Pasapalabra delivers this week the biggest jackpot in its history: Orestes or Rafa?

"This is going to be historic!"

account

on Twitter has announced that this week -it is still unknown which day-,

or

will win the biggest jackpot in the program's history: more than 2,248,000 euros.

program for some time now

.

is the longest-lived contestant in the pageant's history.

The 25-year-old from Burgos participated for the first time in

in 2016. And although on that occasion he did not last long in the contest, upon his return

.

For his part,

started in the contest in June 2022. Since then, both have starred every afternoon in the best and most intense duels that have been experienced in the program presented by

.

In the more than 200 programs in which they have faced each other, both

and

have been on the verge of winning the pot on several occasions.

In fact, last week there were real heart attack

, something quite common in two contestants who, in addition to getting along, are always very even.

In the case of

, the name of the queen consort of Aragon belonging to the House of Moncada who married King James II in 1322 -Elisenda- or the surname of the photographer who published Natural Habitats -Vitalis- left him without a boat.

And in the case of

the same thing has happened with questions such as the surname of the Bishop who supported Henry VIII against the Pope -Gardiner- or the name of the music group that published the album Astromelia -Ventilader-.

At the moment, it is not yet known what day of the week one of the most anticipated television events will take place, nor the exact amount of jackpot that will be won, since during this week they can accumulate more money.

announced

whether the broadcast of the highest jackpot program in the history of the contest will be broadcast in its usual slot from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. or if, as they have done on other occasions, the broadcast will be transferred to prime time

as they did with

in July 2021.

The last jackpot delivered by

was taken by

in September 2021. After 62 programs, the Bilbao woman took over the

that there was at that time.

Since then,

and

have fought every afternoon to win the jackpot until reaching a figure never reached in the

contest .

One of them will take the scandalous prize, while another will have to say goodbye to

.

This is one of the most unfair rules on the show: whoever loses the pot battle is automatically eliminated.

That is to say, if Orestes wins the boat,

will have to say goodbye to the contest.

The raison d'être is that if she were to contest again the next day she would start with a pot of only 6,000 euros and she could decide to fail systematically until she reached a higher amount.

Until now,

The highest jackpots that have been delivered in Pasapalabra have been that of

, in 2006, who won 2,190,000 euros;

, 10 years later, for 1,866,000 euros;

, in July 2021, of 1,828,000 euros;

or

, in 2013, of 1,674,000 euros.

Five other contestants have won jackpots that exceeded one million euros.

Very high amounts of money that, in reality, are left almost half after having to pay the Treasury.

It was

who explained after winning the jackpot that they depend on each Autonomous Community.

For example, he who paid taxes in Madrid, kept approximately one million euros of the more than 1,800,000 that he won, since in Madrid the amount that must be paid to the Treasury

a television award is 43.5 %.

That money is taxed at the general

rates whose tables establish the percentages depending on the amount of the prize.

From the outset, all television cash prizes include a

income tax withholding .

Later, when making the declaration, the contestant must pay the remaining percentage, depending on the amount of the prize and the autonomous community in which it is paid.

For example, if

is the one who wins the jackpot, since he lives in Seville, he will have to pay 47.5% of the prize.

While if it is

, from Burgos, the maximum income tax is 24%.

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