Questions pour un champion (French for "Questions for a Champion") is a daily French Game Show. Produced under license of the British company Fremantle Media, it is the French version of Going for Gold, airing on the France 3 channel since 1988 (significantly outliving its British counterpart). It is the second oldest still airing French game show after Des chiffres et des lettres (the show that inspired Countdown), which started in 1965.
The game is very much the same as Going For Gold, with contestants having to answer questions in various disciplines of trivia in several rounds. The only difference consists in the game always starting with a pool of 4 contestants instead of 7 (outside prime time specials) and 3 rounds instead of 4.
The show was first hosted by Julien Lepers from 1988 to 2016. Lepers was infamously laid off in 2016 and was replaced by Samuel Étienne.
The show got licensed tabletop and video game adaptations.
This show provides examples of:
- Consolation Prize: Can vary from the Home Game, quality photo/art books, encyclopedias and gift cards all the way to spa weekends.
- Dub Name Change: "Beat the Buzzer" is instead called "9 points gagnants" ("9 Winning Points").
- Game Show Host: Julien Lepers hosted the show from its creation in 1988 to 2016 when he was laid off. Samuel Étienne then replaced him to this day.
- Home Game: Received a tabletop version not long after it started airing.
- Long-Runners: Started in 1988 and shows no sign of stopping.
- Speed Round: "Les 4 à la suite" ("Four in a Row").
- Title Theme Tune: Originally composed by Alain Wisniak.
- Transatlantic Equivalent: Well, transmarche equivalent, as the French equivalent of the British game show Going For Gold.
