Overview
- RTL is staging the four-night event from October 6–9 in prime time on RTL with live streams on RTL+, with three qualifiers leading into Thursday's final.
- Contestant Sandra Pedersen accepted a €15,000 offer to play again, missed a sound‑speed question without using any of her four lifelines, and left with €16,000 after previously securing €64,000.
- Host Günther Jauch underscored the show's foundations on his podcast, saying its success rests on four pillars—the audience, RTL, advertisers, and himself—and that the format fails if one falls away.
- Jauch appeared on crutches after a reported fibula fracture, adding to the live show's unpredictable human moments during the opening broadcast.
- Opening night also featured process consultant Christopher Suhr, whose challenges to question wording and a missed phone‑a‑friend call preceded him reaching €32,000 to qualify for the final.