Emilien finally has her! For a long time, the mysterious star of the month of January refused the greatest champion in the history of “12 coups de midi”. Even completely uncovered, the face of Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso did not evoke any memory in Vendéen, who has always recognized shortcomings in the sports department. But, this Saturday, January 11, the history student took advantage of a masterstroke in the final round to mention the name of the Spaniard and thus win his 17th star in the TF1 game. A record broken again! “I especially tried to trust the image”recognized Emilien, who was unaware of the existence of the double world champion.
A prize pool close to 2 million euros
It took a night of research for Jean-Luc Reichmann’s protégé to associate the clues linking the Prince of Asturias to the personality to be guessed. But he was able to take a breather when the host validated his correct answer and increased his prize pool with an additional 29,111 euros. This now stands at 1,945,315 euros, a total never reached by an entertainment candidate in France. And this quest is far from over as Emilien sets no objective other than that of living day by day. “I was told about Spanish candidates who had achieved a little more than 500 victories in a single game”, he nevertheless noted in an interview with “Télé Star” last December. “Even if the goal of breaking records has never been one, I think about it a little”, ambitions the one who with 471 victories can reasonably think of it.
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Favored by production?
But this sparkling career has earned Emilien some enmity, notably from viewers who accuse him of being favored by the production. Jean-Luc Reichmann stepped up to defend his midday master. “People are watching, there are some who are jealous of this success, and who say, I’m staying, I’m watching, because the day it falls, I want to be there.” the host spoke on Europe 1, encouraging the “5% slanderers” to apply to dethrone him. Everyone nevertheless follows this series with a lot of curiosity, since around 3 million of them spend their lunch break with the 22-year-old prodigy and his mentor.
