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| Der Quiz Champion | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Der Super-Champion (2012) |
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Jörg Pilawa Johannes B. Kerner |
| Narrated by | Mark Bremer |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of series | 15 |
| No. of episodes | 68 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90–180 minutes |
| Production companies | Endemol Deutschland (2012) Riverside Entertainment (2013–present) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ZDF |
| Release | 14 April 2012 – present |
Der Quiz-Champion (English: "The Quiz Champion") is a German quiz show that premiered on ZDF in April 2012.[1] Originally titled Der Super-Champion for its first series in 2012, the program was originally hosted by Jörg Pilawa. Johannes B. Kerner took over as host beginning with the second series, which also involved a change in the program's title.
Format
[edit]Over the course of a single episode, five contestants compete in a series of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each contestant competes separately against a panel of experts across five categories; the third and final round only takes place if multiple contestants survive the first two rounds. The last contestant standing at the end of the third and final round wins a set top prize (€500,000 for the first two series, €250,000 for series 3 and 4, and €100,000 since series 5). If no contestant manages to survive the second round, the show ends without a winner.
Round 1
[edit]In the first round, the contestant is given 60 seconds to answer as many open-ended rapid-fire questions as possible. The round ends once time expires or seven correct answers are given; at least one correct answer is required for a contestant to move on to the second round. If the contestant fails to answer any questions correctly, they are instead eliminated from the game.
Round 2
[edit]In the second round, the contestant faces off against one expert at a time from a panel of five experts (each of whom is assigned to one category) in a series of head-to-head matchups. The first expert the contestant will face off against is chosen at random.
A series of multiple-choice questions with three possible answers is asked, with the contestant and the expert receiving the same question. Once either side has selected a possible answer, they must press the black button on their podium to lock in their response. Pressing the black button will give the opponent seven seconds to select an answer, after which their response is locked in automatically. Each side receives a point for every correct answer; if both contestants selected the same answer, they each receive a point. No points are awarded if both sides did not select the correct answer.
The first side to reach a minimum of three points is declared the winner. A maximum of five points (seven in season 1) can be awarded to each side. If the score is tied after the maximum threshold is reached, one final tiebreaker question in the corresponding category is asked. The first side to buzz in has ten seconds to come up with a response; a correct response gives them the win, but an incorrect response gives the win to the opponent.
If the contestant manages to win against the expert, they then face off against the expert one seat away from them in the clockwise direction (or back to the leftmost expert if that duel involved the rightmost expert). This process continues until victories against all five experts are obtained, after which the contestant must relocate to a holding area in the audience and watch the outcomes of other contestants. If the contestant loses to the expert, they are immediately eliminated.
Round 3
[edit]The third round is played if there are multiple contestants who survived the second round. Each contestant plays separately, with the first contestant to survive the second round going first.
In the third round, the experts are given five envelopes (one per expert) for each contestant who advanced from round 2, each of which contains an open-ended question. The contestant in control has 10 seconds to answer the question, with a correct response earning a point. After all five questions are asked, the remaining contestants compete in the second round.
The contestant who has the highest amount of points obtained out of a possible total of five is declared the winner of the game and receives the top prize. If there is a tie for the lead after five questions are asked, the round is repeated between the remaining contestants until a winner is declared.
If only one contestant survives the second round, the third round is skipped entirely; that contestant is instead declared the winner.
Episodes
[edit]| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 4 | 14 April 2012 | 25 August 2012 | |
| 2 | 2 | 20 November 2013 | 27 November 2013 | |
| 3 | 5 | 28 May 2014 | 1 November 2014 | |
| 4 | 5 | 26 March 2015 | 3 October 2015 | |
| 5 | 7 | 5 May 2016 | 10 December 2016 | |
| 6 | 6 | 20 April 2017 | 25 November 2017 | |
| 7 | 5 | 5 April 2018 | 24 November 2018 | |
| 8 | 4 | 13 April 2019 | 21 December 2019 | |
| 9 | 5 | 22 February 2020 | 7 November 2020 | |
| 10 | 5 | 27 March 2021 | 30 October 2021 | |
| 11 | 5 | 23 April 2022 | 24 September 2022 | |
| 12 | 5 | 11 March 2023 | 30 September 2023 | |
| 13 | 8 | 6 April 2024 | 28 September 2024 | |
| 14 | 7 | 22 March 2025 | 23 December 2025 | |
| 15 | TBD | 21 March 2026 | TBD | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kerner übernimmt Pilawas „Super-Champion"". quotenmeter.de (in German). 22 October 2013.
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