Police fraternity dispute intensifies, with Jauch serving as a catalyst
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Millionaire Misfortunes: A Tense Brotherly Rumble on Jauch's Stage
This recent "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" episode was a rollercoaster ride, filled with unexpected twists and stirring emotions. Amid the usual gameplay, four women walked away with a combined €2,000, while a expertise in autonomous driving ended up being the luckiest contestant in the "Gambler Special." The stage was set for a dramatic finale, thanks to a heated, decades-long sibling rivalry.
The show kicked off like any other, but when Jauch bluntly told a contestant, "Get off your high horse," the room went silent. It turned out that Andreas Groß, the candidate, had been secretly nominated by his brother Felix - even though the special edition wasn't for another week. Their mother and friends begged Jauch to settle the sibling feud once and for all.
Brotherly Dust-ups on Jauch's Turf
"A never-ending drama," their mother described the unending competition between her sons. Felix Groß had won €32,000 on Jauch a year and a half ago, only adding fuel to the fire. The ongoing sibling rivalry became evident when police officer Andreas Groß questioned his brother's credibility as a police spokesperson: "He's no real cop."
Jauch quickly called on Felix to assist Andreas with answering questions. To everyone's surprise, the audience brother missed one while Andreas consistently got them right. After matching the initial win of €32,000, Andreas found himself in a difficult situation.
Pop Culture "Millionaire?" Host's Tough Call: "You're All Tipsy?" For €64,000, Jauch posed a query: "Which item, in the election for the tree of the year 2025, will draw attention to its toxicity: raw sweet almonds, overripe peanuts, dried raisins, unpeeled cashew nuts?" Andreas tentatively picked sweet almonds, but his brother and lifeline supported the same option. A biotech researcher, who had migrated to Sweden, used his extra lifeline and successfully ruled out all other possibilities, leaving only cashew nuts.
Andreas hesitated before making a decision, but eventually trusted the calmly debating lifeline and doubled his brother's previous win. Thanks to the higher win levels in the "Gambler Special," the 35-year-old correctly answered eleven questions, just like his two years younger brother on the show.
Sophia Schubert only lasted two minutes in the game. The Hamburg native managed to secure the hot seat as the sixth and final contestant, but failed on the second question. Unable to identify the "Annals," where events are recorded, she errorly guessed "Ingalen." Despite repeated chances to correct her answer, Schubert remained adamant and walked away empty-handed.
The director was firmer with the second contestant, Martina Göbel from Bad Nenndorf near Hannover. Her incorrect answer, that the classic "Monopoly" game board mentions the "main prize" in a corner field, was immediately logged. "That's now officially entered, that's what you said," Jauch had to inform the contestant. "Was I too hasty? That's life. That's really disappointing," Göbel admitted, dejected. "At least the other one took home the thousand," Jauch commented, looking at the first contestant of the evening. The episode started off auspiciously.
Serdar Isbara from Hamburg risked €4,000 with the answer that smooth roads can be made drivable with magmatic granulate. Jauch was seeking lava strewn. The defeat was especially bitter since Hamburg native Isbara answered the first selection question correctly. Later, Susan Goldberg also fell to the safety level due to Pope Francis. In this special edition, jokers weren't unlocked until €16,000, so Goldberg incorrectly answered that the pope's last autobiography could be called "Faith" instead of "Hope."
"Everybody's dropping like flies tonight," Jauch observed as Florian Sauerbeck took his place. But the RTL host's concerns were unfounded in this case. The software developer from Munich, who is currently working on a start-up in autonomous driving, won the "Gambler Special." Fittingly, Sauerbeck secured the hot seat with a selection question about Formula 1.
The confident Munich native exhibited a wealth of knowledge and later benefited from good jokers. The audience helped him figure out that "Feta" is not named after a place. Jauch clarified that the name comes from the Greek word for "slice." Next, an audience member knew for €125,000 that it is not Hansel, Hans in Luck, or Rumpelstiltskin, but the brave little tailor who marries a princess in the end.
Sauerbeck came close to achieving the €250,000 milestone. He dropped the correct answer when Jauch asked which party, founded in German Bad Münstereifel in 1973, has already provided several foreign presidents. Between Canada and Portugal, Sauerbeck correctly leaned towards the European country, but hesitated and stepped back. The intended Party Socialist, founded with the support of the SPD-affiliated Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, was meant.
Jauch called it "compensatory justice" for Sauerbeck, who had once won a prize of $1,000,000 with colleagues at the TU Munich in a race with autonomously driving cars in the USA. "Of course, it all went to the university, research funds," the contestant reminisced.
Next week, as previously mentioned, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" will begin with a big surprise special. Afterwards, the new season of "Farmer Wants a Wife" will commence, while RTL's quiz show takes an early summer break.
Catch the full episode on RTL.
Source: ntv.de
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- With the heated sibling rivalry between Felix and Andreas Groß taking center stage, the entertainment factor on Who Wants to be a Millionaire this week was at an all-time high.
- The upcoming special edition of the show promises even more good times, as the "Gambler Special" returns, offering contestants the chance to walk away as millionaires.
