Game of Games Suomi

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Game of Games Suomi
Genre Game show
Entertainment
Created by Ellen DeGeneres
Based on Ellen's Game of Games
Presented by Aku Hirviniemi
Janne Kataja
Country of originFinland
Original languageFinnish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes) [1]
Production
Executive producerJoona Kortesmäki
Production locations Lisbon, Portugal
Running time90 minutes (including adverts)
60 minutes (excluding adverts)
Production company Warner Bros. International Television Production
Original release
Network MTV3
Release27 November 2021 (2021-11-27)

Game of Games Suomi is a Finnish version of the American game show Ellen's Game of Games . The show premiered in November 2021 on TV channel MTV3, and will be hosted by Aku Hirviniemi and Janne Kataja, with the show being first to have two official hosts. [2]

Contents

In each 90-minute episode, a group of contestants have a chance to win money by playing humorous games, and advance to the final.

Format

Source: [3]

The format of the show is slightly similar to the other international versions; on the first phase, contestants play a different set of games, of which half are eliminated, meanwhile the others advance. From the semifinal round, only one contestant has the chance to win €20,000.

Preliminary Games

In each episode, contestants face off in a different set of games, six on each episode. One contestant from each will advance. This is a list of games played in random order during the first round:

Final Games

Blindfold Chairs (Sokkotuolit)

Contestants, who won the preliminary games, play this game and are blindfolded. The contestants dance around until the music stops and must find a randomly placed stool to sit on to stay in the game. Hosts will press a button to determine where the chairs will appear on the dancefloor. The last contestant to not find a seat is eliminated, and others move on to Know or Fall.

Know or Fall (Tiedä tai tipu)

The winners of the four preliminary games stand on a row of trap doors, and take turns answering questions. An incorrect answer results in the contestant being eliminated from the game and dropped through the trap door, sliding down a chute that empties below the stage. The last contestant standing advances to the last final game.

Celebrity Roulette (Julkkisruletti)

The contestant has a limited time to identify the faces of celebrities that fit a certain category. After identifying a celebrity, the contestant must press a button to move on to the next face. Contestants may pass if they are unsure but will need to wait three seconds until the next face appears. Contestants earn an escalating amount of money based on the number of faces they correctly identify, as shown in the table below. Correctly identifying all celebrities earns the grand prize of €20,000.

Correct answers12345678910
Money won€500€1,000€1,500€2,000€4,000€6,000€8,000€10,000€15,000€20,000

Episodes

Season 1

No.Original air dateFinnish viewers
127 November 2021 (2021-11-27)489,000 [4]

  • Preliminary Games: Temple of Doom / Forbidden Word / Pairs in Game / It's Raining Soon / Off to Fly / Stretching & banging
  • Preliminary Game Winners: Sanna & Teemu / Katariina & Hanna / Joni & Toni / Tero / Iida / Ville
  • Winner: Teemu
  • Celebrity Roulette: €4,000
  • Game Winner Won: Temple of Doom
24 December 2021 (2021-12-04)358,000 [5]

  • Preliminary Games: Pairs in Game / Forbidden Word / Foam Arena / The Mouth of a Cyclops / Dizzy Heads / Stretching & banging
  • Preliminary Game Winners:Eetu & Sofia / Antti & Anni / Heidi & Iida / Kaisa / Eeri / Ilppo
  • Winner: Ilppo
  • Celebrity Roulette: €20,000
  • Game Winner Won: Stretching & banging
311 December 2021 (2021-12-11)423,000 [6]

  • Preliminary Games: Pairs in Game / The Mouth of a Cyclops / Forbidden Word / Broken Telephone / Paste Tuba / Pieces in Game
  • Preliminary Game Winners:Marko & Katriina / Miia / Marko & Toni / Mirella, Anna, ? , ? / Tuomas / Iida
  • Winner: Marko
  • Celebrity Roulette: €1,500
  • Game Winner Won: Forbidden Word
418 December 2021 (2021-12-18)409,000 [7]

  • Preliminary Games: Off to Fly / Foam Arena / Paste Tuba / Stretching & banging / Pieces in Game / Dizzy Heads
  • Preliminary Game Winners: Marko / Valtteri & Nea / Satu / Sanni / Jere / Otto-Wille
  • Winner: Marko
  • Celebrity Roulette: €8,000
  • Game Winner Won: Off to Fly
525 December 2021 (2021-12-25)316,000 [8]

  • Preliminary Games: Temple of Doom / Pairs in Game / Stretching & banging / Forbidden Word / It's Raining Soon / Dizzy Heads
  • Preliminary Game Winners:Isabelle & Iina / Jenni & Mikko / Teemu / Nea & Melike / Marianne / Aleksi
  • Winner: Melike
  • Celebrity Roulette: €1,500
  • Game Winner Won: Forbidden Word
61 January 2022 (2022-01-01)414,000 [9]

  • Preliminary Games: The Mouth of a Cyclops / Forbidden Word / Off to Fly / Paste Tuba / .................
  • Preliminary Game Winners:
  • Winner:
  • Celebrity Roulette:
  • Game Winner Won:

Production

Filming

The show started to tape in November 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal, in Warner Bros studios, where many other international versions are taped. This just because it was cheaper and there's aren't such big studios in Finland to film at, said Joona Kortesmäki, the executive producer of the show. [10]

Reception

Television ratings

Colour key:
  Highest rated episode
  Lowest rated episode
No.DescriptionAiring dateTimeslot (EET)RankViewersRef(s)
TSEVOVALiveCons.Total
1Desc.27 November 2021Saturday, 19:300.4890.9121.401 [4]
2Desc.4 December 20210.3580.7251.083 [5]
3Desc.11 December 20210.4230.8301.253 [6]
4Desc.18 December 20210.4090.7551.164 [7]
5Desc.25 December 2021Saturday, 19:100.3160.6700.986 [8]
6Desc.1 January 2022Saturday, 19:300.4140.7291.143 [9]
7Desc.8 January 2022
8Desc.15 January 2022
9Desc.22 January 2022
10Desc.29 January 2022

Source: Finnpanel  [ fi ]

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