Eckhard Freise (November 30, 1944 -), from Münster, appeared as a contestant on two episodes of Series 2 of Wer wird Millionär?, the German version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. He won the top prize of DM 1,000,000 on 2 December 2000, making him the first top prize winner of the German version. He was the penultimate top prize winner in the 20th century.
WWM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Put these things in the same order as "Hans in luck" gets them! | |
| ⬥ A: Gans | ⬥ B: Schleifstein |
| ⬥ C: Goldklumpen | ⬥ D: Kuh |
| The right order is CDAB. Eckhard was unified (7.64 seconds) |
Eckhard's Run to the Million[]
| DM 100 (1 of 15) - Not timed | |
| In 1936, Peter Kreuder composed the hit song "I Want 'I would be a ..."? | |
| ⬥ A: Dog | ⬥ B: Chicken |
| ⬥ C: Lobster | ⬥ D: Coltsfoot |
| DM 200 (2 of 15) - Not timed | |
| What is an emergency signal in international radio traffic? | |
| ⬥ A: Mayday | ⬥ B: Down Town |
| ⬥ C: Jesset | ⬥ D: Flower Power |
| DM 300 (3 of 15) - Not timed | |
| What is the name of Schneeweißchen's sister, according to a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm? | |
| ⬥ A: Fliederlila | ⬥ B: Maisgelb |
| ⬥ C: Rosenrot | ⬥ D: Kornblumenblau |
| DM 500 (4 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Who by profession has to do with the spray house? | |
| ⬥ A: Gardener | ⬥ B: Nurse |
| ⬥ C: Firefighter | ⬥ D: Confectioner |
| DM 1,000 (5 of 15) - Not timed | |
| What is the official language of Mexico? | |
| ⬥ A: Portuguese | ⬥ B: English |
| ⬥ C: French | ⬥ D: Spanish |
| DM 2,000 (6 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Under what name did Wigald Boning and Olli Dittrich sing "songs that the world does not waste"? | |
| ⬥ A: The slain | ⬥ B: The turned off |
| ⬥ C: The stupid | ⬥ D: The madmen |
| DM 4,000 (7 of 15) - Not timed | |
| What is a Rebus? | |
| ⬥ A: Credit institution | ⬥ B: Tool |
| ⬥ C: Vine | ⬥ D: Rebus |
| DM 8,000 (8 of 15) - Not timed | |
| What do you call rocky debris transported by glaciers? | |
| ⬥ A: Moraine | ⬥ B: Moray |
| ⬥ C: Morello | ⬥ D: Murnau |
| DM 16,000 (9 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Which German Princely House organized the imperial Reichspost until the 19th century? | |
| ⬥ A: Fürstenberg | ⬥ B: Schaumburg-Lippe |
| ⬥ C: Hohenlohe | ⬥ D: Thum and taxis |
| DM 32,000 (10 of 15) - Not timed | |
| What is not an insect? | |
| ⬥ A: Mosquito | ⬥ B: Winter mosquito |
| ⬥ C: Warbler | ⬥ D: Blackfly |
| DM 64,000 (11 of 15) - Not timed | |
| What is the name of the traditional horse race in Siena? | |
| ⬥ A: Calcio | ⬥ B: Palio |
| ⬥ C: Barolo | ⬥ D: Boccia |
| DM 125,000 (12 of 15) - Not timed | |
| What is named after Mahón, the capital of the island of Menorca? | |
| ⬥ A: Marone | ⬥ B: Mahagoni |
| ⬥ C: Marihuana | ⬥ D: Mayonnaise |
| DM 250,000 (13 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Which German boxer beat the referee Max Pippow to Bodem in June 1952? | |
| ⬥ A: Peter Müller | ⬥ B: Eckhard Dagge |
| ⬥ C: Bubi Scholz | ⬥ D: Max Schmeling |
| DM 500.000 (14 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Where is Headquarters of UNESCO? '50:50', 'Phone a Friend' and 'Ask the Audience' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Brussel | ⬥ B: Paris |
| ⬥ C: London | ⬥ D: Helsinki |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 2% ⬥ B: 91% ⬥ C: 5% ⬥ D: 2% | |
| The Phone-a-Friend contact suggested B, which he went for after the audience suggested it. The klaxon called time and Eckhard would return to play for the million with no lifelines left. |
| DM 1.000.000 (15 of 15) - Not timed | |
| With whom did Edmund Hillary stand on top of Mount Everest in 1953? | |
| ⬥ A: Nasreddin Hodscha | ⬥ B: Nursay Pimsorn |
| ⬥ C: Tenzing Norgay | ⬥ D: Abrindranath Singh |
| Eckhard Freise: MILLIONÄR |
Trivia[]
- He answered 13 questions correctly without using a lifeline. That’s the highest amount of questions answered correctly without using a lifeline in the German version of the show.
- However, he later used all 3 lifelines on the penultimate question.
Sources[]
| Preceded by Katy Karrenbauer |
German Contestant (Series 2) Eckhard Freise |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by - |
German Top Prize Winner Eckhard Freise |
Succeeded by Marlene Grabherr |