THE TWELVE BREAKS OF NOON. New year, new midday master. This weekend, Theo won in the 12 strokes of noon as a new champion. He now faces the clues from the mysterious star.
[Mis à jour le 10 janvier 2022 à 11h45] This year, the 12 strokes of noon celebrate their twelfth year in the company of Jean-Luc Reichmann. This Saturday, a new midday master took up residence on TF1 in the person of Théo, who came from Pau. Sunday, he celebrated his second participation after having achieved a first masterstroke to the tune of 10,000 €. On his second day on the show, Theo stumbled upon a question during the masterstroke. He wins € 1,000 to be shared with a viewer. His personal pot reached, for its part, the sum of 5,500 €. Faced with the mysterious star which already reveals some clues: a mountainous landscape, an apple, a basket and a sculpture, Theo proposed the name of Jacques Chirac but without success.
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The classification of the 12 blows of noon was turned upside down by the participation of Bruno. Arrived in Jean-Luc Reichmann’s game on January 20, 2021, the master left it on October 5, 2021 after 252 participations with a total of € 1,026,107. He beats Eric and his 199 participations and a total of € 921,316 in earnings. Third, Christian Quesada, who had long remained the all-category champion of the game with 193 participations and € 809,392 in earnings. Then comes Paul with € 691,522 and 153 participations, as well as Véronique with exactly 100 participations and € 447,226 in earnings. Then comes Leo with 98 participations and € 410,591 in earnings and finally Timothée with 83 participations and € 353,348 in all.
Christian Quesada, former champion of the 12 strokes of noon, was sentenced to three years in prison for “possession and dissemination of child pornography” and “corruption of a minor”. Placed in pre-trial detention for a year, the former candidate of the 12 blows of noon had admitted the facts with 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 participations (193 straight wins) and earnings (809 392 €) of the show. He 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 coups de midi in 2010, she had met Jean-Luc Reichmann in 1987 on Fun Radio where she was host. We can hear his voice in other television programs such as Secrets d’Histoire on France 2.
Like the game of France 2 Everyone wants to take its place presented by Nagui at the same time at TNT program, The 12 strokes of noon asks candidates to answer general knowledge 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 makes it possible to watch the episodes in live streaming of their broadcast on television. To catch up with them, the channel also lets the latest broadcasts in replay for a week.