Wetten, Dass..? The German Gambling Show
There have been many American television game shows where you can win great prizes and where you can win cash. These shows are translated and bought by many countries in the world so that these game shows can also run in other countries such as the Wheel of Fortune or like Deal or No Deal. There is one German television game show that takes a quite different approach when it comes to gambling on television.
This German gambling show is called 'Wetten, Dass..?' and the literal meaning is 'Bet, That..?' This television gambling show airs twice every month from different places and studios in Germany and this show is hosted by movie and television veteran Thomas Gottschalk. Thomas Gottschalk is one of the most popular television hosts and actors in Germany and he is famous for his funny and sometimes nosy hosting style and also for his outfits.
The German gambling show Wetten, Dass..? is one of the most popular television shows not only in Germany but even the most popular in Europe for Wetten, Dass..? is being televised all over Europe. This German gambling show invites many celebrities and famous politicians to talk about their live but also to take a bet, which is the main attraction in this German gambling show Wetten, Dass..?
People from all over Europe send in auditions and tapes to prove that they can do a certain seemingly impossible task within a certain time limit for example a participant would bet that he or she can do 100 push-ups underwater in one minute. If the participant is accepted by the Wetten, Dass..? team, they get to do their claim live in the show.
The twist of this German gambling show is that the celebrity guest has to give a wager usually proposed by Thomas Gottschalk. If let us say the celebrity bets against the participant, Thomas Gottschalk has to bet for the participant. If the participant succeeds, the celebrity has to give in the wager. This wager could be any task; from kissing a person to spending money on something. Anything goes in this German gambling show Wetten, Dass..? and that is what makes it exactly fun to watch and gamble with.
The German gambling show Wetten, Dass..? successfully imbibes a fun twist in today's gambling on television shows and has successfully caught the viewer's attention and loyalty not only in Germany but also the attention and loyalty all over Europe.