Günther Jauch probably misjudged himself: Because he punished the nickname of the husband of a "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" candidate as "ridiculous", tears flowed in the studio.
Cologne – Günther Jauch (66) has been conducting "Who wants to be a millionaire?" since 1999, but the quizmaster rarely sat opposite a candidate who was as emotional as Bianca Dietze: the first tears were already running down the face of the airport employee from Taucha in Saxony, she hadn't even sat down on the studio chair yet - the excitement of actually being on the RTL show was simply too great.
But it should not remain the last tears of Monday evening (February 27) …
Tears at "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" - Günther Jauch gets angry about "ridiculous" nicknames
Bianca Dietze made no secret of the fact that here and there the feelings go through with her: "It knocks me over, I'm so emotional," explained the "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" candidate after she had taken the first rounds of the quiz with red eyes had endured.
Günther Jauch should have been warned, but after the 32,000 euro question, the moderator made a rather nasty remark.
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The fact that Günther Jauch labeled her husband's nickname as "ridiculous" was visibly close to "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" candidate Bianca Dietze (photo montage)
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"Why do you have the ridiculous name 'Hirschi'?" The 66-year-old asked Bianca Dietze's husband, who was keeping his fingers crossed for his loved one in the background. The Saxon woman visibly resented the less gallant demand for the unusual nickname of the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" host: "That's not ridiculous," the candidate sobbed bitterly. "No, I mean – how should I put it? For a man..." Jauch tried to save the situation.
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After tears on TV – “Who wants to be a millionaire?” Candidate Günther Jauch explains pet names
It took a moment for Bianca Dietze to collect herself, but finally the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" candidate agreed to explain the nickname: she used to call her loved one "deer" because he had "such big eyes" but "over the years" he finally became her "Hirschi".
"Then he was practically promoted," joked Günther Jauch, who switched gears after the tearful moment in terms of sayings.
In the end, Bianca Dietze only felt like tears of joy: She confidently won 64,000 euros - the maximum amount of the current edition.
It was far less successful for another candidate recently: A haphazard student wasted all her jokers on "Who wants to be a millionaire?" up to the 2000 euro question.
Sources used:
"Who wants to be a millionaire?" (RTL / RTL +; episode of February 27, 2023)
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