Master Minds Recap: March 28, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 3) for Tuesday, March 28, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Racecars”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Muffy Marracco, Ryan Chaffee
Today’s challengers: Darlene, Kaushik and returning champ, David

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) TECH: You can take a virtual tour on the web of whose 12-room Greek revival home beautifully restored to its 1860 appearance?
(a) Abe & Mary Todd Lincoln (b) Pierre & Marie Curie (c) Bonnie & Clyde
(2) SPORTS: In Major League Baseball, which field position has had the most unassisted triple plays?
(a) pitcher (b) first base (c) shortstop
(3) DANCE: What veteran of child dance competitions now judges contestants on “So You Think You Can Dance”?
(a) Sofia Vergara (b) Heidi Klum (c) JoJo Siwa
(4) HISTORY: Before leading Jamestown, what ship captain was honored after winning a duel in Transylvania using a battle-ax?
(a) John Rolfe (b) John Smith (c) John Winthrop
(5) GEOGRAPHY: Though it’s dwarfed by the mid-ocean ridge, what is the world’s longest mountain chain on dry land?
(a) Andes (b) Himalayas (c) Rockies
(6) SPACE: After flying past Venus, what space probe was the first to visit the planet Mercury?
(a) Caduceus (b) Hermes (c) Mariner 10
(7) DISNEY: Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt starred in what 2021 film based on a Disney ride?
(a) The Lost City (b) Jungle Cruise (c) Temple of the Forbidden Eye

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1:
Darlene 600 Kaushik 600 David 700 / The Beast 500 Muffy 700 Ryan 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) BEAUTY: The initials in E.L.F. Cosmetics represent what three above-the-neck features?
(2) TV: Perhaps because he was the star of the show, Bill Hader’s directorial debut was the first episode of what HBO series?
(3) INVENTIONS: What powerful adhesive did Harry Coover accidentally invent while trying to make a clear plastic?
(4) LANDMARKS: 19 statues of soldiers crossing rice paddies stand at the Washington, DC memorial to honor veterans of which conflict?
(5) AWARDS: Nobel Peace Prize winner Agnes Bojaxhiu was better known by what religious name?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 2:
Darlene 1600 Kaushik 1000 David 1900 / The Beast 1500 Muffy 1700 Ryan 1600

Kaushik and The Beast are eliminated.

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

Darlene and David go first:

(500) If you are in need of an answer on the IRS website, you can check the FAQ, which stands for what?
(600) Stomach acid in the esophagus is a cause of cardialgia, what kind of fiery chest pain?
(700) What traditional ballroom dance is also a popular street dance at Carnival in Rio de Janeiro?
(800) What actor and original “Magnum, P.I.” stars in the CBS multi-generational cop drama “Blue Bloods”?
(900) Crete and Rhodes are two of the largest islands of what country?
(1000) In 2021, what rapper opened a restaurant called Mom’s Spaghetti in his hometown of Detroit?
(1100) The actor playing Jesus was struck by lightning while filming the Sermon on the Mount scene in what Mel Gibson movie?
(1200) In mythology, what daughter of King Priam of Troy told prophecies that were never believed?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3:
Darlene 3500 David 6800

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

(500) New Zealand pharmacist Colin Murdoch invented what safety measure for pill bottles?
(600) What actress who had eyes bulging in “Basic Instinct” is the face of Lenscrafter’s new “Your Eyes First” campaign?
(700) The patent for the Package Saver shows a 3- legged piece of plastic placed on top of what popular delivery food?
(800) Named for a Greek philosopher, what teaching method involves asking question after question to expose a contradiction?
(900) The Leaf is a model of electric vehicle from what carmaker?
(1000) What 20th century artist carried a gun loaded with blanks, which he would fire at people asking what his art meant?
(1100) A small post established on the Trinity River lent its “military” name to what major Texas city?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Muffy finished with 3900 to Ryan’s 2900 so Muffy will join David in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If David beats Muffy, he will win another $10,000 and win a spot on the Master Mind panel.

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

(1) What country produced the world’s first animated feature film in 1917?
(2) In math, what is defined as a line that a curve approaches but never touches?
(3) At age 17, what future playwright’s first short story “The Vengeance of Nitocris” appeared in Weird Tales Magazine?
(4) Every time a person’s face blushes, what internal organ blushes, too?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Muffy and David tied with 2 right reponses so David gets to play the Ultimate Trivia Question. He does not have to beat Muffy on this one. He just has to get it right.

For $10,000: ULTIMATE TRIVIA QUESTION: The 1829 birthplace of what company founder is now a museum in Buttenheim, Germany?

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David thought it was Benz so he is going home with $11,000 and we will see 3 new challengers tomorrow.

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