This is Orestes, one of the candidates to win the 'Pasapalabra' jackpot: his life, studies, partner...

After Antena 3 announced it to great fanfare, the big day has finally arrived.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
16 March 2023 Thursday 12:45
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This is Orestes, one of the candidates to win the 'Pasapalabra' jackpot: his life, studies, partner...

After Antena 3 announced it to great fanfare, the big day has finally arrived. This Thursday night, Orestes Barbero and Rafa Castaño will compete for the big Pasapalabra jackpot. The contest presented by Roberto Leal in the afternoons of the channel will have a special edition in prime time to find out who wins the biggest prize in its history: no less than 2,272,000 euros.

Unlike other occasions, such as the victory of Pablo Díaz in 2021, the Atresmedia channel has not wanted to reveal which of the two applicants will be the one to win the jackpot. Something that is not accidental: Rafa and Orestes have been fighting for him for no less than 193 programs, and today the outcome of this very friendly competition will take place.

But the life of the two contestants continues beyond their participation in Pasapalabra. In the case of Orestes, she combines his appearances on the show with his academic training. Already graduated in the field of Philology, he is studying Philosophy and his intention is to dedicate himself to teaching.

A 26-year-old from Burgos, the young man takes advantage of his trips to Madrid to record the different editions of the contest and, meanwhile, continues to study the different subjects to also get promoted in his current studies.

Despite the obvious popularity that he has gained with his long participation in Pasapalabra, Orestes is still a very humble person with a great social life. That is why he also takes advantage of his free time to share it with his friends and family. Regarding the sentimental sphere, he is more jealous of his privacy and has never publicly shared whether he has a partner or not.

Like many other historical Pasapalabra contestants, Orestes has extensive experience in television contests. Both he and Rafa were the last participants in the format on Telecinco, which was abruptly canceled in 2019 in compliance with a court ruling. A year later, both participated in El Tirón, a similar program that was also presented by Christian Gálvez.

However, the young Orestes lived an even earlier stage in Pasapalabra. It was in the year 2016, where he recorded three programs and he did not have the same luck as now, since he was eliminated immediately. Apart from this format, he could also be seen participating in El Cazador, from La 1, in 2020.