“Little Psychic Boy”
Finally, finally, finally, the day is here.
My bust in gold of me will get a new home.
It’s time for the finale, and those who can take the bust home today are:
Maria Stavang, Calle Hellevang-Larsen, Jon Almaas, -
-Mia Hundvin, and Magnus Devold.
And on my left side sits, as always, a Norwegian-Finnish man-
-with a pad full of numbers and clips.
Welcome, Olli Wermskog!
Thanks!
It's not every day I get applause.
But now I'm approaching the bottom of my Excel sheet.
It's very close.
Jon is in 1st place, Calle in 2nd, and Mia in 3rd.
And then we have a bubble downstairs with Magnus, and then she enjoys herself alone ...
-Rock on! -There is plenty of space here.
Jon, it's very close.
You absolutely have the ability to be able to bring the bust home.
I want to know where you want it if you win it.
I think when I see it now, that I want to mount it-
-on a beanbag chair I have at home in the living room.
We have to get started with the last program of the year.
In the first task, the participants must bring something within a category, -
-and today they have brought something they have too much of.
Yes, and what one has too much of can say a great deal about a human being.
I want to start with you. I'm excited.
Oh, stop it!
What I have too much of is simply ...
... gift cards ...
... which have expired, which I can’t use!
-Oh well. -They’re worth a total of ...
-maybe 8,000 kroner. [~US$889] -In gift cards you’ve never used?
I haven’t used the cards from Egon [restaurants], Sverige, Kiwi [grocery] ...
... why do you have gift cards from Kiwi?
I'm not sure. “I’ll have two milks; here's the gift card.”
-Calle. What do you have too much of? -Yes? Oh yes.
What I have too much of are false teeth.
Which can be used to make dentures, for example.
Are they used to make dentures?
People who lose their teeth get such teeth inserted in their mouth.
Is a follow-up question allowed?
-Yes. -Why do you have them?
My father worked as a dental technician and often had them lying around at home.
After he died, I inherited them.
Jon, what are you up to?
What does he have too much of? Do you know what he has too much of?
Do you have a suggestion for that, Mia?
I think under the rug there is self-confidence.
-Can there be too much self-confidence? -You don’t know me.
I'm a fragile baby chick under this exterior.
I thought I ...
... if I can be allowed to present what I have with a poem?
You say it in a way that means it could take time.
-Yes, you're allowed. -Just a little poem.
That's it. Small note, too.
It got bigger.
-He tricked me. -A little slapstick.
-You fooled me! -Yes.
One must not be seduced by praise, be dazzled by glitter and splendor
What man needs is love and coziness -
- from those close to us in the dance of life.
You don't need tribute, you don't need to whine
It's just nonsense
What to do with twisted steel hoops, even if they are painted in gold?
So therefore I donate to the taskmaster’s pot
While the autumn rains splash and splash
Something I found in my prize pool: A couple of my Gullruter [TV awards].
- That's what I said. - You're onto something.
The winner will appreciate these.
I think we're going to you, Mia.
I didn’t get points for guessing Jon’s?
-No, the points are not so loose. -OK, fine.
I have brought something that shows steadfastness, -
-one who never gives up, one who fights-
-when there is no more to fight for.
Socks that don’t have a partner.
What an amount!
I just want to show: This is my son's sock.
He is 16 now and has size 43 [US 9.5] in shoes.
So this was a few years ago, but one day this one shows up.
What a beautiful story. I think so.
-Magnus, we’re missing you. -Yes, you are.
-What do you have too much of? -It's Christmas soon, -
-and that is every year.
Every year at Christmas I get an awful lot of something I'm not so fond of.
It's balsamic.
-In all colors and varieties. -Some look open.
Yes, I have tasted some of them a little.
This is from around 2016 onwards, so some have been touched.
There is dust on all the bottles.
-Were they from the same person? -There are many aunts and uncles.
What do you give to someone who has everything? Balsamic, obviously.
Yes, because you have everything?
Yes, balsamic vinegar is the only thing I have too much of.
-Goodness, what a bunch that is. -Ready to give out some points?
Probably. Let’s try it.
I'm wondering if we should ...
It was a little difficult. I think the dentures run off with the victory.
Five points for Calle with the dentures.
We give four points to the Gullruters, three points to the socks, -
-two points for the balsamic, -
-and one point to you, I’m sorry, Maria.
I'm tired of your excuses, Atle! Every time...
There is so much competition this time!
-That’s 8,000 in gift cards! -You can win them back.
-Yes. -But they’re expired.
Yes, but she has framed them, so they mean a lot to her.
We get to see the points on the board. Should we put them right in the total?
Yes, we should. I think it's more interesting.
Jon on 1st, Calle on 2nd, one point difference.
Mia, it’s only 3 points up to Calle.
Yes, then we'll see the rest.
Atle, what's your relationship with marzipan pigs?
They go down the hatch.
Nothing to laugh about, I don’t doubt it.
-How do you get a marzipan pig? -By finding the almond in the porridge.
Exactly.
Hi...
Find the almond. Fastest wins. Time starts now.
Time starts now!
No fuss. Here the participants must find an almond, -
- as quickly as possible.
It would have been nice if there was a little pig and mess, Olli.
- Do you want it? Then you get it. - Thank you.
It would be nice if it was ... Is it in the sugar? It's getting too stupid.
- Is it almond? - Guess it's up here.
This here ... Oh! No, that was my finger.
Then I think we smear a little on the outside ...
[“The almond is under the blue bowl”]
- paint it on the outside.
Wax on, wax off ... Hell, so annoying. Worse than pizza dough.
I have to work systematically. I should do that instead. Didn’t work.
Has an almond been put up here?
Now I have in a way herded all of the rice porridge.
Find the almond ... Can it be down here?
No.
Think how cold it is. Take your whole hand, your whole hand.
Keep it up there. Pardon. Like that. It's so cold.
Are you fucking with me?
Was it there? Was it lying there all the time?
Well ... You got me!
You know ... I'm not even mad. I have eaten so much.
But hell, it's here.
There's the almond! Then I stop the time.
Fuck! In hell!
-Was it under the plate? -Yes.
I lifted the plate and didn’t see it.
Here, found it. It was next to here ... back here.
The food tastes best when you’re allowed to make a mess.
Fantastic.
Now wait a minute ...
I put up a sign!
So you don’t have to pig and spill so badly.
It is for reflection and learning.
Examine carefully before throwing loose.
Might be an almond hidden in between here, yes.
But it came a little late.
-Yes. How did this go, Olli? -Maria spent the longest time.
-But I cost the most. -That’s good.
You spent eight minutes enjoying yourself.
Then it goes smoothly up to Jon, Mia and then Calle, -
-who was fastest.
- One is missing. - Yes, there is one more participant!
We still have Magnus.
-What should we say? -I think it went well.
There's just one way to find out.
Find the almond, fastest wins, time starts now.
Then just get started.
You must have cheated it away.
Isn't that typical, then?
Yes! Almond!
Five points!
-You're welcome. -Thanks.
Five points.
Goodbye.
Get up. Bow.
I have to say that. The legacy of Snåsamannen [psychic-man] has been saved.
-It's Snåsagutten [psychic-boy] himself. -Little Snåsagutten.
Twelve seconds, wasn't it?
We can look at the scores here.
-Let's look at today's score. -Let's look at it, yes.
Calle leads today's program, and Magnus is in second place.
Still a lot to fight about here.
When you see these, how do you feel?
It's a bit ... Almost badly done to say, -
-but I'm a little tired of you.
I could imagine a task where they disappear.
Yes, you can.
Shall we see what the king commands this time?
Oi, so stylish ...
"The chameleon can change its appearance to blend in with its surroundings."
"Camouflage yourself in a picture. Best camouflage wins."
So, "camouflage yourself in a picture" ... Am I camouflaging myself now?
-No, now you're hiding. -Exactly.
Some will think they’re going to camouflage themselves into a picture on the wall.
If they do, they are very stupid.
So I have to find a picture here, in Atle’s house,-
-which I have to blend into.
If I'm going to be a chameleon, I have to go along with something.
If I'm behind that plant, I'll be the plant.
-I don’t see you. Are you camouflaged? -Yes, but.
You can think of what one most resembles.
Is it a plant, a lamp ... A lamp is not so stupid!
I was called the “floor lamp".
I have to go out to the garage.
No...
Like a chameleon, participants must camouflage themselves into a picture.
I thought we'd see the pictures on the big screen, -
-then it's up to you, Atle, to guess where they hid.
That's right, and we'll find out after a short break.
Welcome back to Kongen Befaler.
We will see the participants camouflage themselves -
- like a chameleon. - Who do you want to see first?
Yes, should we simply start with the oldest?
All right ... Which of you is the oldest?
- Isn't it Jon, then? -Yes, maybe it's me.
Shall we start with Jon, then? Here comes Jon.
Or "chamele-Jon", as I like to call him.
Yes, it was really close-up.
Shall we see, then ...
Can you see him anywhere? No, I don’t see him.
I see that there may be some unevenness at the bottom here.
It can be anyway. I'm guessing it's down there.
-Is that your guess? -I say lower edge of the picture.
Okay, you don’t get much more time, so we'll look at that.
It was just me.
-I think that was impressive. -Like a chameleon, almost.
Maybe even better than a chameleon, at least when it moves.
- This was good. Great start. - We're moving on.
- Shall we look at Mia? - Yes.
You don’t get that much time, so you have to look around.
Oi, oi, oi ...
So ... yes.
-Maybe down by the grill there? -What down by the grill?
No, maybe it's the flowers ... well ... yes.
There's something about the grill. The flowers. Not easy, I'm not sure.
No, then we’ll see.
Yes! That was very good.
It's a good job. Now people have really understood the task.
That's all I'm happy about!
I get so happy when I see that they understood the task and solved it well.
This is the first time, then!
Too bad it's over soon.
Imagine the next ten programs!
You read and understood the task. This was an adventure.
Then you have seen two, both impressive. You found both.
Yes, I found both.
I probably can’t just use it as a criterion, -
-but it was at least a good effort.
-Shall we take a look at Magnus? -Yes, we’ll take a look at Magnus.
-Yes, we're up and running. -Oi, messy room.
-Yes, you must ... -Very many things in this picture.
It's probably pretty smart to confuse me.
-You don’t get much more time. -No, OK.
-No, I can’t say that I see ... -Three, two, one ... Need an answer.
Yes, no, yes ... I don’t see him.
- No answer? - No, I don’t see him.
Yes, it’s ready...
Had you been closer to the lens, I would’ve thought something wasn’t right.
Hiding a little in depth was not so stupidly thought.
But I'm 30 cm taller than all the others, -
-so I have to get some leeway.
Yes, you have to get one meter per ten centimeters.
I'm not saying there's a mistake in the task; I think it was wise.
-I didn’t find him. -No, you didn’t.
- Shall we look at Calle? Are you ready? - I'm ready for Calle.
Oi! That’s close!
No, that's not right.
It was close up!
No, I can’t say that it is ...
Well, he must be in the plate!
- Where's his head? - Three, two, one ... Your guess?
No, I'm not going for anything. I don’t know.
Let’s see.
That was very good and it is so close-
-that it is impossible to understand that there could be something there.
Impressive that you managed to get the same color as the grapes.
-Yes, that was your paint. -Mixed and painted and kept on.
Then we have one left.
I've been in your house for two seasons with Maria.
It has been nice, but sometimes I want to help.
I want to say something, just give a little hint.
Then I leave it at that.
Let's see if you can find Maria here.
Where can she be there? Where can Maria be?
Where can she be?
-Where is Maria? -Your guess? Three, two, one ...
- Bottom right. - Shall we see if it's Maria?
Yes, I’m not sure. Yes, there yes!
That was right!
You should publish a book with just such pictures.
It was quite like an adventure.
You'd think it was a joke. It's not.
Had it been the entertainment prize, you would have run away with it.
So who gets the least, who gets the most?
In my eyes, Maria is always a winner, -
-but I have to comply with the regulations.
I have to try to give points based on what I have seen.
It must mean something that I didn’t find Magnus and Calle.
Then there are the different tactics they have adopted.
Lots of work with Jon's. Impressive effort there.
Wondering if we should go ... Do you know what I think?
Mia, you come in next-to-last place, the competition was so fierce.
Jon, you're in third place because I didn’t find Magnus back there.
-and first place goes to Calle!
Then we can look at the board. Five points go to Calle.
-Total today. -Calle is leading today.
Magnus on others. He's been making it close lately.
There are many points left to fight for. In fact, we must now go to-
-the last task of the season from my house.
Then I think it fits well with heavy symbolism-
-when we turn off the light one last time.
Yes, then we'll look at it.
Oh, Christmas mood!
Blow out this light from as far away as possible.
The task is over when the light goes out.
Then I have to come up with something clever, Olli!
It is thus a matter of blowing out the light from the longest possible distance.
The task can be solved anywhere, but is over when the light goes out.
It is therefore not possible to relight it after it has gone out.
Here I have huge expectations for everyone.
There has been a lot of tradition today.
I guess it will also now be legendary, what will happen.
-Who should we start with, Olli? -Shall we start with Mia and Maria?
Okay, I'm afraid if I go out, the wind will take it.
I have to...
-I'm going to the shed. -The shed?
Yes, I have to shield it from the wind.
Shed, shed, shed!
It was close!
Could go quite a long way like that and protect it.
Do you know what is discriminatory? The Santa Lucia selection.
I have never been elected.
I have to find something to shield the flame with.
Then the oxygen dies to ... Then I have to go.
No, but it is a very strange custom, and very discrim--
No!
-Stand still. -No!
No, that's not true!
- Are we done now? - Yes.
Now everything has happened.
If we put ...
... put the flame in there.
It does not screen, but gets nicer.
Then I turn it on.
It's out.
-Maria. -No, now it's coming.
To you first, only. Would you say this is blowing on it?
I knew it!
It's not blowing on Olli, you know.
No, I agree.
-So you have not solved the task. -Damn ...
Yes, yes, but ...
Let's take comfort in the fact that it wouldn’t have been solved so well anyway.
-Because? -Because it wasn’t so long distance.
-Now only ... -No no no!
-Yes, Mia? -I can’t be bothered.
Now I'm just really mad.
There's something about the tactic of buzzing around with the light out ...
This is the first time I get to go alone with a light, and Olli followed.
So it was a touch of Santa Lucia.
- I lost it a little. - It was beautiful and wonderful.
I understand a little why you were not Lucia when you go with it ...
Shall we hear about how long the distance was with her?
Yes, we can see that. You have disqualified Maria.
The distance from Mia, she keeps the light. It is 0 meters and 0 centimeters.
Since she keeps it, there is zero distance.
-Shall we move on? -No then, we are not going to.
The question is: Can anyone hit 0 meters and 0 centimeters?
It's getting weird. Ready to see it right away?
Maybe a little break first. We’ll take a short break first.
Welcome back to Kongen Befaler.
We will start with our last three participants-
-in the competition to blow out a light from the longest possible distance.
It's Jon, Magnus and Calle who will almost literally-
- go into the fire. - They should also beat Mia's length of 0.
Then they have a bit of a blow job ahead of them.
Let's see how it goes.
This beautiful painting will blow out the light-
-by falling down and creating wind.
How many people do you think will make a long pipe and blow through the pipe?
I have to make some kind of blowpipe.
Welcome to the world of pipes, my friend.
Jon Almaas will surely be in China and blow out the candle.
I have never had such good control on a task.
It can’t go wrong. It's technically impossible to screw up.
Olli!
I pull!
-Didn’t work. -What?
What happened? It fell down, but the light wasn’t blown out?
I thought I could trust you, and I don’t know what's going on here.
- Do you think I'm sabotaging? - I don’t know that.
It would be very unsportsmanlike of you to do that.
This must work. It can’t go wrong.
People stand and blow through pipes ...
Light, turn off!
... and are very happy to have 3-4 meters.
But I'm 150 meters down the road.
Olli! I pull!
-Even worse than before. -What?!
Like that...
-Okay, Olli, are you ready? -Yes!
What happened?
-Have you turned on the light again? -No.
Now I understand.
If I put that light there now ... There, you see?
-Now it can’t go wrong. -You said that before.
I didn’t think so, but I'm starting to get tired of this.
Olli! I pull!
-Bingo! -Yes!
Jon, we have been together through ups and downs.
I have a little pepper for you when you deserve it, but also praise.
But this time ... This is exemplary.
You tackled the task, didn’t give up, and you got it in the end.
Big applause for Jon.
Thank you.
-Now we have some results. -Yes, let's see here.
Jon is superb, Calle comes in second place with 7.4 meters.
-Magnus on third with 5.34, Mia on fourth with 0.
Maria with 0, or disqualified, -
-and Jon blew out the light from 44.45 meters.
-Congratulations! -Yes, thank you!
When we look here then, this is the score so far.
Then the time has come for the program, and this year, -
-all, all, all ...
... the very last task.
Get on stage, people. This will happen in front of the audience.
Yes, we have moved up on stage for the last time this season.
Who has the letter?
All Norway's Mia. Read it aloud, please.
"Throw things far, but not too far. Choose one thing from the table, -
- stand behind the line, and throw the object into the field.
The thing that ends closest to the audience inside the red box wins.
If the thing doesn’t stay in the red field, you are out.
The competition lasts for three rounds, or until there is one participant left."
Great read, this is crystal clear.
At my signal, lift the thing you choose in the first round.
You can’t change things once you have chosen.
Then you go forward one by one and throw until we are left with a winner.
If you go outside, you lose in the first round.
-Damn. -Ready?
-Yes. -Three, two, one ... Choose!
That was slow, Jon. Then you have chosen.
-Gorgeous. -Oh no!
So great! Then you can put the thing you have next to you.
-Maria, you can start. -Thank you, I took an egg-
-which I have to throw.
I have four points. Fix a bit ...
Must get the width properly ...
No further up now, please.
As you say, Atle.
-That was sad. -Your damn ...
It was a funny egg.
Maria, you can go over there and sit on the bench.
Magnus, you've chosen the boot. You can come forward.
Now Maria is probably out anyway ...
-Yes, but it's ... -... of the competition in the first round.
Then it should work.
Then you can stand there. Jon, it's your turn.
-Is it that? -I thought it was me.
You have selected the vacuum cleaner. A crude vacuum cleaner.
-Is that what it is? -Yes.
It will roll. It is allowed to think aloud.
-Yes, preferably think aloud. -It will roll, but stop there.
Then it doesn’t roll anymore.
So this can’t go wrong.
Crazy.
-What is the question now?! -If Calle’s lands and Jon’s falls down?
Or your boot.
-Is Jon out then? -Yes.
What?!
-So it's curling. -We’re not curling.
No, but then it ends up outside. Mia, it's your turn.
-It's fun to ... -You're a handball player. Very easy!
Is that what you want to wear after Kongen Befaler?
That you are such a bad loser that you sabotage others, -
-for achieving a good result yourself?
Yes.
I have nothing to lose. Now I suddenly have something to gain again.
You risk doing this yourself.
-Do you shape it like a handball? -I'm going to make a really hard boot.
Before you go, there are four in the front row.
They can manage.
Are you going to hurl it?
Make sure it doesn’t get caught in your fingers.
I'm unsure of the technique.
We'll see ...
Yes!
-Mia and Jon, you can sit down. -Yes.
Suddenly Magnus is doing very well.
-Yes, then it's you again. -Yes, ok.
No pressure.
It's tempting not to look at it and just do it, -
-but I won’t. I’ll just do this.
Look there, yes! Great!
You can go back.
We'll have a final. There are two left: Magnus and Calle.
You can each choose your thing in three, two, one ...
You took the egg, Magnus. Interesting choice!
Calle. Be as good as you can get started since you were last in town.
There it is.
Interesting.
Yes, please.
What does your gut feeling say? Do you think you can handle it?
It can go.
He has a plan.
I subtract all the laughter instead.
- Are you going to get in front of Calle? - Yes. Isn’t that the whole game?
Yes. But you never know.
Yes.
The results are clear, so we summarize. Take your seats.
It's great to be able to give the last points.
It was ... What a round!
Maria left early, but a funny saboteur.
Mia ruined it for Jon, so you share third place, three points each.
Calle was about to win; you get four points.
Magnus Devold, you get five and win the last task.
In total tonight, it’s Calle who runs away with the prize.
And not only that:
Ladies and gentlemen, Calle also wins-
-Kongen Befaler 2020!
Come here and get this bust!
To share and own.
Enjoy the prize table.
That’s the overall winner. Thanks a lot!
That’s all for this season. See you later!
Norwegian text: Robert Dahl-Olsen www.iyunomg.com