Overview
- Sat.1 and Joyn acknowledged a technical error in phone and SMS voting during Saturday's live show, prompting the reversal of Andrej Mangold’s elimination.
- Mangold re-entered the house at 14:00 as producers relaunched voting via phone, SMS and the Joyn app and wiped the affected tally, with prize-draw entries kept valid.
- The broadcaster stated that all viewer votes before the impacted broadcast were conducted correctly and were not affected by the fault.
- Viewers had reported busy lines and undelivered texts and voiced concerns about fairness and paid calls, with some alleging manipulation on social media.
- Reports of earlier voting issues from Yeliz Koc and Sarah-Jane Wollny added to scrutiny as the show proceeds to a planned double exit on Sunday and the finale on Monday.