Marion Hoffmeyer, a grandmother of two from Bonn, appeared as a contestant on the twelfth and thirteenth episodes of Series 14 of Wer wird Millionär?, the German version of the show, on 28 September and 1 October 2012. She won €500, after answering her twelfth question incorrectly.
WWM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Whoever makes it to the last question, then it's all about the 1,000,000... | |
| ⬥ A: U | ⬥ B: R |
| ⬥ C: O | ⬥ D: E |
| The correct order is, of course, D-A-B-C. All 5 contestants answered correctly, the fastest being Marion in 3.24 seconds. |
Marion's Run to the Million[]
| €50 (1 of 15) - Not timed | |
| One often finds small grains of salt... | |
| ⬥ A: On the rigs | ⬥ B: With thunder |
| ⬥ C: On moths | ⬥ D: On pretzels |
| €100 (2 of 15) - Not timed | |
| How do some people behave in sport? | |
| ⬥ A: unmuskel | ⬥ B: ungelenk |
| ⬥ C: unsehne | ⬥ D: unknochen |
| €200 (3 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Stevie plays one of the last John Lennon hits, he sings... | |
| ⬥ A: Wonder Woman | ⬥ B: Bat Girl |
| ⬥ C: Barba Rella | ⬥ D: Schumpf Inchen |
| €300 (4 of 15) - Not timed | |
| What do many people have regardless of their financial circumstances? | |
| ⬥ A: Fax savings book | ⬥ B: SMS rates |
| ⬥ C: Twitter loans | ⬥ D: Email account |
| €500 (5 of 15) - Not timed | |
| In figure skating, you can already see a... | |
| ⬥ A: Rudolf-Augstein | ⬥ B: Helmut-Markwort |
| ⬥ C: Henri-Nannen | ⬥ D: Axel-Springer |
| €1,000 (6 of 15) - Not timed | |
| What does one find on an arachnid's head? | |
| ⬥ A: Toothpick | ⬥ B: Tongue bolts |
| ⬥ C: Jaws | ⬥ D: Taste buds |
| €2,000 (7 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Who has a completely special reason in August to mourn the death of a certain Scott McKenzie? | |
| ⬥ A: Vegetarians | ⬥ B: Hippies |
| ⬥ C: Astrologists | ⬥ D: Philatelists |
| €4,000 (8 of 15) - Not timed | |
| What designation is, from a merely technical point of view, doubled? 'Ask One of the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Firearm | ⬥ B: Revolving drum |
| ⬥ C: Hunting rifle | ⬥ D: Starting gun |
| €8,000 (9 of 15) - Not timed | |
| What will be coated with chocolate glazing and peppered with almond sticks? | |
| ⬥ A: Wild boar leg | ⬥ B: Venison stew |
| ⬥ C: Venison | ⬥ D: Fake rabbit |
| €16,000 (10 of 15) - Not timed | |
| What are a country and a capital city in Africa called? | |
| ⬥ A: Sudan and Ludan | ⬥ B: Niger and Liger |
| ⬥ C: Togo and Logo | ⬥ D: Rwanda and Luanda |
| Marion returned the next Monday to play for €32,000, with three lifelines remaining. |
| €32,000 (11 of 15) - Not timed | |
| How old is Snow White, when she is unfortunately 'as pretty as a clear day and prettier than the queen herself'? '50:50' and 'Phone-a-Friend' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: 7 days | ⬥ B: 7 times 7 months |
| ⬥ C: 7 years | ⬥ D: 17 years |
| Marion first used the 50:50 to remove B and D, before phoning her friend Sabine Rotach, who agreed it was C. |
| €64,000 (12 of 15) - Not timed | |
| The Bundessortenamt deals primarily with... 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Tablets and suppositories | ⬥ B: Fruit and vegetables |
| ⬥ C: Cars and lorries | ⬥ D: Taxes and levies |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 5% ⬥ B: 31% ⬥ C: 5% ⬥ D: 59% | |
| Gewinnsumme: € 500 |
Sources[]
- Full episode (28/09/2012)
- Full episode (01/10/2012)
- Episode report (28/09/2012)
- Episode report (01/10/2012)
| Preceded by Marcus Sellner |
German Contestant (Series 14) Marion Hoffmeyer |
Succeeded by Sebastian Lüthe |