Overview

• At the €4,000 question about which verb would outlast a discontinued service, Günther Jauch mentioned he still uses SMS and not WhatsApp, unintentionally hinting that “simsen” was not the answer.
• Contestant Julia Zeiher used the 50:50, chose “simsen” over the correct “skypen,” and dropped to €500 despite having selected the three‑joker safety option.
• Jauch criticized that conservative tactic as the “Angstvariante” and rebuffed her plea for guidance with “Das heißt hier nicht ‘betreutes Vorsagen’!”
• Earlier, after a €1,000 audience poll, he went into the crowd to single out a “Falschdrücker,” jokingly confronting a viewer who had backed “Quartettflamingo.”
• In a separate run, Audi employee Nina Pfister reached €16,000, as coverage also noted Jauch’s recent comments about mood‑driven, spontaneous decisions ahead of October’s 3‑Million‑Euro specials.