La Cible Totally Explained

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La Cible (The Target) is a televised game show presented on France 2. Its host from 2003 to 2006 was Olivier Minne; he was succeeded by Marie-Ange Nardi. In Canada, it's broadcast on TV5.

The game

Twelve contestants (usually six men and six women) play each day for a place in the final round by answering questions about general culture. In the final round the one surviving contestant tries to provide correct answers to 21 questions in six categories. The prize (called le cœur de la cible or "bullseye") is a minimum of 2000 €, supplemented by 500 € each time a finalist fails to win it.
Frequent special programs feature two-person teams of contestants (for example, husband-and-wife teams).

First and second rounds (Les premier et second tours)

The first and second rounds eliminate six contestants. Arranged in a circle around a camera which swivels through 360°, six contestants (men in the first round, women in the second) must reply to questions which have several answers – that is, they must name members of a category (for example, "Name a film featuring Jean Gabin").
The camera turns to a randomly selected contestant, who must reply within a few seconds. If the contestant replies correctly, he or she remains in the game and another contestant is tested; a contestant is eliminated if he or she gives an incorrect answer, doesn't reply, or repeats an answer previously given. Once three contestants are eliminated the round is over.

Definitions

Two contestants are eliminated in the next round, in which each contestant is presented with six definitions and must try to supply the terms defined within 30 seconds. Each answer in each contestant's set begins with the same letter. Contestants may skip a definition; if time remains it'll be repeated later. The two contestants with the fewest correct responses are eliminated; ties are broken in favour of the contestant who gave his or her last correct answer the earliest.

The Next Step (La Suite)

This phase is similar to the first and second rounds, but conducted with only the remaining four contestants. Contestants are again asked to name items connected a category; once three contestants have given incorrect answers, the surviving contestant is credited with a point.
The first two contestants to score two points then proceed to the next stage.

The Auction (Les Enchères)

The two remaining candidates then bid for the right to supply answers to a question. The contestant promising to supply the most correct answers is then asked the question. This procedure is somewhat similar to the Bid a Note segment of the American game show Name That Tune. If the contestant provides the bid number of correct answers (contestants are not allowed to provide more answers than the number they bid), he or she receives a point. If the contestant fails, his or her opponent receives a point. The first to collect two points proceeds to the final round.

La Finale

The surviving contestants have 100 seconds in which to answer questions at six levels. The first level requires one correct answer, the second two, and so on, so that 21 correct answers must be supplied altogether. At this stage the contestant may supply more answers than the number called for and be credited with the correct answers among them.
After three levels have been completed, the contestant's success is evaluated. If the contestant has failed to complete any category correctly, he or she's lost. If the contestant has completed each category correctly, he or she chooses between taking a prize of 500 € or continuing in an attempt to win the grand prize. If the contestant continues and provides all 21 required correct answers, he or she wins le cœur de la cible.

Other versions of La Cible

In Canada, the TVA network broadcasts Le Cercle (The Circle), a simplified version of La Cible tailored for a half-hour time slot.

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