Evelyne, from the university city of Aix-en-Provence in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, was a contestant who appeared in two episodes of season 3 of the French version of the show on on August 14 & 15, 2002.
She became the second contestant of any kind in France to incorrectly answer the fourteenth question and the first after the changeover to the Euro, thus losing 102 000 € and walking away with only 48 000 €. This is currently the highest amount of money ever lost on the French version of the show.
She is also the first known civilian contestant to miss the 300 000 € question, and the second overall to miss the penultimate question after Véronique and Alain one year prior.
Sort these Daniel Balavoine songs according to their release date, from oldest to most recent.
⬥ A: Mon fils ma bataille
⬥ B: Vendeurs de larmes
⬥ C: L'Aziza
⬥ D: Le Chanteur
Only two of the eight remaining contestants answered correctly, but Evelyne (with a time of 11.46 seconds) was the fastest to answer D-A-B-C, thus making it into the hot seat.
Evelyne's Run to the Million[]
200 € (1 of 15) - Not Timed
In an airport or a train station, you sometimes move on a carpet...
⬥ A: Flying
⬥ B: From the Orient
⬥ C: Rolling
⬥ D: Persian
300 € (2 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the headline of the famous French daily newspaper specializing in sports information?
⬥ A: The Referee
⬥ B: The Team
⬥ C: The Race
⬥ D: The Muscle
500 € (3 of 15) - Not Timed
When you have stomach pain, you sometimes say that you have...
⬥ A: Stomach strains
⬥ B: Stomach sprains
⬥ C: Stomach ants
⬥ D: Stomach cramps
800 € (4 of 15) - Not Timed
At the Post Office, what is the postman officially called?
⬥ A: The clerk
⬥ B: The sender
⬥ C: The dispatcher
⬥ D: The messenger
1 500 € (5 of 15) - Not Timed Safety Net Question
In which film does the hero cross paths with Christ?
⬥ A: Tarzan, the man-ape
⬥ B: Rambo
⬥ C: The Gendarme Gets Married
⬥ D: Ben Hur
The klaxon called time shortly after this question, so Evelyne would return the following day with a guaranteed 1 500 € and all three lifelines remaining.
3 000 € (6 of 15) - Not Timed
In painting, when you draw a landscape in a few strokes, you say that you are making it...
⬥ A: Crunch
⬥ B: Bite
⬥ C: Clip
⬥ D: Eat
6 000 € (7 of 15) - Not Timed
In France, under which President of the Republic was the Louvre pyramid inaugurated?
⬥ A: Jacques Chirac
⬥ B: François Mitterrand
⬥ C: V. Giscard d'Estaing
⬥ D: Georges Pompidou
12 000 € (8 of 15) - Not Timed
In the television series "Belle and Sebastian", what colour is the dog Belle?
⬥ A: Black
⬥ B: Ruddy
⬥ C: Chocolate
⬥ D: White
24 000 € (9 of 15) - Not Timed
In 1961, which future singer is a young teacher?
⬥ A: Pierre Perret
⬥ B: Enrico Macias
⬥ C: Michel Sardou
⬥ D: Alain Souchon
48 000 € (10 of 15) - Not Timed Safety Net Question
For which instrument did Beethoven compose his famous sonata "Clair de lune"? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
What fruit is the "mara de bois" a variety of? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Redcurrant
⬥ B: Raspberry
⬥ C: Cherry
⬥ D: Strawberry
100 000 € (12 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the imperfect subjunctive of the verb "to laugh" in the first person singular?
⬥ A: Let me laugh
⬥ B: How I laugh
⬥ C: That I would have laughed
⬥ D: That I laugh
150 000 € (13 of 15) - Not Timed
What birthday would Marilyn Monroe have celebrated in 2002? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: 69 years
⬥ B: 73 years
⬥ C: 76 years
⬥ D: 81 years
Evelyne decided to phone France, who, according to her, was good with cinema. She suggested B: 73 years, but with little certainty. However, Evelyne decided to go against her advice and lock in C: 76 years. This move turned out to be a wise decision, as Evelyne won 150 000 €.
300 000 € (14 of 15) - Not Timed
In astronomy, you can use glasses or telescopes with a "mount...
⬥ A: Tropical
⬥ B: Equatorial
⬥ C: Austral
⬥ D: Longitudinal
After some time deliberating, Evelyne decided to lock in D: Longitudinal. Agonisingly, it was discovered she had given a wrong answer - the actual answer was B: Equatorial - which meant that Evelyne slipped all the way back to 48 000 €.
