Overview
- RTL aired the specials on December 25 and 26 in prime time and streamed them on RTL+, with the festive format adding a draw-for-surprise joker that raised help options to four in the safety variant and five in the risk variant.
- Alexander Krewer returned as a contestant, spoke on-air about being on the autism spectrum and preparing roughly 3,000 practice questions, and finished the night with €64,000.
- After an €8,000 question was found to allow two correct answers, Tom Lorenz was invited back the next evening to re-enter at that level and ultimately left with €8,000.
- A telephone-joker contact for Gloria Dilba appeared outdated on screen, which Günther Jauch labeled a “peinliche Panne” before the team corrected it; the valid call helped her reach €32,000.
- Despite the bonus lifeline, Christina Bauer used three jokers on a €16,000 dictionary question, answered incorrectly, and dropped to €500.