Suurmestari

Suurmestari
GenreComedy, panel game
Created byAlex Horne
Presented byJaakko Saariluoma
StarringPilvi Hämäläinen [fi]
Country of originFinland
Original languageFinnish
No. of series5
No. of episodes52 (list of episodes)
Production
Production locationsTask filmings: Kulosaari mansion (Seasons 1-2)
Stansvik mansion (Season 3)
Jollas mansion (Season 4)[1]
Villa Frosterus (Season 5)
Running time44 minutes
Production companyRabbit Films
Original release
NetworkMTV3
ReleaseApril 12, 2020 (2020-04-12) –
present (present)
Related
Taskmaster (British TV series)

Suurmestari (Finnish for 'Grand Master') is a Finnish comedy panel program on MTV3 that started on April 12, 2020, based on the British Taskmaster television format.[2] Competitors perform various tasks that they receive from the Grand Master.

The Grand Master is portrayed by Jaakko Saariluoma, and Pilvi Hämäläinen [fi] serves as the judge. In the each episode of each Season, there are four regular contestants with different fifth changing competitor each episode. Competitors perform tasks for points and the one with the most points wins. In each episode, the prize is different items from the competitors that the competitors have brought with them. The winner of each episode gets all the items brought in. The overall season winner, which is one of the regular contestants, wins the "Grand Master Statue", and is the contestant of the season. Tiebreaker tasks are not featured in Suurmestari.

The first series took a summer break on 17 May 2020, with three episodes from the first production season not shown, and the remaining episodes were shown on MTV3 and the streaming service on MTV from 13 to 27 August 2020. More episodes were released on 17 May 2020.[3] The first season was a great success, and for that, on August 27, 2020, a second season of the series was announced for spring of 2021.[4]

Suurmestari has won the Golden Venla award of the "Best Game Show" four consecutive times in the row; in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.[5][6][7][8]

In 2024, the series will get an Spin-off show, called Juniori Suurmestari (Junior Grand Master), where instead of well-known finnish comedians or actors, ordinary finnish children aged 8-13 get to compete for series of surprise rewards.[9]

Host of Suurmestari, Jaakko Saariluoma.

Cast

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Season Seating
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
1 Janne Kataja Roni Bäck Jukka Hildén Jenni Poikelus
2 Miika Nousiainen Minka Kuustonen Aku Hirviniemi Kiti Kokkonen
3 Riku Rantala Anna-Maija Tuokko Mikko Penttilä Jenni Pääskysaari
4 Kalle Lamberg Eija Vilpas Fathi Ahmed Pirjo Heikkilä
5 Eero Ritala Pamela Tola Joonas Nordman Pirjo Lonka
Indicator(s)

  † Winner

Contestants’ scores

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In bold are the winners’ scores.

Season Contestants’ scores Ref.
1 Janne Kataja
(143)
Roni Bäck
(135)
Jukka Hildén
(156)
Jenni Poikelus
(143)
[10]
2 Miika Nousiainen
(154)
Minka Kuustonen
(158)
Aku Hirviniemi
(134)
Kiti Kokkonen
(134)
[11]
3 Riku Rantala
(180)
Anna-Maija Tuokko
(157)
Mikko Penttilä
(175)
Jenni Pääskysaari
(173)
[12]
4 Kalle Lamberg
(166)
Eija Vilpas
(130)
Fathi Ahmed
(154)
Pirjo Heikkilä
(151)
[13][14]
5 Eero Ritala
(197)
Pamela Tola
(197)
Joonas Nordman
(196)
Pirjo Lonka
(207)

Series overview

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Series overview
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
11012 April 202027 August 2020
21027 March 20212 June 2021
31016 April 20222 July 2022
41018 March 202326 May 2023
51216 March 20242024
JRTBA2024TBA

Episodes

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Season 1 (2020)

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This is the first season of Suurmestari. The regular contestants of the season were Jukka Hildén, Jenni Poikelus [fi], Roni Bäck [fi] and Janne Kataja. The season was won by Jukka Hildén.

No.Title (in english)GuestWinnerOriginal air dateFIN viewers
(millions)
1"Collect tears"Mikko LeppilampiMikko Leppilampi12 April 2020 (2020-04-12)0.698[15]
2"Order fantasy-pizza"Miitta SorvaliJukka Hildén12 April 2020 (2020-04-12)0.649[15]
3"Heart rate on the rise"Jorma UotinenJukka Hildén19 April 2020 (2020-04-19)0.580[16]
4"Lose the ice cube"Minka KuustonenJenni Poikelus26 April 2020 (2020-04-26)0.673[17]
5"Interview an estonian"Mikko PenttiläJukka Hildén3 May 2020 (2020-05-03)0.639[18]
6"Weight on the scale"Paula NoronenPaula Noronen10 May 2020 (2020-05-10)0.633[19]
7"Set up a tent"Minttu MustakallioJanne Kataja17 May 2020 (2020-05-17)0.678[20]
8"Make the subject blush"Pekka PoutaPekka Pouta13 August 2020 (2020-08-13)0.385[21]
9"An object in a balloon"Juha PeräläJukka Hildén & Janne Kataja20 August 2020 (2020-08-20)0.334[22]
10"Mystery points"Hjallis HarkimoJanne Kataja27 August 2020 (2020-08-27)0.393[23]

Season 2 (2021)

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This is the second season of Suurmestari. The regular contestants of the season are Aku Hirviniemi, Kiti Kokkonen, Minka Kuustonen [fi] and Miika Nousiainen [fi]. The season was won by Minka Kuustonen.

No.Title (in english)GuestWinnerOriginal air dateFIN viewers
(millions)
11"Surprise Pilvi"Christoffer StrandbergChristoffer Strandberg27 March 2021 (2021-03-27)0.679[24]
12"Stop the pins from falling"Kalle LambergMiika Nousiainen3 April 2021 (2021-04-03)0.520[25]
13"Collect sweat"Mikko TöyssyMikko Töyssy10 April 2021 (2021-04-10)0.590[26]
14"Make a reverse video"Eija VilpasMinka Kuustonen17 April 2021 (2021-04-17)0.521[27]
15"Don't blink"Kirsi Alm-SiiraKirsi Alm-Siira24 April 2021 (2021-04-24)0.687[28]
16"No hands![a]"Joonas NordmanKiti Kokkonen1 May 2021 (2021-05-01)0.607[29]
17"High splash"Maria VeitolaKiti Kokkonen8 May 2021 (2021-05-08)0.509[30]
18"Create a domino effect"Kari AihinenKari Aihinen15 May 2021 (2021-05-15)0.476[31]
19"Make a silhouette"Veronica VerhoVeronica Verho22 May 2021 (2021-05-22)0.531[32]
20"The strangest unifying factor"Tuomas KyröMinka Kuustonen2 June 2021 (2021-06-02)0.499[33]

Season 3 (2022)

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The third Season was announced by MTV in October 2021. The recordings of ten episodes were held during November 2021.[34] The regular contestants of the Season are Mikko Penttilä [fi], Jenni Pääskysaari [fi], Riku Rantala and Anna-Maija Tuokko [fi]. Season premiered on MTV in April 2022.[35] The season was won by Riku Rantala with record-breaking 180 points. Mikko Penttilä finished second, Jenni Pääskysaari third and Anna-Maija Tuokko last place.

No.Title (in english)GuestWinnerOriginal air dateFIN viewers
(millions)
21"Impress the Professor"Pekka StrangRiku Rantala16 April 2022 (2022-04-16)0.371[36]
22"Hide three eggplants"Vappu PimiäVappu Pimiä23 April 2022 (2022-04-23)0.368[37]
23"Order balloons"StigJenni Pääskysaari30 April 2022 (2022-04-30)0.387[38]
24"Make a task"PyhimysRiku Rantala21 May 2022 (2022-05-21)0.287[39]
25"Shackle yourself"Minna HaapkyläMinna Haapkylä27 May 2022 (2022-05-27)0.330[40]
26"Design an album cover"Jarppi LeppäläAnna-Maija Tuokko4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)0.220[41]
27"A Gift for the Grand Master"Anna PuuAnna Puu11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)0.209[42]
28"Transform into Pilvi"Dennis NylundDennis Nylund18 June 2022 (2022-06-18)0.292[43]
29"Move the playhouse"Erika VikmanMikko Penttilä25 June 2022 (2022-06-25)0.163[44]
30"Sing the theme song"Mikko KuustonenMikko Penttilä & Riku Rantala2 July 2022 (2022-07-02)0.226[45]

Season 4 (2023)

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The fourth Season was announced by MTV to start on 18 March 2023, with the regular contestants being Eija Vilpas, Fathi Ahmed, Kalle Lamberg [fi] and Pirjo Heikkilä [fi].[46] The season was won by Kalle Lamberg. Fathi Ahmed finished second, Pirjo Heikkilä third, and Eija Vilpas last place.

No.Title (in english)GuestWinnerOriginal air dateFIN viewers
(millions)
31"Make an educational video"PalefacePaleface18 March 2023 (2023-03-18)0.474[citation needed]
32"Make a toy for a cute dog"ErinKalle Lamberg25 March 2023 (2023-03-25)0.354[citation needed]
33"Get goosebumps"Jukka RasilaKalle Lamberg1 April 2023 (2023-04-01)0.369[citation needed]
34"Excess weight in a suitcase"Susani MahaduraFathi Ahmed8 April 2023 (2023-04-08)0.283[citation needed]
35"Make a karaoke video"Timo LavikainenPirjo Heikkilä15 April 2023 (2023-04-15)0.338[citation needed]
36"Brush Pilvi’s teeth"Krisse SalminenFathi Ahmed22 April 2023 (2023-04-22)0.363[citation needed]
37"As You, I wouldn’t open.."Helmi-Leena NummelaKalle Lamberg29 April 2023 (2023-04-29)0.339[citation needed]
38"Create an ASMR experience"Miska HaakanaEija Vilpas6 May 2023 (2023-05-06)0.349[citation needed]
39"Water for cubic meters"Linda WiklundFathi Ahmed20 May 2023 (2023-05-20)[b]<0.245[citation needed]
40"A silent birdhouse"Ali JahangiriKalle Lamberg26 May 2023 (2023-05-26)0.281[citation needed]

Season 5 (2024)

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The fifth season of Suurmestari premiered in March 2024, and the studio recordings were held in November 2023.[47] The regular panelists for this season are Pirjo Lonka [fi], Eero Ritala, Pamela Tola and Joonas Nordman.[48]

No.Title (in english)GuestWinnerOriginal air dateFIN viewers
(millions)
41"Throw something in the trash can"Ville MyllyrinnePirjo Lonka16 March 2024 (2024-03-16)0.567
42"Keep talking as long as possible"Johanna PuhakkaEero Ritala23 March 2024 (2024-03-23)0.457
43"Throw water as far as possible"Olga TemonenPamela Tola30 March 2024 (2024-03-30)0.386
44"Complete the task. This isn't your task."Arman AlizadJoonas Nordman6 April 2024 (2024-04-06)0.343
45"Duck in to the pool"Elina GustafssonPamela Tola & Eero Ritala13 April 2024 (2024-04-13)0.389
46"Biggest thing through a doughnut"Sointu BorgPirjo Lonka20 April 2024 (2024-04-20)0.377
47"Create a cliffhanger[c]"Ernest LawsonPamela Tola27 April 2024 (2024-04-27)0.417
48"Take a mannequin to an adventure"Heikki RantaJoonas Nordman4 May 2024 (2024-05-04)0.351
49"Eggs from the top of a pole"Niko SaarinenNiko Saarinen11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)0.304
50"Create a superhero"J. Kokander & M. Penttilä[d]Eero Ritala18 May 2024 (2024-05-18)0.292
51"Make a new friend"Viivi PumpanenTBA1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)N/A
52"Convince the Grand Master"Elias SalonenTBA8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)N/A

Junior Grand Master (2024)

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The filming of the Junior-version takes place in summer 2024, and is set to premiere during the same year.[9]

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Nominated Result
Golden Venla[e] 2020[5] Best Game Show Suurmestari Won
2021[6] Game Show Won
2022[7] Year's Game Show Won
2023[8][49] Game Show Won

Notes

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  1. ^ The title (No hands!) is actually the official title of the episode in the finnish program info.
  2. ^ This episode aired only on 20th May, 2023, as the Men's Ice Hockey Championships 2023 began the week before, and Finland played their opening game.
  3. ^ In this episode, there was the first ever team task in the show's history; Tola and Ritala were a pair, and Lonka, Nordman and guest Ernest Lawson formed a trio. Guest appearance in this task was made by Esko Kovero.
  4. ^ Due to guest contestant Jenni Kokander's illness during the studio filmings, former contestant Mikko Penttilä serves as the studio guest for her.
  5. ^ The awards are for the previous year, not on the current year. The year announced on the table is the Year of the Season which was rewarded.

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