That's why Jauch finds himself "completely overrated"
Günther Jauch thinks: He is only of limited use as an inspiration. Candidate Jana Steuer took on the role of presenter at a quiz evening - and did it so well that the "Terra X" editor was signed up by her friends for "Who wants to be a millionaire?". "It was thanks to her," the astrophysicist paid tribute to Jauch. But he made it clear: "You are completely overrated."
According to Jauch, the glamor of the RTL quiz show rubs off on him quite wrongly, at least in terms of general knowledge. "People think: A, that I make up the questions; B, that I can of course answer all of them and C, that I can go above and beyond," said the host. His verdict, on the other hand, was: "The presenter knows the least on the show."
Steuer also completely overestimated the performance of the German track and field athletes at the World Championships in this edition of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". 97 percent of the studio audience answered the €4,000 question by saying that Germany was unable to win a single medal. Steuer, on the other hand, thought it was possible that all the medals had gone to Germany when asked about a "historic result".
Playing it safe again with Jauch
In each subsequent round, the "Terra X" employee needed a joker and was therefore eliminated with 16,000 euros. Some of the candidates on this evening also fell into the fully comprehensive insurance mentality criticized by Jauch. Veterinarian Christine Schneikart from the Bavarian town of Aschau bowed out without a joker with 8,000 euros. Nevertheless, Jauch praised the vet.
"You gave her husband a bit of a lie," he said to the candidate. He had introduced her husband with the statement "He doesn't think she'll make it to the chair here". The husband felt misunderstood. But he didn't necessarily make the whole thing any better by saying "She grows with her tasks".
Pastor Frank Pistor, on the other hand, presented his wife as "enchanting" on the RTL show. "My wife would freak out if I described her as 'enchanting'," Jauch said - but then pondered: "Why are men never enchanting?" The pastor of an independent Protestant congregation from Nidderau in Hesse (motto "Church4you") then demonstrated his penchant for gambling.
The theologian needed the first joker for the 2000-euro question. He had no idea that Bonn is a UN city. However, he survived the next three rounds under his own steam. The pastor knew that members of the "youth" organizations of the SPD, CDU/CSU and FDP do not have to retire until their 35th birthday - a stroke of luck for the federal chairmen of the Jusos and Junge Union, who are over 30.
Freddie or Lemmy?
In the question for 32,000 euros, Pistor then needed his remaining three jokers and still took a full risk. Jauch asked: Which world-famous singer died just one day after acting legend Klaus Kinski? A) Johnny Cash, B) Michael Jackson, C) Freddie Mercury, D) Lemmy Kilmister. The extra joker was no help at all and even set a precedent for Jauch.
"I don't know," the pensioner immediately clarified. He had stood up when no one in the studio had initially offered to be the joker. He guessed Cash or Jackson and ruled out Mercury. After the 50:50 joker, however, the singers from Queen and Motörhead remained. After the telephone joker, Pistor was not necessarily any wiser. But suddenly he made up his mind: "Now we'll take C, so that we can move on."
At this point, Jauch noticed: The additional joker hadn't even decided on an answer for which he could get 500 euros. The older man suddenly switched to Mercury, who had previously been excluded. The answer was correct. However, the director didn't let the viewer get away with so much opportunism and took away his prize. But the director was also punished - by Jauch.
On Monday, the presenter also noticed that the control room has been a little slow to log in recently. He was already chatting away about a candidate's (correct) answer when he realized that the answer field had not yet been highlighted in yellow. "So, am I auditioning here or are you forgetting to log in here? Hello? Dong, dong," Jauch admonished his colleagues.
"You did better than Kinski"
Pastor Pistor was right with Mercury and was delighted to win 32,000 euros. This made him the winner of the evening alongside overhang candidate Elisa Reim. The mother of four and housewife from Dresden wants to use the winnings to pay off her children's pocket money debts, among other things. The children had taken the late payment in their stride - presumably also because of the five percent interest their father had promised them.
Georg Malkowsky from Bockenem near Hildesheim was the fourth of the six candidates to make it onto the hot seat shortly before the end. "You did better than Kinski," Jauch praised the 77-year-old. The trained locksmith used to play in a band called The Hooligans and worked as a janitor at an elementary school for the last few years before retiring. "It's really hard work," he looked back. Malkowsky returns next Wednesday with the 2000-euro question.
Günther Jauch still has fans who believe he can answer all the questions on "Who wants to be a millionaire," despite his statements about being overrated. During a quiz night, a candidate was so impressed with Jauch's replacement, Jana Steuer, that she suggested signing him up for the RTL show.
Many contestants on "Who wants to be a millionaire" rely heavily on using jokers, just like vet Christine Schneikart, who bowed out without using her last joker. Günther Jauch commended Schneikart for hiding her husband's doubts about her performance, but he found it amusing that men are rarely described as "enchanting."
Source: www.ntv.de
