Overview
- The anniversary broadcast began at 20:15 on ZDF with Johannes B. Kerner hosting, more than 80 guests presenting aid projects, and performances including Roland Kaiser and Andrea Berg.
- A Wilsberg-themed opening featured actor Leonard Lansink in character, who later joined the donation hotline to take calls.
- Deutsche Telekom deployed over 2,100 volunteer employees across 17 sites and home offices to staff the donation lines throughout the evening.
- Prominent figures from sports, politics and entertainment answered phones, with names such as Katarina Witt, Wladimir Klitschko, Dunja Hayali and Sophia Thomalla confirmed.
- Before the show, partners packed about 3,000 LEGO gift boxes for delivery to Die Arche in Berlin on Monday, while individual pledges like Leyla and Mike Heiter’s €20,000 highlighted early donations.