Per Seconde Wijzer

Per Seconde Wijzer (Dutch for: Wiser/Smarter by the second) is a Dutch television quiz show. The show first aired in 1967.

Per Seconde Wijzer
Host Berend Boudewijn (right) and a contestant in 1968
Presented by
Country of originNetherlands
Original languageDutch
Release
Original release1967 (1967)

History

Berend Boudewijn presented the show in 1967, 1968 and 1969. The show returned in 1989 and Kees Driehuis was the presenter of the show for 29 years.[1][2] Driehuis presented the show for the last time on 1 March 2018 and in total he presented 794 episodes of the quiz show.[3][4] As of 3 September 2018, Erik Dijkstra is the presenter of the show.[5]

In September 2020, a special series of the show was broadcast, called Per Seconde Wijzer: De strijd, which featured only winners of the past season of the show.[6]

Format

The format of the show has seen small changes over the years but has remained largely unchanged at its core. A contestant is faced with four 'questions' or challenges and each question consists of nine possible answers. These answers are presented to the contestant at the beginning of each question and the goal is to match the answers with images that are presented afterwards. For example, the contestant may be given the names of famous buildings and the contestant needs to provide a correct answer when images of these buildings are shown.

The contestant is allowed to change previous answers as the question progresses and the contestant is not required to have provided an answer for each image. The contestant is given 200 seconds to complete all the 'questions' or challenges in an episode of the show and it's up to the contestant to say "stop" to stop the clock. After each question the host reviews the answers with the contestant to determine whether the contestant has provided enough correct answers to advance to the next question.

The contestant is also given two 'jokers' at the beginning of the game and additional jokers are given over the course of the game. A contestant can choose to use these before the answers are evaluated to guard against an incorrect answer. Using a joker reduces the amount of available time for the contestant in the remainder of the game. Deciding to use a joker can be useful in case the contestant is not confident about the provided answers but equally the contestant may end up using one or more jokers unnecessarily.

References
  1. "Reacties op overlijden Kees Driehuis: 'Deugde tot in diepste van zijn vezels'". NU.nl (in Dutch). 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. "Kees Driehuis stopt na 29 jaar met Per seconde wijzer". NU.nl (in Dutch). 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. "Kees Driehuis neemt afscheid als presentator Per Seconde Wijzer". NU.nl (in Dutch). 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. "Kees Driehuis (67) was zoveel meer dan Per Seconde Wijzer". AD.nl (in Dutch). 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  5. "Erik Dijkstra inderdaad opvolger Kees Driehuis bij Per Seconde Wijzer". NU.nl (in Dutch). 9 August 2018. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. Willemsen, Jef (1 September 2020). "Per Seconde Wijzer introduceert kampioenenbattle 'De Strijd'". Televizier (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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