Beat the rabbit

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Television series
Original title Beat the rabbit
Schlag den Raab Logo.png
Country of production Germany
original language German
Year (s) 2006-2015
Production
company
Raab TV ( Brainpool )
length 226 to 371 minutes
Episodes 55 in 10 seasons
Broadcasting
cycle
five to six times a year
genre Game show
Theme music Stefan Raab & Heavytones - Schlag den Raab theme Closing
music:
Whitney Houston -
One Moment in Time
idea Stefan Raab
production Jörg Grabosch
Moderation
First broadcast September 23, 2006 on ProSieben
Idea of ​​the show and opponent of the challenging players: Stefan Raab

Schlag den Raab ( SdR for short ) is a German game show that was produced by Raab TV from 2006 to 2015 and ran for the first time on September 23, 2006 on ProSieben . After Stefan Raab announced his retirement from the TV business in June 2015, the last program was broadcast on December 19 of the same year.

The show was broadcast live and took place in the Brainpool Studios in Cologne-Mülheim . One candidate per broadcast competed in various disciplines or games against the entertainer Stefan Raab. The candidate could win at least 500,000 euros, provided he had defeated Raab in a maximum of 16 games. After every competition won by Raab, the sum increased by a further 500,000 euros. In the last broadcast the rules were changed; Raab competed against a total of 15 different candidates from the audience.

From September 30, 2017, the new edition of the show ran for eight issues under the title Schlag den Henssler with Steffen Henssler as host.

Course of the show and rules

The live broadcasts began with the introduction of five candidates from which Raab's opponents were selected. The opponents then competed against each other in a maximum of sixteen games until a winner was determined. In the end, the candidate won the prize money or the jackpot rose by half a million euros. There was also a maximum of four musical acts in each show.

Presentation of the candidates and selection of the opponent

Of the viewers, who could register using a form on the Internet, around 50 to 70 applicants were invited to a casting in Frechen for each show . There they had to answer knowledge questions correctly, prove their fitness in circuit training and convincingly introduce themselves in 30 seconds. Five candidates were selected for the show from among the best participants.

At the beginning of the show, the five candidates were briefly introduced with a video clip that was filmed beforehand. In the video, the candidate could be seen in his job, in sports and in his private sphere; Family members or friends highlighted the candidate's strengths. The television viewers then decided which of the candidates would play against Raab by televoting for a fee . From the 45th episode, each video clip only lasted one minute instead of the previous three; In addition, a time limit of three minutes was introduced for televoting in this issue in order to shorten the time until the first game.

Games

Raab and his opponent dueled each other in various games from areas such as sport , knowledge , skill , tactics or luck . Fringe sports or games of skill, which were still unknown in Germany, were often used. The “embarrassing or cashing” quiz, which is totally known from TV, as well as a few other games appeared in several editions, while other games were only used once.

Some games were played outside in front of the studio. These were mostly games that required complex structures (ski jump, tower), large playing fields (soccer, ice hockey), water basins, racing, off-road and competition tracks for cars, excavators and other exotic vehicles. In the first few years, games also took place in Cologne's urban area, for example in the Dünnwald forest pool, at the Deutzer Hafen , in the Cologne bicycle stadium or in the Lentpark .

Scoring system

A total of up to 15 games were normally planned. The ascending number of the game corresponded to the number of points to be won in the respective game. The respective winner received one point in the first game, two points in the second game, etc. The aim was to achieve more than half of the total of 120 points, i.e. at least 61 points. If the candidate and Raab each had exactly 60 points after 15 games, there was a play-off with the so-called "jump-off". This happened twice.

If a candidate won the first ten games, the 55 points received were not enough for the overall victory, the required number of 61 points was only possible with the eleventh game at the earliest.

Prize amount

In the first edition, 500,000 euros could be won. If Raab won, the jackpot for the next show increased by 500,000 euros. If a candidate won the jackpot, the next edition would again play for 500,000 euros. The largest jackpot in the amount of 3.5 million euros was played in the 38th edition.

Moderators, commentators and referees

Issues 1 to 28 of Schlag den Raab moderated Matthias Opdenhövel . Then Steven Gätjen took over the moderation until the last show.

Elton appeared in almost every episode as he acted as the quiz master on "Embarrassing or Cashing" . He always wore a red suit. In the broadcast on April 5, 2008, the questions were read out by Matthias Opdenhövel because Elton was unable to attend.

In the early days of the program, the commentators changed: the first four issues were commented on by Tobias Drews , the fifth by Frank Buschmann and the sixth by Hansi Küpper . Since the seventh broadcast, Buschmann has been a permanent commentator on most of the competitions. In some games, his voice could only be heard by the TV viewer so as not to influence the opponents in the studio. Buschmann was unable to attend issue 49, which was postponed at short notice and was replaced by Ron Ringguth .

In sporting competitions, referees from the respective sport or a related discipline were used. The moderator directed the other games. In the background, the notary Richard Böhr (previously Stefan Klein) monitored the correct course of the duel; he could intervene if necessary, but this rarely happened in practice.

Overview of the shows

Charisma

Schlag den Raab was Saturdays for prime time from 20:15 pm live on ProSieben aired. Repetitions were shown on the following Sunday morning at ProSieben and in the early evening at ProSieben Fun and ProSieben Maxx . In addition, all issues can be seen on the Myspass.de website as video-on-demand . Since the seventh edition on November 3, 2007, the program has been broadcast in 16: 9 format.

A total of 55 issues were broadcast. Since a show could consist of eleven to 15 games and a final jump-off , the length of the programs was flexible. The shortest issue was the premiere broadcast, which ended at 12:01 a.m. The show, which was broadcast on November 15, 2014 after a postponement, only ended at 2:26 a.m., making it the longest run.

Twice the broadcast could not take place on the scheduled date. The 49th edition, which was actually scheduled for November 1, 2014, was canceled at short notice the evening before because Raab was unable to compete due to a flu-like infection . For the first time in his work at ProSieben , he had to cancel a show. This issue was made up for two weeks later. The 52nd edition, scheduled for March 28, 2015, was also canceled, according to ProSieben for "technical production reasons". The show took place around a month later on April 25th.

Results

Raab won 38 duels (70%) in 54 broadcasts, while his opponents were able to prevail in 16 editions. Twice the decision was made in the jump-off, once a substitute game followed after the 15th game because the two opponents could not solve the task. Deaon Maxwell prevailed on January 15, 2011 after twelve games with 61:17 points and thus achieved the clearest victory of a candidate. Raab, on the other hand, won the show three times after the minimum required number of eleven games, in two cases his opponent did not win any points. Since various candidates competed against Raab in the 55th program, this is not included in the statistics.

Raab suffered the first defeat in the third broadcast against Matthias Göbel. He had the longest successful streak from December 2011 to November 2012 with six wins in a row. That is why the 38th edition of the record jackpot in the amount of 3.5 million euros was played, which represented the world's highest prize money in a game show and went to Bernd Stadelmann. Raab suffered two defeats in a row four times (in editions 5/6, 17/18, 26/27 and 30/31).

Except for Jan May (then 44 years old) in the twelfth edition, all candidates were younger than Raab (born October 20, 1966), who played a total of 44 men and 10 women. Maria Kleinebrahm was the only woman who managed to beat Raab in the 52nd edition on April 25, 2015.

Overview of the individual issues

episode date play
sum
candidate job Age m / f Result Games winner
End of shipment
Duration music
01 23 Sep 2006 € 0.5 million Esther Frericks Entrepreneur 30th w 21:70 13 Raab 00:01 am 3:46 July , Nelly Furtado feat. Saukrates , Nena feat. Duncan Townsend
02 Nov 18, 2006 € 1.0 million Johannes Rieks college student 25th m 31:74 14th Raab 12:43 am 4:28 Take That , Katie Melua , pop stars
03 Jan. 27, 2007 € 1.5 million Matthias Göbel Development engineer 31 m 72:48 15th candidate 00:54 am 4:39 Tokio Hotel , Simply Red , Jamelia
04th Apr 14, 2007 € 0.5 million Nils-Heiko Hutter Fighter pilot 29 m 13:65 12 Raab 00:30 am 4:15 Michael Bublé , Joss Stone , Carla Bruni
05 0June 9, 2007 € 1.0 million Peter Dietrich doctor 39 m 70:35 14th candidate 1:16 am 5:01 Melanie C , Max Mutzke
06th Sep 15 2007 € 0.5 million Martin Trautz Police officer 38 m 60:60 a 115 + 1 a candidate 1:21 am 5:06 James Blunt , Sports Friends Stiller , Monrose
07th 0Nov 3, 2007 € 0.5 million Sonja Bartelt Police officer 33 w 19:72 13 Raab 12:17 am 4:02 Max Mutzke , Nicole Scherzinger
08th Dec 15, 2007 € 1.0 million Gene Allen Financial advisor 38 m 56:64 15th Raab 01:01 am 4:46 Peter Cincotti , Room2012
09 Jan. 19, 2008 € 1.5 million Arvid Bollmann Teacher 39 m 35:70 14th Raab 00:57 am 4:42 Stefanie Heinzmann , I + I
10 0Apr 5, 2008 € 2.0 million Jens Ohlemeyer Teacher 35 m 25:66 13 Raab 12:22 am 4:07 Duffy , Gregor Meyle
11 May 31, 2008 € 2.5 million Olufemi Smith Marketing manager 29 m 65:55 15th candidate 1:32 am 5:17 Estelle , Leona Lewis
12 13 Sep 2008 € 0.5 million Jan May Sauna master 44 m 29:62 13 Raab 12:31 am 4:16 Sarah Connor , Katy Perry , The Pussycat Dolls
13 0Nov 1, 2008 € 1.0 million Ole Bishop Judoka 29 m 03:63 11 Raab 00:08 am 3:53 Rosenstolz , Stefanie Heinzmann , Grace Jones
14th Dec 20, 2008 € 1.5 million Markus Kapries ENT doctor 39 m 19:72 13 Raab 12:48 am 4:33 James Blunt , Queensberry
15th Jan. 17, 2009 € 2.0 million Marcus Gangloff Teacher 39 m 33:72 14th Raab 12:43 am 4:28 Max Mutzke , James Morrison , Gabriella Cilmi , Mando Diao
16 Apr 18, 2009 € 2.5 million Markus "Oku" Okuesa Teachers and musicians 32 m 43:62 14th Raab 1:28 am 5:13 Silbermond , Milow , Lady Gaga
17th May 23, 2009 € 3.0 million Nino Haase Chemistry PhD student 26th m 63:57 15th candidate 1:34 am 5:19 Daniel Merriweather , The Black Eyed Peas , Sportfreunde Stiller
18th Sep 12 2009 € 0.5 million Hans-Martin Schulze Pharmacy intern 24 m 68:52 15th candidate 12:41 am 4:26 Stefanie Heinzmann , Tokio Hotel , Jan Delay
19th Oct 31, 2009 € 0.5 million Oliver Wojahn Professor of Economics 41 m 20:71 13 Raab 00:56 am 4:41 Marius Müller-Westernhagen , Pixie Lott , Ich + Ich
20th Dec. 19, 2009 € 1.0 million Amelie Mooseder Student 24 w 20:71 13 Raab 12:41 am 4:26 Xavier Naidoo , Robbie Williams , Some & Any , Gossip
21st Jan. 16, 2010 € 1.5 million Torsten Reichan Fighter pilot 31 m 15:63 12 Raab 00:03 am 3:48 Aura Dione , Alicia Keys
22nd Apr 10, 2010 € 2.0 million Hans Martin Wismar Trauma surgeon 29 m 64:41 14th candidate 12:46 am 4:31 Gentleman , Cheryl Cole
23 0May 8, 2010 € 0.5 million Thorsten Engelmann Controller 28 m 42:63 14th Raab 01:00 a.m. 4:45 Toni Braxton , Lena , Die Fantastischen Vier
24 Sep 18 2010 € 1.0 million Thorsten Knaack Teacher 29 m 72:48 15th candidate 1:35 am 5:20 Phil Collins , Kylie Minogue , July
25th Oct 23, 2010 € 0.5 million Ria Sabay Medical student 25th w 00:66 11 Raab 12:26 am 4:11 Mando Diao , Christian Durstewitz , Aloe Blacc
26th Dec 18, 2010 € 1.0 million Heiko Schumacher Sales logistician 28 m 64:27 13 candidate 12:41 am 4:26 LaVive , Cee-Lo Green
27 Jan 15, 2011 € 0.5 million Deaon Maxwell Sports student 33 m 61:17 12 candidate 00:08 am 3:53 Max Mutzke , Bruno Mars
28 0Apr 2, 2011 € 0.5 million Alexandra Stegmann Business consultant 27 w 18:73 13 Raab 12:37 am 4:22 Milow , Natalia Kills
29 0June 4, 2011 € 1.0 million Tobias Rieder Army doctor 29 m 44:61 14th Raab 1:33 am 5:18 Jessie J , Avril Lavigne
30th 17 Sep 2011 € 1.5 million Gil Kwamo-Kamdem Police officer 30th m 60:60 b 215 + 1 b candidate 1:49 am 5:34 Lenny Kravitz , Udo Lindenberg feat. Inga Humpe , Lena
31 Oct 15, 2011 € 0.5 million Klaus Hermann Insurance salesman 39 m 68:37 14th candidate 1:13 am 4:58 Rosenstolz , Blue Man Group & Tracy Bonham , Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
32 Dec 17, 2011 € 0.5 million Oliver Wallkötter Professional soldier 38 m 00:66 11 Raab 12:25 am 4:10 Flying Steps , Zaz , Flo Mega
33 17th Mar 2012 € 1.0 million Alexander Bitsch Customs dog handler 32 m 48:72 15th Raab 02:05 am 5:50 Caligola , Stefanie Heinzmann , Unheilig
34 Apr 14, 2012 € 1.5 million Reint Janssen Lecturer in Sports Science 30th m 41:64 14th Raab 12:22 am 4:07 Rebecca Ferguson , Roman Praise , The King Dances
35 0May 5, 2012 € 2.0 million Peter Grünberg Pediatrician 43 m 39:66 14th Raab 12:50 am 4:35 Mandy Capristo , Jason Mraz , Amy Macdonald
36 22 Sep 2012 € 2.5 million Manuela Kurrat Detective Inspector 30th w 34:71 14th Raab 1:38 am 5:23 Joss Stone , Lena , Gossip
37 Nov 17, 2012 € 3.0 million Mario Anastasopoulos carpenter 44 m 23:68 13 Raab 00:59 am 4:44 Lana Del Rey , Die Fantastischen Vier , Udo Lindenberg
38 Dec 15, 2012 € 3.5 million Bernd Stadelmann farmer 27 m 70:50 15th candidate 00:59 am 4:44 Taylor Swift , Seeed , Deichkind
39 Jan. 12, 2013 € 0.5 million Bjorn Schmitz Sports scientist 37 m 32:73 14th Raab 1:31 am 5:16 Xavas , Ellie Goulding , Max Raabe & Palast Orchester
40 16. Mar. 2013 € 1.0 million Andreas May physicist 32 m 21:70 13 Raab 12:46 am 4:31 Lena , Leslie Clio , Robbie Williams
41 May 11th, 2013 € 1.5 million André Bergermann Steel locksmith 37 m 40:65 14th Raab 01:05 am 4:50 Gentleman , hurts , zaz
42 0Sep 7 2013 € 2.0 million Pio Suh Lawyer 38 m 29:62 13 Raab 00:45 a.m. 4:30 Birdy , Ivy Quainoo , Miley Cyrus
43 Nov 16, 2013 € 2.5 million David Fritsch Detective inspector 32 m 06:72 12 Raab 12:43 am 4:28 Katy Perry , Eminem , Adel Tawil
44 Dec 21, 2013 € 3.0 million Anish Pulickal Social worker 32 m 64:56 15th candidate 01:54 am 5:39 Placebo , Casper , Thomas D.
45 Feb 15, 2014 € 0.5 million Michael Jentzsch Teacher 38 m 18:73 13 Raab 12:44 am 4:29 Lorde , Christoph Maria Herbst (as Bernd Stromberg ), Marteria
46 29 Mar 2014 € 1.0 million Caroline Geßner Bundeswehr officer 25th w 17:61 12 Raab 12:36 am 4:21 Bastille , clean bandit
47 0May 3, 2014 € 1.5 million Maximilian Heizmann ranger 31 m 21:70 13 Raab 12:37 am 4:22 Lily Allen , Mando Diao
48 13 Sep 2014 € 2.0 million Liane Weber Fitness trainer 28 w 37:68 14th Raab 1:16 am 5:01 Maroon 5 , Kiesza
49 Nov 15, 2014 € 2.5 million Peter Meiners Media analyst 34 m 74:46 115 + 1 c candidate 02:26 am 6:11 Die Fantastischen Vier , The Script
50 Dec 20, 2014 € 0.5 million Jenna Timm Detective Inspector 25th w 13:65 12 Raab 00:58 am 4:43 Cro , Zaz , Charley Ann Schmutzler
51 Jan. 10, 2015 € 1.0 million Jan-Marco Monday Business student 31 m 31:74 14th Raab 1:36 am 5:21 Herbert Grönemeyer , Ella Henderson
52 Apr 25, 2015 € 1.5 million Maria Kleinebrahm Assistant doctor 27 w 61:59 15th Candidate 1:24 am 5:09 Ann Sophie , Stefanie Heinzmann
53 Sep 12 2015 € 0.5 million Robert Klauss Graduated sports teacher 30th m 18:73 13 Raab 1:13 am 4:58 Joss Stone , Sido feat. Andreas Bourani
54 Oct 24, 2015 € 1.0 million Markus Schulz Precision mechanic 32 m 34:71 14th Raab 1:17 am 5:02 Louane , Lena , Justin Bieber
total € 26 million d ⌀ 31.7 e 44 m
10 w
⌀ 13.4 f 738 16:38 g 00:59 a.m.
4:44 h
10:20:16 i
aDecision by a jump-off (game " can throwing ")
b Decision by a jump-off (game "Flummis")
cDecision by a substitute game ("Flummis"), since neither Raab nor the candidate were able to win the 15th game - " Ringing the Bull " - so that it was canceled (see section Special incidents ).
dTotal amount paid out to candidates in issues 1-54. The winnings not earned in shows 53 and 54 went into the jackpot for the 55th episode, in which 1.5 million euros were won. A total of 27.5 million euros was distributed as a profit.
e Only candidates from issues 1–54 are considered
f Average number of games per broadcast
G Issues 1–54 win ratio
H Average end of program and duration
i Total transmission time in dd: hh: mm

Latest edition

The last broadcast of Schlag den Raab on December 19, 2015 was carried out with different rules. Instead of a selection round between five candidates, Gätjen chose a candidate from the audience before each game. Since Raab was not beaten in the previous editions, the jackpot stood at 1.5 million euros. These were now divided into the 15 games, so that each candidate could win 100,000 euros with a win against Raab. In the event of a defeat, these 100,000 euros went into the remaining jackpot, for which the respective winning candidates were played at the end of the broadcast. Candidate Hendrik Abel prevailed against the other five candidates in the “Klackern” playoff and won a total of 1 million euros (100,000 euros from the single game won and 900,000 euros from the jackpot).

Furthermore, the Heavytones were present, who played the theme tune live on the show. At the end of the program, Raab interpreted Rudolph Run together with the band One Moment in Time and Run .

Game no. candidate Age m / f place of residence Game title winner Prize amount
1 Victoria no information w no information little angel Raab 0 €
2 Hendrik Abel 24 m Voerde -
Friedrichsfeld
Smart DJ candidate 1 million euros
(100,000 € + 900,000 € in the final game "Klackern")
3 Raffael 25th m Ispringen Shoot harpoon Raab 0 €
4th Julia Aulbur 23 w Rietberg When was it? Candidate € 100,000
5 John 20th m Cologne - folding rule Carousel Ball Raab 0 €
6th David 24 m Heidelberg Stack blocks Raab 0 €
7th Sebastian 39 m Bad Rappenau Catching ice candidate € 100,000
8th Stefan 41 m Bergisch Gladbach rally Raab 0 €
9 Maurice 23 m [14]Bottrop Embarrassing or cashing in Raab 0 €
10 Jörn Amberger 25th m Wermelskirchen Can shooting candidate € 100,000
11 Marius 24 m Wins Ring ball Raab 0 €
12 Kathrin 29 w Came Memorize sentences Raab 0 €
13 Matthias Lohstroh 31 m Fürstenau Crazy Carts candidate € 100,000
14th Jan 27 m Bark Snap Raab 0 €
15th Linda 23 w Cologne The wheel Candidate € 100,000

If the games of the last show with the same outcome had been played in a regular broadcast, Raab would have won the show with a score of 69:36 after game 14. Game 15 would not have been played. The last issue lasted five hours and 41 minutes until 1:56 a.m.

Odds

The program with the highest ratings was the 24th edition, both for the total audience from 3 years of age (4 million viewers) and the target group between 14 and 49 years of age (2.83 million viewers). The 17th edition had the highest market share in both audience groups with 20.8 percent (viewers aged 3 and over) and 34.9 percent (viewers between 14 and 49).

The 4th edition was the weakest show in three respects: It had the fewest viewers aged three and over (2.25 million), the smallest overall market share (9.5 percent) and the lowest market share in the advertising-relevant target group (17.8 percent ). Only the number of viewers in this target group (1.64 million) was undercut in the 42nd edition with 1.61 million viewers.

Table of odds and audience numbers0
output date spectator Market share
total 14 to 49 years total 14 to 49 years
01 September 23, 2006 3.38 million 2.55 million 13.6% 26.7%
02 November 18, 2006 3.84 million 2.55 million 15.3% 29.5%
03 January 27, 2007 3.69 million 2.73 million 14.1% 26.0%
04th April 14, 2007 2.25 million 1.64 million 09.5% 17.8%
05 June 9, 2007 3.43 million 2.55 million 17.8% 31.4%
06th September 15, 2007 2.90 million 2.20 million 14.2% 26.2%
07th November 3, 2007 3.21 million 2.36 million 12.1% 22.1%
08th December 15, 2007 3.18 million 2.35 million 13.6% 25.3%
09 January 19, 2008 3.47 million 2.57 million 14.1% 24.2%
10 April 5, 2008 3.70 million 2.72 million 13.5% 24.0%
11 May 31, 2008 3.12 million 2.28 million 17.2% 28.9%
12 September 13, 2008 3.26 million 2.35 million 14.8% 26.1%
13 November 1, 2008 3.44 million 2.44 million 12.9% 21.9%
14th December 20, 2008 3.37 million 2.44 million 13.2% 22.8%
15th January 17, 2009 3.67 million 2.69 million 14.3% 25.2%
16 April 18, 2009 3.28 million 2.34 million 14.8% 24.8%
17th May 23, 2009 3.86 million 2.78 million 20.8% 34.9%
18th September 12, 2009 3.36 million 2.42 million 15.4% 26.1%
19th October 31, 2009 3.02 million 2.06 million 13.3% 21.5%
20th December 19, 2009 3.51 million 2.50 million 12.8% 21.3%
21st January 16, 2010 3.77 million 2.63 million 12.6% 21.7%
22nd April 10, 2010 3.97 million 2.73 million 15.5% 24.9%
23 May 8, 2010 3.75 million 2.62 million 16.4% 27.3%
24 September 18, 2010 4.00 million 2.83 million 18.7% 31.3%
25th October 23, 2010 3.19 million 2.27 million 11.9% 20.1%
26th December 18, 2010 3.47 million 2.53 million 12.6% 21.1%
27 January 15, 2011 3.54 million 2.41 million 12.4% 20.2%
28 April 2, 2011 3.21 million 2.15 million 12.9% 21.5%
29 June 4, 2011 3.24 million 2.21 million 17.9% 30.4%
30th 17th September 2011 2.85 million 1.92 million 14.4% 22.3%
31 October 15, 2011 3.23 million 2.18 million 13.9% 22.3%
32 December 17, 2011 3.17 million 2.22 million 11.5% 20.2%
33 March 17, 2012 2.94 million 1.91 million 14.3% 22.6%
34 April 14, 2012 3.14 million 2.10 million 12.4% 20.7%
35 May 5, 2012 3.58 million 2.44 million 14.7% 25.1%
36 22nd September 2012 2.48 million 1.65 million 11.8% 19.0%
37 17th November 2012 3.32 million 2.19 million 13.6% 21.8%
38 December 15, 2012 3.25 million 2.20 million 13.0% 22.0%
39 January 12, 2013 2.95 million 1.87 million 12.0% 18.5%
40 March 16, 2013 3.19 million 2.02 million 13.0% 21.2%
41 May 11th, 2013 2.86 million 1.82 million 12.8% 20.2%
42 September 7, 2013 2.62 million 1.61 million 13.2% 21.1%
43 November 16, 2013 3.06 million 1.92 million 12.4% 19.7%
44 December 21, 2013 3.18 million 2.00 million 14.3% 22.5%
45 15th February 2014 3.19 million 2.00 million 12.7% 20.8%
46 March 29, 2014 2.73 million 1.75 million 11.6% 19.1%
47 May 3, 2014 2.76 million 1.79 million 10.9% 19.2%
48 September 13, 2014 2.75 million 1.93 million 12.8% 22.9%
49 15th November 2014 2.65 million 1.78 million 13.1% 21.9%
50 20th December 2014 3.17 million 2.00 million 12.9% 21.7%
51 January 10, 2015 3.08 million 1.91 million 13.1% 21.5%
52 April 25, 2015 2.82 million 1.87 million 12.7% 22.5%
53 September 12, 2015 2.52 million 1.64 million 12.7% 22.8%
54 October 24, 2015 2.63 million 1.67 million 11.7% 20.6%
55 19th December 2015 3.89 million 2.54 million 17.4% 29.8%

Special occurrences

  • In the first edition there were several technical difficulties: At first the timing did not work temporarily in the fifth game, then the buzzers did not work in the sixth game. When the notary was supposed to be called in, a telephone connection was only established at the second attempt. In the eleventh game there was a graphic error in the “card duel”, which briefly questioned the decision of the game, and in the decisive thirteenth game the stopwatch was not running.
  • In the second edition, the seventh game “Memorize”, in which the candidates had to memorize several images, was subsequently canceled; Raab won this game. According to the notary, there were several inconsistencies in the image overlays when the candidates had to reproduce the imprinted images. There was a substitute game (can throwing) with the same value.
  • In the fifth edition, Raab and the candidate in the twelfth game (“Where is what?”) With their tips were exactly the same distance from the desired destination to the kilometer. The task remained without evaluation.
  • In the eleventh edition on May 31, 2008, Raab angrily hit the console with his fist, which broke the pane on his screen and injured himself. Since the desk was still functional despite the damage and the injury was not serious, the broadcast could be continued.
  • In the 13th edition on November 1st, 2008, the third game "Laufrad" was repeated because the counting mechanism did not work properly during Raab's attempt and indicated more laps. After the notary had initially not raised any objection, according to the then moderator Matthias Opdenhövel, viewers called and pointed out the malfunction. Raab won the repeat, so the score remained unchanged.
  • In issue 16 on April 18, 2009 Raab and his opponent Oku were supposed to blow up three balloons as quickly as possible in game 1. The game was interrupted after only a few seconds because the backflow valve of the first balloon on Raab's side did not keep the air in the balloon. As a test, he briefly inflated the other balloons, but their valves worked. Moderator Matthias Opdenhövel then decided to complete the game with only two balloons. In fairness, before the game resumed, Oku was allowed to inflate his remaining balloons as much as Raab had done with his. Oku won the game and the first point overall.
  • In the following 17th show on May 23, 2009, Raab gave his opponent Nino in the eleventh game "Who is lying?" two points and ultimately victory, when he seemed to interpret the rules of the game exactly the opposite on both occasions and believed that he had to buzz on a true answer instead of a lie.
  • On April 10, 2010, the biggest incident in the history of the show occurred: In the 22nd edition, Stefan Raab crashed on a mountain bike during the seventh game of the show . He suffered a concussion with memory loss and broke his cheekbone and the wall of the maxillary sinus . His opponent Hans Martin had also fallen, but remained uninjured. Immediately after the fall, Raab lost consciousness for several seconds . Nevertheless, he continued the competition after a short break, but did not play the tenth game ( high jump ) due to medical concerns on the part of the doctors. Shortly after the fall, he tried to complete more runs of the bike race, but fell again. In the course of the evening he could not remember his new attempts. The injuries on his face could be seen for a long time to the months after the show.
  • On December 18, 2010, Stefan Raab and his opponent were only allowed to play all games with their left hand, as Raab broke his right wrist in a skiing accident a few days before the show. The show was unceremoniously renamed Schlag den Raab - with links . If the candidate had been left-handed , he would have had to play the games with his weak hand as well.
  • In the 29th edition of June 4, 2011, the eleventh game was interrupted for several minutes after Stefan Raab had made a deep cut on his right middle finger, which was sewn with a stitch during a commercial break. A few minutes earlier, candidate Tobias had injured his hand, but was able to continue the game with a tape bandage .
  • In the broadcast on September 17, 2011, the 14th game (“Country Outlines”) showed the outline of Sudan within the limits valid until July 8, 2011. At the time of the broadcast, South Sudan had already declared itself independent. This new founding of the state and the admission of South Sudan to the United Nations were already queried in the quiz “Embarrassing or cashing in” in the program. The country outline was not recognized by any player.
  • In the 34th edition of April 14, 2012, Raab tore an inner ligament on his right knee during the third game ( javelin throw ). He could not play the game to the end, but despite the abandonment, he won because he had already presented a distance sufficient for victory. The following game (cross pursuit) Raab could not deny; the points went to the candidate without a fight.
  • In the 47th edition of May 3, 2014, the winner was proclaimed too early in the decisive 13th game (“pulling strings”). The final fireworks with confetti rain had already started, animations indicated the new jackpot amounting to two million euros and the four suitcases of money had already been carried into the studio when moderator Steven Gätjen ordered the last attempt of the last game to be repeated on the instructions of the responsible notary. However, Raab also won the rerun and with it the show.
  • In the 48th edition of September 13, 2014, in the second game ("role names"), the characters that an actor embodies in a certain series should be named. After a series of unsuccessful rounds, the moderator initially reduced the required number of correct answers from six to three. When the score was 1: 1, he finally switched to a sudden death decision, which Raab managed by correctly naming Ed O'Neill's role name as Al Bundy .
  • As the longest ever completed game, the 15th and decisive game ( Ringing the Bull ) in the 49th edition was canceled after almost an hour of broadcasting time without evaluation because neither player had managed to cope with the task. The substitute game "Flummis" brought the decision in favor of the candidate after just a few minutes.
  • In the 50th edition that followed, Ringing the Bull was announced as the first game. After the set-up was brought into the studio, however, moderator Steven Gätjen resolved that it was a joke. The game only had a comeback over five years later in the 50th edition of Schlag den Star as a scaled-down version called Ringing the Bullchen .
  • In the 54th edition of October 24, 2015, a race was driven on a Segway -based electric wheelchair called “Freee” . Raab fell a total of three times and injured his face slightly. In his only fall-free lap, he moved the track barriers. The candidate won the game 3-0.
  • For the special features of the last edition, see the section Last edition .

beat the celebrity

From 2009, ProSieben broadcast the program Schlag den Star as an offshoot of Schlag den Raab . This was designed in a similar way, but lasted only around two hours in the original format with a maximum of nine games and was not broadcast live. The game principle remained the same, the prize money was 50,000 euros, one tenth of the smallest win in a Schlag den Raab broadcast. After the end of Schlag den Raab , Schlag den Star was redesigned for the follow-up program in 2016 and has since been broadcast live with a maximum number of regular 15 games.

In each of the first five seasons, a candidate selected by the editorial team competed against a celebrity who changed from show to show. If the celebrity won, the money also went into the jackpot and increased the possible profit in the following show. From the sixth season in the summer of 2014, two celebrities competed against each other, so that the respective winner of each program received the 50,000 euros played out and there was no longer a jackpot. Since the eighth season (with the exception of the 39th and 40th edition) the prize money has been 100,000 euros each.

Raab moderated the first season himself, from the second to the fifth season he appeared as a joker and had to be used by the candidate in one of the first six games. In the sixth and seventh seasons Raab moderated the show again and no longer appeared as a joker. After saying goodbye to Stefan Raab, Elton took over the moderation from season eight .

Hit the Henssler

On June 21, 2017 it was announced that Steffen Henssler was moving from VOX to ProSieben . At the Screenforce Days , ProSieben announced a new edition of Schlag den Raab under the title Schlag den Henssler . Henssler competed as a permanent host - like Stefan Raab until 2015 - against candidates. The program was hosted by Elton . In the run-up to the first issue, Henssler was injured, so that the broadcast of the first program was postponed from September 2, 2017 to September 30, 2017.

Daniel Rosemann , head of the ProSieben broadcaster, justified the new edition by saying that “the audience had always wanted the show to come back” . Regarding the choice of Steffen Henssler as the new host, Rosemann said that Henssler was a "sympathetic and at the same time strong-willed player who takes on every challenge" . Furthermore, Henssler has "this special, unconditional ambition to be able to survive on this show."

The new edition with Henssler was discontinued after eight issues.

Beat the best

On February 9, 2019, during the show Schlag die Star, host Elton announced that there will be another offshoot of the show called Schlag den beste . The program is partly produced in the old design by Schlag den Star , but two non-celebrity people play in up to 11 (or 12 in the case of a jump-off) games for a total of 50,000 euros each. The winner of the show (the “best”) competes against another candidate in the following edition, so that the profit can always increase by a further 50,000 euros. Production of the show started at the end of May 2019, with Elton also being the moderator. The show has been broadcast on ProSieben since August 8, 2019.

Awards

  • Schlag den Raab was nominated in 2007 for the Adolf Grimme Prize in the "Entertainment / Special" category.
  • On September 29, 2007, Schlag den Raab received the German Television Award 2007 in the category "Best entertainment program / Best entertainment moderation". The edition of June 9, 2007 was awarded.
  • In 2008 the show was nominated again for the Adolf Grimme Prize.
  • On February 6, 2008, Schlag den Raab was awarded the Golden Camera in the "Entertainment" category.
  • On April 25, 2009, Schlag den Raab received the Romy in the “Best Program Idea” category.
  • In addition, the show was nominated in the category “Best Entertainment Show / Moderation” at the German Television Award 2009 .

International success

States to which a version of Schlag den Raab was sold.

On March 29, 2007, SevenOne International announced that the format had been sold to production company Zodiak Television Group under the international name Beat your Host and in the United Kingdom , Italy , Sweden , Finland , the United States , France , Spain , Belgium , Norway and Romania is implemented with own moderators. In the meantime, ProSiebenSat.1's foreign marketer has been able to sell the show in 18 countries, most recently at the MIPTV television fair in Cannes in Denmark and Croatia .

United Kingdom

In Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the format was broadcast on ITV as a weekly program under the title Beat the Star and hosted by Vernon Kay. In each broadcast, a celebrity and a previously qualified candidate compete against each other in five to seven games. It's about £ 50,000 that will go into the jackpot if the contestant loses. A broadcast is 75 minutes long. The show, previously recorded in Cologne, started on April 20, 2008 with a peak of 5.9 million viewers. Prominent candidate in the first episode was boxer Amir Khan . The reviews of the first edition of Beat the Star were sometimes bad. With 4 to 5 million viewers, however, the show reached as large an audience as the German original.

Australia

In Australia four episodes of the Beat the Star series ran under the same title as in Great Britain from September 7, 2010 to January 13, 2011 on Network Seven . Here, however, whole families competed against individual celebrities. The prizes were 50,000 Australian dollars (around 40,000 euros).

Sweden

In autumn 2008 the program was broadcast for the first time on the Swedish channel Kanal 5 under the title Vem kan slå Filip och Fredrik (“Who can beat Filip and Fredrik?”) . Swedish comedians Fredrik Wikingsson and Filip Hammars compete as a team against a previously qualified candidate. The first edition of the show achieved a market share of 39.5% in the 15- to 45-year-old age group , making it the most successful in-house production of the Swedish broadcaster YTD Kanal 5 to date. The minimum profit is 500,000 Swedish kronor (around 56,000 euros).

Norway

In Norway, the game first ran under the title Hvem kan slå Ylvis (against the brothers Bård and Vegard Ylvisåker) and then as Hvem kan slå Aamodt & Kjus (against the famous ski racers Kjetil André Aamodt and Lasse Kjus ) on TVNorge .

Denmark

In Denmark the show runs under the title Hvem kan slå Joachim & Marianne on TV2 with market shares of up to 57% in the age group 21 to 50 years. Opponents of the players are the dancer Marianne Eihilt and the shot putter Joachim B. Olsen . The main prize is 200,000 Danish kroner (26,900 euros).

France

On November 29, 2008, the show was titled Qui peut battre Benjamin Castaldi? ("Who can beat Benjamin Castaldi ?") Broadcast on the French channel TF1 . The show is similarly successful in France and achieved a market share of over 40 percent in the core target group .

Netherlands

On November 9, 2010, the first episode of the Dutch version Beat De Mol (“Schlag De Mol”) was broadcast on Veronica , which is also part of the ProSiebenSat.1 group . So far, eight episodes of 90 minutes each have been broadcast in which various Dutch celebrities competed against Johnny de Mol. In terms of appearance, this frame differs most from the original.

Hungary

The program started on October 10, 2009 under the title Sztárral szemben in Hungary on TV2 , which also belongs to the ProSiebenSat.1 Group. Attila Till was the moderator, the candidates competed against various celebrities such as motorcycle world champion Gábor Talmácsi or the wrestler Sándor Bárdosi . Due to bad ratings, however, the show was canceled after a few issues. Both the competitions and the studio design were based on the German version.

Croatia

The Croatian adaptation was first broadcast on February 20, 2009 under the title Pobijedi Šolu ("Schlag Šola") on the TV channel RTL . One candidate competed in the show in 15 rounds against handball player Vlado Šola . The show was moderated by Belma Hodžic. A total of seven episodes were broadcast, of which Šola won four and lost three. The show has been discontinued.

Serbia

In Serbia, the first episode of the game was broadcast on September 25, 2011 under the title Izađi na crtu by the Prva broadcaster. As in Germany, there are up to 15 games, the actor and presenter Milan Kalinić acts as an opponent. The game is played for at least 25,000 euros. There have been six editions so far, of which Kalinić has won and lost three each. The last edition for the time being took place on March 12, 2012. In the fourth episode, a jump-off brought the candidate victory.

Bulgaria

In Bulgaria, the game was first broadcast on September 26, 2011 under the title Разбий Иван и Андрей ("Beat Ivan and Andrey") by Nova TV , with presenters Ivan Christow and Andrej Wasilew Arnauoudow, who are very well known in the country. Christow and Arnauoudow slip alternately into the role of moderator and duelist. A maximum of eleven games are played and, unlike the original, the prize is a car. Twelve episodes have been broadcast so far.

Georgia

In Georgia, the local version is titled დაამარცხე ვარსკვლავი ( "Strike the Stars") on Rustavi 2 aired. Six to eight games are played. Ann Korkia is the moderator.

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