He won eight consecutive finals in nine appearances in The 8 steps and accumulated 24 million pesos. His name is Josefina Lettieri and, this Tuesday, she emerged as the contestant with the highest accumulated prize in the history of the television program hosted by Guido Kaczka. His career in the competition came to an end on Wednesday, after losing the final by 27 million pesos. Now, in dialogue with Teleshowthe Bachelor of Arts and university professor, recalled how she experienced her time through the cycle.
“I prepared a lot: I studied a lot and made lists with the data for each of the categories“Lettieri, who also works as a professor of Scenography and Architecture at the University of El Salvador, told this medium. And he continued: “I never imagined I would go this far. My closest relatives couldn’t believe it either. ‘Are you crazy?!’, they told me. They didn’t expect me to do so well. I had nerves. But she was usually more nervous the day after recording a program than at the time of recording. In the studio, during the trip up the steps, I felt quite calm. Anyway, I realized later, watching the programs, that I let little of my nervousness show. As Guido said, the fan gave me away. “The moment made me feel nervous.”
About her “rising to fame,” the teacher seemed amused. “It is very gratifying to be recognized“, said to Teleshow with emotion still on the surface. “What happened was that I showed up at the cycle and I didn’t have time to tell many people. So when the programs started coming out, a lot of friends started writing to me, who I hadn’t seen in a while. I received a lot of love from acquaintances and also from strangers, who wrote to wish me luck. Inclusive, Now they stop me on the street: it’s funny to me because it’s something that has never happened to me”, he said.
While recording the programs, Josefina never stopped teachingalthough some had to be rescheduled because they overlapped with the recordings. Her students encouraged her from start to finish.. “They were following step by step. Some even dared to participate in the series from the stands,” he said.
Although she plans to use part of the prize for a family trip to South Carolina (United States), where her sister resides, Josefina expressed her intention to allocate a part of the 24 million pesos to collaboration with charitable entities, specifically to Barrancas de Belgrano Dining Room and to Regional Educational Integration Program (PIER Group).
Josefina is married to Javier and is the mother of Lucy, 23 years old. In addition to her teaching career, the Arts graduate made a set design for the Colon Theater in a cycle for children in 2016. Regarding her arrival to the cycle, the woman acknowledged that she was driven by her taste for intellectual challenges and question and answer games, an activity that she frequently enjoys at gatherings with friends, who In many cases they give up competing against it because they recognize that they are not at its level.
His first foray into the program took place on April 4, when he passed the first step without problems and was left with the key that would later allow him to compete for an apartment. The next day started with a string of victories that far surpassed the previous records of the cycle, which made clear not only his ability to answer historical and general culture questions, but also his luck in overcoming softer and not so rooted in the knowledge of the general public.
“So loved by her students, teachers, family and friends. You already have 24 million! Loud applause“, expressed the driver of the cycle under a rain of pieces of paper that fell on the winner last Tuesday. Thus, with vast knowledge in the different topics that it brings together The 8 Steps, the teacher measured herself to an unimaginable level. “I can’t believe it”, assured the teacher and swore that she would return for the 27 million, after correctly answering that the American first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is credited with the creation of the American service where the food arrives plated.
“He understood the game a lot. Also, become strong, think well. That brought her here, she learned throughout the games, it seems to me,” said Guido and emphasized the performance of the teacher who, with twenty correct answers in her last participation, managed to advance without problems to face the jury in her eighth consecutive program.
This Wednesday’s program began with a mention of the record achieved. But, despite the expectation, the teacher’s streak was cut. In the last instance, Josefina measured herself against a young biologist. The first question was asked by Carmen Barbieri: “I’m going to tell you Jose now, you are like family, part of the team. The 8 Steps. How many times did you climb the steps? A lot. I admire your knowledge, your temperance. Let’s go through the series, we are looking at a work that aired six seasons, remembered for its musical paintings. What is the name of this series released in 2009?” They both responded gleegetting the question right.
However, the grand champion encountered a setback in her goal race by failing the second question, which was related to sports. “What is the name of the Dutch national team player who scored this popcorn goal?“was the query, after watching the video of Robin van Persie’s impressive score for the Spanish team in the 2014 World Cup. Eugenia got it right there, and the champion made her first mistake.
Since then, Josefina ran at her rival from behind. For her part, the biologist was accurate and had almost no errors. In fact, in the final question, both contestants answered poorly to the question: “Which of these actresses stabbed a man to death in the movie Wild Tales?” Failing both, the young biologist won.
