Le Pappardelle win on Italy's Reazione a Catena, prize drops to €235

On 3 August 2026 the Italian quiz show Reazione a Catena, hosted by Pino Insegno, featured a showdown between the defending champions Gli Alti e Basta (Filippo, Kristian and Simone) and the challenger trio Le Pappardelle (Francesca, Carolina and Maria Giulia) from Florence. The champions failed to repeat their previous performance, allowing Le Pappardelle to take the lead.

Le Pappardelle reached the final round, the “Ultima Catena”, with an initial prize pool of €120,000. After purchasing the third clue, the pool fell to €235, and the team correctly guessed the word “Insieme”. The modest final prize sparked a wave of social‑media commentary, with viewers mocking the low payout and noting the contrast with earlier episodes.

The episode highlighted the show's format of timed word challenges and underscored the growing online discussion around prize sizes in televised game shows.