This is how this contestant from 'Atrapa'm si pots' won the biggest jackpot in TV3 history.

BarcelonaTV3 had been making things boil for days, announcing that it would soonCatch me if you can would award the largest prize in the network's history: 241,000 euros. This Thursday will go down in the history of public television: the game show hosted by Llucià Ferrer saw Simón take home the largest prize the show has ever awarded. Until now, the most anyone had ever taken home was 100,000 euros, a figure that seems small compared to today's.

The question that gave Simón the victory was: "Which team did Barça play against in the first game that TV3 broadcast?" The correct answer was Osasuna, as the contestant said. Simón, visibly moved, explained that this prize comes after a very difficult period at work and in his personal life. "You don't know how well things have gone for me here after a period in which I've been screwed," he acknowledged.

With his victory this Thursday, Simón joins the select group of historical winners of theCatch me if you can, which includes Maria Eva, who took home a prize of 82,000 euros in the fifth season, and Ricard de Clascà, who won a prize of 71,000 euros in the sixth season.

The big question was who would be the lucky winner. The two main candidates to win were Simón and Albert. During his time on the show, Simón, an architect from Barcelona, ​​​​has stood out for his ability to concentrate, which has allowed him to stay in the competition for more than forty episodes and win 17,000 euros until the jackpot was awarded. As a contestant on theCatch me if you can He has demonstrated a great knowledge of general culture. Albert, a retiree from Olot, had accumulated fifteen programs and 6,000 euros. Passionate about geography and history, his dream was to win the prize.Catch me if you can to be able to travel with the whole family to the United States and visit his son, who lives there and uses a wheelchair due to an accident.