Rakett69 is an Estonian science competition show, broadcast by Estonian Television and funded by the Estonian Research Council.The television series “At the Top of the Pyramid” and “Rocket 69”
European Broadcasting Union elected "Rakett69" as best educational TV show in Europe in spring 2012.EBU Eurovision TV Summit 2012 Nordic Focus Day Programme Page 7 It also won the Estonian Science Communication Award in the same year.Results of Estonian Science Communication Award 2012
The objective of the program is to popularize the natural sciences in Estonia. The contestants run for the €10,000 scholarship to further pursue their career in their chosen field of science. The targeted audience of the program is 75,000 people.Monitoring Policy and Research Activities on Science in Society in Europe (MASIS). National Report, Estonia.
Set-Up Source:Official homepage
After a talent show, where each individual shows a bit of what they know, a panel of three judges chooses the few who are good enough to compete for the prize. The chosen contestants are initially divided into three teams, each with its own colour. In each episode the teams are given three assignments of varying difficulty, each with its own time limit. The judging panel awards points, depending on how well each team handled the assignments. The team with the fewest points at the end of the episode must vote a member out (technically, they vote for which team members they want to remain in the show). This goes on until there aren't enough contestants for three teams. The remaining contestants are divided into two teams and the show goes on, with the judges now deciding who remains from the losing team. When the contestants are down to three, they are split up and given neutral assistants to help them handle the assignments.
In the final, the remaining two contestants go head to head in some given theme to get the prize pool of €10,000.
Seasons SeasonOriginal run Winner Runner-upContestants1January 15 – May 7, 2011Juhan KoppelJaan-Eerik Past122January 7 – April 21, 2012Timothy Henry Charles TammKristiina Tüür153January 12 – April 27, 2013Reigo KebjaRoland Matt154Thorny ValkJaneli Õun155Karl ReinkubjasKaarel Siimut156Frida LaiguGregor Randla157Karl Vilhelm ValterGert Lees158January 6 - May 5, 2018Kadi SiigurViktoria Siigur15
References
External links Rakett69 on Facebook Overview of Rakett69 on Vimeo IMDB page