7:15pm UK (8:15 CET),
Pro Sieben or (fingers crossed) internet streaming
It’s the first Schlag den Raab of the 2012! After winning the previous battle in December 66-0, Stefan Raab has a million Euro to defend. Hopefully tonight’s batch of contestants will put up a bit more of a fight.
I’m not going to be here for the start, but the regular punters normally offer up a commentary if you want to join the live discussion.
At last, Stefan loses his 2nd life…
“TV hat sich soeben “wegen Inaktivität” ausgeschaltet,” says @mdr on Twitter. My TV has just turned off ‘due to inactivity’. “Wie recht er doch hat!” How right it is!
That said, INCREDIBLE JEOPARDY as another glass smashes there. I might go to bed.
OH, a second Raab mistake, not helped by glasses being over the line in the first place.
They’re doing it both at the same time now…
Sounds like the notary has removed the time limit.
And Raab’s having his next go now, in a bid to end the sodding game.
This game started 40 minutes ago.
Stefan, CONTESTANT DEFEATED!!!
IT’S OVER!
AT LONG BLOODY LAST!!!
Someone needs sacking for thinking that game would be entertaining!
At last it’s over!!!!
IT’S OVER
IT’S OVER!
But Raab still has the lead 24:21.
They have to play to at least Game 13 now…
Game 10! Karten Merken. Something to do with cards.
Spiel 10 – Karten Merken (Note Cards)
Is it remembering a pack of playing cards?
My rusty German just heard ‘3 minutes’, that sounds promising!
OK, they get 3:00 to memorize a pack of cards, and the first one to make a mistake loses. I think.
Looks like they now have to replicate what they saw, and whoever has the most right wins, by the look of it.
looks like it’s a Skat deck (32 cards, 7 to Ace)
If there’s one thing the Germans like, it’s… erm, yes, well…
I do like this backing music though…
I do too, very relaxing.
Right, I *think* they will go in order from 1-32 and the first one to make a mistake will lose, a bit like that Fort Boyard game.
7:15 feels like a long time ago now.
Ooh, fun mechanism.
I nominate this for Best Prop in a Gameshow 2012
It’s a win for Raab! On his last card by the sounds of it. 34:21 to Raab with the five biggies to go.
Game 11 is table tennis.
Alexander has to win at least 3 of the last 5. If Stephan wins Game 11, there is the possibility of a tie (Alexander can win 12,13, and 14, but Stephan can win 15 to make it 60-60).
Just what we need – a long commercial break and a song.
What was up with that singer’s facial hair?
Bonus points for actually showing the crew derigging all the kit for the performance though.
It’s one in the morning German time and we’re playing table tennis. Best of three games, first to eleven.
Stefan seems to be winning this easily now
Raab takes it in straight games, well outclassing Alexander.
He now leads 45:21.
oh no..Sortien? This could take a while..
Yeah, looks like it, since they answered that first question flawlessly. I think it was sorting German footballers into age order
Game 12, Bother’s Bar fave Sortieren.
You get a question with so many answers, you pick an answer and slot in in amongst the other answers. If it if makes correct logical sense then play passes to your opponent, if you stuff up you lose the point.
and they run the first category!
I got that whole third list right…I figured it was oldest to youngest companies..
That’s three lists to Stefan, one more for the win for him.
Stefan wins, MATCHBALL!
MATCHBALL for Stefan
Raab wins again in straight questions, giving him 57:21. It was looking great for Alex earlier, but Raab is on a Matchball.
Game 13 is Das Rad. The wheel.
It looks like they take it in turns to spin the wheel, and must get exactly 1-7 revs each time, increasing by one each go.
1-8. I also think if they stuff up they go back to zero.
No, looks like after a success they can bank their progress..
If they reliquish control the spins are banked. I think.
This could be another game that takes a while
Looks like you can ‘bank’ part way through, although that then lets your opponent possibly overtake and complete the whole run.
Looks like they can bank their scores so they don’t have to go back to zero if they fail.
This is still better than the Red or Black? wheel.
Absolutely!
This is quite a difficult game to play, I think.
Strategy out the window very quickly – get one in and bank it. Alex is better so far.
Stefen gets one chance to catch up under an equal turns rule.
I really enjoyed The Wheel, more than I thought I would.
Amazing!!!!
Well, that was a good finish to that game!