Master Minds Recap: February 3, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 3) for Friday, February 3, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Pinball”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, LaKedra Pam, Ryan Chaffee
Today’s challengers: David, Anita, Derek

The show’s format pits 3 contestants against each other and 3 Master Minds against each other. There are 3 rounds and the contestant with the highest score wins $1,000 and faces off in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge against the winning Master Mind. If the contestant beats the Master Mind, the prize money goes up to $10,000.

Round 1: Here are the 7 categories and questions. 100 points for each correct answer.

(1) FOOD: The most expensive cheese in the world, pule comes from what animal?
(a) moose (b) donkey (c) kangaroo
(2) ASTRONOMY: The Milky Way is classified as a galaxy with what shape?
(a) elliptical (b) irregular (c) spiral
(3) HOLIDAYS: Both a tradition and superstition, people of Spain try to quickly eat 12 of what fruit at midnight on New Year’s Eve?
(a) dates (b) grapes (c) olives
(4) ANIMALS: Dolphins in Australia have been seen wearing what on their noses while foraging for food?
(a) sponges (b) wrapped seaweed (c) old tin cans
(5) INSTRUMENTS: Until 1903, the New York Stock Exchange signaled the start and end of each trading day with what?
(a) tambourine (b) concert cymbals (c) Chinese gong
(6) WORDS: What is the proper term for the day after tomorrow?
(a) aftermorrow (b) overmorrow (c) submorrow
(7) FAMOUS NAMES: The first known mention of what legendary figure was by French poet Charles Perrault in the 17th century?
(a) William Tell (b) Mother Goose (c) King Arthur

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Scores at end of Round 1:
David 100 Anita 200 Derek 300 / The Beast 100 LaKedra 500 Ryan 500

Round 2: There are 5 subjects and questions. No multiple choice. Correct answers are worth 200 points for the first 4. The last question is worth 400 points. At the end of the round, the person with the lowest score on each team is eliminated.

(1) TOYS: What toy was accidentally invented while trying to make springs that could keep sensitive ship equipment steady at sea?
(2) MONEY: What word is based on the practice of Roman soldiers being paid in salt, which they used to preserve food?
(3) TRAVEL: Japan’s white-painted Himeji Castle is called “the Heron” and its black Matsumoto Castle is known as what other bird?
(4) HORSE RACING: What vibrant uniforms worn by horse jockeys display the horse owner’s racing team colors?
(5) COMPUTERS: In the world of e-mail, what does the “B” stand for in “BCC”?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 2:
David 700 Anita 600 Derek 1100 / The Beast 1100 LaKedra 1700 Ryan 1700

Anita and The Beast are eliminated.

David and Derek advance to the next round, as do LaKedra and Ryan.

Round 3: Each team faces off in a rapid-fire 1-minute trivia battle. The first question is worth 500 points and each additional question goes up an additional 100 points. The winners go on to the last round.

David and Derek go first:

(500) Dashiell Hammett introduced the character Sam Spade in what novel about a coveted object?
(600) What plant is called the “burn plant” because of its anti-inflammatory properties?
(700) Mariano Martinez converted a soft-serve ice cream machine into the first dispenser of what frozen cocktail?
(800) Andorra is a landlocked microstate that is located in what European mountain range?
(900) What Stanley Kubrick film had an alternate ending with a pie fight in the War Room?
(1000) What Ivy League school owns more buildings than any other private entity in New York City?
(1100) Citing the need for steel in world leaders, Margaret Thatcher didn’t mind being called by what nickname?
(1200) The vaporization of a liquid that is then condensed back into a liquid is an example of what scientific process?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3:
David 3400 Derek 4000

Derek wins $1,000 and advances to the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. But first, LaKedra and Ryan will battle it out for a minute to see who joins Derek.

(500) The Civil, the Divine and The Long Count are 3 calendars that work together in what ancient culture?
(600) At the start of an auto race, what is the most advantageous spot, located on the front row of cars?
(700) Launched in the late 90s, what Fendi handbag shares its name with a thin loaf of French bread?
(800) In 1922, Dublin Castle was officially handed over from the British to what Irish revolutionary?
(900) What 3-letter abbreviation is given to cameras that use a single lens for all viewing, focusing and metering?
(1000) What religious title does Lhamo Thondup go by today?
(1100) Which Hawaiian island is biggest in terms of population?
(1200) What sugary substance do ants harvest from aphids by stroking their abdomens?
(1300) Joyce Kilmer wrote, “I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a” what?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

LaKedra finished with 7900 to Ryan’s 2800 so LaKedra will join Derek in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Derek beats LaKedra, he will win $10,000 and return on the next show. Any player who makes it through 2 shows and wins $20,000, gets to join the Master Minds expert team.

Ultimate Trivia Challenge: The questions are presented to the players at the same time and they write their answers down.

(1) Brad Anderson created what comic strip Great Dane in 1954?
(2) The hypoglossal nerve serves the motor functions of what muscular structure?
(3) The name of what streaming service can mean “gourd” or “interactive recording” in Mandarin?
(4) In which country was Ludwig Van Beethoven born?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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LaKedra got 3 right to Derek’s 2. Derek is going home with $1,000 and we will see three new challengers on Monday.h

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