During the Christmas holidays, Günther Jauch once again invited people to a Christmas special from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? a. For this purpose, the rules were adapted, among other things, with additional jokers. But the Christmas show wasn’t just a big challenge for the candidates.
Technical glitch interrupts the show: “Is this on TV?”
The Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? special started on the evening of Christmas Day under dark auspices. Because after the first successfully answered questions from Dr. Fabian Krauss, the candidate and moderator Günther Jauch suddenly looked up. There they heard a loud hum. “What does this defect tell us?”Jauch asked himself and decided to continue playing for now. Finally he joked:
Please let me know when the spotlight moves towards my bulb.
In fact, it was about a defective lamp, the technicians then had to replace them. One would think it would be a short undertaking, but then the technicians arrived with a ladder. Jauch and the candidate had to leave their seats and the broadcast will be briefly interrupted. “So what we do is on TV, isn’t it?”the TV presenter asked himself, to which the director replied in the affirmative. After some time and more pointed comments from Jauch, the quiz show finally continued.
Candidate relies on Joker – and falls back to 500 euros
During the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? special on Boxing Day there was also a dramatic situation for candidate Jannik Kuhle. He had to with the question “What is officially called registration certificate 1 is still commonly known by what previous name?” resort to a joker. He chose the special joker, where he can ask another player.
A teammate immediately stood up and said that it was definitely him “Vehicle registration document” be. Since his Joker answered so fervently and confidently, Kuhle logged the answer – to his regret. Jauch resolved that the correct answer was the “vehicle license” would have been. This meant that it fell from 8,000 euros to a paltry 500 euros. The Joker apologized again because with his job at a car insurance company, he should have known.
When Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? running again
The regular Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? takes a winter break. But fans of the quiz show don’t have to wait long. Because The 3 million week starts again on January 6, 2025 with three editions. Afterwards the show continues as usual.