ABC.com to Launch an Online Game Version of `Who Wants to be a Millionaire'.

NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 2, 1999--

ABC.com Also to Conduct Sweepstakes Offering Trip to New York and Tickets to be in the Studio Audience for a Future Taping of "Who Wants

to be a Millionaire"

ABC.com, the official Web site of the ABC Television Network, will launch an online version of the successful game show, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in conjunction with the show's return on Sunday, Nov. 7. The game will consist of all original questions with a new game every day from Sunday, Nov. 7 - Sunday, Nov. 21, coinciding with "Millionaire's" run. Each of the 15 versions of the game will be archived on the Web site for repeat enjoyment. The online game is not to compete for actual cash prizes, but simply to allow the show's huge audience to play the game from the comfort of their own home at any time of day.

Along with the game, ABC.com will provide profiles of contestants on television, contestant standings, a running total of prize winnings, video highlights, and message boards.

To add yet another element of fun to the whole online experience, ABC.com will conduct a sweepstakes in which registered users will be eligible to win a fully paid trip to New York and tickets to be in the studio audience for a future taping of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." The sweepstakes package will consist of round-trip airfare to New York, transportation, two-night stay in New York and spending money.

ABC.com, one of the leading entertainment destinations on the Web, provides a comprehensive online experience, featuring access to entertainment, news and sports content on the Web. In addition to original interactive entertainment applications and daily features, ABC.com offers information about ABC Television Network programming from every part of the broadcast day, including prime time, soaps, sports, news, talk shows, "TGIF" and "Disney's One Saturday Morning" teen and children's programming, as well as entertainment specials. ABC.com is part of the ABC Internet Group, which oversees the development of some of the most innovative and popular sites on the World Wide Web, including ABCNEWS.com and Oscar.com. ABC Internet Group is part of the Buena Vista Internet Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company. Recently, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) reached an agreement with Infoseek Corporation (Nasdaq:SEEK) to combine its Buena Vista Internet Group (BVIG) with Infoseek and create a single Internet business called go.com.