Run for a million ... if you can!

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Television series
Original title Run for a million ... if you can!
Country of production Germany
year 2019
Production
company		 Warner Bros. ITVP Germany
length 155 to 165 minutes
Episodes 4 in 1 season
Broadcasting
cycle		 weekly
genre Game show , competition
Moderation
First broadcast September 10, 2019 on ProSieben

Run for a million ... if you can! is a game show at ProSieben that has been broadcast since September 10, 2019. Runners and pursuers compete against each other in a course. Daniel Aminati and Rebecca Mir will moderate . Elmar Paulke comments on the runs. The venue will be the Henrichshütte , a former steel works in Hattingen . The show is produced by Warner Bros. ITVP Germany . The model is the show Million Dollar Mile, produced in the United States by Fly on the Wall Entertainment .

Course of the show and rules

The competition combines an obstacle course with a chase. A runner has to run through a course as quickly as possible and overcome several obstacles. Before the start, the runner has to put together five hurdles in any order according to his strengths, whereby the sixth hurdle is the same for all participants. Exactly two minutes after the runner a pursuer starts trying to catch the runner. Instead of a single runner, a team can also compete as in a relay race , whereby the profit decreases depending on the number of team members.

After each successfully completed hurdle, the runners have to decide whether to stop and secure the profit they have made up to that point. If you want to stop, press a buzzer in the so-called Stahl-Allee. Then they still have to complete the so-called exit challenge by climbing up a 43 meter high rope at the blast furnace, supported by a counterweight equal to their own body weight. If runners do not press the buzzer, they must complete the next obstacle. This puts them at risk because they lose the entire winnings if they are caught by a chaser. There is an exception for the individual runners: From the third hurdle, the € 50,000 for the respective runner is secured and this would fall back on this win in the event that he is caught later. Whoever manages their five hurdles is faced with a final hurdle that has to be overcome for the main prize of one million euros.

obstacles

Each runner or team of runners has to choose from six hurdles, five obstacles to be overcome. The order can be set arbitrarily before the start. In addition, there is the exit hurdle to secure the amount of money earned up to then and the final hurdle.

  • Rolling mill: rotating rollers and balance beam
  • Steel jungle: flexible, vertical bars
  • Steel drill: platforms arranged in a spiral up to a height of 15 meters
  • Boiling pools: 20-meter swimming pool and a climbing wall with an overhang
  • Masonry: a labyrinth of walls with step boards of different widths
  • Headframe: climbing tower with horizontal rungs
  • Exit challenge: 43 meter long rope on the blast furnace
  • Final obstacle

Profit levels

The potential profit for a single runner ranges up to the million euros specified in the program title. When teams compete, the winnings are divided by the number of participants, i.e. halved if there are two runners, etc.

hurdle 1 runner 2 runners 3 runners 4 runners
1 € 10,000 € 5,000 € 3,333 € 2,500
2 € 25,000 € 12,500 € 8,333 € 6,250
3 50,000 € 1 € 25,000 € 16,666 € 12,500
4th € 100,000 € 50,000 € 33,333 € 25,000
5 € 250,000 € 125,000 € 83,333 € 62,500
6th € 1,000,000 € 500,000 € 333,333 € 250,000
1 The amount of the security level remains with the candidate, even if he is caught in a later hurdle.

Pursuer

There are ten pursuers in total.

  • Fabian Hambüchen from Wetzlar: gymnast and Olympic champion on the horizontal bar
  • Anna Donauer from Vienna: Crossfit professional and coach
  • Lukas Storath from Würzburg: Policeman and Hyrox World Champion
  • Pia Wagner from Bochum: professional in Obstacle Course Racing, World Championship participant and third place in the team at the European Championship
  • Carina Bungard from Cologne: European team champion in Obstacle Course Racing
  • Roman Deisenhofer from Königsbrunn: professional triathlete and German runner-up over the middle distance
  • Charles Franzke from Rudolstadt: extreme obstacle runner and youngest German winner of the Gettingtough - The Race
  • Astrid Viegen from Büllingen: two-time Belgian national champion in cross-country skiing, Spartan Race Elite athlete and world champion participant in obstacle course racing.
  • Alex Schmitt from Würzburg: Crossfit professional and “Battle the Beach” winner
  • Harun Özdemir from Delbrück: multiple German champion in Taekwondo

expenditure

In the first broadcast, a total of 14 runners competed, five of which compete alone and the remaining ten divided between three teams.

Show 1 (September 10, 2019)
Attendees
Name / team Daniel "Care cases in all cases" team Samuel Team "Die Beigls" Sandra Kiriasis Tim Mario Basler Team "Crew 10"
Martina Nicole Annkatrin Tanjana Bernd Freija Robin Jan Dimitrij
Age 33 39 26th 31 35 23 51 22nd 44 20th 50 27 24 29
place of residence Cologne Neustadt Stadthagen Petershagen Stolzenau Zofingen augsburg Bonn Schuettorf
Pursuer Fabian Hambüchen Astrid Viegen Harun Ozdemir Carina Bungard Pia Wagner Charles Franzke Anna Donauer Roman Deisenhofer
Hurdle reached 3 1 4 + exit 2 + exit 2 2 + exit 1 + exit 2
Profit - - € 100,000 € 12,500 - € 25,000 - -

In the second broadcast, a total of ten runners competed: a team of two and eight individual runners.

Show 2 (September 17, 2019)
Attendees
Name / team Florian Shirin Silke Steve 2-man team "Lobinger" Andreas Susanna Carolin Pascal
Tyger Tim
Age 28 36 22nd 23 22nd 47 39 28 24 28
place of residence Hamburg Cologne Munich Berlin Leverkusen Hamburg Hamburg Cologne
Pursuer Roman Deisenhofer Carina Bungard Anna Donauer Lukas Storath Alex Schmitt Charles Franzke Anna Donauer Astrid Viegen Fabian Hambüchen
Hurdle reached 3 1 1 + exit 1 2 + exit 4th 1 1 2 + exit
Profit € 50,000 - € 10,000 - - € 50,000 - - -

In the third broadcast, a total of 13 runners competed: a three-person team, three two-person teams and four individual runners.

Show 3 (September 24, 2019)
Attendees
Name / team Team "Bachelor" Sajeh Team "Father & Son" Kevin Constantine Team "Twisters" Team "Wrestling Power" Kenan
Jennifer Andrei Peter Let Vanessa Denise Miriam Benedict Thomas
Age 25th 32 30th 51 21st 22nd 31 22nd 24 26th 25th 46 33
place of residence Vienna Bochum Mechernich Munich Cologne Zurich Tuna Vienna
Pursuer Pia Wagner Anna Donauer Fabian Hambüchen Harun Ozdemir Charles Franzke Astrid Viegen Carina Bungard Fabian Hambüchen
Hurdle reached 2 1 + exit 4th 1 + exit 3 2 2 4th
Profit - € 10,000 - - € 50,000 - - € 50,000

In the fourth show, a total of 13 runners competed: a team of four, a team of two and six individual runners.

Show 4 (October 1, 2019)
Attendees
Name / team Sasha Sayana Team "fire and flame" Alicia Melina Robert Marcellino Team "Alpha Pack" Nino Maic
Andreas Nico Marcel Christian Adrian Leon
Age 27 21st 34 40 31 37 26th 30th 26th 21st 23 31 29
place of residence Stuttgart Grevenbroich Eschweiler Buchholz to reprimand Mönchengladbach Düsseldorf , Essen & Cologne Dreieich Hamburg
Pursuer Alex Schmitt Astrid Viegen Lukas Storath Carina Bungard Charles Franzke Harun Ozdemir Charles Franzke Lukas Storath Alex Schmitt
Hurdle reached 3 1 2 + exit 1 + exit 2 + exit 4th 2 2 + exit 1 + exit
Profit - - € 12,500 - € 25,000 € 50,000 - - € 10,000

reception

Audience ratings

episode date spectator Market share source
total 14 to 49 years total 14 to 49 years
1 September 10, 2019 1.11 million 0.70 million 4.2% 8.5% a
2 17th September 2019 0.79 million 0.46 million 3.0% 5.4%
3 September 24, 2019 1.01 million 0.61 million 3.7% 7.3%
4th 1st October 2019 0.74 million 0.50 million 2.7% 5.6%
a For viewers between 14 and 29 years of age, the market share was even 14.4%.

criticism

After the first issue, Thomas Lückerath wrote on DWDL.de that the show was “the most sensible attempt by ProSieben to get a foot in the door of the physical game shows genre”. However, the "compared [to other shows] the setting [...] which is really much more spectacular [...] is not staged well enough". The reviewer also criticized "the completely over-the-top cheering" by Aminati and details such as the lack of overlays.

Fabian Neveling praised the scenery, the recordings of the camera drones and "the overview during the show". He also criticizes the moderator's "penetrating motivation boosts" and above all misses the tension: "Despite the considerable obstacles and the associated sporting activities of the actors, the last spark that leads to cheering is missing."

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e New ProSieben show "Run to the million ... if you can!": Daniel Aminati, Rebecca Mir and Elmar Paulke are asking for the big obstacle race from September 10, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Thomas Lückerath: Catch in the rain! ProSieben is looking for the Hattingen Warrior XXL. DWDL, accessed on September 11, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Run for a million ... if you can! - pursuer. August 21, 2019, accessed September 1, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Run for a million ... if you can! - Broadcast on August 1st , 2019, accessed on September 1st, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Run for a million ... if you can! - Broadcast September 2 , 2019, accessed on September 11, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Run for a million ... if you can! - Broadcast on September 19, 2019, accessed on September 19, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Run for a million ... if you can! - Broadcast on September 4, 25, 2019, accessed on September 25, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Manuel Weis: ProSieben Tuesday: A decent start for Aminati show “Renn zur Million”. September 11, 2019, accessed on September 11, 2019 (German).
  9. ↑ Jens Schröder: “Die Höhle der Löwen” gets 18.0% and makes the new starts “Run to the Million” and “Payday!” flat ›Meedia. Retrieved September 11, 2019 .
  10. ↑ a b Uwe Mantel: starts of RTL and ProSieben against "Löwen" without a chance. Retrieved September 11, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Manuel Weis: Crash in week two: "Run for a million" without a chance. September 18, 2019, accessed on September 18, 2019 (German).
  12. ↑ Manuel Weis: [ http://www.quotenmeter.de/n/112437/220-000-schrauer-gewonnen-renn-zur-million- geht-s-wieder-besser 220,000 viewers won: "Renn zur Million" goes It's better again. ] September 25, 2019, accessed on September 25, 2019 (German).
  13. ↑ Manuel Weis: [ http://www.quotenmeter.de/n/112606/schwacher-einstand-fuer-hier-sprech-berlin-schwaches-ende-fuer-renn-um-die-million Weak start for «Here speaks Berlin ”, weak ending for“ Renn um die Million ”. ] October 2, 2019, accessed October 2, 2019 (German).
  14. ↑ Jens Schröder: The first wins with more than 5 million viewers for the World Athletics Championships, but the new talk “Here speaks Berlin” makes a false start. Retrieved October 2, 2019 .
  15. ↑ DAUN, INFOSAT Verlag & Werbe GmbH: World Championships in Athletics beats "Den of the Lions" in TV quota. October 2, 2019, accessed October 6, 2019 .
  16. ↑ "Run to the Million": Stay awake if you can. Quota Meter, September 10, 2019, accessed on September 11, 2019 .