Waving his feet back and forth under the “Special” banner, WWM host Günther Jauch is looking forward to his prominent guests. For the Whit Monday special broadcast under the title “Who Wants to be a Millionaire? – The Celebrity Gamer Special”, four very special primetime experts have announced themselves as guests. Barbara Schöneberger, Anke Engelke, Thomas Gottschalk and Oliver Pocher can hardly wait. A full two million euros could be raised for a good cause – provided the celebrities can answer nine of the fifteen questions correctly without using a joker.
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For permanent participant Anke Engelke it is already the eighth million attempt. “I’ll be back until I’ve finally won this fucking million!”, The lively comedy queen rumbled into the cameras in the past.
Celebrity special on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”: Gottschalk, Schöneberger, Pocher and Engelke on the quiz chairs at RTL (source: TVNow)
Anke Engelke has already guessed a total of over two million euros in her career in format so far. Here and now it should definitely be “more than last time”. Those who know the show know: At the last Engelke appearance, there were only 500 euros on the credit side in the end.
With her trademark smile on her face and a lot of optimism in her luggage, Anke Engelke also starts off like the fire brigade. Günther Jauch has never sipped twice from his water glass, the first 500 euros are already in the sack. Neither Mister Universe nor relieving dogs present even the slightest obstacles. Yes, Anke is on fire! That much is already clear before the 2000 euro question.
Anke Engelke can hum the “Lion King” soundtrack in her sleep
Next generation customer for 4000 euros: hook it! Anke Engelke can also hum along to the “Lion King” soundtrack in her sleep: “Natnsingonyama bagithi baba”? Here you go! In major or minor?
Only shortly before the turn towards the Joker activation does the Engelke V8 start to stutter slightly. The forms of increase of “stupid” demand a period of reflection: “Do something different for a moment. I’ll be right back,” Anke Engelke grumbles with a desperate look. For the duration of a successful stand-up punchline, Anke’s thoughts dig deep into the spelling archive – with success. “Stupid, stupid, most stupid”: Bingo! What should come now?
The native Canadian counts letters for 32,000 euros. For 64,000 euros, the audience can help with in-depth knowledge of perfumes. Then it is the turn of the sport. Visibly nervous, the multiple Comedy Prize winner slips from one side of the buttocks to the other. It’s about tennis, more precisely about the Grand Slam title of felt ball maestro Roger Federer.
Tennis, Federer, audience joker
Which of the four major titles (Wimbledon, US Open, French Open, Australian Open) has the Swiss won only once so far? Unfortunately, Anke’s friend Leonie von Kleist cannot help on the phone. Now the single joker has to play. Fortunately, there is a tennis expert in the audience who knows that Roger Federer always had big problems on French ashes. Seconds later, Anke’s relieving sigh can be heard right up to the front door of the venerable Roland Garross Center Court in Paris.
The 125,000 euros are done. Now a quarter of a million euros is at stake. The voltage curve increases every second. Günther Jauch wants to know: “Which vegetables take up the largest cultivation area in Germany?” After the 50:50 joker, only “Asparagus” and “Cauliflower” appear on the screen. The big whispering round starts in the studio. And then Anke puts everything on one card: “I’ll go with the cauliflower”.
“Unfortunately cauliflower is wrong”
One advertising block later, Günther Jauch draws his eyebrows together. No is it really true? Has Anke Engelke risked too much again? With a sad voice, the show master announces: “Unfortunately cauliflower is wrong”.
Yes, it would have been the asparagus. And yes, maybe Anke Engelke should have stopped this time. Then she would have cheered like Barbara Schöneberger, Thomas Gottschalk and Oliver Pocher about the prize money of 125,000 euros. But that’s not how Anke Engelke ticks. The “Ladykracher” founder absolutely wanted to take the format throne. It crashed again on the way to the summit. But so be it. At the moment of the defeat, Anke Engelke positioned herself in a fighting stance. “Then I’ll be back!” She announced with the corners of her mouth drawn up. So we’ll see her again. Sometime. And that’s just as well.
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