Overview

• On night two, contestant Annalena Ziege blurted out “Qantas” on a €64,000 question, had the answer irreversibly logged, learned it was correct and then chose to quit.
• Opening-night player Christopher Suhr endured three failed phone-joker calls, including to his mother who later returned the call from work, and he advanced with €32,000 for the final.
• Evi Kienberger used all available lifelines under the risk option, missed the €32,000 bird question and left with €500.
• Hendrik Stamm progressed to the final after measured play and audience assistance, opting against a risky €32,000 decision.
• Günther Jauch stated the format’s success depends on the audience, RTL, advertisers and himself, and he indicated he is not planning to leave the show.