Why is Dominique absent from Everyone wants to take their place, the return of the champions? Cyril Féraud answers us

For Christmas, Cyril Féraud is organizing two champion specials broadcast this Monday December 23 and Tuesday December 24 on France 2. From Tele-Leisurethe host revealed why Dominique, the 3rd biggest candidate in the game who had impressed viewers, is absent.

Event in Everyone wants to take their place ! This Monday December 23 and Tuesday December 24, thirteen emblematic champions of the France 2 midday game are making their comeback during two Christmas specials. The opportunity to find Marie-Christine, Sandrine (4e), Stéphane (5e), Enzo (6e), Christophe (7e). Sébastien and Isabellerespectively 9th and 10th, Isabelle (11e), Mathieu (12e), Michael (13e), Françoise (14th), Blaise (15th) and Samuel (17e). “Viewers vibrated for them, they became attached to them. After inquiring, I discovered that it had rarely been done to bring them together for a good cause.” declares Cyril Féraud during an interview given to Télé-Loisirs.

Cyril Féraud explains why Dominique, the 3rd biggest winner, could not be present at the Christmas special of Everyone wants to take their place

Viewers will be able to note the absence of Dominique, 3rd greatest champion of the game in France 2 who had accumulated 150 victories and 160,000 euros in winnings during his participation in 2010. Questioned by Télé-Leisure, Cyril Féraud revealed the reason for his absence. “He had a professional meeting planned for a very long time that he was unable to move”he explains about the candidate he had already met during an issue of Champions Quiz. Despite some imperatives from certain former holders of the red chair, the presenter of The Floor explains that organizing this special was not a headache because most of the champions were available. The only constraint on the production side: it could not move the day of recording. “For practical filming reasons, we had to shoot it on that date, because we had the Christmas setting”reveals the one who is also co-producer of the game (CyrilProd).

Production reveals how the champions of the Christmas special Everyone wants to take their place were chosen

Near Tele-Leisureproduction also revealed how the champions were chosen to participate in these two Christmas specials. “We called the first in the ranking, those who were available came. There were others who wanted but who could not for personal or professional reasons”explains Laurent-Robert Thibierge, executive producer of the game (Effervescence). And to specify about Dominique: “We hope he will come for a next special. He is welcome,” he assures. In 2021, the brilliant candidate participated in the 5000th special which he won against Marie-Christine.