The end of his dream.
After five months and 153 participations,
Stéphane Patingre
, champion of the
“Twelve noon shots
”
gave up his place on Friday January 20.
Since August 20, the worker from Haute-Marne chained victories after victories in the daily game hosted by Jean-Luc Reichmann.
Three days after this elimination, he confides in the rest of his life in "Touche pas à mon poste".
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“I was a dunce. [...] When I read something I can't hang on but when I watch television, see and hear, it stays"
, explains the 50-year-old man when Cyril Hanouna asks him how he manages to know so many things.
Despite 178,143 euros in gifts and
390,200 euros in winnings
, the star of “Twelve noon shots” does not intend to change her life.
He knows, however, that this media coverage will attract many opportunists qualified as
“new friends”
.
A better start in life
And when the presenter asks him about his lifestyle, he says his victories have not gone to his head.
“I never really had the notion of money.
[...] I will keep some [money] for myself, and the rest will be for my children so that they have a better start in life than I had.
I don't want them struggling like I struggled."
Despite his winnings, the show's fifth-biggest winner wants to return to a normal life.
“I earn a little less than 2000 euros. [...] I like my trade and then I do not want to dwell on that.
I am only 50 years old [...] I want to continue to work”
, he explains although he remains open to all proposals for job changes.
Stéphane admits it, the return to reality was not easy.
He was unable to watch the broadcast for days following his loss.
“I manage to manage but I had a blow.
It put my feet back on the ground, you have to be realistic […] It was too hard for me because the scar is still open, still alive.
I had a hard time getting over it.”