Greed (Dryicoran game show)

Ahteus is a Dryicoran game show based on the American original where contestants compete to win 20 000 000 Kr (or 40 000 000 Kr in Super Greed) by answering eight general knowledge questions correctly. At the time of its launch in November 2004, it offered 21 000 000 Kr, the biggest game show jackpot in Dryicoran television history.

Presented by Aatto Raikkonen, Greed was a surprise smash hit on its launch for DTV, pulling in ratings averaging 53.5% for the first series. It had a total of four series, before it was dropped for 1 vs. 100.

Greed was originally filmed intended to broadcast with different music and a different set by Channel 5, presented by Reginald Sopton, yet Channel 5 shelved the pilot. DTV picked it up in 2004, when it was broadcast to critical acclaim. Not picking up Greed for a series was, according to former Channel 5 executive Keith Andersen, his biggest ever mistake.

In October 2011, it was rumoured that Greed would be returning for a one-off Christmas special. This was confirmed by Aatto Räikkönen, who said that this would be the "hyper new dimension of Greed". After the confirmation by Räikkönen, who was revealed to be returning to host, DTV released a statement, confirming that Greed would be returning for Christmas 2011, with a prize pot of "double the money, double the excitement, double the stakes: it's the biggest ever prize pot for a game show." Super Greed was aired on Christmas Eve 2011, when Timo Ailsson lost the 40 000 000 Kr question, when he thought that Omaar Steinsson, the former LPD Home Secretary, was a Conservative.

After much speculation, it was again confirmed that Greed would return for a new series on 17 September, 2020, with Raikkonen once again hosting the show with a 20 000 000 Kr jackpot.

How you are selected
Unlike usually with game shows, DTV don't use game show auditions. Contestants phone a premium-rate number costing 5r per call. A qualifying round-style question is asked, and if you are within 300 of the answer, you are put into a draw for the show. As with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, which the format of the show is often compared to, there are known to be those who phone numerous times, and Aatto Raikkonen has once admitted that he jokingly called the number to see if he was selected. He was put into the draw, but he wasn't pulled out.

Before the start of a series, a number of contestants are drawn according to the formula number of episodes multiplied by 30. Those drawn (collectively known as the "contestant pool") are called back by Greed, allowing them to go on the show. Contestants then travel to Glamis Studios for filming. Before a game is filmed, 6 of the contestant pool are drawn to appear in that game.

Qualifying round
The voiceover states each of the six players' names in turn, to which they respond with where they are from and their occupation, i.e. "VC: Laura Jenkins, LJ: North Tuotalla, Secretary"). The six contestants are then given a question with a numerical answer from 0 to 999. After the question is asked, the contestants key in their answer on a keypad. The answer is revealed and the closest becomes 'team captain'. The rest of the answers are then revealed, and the closest four others win places on the show. 5th wins the 250 000 Kr question, 4th wins 500 000 Kr, 3rd 750 000 Kr and 4th 1 000 000 Kr. The other contestant is "sent back to the contestant pool, so may return for a later episode", meaning that the contestant could return for a new episode for that series if chosen again.

Unlike in the American version, the qualifying round still features on Dryicoran Super Greed.

First four questions The first four questions (250 000 Kr, 500 000 Kr, 750 000 Kr and 1 000 000 Kr) are asked to the contestants (excluding the team captain), starting with the furthest away from the original qualifying round answer. This is simply one correct answer out of four choices. The team member asked must then provide an answer. The team captain then chooses whether to accept the answer given or to provide one of their own. After each question is successfully answered, team members win the money divided equally. the team captain will decide whether to play or to walk away, when Raikkonen asks the catchphrase "Do you feel the Need for Greed?". Unlike with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, the team captain cannot decide to walk away in the middle of a question. The money won is not cumulative.

The Terminator
After the 1 000 000 Kr question, if the team captain decides to play for 2 000 000 Kr, the "Terminator" decides which contestant will play a minigame aside from the main game. The contestant the Terminator picks can then decide whether to keep playing along with the rest of the team, or to challenge another player for their share of the winnings. As an incentive to play, Raikkonen offers the player 10 000 Kr if they challenge, no matter if they win or lose.

If they do not challenge, the game carries onto the 2 000 000 Kr question as normal. If they challenge a player, they and the challenged contestant are taken to an area of the game with two buzzers. The first contestant to answer correctly stays in the game; if that is the challenger they win the eliminated player's winnings as well as the 100 000 Kr for challenging, and the loser leaves the game with absolutely nothing. If the contestant defending their winnings leaves, the challenger leaves the game with the 100 000 Kr Terminator bonus. If either contestant gives an incorrect answer, they leave the game, and Greed continues as if the other player gave a correct answer.

250 000 Kr question
After the first Terminator game, the question format is changed slightly. Instead of one out of four, the team is given six choices, and four are correct. Each member of the team is then instructed to give an answer. The team captain is also given a 'freebie', which removes an incorrect answer, and can use it whenever they would like, but only once.

After the answers are given, the team captain is allowed to change one answer if they would like. The contestants' answers are then revealed, one by one. If an answer is wrong, it is usually revealed last. Before the last answer, Räikkönen gives the team captain the amount the question is worth divided by 10, which they can take if they do not feel confident with the team's answer, at the cost of the money they have won so far. Räikkönen then gives an instruction to return the money if they are confident with their answer. The last answer is revealed.

500 000 Kr question
This question works the same way as the 250 000 Kr question, except that if there are fewer players than right answers, the team captain then picks who should give the next answer.

1 000 000 Kr question
This question functions in the same way as the 500 000 Kr question, except that instead of a straight 100 000 Kr bailout, the bailout consists of a Sealyham 3000 car usually valued at just over 100 000 Kr. Also, as long as at least one team member votes to carry on (not necessarily the team captain now), the team will carry on, regardless of if most team members did not vote this way.

2 000 000 Kr question
Before the 2 000 000 Kr question, the Terminator game is not played. The bailout is still offered in a Bryn A7 car (worth 150 000 Kr) and an additional 50 000 Kr.

The contestant(s) still left have 30 seconds to nominate four options they think are correct out of nine choices. No option can be changed for this question, and no third question bailout is offered. If all four options are right, the contestant wins 2 000 000 Kr.

Reception
Reception of the show was extremely high, with the first series pulling in an average 1,5 million viewers. The second series pulled in 1,3 million, and the third 1,1 million. Super Greed pulled in 1,6 million, and the 2020 revival averaged 1,4 million.