Television contests are a safe bet to capture the viewer. And the various questions and dynamics that form can not only make it play from home, but sometimes leave surreal moments for posterity. And if there is a network that knows how to make its moments go viral, it is Castilla-La Mancha Media.
Catch me if you can has been the contest that is being talked about, a lot, on social networks due to the response of one of its contestants in the final question of the program last Wednesday. Mati and Salva were at risk of taking home the 25,100 euros they had collected in the final pot, and nerves played a very bad trick in the second.
Frank Blanco, a presenter known nationally thanks to programs such as Crónicas Marcianas or Zapeando, faced the last question, which seemed like it would result in Salva’s victory. “Who was the first Spanish writer to be a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature?” the driver noted confidently.
“I’m hesitating between three or four, I’ll tell you just one,” the contestant began, before remaining silent for more than 10 seconds. A moment in which only his worried and uncertain faces foreshadowed what was about to happen.
“I’m going to repeat the question. We want to know for 25,100 euros, Salva, who was the first Spanish candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature?” said Frank Blanco, trying to buy the contestant time. Right after, Salva dared to respond. “I would tell you Sara Mago,” said the participant, doubtfully.
A response that has caused many viewers to laugh and has made the moment go viral in a matter of hours. And not only is it not incorrect, but there is no such writer. The contestant could be referring to José Saramago, author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1998. It seems that his mind has decided to mix people.
On the other hand, the correct answer that the program was looking for to award the 25,100 euros of the jackpot was Concha Espina. The writer, known for The Maragata Sphinx or The High Altar, among others, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926. Later, she was nominated again, in 1927 and 1928.
And this viral moment has received hundreds of comments. “Sara Andonga,” one user said ironically. “She was among five: Sara Mago, Ramón, Cajal, Ortega or Gasset,” added another. “I almost got dizzy from lack of breathing, from not being able to stop laughing,” said a follower of the program, laughing.
