Kroisos (Dryicor)

Kroisos is a Dryicoran weekday teatime game show broadcast on DTV 1 since July 2022, as a summer replacement for Seuraava. It is the Dryicoran version of the popular Argentinian game show El legado, best known by its Italian version .

Presented by rising star Paulo Andersen, the show challenges six contestants to battle it out for the chance to win millions 0 000 Kr in the show's famous end game (played in Dryicor as a bonus round).

Format
Five candidates take part in Kroisos each episode, one being yesterday's champion, with an initial stake of 50 000 Kr. They must pass rounds which each correspond to a different type of game. The candidates take turns taking part until one of them gets two questions wrong (two "warnings"), therefore being forced to choose an opponent for a head-to-head duel. A question is then asked to the player, which he must answer to take his opponent's stake as an inheritance. Warnings do not carry over to the next round.

The finalist then wins a guaranteed 10 000 Kr, and partakes in the famous bonus round to win the inheritance.

Round 1: One or the Other
The candidate has 7 seconds to answer a question, choosing between a first answer and a second answer which is hidden. In the event of a wrong answer or if he does not answer within the time limit imposed, the candidate gets a warning. The first to accumulate two warnings must challenge one of his opponents to a duel.

This round is such that it offers the possibility that the returning champion could go out in the first round. If this happens, they go out with a 2 500 Kr consolation prize, and do not return for the next show.

Round 2: Hot Potato
The contestant is offered three answers, without a question. They can then choose to look at the question and answer it, and in case of error, receive a warning, or pass the question to an opponent of his choice, who is then obliged to answer it. If the chosen contestant is wrong, they are given a warning, but if they give the correct answer, it is the player who forced him to duel who receives the warning.

Round 3: The Accumulator
In this round, the three contestants have to answer seven questions in seven categories. Every question has a value between 10 000 Kr and 30 000 Kr. The player has ten seconds to answer a question with four options. If he/she misses or runs out of time, the game passes to another contestant who, if he/she answers correctly, adds the amount of that question to his/her total. At the end of the game, the two contestants with the highest totals advance to the final. In the event of a tie for the last place at the end of this round, the two tied contestants have to face off against each other for the third spot in that round (with the time limit reduced to 30 seconds); a tie between all three competitors for first place must be broken by having two contestants face off against each other at a time, with the loser of the first duel facing off against the contestant who gave the last correct answer in the round during the second duel.

A mystery option associated with an unknown category is also present (indicated onscreen by a question mark) where the competitor who chooses this option, once the category has been disclosed, can decide whether to assign a value of 20 000 Kr (two options), 40 000 Kr (three options), or 60 000 Kr (all four options) to the question. Only the contestant who selected the mystery category can play the question; if they answer correctly, they add the value to their jackpot, whereas if they answer incorrectly, the question is discarded, with the value of the question being equally divided between the other two challengers, thus 10 000 Kr each if the question had two answers, 20 000 Kr each if it had three and 30 000 Kr if all four answers were shown.

Round 4: The Semi-Final
The semi-final is a chess-clock format, with each contestant having 60 seconds to answer quick-fire questions put to them by the host. They may interrupt the question. If the contestant answers correctly, the player's clock stops and the opponent's starts. The first to hit 0 loses, and the winner earns the chance to return next day (if they lose the bonus round).

Bonus Round: The Guillotine
In this round, the contestant is given five pairs of words. In each pair, one relates to a common connection (which the player does not know). For every correct answer, the jackpot remains intact, for each wrong answer, the jackpot is halved. When all five pairs are revealed, the player is given sixty seconds to study the five words and write a word with a thematic connection to the five correct ones. If they write the same word as is on the host's card, they win the cash, which could be up to 4 900 000 Kr. If they get it wrong, they leave empty-handed and return the next day.

If the contestant wins, the one who lost the semi-final returns.

The show also spawned a Norwegian-language spin-off, Femte elementet, in 2024. It also has its roots in the Argentine original but is played slightly differently, with a different selection of games and a different bonus round.