La Poule aux oeufs d'or

Last updated May 13, 2019

La Poule aux oeufs d'or (The Hen with the Golden Eggs) is the title of two different Canadian television game shows broadcast during two different periods.

Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Canada's southern border with the United States, stretching some 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi), is the world's longest bi-national land border. Its capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. As a whole, Canada is sparsely populated, the majority of its land area being dominated by forest and tundra. Consequently, its population is highly urbanized, with over 80 percent of its inhabitants concentrated in large and medium-sized cities, with 70% of citizens residing within 100 kilometres (62 mi) of the southern border. Canada's climate varies widely across its vast area, ranging from arctic weather in the north, to hot summers in the southern regions, with four distinct seasons.

A game show is a type of radio, television, or stage show in which contestants, individually or as teams, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles, usually for money or prizes. Alternatively, a gameshow can be a demonstrative program about a game [while usually retaining the spirit of an awards ceremony]. In the former, contestants may be invited from a pool of public applicants. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services provided by the show's sponsor prize suppliers.

History and format of first version

The first was broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) French-language television network, Radio-Canada, from 1958 until 1966 and hosted by Roger Baulu (replaced by Doris Lussier for the final season), accompanied,at first, by René Caron, and then by Henri Bergeron and by two hostesses.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian federal Crown corporation that serves as the national public broadcaster for both radio and television. The English- and French-language service units of the corporation are commonly known as CBC and Radio-Canada.

Doris Lussier was a French Canadian comedian and actor, and political activist. He was for many years the personal secretary of Georges-Henri Lévesque, but became famous as a comedian with the character of Père Gédéon, which was later included in the television series Les Plouffes.

Two contestants had to respond to five questions, each one being worth a certain amount of money. The winner then had to choose at random an envelope containing a prize that was worth less than, equal to, or greater than the winnings already accumulated. With these total winnings, the contestant can buy an egg, chosen at random, containing a prize. There are two possible outcomes: either she/he loses everything (or merely wins a trifling sum), or she/he wins a prize of high value.^[1]

Broadcast information of second version

The second version has been broadcast on the TVA Network, Wednesdays at 7:30pm (7:00pm until January 2006 and since August 2018) from September 8, 1993.^[2] It is a Loto-Québec game, and has been hosted by Guy Mongrain since inception, with Yves Corbeil (before July 2006) and Gino Chouinard (since August 2006) substituting for Guy when he's been away, and assisted by Claudia Ébacher and Anouk Meunier (Julie Naud and Lyne Laramée before July 2007). ^[3]

Loto-Québec is a provincial crown corporation mandated to "conduct and administer lottery schemes and to operate businesses which are incidental to the operation of a State casino" in the province of Quebec, Canada.

Guy Mongrain is a Canadian game show host and former reporter. He is mostly known to host several popular Quebec television games on the network TVA for the past 20 years.

Yves Corbeil is a Canadian actor and television host. He is currently known as the game show host of the Loto-Québec televised show La Roue de Fortune. He was born in Saint-Eugène, Quebec.

After Guy Mongrain has been retired in June 2018 the show has two hosts featuring Julie Houle and Sébastien Benoît, assisted by Richard Turcotte.

The show offers a progressive jackpot as its grand prize (shown on set as 'Gros Lot'). It starts at $150,000, in Canadian dollars, and increases by $25,000 for each week not won.

Three games are played every episode, with 2 players per game (6 players per show). The contestants all won their way onto the show by scratching off 3 'TELE' symbols in its namesake scratch lottery game.

Format of second version

The Wheel Game

Before each game, the two contestants spin six wheels (three for each contestant) with numbers from 0 through 9 to determine the winning number for the lottery game. If either of the contestants spin duplicates of a certain number, they originally spun a bonus wheel, which gave them the chance to win a prize, such as a television set, a vacation, or a new car valued at $25,000.

The second variation of this game had the contestant pick golden eggs off a screen until they made a match; the prize matched was the prize won. If the contestant spun three of the same number, they were allowed to pick golden eggs until two matches were made, and they won the prize of the higher value. Also, the car's value is now generally around $40,000.

The third bonus format, introduced in 2017, has the contestant who spun duplicate numbers play one of three bonus games selected at random:

Lucky Egg (Chance-oeufs): The contestant is shown a screen with 14 eggs. The object of the game is to uncover two identical symbols. A player who uncovers two identical symbols wins the matching cash prize. In the case of a tripled number, the player continues to uncover symbols until two pairs of identical symbols are revealed. The player takes home the prize with the highest value. This game bears resemblance to the previous format. Cash prizes range from $2,500 to $25,000.

Gener-Eggs (Gener-oeufs): This is played using an electronic wheel divided into 12 segments offering one cash prize each. The player activates the wheel and wins the cash prize indicated in the segment where the wheel stops. The highest value is $13,000.

The Chicken and Ladder Game (Poule et l’Échelle): This is played with a touch screen displaying a pair of dice. Each die conceals a number from 1 to 6. The player virtually "scrambles" (rolls) the dice to determine the number of rungs the chicken will climb and reveal the prize the player takes home.

Bonus Drawing

The home viewers who play the appropriate lottery tickets win money determined by how many numbers they match on the wheels; if they match all six, they win the full jackpot offered for each game: $25,000 for Game 1, $50,000 for Game 2, and $100,000 for Game 3. They can also pick a bonus number, which earns a bonus jackpot if it matches the number of the egg that was hiding the jackpot.

Egg Face-Off

Once the wheels are spun, the contestants then face boards with numbers from 0 through 9. Behind each number is a hidden dollar amount from $1,000 to $3,500, or a golden egg. The contestants alternate picking numbers, and their first selections are always the numbers they spun on the wheels. In the event that a contestant spins duplicate numbers, the dollar amount behind their first selection is doubled (or tripled if they spin three of the same number). The first contestant to find three eggs advances to the bonus game.

Should both contestants find 3 eggs in the same number of turns, the amounts are re-shuffled and another game is played. Losing contestants keep their winnings plus an additional $1,000 for each of the eggs they found (if any).

Tiebreaker Variation

Later in the show's run, the rule was changed to introduce a new tiebreaker if both contestants find 3 eggs in the same number of turns. Each one picks an egg with a number from 0 to 9, and the contestant with highest number plays the bonus game. Both players are present at the bonus game, however, but only the winning contestant can select an egg. If both contestants pick the same number, they keep selecting until there is a winner.

Bonus Game

In the bonus game, the contestant chooses one of 24 golden eggs. Twenty-three of the eggs have cash amounts ranging from $12,000 to $100,000, while the other one contains the jackpot ("Le Gros Lot"). If the sound of a rooster crowing is heard after they select an egg, the contestant gets a bonus selection.

A rooster, also known as a cockerel or cock, is a male gallinaceous bird, with cockerel being younger and rooster being an adult male chicken.

After the egg is selected, the contestant chooses an envelope from a giant spinner. The contents of the envelope are revealed immediately, and the contestant is offered a choice: they can either take the revealed amount, or go for what is inside their egg. In the event that the contestant gets a bonus selection, and elects to go for the egg, the contents of the first egg are revealed first, and the same offer is made. If the contestant elects to go for the egg again, they automatically win what is inside the second egg.

In the event both players found 3 eggs in the same number of turns, the winner plays the bonus game as normal, but the losing contestant is awarded the amount the winning contestant did not accept. If the rooster crowed, and the winning contestant accepted the money in the first egg, the losing contestant has to decide whether to select the amount revealed in the envelope or go for the second egg, making it possible for him/her to win the jackpot.

One egg's envelope has a card that is labeled "œuf à double jaune" (double yolk). Selecting the egg with this envelope earns the contestant $10,000 or $25,000 in addition to the original amount on the envelope they rejected.

One envelope from the giant spinner has an envelope labeled "Coq'dor," selecting this envelope doubles all amounts available inside each egg, meaning it's possible to win a double jackpot. The contestant who picks it then is allowed another envelope selection, and decides as usual whether to take the envelope or go for double the money inside the egg.

Because the bonus game for spinning duplicate numbers is played solely for money now, it is only possible for a contestant to win a new car by choosing the envelope from the giant spinner labeled "Voiture" (automobile), and then deciding to take it instead going for what's inside the egg.

Biggest winners and landmark episodes

The show's biggest winner was awarded $1,075,000 on May 26, 2004, after the progressive jackpot went unclaimed for 38 straight shows, beginning Sept. 10, 2003.^[4] On March 2, 2016 the show celebrated its 1000th show.^[5]

On February 15, 2017, the show's second biggest jackpot of $925,000 was won after 31 shows (although one contestant within that period had the jackpot egg but instead chose the envelope). The contestant's total was $936,000.

The third biggest jackpot winner's grand total was $909,500 (including a $900,000 jackpot).

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References

External links

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