Moderator Günther Jauch (right) pointed out that TV profits were taxed in Switzerland.
“Unless you never come back and squander the million here,” the moderator suggested.
«Who wants to be a millionaire» Emanuel Sawalt
Emanuel Sawalt is a lawyer and research associate at the University of Zurich.
Moderator Günther Jauch (right) pointed out that TV profits were taxed in Switzerland.
“Unless you never come back and squander the million here,” the moderator suggested.
Actually, he didn’t want to be on the council chair at all, explains the Swiss “Who wants to be a millionaire?” candidate Emanuel Sawalt. Jauch suggests that he can flee during the commercial break – and is amazed when the candidate and two guests actually leave.
“Isn’t there a separate WWM in Switzerland?” Günther Jauch asked his candidate. Emanuel Sawalt knew nothing about a Swiss version of the quiz show “Who wants to be a millionaire?”.
The moderator warned the 33-year-old of a “huge handicap in Switzerland”: profits from television programs would automatically be taxed at 30 percent, while candidates residing in Germany could keep their winnings for themselves, Jauch lectured. “Finally a disadvantage in Switzerland,” he said with a grin. “Unless you never come back and squander the million here.”
The lawyer works as a research assistant at the University of Zurich. He had brought his “heart lady Patricia”. It’s not always easy with him, as the small talk contribution revealed after the 500 euro mark.
Candidate bathed jeden Morgen
The candidate open-heartedly admitted that he was so upset, especially in the mornings, that he was surprised that he hadn’t “landed in any facility” yet. His quirky whim: “I’ve been bathing every morning since I was a child.” Always there: his three rubber ducks. “I push them back and forth, drink coffee and smoke in the bathtub, that’s how the day can start,” said Emanuel Sawalt about his quirk.
The only exception is that day, because his hotel room was not equipped with a bathtub. A tragedy for him! Jauch wanted to know from the bath captain’s partner how she was coping with this idiosyncratic hobby. “It’s fine now,” she says.
When he got frustrated before the 1,000-euro question was answered, Emanuel Sawalt admitted that he had already thought about the performance of his rate predecessor: “Actually, I don’t have to go there.” Gabriele Bärnwick achieved a proud 64,000 euros. “You can also get up and go during the show without a reason, for example now in ,” suggested Günther Jauch. “We’ll never see you again and you’ll go down in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”
Günther Jauch fears “mass exodus”
Emanuel Sawalt actually went! However, he did not completely flee the studio: “That would be something, but I actually have to pee.” Jauch threatened: “If he’s not back after the ad, he’s out.”
When two women from the audience joined the candidate for a pee break, Jauch called out in irritation: “Mass exodus! Oh no!” When Emanuel Sawalt sat down again, the moderator claimed: “We were worried that you would take a full bath at the time.”