THE TWELVE BLOWS OF NOON. It continues for Laurent in the 12 noon shots on TF1. The philosophy professor is getting closer every day to the solution of the mysterious star. We take stock of the indices.
[Mis à jour le 11 mars 2022 à 11h46] But how far will Laurent go in the 12 noon shots? Still on track with nearly two months of daily play on TF1, the philosophy professor from the Bordeaux region achieved a new masterstroke this Thursday and won €10,000 to be shared with a viewer. He therefore pockets an additional €5,000 for his personal kitty, which now stands at €225,177! Quite moved, Laurent came back with Jean-Luc Reichmann on these two months of broadcasting which completely changed his life. The teacher also specified that he intended to stay as long as possible. The mysterious star, for its part, now reveals several clues: a red heart-shaped balloon, a blue bird, a chicken, a shark’s jaw, a photovoltaic panel and an Amazonian-type river forest setting. Faced with the enigma, Laurent proposed the name of journalist Georges Pernoud but without success.
- The savannah setting: reference to the universe in which Kirikou evolves.
- Colored pencils: Kirikou is the hero of cartoons.
- The pot: Kirikou makes pottery with his mother.
- The golden nugget: reference to Kirikou and the buffalo with golden horns or the witch’s jewels.
- The giraffe: reference to Kirikou and wild beasts
- The watering can: The character is used to raise funds to open wells in Madagascar.
- The fig leaf: reference to the fact that Kirikou is completely naked.
The ranking of the 12 noon shots was turned upside down by Bruno’s participation. Arrived 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.
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. Arriving six months after the launch of 12 noon shots in 2010, she 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.