Jonas von Essen is a memory sports player and a cofounder of memory improvement software memoryOS. He appeared as a contestant in the 3rd, 4th and 5th episodes of the 35th series of Postkodmiljonären, on January 14, 20 and 21, 2023, and walked away with 1 000 000 SEK. He became the first and only top prize winner of 2023 and the 13th contestant to have ever won the top prize in Sweden.
After winning the million, von Essen appeared numerous times as one of the three stars for the Ask the Star lifeline.
Jonas's run[]
1 000 SEK (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Which adverb is written the same way as a body part?
⬥ A: When
⬥ B: How
⬥ C: What
⬥ D: Why
2 000 SEK (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following birds cannot fly?
⬥ A: Sea eagle
⬥ B: Penguin
⬥ C: Buzzard
⬥ D: Albatross
3 000 SEK (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following geographical locations is not located in the African state of Congo-Kinshasa?
⬥ A: Lubumbashi
⬥ B: Mbandaka
⬥ C: Gbadolite
⬥ D: Dalstorp
5 000 SEK (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which dog breed is dotted?
⬥ A: Saint Bernard dog
⬥ B: Dalmatians
⬥ C: Leonberger
⬥ D: Welsh corgi
10 000 SEK (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which Allsvenskan men's soccer team won SM gold for the first time in 2022?
⬥ A: IFK Värnamo
⬥ B: Örebro SK
⬥ C: BK Häcken
⬥ D: IK Sirius
20 000 SEK (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What are the French Calvinists who were persecuted in the 16th and 17th centuries called?
⬥ A: Huguenot
⬥ B: Hubertena
⬥ C: The hooligans
⬥ D: The humidors
30 000 SEK (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What is fugu in Japanese cuisine?
⬥ A: Buckwheat noodles
⬥ B: Kind of fish
⬥ C: Lunch box
⬥ D: Fermented soybeans
50 000 SEK (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What is 7 - (-3)?
⬥ A: 1
⬥ B: 4
⬥ C: 10
⬥ D: 13
75 000 SEK (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What is Lollapalooza?
⬥ A: Music festival
⬥ B: City in the Philippines
⬥ C: Brazilian soccer player
⬥ D: Pastries
100 000 SEK (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is an antonym of cordial?
⬥ A: Unfriendly
⬥ B: Unusual
⬥ C: Underage
⬥ D: Above
Klaxon stopped his run. Jonas continued on January 20 with all lifelines remaining.
150 000 SEK (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Who was elected Archbishop of Sweden in 2022 after Antje Jackelén?
⬥ A: Martin Modeus
⬥ B: Johan Dalman
⬥ C: Andreas Holmberg
⬥ D: Eva Nordung Byström
225 000 SEK (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following cities is named after King Charles IX?
⬥ A: Karlshamn
⬥ B: Karlskrona
⬥ C: Karlsborg
⬥ D: Karlstad
350 000 SEK (13 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the name of Malcolm McDowell's character in the movie "A Clockwork Orange"?
⬥ A: Bob
⬥ B: Joe
⬥ C: Alex
⬥ D: Johnny
500 000 SEK (14 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following countries has never been an empire? "Switch the Question" lifeline used
⬥ A: Haiti
⬥ B: Vietnam
⬥ C: Central African Republic
⬥ D: Ecuador
Jonas decided to switch the question. Had he played, he would have said D: Ecuador, which would have been the correct answer.
500 000 SEK (14 of 15) - Switched Question
What is the name of the equestrian sport that is a king of relay where riders pick things up from the ground on the fly?
⬥ A: Mahabharata
⬥ B: Gymkhana
⬥ C: Naadam
⬥ D: Sallekhana
Klaxon stopped his run again. Jonas continued on January 21 with 3 remaining lifelines.
1 000 000 SEK (15 of 15) - Not Timed
Which architect designed Chandigarh, the capital of the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, which was built in the 1950s? 'Phone a Friend', '50:50' and 'Ask the Star' lifeline used
⬥ A: Le Corbusier
⬥ B: Jörn Utzon
⬥ C: Ralph Erskine
⬥ D: Oscar Niemeyer
Jonas initially used "Phone a Friend" to call David, but misused the lifeline by inviting him to a party instead of reading out the question and the options. Then Jonas decided to use the final two lifelines: 50:50 and Ask the Star; the stars guessed A: Le Corbusier. Jonas, being fairly sure with the answer, went with them and won the top prize.
