is a Finnish entertainment program on MTV3 that started on April 12, 2020, based on the British '' Taskmaster'' television format. Competitors perform various tasks that they receive from the Grand Master. Jaakko Saariluoma is the Grand Master in the program and is 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. 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. 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. Suurmestari has won the Kultainen Venla of the "Best Game Show" of the Year three times in the row, on 2020, 2021 and 2022. Jaakko Saariluoma

Cast

Contestants’ scores

In bold are the winners’ scores.

Season overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

This is the first season of ''Suurmestari''. The regular contestants of the season were

Jukka Hildén Jukka Hildén (born 3 August 1980) is a Finnish television personality and member of the entertainment and stunt group the Dudesons. Personal life Jukka Hildén was married to Outi Haapasalmi in 2010 but they divorced in February 2018. The pair ...

, , and

Janne Kataja Janne Kataja (born 5 April 1980) is a Finnish entertainer. As well as working as a magician, he also works as a stand up comedian, an actor and a host.Saastamoinen, Salli: ''Pingviinitanssi muutti elämän''. ''Pirkanmaan Sanomat'' 29 November 20 ...

. The season was won by Jukka Hildén.

Season 2 (2021)

This is the second season of ''Suurmestari''. The regular contestants of the season are Aku Hirviniemi,

Kiti Kokkonen Kiti Karoliina Kokkonen (born 4 October 1974 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish film and television actress, voice actress and writer. She has been the artistic director of ("Finnish Comedy Theatre") since February 2010. She is the daughter of fi ...

, and . The season was won by Minka Kuustonen.

Season 3 (2022)

The third Season was announced by MTV in October 2021. The recordings of ten episodes were held during November 2021. The regular contestants of the Season are , ,

Riku Rantala Riku Rantala (born 20 July 1974) is a Finnish journalist, best known from traveling series Madventures. He has also co-written a book, ''Isänmaan asialla - matkaopas syrjäytettyjen Suomeen'' (Johnny Kniga, 2004), with Ari Lahdenmäki. In 2007, ...

and . Season premiered on MTV in April 2022. 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.

Season 4 (2023)

The fourth Season was announced by MTV to start on 18 March 2023, with the regular contestants being Eija Vilpas,

Fathi Ahmed Fathi Ahmed (born 1991) is a Finnish–Somali actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles in the popular television serials ''Aurora'', ''Aikuiset'' and ''Modernit miehet''. Personal life He was born in Järvenpää, Finland to Somali p ...

, and . The season was won by Kalle Lamberg. Fathi Ahmed finished second, Pirjo Heikkilä third, and Eija Vilpas last place.

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

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