Sébastien Les 12 Coups de midi, Digi Mart USA News: Since arriving on the set of Les 12 Coups de midi in August, Sébastien has continued to impress audiences with his strong general knowledge. After 81 victories, the midday champion has uncovered five Mystery Stars, and his jackpot now exceeds 391,000 euros.
“He is breaking every record for Mystery Stars discovered in such a short time,” host Jean-Luc Reichmann said during the November 8 broadcast. In the episode aired the previous day, Sébastien identified the personality hidden beneath the Mystery Star using only two clues: clay court and a small robot.
The personality was actress Elsa Zylberstein.
“That’s unheard of,” Reichmann said on Sunday, astonished by the champion’s insightful analysis. Reichmann then asked Sébastien about his strategy for guessing the Mystery Star with so few clues.
“What I did was interpret the set. I saw the tennis court, clay, more like Roland-Garros.
I thought, it can’t be a tennis player, that’s too obvious,” Sébastien explained. He narrowed the options by elimination: “I had two options left, someone who had played tennis at a certain level, or actors in films.”
He ruled out the film option quickly: “In tennis films, most were set at Wimbledon, so on grass. I set aside the film lead.” He then listed celebrities who could have played tennis at a high level in their youth.
He said his list included Alex Lutz, Santa, Éric Judor, Cyril Hanouna and Vianney.
In the end, the robot clue guided him to the right answer: “Elsa Zylberstein, I remembered the film with somewhat retro robots. I thought, I have to try!” he told the star of Léo Mattéi.
He added: “I was lucky, I started on the right side.”
Reichmann then turned to Sébastien’s wife to ask whether she had helped him find the hidden star’s name. She confirmed he had explained his clay court hypothesis to her, but said: “He got me, because he didn’t tell me he had the answer.” The champion replied: “I wanted to surprise her.”
