Overview
- RTL’s two‑night special on December 25–26 added surprise bonus jokers, including the Günther‑Jauch‑Joker, giving contestants extra strategic options.
- Alexander Krewer returned from a past audience‑joker cameo, discussed his autism‑spectrum diagnosis, used the Jauch joker, declined the €125,000 question and finished with €64,000.
- Production acknowledged and remedied two mistakes: Tom Lorenz received a second chance after an ambiguous €8,000 question, and an outdated phone‑joker entry for Gloria Dilba was corrected live before she reached €32,000.
- Dramatic outcomes punctuated play as Christina Bauer fell from €16,000 to €500 despite three jokers, and Jauch steered father‑of‑seven Necktarakis Konstantinidis to leave safely with €8,000.
- Both episodes are available on RTL+, with the next linear re‑air set for January 12, 2026, and coverage also noted Krewer’s lighthearted plan to spend a hypothetical million on a Titanic dive.