Master Minds Recap: February 13, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 3) for Monday, February 13, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Crab Traps”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Alison, Scott, Laura

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) GEOGRAPHY: The Mid-Oceanic Ridge System was originally discovered running down the middle of what ocean?
(a) Atlantic (b) Pacific (c) Indian
(2) FOOD: In 1986, what became Louisiana’s official state doughnut??
(a) French cruller (b) beignet (c) eclair
(3) JOBS: What was the main occupation of the supergroup of “lousy” musicians known as the “Rock Bottom Remainders”?
(a) mathematicians (b) politicians (c) authors
(4) WHICH CAME FIRST? Happy, Doc or Sleepy?
(a) “Mona Lisa’s” smile (b) doctoral degree (c) spring mattress
(5) TV: After 54 years in show business, Henry Winkler got a thumbs-up from the Emmys in 2018, winning for what series?
(a) “The Kominsky Method” (b) “Barry” (c) “Transparent”
(6) ACCOMPLISHMENTS: American endurance athlete Colin O’Brady trekked 932 miles in 54 days for the first solo journey across what world desert?
(a) Arctic Polar (b) Sahara (c) Antarctic Polar
(7) TECHNOLOGY: In addition to viewing their cars, what else can you order from Tesla’s website?
(a) solar roof (b) a ticket on SpaceX (c) an electric drone

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Alison 400 Scott 500 Laura 400 / The Beast 500 Muffy 400 Jonathan 400

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) MONEY: ATMs in the Vatican offer instructions in what traditional liturgical language?
(2) ORGANIZATIONS: Paul McCartney and Pamela Anderson have been spokespeople for what animal rights group founded in 1980?
(3) FASHION: What type of waterproof fabric lent its name to a famous brand of Scottish raincoat?
(4) SCRIPTURE: Which book of the Bible is divided into the most chapters?
(5) LITERATURE: Jane is the first name of which kindly old mystery solver from the English village of St. Mary Mead?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Alison 800 Scott 1500 Laura 1400 / The Beast 1700 Muffy 1600 Jonathan 1400

Alison and Jonathan are eliminated.

Scott and Laura advance to the next round, as do The Beast and Muffy.

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.

Scott and Laura go first:

(500) Native to Australia, Tasmania and nearby islands, what tree’s leaves are essential to the diet of the koala?
(600) The name of what classic French stew literally means “rooster with wine”?
(700) For over 50 years, what boxing game pits the Red Rocker versus the Blue Bomber in the ring?
(800) The civil rights advocacy group “National Action Network” was founded by what Reverend?
(900) What fashion accessory comes in styles, such as the trilby?
(1000) Army physician Walter Reed proved that mosquitoes transmitted what disease?
(1100) Little Richard kicked What “Purple Haze” guitarist out of his band for constantly being late?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Scott 3300 Laura 2500

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

(500) Bunker and tower are two types of what structure used for storing grain?
(600) While on a houseboat in California’s Richardson Bay, who was inspired to write “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay”?
(700) Known as George H.W. Bush’s summer White House, in which state will you find Walker’s Point?
(800) What long, German word means “pleasure at someone else’s misfortune”?
(900) In the computer language acronym ASCII, the “C” stands for what?
(1000) What play about military lawyers defending Marines at Guantanamo Bay was writer Aaron Sorkin’s Broadway debut?
(1100) “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature” was the marketing slogan for which margarine brand?
(1200) Who was the first South Korean diplomat to serve as Secretary General of the United Nations?
(1300) What North American apex reptile goes through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime?

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The Beast finished with 2600 to Muffy’s 7700 so Muffy will join Scott in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Scott 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) With garbage disposal clogs and bathroom traffic, Roto-Rooter’s busiest day of the year is the day after what holiday?
(2) Though tying an Olympic record in the 200M at the 1936 Olympics,Jackie Robinson’s brother Mack came in second to whom?
(3) Of the four U.S. state capitals named for presidents which one is furthest east?
(4) What author of “The Ring and the Book” is buried in Poets’ Corner at Westminster Abbey, though his wife is not?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Muffy got 3 right to Scott’s 2. Scott is going home with $1,000 and we will see 3 new challengers tomorrow.

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