Italian Game Show Contestant Wins 75,000 Euros
"Affari Tuoi" is a popular Italian TV show. People play a game with boxes. Each box has money inside. Players must guess the best box.
On 8 October 2026, a woman named Stefania played the game. She chose the right box. She won 75,000 euros. This is a lot of money.
The host of the show is Stefano De Martino. A host is the person who leads a TV show. During the show, he made a joke about another TV presenter, Antonella Clerici. He said her name was like a "sentence". A sentence here means a punishment, like a joke about bad luck.
The end of the show was very exciting. People felt a lot of tension. Tension means a feeling of worry before something happens. Many fans watch this show because of moments like this.
Vocabulary15 words
- host
- the person who leads a TV show
- sentence
- here, a joke meaning punishment
- tension
- a feeling of worry before something happens
- contestant
- a person who plays in a game show
- episode
- one show in a series of TV programs
- presenter
- a person who talks on TV or radio
- guess
- to try to find an answer without being sure
- popular
- liked by many people
- joke
- something said to make people laugh
- fan
- a person who likes something very much
- win
- to get a prize or money by doing well
- money
- coins and notes used to buy things
- box
- a container that can hold things
- exciting
- making people feel happy and interested
- show
- a program on TV
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1. 75,000 euros 2. Stefano De Martino 3. True
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"Affari Tuoi" is a popular Italian TV _____. People play a game with _____. Each box has money inside. Players must _____ the best box.
On 8 October 2026, a woman named Stefania played the game. She chose the right box. She won 75,000 _____.
The host of the show is Stefano De Martino. During the show, he made a _____ about another TV presenter, Antonella Clerici.
The end of the show was very _____. Many _____ watch this show because of moments like this.
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