Tempting Fortune România
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| presenter = Zoli Tóth
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| language = Romanian
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| location = Dominican Republic
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Tempting Fortune România is a Romanian reality game show based on the international British format where a group of people try to win the biggest cash prize they can by avoiding temptations to spend money from the prize fund.
The show is hosted by Zoli Tóth.{{Cite web |title=Zoli Toth, de la muzică la televiziune. Va prezenta o nouă emisiune la Kanal D |url=https://www.paginademedia.ro/stiri-media/prezentator-emisiune-tempting-fortune-kanal-d-21971806 |access-date=4 May 2025 |website=Pagina de Media}}{{Cite web |title=INTERVIU. Zoli Toth, prezentatorul Tempting Fortune de la Kanal D: „E o experienţă nouă, care m-a scos din zona de confort” |url=https://www.paginademedia.ro/stiri-media/zoli-toth-tempting-fortune-interviu-kanald-22025100 |access-date=10 May 2025 |website=Pagina de Media}} The filming for the first series started on 29 April 2025 in Dominican Republic and premiered on Kanal D on 11 May 2025.{{Cite web |title=Când va avea premiera show-ul Tempting Fortune la Kanal D? Soţul Gabrielei Cristea şi o fostă concurentă de la Puterea dragostei, printre nume |url=https://www.paginademedia.ro/stiri-media/tempting-fortune-premiera-kanal-d-concurenti-22009298 |access-date=4 May 2025 |website=Pagina de Media}}{{Cite web |title=Au început filmările la „Tempting Fortune Romania”, noul reality show de la Kanal D; avem primele imagini cu concurenții! |url=https://www.kanald.ro/au-inceput-filmarile-la-tempting-fortune-romania-20470735 |access-date=4 May 2025 |website=Kanal D}}{{Cite web |title=Încă un show făcut în Republica Dominicană! Concurenții își vor testa limitele în fiecare zi |url=https://www.tvmania.ro/filmarile-tempting-fortune-romania-in-republica-dominicana-541865 |access-date=4 May 2025 |website=TV Mania}}
Format
Tempting Fortune is a show where 12 strangers hope to win a share of a prize pot of €300,000. They are left in a remote location where they embark on a gruelling trek to reach their destination. All the participants are provided with only the basic survival gear and they have to spend many days without any creature comfort. Along the way they are tested with temptations, such as good food, luxurious accommodation, various home comfort or opportunity to skip a difficult part of the trek to see if they have the willpower to resist spending their money on these luxuries. Every temptation chosen by the participants will be subtracted from the final prize pool. The more they spend and the less money they will win at the end.{{Cite web |title=Kanal D anunţă care este premiul pus la bătaie pentru Tempting Fortune România, noua emisiune care va fi prezentată de muzicianul Zoli Toth |url=https://www.paginademedia.ro/stiri-media/care-este-premiul-de-la-tempting-fortune-kanal-d-21979486 |access-date=4 May 2025 |website=Pagina de Media}}
Broadcast
The series will air three days per week from Sunday to Tuesday at 21:00 p.m. on Sundays and 20:00 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays.{{Cite web |title=Emisiunea Tempting Fortune va fi difuzată de trei ori pe săptămână. În ce zile e programat show-ul de la Kanal D |url=https://www.paginademedia.ro/stiri-media/tempting-fortune-difuzare-editii-22017917 |access-date=4 May 2025 |website=Pagina de Media}} Starting from May 24, the show aired from Saturday to Monday. On Saturdays and Sundays, it aired at 21:00 p.m., and on Mondays at 22:00 p.m.{{Cite web |title=Emisiunea Tempting Fortune de la Kanal D îşi schimbă programul de difuzare după câteva zile de la premieră|url=https://www.paginademedia.ro/stiri-media/schimbare-program-emisiune-tempting-fortune-kanald-22039592|access-date=23 May 2025 |website=Pagina de Media}}
Cast
The twelve contestants was announced by Kanal D on 23 April 2025. Notable contestants include the pop-rock singer, Jean Gavril and band singer, Tavi Clonda. The list of cast also includes contesntants from other reality TV shows such as Roxana Buzoiu who was a contestant at Puterea Dragostei and Adina Miuleasa who participate at Insula de 1 milion.{{Cite web |title=FOTO. Lista integrală a concurenţilor Tempting Fortune, noul show de la Kanal D. Influenceri, o fostă balerină şi o cântăreaţă, printre nume |url=https://www.paginademedia.ro/stiri-media/lista-concurenti-tempting-fortune-romania-kanal-d-22010276 |access-date=4 May 2025 |website=Pagina de Media}}
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! scope="col"|Name ! scope="col"|Age ! scope="col"|Occupation ! scope="col"|Hometown ! scope="col"|Temptation spending ! scope="col"|Winnings ! scope="col"|Ref. |
| scope="row"|Iasmin Agoston
| 29 | Fitness instructor | | |
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| scope="row"|Roxana Buzoiu
| 31 | TV personality | | |
| scope="row"|Măriuța Costan
| 39 | Purchasing manager | | |
| scope="row"|Jean Gavril
| 31 | Pop-rock singer | | |
| scope="row"|Deea Maxer
| 35 | Entrepreneur | | |
| scope="row"|Flavius Malancu
| 26 | Youtuber | | |
| scope="row"|Adina Miuleasa
| 25 | Influencer | | |
| scope="row"|Diana Mocanu
| 27 | Content creator | | |
| scope="row"|Gabriel Muntianu
| 22 | Tarot card reader | | |
| scope="row"|Lucreția Preda
| 56 | Ballerina and theater owner | | |
| scope="row"|Florin "Flow" Răduț
| 43 | Cosmic monk | | |
| scope="row"|Tavi Clonda
| 45 | Band singer | {{N/A}} | {{N/A}} |
Game
=Temptations=
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| #
! Temptation ! Cost ! Tempted contestants ! Total spent ! Notes |
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| colspan="6"| Week 1: Total starting amount: €300.000 The remaining amount: €294.600{{Cite web |title=Câți bani au cheltuit până acum concurenții de la „Tempting Fortune România”: „Vreau să vă zic ceva… |url=https://www.kanald.ro/cati-bani-au-cheltuit-pana-acum-concurentii-de-la-tempting-fortune-romania-vreau-sa-va-zic-ceva-20473323 |access-date=18 May 2025 |website=Kanal D}} |
| rowspan="4"|Day 1
!Apple lemonade |€300 per person |Adina |€300 | |
| Carrot cake
|€400 per person |Adina |€400 | |
| Six fully equipped canopies for a relaxing night in the jungle, each with a comfortable bed and mosquito net, a sleep mask and a hairbrush.
|€600 for 6 people |Diana |€600 |Diana had the possibility to keep the hairbrush for the rest of the competition. |
| Mystery phone
|€200 |None |€0 |This was a secret temptation. Deea was nominated by the group to participate. |
| rowspan="5"|Day 2
!Chocolate croissant / coffe |€200 / €150 |None |€0 | |
| Quick ATV ride
|€500 per person |None |€0 | |
| Fortune teller
|€200 per person |None |€0 |
| Hamburger and French fries / soft drink
|€350 / €100 per person |Flavius, Gabriel and Tavi |€1 050 | |
| Icecream
|€250 |None |€0 |This was a secret temptation to which only Flavius and Roxana were invited. |
| rowspan="4"|Day 3
!Breakfast |€300 per person |Adina, Gabriel, Măriuța and Tavi |€1 200 | |
| Personal hygiene products
|€350 per person |Adina, Deea, Diana, Lucreția and Măriuța |€1 750 | |
| Hot water shower
|€300 per person |Adina |€300 | |
| Tomahawk steak / refreshing drink
|€500 / €100 |None |€0 |This was a secret temptation to which only Iasmin was invited. |
| colspan="6"| Week 2: Total starting amount: €294.600 The remaining amount: €271.950 |
| rowspan="5"|Day 4
!Bowl of cereal, fruit, and yogurt |€250 per person |Adina |€250 | |
| Buggy
|Various prices |None |€0 | |
| Shawarma / soft drink
|€400 / €100 |Adina, Deea, Diana, Flavius, Gabriel, Iasmin, Jean, Măriuța, Roxana and Tavi |€6 400 | |
| Pillows
|€350 |None |€0 |The pillows can be kept for the entire the competition. |
| 20% of the final prize
|€1 000 |None |€1 000 |This was a secret temptation to which only Gabriel was invited. He chose Flavius's account. |
| rowspan="4"|Day 5
!Detox drinks |€250 per person |Adina, Falvius and Iasmin |€750 | |
| Pasta cooked by a chef / drink
|€400 / €100 |Adina, Falvius and Iasmin |€1 300 | |
| Air-conditioned room
|€250 per person |None |€0 |This temptation was only for two minutes. |
| Biscuits / milk
|€150 / €100 |None |€0 |This was a secret temptation to which only Lucreția and Tavi were invited. |
| rowspan="4"|Day 6
!Drinks |Various prices |Flavius, Gabriel, Iasmin and Tavi |€1 600 | |
| Pizza / soft drinks
|€400 / €100 |Adina, Diana, Iasmin, Măriuța, Roxana and Tavi |€2 700 | |
| Laundry
|€300 |Adina, Gabriel and Lucreția |€900 | |
| Automated Teller Machine
|€ 1 560 |Măriuța |€ 1 560 |This was a secret temptation to which only Măriuța was invited. She had two options: to send home the amount of €500 with a €50 commission, or to send home €1 500 with a €150 commission. |
| colspan="6"| Week 3: Total starting amount: €271.950 The remaining amount: €238.700 |
| rowspan="6"|Day 7
!Orange juice / bruschetta |€250 / €100 per person |Adina, Roxana and Tavi |€550 | |
| Notebook and pen
|€400 |None |€0 | |
| Cabbage rolls and sour cream / soft drinks
|€400 / €100 |Flavius, Roxana and Tavi |€1 200 | |
| Mystery phone
|€500 |Tavi |€500 for two minutes |This was a secret temptation to which only Tavi was invited. |
| Supermarket
|Various prices |All group |€ 950 | |
| Plane ticket
|€8 000 + €25 000 ( his share of the original prize) |Tavi |€33 000 |Tavi left the competition |
| rowspan="3"|Day 8
!Picnic / orange juice |€250 / €100 per person |Adina and Iasmin |€600 | |
| A photo with loved ones
|€400 |Gabriel |€400 | |
| Movie night
|€400 |Diana |€400 |Diana had the opportunity to choose 4 people to share the temptation. She chose Deea, Flavius, Gabriel and Iasmin. At the end of movie night, each contestant was asked to nominate one of the five they believed least deserved to remain in the competition. The group chose Gabriel. As a consequence of the vote, Gabriel was informed that from that moment until the following evening, any money spent by the group would be deducted from his personal budget. To protect his budget, Gabriel was given two options: either convince the four to change their minds, or persuade the rest of the group not to spend any money at all. Gabriel failed the missions therefore, €1 250 was deducted from his account. |
| rowspan="4"|Day 9
!Basket of peanuts / coffe with milk |€300 / €150 per person |Adina |€900 | |
| Fast food / soft drinks
|€350 / €100 |Adina |€350 | |
| Camp radio
|€250 |None |€0 | |
| Luxury shoes
|€6 000 |None |€0 |This was a secret temptation to which only Roxana was invited. |
| colspan="6"| Week 4: Total starting amount: €238.700 The remaining amount: € |
=Mistery box=
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| Day
!Opened by !Prize |
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| Day 2
|Roxana |Voucher for 50% off |
| Day 3
|Tavi |For this mystery box, there were two options. The first option – six cups of coffee that can be shared with five other people of your choice. The second option – a coffee thermos for one person only. Tavi chose to share the five cups with Adina, Diana, Măriuța, Roxana, and Gabriel. |
Reception
The first episode of the show aired by Kanal D on May 11 had a strong debut, gathering over 1 million viewers at the peak minute (21:11), and an average audience of over 900,000 viewers throughout its broadcast (9:00 PM–10:30 PM). At the national level, Kanal D ranked second, after Pro TV, and ahead of DigiSport and Antena 1. In urban areas and on the 21–54 urban commercial demographic, the show ranked third, behind Pro TV and DigiSport, but ahead of Antena 1.{{Cite web |title=AUDIENŢE. Tempting Fortune, cu Zoli Toth, debut pe poziţia a doua pe ţară pentru Kanal D. Peste un milion de români la minutul de vârf
|url=https://www.paginademedia.ro/audiente-tv/audiente-tempting-fortune-zoli-toth-kanal-d-22029295|access-date=17 May 2025 |website=Pagina de Media}}
References
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See also
External links
- [https://www.kanald.ro/tempting-fortune/sezon-1/#google_vignette Official website ]
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