awaiting their arrival. The snake attacks Harry and again they barely escape, but Harry's wand is damaged beyond repair. Their luck finally appears to turn in the Forest of Dean. A mysterious silver doe Patronus appears and guides Harry to an icy pond containing the Sword of Hogwarts co-founder Godric Gryffindor, one of the few objects able to destroy Horcruxes. During Harry's attempt to recover the sword, the Horcrux tries to kill him. He is saved by Ron, who appears suddenly, takes the sword and uses it to destroy the locket.

text: Ron had been guided back to them by the Deluminator, indicating that Dumbledore's gifts may be more useful than they thought. Hermione identifies in Dumbledore's book a strange symbol also worn at the wedding by Xenophilius Lovegood. They visit him and are told the symbol represents the mythical Deathly Hallows, three objects from an old fairy tale titled The Tale of the Three Brothers: the Elder Wand, an unbeatable wand; the Resurrection Stone, able to summon the dead; and an infallible Invisibility Cloak. Although Ron and Hermione are skeptical, Harry believes the Hallows are real and could explain the visions of Voldemort he has been having over the past few months. He suspects Voldemort is hunting the Elder Wand, won by Dumbledore after defeating Grindelwald, believing it will allow him to overpower the connection between his own wand and Harry's. Harry believes the Resurrection Stone was inset into the ring horcrux that Dumbledore discovered the previous year, and may be hidden inside the Snitch Dumbledore left for him, but he can't open it. The description of the third Hallow also matches that of his own inherited Invisibility Cloak. Harry's suspicions are confirmed when he has a vision of Voldemort breaking open Dumbledore's tomb and stealing the Elder Wand from within.

text: The trio are captured by Snatchers and taken to Malfoy Manor, where Bellatrix Lestrange tortures Hermione to learn how the three acquired the sword, which she had believed was in her vault at Gringotts. With the help of Dobby the house-elf they escape along with fellow prisoners Luna Lovegood, Mr. Ollivander, Dean Thomas, and the goblin Griphook. During the escape, Peter Pettigrew is strangled by his own silver hand after Harry reminds him of the debt he owes him; Harry overpowers Draco Malfoy and steals his wand; and Dobby is killed by Bellatrix. Bellatrix's anger in interrogating Hermione suggests to Harry some exceptional object is in her vault, and when questioned, Griphook confirms a gold cup is indeed in her vault. With Griphook's help, they break into the vault at Gringotts, retrieve the cup, and escape on a dragon, but in the chaos Griphook steals the Sword of Gryffindor from them. Harry has another vision of Voldemort and sees that he now understands their plan, and intends to make his remaining horcruxes even safer. The vision also confirms the unidentified horcrux is at Hogwarts.

text: They enter the school through an undiscovered secret entrance in the Hog's Head, a bar in Hogsmeade owned by Dumbledore's brother, Aberforth. Harry alerts the teachers Voldemort is planning an assault on the school, and they drive out Snape and summon the Order of the Phoenix to help defend the school to win time for Harry to locate the horcrux. Voldemort had set a guard in the Ravenclaw tower, corroborating Harry's belief the horcrux is Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem, lost centuries ago. The Ravenclaw ghost's story further confirms this belief, and Harry remembers an old diadem in the Room of Requirement. Ron and Hermione destroy the cup with basilisk fangs taken from the Chamber of Secrets as Voldemort and his army besiege the castle. They find the diadem but are ambushed by Draco Malfoy and his friends Crabbe and Goyle. Crabbe tries to kill them using Fiendfyre, a cursed fire, but is unable to control it; the fire destroys the diadem and himself while Harry and his friends save Malfoy and Goyle. Meanwhile, several major characters are killed in the Battle of Hogwarts, including Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, and Fred Weasley.

text: In his encampment, Voldemort feels the Elder Wand is not performing as he expected. According to legend, its full allegiance must be won by killing the previous owner, and Voldemort reasons that as Snape killed Dumbledore, he will not be able to fully wield the wand's power until he kills Snape, which he does. Harry arrives as Snape is dying, and Snape passes him memories to view in a pensieve. They reveal Snape had a lifelong love for Harry's mother and felt haunted for causing her death, and despite hating Harry's father he agreed at Dumbledore's request to watch over Harry and act as a double agent against Voldemort. The doe Patronus that led Harry to the Sword was summoned by Snape, who was watching over them the whole time. It is revealed that Dumbledore was slowly dying after mishandling the ring horcrux, and he planned his "murder" with Snape in advance to prove Snape's allegiance to Voldemort. The memories also explain that Harry himself is a horcrux and must die at Voldemort's hand if Voldemort is to become mortal. Harry accepts his death and goes to the Forbidden Forest to allow Voldemort to kill him. On the way he mentions to Neville Longbottom that Voldemort's snake Nagini must be killed to make Voldemort vulnerable. He finally manages to open the Snitch and uses the Resurrection Stone within to seek comfort and courage from his dead loved ones—his parents, Sirius and Lupin—dropping the Stone in the forest before reaching Voldemort's camp. Voldemort uses the Killing Curse and Harry does not defend himself.

text: Harry awakens in a dreamlike location resembling Kings Cross station and is greeted by Dumbledore, who explains that Voldemort's original Killing Curse left a fragment of Voldemort's soul in Harry, which caused the connection they had felt, making Harry an unintended Horcrux; this fragment had just been destroyed by Voldemort himself. When Voldemort used Harry's blood to regain his full strength, this further protected Harry from Voldemort, allowing Harry to return to life if he chooses, or to "go on". Harry chooses to return and feigns death. Voldemort calls a truce and displays Harry's body, offering to spare most of the defenders if they surrender. Neville, however, pulls the Sword of Gryffindor out of the Sorting Hat and uses it to behead Nagini, leaving Voldemort unprotected, and Harry escapes under his cloak as the battle resumes.

text: In a final onslaught, Bellatrix is killed by Molly Weasley and Harry reveals to Voldemort that he is alive. He explains to Voldemort the Elder Wand's loyalty transfers upon the defeat, not necessarily the killing, of its previous master. Although Voldemort believes by killing Snape he has gained the Wand's loyalty, Snape was in fact never its master. Instead, Draco Malfoy inadvertently earned the Wand's loyalty when he disarmed Dumbledore just before Snape arrived to kill him. Therefore, Harry believes that their duel will depend on whether or not the Wand recognises Harry to be its new master after he disarmed Draco at Malfoy Manor weeks prior. Voldemort attempts one final Killing Curse on Harry, but the Elder Wand refuses to act against Harry and the spell rebounds, striking Voldemort and destroying him once and for all.

text: Harry uses the Elder Wand to repair his original wand, planning to return the Elder Wand to Dumbledore's tomb where its power may vanish if Harry dies undefeated and it can drop out of history. Harry does not intend to search for the Resurrection Stone he dropped in the Forbidden Forest, but will keep the Invisibility Cloak he inherited. The wizarding world returns to peace once more.

text: In an epilogue set in King's Cross station 19 years later, the primary characters are seeing their own children off to Hogwarts. Harry and Ginny are a couple with three children: James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna. Ron and Hermione also have two children, Rose and Hugo. Harry's godson Teddy Lupin is found kissing Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour's daughter Victoire; Neville Longbottom is now a Hogwarts professor; Draco Malfoy and his wife are also at the station to send off their son, Scorpius. Albus is departing for his first year at Hogwarts and is worried he will be placed into Slytherin House. Harry reassures him by telling his son he is named after two Hogwarts headmasters, one of them (Snape) a Slytherin and "the bravest man he had ever met", but the Sorting Hat could also take account of personal preferences, as it did for Harry. The book ends with the words: "The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen years. All was well."

text: Background[edit]

text: Franchise[edit]

text: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published by Bloomsbury, the publisher of all Harry Potter books in the United Kingdom, on 30 June 1997.[4] It was released in the United States on 1 September 1998 by Scholastic—the American publisher of the books—as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,[5] after Rowling had received US$105,000 for the American rights—an unprecedented amount for a children's book by a then-unknown author.[6] The second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was originally published in the UK on 2 July 1998, and in the US on 2 June 1999. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was then published a year later in the UK on 8 July 1999, and in the US on 8 September 1999.[7] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was published on 8 July 2000 at the same time by Bloomsbury and Scholastic.[8] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the longest book in the series at 766 pages in the UK version and 870 pages in the US version.[9] It was published worldwide in English on 21 June 2003.[10] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was published on 16 July 2005, and it sold 9 million copies in the first 24 hours of its worldwide release.[11][12]

text: Choice of title[edit]

text: The title of the book refers to three mythical objects featured in the story, collectively known as the "Deathly Hallows"—an unbeatable wand, a stone to bring the dead to life, and a cloak of invisibility. Shortly before releasing the title, J. K. Rowling announced that she had considered three titles for the book.[13][14] The final title was released to the public on 21 December 2006, via a special Christmas-themed hangman puzzle on Rowling's website, confirmed shortly afterwards by the book's publishers.[15] When asked during a live chat about the other titles she had been considering, Rowling mentioned Harry Potter and the Elder Wand and Harry Potter and the Peverell Quest.[13]

text: Rowling on finishing the book[edit]

text: Rowling completed the book while staying at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh in January 2007, and left a signed statement on a marble bust of Hermes in her room which read: "J. K. Rowling finished writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in this room (552) on 11 January 2007".[16] In a statement on her website, she said, "I've never felt such a mixture of extreme emotions in my life, never dreamed I could feel simultaneously heartbroken and euphoric." She compared her mixed feelings to those expressed by Charles Dickens in the preface of the 1850 edition of David Copperfield, "a two-years' imaginative task". "To which," she added, "I can only sigh, try seventeen years, Charles". She ended her message by saying "Deathly Hallows is my favourite, and that is the most wonderful way to finish the series".[17]

text: When asked before publication about the forthcoming book, Rowling stated that she could not change the ending even if she wanted. "These books have been plotted for such a long time, and for six books now, that they're all leading a certain direction. So, I really can't".[18] She also commented that the final volume related closely to the previous book in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, "almost as though they are two-halves of the same novel".[19] She has said that the last chapter of the book was written "in something like 1990", as part of her earliest work on the series.[20] Rowling also revealed she originally wrote the last words to be "something like: 'Only those who he loved could see his lightning scar'". Rowling changed this because she did not want people to think Voldemort would rise again and to say that Harry's mission was over.[21][22]

text: Major themes[edit]

text: Death[edit]

text: In a 2006 interview, J. K. Rowling said that the main theme of the series is Harry dealing with death,[23] which was influenced by her mother's death in 1990, from multiple sclerosis.[21][23][24][25] Lev Grossman of Time stated that the main theme of the series was the overwhelming importance of continuing to love in the face of death.[26]

text: Living in a corrupted society[edit]

text: Academics and journalists have developed many other interpretations of themes in the books, some more complex than others, and some including political subtexts. Themes such as normality, oppression, survival, and overcoming imposing odds have all been considered as prevalent throughout the series.[27] Similarly, the theme of making one's way through adolescence and "going over one's most harrowing ordeals—and thus coming to terms with them" has also been considered.[28] Rowling has stated that the books comprise "a prolonged argument for tolerance, a prolonged plea for an end to bigotry" and that also pass on a message to "question authority and ... not assume that the establishment or the press tells you all of the truth".[29]

text: Some political commentators have seen J. K. Rowling's portrayal of the bureaucratised Ministry of Magic and the oppressive measures taken by the Ministry in the later books (like making attendance at Hogwarts School compulsory and the "registration of Mudbloods" with the Ministry) as an allegory of criticising the state.[30]

text: Christian allegories[edit]

text: The Harry Potter series has been criticised for supposedly supporting witchcraft and the occult. Before publication of Deathly Hallows, Rowling refused to speak out about her religion, stating, "If I talk too freely, every reader, whether 10 or 60, will be able to guess what's coming in the books".[31] However, many have noted Christian allegories apparent in Deathly Hallows.[31] For example, Harry dies and then comes back to life to save mankind, like Christ. The location where this occurs is King's Cross.[32] Harry also urges Voldemort to show remorse, to restore his shattered soul. Rowling also stated that "my belief and my struggling with religious belief ... I think is quite apparent in this book", which is shown as Harry struggles with his faith in Dumbledore.[33]

text: Deathly Hallows begins with a pair of epigraphs, one by Quaker leader William Penn and one from Aeschylus' The Libation Bearers. Of this, Rowling said "I really enjoyed choosing those two quotations because one is pagan, of course, and one is from a Christian tradition. I'd known it was going to be those two passages since Chamber was published. I always knew [that] if I could use them at the beginning of book seven then I'd cued up the ending perfectly. If they were relevant, then I went where I needed to go. They just say it all to me, they really do".[34]

text: When Harry visits his parents' grave, the biblical reference "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death" (1 Corinthians 15:26) is inscribed on the grave.[35] The Dumbledores' family tomb also holds a biblical quote: "Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also", which is from Matthew 6:21.[35] Rowling states, "They're very British books, so on a very practical note Harry was going to find biblical quotations on tombstones ... [but] I think those two particular quotations he finds on the tombstones at Godric's Hollow, they sum up – they almost epitomise the whole series".[35]

text: Harry Potter pundit John Granger additionally noted that one of the reasons the Harry Potter books were so popular is their use of literary alchemy (similar to Romeo and Juliet, C. S. Lewis's Perelandra and Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities) and vision symbolism.[36] In this model, authors weave allegorical tales along the alchemical magnum opus. Since the medieval period, alchemical allegory has mirrored the passion, death and resurrection of Christ.[37] While the entire series utilises symbols common in alchemy, the Deathly Hallows completes this cycle, tying themes of death, rebirth, and the Resurrection Stone to the principal motif of alchemical allegory, and topics presented in the first book of the series.

text: Release[edit]

text: Marketing and promotion[edit]

text: The launch was celebrated by an all-night book signing and reading at the Natural History Museum in London, which Rowling attended along with 1,700 guests chosen by ballot.[38] Rowling toured the US in October 2007, where another event was held at Carnegie Hall in New York City with tickets allocated by sweepstake.[39]

text: Scholastic, the American publisher of the Harry Potter series, launched a multimillion-dollar "There will soon be 7" marketing campaign with a "Knight Bus" travelling to 40 libraries across the United States, online fan discussions and competitions, collectible bookmarks, tattoos, and the staged release of seven Deathly Hallows questions most debated by fans.[40] In the build-up to the book's release, Scholastic released seven questions that fans would find answered in the final book:[41]

text:
Who will live? Who will die?
Is Snape good or evil?
Will Hogwarts reopen?
Who ends up with whom?
Where are the Horcruxes?
Will Voldemort be defeated?
What are the Deathly Hallows?

text: J. K. Rowling arranged with her publishers for a poster bearing the face of the missing British child Madeleine McCann to be made available to book sellers when Deathly Hallows was launched on 21 July 2007, and said that she hoped that the posters would be displayed prominently in shops all over the world.[42]

text: After it was told that the novel would be released on 21 July 2007, Warner Bros. shortly thereafter said that the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix would be released shortly before the novel would be released, on 13 July 2007,[43] making many people proclaim that July 2007, was the month of Harry Potter.[44]

text: Spoiler embargo[edit]

text: Bloomsbury invested £10 million in an attempt to keep the book's contents secure until 21 July, the release date.[45] Arthur Levine, US editor of the Harry Potter series, denied distributing any copies of Deathly Hallows in advance for press review, but two US papers published early reviews anyway.[46] There was speculation that some shops would break the embargo and distribute copies of the book early, as the penalty imposed for previous instalments—that the distributor would not be supplied with any further copies of the series—would no longer be a deterrent.[47]

text: Online leaks and early delivery[edit]

text: In the week before its release, a number of texts purporting to be genuine leaks appeared in various forms. On 16 July, a set of photographs representing all 759 pages of the US edition was leaked and was fully transcribed prior to the official release date.[48][49][50][51] The photographs later appeared on websites and peer-to-peer networks, leading Scholastic to seek a subpoena in order to identify one source.[52] This represented the most serious security breach in the Harry Potter series' history.[53] Rowling and her lawyer confirmed that there were genuine online leaks.[22][54] Reviews published in both The Baltimore Sun and The New York Times on 18 July 2007, corroborated many of the plot elements from this leak, and about one day prior to release, The New York Times confirmed that the main circulating leak was real.[53]

text: Scholastic announced that approximately one-ten-thousandth (0.0001) of the US supply had been shipped early — interpreted to mean about 1,200 copies. One reader in Maryland received a copy of the book in the mail from DeepDiscount.com four days before it was launched, which evoked incredulous responses from both Scholastic and DeepDiscount. Scholastic initially reported that they were satisfied it had been a "human error" and would not discuss possible penalties;[55] however, the following day Scholastic announced that it would be launching legal action against DeepDiscount.com and its distributor, Levy Home Entertainment.[56] Scholastic filed for damages in Chicago's Circuit Court of Cook County, claiming that DeepDiscount engaged in a "complete and flagrant violation of the agreements that they knew were part of the carefully constructed release of this eagerly awaited book."[57] Some of the early release books soon appeared on eBay, in one case being sold to Publishers Weekly for US$250 from an initial price of US$18.[58]

text: Price wars and other controversies[edit]

text: Asda,[59][60] along with several other UK supermarkets, having already taken pre-orders for the book at a heavily discounted price, sparked a price war two days before the book's launch by announcing they would sell it for just £5 a copy. Other retail chains then also offered the book at discounted prices. At these prices the book became a loss leader. This caused uproar from traditional UK booksellers who argued they had no hope of competing in those conditions. Independent shops protested loudest, but even Waterstone's, the UK's largest dedicated chain bookstore, could not compete with the supermarket price. Some small bookstores hit back by buying their stock from the supermarkets rather than their wholesalers. Asda attempted to counter this by imposing a limit of two copies per customer to prevent bulk purchases. Philip Wicks, a spokesman for the UK Booksellers Association, said, "It is a war we can't even participate in. We think it's a crying shame that the supermarkets have decided to treat it as a loss-leader, like a can of baked beans." Michael Norris, an analyst at Simba Information, said: "You are not only lowering the price of the book. At this point, you are lowering the value of reading."[61]

text: In Malaysia, a similar price war caused controversy regarding sales of the book.[62] Four of the biggest bookstore chains in Malaysia, MPH Bookstores, Popular Bookstores, Times and Harris, decided to pull Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows off their shelves as a protest against Tesco and Carrefour hypermarkets. The retail price of the book in Malaysia is MYR 109.90, while the hypermarkets Tesco and Carrefour sold the book at MYR 69.90. The move by the bookstores was seen as an attempt to pressure the distributor Penguin Books to remove the books from the hypermarkets. However, as of 24 July 2007, the price war has ended, with the four bookstores involved resuming selling the books in their stores with discount. Penguin Books has also confirmed that Tesco and Carrefour are selling the book at a loss, urging them to practice good business sense and fair trade.[63]

text: The book's early Saturday morning release in Israel was criticised for violating Shabbat. Trade and Industry Minister Eli Yishai commented "It is forbidden, according to Jewish values and Jewish culture, that a thing like this should take place at 2 am on Saturday. Let them do it on another day."[64] Yishai indicated that he would issue indictments and fines based on the Hours of Work and Rest Law.[65]

text: Publication and reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: The Baltimore Sun's critic, Mary Carole McCauley, noted that the book was more serious than the previous novels in the series and had more straightforward prose.[66] Furthermore, reviewer Alice Fordham from The Times wrote that "Rowling's genius is not just her total realisation of a fantasy world, but the quieter skill of creating characters that bounce off the page, real and flawed and brave and lovable". Fordham concluded, "We have been a long way together, and neither Rowling nor Harry let us down in the end".[67] The New York Times writer Michiko Kakutani agreed, praising Rowling's ability to make Harry both a hero and a character that can be related to.[68]

text: Time magazine's Lev Grossman named it one of the Top 10 Fiction Books of 2007, ranking it at No. 8, and praised Rowling for proving that books can still be a global mass medium.[26] Novelist Elizabeth Hand criticised that "... the spectacularly complex interplay of narrative and character often reads as though an entire trilogy's worth of summing-up has been crammed into one volume."[69] In a starred review from Kirkus Reviews, the reviewer said, "Rowling has shown uncommon skill in playing them with and against each other, and also woven them into a darn good bildungsroman, populated by memorable characters and infused with a saving, irrepressible sense of fun". They also praised the second half of the novel, but criticised the epilogue, calling it "provocatively sketchy".[70] In another review from The Times, reviewer Amanda Craig said that while Rowling was "not an original, high-concept author", she was "right up there with other greats of children's fiction". Craig went on to say that the novel was "beautifully judged, and a triumphant return to form", and that Rowling's imagination changed the perception of an entire generation, which "is more than all but a handful of living authors, in any genre, have achieved in the past half-century".[71]

text: In contrast, Jenny Sawyer of The Christian Science Monitor said that, "There is much to love about the Harry Potter series, from its brilliantly realised magical world to its multilayered narrative", however, "A story is about someone who changes. And, puberty aside, Harry doesn't change much. As envisioned by Rowling, he walks the path of good so unwaveringly that his final victory over Voldemort feels, not just inevitable, but hollow".[72] In The New York Times, Christopher Hitchens compared the series to World War Two-era English boarding school stories, and while he wrote that "Rowling has won imperishable renown" for the series as a whole, he also stated that he disliked Rowling's use of deus ex machina, that the mid-book camping chapters are "abysmally long", and Voldemort "becomes more tiresome than an Ian Fleming villain".[73] Catherine Bennett of The Guardian praised Rowling for putting small details from the previous books and making them large in Deathly Hallows, such as Grindelwald being mentioned on a Chocolate Frog Card in the first book. While she points out "as her critics say, Rowling is no Dickens", she says that Rowling "has willed into a fictional being, in every book, legions of new characters, places, spells, rules and scores of unimagined twists and subplots".[74]

text: Stephen King criticised the reactions of some reviewers to the books, including McCauley, for jumping too quickly to surface conclusions of the work.[75] He felt this was inevitable, because of the extreme secrecy before launch which did not allow reviewers time to read and consider the book, but meant that many early reviews lacked depth. Rather than finding the writing style disappointing, he felt it had matured and improved. He acknowledged that the subject matter of the books had become more adult, and that Rowling had clearly been writing with the adult audience firmly in mind since the middle of the series. He compared the works in this respect to Huckleberry Finn and Alice in Wonderland which achieved success and have become established classics, in part by appealing to the adult audience as well as children.[75]

text: Sales, awards and honours[edit]

text: Sales for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows were record setting. The initial US print run for Deathly Hallows was 12 million copies, and more than a million were pre-ordered through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble,[76] 500 percent higher than pre-sales had been for Half-Blood Prince.[77] On 12 April 2007, Barnes & Noble declared that Deathly Hallows had broken its pre-order record, with more than 500,000 copies pre-ordered through its site.[78] On opening day, a record 8.3 million copies were sold in the United States (over 96 per second),[79][80] and 2.65 million copies in the United Kingdom.[81] It holds the Guinness World record for fastest selling book of fiction in 24 hours for US sales.[2] At WH Smith, sales reportedly reached a rate of 15 books sold per second.[82] By June 2008, nearly a year after it was published, worldwide sales were reportedly around 44 million.[83]

text: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has won several awards.[84] In 2007, the book was named one of The New York Times 100 Notable Books,[85] and one of its Notable Children's Books.[86] The novel was named the best book of 2007, by Newsweek's critic Malcolm Jones.[87] Publishers Weekly also listed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows among their Best Books of 2007.[88] In 2008, the American Library Association named the novel one of its Best Books for Young Adults,[89] and also listed it as a Notable Children's Book.[90] Furthermore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows received the 2008 Colorado Blue Spruce Book Award.[84]

text: Translations[edit]

text: Due to its worldwide fame, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has been translated into many languages. The first translation to be released was the Ukrainian translation, on 25 September 2007 (as Гаррі Поттер і смертельні реліквії – Harry Potter i smertel'ni relikviji).[91] The Swedish title of the book was revealed by Rowling as Harry Potter and the Relics of Death (Harry Potter och Dödsrelikerna), following a pre-release question from the Swedish publisher about the difficulty of translating the two words "Deathly Hallows" without having read the book.[92] This is also the title used for the French translation (Harry Potter et les reliques de la mort), the Spanish translation (Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Muerte), the Dutch translation (Harry Potter en de Relieken van de Dood) and the Brazilian Portuguese translation (Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte).[93] The first Polish translation was released with a new title: Harry Potter i Insygnia Śmierci – Harry Potter and the Insignia of Death.[94] The Hindi translation Harry Potter aur Maut ke Tohfe (हैरी पॉटर और मौत के तोहफे), which means "Harry Potter and the Gifts of Death", was released by Manjul Publication in India on 27 June 2008.[95] The Romanian version was released on 1 December 2007 using the title (Harry Potter și Talismanele Morții).

text: Editions[edit]

text: Deathly Hallows was released in hardcover on 21 July 2007[96] and in paperback in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2008[97] and the United States on 7 July 2009.[98] In SoHo, New York, there was a release party for the American paperback edition, with many games and activities.[99] An "Adult Edition" with a different cover illustration was released by Bloomsbury on 21 July 2007.[100] To be released simultaneously with the original US hardcover on 21 July with only 100,000 copies was a Scholastic deluxe edition, highlighting a new cover illustration by Mary GrandPré.[101] In October 2010, Bloomsbury released a "Celebratory" paperback edition, which featured a foiled and starred cover.[102] Lastly, on 1 November 2010, a "Signature" edition of the novel was released in paperback by Bloomsbury.[103]

text: Adaptations[edit]

text: Film[edit]

text: A two-part film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is directed by David Yates, written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman, David Barron and J. K. Rowling. Part 1 was released on 19 November 2010, and Part 2 on 15 July 2011.[104][105] Filming began in February 2009, and ended on 12 June 2010.[106] However, the cast confirmed they would reshoot the epilogue scene as they only had two days to shoot the original.[107] Reshoots officially ended around December 2010.[note 1][108] Part 1 ended at Chapter 24 of the book, when Voldemort regained the Elder Wand.[109] However, there were a few omissions, such as the appearances of Dean Thomas and Viktor Krum, and Peter Pettigrew's death.[110] James Bernadelli of Reelviews said that the script stuck closest to the text since Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,[111] yet this was met with negativity from some audiences as the film inherited "the book's own problems".[112]

text: Audiobooks[edit]

text: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was released simultaneously on 21 July 2007, in both the UK and the United States.[113][114] The UK edition features the voice of Stephen Fry and runs about 24 hours[115] while the US edition features the voice of Jim Dale and runs about 21 hours.[116] Both Fry and Dale recorded 146 different and distinguishable character voices, and was the most recorded by an individual on an audiobook at the time.[117]

text: For his work on Deathly Hallows, Dale won the 2008 Grammy Award for the Best Spoken Word Album for Children.[118] He also was awarded an Earphone Award by AudioFile, who claimed, "Dale has raised the bar on audiobook interpretation so high it's hard to imagine any narrator vaulting over it."[119]

text: The Tales of Beedle the Bard[edit]

text: On 4 December 2008, Rowling released The Tales of Beedle the Bard both in the UK and US.[120] The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a spin-off of Deathly Hallows and contains fairy tales that are told to children in the "Wizarding World". The book includes five short stories, including "The Tale of the Three Brothers" which is the story of the Deathly Hallows.

text:
Amazon.com released an exclusive collector's edition of the book which is a replica of the book that Amazon.com purchased at auction in December 2007.[121]
Seven copies were auctioned off in London by Sotheby's. Each was illustrated and handwritten by Rowling and is 157 pages. It was bound in brown Moroccan leather and embellished with five hand-chased hallmarked sterling silver ornaments and mounted moonstones.[122]

text: Notes[edit]

text: Jump up ^ While this is not officially confirmed, Emma Watson is quoted as saying "We have reshoots at Christmas", so filming presumably ended around this time.


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text: April Wine

text: History[edit]

text: Early years[edit]

text: April Wine began in late 1969 in Truro, Nova Scotia (a suburb of Halifax).[3][4] The band's name was chosen simply because members thought the two words sounded good as well as really liking the month of April and drinking Wine. The original members were brothers David Henman on guitar and Ritchie Henman on drums. Their cousin Jim Henman joined in on bass and Myles Goodwyn completed the sound on lead vocals and guitar. In early 1970 the band relocated to Montreal.[5] Shortly after arriving in their new home the band was signed by Aquarius Records.[6] They recorded and released their debut album April Wine in September 1971. The album spawned their first single, "Fast Train", which received fairly steady airplay on radio stations across Canada and established Myles Goodwyn as the band's main songwriter. The single's success led the band's label to ask for a second album amid the first of many lineup changes:[1] Jim Henman left the band in the fall of 1971 and was replaced by Jim Clench.

text: Mainstream success begins[edit]

text: Under the guidance of producer Ralph Murphy,[7] April Wine recorded their second album, titled On Record. The first single from the album was a cover version of the song "You Could Have Been a Lady", originally by the band Hot Chocolate. The record was a commercial success, hitting number two for a single week on the RPM Canadian charts, as well as cracking the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States where it stayed for 11 weeks, peaking at No. 32.[8] Immediately following that triumph, April Wine released a second single from On Record, titled "Bad Side of the Moon." This song, written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, also got much airplay on Canadian radio stations and was a minor hit in the U.S. as well. Both tracks remain staples on classic rock radio stations in Canada. On Record was certified Gold in Canada and the band, along with Murphy, returned to the studio to exploit the popularity generated by their second release.

text: During the recording of the band's third album, still another line-up change occurred. Before the album's completion, brothers David and Ritchie Henman resigned, leaving Myles Goodwyn as the only remaining original member. Goodwyn and Clench decided to continue the band and began auditions for replacement musicians. Eventually drummer Jerry Mercer (formerly of the Canadian band Mashmakhan) and guitarist Gary Moffet were chosen, and together they finished recording the band's third album entitled Electric Jewels, which contained songs such as "Weeping Widow," "Just Like That" and "Lady Run, Lady Hide." These songs would remain in April Wine's concert set lists for many years. In support of this album, the band embarked on the Electric Adventure Tour which featured a massive lighting and pyrotechnic show.[6]

text: Gold and platinum years[edit]

text: The band's fourth release, Stand Back, went double platinum in Canada, riding on the success of the singles "Tonight Is A Wonderful Time To Fall In Love" and "I Wouldn't Want To Lose Your Love".[9][6] The song "Oowatanite" became a concert favourite and stands as one of the most popular songs the band has ever recorded. Following the supporting tour for Stand Back, the roster of members was again shaken up. This time, Jim Clench departed and was replaced by Steve Lang. Clench would stay active in music, doing stints in the rock bands Bachman–Turner Overdrive[10] and Loverboy.[citation needed]

text: The next release by the band would be titled The Whole World's Goin' Crazy. The album would be the first April Wine release to hit platinum status based on advanced sales orders alone.[11] The album contained the popular title track as well as a successful smash single, the ballad "Like A Lover, Like A Song". Following the supporting tour for Crazy the band returned to the studio to record their sixth album, Forever for Now. The album would be another platinum seller and contained the band's biggest single to date, "You Won't Dance With Me".[12]

text: On 4 and 5 March 1977 April Wine was booked to play a charity concert at the famed El Mocambo Club in Toronto, Ontario. Co-headliner on the bill was a band called "The Cockroaches," who turned out to be The Rolling Stones.[13] The pseudonym was a poorly kept secret and huge crowds turned out for the event. April Wine's performance was captured and released as the album Live at the El Mocambo. The band got its first chance at touring the U.S. following the El Mocambo gig, first opening for The Rolling Stones, then for various popular headliners, including Styx and fellow Canadian band Rush.

text: Another line-up change occurred in 1977, though rather than someone leaving, the band added a fifth member, Brian Greenway, who was brought in as a third guitarist. Not only could Brian contribute on guitar, he was also an accomplished singer and harmonica player.[14][not in citation given] His addition gave April Wine a powerful three guitar attack that would become synonymous with their hard rock sound. Also, with Brian on board to cover guitar duties, it allowed Myles Goodwyn to switch to keyboards for the band's long list of popular ballads. Incidentally, Brian Greenway's former band, The Dudes, also contained April Wine alumni David and Ritchie Henman.

text: 1979 saw continued Canadian success, and the beginning of international success. The band's seventh album, First Glance, had an immediate impact and the first two singles were both successful on Canadian radio. It was the third single, a raucous rocker called "Roller", that brought the band mass appeal across North America. "Roller" started its momentum in Michigan and soon was a popular hit across the U.S., finding its way into the Billboard Hot 100 where it stayed for eleven weeks. First Glance also found an audience in the U.S., staying on the Billboard album chart for many weeks, making it April Wine's first gold record outside of Canada. Constant touring helped propel the band to greater success, as American audiences from coast-to-coast embraced the hard rock of this "new" band from Canada.

text: Following on the popularity of First Glance, April Wine released Harder ... Faster. "Say Hello" and "I Like to Rock" were popular hits on both sides of the border and Harder ... Faster proved to be yet another multi-platinum release for the band. It would stay on the Billboard top album chart for 40 weeks. The supporting tour for the album began as an opening slot for Nazareth on their national tour across the United States.

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text: The Nature of the Beast was released in January 1981, and riding on the popularity of the hit singles "Just Between You and Me" and the band's cover of the Lorence Hud song "Sign of the Gypsy Queen", the album hit multi-platinum success back home in Canada, and was the first April Wine album to reach platinum status internationally. April Wine embarked on an extensive support tour, performing to their largest crowds ever. Following The Nature of the Beast tour, the band went on an eighteen-month hiatus.

text: In July 1982, April Wine released their tenth album, Power Play. The album included the singles "Enough is Enough", "If You See Kay" and "Anything You Want, You Got It". The latter would become the band's opening number on the supporting tour, while the "Enough is Enough" video started receiving frequent rotation on MTV. The Power Play tour in 1982 was the band's most extensive. Despite decent sales, Power Play was not met with the same critical acclaim the prior two albums had received; both the album and its singles charted well on Billboard's lists, but for shorter periods of time than earlier albums and singles.

text: The band started writing and recording the next album, Animal Grace, but during the lengthy process the band members were not getting along, and Myles Goodwyn moved from his native Canada to the Bahamas. Both Animal Grace and its single "This Could be the Right One" rose quickly on the charts, but stayed only for a short time. In 1984 the band got together for its announced "Farewell Tour".

text: The 1984 tour was successful enough to spawn another live album, One for the Road. Goodwyn then began working on what was intended to be his first solo album in 1985. However, April Wine still contractually owed Capitol Records one more album. Greenway joined Goodwyn in Nassau, along with Montreal session musicians Daniel Barbe (keyboards), Jean Pellerin (bass), and Marty Simon (drums, percussion), to record what was supposed to be the band's final album, Walking Through Fire.

text: In September 1985 (later in certain countries), the album Walking Through Fire was released under the April Wine name; however, only Goodwyn and Greenway remained of the lineup from the previous album. Goodwyn released a self-titled solo album, and Brian Greenway also released an album following the band's break-up, but April Wine remained on hiatus for the remainder of the 1980s and early 1990s.

text: Rebirth[edit]

text: In 1988 Myles Goodwyn moved back to Canada from his home in the Bahamas. Although there was interest in an April Wine reunion, and the subject was discussed among the former members, other commitments prevented them from getting together until 1992. April Wine returned to the stage that year, starting with a free concert in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The reunited band consisted of Goodwyn, Greenway, returning drummer Jerry Mercer and bassist Jim Clench, who hadn't played with the band since 1975. Filling out the act was third guitarist Steve Segal. The band toured in both Canada and the US.

text: In 1993 the band released the first "true" April Wine album in a decade, titled Attitude. It was certified gold in Canada soon after its release. Segal remained with the band through one more studio release, 1994's Frigate.

text: The band released another album in 2001, entitled Back to the Mansion. Also in 2001, the band's song 'Roller' was featured in the movie 'Joe Dirt'. Then in 2003, they released the live album called Greatest Hits Live 2003.

text: In 2004 Silverline released April Wine's first DVD-A called From the Front Row ... Live!. From 2001 to 2004 their live shows included Carl Dixon (formerly of the bands Coney Hatch, and The Guess Who)[3] on guitars, keyboards and backing vocals.

text: April Wine entered into its 37th year as a band in 2006. On October 31 of that year, Aquarius Records released April Wine Rocks!, a new compilation of April Wine favourites, including a bonus live tune and a new album, entitled Roughly Speaking, was released on November 28, 2006.

text: By the end of 2006, Clench had left the band for the second time and was replaced by bassist Breen LeBoeuf in January 2007.[1][2] A year later, Mercer announced his retirement; his scheduled final show in Calgary Alberta, ringing in the 2009 new year, was cancelled due to bad weather. Mercer was replaced by drummer Blair Mackay in January 2009.

text: In 2010 April Wine was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Juno Awards April 18, 2010 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[15][16][17] Goodwyn and Greenway accepted the honour.

text: On November 3, 2010, former bassist Jim Clench died in a Montreal hospital after a battle with stage 4 lung cancer.[10][18][19][20]

text: LeBoeuf left April Wine in July 2011 and was replaced by Richard Lanthier from the Yes tribute band Close to the Edge. Mackay left April Wine in March 2012 and was succeeded by Roy "Nip" Nichol, who had performed with the Stacey Thorn Band, Sam Hill and most recently Spare Partz.

text: April Wine continues to tour across Canada annually and also plays festivals in Europe and in the United States, with the group now consisting of Goodwyn, Greenway, Lanthier, and drummer Roy "Nip" Nichol.

text: Former bassist Steve Lang died on February 4, 2017 at age 67 after suffering from Parkinson’s disease.

text: Awards[edit]

text: April Wine has never been awarded a Juno despite 11 nominations.[1][11][21] Myles Goodwyn was awarded the ECMA (East Coast Music Awards) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003.[21][22][23][24] April Wine was also inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame and awarded with the CMW Lifetime Achievement Award on March 13, 2009.[25][26][27] In 2008 they were inducted into the East Coast Music Hall of Fame. On April 18, 2010, they were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

text: Discography[edit]

text:
April Wine (1971)
On Record (1972)
Electric Jewels (1973)
Stand Back (1975)
The Whole World's Goin' Crazy (1976)
Forever for Now (1977)
First Glance (1978)
Harder ... Faster (1979)
The Nature of the Beast (1981)
Power Play (1982)
Animal Grace (1984)
Walking Through Fire (1986)
Attitude (1993)
Frigate (1994)
Back to the Mansion (2001)
Roughly Speaking (2006)

text: Band members[edit]

text: Current members[edit]

text:
Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitar (1969-1986, 1992–Present)
Brian Greenway – vocals, guitar (1977-1986, 1992–Present)
Richard Lanthier – bass, vocals (2011–Present)
Roy Nichol – drums, vocals (2012–Present)

text: Former members[edit]

text:
Jimmy Henman – vocals, bass (1969-1971)
David Henman – vocals, guitar (1969-1973)
Ritchie Henman – drums (1969-1973)
Jim Clench – vocals, bass (1971-1975, 1992-2006; died 2010)
Gary Moffet – guitar, backing vocals (1973-1984)
Jerry Mercer – drums (1973-1984, 1992-2008)
Steve Lang – bass, backing vocals (1975-1984; died 2017)
Daniel Barbe – keyboards (1985-1986)
Jean Pellerin – bass (1985-1986)
Marty Simon – drums (1985-1986)
Steve Segal – guitar (1992-1994)
Carl Dixon – guitar, keyboards, vocals (2001-2004)
Breen LeBoeuf – bass, vocals (2007-2011)
Blair Mackay – drums (2009-2012)

text:
April Wine band members

1969–1971

Myles Goodwyn-vocals, guitars
Jimmy Henman-vocals, bass
David Henman-vocals, guitar
Ritchie Henman-drums

1971–1973

Myles Goodwyn-vocals, guitars
Jim Clench-vocals, bass
David Henman-vocals, guitar
Ritchie Henman-drums

1973–1975

Myles Goodwyn-vocals, guitars
Jim Clench-vocals, bass
Gary Moffet-guitars, background vocals
Jerry Mercer-drums

1975–1977

Myles Goodwyn-vocals, guitars, keyboards
Gary Moffet-guitars, background vocals
Steve Lang-bass, background vocals
Jerry Mercer-drums

1977–1984

Myles Goodwyn-vocals, guitars, keyboards
Gary Moffet-guitars, background vocals
Steve Lang-bass, background vocals
Brian Greenway-vocals, guitars
Jerry Mercer-drums

1985–1986

Myles Goodwyn-vocals, guitars
Brian Greenway-vocals, guitars
Daniel Barbe-keyboards
Jean Pellerin-bass
Marty Simon-drums

1992–1994

Myles Goodwyn-vocals, guitars
Brian Greenway-vocals, guitars
Jim Clench-vocals, bass
Steve Segal-guitars
Jerry Mercer-drums

1995–2001

Myles Goodwyn-vocals, guitars
Brian Greenway-vocals, guitars
Jim Clench-vocals, bass
Jerry Mercer-drums

2001–2004

Myles Goodwyn-vocals, guitars
Brian Greenway-vocals, guitars
Jim Clench-vocals, bass
Jerry Mercer-drums
Carl Dixon-guitar, keyboards, vocals

2004–2006

Myles Goodwyn-vocals, guitars
Brian Greenway-vocals, guitars
Jim Clench-vocals, bass
Jerry Mercer-drums

2007–2008

Myles Goodwyn-vocals, guitars
Brian Greenway-vocals, guitars
Breen LeBoeuf-bass, vocals
Jerry Mercer-drums

2009–2011

Myles Goodwyn-vocals, guitars
Brian Greenway-vocals, guitars
Breen LeBoeuf-bass, vocals
Blair Mackay-drums

2011–2012

Myles Goodwyn-vocals, guitars
Brian Greenway-vocals, guitars
Richard Lanthier-bass, vocals
Blair Mackay-drums

2012–present

Myles Goodwyn-vocals, guitars
Brian Greenway-vocals, guitars
Richard Lanthier-bass, vocals
Roy "Nip" Nichol-drums, vocals


document_title: Let the Good Times Roll (Shirley and Lee song)

question_text: who sings come on baby let the good times roll

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"Let the Good Times Roll"

Single by Shirley & Lee

from the album Let the Good Times Roll

A-side
"Let the Good Times Roll"

B-side
"Do You Mean to Hurt Me So"

Released
1956

Format
7" single

Recorded
New Orleans, Louisiana, 1956

Genre
Rhythm and blues, Rock and Roll

Length
2:30

Label
Aladdin 3325

Songwriter(s)
Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee

Shirley & Lee singles chronology

"Feel So Good"
(1955)
"Let the Good Times Roll"
(1956)
"I Feel Good"
(1957)

"Feel So Good"
(1955)
"Let the Good Times Roll"
(1956)
"I Feel Good"
(1957)

text: "Let the Good Times Roll" is a song that was recorded by Shirley and Lee in 1956. This song was written by the duo, Shirley Goodman (later Shirley Pixley) and Leonard Lee, and by September 8, 1956 had climbed to #20 in the US charts.

text: The song has a strong steady beat, much of which is provided by drummer Earl Palmer.[citation needed]