Matias Hildén, a 28-year-old municipal manager at Puumala, was a contestant on the 2016 spring season of the Finnish version of the show on January 23 and January 30, 2016. He walked away with €7,000, having decided to walk away in the tenth question.
His run was shot in the January of 2016. He organizes pub quizzes in Puumala.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First question | |
| Starting with the first, put these Finnish presidents in the order they were elected. | |
| ⬥ A: Relander | ⬥ B: Ståhlberg |
| ⬥ C: Kallio | ⬥ D: Svinhufvud |
| From the 5 remaining contestants, only Matias (with a time of 3.19 seconds) correctly answered B-A-D-C, making it into the Hot Seat. |
Matias' Run to the Million[]
| €100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the first letter in the Greek alphabet? | |
| ⬥ A: Alpha | ⬥ B: Delta |
| ⬥ C: Omega | ⬥ D: Gamma |
| €300 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What continent is the largest by population? | |
| ⬥ A: Asia | ⬥ B: Africa |
| ⬥ C: Europe | ⬥ D: South America |
| €500 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these does the hit novel Fifty Shades of Grey have depictions of? | |
| ⬥ A: Anarchism | ⬥ B: Epicurism |
| ⬥ C: Colonialism | ⬥ D: Sadomasochism |
| €700 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The Etruscans lived in an area of what present-day country? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: China | ⬥ B: Mexico |
| ⬥ C: Canada | ⬥ D: Italy |
| €1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In Latin, what chemical element is argentum? 'Phone A Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Silver | ⬥ B: Gold |
| ⬥ C: Zinc | ⬥ D: Platinum |
| Matias was thinking of silver, but he wanted to be sure, so he phoned his friend Markku Kontio who is a Swedish teacher. Kontio said the answer is gold, but when Matias said he was thinking of something else, Kontio changed his opinion quickly to silver. |
| €2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who lives in the Kesäranta? | |
| ⬥ A: The President of the Republic | ⬥ B: The speaker of the Parliament |
| ⬥ C: Prime minister | ⬥ D: The president of Alko |
| €3,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of the following is a popular song by Haloo Helsinki! band? | |
| ⬥ A: Die Hard | ⬥ B: Fight Club |
| ⬥ C: Pulp Fiction | ⬥ D: Blade Runner |
| €5,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In what jumping event a style called a flop, popularized by Dick Fosbury used? | |
| ⬥ A: Ski jumping | ⬥ B: Triple jump |
| ⬥ C: Long jump | ⬥ D: High jump |
| €7,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In the television series Downton Abbey, what is the aristocratic family whose lives and their servants' lives are depicted? 'Ask 3 of the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Crawley | ⬥ B: Channing |
| ⬥ C: Carson | ⬥ D: Spencer |
| Matias had not watched the series, so he used 'Ask 3 of the Audience' lifeline. He picked three people from the audience to tell their opinions: Alex (hometown not mentioned), Juulia (from Helsinki), and Katja (from Lohja). They all said the answer is A: Crawley, and Alex said he had seen every episode of Downton Abbey. Matias went with them, answering A: Crawley, and won €7,000. Alex, Juulia and Katja got gift cards of Scandic Hotels for answering correctly. After the question, the klaxon called time, and Matias returned in the next episode. |
| €10,000 (10 out of 15) - Not Timed | |
| During which month is the wine Beaujolais Nouveau celebrated? | |
| ⬥ A: January | ⬥ B: April |
| ⬥ C: July | ⬥ D: November |
| Matias thought the answer is probably either D: November or A: January, but since he did not have any lifelines left, he decided to walk away with €7,000. The correct answer was D: November. |
| Preceded by Enna Koskelainen |
Finnish contestant (2016 spring season) Matias Hildén |
Succeeded by Sami Salpavuori |