what does he plan to do with his money?

Playing every evening in front of the France 2 cameras to retain his title of Maestro, Benoît Salmon won a new title on Saturday January 18, that of greatest Maestro of “N’ Forget the Lyrics”. But what are his plans for the future?

On Saturday January 18, Margaux, who for five years had been the greatest maestro in the history of Don’t forget the lyrics has been dethroned! Benoît Salmon, in place for 79 victories, is now the proud holder of the title. A new line in his CV that the professional photographer, reconverted into a master of French song on France 2, owes to his prize pool of 538,000 euros, built up progressively with his triumphs. Money that he won but that he will only receive once he is definitively eliminated. It remains to be seen what he will do with it next.

Au Parisian the one who had registered for the game presented by Nagui with the challenge of winning 300,000 euros confided that he already had some ideas about what he would do with his immense prize pool once he left the show. “Small splurges, but not a lot because I’m not into consumption. I’ll take the opportunity to take a few trips, even if I always do them simply with a backpack, but it will above all be an investment for me secure an annuity.” Based in La Cornouaille, a town of a thousand inhabitants, Benoît is passionate about travel. Before trying your luck on Don’t forget the lyricshe was returning from a trip to India, which ended hastily due to confinement. Will he return once he pockets his jackpot? Nothing is impossible anymore.

An amount that enters the top 10 of the largest amounts won on television

With more than half a million euros in his pocket, Benoît is not only the greatest Maestro of Don’t forget the lyrics : he is now part of the very closed circle of the biggest game winners on television. Appearing in the top 10 of the largest sums won, Benoît is however not in first place in the ranking, this being reserved for Émilien, the player of Twelve Coups de Midi . An outstanding candidate, whom Benoît has already met, and who has accumulated nearly 2 million euros in winnings. “I am fascinated by this boy, declared Benoît Parisian. The two shows’ studios are next door, so I ran into him before it even aired, but I’d love to meet him. He seems like a simple and kind person.”

Article written in collaboration with 6Medias.