Overview
- RTL’s weeklong edition runs January 5–9 with the top prize tripled, but finalists must first secure at least €16,000 to return for the Friday showdown.
- Jauch blasted question design after a tricky €2,000 Duden item and a 20‑second selection puzzle stumped the studio, joking he would abort the broadcast if it happened again.
- A separate on‑air hiccup left answer options missing from Jauch’s monitor during a €300 question, leading him to riff about a “boycott” by the editorial team before the issue was fixed.
- Contestant outcomes were mixed: Tamara Löchel qualified with €16,000, Eva Ix advanced to €32,000, Constantin Wurch fell to €500 on the Duden question, and Carolin Schönknecht‑Albinus won €125,000.
- Several returnees have now booked places in Friday’s final, and no contestant has captured the €3 million jackpot in the opening episodes.