He has one victory after another. Since joining the show The 12 strokes of noon on September 25, 2024, Émilien, a young 21-year-old history student, impresses with his general culture. The Master of Midday accumulates on Saturday February 3, 2024 more than 130 victories and more than 600,000 euros in winnings. This therefore allows him to be one of the 10 best candidates in the game, gradually approaching Bruno’s record with his 252 participations and a prize pool of 1,026,107 euros. A biased presence because of advantageous questions? In any case, this is what viewers are convinced of. As revealed by our colleagues from Tele-Leisure Thursday February 1, 2024, they would have received several letters from fans, denouncing a considerable advantage. “Émilien is a great candidate with limitless knowledge, which is why I find it surprising that the rare times he is caught in a duel, he is asked questions whose answers are disconcertingly easy, never a trap. Same thing during the first series of questions where an answer is hidden”, writes one of them. Or : “TF1 must want him to stay as long as possible.”
Émilien: “I postponed them a little until the end of the school year”
Some even say that they no longer watch the show because of Emilien’s presence. And despite the accusations, the young prodigy does not intend to leave his place to anyone. As proof, as he explained to Jean-Luc Reichmann on Saturday February 3, 2024 on the set of 12 strokes of noon, he has just made a big decision regarding his studies, for fear of being dethroned. “I continue my studies at the same time. As for the exam periods, I postponed them a little until the end of the school year, because I couldn’t free myself up to take them in January. But fine obviously, I continue to follow my studies as diligently as I can”, he explains. A determination which impressed Jean-Luc Reichmann who was keen to welcome this choice: “That’s why we love you and I tell you this with complete frankness and relaxation. Certainly, you have a fairly enormous nest egg compared to these earnings and these gifts you deserve. But what’s more, you continue your studies, well done.”