Overview
- Contestant Axel Wolf mistakenly sat in host Günther Jauch's chair at the start, drawing loud laughter before switching seats.
- A series of on-air mishaps followed, including a slipped lavalier mic, a falling microphone, and confusion over who had which mic.
- An audience lifeline stalled when no microphone was available at first because it remained with a spectator from a prior round.
- During the €8,000 phone lifeline, Jauch accidentally read the question himself, aborted the call, then battled reception issues until the friend finally shouted “Brasilien,” which proved correct.
- Wolf later used 50:50 and finished the night with €16,000 in the first regular episode of 2026, now available to stream on RTL+.