HONG KONG — In a gripping live broadcast Tuesday night, contestants on a Hong Kong television psychic competition series accurately predicted a celebrity’s harrowing 2024 car accident and identified a deeply sentimental necklace, leaving both the studio audience and online viewers in awe.
The episode of TVB’s metaphysical reality show “Xuan Zhan” (Psychic Battle) aired live as part of its “Black Prophet Advancement Battle,” featuring two high-stakes rounds centered around guest Celine Chiang, a well-known Hong Kong actress and singer. Each round gave contestants just two minutes to demonstrate their abilities.
The first challenge required contestants to deduce how the unidentified female guest had narrowly escaped death in 2024 and describe the incident’s lingering impact on her life. To ensure fairness, production staff provided Chiang’s birth date to contestants specializing in Chinese astrology a full 30 minutes before filming, allowing them to calculate her fate chart.
The correct answer: Chiang was involved in a serious traffic accident last year in which her vehicle overturned and began leaking gasoline. Recalling the traumatic event, Chiang described sustaining head injuries while surrounded by spilled fuel. “My only thought was that I have a young child and a family at home—I had to escape alive,” she said.
Chiang managed to crawl out through the sunroof and was rescued by bystanders, an experience she described as feeling like “an out-of-body encounter.” She credited the kindness of strangers with restoring her faith in humanity. However, the psychological scars remain profound. She admitted that even today, she experiences panic while driving, saying that whenever she turns or is overtaken by another vehicle, a wave of numbness travels from her fingers to her shoulders. “I have to keep telling myself I’ll make it home safely,” she added.
In the second round, contestants were tasked with sensing and predicting a significant item Chiang had brought to the studio, along with its backstory. Contestant John delivered a near-flawless reading, identifying the object as “yellow or gold,” either “a ring or a necklace,” and describing it as possessing “strong emotional ties.”
When Chiang’s necklace was revealed onstage, both the live audience and online viewers reacted with astonishment. The contestant’s prediction proved approximately 99% accurate, a result Chiang called “incredible.” The smile-shaped necklace was the first gift she ever received from her husband, businessman Wesley Siu, during their courtship. At the time, Chiang was navigating a low point in her life, and Siu gave her the pendant as a reminder to keep smiling. She has worn it daily ever since, removing it only for this filming.
John secured direct advancement to the next round with the highest score, while fellow contestant Baebae earned a spot through a live audience vote via myTV SUPER. The remaining four contestants—June, BlackCat, Tianjin, and Hannah—faced a final survival challenge: predicting the results of Hong Kong’s Mark Six lottery, which boasted a record-breaking HK$228 million jackpot.
Contestants earned two points for correctly predicting ball colors and five points for accurate numbers, with the top scorer advancing. Both the already-qualified “Black Prophets” and five newly revealed “White Prophets” joined the prediction. Given the lottery’s potential to set a historic payout record, the segment sparked heated online discussion, with many viewers calling the broadcast “nerve-wracking” and addictive.
The episode underscores the enduring popularity of metaphysical entertainment in Hong Kong, where audiences remain captivated by the intersection of mysticism, celebrity, and live drama.
