THE TWELVE BLOWS OF NOON. Who is hiding behind the current mysterious star of 12 noon shots on TF1? The clues.
[Mis à jour le 19 avril 2022 à 11h51] Maël’s course continues successfully in the 12 strokes of noon. The midday master of TF1 won €1,000 this Monday, April 18, 2022 to share with a viewer, which allows his personal kitty to reach €46,393.
For now, the mysterious star of the 12 strokes of noon continues to hide many secrets. This Monday, April 18, 2022, new boxes were discovered, drawing the decor of a metro station. Maël proposed the name of Egyptian President Nasser during his last participation, without success. He had previously proposed the names of Agatha Christie and Christian Jacques. Check out a screenshot of the current Last Mystery Star below.
The issuance of Jean-Luc Reichmann is broadcast every day at noon on TF1 and allows viewers to test their knowledge of general culture but also to try to win half of the winnings of the champion of the show. The midday master is also responsible for finding the solution to the mysterious star, a daily riddle from which he subtracts boxes to reveal often far-fetched clues that should help him find the name of a celebrity. Laurent, the last grand master of the 12 noon shots, was eliminated on March 25, 2022 following a duel. The philosophy professor from the Bordeaux region thus lost after 72 victories in a row. He pocketed a total of €310,607 in winnings and gifts.
- the Bonsecours Market in Montreal: Lewis Hamilton’s first victory at the F1 Grand Prix took place in Montreal
- a palm leaf: his family is partly from the Caribbean
- a megaphone: it is a figure of Black Lives Matter
- a Blue Macaw from Brazil: in reference to Sao Paulo where he was crowned F1 champion in 2008
- the number 7 because he was seven times world champion
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The ranking of the 12 noon shots was turned upside down by Bruno’s participation. Arriving in Jean-Luc Reichmann’s game on January November 20, 2021, the master left him on October 5, 2021 after 252 participations with a total of €1,026,107. He thus beats Eric and his 199 entries and a total of €921,316 in winnings. Third, Christian Quesada, who had long remained the all-category champion of the game with 193 participations and €809,392 in winnings. Then comes Paul with €691,522 and 153 participations, as well as Véronique with exactly 100 participations and €447,226 in winnings. Then comes Léo with 98 participations and €410,591 in winnings and finally Timothée with 83 participations and €353,348 in all.
- Amazonia: in 2011, she supported the Native American leader Raoni Metuktire in his fight against a dam in Brazil
- The solar panel: it supports the Pacte Finance Climat collective in 2018 for its fight in favor of renewable energies
- The shark’s jaw: she was the godmother of SOS Grand Requin Blanc in 2006
- The surfboard: she lives with Bixente Lizarazu, a big fan of surfing
- The chicken: she dubbed a character in the animated film Chicken Little
- The dice of the zodiac: she played in the series Zodiac and The Master of the Zodiac
- The heart-shaped balloon: she is part of the Enfoirés, who fight for the Restos du Cœur
- The blue bird: she had great success on Twitter for her songs during confinement
- Christian Quesada, ex-champion of the 12 noon shots, was sentenced to three years in prison for “possession and dissemination of child pornography images” and “corruption of a minor”. Placed in pre-trial detention for a year, the former candidate of the 12 noon shots had admitted the facts of which he is accused but had refuted any physical contact and any sexual assault of the victims. As a reminder, Christian Quesada has long been the holder of the record for participation (193 wins in a row) and winnings (€809,392) for the show. He had participated from July 4, 2016 to January 14, 2017.
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- Nicknamed Zette, the voice-over of the game Les 12 coups de midi is played by Isabelle Benhadj. Arrived six months after the launch of 12 noon shots in 2010, she had met Jean-Luc Reichmann in 1987 on Fun Radio where she was a host. You can hear his voice in other television programs such as Secrets d’Histoire on France 2.
- Like the France 2 game Everyone wants to take its place presented by Nagui at the same time at DTT program, The 12 strokes of noon asks candidates to answer general culture questions. For his part, Jean-Luc Reichmann tries to learn more about the lives of the participants and breathes dynamism into the show.
- The MyTF1 site allows you to view the episodes in live streaming of their broadcast on television. To catch up with them, the channel also lets the latest broadcasts replay for a week.