Pankkityö (Dryicor)

Pankkityö (English: The Bank Job) was a Dryicoran game show broadcast on Kanal 4 for two series between 2012 and 2013. It was based on the British game show The Bank Job.

Format
The show takes place in a bank vault, with twenty-five sealed boxes. Four contestants answered quiz questions to open the boxes and reveal how much money was inside.

First round
Cash amounts totalling 1 500 000 Kr are placed in the boxes leaving at least four empty. Contestants answered toss-up questions on the buzzer for 90 seconds. A miss froze the contestant out of the next question, while a correct answer stopped the clock and allowed them to open one box. The cash it contained (if any) was placed in a briefcase on the contestant's podium, and they then had to decide whether to continue playing, or exit the vault with their case and sit out the rest of the round.

One contestant was eliminated with no winnings at the end of the round, based on the following rules:


 * If only one contestant remained in the vault when time ran out, they were automatically eliminated.
 * If everyone left early, the one with the lowest total was eliminated.
 * If more than one contestant remained in the vault when time ran out, the host continued asking toss-up questions. A correct answer allowed a contestant to open one box, whose contents were added to their total, and leave the vault. The last contestant remaining in the vault was eliminated.

Round 2
The second round was played under the same rules as the first, with new cash amounts distributed among the twenty-five boxes. Now, though, each contestant had two cases and could only place one bundle of cash in each. A contestant who answered a question correctly and found cash could either fill and close one case, or discard it in hopes of finding a larger amount later. Contestants had to remain in the vault as long as they had at least one case open, and were required to leave as soon as both were filled.

Round 3
The total amount in the boxes was increased to 2 000 000 kr, with at least four each of zeroes and "Steal" cards hidden among them. Each of the two remaining contestants had one case and an individual 45-second clock, and only one played at a time. The contestant with the higher combined total from the first two rounds decided who would play first. Once a contestant answered a question correctly, their clock stopped and they chose a box, whose amount was added to their case. Finding a Steal allowed them to take the largest bundle from the opponent's case, as long as the opponent had any cash and was still in the vault.

As before, after any correct answer, a contestant could either continue playing, or leave the vault and sit out the round. If they chose to continue, control passed to the opponent. The contestant who brought out more cash before their own clock ran out advanced to the series final, and the total they had accumulated during the entire game was added to the series jackpot.

Final
The winners of the five preliminary episodes competed through four rounds. The first two rounds followed the same format as the preliminaries, while the third followed the Round 1 rules but retained the Steal element. They then played to a winner, then the night's winnings were split into nine boxes. The contestants were then asked ten questions in one minute, with no empty boxes. The choice is to open a box or exit, with the rest of the night's money split between the other finalists.