Schlag den Raab (German pronunciation: [ʃlaːk deːn ʁaːp], German for Beat (the) Raab) was a live game show airing on the German television channel ProSieben on Saturday evenings. A total of six episodes are produced and broadcast each year. A candidate who can beat Stefan Raab in a number of disciplines wins the jackpot.

Concept

At the beginning of an episode five possible candidates (usually four men and one woman) are introduced to the audience. Each candidate represents him- or herself in a short video clip of one minute (three minutes before the 45th episode). The TV audience then determines the person to battle Raab by televoting. Each episode features one contestant battling against Stefan Raab in up to fifteen games for varying amounts of money, €500,000 being the lowest. Each episode consecutively won by Raab adds €500,000 to the jackpot, e.g. the prize money in an episode following three consecutive Raab victories would sum up to €2 million.

The games have included sports contests such as biathlon, go-karting, badminton and ice hockey, puzzles, quizzes and various other challenges. Raab and his opponent compete in a maximum of 15 games. The first game awards one point, the second two points and up to fifteen points for the fifteenth game. The show ends when Raab or his opponent gains more than 60 of the possible 120 points. Therefore, the earliest point to win an episode is after completion of the eleventh game. Furthermore, it is possible to win an episode even though one has actually won less games than the opponent, e.g. if one wins just the last five games (11+12+13+14+15=65) while the opponent wins the first ten (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10=55). Should Raab and his opponent have each scored 60 points after the fifteenth game, a tiebreaker determines the winner.