Gettu betur

Gettu betur

Title for Season 26 (2011)
Genre Game show
Created by Jon Gustafsson, Steinar J. Lúðvíksson
Developed by Andrés Indriðason
Directed by Helgi Jóhannesson
Presented by Jon Gustafsson & Þorgeir Ástvaldsson (1986)
Hermann Gunnarsson (1987)
Vernharður Linnet (1988-1989)
Steinunn Sigurðardóttir (1990)
Stefán Jón Hafstein (1991-1994)
Ómar Ragnarsson (1995)
Davíð Þór Jónsson (1996-1998)
Logi Bergmann Eiðsson (1999-2005)
Sigmar Guðmundsson (2006-2008)
Eva María Jónsdóttir (2009-2010)
Edda Hermannsdóttir (2011-2013)
Björn Bragi Arnarsson (2014-)
Theme music composer Magnús Kjartansson
Country of origin Iceland
Production
Executive producer(s) Andrés Indriðason (1991 - present)
Location(s) RÚV Studios, Reykjavík, Iceland (current)
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time Approx. 60 minutes
Production company(s) RÚV
Release
Original network RÚV
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release 1986 (1986) – present
External links
Website

Gettu betur (English: Make a Better Guess) is an Icelandic team quiz show, broadcast on public television channel RÚV. Each team consists of three students from each of Iceland's gymnasiums. Two teams play against each other in each episode. Two preliminary rounds are broadcast on radio station Rás 2, followed by televised quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds on RÚV. Thirty schools participated in the 2011 season. The current host is Edda Hermannsdóttir.

Gettu betur was first held in 1986.[1] Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík has won the contest 19 times overall, first in 1988, and then eleven times in a row, from 1993 to 2003, from 2007 to 2010 and in 2012, 2013 and 2015. The only other school to win more than once is Akureyri Junior College, with three wins.

Seasons

Season Year Host Judge Scorekeeper Winner Runner-up
1 1986 Jon Gustafsson & Þorgeir Ástvaldsson Steinar J. Lúðvíksson Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurlands Flensborgarskólinn í Hafnarfirði
2 1987 Vernharður Linnet (preliminary rounds), Hermann Gunnarsson and Elísabet Sveinsdóttir Steinar J. Lúðvíksson and Sæmundur Guðvinsson Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti Menntaskólinn við Sund
3 1988 Vernharður Linnet Páll Lýðsson Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík
4 1989 Vernharður Linnet Páll Lýðsson Kopavogur Grammar School
5 1990 Steinunn Sigurðardóttir Sonja B. Jónsdóttir and Magdalena Schram (alternately) Menntaskólinn við Sund Verzlunarskóli Íslands
6 1991 Stefán Jón Hafstein Ragnheiður Erla Bjarnadóttir Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir Menntaskólinn á Akureyri Flensborgarskólinn í Hafnarfirði
7 1992 Sigurður Þór Salvarsson (preliminary rounds), Stefán Jón Hafstein Ragnheiður Erla Bjarnadóttir Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir Menntaskólinn á Akureyri Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri
8 1993 Ómar Valdimarsson (preliminary rounds), Stefán Jón Hafstein Álfheiður Ingadóttir Sólveig Samúelsdóttir Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík
9 1994 Stefán Jón Hafstein Ólafur B. Guðnason Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík
10 1995 Ómar Ragnarsson Ólafur B. Guðnason Sólveig Samúelsdóttir Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík
11 1996 Davíð Þór Jónsson Helgi Ólafsson Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Flensborgarskólinn í Hafnarfirði
12 1997 Davíð Þór Jónsson Ragnheiður Erla Bjarnadóttir Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð
13 1998 Davíð Þór Jónsson Gunnsteinn Ólafsson Katrín Jakobsdóttir Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð
14 1999 Logi Bergmann Eiðsson Illugi Jökulsson Þóra Arnórsdóttir Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík
15 2000 Logi Bergmann Eiðsson Ólína Þorvarðardóttir Þóra Arnórsdóttir Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð
16 2001 Logi Bergmann Eiðsson Ármann Jakobsson Þóra Arnórsdóttir Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Borgarholtsskóli
17 2002 Logi Bergmann Eiðsson Eggert Þór Bernharðsson Þóra Arnórsdóttir Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn við Sund
18 2003 Logi Bergmann Eiðsson Sveinn H. Guðmarsson Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn við Sund
19 2004 Logi Bergmann Eiðsson Stefán Pálsson Steinunn Vala Sigfúsdóttir Verzlunarskóli Íslands Borgarholtsskóli
20 2005 Logi Bergmann Eiðsson Stefán Pálsson Steinunn Vala Sigfúsdóttir Borgarholtsskóli Menntaskólinn á Akureyri
21 2006 Sigmar Guðmundsson Anna Kristín Jónsdóttir Steinunn Vala Sigfúsdóttir Menntaskólinn á Akureyri Verzlunarskóli Íslands
22 2007 Sigmar Guðmundsson Davíð Þór Jónsson Steinunn Vala Sigfúsdóttir Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Kopavogur Grammar School
23 2008 Sigmar Guðmundsson Páll Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Steinunn Vala Sigfúsdóttir Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn á Akureyri
24 2009 Eva María Jónsdóttir Davíð Þór Jónsson Ásgeir Erlendsson Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð
25 2010 Eva María Jónsdóttir Örn Úlfar Sævarsson Ásgeir Erlendsson Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Verzlunarskóli Íslands
26 2011 Edda Hermannsdóttir Örn Úlfar Sævarsson Marteinn Sindri Jónsson Kvennaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík
27 2012 Edda Hermannsdóttir Örn Úlfar Sævarsson and Þórhildur Ólafsdóttir Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Kvennaskólinn í Reykjavík
28 2013 Edda Hermannsdóttir Atli Freyr Steinþórsson and Þórhildur Ólafsdóttir Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð
29 2014 Björn Bragi Arnarsson Steinþór Helgi Arnsteinsson and Margrét Erla Maack Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð Borgarholtsskóli
30 2015 Björn Bragi Arnarsson Steinþór Helgi Arnsteinsson and Margrét Erla Maack Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Fjölbrautaskólinn í Garðabæ

Board game

A competitive trivia board game based on the show was introduced in 2001, containing over 2000 question cards.[2] A lighter family edition was also published subsequently.

Appearances in popular culture

The show has a prominent role in the plot of Arndís Þórarinsdóttir's 2011 novel Játningar mjólkurfernuskálds.

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Gettu betur í 15 ár". Dagblaðið Vísir - DV. 1 April 2000. Retrieved 19 Feb 2011.
  2. ↑ Gettu betur - BGG
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