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Yahoo
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
French gameshow contestant's epic 21-month winning streak finally ends
A French gameshow contestant has been dethroned after a record-breaking run of 646 wins that lasted 21 months. Émilien, 22, made his first appearance on the '12 Coups de midi' daily game show on September 25, 2023, according to a statement from French TV network TF1, which announced the end of his run on Sunday. The network has not revealed his surname. In the show, four contestants compete in a general knowledge quiz. The winner then answers a series of questions to determine their prize pot for that day, before returning to take on a new slate of opponents the day after. Émilien won more than 2.5 million euros ($2.93 million) in cash and other prizes, as well as 23 cars, making him the biggest winner in French game show history, said TF1. His haul more than doubled the previous record of one million euros ($1.17 million), held by Bruno Lafourcade. 'I never expected to have the chance to stay for such a long time,' said Émilien, who comes from southwest France. 'It's amazing everything that has happened. It's hard to understand.' Prior to appearing on the show, Émilien studied history at university and was aiming to become a teacher. He then paused his studies to concentrate on his record-breaking run, which came to an end when he ran out of time to answer a question during Sunday's show. Despite his loss to Romain, an architect, Émilien has become the world record holder for the most solo game show appearances, and the European record holder for prizes won, according to TF1. His run became something of a sensation in France, with his defeat drawing an average of 5 million spectators on Sunday. TF1's '12 Coups de midi' has some similarities with popular US quiz show 'Jeopardy,' which airs every weekday for 30 minutes. The record for the highest number of consecutive wins on 'Jeopardy' is held by Ken Jennings, who won 74 games in a row in 2004, followed by Amy Schneider, who won 40 consecutive games in 2022. Jennings also holds the record for the highest amount of prize money won on 'Jeopardy,' at $2,520,700, followed by James Holzhauer on $2,462,216.
CNN
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
French gameshow contestant's epic 21-month winning streak finally ends
A French gameshow contestant has been dethroned after a record-breaking run of 646 wins that lasted 21 months. Émilien, 22, made his first appearance on the '12 Coups de midi' daily game show on September 25, 2023, according to a statement from French TV network TF1, which announced the end of his run on Sunday. The network has not revealed his surname. In the show, four contestants compete in a general knowledge quiz. The winner then answers a series of questions to determine their prize pot for that day, before returning to take on a new slate of opponents the day after. Émilien won more than 2.5 million euros ($2.93 million) in cash and other prizes, as well as 23 cars, making him the biggest winner in French game show history, said TF1. His haul more than doubled the previous record of one million euros ($1.17 million), held by Bruno Lafourcade. 'I never expected to have the chance to stay for such a long time,' said Émilien, who comes from southwest France. 'It's amazing everything that has happened. It's hard to understand.' Prior to appearing on the show, Émilien studied history at university and was aiming to become a teacher. He then paused his studies to concentrate on his record-breaking run, which came to an end when he ran out of time to answer a question during Sunday's show. Despite his loss to Romain, an architect, Émilien has become the world record holder for the most solo game show appearances, and the European record holder for prizes won, according to TF1. His run became something of a sensation in France, with his defeat drawing an average of 5 million spectators on Sunday. TF1's '12 Coups de midi' has some similarities with popular US quiz show 'Jeopardy,' which airs every weekday for 30 minutes. The record for the highest number of consecutive wins on 'Jeopardy' is held by Ken Jennings, who won 74 games in a row in 2004, followed by Amy Schneider, who won 40 consecutive games in 2022. Jennings also holds the record for the highest amount of prize money won on 'Jeopardy,' at $2,520,700, followed by James Holzhauer on $2,462,216.
CNN
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
French gameshow contestant's epic 21-month winning streak finally ends
A French gameshow contestant has been dethroned after a record-breaking run of 646 wins that lasted 21 months. Émilien, 22, made his first appearance on the '12 Coups de midi' daily game show on September 25, 2023, according to a statement from French TV network TF1, which announced the end of his run on Sunday. The network has not revealed his surname. In the show, four contestants compete in a general knowledge quiz. The winner then answers a series of questions to determine their prize pot for that day, before returning to take on a new slate of opponents the day after. Émilien won more than 2.5 million euros ($2.93 million) in cash and other prizes, as well as 23 cars, making him the biggest winner in French game show history, said TF1. His haul more than doubled the previous record of one million euros ($1.17 million), held by Bruno Lafourcade. 'I never expected to have the chance to stay for such a long time,' said Émilien, who comes from southwest France. 'It's amazing everything that has happened. It's hard to understand.' Prior to appearing on the show, Émilien studied history at university and was aiming to become a teacher. He then paused his studies to concentrate on his record-breaking run, which came to an end when he ran out of time to answer a question during Sunday's show. Despite his loss to Romain, an architect, Émilien has become the world record holder for the most solo game show appearances, and the European record holder for prizes won, according to TF1. His run became something of a sensation in France, with his defeat drawing an average of 5 million spectators on Sunday. TF1's '12 Coups de midi' has some similarities with popular US quiz show 'Jeopardy,' which airs every weekday for 30 minutes. The record for the highest number of consecutive wins on 'Jeopardy' is held by Ken Jennings, who won 74 games in a row in 2004, followed by Amy Schneider, who won 40 consecutive games in 2022. Jennings also holds the record for the highest amount of prize money won on 'Jeopardy,' at $2,520,700, followed by James Holzhauer on $2,462,216.
CNN
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
French gameshow contestant's epic 21-month winning streak finally ends
A French gameshow contestant has been dethroned after a record-breaking run of 646 wins that lasted 21 months. Émilien, 22, made his first appearance on the '12 Coups de midi' daily game show on September 25, 2023, according to a statement from French TV network TF1, which announced the end of his run on Sunday. The network has not revealed his surname. In the show, four contestants compete in a general knowledge quiz. The winner then answers a series of questions to determine their prize pot for that day, before returning to take on a new slate of opponents the day after. Émilien won more than 2.5 million euros ($2.93 million) in cash and other prizes, as well as 23 cars, making him the biggest winner in French game show history, said TF1. His haul more than doubled the previous record of one million euros ($1.17 million), held by Bruno Lafourcade. 'I never expected to have the chance to stay for such a long time,' said Émilien, who comes from southwest France. 'It's amazing everything that has happened. It's hard to understand.' Prior to appearing on the show, Émilien studied history at university and was aiming to become a teacher. He then paused his studies to concentrate on his record-breaking run, which came to an end when he ran out of time to answer a question during Sunday's show. Despite his loss to Romain, an architect, Émilien has become the world record holder for the most solo game show appearances, and the European record holder for prizes won, according to TF1. His run became something of a sensation in France, with his defeat drawing an average of 5 million spectators on Sunday. TF1's '12 Coups de midi' has some similarities with popular US quiz show 'Jeopardy,' which airs every weekday for 30 minutes. The record for the highest number of consecutive wins on 'Jeopardy' is held by Ken Jennings, who won 74 games in a row in 2004, followed by Amy Schneider, who won 40 consecutive games in 2022. Jennings also holds the record for the highest amount of prize money won on 'Jeopardy,' at $2,520,700, followed by James Holzhauer on $2,462,216.
New Straits Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
France's top game show champion bows out after 21-month winning streak
PARIS: The most successful contestant in the history of French television game shows was finally defeated on Sunday, after making a whopping 647 appearances and earning millions. Emilien, 22, walked away with 2.5 million euros (US$2.9 million) in cash and prizes after nearly three years on the popular French question-and-answer game show, The 12 Strokes of Noon (Les 12 coups de midi). Every day, four contestants go head-to-head in multiple rounds of general knowledge questions, with one eliminated each round until the final player, the "Midday Master", remains. The "Midday Master" then answers five questions to determine their prize – up to 30,000 euros – and returns the next day to continue their run against new contestants. Emilien's streak spanned nearly three years, beginning in September 2023. "It's been an amazing experience over the last 21 months. I have no regrets. I never expected to stay on the show for so long," said Emilien while on set. His last name is withheld for privacy reasons. The 22-year-old, originally from western France, was studying history and geography but put his education on hold because it was too much to juggle with his record-breaking run. He said he plans to resume his studies, but will first take a year off to enjoy himself after spending up to 17 hours a day between tapings, catching up on topics he knew less about, such as celebrity culture. A longtime fan of the game show from broadcaster TF1, Emilien first auditioned at the age of 18 without success, but gave it another shot after encouragement from his grandmother. He is by far the biggest winner in French TV game show history, surpassing Bruno Lafourcade – who also competed on the same show and took home more than one million euros in cash and prizes. Emilien's prize haul included 23 cars, some of which he says he will share with loved ones while he will sell the rest. He ran out of time to answer one last question: the sum of the two-digit code of a southwestern region of France. "When you win, you know you're going to lose eventually. I expected it from the start," he said.
