Master Minds Recap: March 27, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 3) for Monday, March 27, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Piggies”
Today’s Master Minds: Muffy Marracco, LaKedra Pam, Arianna Haut
Today’s challengers: David, Mitch, Suzanne

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) SPACE: In the next 20 to 40 million years, Mars’ largest moon will be torn apart by gravitational forces, creating what?
(a) a black hole (b) a ring (c) a star
(2) CUISINE: A Jamaican method for cooking meat that uses allspice and scotch bonnet peppers is known by what verb?
(a) jerk (b) pull (c) coddle
(3) PLANTS: What flower has stalks over 20 feet high and 10-feet-wide leaves strong enough for a child to sit on?
(a) sunflower (b) titan arum (c) Victorian water lily
(4) DESIGNERS: Oscar-winner Emma Stone is brand ambassador for what French fashion house known by two interlocking letters?
(a) Yves Saint Laurent (b) Louis Vuitton (c) Georgio Armani
(5) SYMBOLS: How many total horizontal rows of stars are on the current American flag?
(a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 13
(6) GEOGRAPHY: Which country’s name is an acronym for the 5 regions it comprised?
(a) Pakistan (b) Guyana (c) Spain
(7) TV: Starring Steve Martin, what Hulu mystery series hides clues in its opening title sequence?
(a) How to Get Away With Murder (b) Killing Eve (c) Only Murders in the Building

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Scores at end of Round 1:
David 600 Mitch 400 Suzanne 500 / Muffy 600 LaKedra 400 Arianna 600

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) COOKING: Nordic Ware was the first to market what ring-shaped cake pan?
(2) ATHLETES: What U.S. swimmer has won more Olympic gold medals than 99 different countries?
(3) MOVIES: Enrolled in circus school at age 8, what actress’ trapeze skills came in handy when she was cast as Harley Quinn?
(4) DRINKS: From the Dutch for “burnt wine”, what liquor was supposedly created by a shipmaster who heated wine to remove its water?
(5) WORLD LEADERS: David Ben-Gurion was the first Prime Minister of what country?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
David 1600 Mitch 1600 Suzanne 1100 / Muffy 1600 LaKedra 1400 Arianna 1600

Suzanne and LaKedra are eliminated.

David and Mitch advance to the next round, as do Muffy and Arianna.

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 Mitch go first:

(500) An 80-1 long shot, the aptly-named Rich Strike delivered a stunning upset by winning what race in 2022?
(600) Shinto is the oldest religion in what island nation?
(700) What female sex hormone is a primary factor in protecting women against against osteoporosis?
(800) Rift, Go and Quest are all consumer virtual reality headsets made by what Facebook-acquired company?
(900) What is network TV’s longest-running scripted live-action series?
(1000) The Articles of Confederation said what country could join the U.S. automatically, though other colonies needed approval?
(1100) What Michigan island was designated a National Historic Landmark by the Department of the Interior?
(1200) It’s appropriate that the official flower of Washington DC. Is what type of rose?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
David 5300 Mitch 3800

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

(500) Occurring in March, Snowman Burning Day celebrates the end of what season in the U.S.?
(600) Henry Kessler conceived of his Peppermint Pattie in what Pennsylvania city?
(700) In theater, a speech expressing a character’s inner thoughts addressed to no one is called a what?
(800) Which future British leader was second-in-command of the Parliament’s army who opposed Charles I?
(900) A region near the equator where sailing ships sometimes get stuck on windless waters is called the what?
(1000) Mayo Clinic studies show that roots of the American form of what panax herb reduce fatigue in cancer patients?
(1100) Recognizing children’s book artists, what medal is awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children?
(1200) In geologist Eugene Dubois found the remains of a “missing link” hominid given what coffee-like nickname?

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Muffy finished with 6200 to m2’s 2800 so Muffy will join David in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If David beats Muffy, 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) The Briscoe Western Art Museum is found along what city’s historic “River Walk”?
(2) How many times does the word “one” appear on a current one dollar bill?
(3) In the 1920s, Leonard Woolley excavated what ancient step-like pyramid structure in the ruins of Ur?
(4) In ancient Rome, the first triumvirate consisted of Julius Caesar, Pompey & what third member?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Muffy got 2 right to David’s 3. David wins $10,000 and he will return tomorrow to see if he can duplicate that rare feat!

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