Günther Jauch: The moderator’s fortune

How rich is Günther Jauch?

The popular presenter and show master can look back on a long television career. A multiple millionaire himself, he moderates the show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? on RTL. Jauch earns a respectable annual income that keeps his fortune growing. The moderator also owns a winery that is a member of the Association of German Predicate and Quality Wineries. The presenter has also been on the road as a restaurateur since September 2019 and was named “Gastronom of the Year” by Gault-Millau in the same year. Together with celebrity chef Tim Raue, he runs the Villa Kellerman in Potsdam. Current earnings can also be expected here. The cherished Günther Jauch’s assets are 55 million euros.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

Günther Jauch is one of the best-known presenters and showmasters on German television and can be seen on both the private broadcaster RTL and the public broadcaster ARD. For many Germans he is because of the moderation of the quiz program “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” known. In addition, he moderates a talk show named after him on ARD, in which mainly politicians are guests. Frequently, however, current topics are also discussed, with experts, analysts and scientists being invited. The politics show has many fans, especially the fact that serious topics and news are discussed delights the viewers.

As a presenter and producer to the million dollar fortune

Günther Jauch began his career in 1982 on TV at SDR as an outside reporter. Four years later, Jauch took on his first own program on ZDF, which was followed by other formats. As a moderator of the current sports studio, Jauch was able to establish himself further. In 1990 Jauch then signed with the Cologne TV broadcaster RTL and from then on presented the weekly magazine “Stern TV” on the private broadcaster. This show alone was presented by Günther Jauch for more than 20 years. The transmitter RTL implemented many other shows with the presenter, so that in the future he was one of the most popular Germans, which in turn was able to prove the high ratings that otherwise only a Stefan Raab achieved. He has also received many awards. In 2016 he received the Golden Camera, an audience award for the most popular showmaster.

Günther Jauch’s salary at RTL

Günther Jauch is currently receiving an episode of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” Salary of 125,000 euros. The popular quiz show with the Jokers has been running on RTL since 1999 and participants can win up to one million euros. In 2006 he even received the German Television Award for Best Entertainment Show. According to Mr Jauch, there is also no written contract between him and RTL, as the relationship of trust between him and the private broadcaster is greater than any written contract. According to his statements, the salary is still the same as it was almost 20 years ago.

In addition to his commitment as a presenter and entertainer, Günther Jauch is also established on the entertainment show market with his own production company, i & u TV. Jauch produces, among other things, stern TV as well as some shows on RTL that Hape Kerkeling and Oliver Geissen moderated. Furthermore, the company i & u TV was also responsible for the production from ARD Political talk “GÜNTHER JAUCH” responsible. For this show alone, ARD paid roughly for the production 270,000 euros per episode. This results in an unbelievable price per minute of a good 4,488 euros. How high the fee or the income of Mr. Jauch was in his ARD Politics Talk in detail has not been disclosed to date. In total, the program was broadcast in 156 episodes from 2011 to 2015 and is likely to have brought in millions of euros.

Successful television career

At the age of 29, the presenter entered the television business. At that time he was still an outside reporter for Rätselflug. His list of shows has been a long one, he has performed a lot and is a Favorite of the Germans. Jauch and his colleague Reif received the Bavarian TV Prize. In the Champions League game Real Madrid against Borussia Dortmund, the start of the game was delayed by more than an hour. Because a gate had collapsed and it had to be replaced. For the time to be bridged, liquid manure and frost were used. The two moderated very well, the ratings were even higher than the following soccer game.

But the list of television appearances is long. For example, he used to host ski jumping and many a DFB cup final. The big IQ test, an annual live show, is also moderated by Jauch. Also other quiz shows like 5 against Jauch or “500 – the Quiz Arena” will be moderated by him. Jauch is best known as the moderator of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? The show on RTL is the classic evening program, guessing for the whole family, where you always learn new things. As a moderator, Günther Jauch is unbeatable and rightly the favorite of the Germans.

Public criticism of Günther Jauch

In 2011 Günther Jauch was slightly pilloried by the former Bremen Mayor Henning Scherf during a live debate on the Christian Wulff scandal at the time. When it comes to the high salaries went by top politicians, the moderator’s high income was criticized by Scherf:

You have to question yourself critically, dear Günther Jauch, what you earn each year. You deserve many times what the Chancellor deserves and consider that to be fair.

Activity as an advertising medium

Before his career at the TV station ARD, the presenter was also Advertising medium active and represented some companies. According to his own statements, he donated all of the income from these activities. After signing the contract with ARD, he also announced that he would no longer advertise. Jauch attributes this to his commitment to the public service institution.

Günther Jauch’s private life

There are only a few details about the Moderator’s private life known as it protects its privacy very well. The presenter lives in Potsdam with his wife Dorothea Sihler, their two children and adopting orphans from Siberia. The family is very close friends with Thomas Gottschalk. The paths of the two German show masters also cross professionally, for example in the show on RTL “Die 2 – Gottschalk & Jauch gegen ALL”. But you don’t know which car Jauch owns or whether he has several expensive cars. He deliberately keeps the public away from private life. It is also known that Mr. Jauch is very active in charitable causes. According to research by “Frau im Spiegel”, he is said to have donated over 75 million euros since the turn of the millennium. That is a really considerable sum.

Othegraven winery

As already mentioned, Günther Jauch has also had his own winery since 2010: “Othegraven Winery”. It has been in the family since 1805, because Jauch’s grandmother was called “von Othegraven”. The moderator took over the winery together with his wife, now in the 7th generation. The winery is a beautiful and traditional property with more than 200 years of family tradition. It is a kind of castle and is very luxurious. The manor house and the English landscape garden have been a listed building since 2003. In 1996, the winery was first inherited from a relative in a secondary line. Günther Jauch then finally bought it because there was a risk that it would be sold from within the family. In 2011 he bought the 3.5 hectare Wawerner Herrenberg in Wawern on the Saar.

Own restaurant Villa Kellerman

In September 2019, the presenter opened the “Villa Kellerman” restaurant in Potsdam together with celebrity chef Tim Raue. Just 2 months later, Jauch was named by the renowned Gault-Millau gastro guide as “Gastronom of the year” excellent. The villa was extensively renovated and opened to a high gastronomic standard.

Günther Jauch’s house

In Potsdam, the presenter has lived with his wife and children in a three-story villa in an exclusive since 1998 Villa district on the “Holy See”. Incidentally, his neighbor is none other than Wolfgang Joop, with his villa “Wunderkind”. When Günther Jauch is not at his winery, you can find him in the villa on the Holy See. Not much is known from the Jauch family’s private life. The moderator strictly separates work and private life, he keeps his private life under wraps. The Jauch family is rarely seen in public. The presenter and his wife have two biological daughters, Svenja and Kristin. In 1997 the Jauchs adopted the 13-month-old Katja from Siberia. In 2000, she was followed by the nine-month-old girl, Mascha, who also comes from Siberia. A sympathetic and empathetic person whom Germans rightly love. He works for charity and lives a truly scandal-free life.

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