Overview
- Contestant Leonard Sträter showed a photo of an old keyring labeled “Dr. Jauch,” linking the host to his early home in Münster and prompting Jauch’s astonished on-air reaction.
- Sträter secured €16,000 to reach Friday’s final, with former million-winner Dr. Leon Windscheid present in the audience to support him.
- Producers moved two friends of contestant Emily Enders out of her direct sightline to prevent potential help from the audience after one had already served as a Joker.
- Enders and funeral director Alida Nezamzadeh Kermani each qualified with €32,000, while 18-year-old Nelio Stelli fell from €16,000 to €500 after missing a postwar history question.
- Jauch apologized immediately for an ill-judged quip to the funeral director contestant and separately criticized tricky selection questions on air, warning he would abort a show if such items reappeared.