Ruck Zuck is the German version of the short-lived U.S. game show Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak. It premiered on January 11, 1988, and ended on October 20, 2000 and four years later it came back to Tele 5 on October 25, 2004 and ended on June 3, 2005. Like its American counterpart, the series was packaged by Reg Grundy's Worldwide television empire. During its 1988–2000 and 2004–2005 run, Tele 5, RTL II and tm3 in its original incarnation, ran the show. The show was revived on RTLplus from October 17, 2016 to December 8, 2017.
(Tele 5) January 11, 1988 (1988-01-11) – December 31, 1992 (1992-12-31) (RTL II) September 6, 1993 (1993-09-06) – July 14, 1995 (1995-07-14) (tm3) January 20, 1997 (1997-01-20) – October 20, 2000 (2000-10-20) (Tele 5) October 25, 2004 (2004-10-25) – June 3, 2005 (2005-06-03) (RTLplus) October 17, 2016 (2016-10-17) – November 9, 2017 (2017-11-09)
Over time, the show had four hosts: Werner Schulze-Erdel (1988–1991), Jochen Bendel (1991–2000, 2004–2005), Matthias Euler-Rolle (2005) and Oliver Geissen (2016–2018), while Désirée Nosbusch hosted a short-lived kids version of Ruck Zuck on Tele 5 called Kinder Ruck Zuck in 1992.
The game is played the same as its short-lived U.S. counterpart. Two teams of five players each, men vs. women competed. The leader of the team (which changes after every round), is given a choice of two words to choose from. The other team gets the unchosen word. The remaining players are wearing headphones that have music piped in them so they cannot hear what's going on. The object of the game is to describe the word to the next person in line, and then to the next person and so on. However, if at any time, a player describing the word, repeats a keyword or phrase that was already used to describe the word, their half of the round stops, and the scoring ends. For each successful transaction, the team scores points. The round lasts for 40 seconds.
Scoringedit
First three rounds – 1 point
Round 4 – 3 points
Tiebreakeredit
The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, and then goes on to play the bonus round for the big money. In the event of a tie at the end of the fourth round, a tiebreaker round is played. The champion is shown a word. The captain can either play or pass the word. The team that plays the word must describe it all the way down the line in order to win. Failure to do so awards the opponent the win.
Bonus Roundedit
In the bonus game, the host gave the team captain a word or phrase. The player gives the four words that the partners can think of associated with the word. While this is going on, the remaining teammates are wearing the headphones so they cannot hear just like in the main game. When that is all done, the players are brought out, and are given 20 seconds (five seconds per player) to say as many words as they can think of relating to the topic word, in hopes of saying the same words that the captain stated earlier. Each correct match wins the team money.
Scoringedit
Round 1 – DM100 (DM50 from 1997, €25 from 2004, €50 as of 2016)
Round 2 – DM200 (DM100 from 1997, €50 from 2004, €100 as of 2016)
In the last round, the team must say ALL four words that the captain said to win four times the money for a maximum total of DM4,800 (DM2,400 in 1997, €1,200 in 2004, €2,400 as of 2016). The winning team plays until defeated or has won six games. A team's sixth bonus round was played with only one word, with four correct answers winning the team DM25,000 (€12,782); this was later increased to DM100,000 (€51,128) on November 1, 1989, and then reduced to DM50,000 (€25,564) in 1997. With the euro, the top prize was €25,000 (later increased to €30,000 by the end of the last run).
Kinder Ruck Zuck (Tele 5, 1992)edit
Due to the success of the show, producers decided to make a kid's version of Ruck Zuck called Kinder Ruck Zuck. This version was hosted by Désirée Nosbusch. It featured German kids as contestants. Other than that it was played the same way as the adult version except that the kids were playing for a trip to Euro Disneyland. The main difference was that in the bonus round, the designated captain wore headphones while each of his or her teammates gave one word that fit the category, and the captain then had to guess all four words in 15 seconds to win the trip for the team.
Der Gameshow-Marathon (ProSieben, 2007)edit
On February 12, 2007, Ruck Zuck became one of several games on the German show called Der Gameshow-Marathon on ProSieben hosted by Oliver Pocher & Oliver Petszokat. In addition, former host Jochen Bendel made a brief appearance in the episode.
20 Jahre RTL II (RTL II, 2013)edit
On March 6, 2013, in conjunction with the anniversary of the channel called 20 Jahre RTL II (20 Years of RTL II) Ruck Zuck was revived as a one-time special with former host Jochen Bendel returning.
Merchandiseedit
A board game (sold in Germany only) was released by Mattel in 1990.
Referencesedit
original 1988–2000 version
original website
Ruck Zuck, Xanfan Supershow 8000, Retrieved on May 30, 2008
original website
revived 2004–2005 version
November 01, 2023
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Ruck Zuck is the German version of the short lived U S game show Bruce Forsyth s Hot Streak It premiered on January 11 1988 and ended on October 20 2000 and four years later it came back to Tele 5 on October 25 2004 and ended on June 3 2005 Like its American counterpart the series was packaged by Reg Grundy s Worldwide television empire During its 1988 2000 and 2004 2005 run Tele 5 RTL II and tm3 in its original incarnation ran the show The show was revived on RTLplus from October 17 2016 to December 8 2017 Ruck ZuckGenregame showPresented byWerner Schulze Erdel 1988 1991 Jochen Bendel 1992 2000 2004 2005 Matthias Euler Rolle 2005 Oliver Geissen 2016 2017 Desiree Nosbusch 1992 KRZ ComposersRay EllisMarc EllisProductionCamera setupMulti CameraProduction companiesReg Grundy Productions 1988 2005 UFA Show amp FactualOriginal releaseNetworkTele 5 1988 1992 2004 2005 RTL II 1993 1995 tm3 1996 2000 RTLplus 2016 2018 Release Tele 5 January 11 1988 1988 01 11 December 31 1992 1992 12 31 RTL II September 6 1993 1993 09 06 July 14 1995 1995 07 14 tm3 January 20 1997 1997 01 20 October 20 2000 2000 10 20 Tele 5 October 25 2004 2004 10 25 June 3 2005 2005 06 03 RTLplus October 17 2016 2016 10 17 November 9 2017 2017 11 09 Over time the show had four hosts Werner Schulze Erdel 1988 1991 Jochen Bendel 1991 2000 2004 2005 Matthias Euler Rolle 2005 and Oliver Geissen 2016 2018 while Desiree Nosbusch hosted a short lived kids version of Ruck Zuck on Tele 5 called Kinder Ruck Zuck in 1992 Contents 1 Rules 1 1 Scoring 1 2 Tiebreaker 2 Bonus Round 2 1 Scoring 3 Kinder Ruck Zuck Tele 5 1992 4 Der Gameshow Marathon ProSieben 2007 5 20 Jahre RTL II RTL II 2013 6 Merchandise 7 ReferencesRules editThe game is played the same as its short lived U S counterpart Two teams of five players each men vs women competed The leader of the team which changes after every round is given a choice of two words to choose from The other team gets the unchosen word The remaining players are wearing headphones that have music piped in them so they cannot hear what s going on The object of the game is to describe the word to the next person in line and then to the next person and so on However if at any time a player describing the word repeats a keyword or phrase that was already used to describe the word their half of the round stops and the scoring ends For each successful transaction the team scores points The round lasts for 40 seconds Scoring edit First three rounds 1 point Round 4 3 pointsTiebreaker edit The team with the most points at the end of the game wins and then goes on to play the bonus round for the big money In the event of a tie at the end of the fourth round a tiebreaker round is played The champion is shown a word The captain can either play or pass the word The team that plays the word must describe it all the way down the line in order to win Failure to do so awards the opponent the win Bonus Round editIn the bonus game the host gave the team captain a word or phrase The player gives the four words that the partners can think of associated with the word While this is going on the remaining teammates are wearing the headphones so they cannot hear just like in the main game When that is all done the players are brought out and are given 20 seconds five seconds per player to say as many words as they can think of relating to the topic word in hopes of saying the same words that the captain stated earlier Each correct match wins the team money Scoring edit Round 1 DM100 DM50 from 1997 25 from 2004 50 as of 2016 Round 2 DM200 DM100 from 1997 50 from 2004 100 as of 2016 In the last round the team must say ALL four words that the captain said to win four times the money for a maximum total of DM4 800 DM2 400 in 1997 1 200 in 2004 2 400 as of 2016 The winning team plays until defeated or has won six games A team s sixth bonus round was played with only one word with four correct answers winning the team DM25 000 12 782 this was later increased to DM100 000 51 128 on November 1 1989 and then reduced to DM50 000 25 564 in 1997 With the euro the top prize was 25 000 later increased to 30 000 by the end of the last run Kinder Ruck Zuck Tele 5 1992 editDue to the success of the show producers decided to make a kid s version of Ruck Zuck called Kinder Ruck Zuck This version was hosted by Desiree Nosbusch It featured German kids as contestants Other than that it was played the same way as the adult version except that the kids were playing for a trip to Euro Disneyland The main difference was that in the bonus round the designated captain wore headphones while each of his or her teammates gave one word that fit the category and the captain then had to guess all four words in 15 seconds to win the trip for the team Der Gameshow Marathon ProSieben 2007 editOn February 12 2007 Ruck Zuck became one of several games on the German show called Der Gameshow Marathon on ProSieben hosted by Oliver Pocher amp Oliver Petszokat In addition former host Jochen Bendel made a brief appearance in the episode 20 Jahre RTL II RTL II 2013 editOn March 6 2013 in conjunction with the anniversary of the channel called 20 Jahre RTL II 20 Years of RTL II Ruck Zuck was revived as a one time special with former host Jochen Bendel returning Merchandise editA board game sold in Germany only was released by Mattel in 1990 References editOfficial site of Ruck Zuck on tm3 via Internet Archive original 1988 2000 version original website Ruck Zuck Xanfan Supershow 8000 Retrieved on May 30 2008 original website revived 2004 2005 version Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ruck Zuck game show amp oldid 1154908259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
