Schlag den Raab

Schlag den Raab
(Beat the Raab)
Genre Game show
Directed by Ladislaus Kiraly
Presented by

Matthias Opdenhövel (2006-2011)

Steven GĂ€tjen (2011-)
Starring Stefan Raab
Country of origin  Germany
Language(s) German
No. of seasons —
No. of episodes 31
Production
Producer(s) Jörg Grabosch
Location(s)  Germany
Running time 225+ minutes (including commercials)
Production company(s) Raab TV,
Brainpool
Broadcast
Original channel ProSieben
First shown in 23 September 2006
Original run 23 September 2006 – present
External links
Website
Production website

Schlag den Raab (German for Beat the Raab) is a game show airing on the German television channel ProSieben. A candidate who can beat Stefan Raab in a number of disciplines wins the jackpot.

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Premise

Each episode features one contestant battling against TV personality Stefan Raab in up to fifteen games for prize money of €500,000. The games have included sports contests such as biathlon and ice hockey, puzzles and various other challenges. Raab and his opponent compete in a maximum of 15 games. After the first game the winner gets one point, for the second game two points and so on. The show ends when Raab or his opponent gains more than 60 of possible 120 points. So there is no fixed time limit for the show. It easily runs about four hours or more. The jackpot rolls over if the contestant is not successful in one episode. Raab was first defeated in the third episode, where contestant Matthias Göbel won €1.5m. The highest amount won by a single contestant so far was €3 million, won by Nino on 23 May 2009. It is an occasional show; 30 episodes have been broadcast since the first episode on 23 September 2006, the latest being on 17 December 2011.

Awards

The show was nominated for the Adolf Grimme Awards category entertainment/special in 2007 and 2008.[1] Schlag den Raab won the Deutscher Fernsehpreis for Best Entertainment Show in 2007,[2] and won a Goldene Kamera in the category Entertainment in 2008.[3]

International format

Country Title Network Host Competing against Games Date aired
 Bulgaria РазбОĐč ИĐČĐ°Đœ Đž ĐĐœĐŽŃ€Đ”Đč
Razbi Ivan i Andrei
Nova Television Ivan and Andrey Unknown Unknown 26 September 2011
 Croatia Pobijedi Ć olu RTL Televizija Belma HodĆŸic Vlado Ć ola 15 20 February 2009
 France Qui peut battre Benjamin Castaldi? [4] TF1 Carole Rousseau & Denis Brognart Benjamin Castaldi 13 29 November 2008
 Georgia დაამარáƒȘჼე ვარსკვლავი
Daamartskhe Varskvlavi
Rustavi 2 Ann Korkia Unknown Unknown 14 June 2010
 Norway Hvem kan slĂ„ Ylvis TV Norge Ylvis brothers Unknown Unknown 2009
 Serbia Izađi na crtu Prva Milan Kalinić Unknown Unknown 25 September 2011
 Sweden Vem kan slĂ„ Filip och Fredrik? [5] Kanal 5 Pontus GĂ„rdinger Filip and Fredrik 15 9 September 2008
 United Kingdom Beat the Star [6] ITV Vernon Kay Unknown Unknown 20 April 2008

Video game

A video game adaptation of the show was released for the Nintendo Wii and PC platforms in Germany on 10 September 2010.

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