Les 12 Coups de midi

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Patricia Rimond des Anges

### Music

Popion ProductionsMusic composed by: **Jean-Michel Bernard**And published by: Endemol Production / Une Musique

### Victor

Best candidate: Bruno (Fifou Dingo) 252 participations, €1,026,107 in winnings

### Gain

Up to € 30,000 per daily show (shared with a viewer) and without limit in a special program (money sometimes donated to an association)

## Production

### Production company

* EndemolShine France: Formidooble (2010-2014)
* DV Prod (2010)
* Endemol Production (since 2010

### Distribution company

Banijay Rights (since 2017)EndemolShine France

## Diffusion

### Website

TF1 website

**Les 12 Coups de midi** is a French game show, presented by Jean-Luc Reichmann and broadcast daily on TF1 from 12:00 to 12:50 since Monday, June 28, 2010. It is adapted from the Argentine game show El Legado.

## History and dissemination

The show is a new adaptation of the Argentine format *El Legado* broadcast on Telefe (the first being *Crésus*, broadcast in 2005 and 2006, still on TF1 and hosted by Vincent Lagaf'). This is an individual quiz in which candidates can win many prizes and a prize pool.

Until October 27, 2010, Jean-Luc Reichmann is accompanied by a virtual character, a fairy named Eulalie (with the voice of Véronique Le Nir). Then, the latter became a simple voice-over, but kept her name and the same performer until December 31, 2010. Since January 1, 2011, a new voice-over nicknamed *Zette* is provided by Isabelle Benhadj.

In 2020, due to the confinement linked to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the chain finds itself short of new ones. Paul's journey is rebroadcast from April 29 to May 11.

From May 12, 2020, in order to respect the sanitary measures, the show takes place without an audience, and a new character, Doctor Maboul, makes his appearance. Its role is to clean the desks of the candidates.

This game is launched by TF1 to raise the audience of the noon box in the face of the success of *Everyone wants to take his place*, game broadcast at the same time on France 2.

The winner of the show who became the *Master of Noon* puts his title back on the line the next day to try to increase his winnings that he will accumulate until his elimination.

A board game is available with its first version since February 12, 2012 and is published by Dujardin and TF1 Games; its second version with a DVD including an exclusive 42-minute best-of was released in 2014. A new board game is available since September 2020. It is edited by Dujardin.

## Principle and rules

Four candidates must answer questions to try to become (or remain) *master of noon*. They are credited with €10,000.

During the special shows, 2 teams of 4 candidates (3 masters and 1 guest) play, with the exception of the Valentine's Day special where there are 4 famous couples.

### Introductory sleeve

This round is only played during prime-time. This round is called "Le Coup de Cadeaux" during the Christmas specials from December 2020 and "Le Coup de Folie" during the anniversary (summer) specials and Valentine's Day specials from February 2020.

During the December bonuses, the winning team allows their supporters to win a gift. During the June bonuses, the coach (guest) of the winning team must designate 1 noon master in each team for a special *Duel*.

### Round 1: *The Kick-Off*

This round is played during daily broadcasts and Christmas prime-time. Candidates must answer general knowledge questions.

Questions can be of the type "*One or the other*" with 2 answer possibilities, one of which is hidden or of the type "*The least false before than after*" with the possibilities "True" or "False", "More" or "Less", "Before" or "After".

In case of error, the candidate switches to "orange" (or "red" if he is already in "orange").

During the December bonuses, the whole team turns red. Their opponents are therefore the winners of this round and allow the draw of one of their supporters who will win a gift.

### Round 2: *Le Coup par Coup*

This round is played during daily broadcasts, summer prime-time and Valentine's Day.

### *The Duel*

After the switch to red, the candidate must designate someone in a duel to save his place. The chosen person must select one of the 2 themes (which form a play on words) and answer a 4-proposal question. If he answers correctly, he remains in the running and wins the pot of the candidate passed to the "red". If he is wrong, he is eliminated and offers his pot to the candidate passed to the "red".

During the anniversary (summer) specials, *Duel* participants must answer 10 questions using a buzzer. In case of a correct answer, the candidate scores 1 point, otherwise he no longer has the right to buzz for this question. The 1st to be at 6 points eliminates his opponent. Each correct answer increases a prize pool for viewers by €1,000 or €1,500.

### Round 3: *The Fatal Blow*

The two remaining candidates face each other face to face, and must answer questions without a proposal. The one who exhausts his time capital (60 seconds) loses and his opponent becomes (or remains) master of noon. Note that they can "pass" the questions that seem difficult to them.

During the Christmas and Valentine's Day specials, the Fatal Blow is a relay. The 2 guests compete with the same rules as the usual Fatal Blow. When a guest exhausts his 60 seconds, he is replaced by the noon master to his right and so on. Note that the last 2 masters are credited not with 60 seconds, but with 90. The winner of this final eliminates the opposing quartet.

The event is renamed "Le Coup de foudre" on February 14, 2020 on the occasion of the lovers' day.

On the anniversary (summer) specials, the masters play not for their team, but to become the champion of the special week. The 2 guests compete with the same rules as the usual Fatal Blow.

In prime-time, each correct answer from a candidate adds €500 or €1,000 to the special prize pool.

### Round 4: *The Masterstroke*

This round is played only during daily broadcasts.

The noon master must answer five questions, which contain three proposals, one of which is hidden. The first two errors cause the sum of the champion's day to be divided by 10, and the third causes the entire prize pool to be lost.

When the candidate gives 5 correct answers, he performs, according to the terminology of the game, a "*Masterstroke*".

### Bonus: *The Mysterious Star*

At the end of the show, the noon master tries to reveal who is behind the star, a rectangle covered with **13 x 10 boxes** with clues to recognize a celebrity, in order to win the showcase to gifts. He has 12 seconds of reflection before proposing a celebrity. In case of a correct answer, the star is revealed and the champion wins all the gifts. A new star is put into play the next day, with a gift and a car. In case of a wrong answer, a descending jingle is heard and the star is put back into play the next day, with an additional gift.

From December 2019, the bonuses end directly after the Fatal Blow.

## Noon Masters

### Record earnings and participations

Bruno holds the record of victories in the history of game shows in France, with 251 victories out of 252 participations, in front of a candidate named Marie-Christine who has 213 successes (218 participations) to her credit at *Tout le monde veut prendre sa place* in 2018 on France 2. Bruno is eliminated at the fatal blow by Loris with 0.12 seconds left on the counter of this one.

Bruno also has the record for earnings from the issue with 1,026,107 euros. He is the biggest winner in the history of game shows in France in terms of winnings, ahead of a candidate named Marie who won € 1,000,000 in the show *Qui veut gagner des millions ?* august 27, 2004.

## Ranking

This ranking takes into account the 40 best *Noon Masters*.

### Back-to-school special

2. Charlotte Namura and Issa Doumbia
3. Iris Mittenaere and Guy Lecluyse
4. Valérie Damidot and Gérmy Crédeville
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2. Keen'V, Léonie and Alexandre
3. Agustín Galiana and Lou
4. Patrick Fiori and Martin

### Valentine's Day Special

2. Jazz and Laurent Correia
3. Gil Alma and Aminata
4. Jean-Pierre Pernault and Nathalie Marquay

## Hearings

On Monday, June 28, 2010 the launch of the game attracted 2.9 million viewers (30.3% of PdA 4+ and 29% FRDA-50) with a peak at 4.6 million at the end of the show.

After a significant drop in September 2010, at around 2.3 million viewers, audiences rose again in October, and stabilized above 3 million viewers. Since then, the game has steadily gained audience, peaking at 4.5 million viewers (32.5% audience share) on january 2, 2011, he is the leader of his time slot.

On December 26, 2016, the game achieved an audience of 4.73 million viewers with 38.6% audience share, as well as a peak audience of 6.5 million at the end of the show. The next day, the game broke the all-time record for audience share with 40.1% and 4.66 million people in front of the television.

The historical audience record (on the PDA 4+) is beaten on Thursday October 12, 2019, with 3.89 million viewers in front of the station or an audience share of 43.9% over the four years and more. Note that the FRDA-50 indicator is at 37.4%.

In April 2019 following the "Quesada case", the game's ratings decreased somewhat. Soon after, they increased again.

On March 19, 2020, the show achieved a record audience since 2015 which is 4.8 million viewers with a peak at 6.6 million viewers.

On March 22, 2020, new record with 5.37 million viewers and a peak at 7 million viewers.

On October 5, 2021, Bruno is dethroned in front of 3.278 million viewers or 37.5% over the four years and more and 24% FRDA-50.