Overview
- The holiday episodes air on 25 and 26 December at 20:15 on RTL, with simultaneous streaming and later viewing offered on RTL+ only and no linear TV repeat planned.
- This year’s specials introduce an extra surprise joker drawn from a gift stack, bringing lifelines to four in the safety variant and up to five in the risk variant.
- Alexander Krewer returns not as an auxiliary joker but as a contestant, noting weight loss since his March appearance and disclosing he prepared with 3,000 self-written questions.
- Krewer speaks on air about being on the autism spectrum, describing focused strengths as well as challenges like sensory overload in noisy environments.
- Lea Holtorf directly addresses an audible reaction from the audience with the retort “Immer diese Klugscheißer,” and the night features swings in fortunes, with Krewer posting the top payout and Christina Bauer dropping back despite using three jokers.