Gerhard Krammer, from Ensdorf, appeared as a contestant on Series 4 of Wer wird Millionär?, the German version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, on 18 October 2002. He became the first million-euro top prize winner, and the third Wer wird Millionär? top prize winner overall.
His top prize win was the most valuable win on the German version until Nadja Sidikjar's €1,538,450 win in November 2015.
Follow the large hand of a clock on the dial and start at quarter to six!
⬥ A: 11
⬥ B: 3
⬥ C: 7
⬥ D: 2
Out of 10 contestants, three got it right, but Gerhard was the fastest to answer A-D-B-C (the correct order) in a time of 9.30 seconds, making it into the Hot Seat.
Gerhard's Run to the Million[]
€50 (1 of 15) -Not Timed
What can I eat?
⬥ A: Briefcase
⬥ B: Schoolbag
⬥ C: Backpack
⬥ D: Applepocket
€100 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
According to the vernacular, the good Lord punishes small sins ...?
⬥ A: immediately
⬥ B: almost never
⬥ C: with television broadcasting ban
⬥ D: in 9 months
€200 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
A popular variety of American folk music is called Country & ...?
⬥ A: Thriller
⬥ B: Comedy
⬥ C: Slapstick
⬥ D: Western
€300 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
What lawless journeymen were the old knights afraid of?
⬥ A: Bushy canoves
⬥ B: Hedge rabbits
⬥ C: Tree bandits
⬥ D: Shrub thieves
Gerhard managed to reach the first safety net with ease.
€500 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What is not triggered by reflexes?
⬥ A: Yawning
⬥ B: Sneezing
⬥ C: Chewing
⬥ D: Swallowing
€1,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
The adventures of which spaceship begin with the words "The outer Space, infinite expanses"?
⬥ A: Galactica
⬥ B: Orion
⬥ C: Nostromo
⬥ D: Enterprise
€2,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Who doesn't belong with Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz"? 'Ask-The-Audience' Lifeline used
Especially in northern Germany, traditional connoisseurs swear on "Pears, ...?" 'Phone-A-Friend' Lifeline used
⬥ A: Herring and Egg
⬥ B: Beans and Bacon
⬥ C: Kale and Mustard
⬥ D: Dumplings and Curd
After reaching the second safety net, Gerhard had no Lifeline left.
€16,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the name of a class of vertebrates with more than 20,000 known species? '50:50' Lifeline used
⬥ A: Shedy fish
⬥ B: Grillsy fish
⬥ C: Bony fish
⬥ D: Finsy fish
€32,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Who was never Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?
⬥ A: Lousi the Bavarian
⬥ B: Henry the Lion
⬥ C: Otto the Great
⬥ D: Frederick Barbarossa
€64,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Tobacco belongs to the same plant family as the ...?
⬥ A: Potato
⬥ B: Carrot
⬥ C: Chamomile
⬥ D: Chestnut
€125,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
Who gives the Band Frankie Goes To Hollywood its name?
⬥ A: Frank Capra
⬥ B: Frank Sinatra
⬥ C: Franklin D. Roosevelt
⬥ D: Frank Zappa
Host Günther Jauch was suprised to see that Gerhard still risked it, even though he wasn't 100% sure. When Jauch tried to make it clear what's at stake, Gerhard said that it's abstract because he doesn't own any amount he played for yet and sees this just as a Game, to which Jauch jokingly asked if he is insane.
Günther Jauch was suprised to see that Gerhard was still taking the risk.
€500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
Against whom did Bonn prevail in the election to the German capital in 1949 with 33:29 votes?
⬥ A: Kassel
⬥ B: Munich
⬥ C: Frankfurt
⬥ D: Westberlin
Gerhard said that this is the only question that is worth going for because there is more to win than to lose, although he was even less sure than the question before. Even though he said that it would be insane to risk it, he said the right answer C.
Gerhard Krammer became the first german Euro-Top-Prize Winner.
€1,000,000 (15 of 15) - Not timed Top Prize Question
What famous writer, as an architecture graduate, built a pool of water in Zurich?
⬥ A: Joseph Roth
⬥ B: Martin Walser
⬥ C: Max Frisch
⬥ D: Friedrich Durrenmatt
Before seeing the question, Gerhard says he might need to take things slow now. But after seeing the possible choices, he instantly said that it's Answer C, as A & B weren't Architects and it would be a weird coincidence if D was an Architect aswell.
Gerhard Krammer: MILLIONÄR
Trivia[]
During the 14th question Host Günther Jauch noticed that Answer D was spelled wrong. The correct way writing it is West-Berlin instead of Westberlin.
