Sébastien Les 12 Coups de midi mystery star, Digi Mart USA News: Since arriving on the set of Les 12 Coups de midi in August, Sébastien has continued to impress viewers with his strong general knowledge. After 81 victories, the midday champion has uncovered five mystery Étoiles, and his jackpot now exceeds 391,000 euros.
“He is breaking every record for mystery Étoiles uncovered in such a short time,” Jean-Luc Reichmann emphasized during the November 8 broadcast. The previous day, at the end of the show, Sébastien identified the personality hidden beneath the mystery Étoile using only two clues: clay court and a small robot.
The personality was Elsa Zylberstein.
“That’s unprecedented,” Reichmann said Sunday, impressed by the champion’s insightful analysis. When asked about his strategy, Sébastien explained that he interpreted the set.
He saw a tennis court with clay surface, suggesting Roland-Garros, and reasoned that the star was probably not a tennis player, since that would be too obvious.
He then narrowed the options by elimination. Two possibilities remained: someone who had played tennis at a certain level, or someone from films.
He ruled out the film path because most tennis films were set at Wimbledon, on grass. He therefore listed celebrities who may have played tennis at a high level in their youth.
Several names came to mind, including Alex Lutz, Santa, Éric Judor, Cyril Hanouna and Vianney. The robot clue ultimately guided him: he recalled Elsa Zylberstein’s film featuring retro-style robots and decided to take a chance.
“I was lucky, I started on the right side,” he said.
Reichmann then asked the champion’s wife whether she had helped him find the name. She confirmed that Sébastien had shared his clay-court hypothesis with her, but said, “He got me, because he didn’t tell me he had it.” Sébastien responded that he wanted to surprise her.
