“They really cost me nerves,” Günther Jauch said shortly before the commercial break in “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” firmly. Ironically, in the quiz show episode on Rose Monday, the moderator didn’t understand fun at that moment. The candidate acted in slow motion.
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Inken Lorenzen from Hanover also made it clear at the beginning of her performance that she chose the safe option, “because as a student I could do a lot with 16,000”. What was meant was the way of playing with only three jokers, in which candidates can no longer lose 16,000 euros, while in the variant with four jokers you can fall to 500 euros at any time. But first you have to reach the 16,000 mark…
For 500 euros, the biology student should know: “What does a lot of drummers have with their drum kit?” Hamster wheel, cow bell, dog leash or cat flap? “The telephone joker would be too good for me because I give my telephone jokers more competence,” explained the Hanoverian. “You mean, are they offended that they’re being called for 500 euros?” Günther Jauch asked. She agreed. In addition, the Joker would then be gone. But as we all know, you have to die some death. Inken Lorenzen let the public joker jump over the blade instead of the telephone joker. The majority was for “cowbell”. Correct!
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Thought process like a still image: “Are you still there?”
The answer to the 2,000 euro question turned out to be slow-motion. Not only for the viewers, but apparently also for the presenter, it felt as if time had almost come to a standstill while watching the student think. Because while other candidates think out loud, Inken Lorenzen did a lot in secret with himself. The question was: “Which time of night will we not have in 2023?” March 26 2:15 am, May 26 2:30 am, July 26 2:45 am, September 26 3 am? “Something about the time change,” the candidate suspected.
The prospective biologist gambled away the student bonus that Jauch was otherwise so willing to grant by overstraining the moderator’s patience. After Inken Lorenzen’s thought process seemed like a still image, Jauch remarked: “A kingdom for an additional joker!” The candidate was silent for so long that the moderator followed up: “Are you still there?” Inken Lorenzen admitted: “At least I’m sitting here. Mentally? Difficult …” When she suspected that the 50:50 joker would not help here, Günther Jauch contradicted: “It would reduce the level of confusion in half.”
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The “Who wants to be a millionaire?” audience laughs – and stays seated
“You are emotionally right,” Jauch helped one last time after the candidate doubted her “feeling” that the answer had something to do with the time change. “Ah! Okay,” Inken Lorenzen rejoiced abruptly – only to notice immediately afterwards that her flash of inspiration wasn’t true. “Uh, I would simply advise the 50:50 joker in the appreciation of your overall situation,” said Jauch. Stopped: March 26, 2:15 a.m. and July 26, 2:45 a.m. “It’s probably obvious and I just can’t figure it out,” feared the candidate. In order to substantiate her thesis, Jauch asked the guests in the hall: “Everyone who doesn’t know, get up!” Embarrassing for the candidate: everyone stayed seated.
“Then we’ll call Mama, otherwise we won’t get any further,” argued Günther Jauch. The mother said little more than “Oh, that’s difficult. When is the time change?” Even after that, Inken Lorenzen wavered between the two possible answers like a flag in the wind, before she went back to introspection. “You decide or don’t want to play anymore?” The moderator became impatient again. “The question is how much that depends on the calendar,” thought the candidate – this time out loud. “Yes, what is based on the calendar in our life? … You lost a philosophy student, you should switch,” Jauch etched and the audience laughed.
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“You really get on my nerves!”
“Do I get a decision from you?” Jauch broke the next silence. “I’m just through, I’m back with Juli now,” said Inken Lorenzen sheepishly. “Yes, everything is possible, just say something,” Jauch insisted, not very empathetically. “I’ll take March,” advised the candidate. Then Jauch mean: “Did you notice it at home – you took something … something took you before the show.”
Before he broke up, he wanted to use the commercial break as a dramaturgical break. Before that, however, he made it clear: “They really cost me nerves.” The candidate then: “Me too.” The answer was correct, but the student finally gave up when asked the 4,000 euro question – well before the hoped-for 16,000 euro.
Overhang candidate Silas Kraus is used to dizzying heights – as a construction climber. He fell from 125,000 to 16,000 euros. With 64,000 euros, he had – successfully – decided on the answer by tossing a coin. Romina Meissner from Geldern, location analyst at Fressnapf, earned 32,000 euros. Vanessa Wajingarten from Berlin is allowed to continue playing next Monday. At the end of this episode, it stood at 1,000 euros.
