In the new episode of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" A telephone joker creates a cheerful atmosphere.
Because the caller justifies his answer with an unusual explanation.
Hürth – Although tricky questions, concentration and smoking heads are the order of the day on “Who wants to be a millionaire?”, there is always a good atmosphere on the popular RTL show.
In the latest episode, a telephone joker Günther Jauch (66) is pretty upset – and the quizmaster can't stop laughing.
“The Artist”: Telefonjoker delivers a strange answer to the 80s question on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”
Between Stefan Schmidbauer and the 16,000 euros in “Who wants to be a millionaire?” is what at first glance seems a somewhat bizarre question.
"Under what name do you not only know the 'bird of the year 1988', but also some citizens at the end of the 80s?" Günther Jauch wants to know about his candidate - and gives him four options: "follower", "nicker", "turner ' or 'ass kisser'.
After Stefan has consulted his 50:50 joker and only "Abnicker" and "Wendehals" remain, he grabs his phone joker Armin.
He quickly taps on "Wendehals", with the reason: "Gottlieb Wendehals was the artist." Günther Jauch is visibly amused by this statement: the quiz boss giggles, grins and smiles at the camera.
"Who wants to be a millionaire?" not only a hit in Germany - TV show with several offshoots:
Not only in this country has "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" been a real ratings hit for years, the TV show originally from Great Britain (there: "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?") has also developed into a real mass phenomenon internationally.
The quiz show has been licensed in over 100 countries worldwide, including Albania, Austria, Belgium, Turkey, the Netherlands, Italy, Vietnam, Poland, Portugal and Switzerland.
The program sequence, the optics and the music are often almost identical.
"A dream": Günther Jauch gets a fit of laughter at "Who wants to be a millionaire?"
"That's why I think the show is so great. It's a dream, "Günther Jauch is happy about the mention of "Polonäse Blankenese" singer Gottlieb Wendehals, aka Werner Böhm († 78), "You'll never figure it out." While Stefan Schmidbauer looks a little overwhelmed, his comes Can't stop laughing across the way - viewers haven't seen him so exuberant in a long time. "Thank God," Günther Jauch snorts and announces jokingly: "And here he is."
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Loud laughter in the studio: after the funny answer from Stefan Schmidbauer's telephone joker on "Who wants to be a millionaire?" Günther Jauch can hardly keep himself.
© Screenshot/RTL+/Who wants to be a millionaire?/Episode of March 27, 2023 (photomontage)
Ultimately, the 80s name question has very little to do with Gottlieb Wendehals, but rather with the fall of the Berlin Wall, but the telephone joker is still correct.
In the end, Stefan fails because of the 64,000 euros – but he can take home an impressive 16,000 euros.
Meanwhile, fans of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" puzzle over Günther Jauch's pixelated moderation cards.
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RTL+/Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?/Episode of March 27, 2023
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