"A bit like Jesus"
A warm welcome to this magical evening at the Drammen theatre.
For this group it is already Christmas Eve,
because during the hour we will announce
the winner of the Kongen Befaler Christmas special.
The man who is as excited as the contestants,
the trembling aspen leaf, Olli Wermskog.
Yes, thank you. Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas.
First we'll take a few seconds to admire the prize,
namely a Christmas bauble in gold
with a picture of me.
Give a warm welcome to the contestants of the finale: Leo Ajkic!
Solveig Kloppen!
Kristoffer Olsen!
Siri Kristiansen!
And Calle Hellevang-Larsen!
And what we start with is, as always, the prize task.
The participants bring something in a category determined by you, Atle.
What are they bringing today?
I want the participants to bring
something that inspires them to be a good person.
It's Christmas, after all.
A bit like Jesus, really.
That's where the bar is at.
Who do you want to start with then?
Who do I want to start with? We can start with Judas, perhaps.
Solveig.
We'll start with Solveig Kloppen.
You felt that one. - Yes, ouch!
I have brought something that hangs on our fridge,
which reminds me every day
that I have to behave when I'm out among people.
It is a post that appeared on Kvinneguiden a few years ago. [an internet forum for women]
"Saw Solveig Kloppen at IKEA many years ago."
"Pointed at her, so my boyfriend would see her. Was a big fan."
"She seemed so nice and friendly on TV."
"Changed my mind quickly when the bitch walked past me"
"a little later, pushing her shoulder as hard as she could into mine"
"with a hateful look in her eyes."
She is good at reading people.
You can't behave like that.
So you use this as motivation to be better than that description.
I'm just reminding myself...
Remember! Out among people, be fake.
That's very good, answer submitted. Leo?
So, I was very interested in sex, violence, drugs, money and religion.
Entertainment, if I were to make TV, make people laugh and feel action.
But then P3 [public radio channel] sent me on a boring assignment to learn politics,
get young people to vote in Senja, Vesterålen, Lofoten... [places in northern Norway]
Somewhere north of Trondheim.
And there I got a book from a woman.
And I guess... I understood her passion. ['Naked Without Fish' is about the fishing industry]
It looks like she is afraid that the cod will kiss her.
She has a lot of passion, and... This is the downfall, in a way.
This is... It made me become a better person.
Have you read it?
Yes, and we also had a coffee together,
and she told me even more "behind the scenes".
It's not just the book, but also memories?
I wanted to be a better person.
I wanted to find my passion, and that's helping people who are struggling.
"A story about values, power and money." [written on the cover]
Maybe the cod is struggling.
Siri, what have you got?
I have brought something that sits on my bedside table every day, all year round.
I want you to join me on a little journey. You know...
You've had two shots.
And that's fun!
And then you think: I'll have a third one, that will be fun!
But you really know that one more shot is what will tip you over.
That I'll throw up and never recover.
That's why I have a condom lying on my bedside table.
So that I remember to love the two children I have,
and not even think about making another one.
That was clever.
Calle, what do you have?
What inspires me is that we live in such a wonderful world,
where you can participate in a programme like this,
and that, as a solution to an idiotic task,
you can order pizza for everyone in the room at TVNorge's expense.
Here's pizza, everyone!
Help me out here.
Yes, yes, yes.
There you go.
Take a slice and pass it on.
Here you go.
Pass it along.
What do you want, Calle? - It doesn't take that long.
Pass it along.
Bon appetit, everyone!
Lizzi's!
You know how to get the audience on board.
Bribes. - Very good.
Shall we take a short lunch break?
Wait for them to digest the food?
We'll move on while they eat.
Or what do you say, Kristoffer?
That's really something, to have a go after the pizza.
Yes, while people are eating and enjoying themselves,
what has inspired me to be a good person?
It's this sweater.
This sweater has been involved in a lot of strange things,
both in your house and at the Drammen theatre.
And now, for the first time,
I plan to take it off.
Wow! - Wow!
A bit like when Kiss took off their masks.
There was a very specific reason
why I ended up wearing a Kongen Befaler sweater.
The story of why is a bit long.
But in very short and very depressing terms,
I was at the hospital with my one-year-old son
the night before I showed up at the studio to record the first episode.
I had no clothes in the hospital,
other than things that were full of vomit and other stuff.
So I had to take what I had lying in the car.
And that was this sweater, which I wore when I solved tasks around the house.
This is already a bit long, but that's alright.
And my son is alright too. He's fine now.
That's important information!
Important information.
He had severe febrile seizures,
something that all parents of toddlers must google.
That's important for me to say.
Google febrile seizures. It's not that dangerous,
but it seems incredibly dangerous when you're dealing with it.
Anyway, when I was in the hospital,
I realised how important it is to me
that the children are doing well in the hospital.
So I've been wanting to raise money for a foundation
which I believe does a lot for the hospitalised children,
namely 'Sykehusbarna'. [the Hospital Children Foundation]
That's why I got quite a few people to team up,
and together we have collected just over 35,000 kroner [c£2,700].
And I chipped in with 15,000 [c£1,200] kroner myself.
So they will receive a cheque for 50,835 kroner [c£3,900]...
I think...
...as thanks for taking care of the children when they need it most.
We can safely say you've solved the task.
1 point.
Merry Christmas. - Good story, good initiative.
That could affect the scoring and the excitement.
I say no more.
What are your thoughts about the pizza now, Calle?
Difficult.
Lots of fun things here, good things.
Leo...
I saw you looking at me, man.
3 points.
Solveig, 1 point. Hush!
Siri... What haven't I used yet?
Two... - Two.
You can have two, since you said two first.
Calle, what would you like...
4 points. 5 points, Kristoffer, of course!
A common tradition at Christmas
is to make gingerbread houses.
It's a well-known case, Olli.
It's discriminatory, I think,
that other buildings do not get as much focus,
when it comes to gingerbread constructions.
Say... bridges!
Gingerbread bridges. That's what we'll be making now.
Yes, that's what we'll be making.
Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas, yes.
Gingerbread house.
It's gingerbread, yes.
I'm a little tempted to solve the task without reading the letter.
I understand that I am going to make a gingerbread house,
but what is the task?
Biggest? Best? Ugliest?
Or something else.
"Build the longest bridge from any chosen point to another."
"You must be able to pass under the bridge"
"for it to be measured and approved."
"The bridge can only be built from gingerbread, knekk [melted sugar],"
"icing sugar, jellymen, and Non-Stops [chocolate with fruit flavour shells]."
"You have one hour."
Fuck, that's a long time!
"Your time starts now."
Knekk...
Water and sugar.
We'll see if this stays up already.
No, it doesn't, man.
So...
There's a lot to tackle here, and the task hasn't even begun!
We're coming to you, Leo.
Explain how you make 'knekk'.
As you can see, I don't have that much experience with Christmas.
Yes, it shows.
I thought 'knekk' was what drug addicts had in their knees.
[walking around with bended knees is also referred to as 'knekk']
That's true.
It is a very good image when you use cold sugar water,
and hope it sticks to the wall.
It's a good image, I'll give you that.
Olli, should we just get on with...
Start some bridge building?
Let's start with someone who has it in their blood.
An engineer's daughter.
Isn't that you, Solveig?
Don't you have a parent who has...?
Yes.
So there are high expectations.
We'll have a look at Solveig Kloppen.
I don't feel like I have a plan yet, so that's not great.
From any chosen point to another.
This is a crappy plan!
It's not working!
I think this is a good solution.
The plan is to make a long bridge out of 'knekk'
that won't break. ['break' = 'knekk(e)']
That's right, Olli! - Yes?
Oi!
Finished! Measure!
No!
No, Olli!
Five minutes left.
I don't understand!
Tell me what to do.
You have to build a bridge.
My father was an engineer. - Cool.
But an electrical engineer, not civil engineer.
Right.
Damn, what am I not getting?
It's happening.
I passed under!
I'm so tired now.
I have to say...
It's...
...fascinating that you try to build a bridge
in a material called 'knekk' ['break'].
And that's also the foremost characteristic
of the product, that it breaks.
And then it's nice to see the result.
All this trouble for two pieces!
My dad...
There are a hundred pieces on the desk!
Must be demotivating to see how many materials you had at your disposal.
My dad would be so ashamed.
That's good to hear, at least.
We can move on to the last four as well.
Yes, let's do that.
One, two, three...
I won a bridge-building competition
when I was at a carpenter school.
The key here will be the 'knekk'.
What's in the 'knekk'?
Sugar.
Any person who fails at making 'knekk' is in trouble.
Then you have a kilo of powdered sugar,
normal sugar, and two decilitres of water.
A little gelatin. Yes.
I'll make them overlap, but also over-overlap.
I imagine someone has tried to glue like that.
It is, in a way, above the ground.
Yes, I see it.
Yeah! Damn, such good stuff.
This is turning into glue, man.
Yes.
Now that's damn exciting, guys.
I have created a good foundation.
"A distance that strengthens"...
is what the book about this bridge will be called.
Five minutes left.
There we have you, baby.
I'll leave it there.
That was dope.
Satisfied? - Satisfied, yes!
Thank you.
You can put them over there.
That's it.
Time's up already?
I've only just started.
Then I want you to pass under it before I measure.
Yes.
Here I go.
A kind of low-threshold limbo.
Okay, I'm going through.
Finished.
I am at a critical point now.
I did pass under!
I have to go under the bridge, right?
Yes, the bridge is finished.
Goes along like that.
My god, that's a lot of metres.
We have the bridge right there,
and now I'm passing under the bridge.
That's great. - Yes...
I'll do some measuring then.
Here you're bright!
That's well done. - I have my moments.
You made sure that all the gingerbread
plates were lifted up from the...
Incomparable. Well thought through.
Perfect, if I do say so myself.
Siri, you have a craftsman background.
We can see that you can construct.
It was the most beautiful handiwork.
Until it broke.
Yes, that's how it is with many bridges in Norway.
Were you involved at Tretten? [a bridge that collapsed in 2022]
I drew it, yes.
But you went under it first,
so it was measured.
Olli, you are my official measurer,
and you have some measurements for us.
Absolutely.
Solveig, you're at the bottom...
Damn it. - ...with 41 centimetres.
And then it's...
What we consider to be a bridge
is something that has a foundation and then goes above the ground.
So if you have placed gingerbread on a chair or a desk,
then it's just a road.
Leo, you come fourth.
From the animal down to the chair,
there was 58 centimetres.
But you built 560 centimetres.
Kristoffer, 74.
Siri, 150 centimetres.
Calle, 15.3 metres, and 5 points. - Oi!
And so we see the scores here,
it looks like this.
And, overall today, the scores look like this.
No no no no.
We all need a little break,
including those of us dealing with the preparations for Christmas.
We'll have ours with some adverts.
See you soon.
Atle...
...do you prefer your mulled wine cold or hot?
Hot, yes. Searingly hot.
It cannot be too hot. - Okay. Good.
Blackcurrant toddy.
Or mulled wine!
It's mulled wine.
Cold.
"Heat up the mulled wine..."
Fuck.
"You cannot bring liquids into or out of the lab."
"Olli will measure the temperature of the mulled wine in seven minutes."
"The highest temperature wins."
Right...
But I don't have...
I have to find a cable...
I have to find... Yeah, okay.
What?
Were you thrown for a loop?
Damn.
And while Solveig is out to find... something,
we can go through the task.
Absolutely. We have a task,
we have a cup of cold mulled wine to heat up.
But, of course, they cannot take liquid into or out of the lab.
And I think I'll start with Siri and Kristoffer.
Do that.
I can't bring liquids in or out,
but I have to bring something in here,
because I can't body temper it.
This will take some effort.
Like that.
Five, four, three, two, one...
Zero.
What do you think yourself? - Oh!
I scalded my tongue.
It was very hot.
Look at that. - Got some old stuff out there.
Yes...
Yes, Kristoffer.
This was creative, Kristoffer.
This boy has a brain.
Yes, thinking outside the box. Smart.
It went well too, didn't it?
Yes, I think it was super hot.
Yes...
You are a very delicate man. - Tender taste buds, yes.
Siri, you don't strike me as a particularly warm person.
But I have a completely normal body temperature.
Do you think that tactic was clever?
Y... My brain isn't working now.
I'm just wondering why that didn't work?
He spent most of the time finding a microwave, getting it inside.
It doesn't help just to 'ding-ding' and then it's 1,000 degrees.
It's not magic. - It's not that fast.
Let's get the temp of the situation? - Absolutely.
Kristoffer, it wasn't much more than... It was 21 degrees [celsius].
That was the highest.
21 degrees.
You are a bit of a delicate guy.
Isn't that hot?
Well, you're in the lead so far.
That's almost the highest temperature we get when going swimming in Norway.
It's all relative.
Siri, you heated your mulled wine to 27 degrees.
And now Solveig has returned to the lab,
so we'll take a look at that.
And then I'll throw in both of the other guys too.
Candles, man.
Do we have foil, maybe? - Foil?
I saw some people on the street heating up some foil, and it was bubbling up.
The flame keeps it boiling, so that's chill for me.
What are you laughing at?
Heat up the mulled wine.
Then I can just put it all in here.
It's boiling hot here.
It's boiling!
What are you doing?
As little liquid as possible.
That way, it gets hotter faster.
How much is left now?
Half a minute.
Oh. No!
Oh yes, there is a little bit left.
That's not a lot.
Yes. Health and safety, man.
Thanks. - You're welcome.
Solveig, it went well, didn't it?
Yes, I think so.
Yes, you have faith?
I don't know.
Can you give us the temperatures, Olli?
Kristoffer, you are at the bottom.
Won the battle of the bottom.
That was won.
And Siri is in second place in the bottom battle.
And then you other three.
Solveig, 45 degrees. Third place.
While the both of you were at the boiling point.
5 points to both.
This means that these guys are at the bottom.
Here are the points, yes.
Yes!
Now I think we should have some focus on recycling, Olli.
We will go down into the caravan
and remove biological waste,
meaning you.
Fun! - It's fun, yes!
Yes...
There, yes.
Come in.
Hey, Olli!
Are you in here?
Yes.
And what are you doing in here?
Well, I'm going to give you a task.
Orally?
No.
Where do you usually get letters?
In the mailbox.
Clever boy!
"Get Olli out of the caravan. Fastest wins."
"You cannot put your hands on Olli. Your time starts now."
Er...
Can you come out, Olli? - No. I'm enjoying myself here.
Shoo with you! Shoo!
No, I have to go up to the garage,
and see what I find there.
I notice that it is impossible to lure you out,
and that a rake doesn't do it either.
No, it takes a little more.
I can't wait to see it. - Yes.
"You cannot put your hands on Olli. Your time starts now."
Uh, okay.
I have to go get something.
I'm going to win this one!
I have to get you out of the caravan as fast as possible.
I'm not being very fast.
Olli?
Yes?
Come out here and you'll get candy.
Come and get candy!
I can't eat that [allergies], nor am I a dog.
Eh...
Okay.
Eh...
Are you okay, Olli? - I'm fine.
Your time starts now.
I have to get you out of the caravan.
That alone is the goal.
Yes, I'll stop the time.
Get out!
Out! - Yes.
Out! - Yes, I feel like... Yes.
Is it loaded?
Okay, fine. I don't care.
I'm going out.
I stopped the time. I'm out now.
Never felt so 110 percent myself!
Okay.
As long as I win,
I don't care if it's legal or not.
Goodbye. - Goodbye!
Yes...
Perhaps this is where we should add a little mention of:
Do not do this at home!
Solveig... - Don't do it at work either.
Solveig...
You are a role model for many.
Were...
I'm sorry!
It went well.
I'm sitting here after all.
Yes, but having said that,
are you happy with the result? - Yes.
I have some times, here.
It went really fast,
you just grabbed the chair,
and pulled me out in 42 seconds.
Siri,
2 minutes and 51 seconds.
That's not bad.
Solveig,
7 minutes and 57 seconds.
You were thinking for a long time.
But we have two left.
Yes, I'd like to see them.
Calle, Kristoffer.
That will probably get Olli out.
If I get this done,
it is potentially the happiest day of my life.
Rubbing alcohol.
Like that.
What I'm doing now,
is that I'm splashing
the entire caravan with rubbing alcohol.
Yes... - A bit here too.
A bit on me too.
You can choose...
...whether you want to be here or not,
when I set it on fire.
This is potentially the best TV moment in history.
I'll light it up here.
Are you going to get out of the caravan?
One, two...
Yes, I don't trust you.
Get out, then! One, two... - Yes, yes, yes.
Only an idiot would actually set fire to the caravan.
A little lighter fluid.
Aren't you starting to feel it, Olli?
Yes, it's not...
I'll just close the door so it'll be a bit...
Smoke is very effective in this context.
Yes, I'll head off.
It's time for an ever-so-small ad break.
See you soon.
Kristoffer, you sick, sick man.
But I also have to acknowledge your determination, Kristoffer.
You're competitive when you're willing to walk over corpses.
That says something about the desire to win.
Do you have the results?
Yes, I do.
Let's have a look...
We can start with Calle. 12 minutes.
Kristoffer, 1 minute and 31 seconds.
That means Calle gets 1 point, Solveig 2, Siri 3,
Kristoffer 4, and Leo 5.
This is the order.
And, overall today, the scores look like this.
Oi oi oi.
First place is split between Leo and Calle.
We know that anything is still possible.
Almost, anyway.
There is one task left.
The last task of the Christmas special.
Get up on stage, and we'll solve it there.
It's time for the very last task,
and it will take place here.
It's a little homage to 'Dinner for One'. [comedy sketch that airs every 23rd December]
Atle plays the role of Miss Sophie. That suits you well.
Do you know the game 'Musical Chairs'? Yes?
In this version, you won't be sitting down,
but you'll pour a glass of wine instead.
And there are only four glasses on the table,
so one of you won't get to pour.
That person has to sit down.
We'll continue until there is only one left, who then wins.
You'll walk clockwise,
and it is not allowed to pick up a glass,
and pour and run away.
The glasses must stay where they are.
Then we'll get started...
[incomprehensible slurring]
Get started!
Music!
Okay, so we just start...
You have to walk. - Would rather not be near...
You have to walk.
Don't stop for long.
It's dangerous here.
You have to walk. Everyone's stopped now.
Got to be in motion at all times.
Oh my god! - You have to move.
No!
You pushed.
Yes, that was...
That means VAR! [Virtual Assistant Referee]
That means VAR, yes. It's between Solveig and Siri.
We'll have to check with VAR. I can't decide either.
We have checked with VAR.
Believe it or not, Solveig...
You had a few drops in first. Siri, you're out.
You can sit over there.
And so we are ready for round two.
But first... You're wearing a white dress, Siri.
You can put this around you,
so you don't get red wine all over it.
But that would've been so much fun to watch.
I agree with that.
Oh, now you became so Christmasy.
Nice and Christmasy.
Ready? Music!
Are you ready, Calle? - Yes.
Don't...
Gotta stay in line, Solveig.
That's a bad tactic. - No!
Gotta go, gotta go.
It's stopping now! - Go, go, go!
Go!
Yes!
No, Calle!
Calle, you're out.
You can also sit down.
You can, of course, get one of these, too.
Here you go.
A protective scarf.
You choose how you want to wear it.
That covers... How...
Well, wait. There you go.
Alright, music!
Now there are only two glasses left.
Yes!
Yes...
Atle?
It looked like it was Leo and Solveig who did it.
We can take a look at the VAR. - [Calle] I didn't see anything.
We have VAR,
and VAR was checked.
Kristoffer, you're out. Sit down.
We will have a grand final.
Exciting.
Yes, it's exciting.
Kristoffer, would you like a blanket?
No, thank you. I trust my fellow contestants not to spill a drop on me.
It's the finale.
Leo, Solveig, ready?
Do you want to say something to each other first?
No. - Cheers. - Oh right, cheers.
Music!
Focus!
No! Oi!
This is exhausting!
It should be exhausting to win. - Yes!
Tie! It was at the same time.
This is so exciting that I choose to officially make this signal. [VAR signal]
I'll go back myself and see how close it was.
We'll make the decision down there.
It was both exciting and close, Olli.
Can I say something?
I want to say sorry to the woman who wrote in Kvinneguiden
and thought I was the kind of person
who pushed my elbows into people...
It turns out that I am.
Yes, but that's okay.
Siri, you were at the bottom.
Calle, 2 points.
Kristoffer, three.
And then we can take a look at the VAR.
Look at it here.
The liquid that hits first...
Yes, we are slowing down.
It's your drops that hit first.
And then Leo came in and broke it.
That means, Solveig,
that you got 5 points, Leo got four.
We can have a look here. - That's right.
Then we'll see who wins today's programme...
It is Leo who runs away with all these items.
Now you have no excuse for not being a good person, Leo.
But...
most importantly, Olli, we will announce the winner of this special.
Are you ready? - I am very ready.
We'll take a look at the total score after four programmes.
Let's get the results up!
In total, Kristoffer Olsen runs away with the big prize,
but it's so close!
1 point ahead of shared second place.
Congratulations. Well deserved.
Thanks to the participants,
who have made the run-up to Christmas more entertaining.
Thanks to those of you who watched from home.
A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Take care of each other. - Merry Christmas!
Original Norwegian subs by: Eli Bjanes (LinQ Media Group)
English translation by: u/Tuppenella and u/msbtvxq
Proofread by: u/taskmastermaster
Translation produced in association with: Taskmaster Worldwide Inc @tmworldwideinc