Master Minds Recap: February 22, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 3) for Monday, February 22, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Cold Shoulder”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, LaKedra Pam, Ryan Chaffee
Today’s challengers: Annalisa, Jeff, Lauren (returning champ who has won $10,000 so far)

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) NATURE: What is the largest structure on earth made by living creatures?
(a) Amazon rainforest (b) Great Barrier Reef (c) Florida Everglades
(2) RECORDS: With 28 trophies, who is the most Grammy-winning singer of all time?
(a) Beyonce (b) Celine Dion (c) Janet Jackson
(3) HISTORY: In 1969, 3 travelers arriving in Honolulu became the first to declare what cargo on their custom forms?
(a) Mandarin oranges (b) Atari game consoles (c) moon rocks
(4) SPORTS: What boxer earned $275 million for his 2017 fight with Conor McGregor?
(a) Floyd Mayweather (b) Oscar de la Hoya (c) Tyson Fury
(5) DEFINITIONS: A generonym is what specific type of name that has evolved into common usage?
(a) brand name (b) military name (c) place name
(6) PLANTS: The world’s hottest chili pepper, the dragon’s breath, was invented for use as what?
(a) condiment (b) chemical weapon (c) anesthetic
(7) SYMBOLS: The abbreviation that represents a pound has the same Latin root as what astrological sign?
(a) Aries (b) Pisces (c) Libra

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Annalisa 500 Jeff 500 Lauren 600 / The Beast 500 LaKedra 400 Ryan 700

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) BUSINESS: Declared the most profitable company in the world, Saudi Aramco primarily produces and distributes what produce?
(2) VOCABULARY: Sir Walter Scott recorded the first known use of what 2-word “chilly” phrase meaning “to shun someone socially”?
(3) TRANSPORTATION: A contraction of the words “swatch Mercedes art” form the name of what easy-to-park microcar?
(4) MONEY: Every year the U.S. sends a check for $4,085 to Cuba to pay the lease for what area used as a Naval base?
(5) SCULPTURE: The most expensive sculpture sold at auction is a tall, thin “pointing man” made by what 20th century Italian artist?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Annalisa 1700 Jeff 1100 Lauren 1400 / The Beast 1300 LaKedra 1000 Ryan 1900

Jeff and LaKedra are eliminated.

Annalisa and Lauren advance to the next round, as do The Beast 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.

Annalisa and Lauren go first:

(500) The practice of taking a midday nap, the modern siesta originated in what European country?
(600) GE was the first company to market what products that used phosphor- lined tubes to create light?
(700) The sinking of what passenger ship is considered a catalyst for the U.S. eventually entering World War I?
(800) Kendrick Lamar’s “Damn” was the first non-classical or jazz album to win what award?
(900) What self-wringing cleaning device did Joy Mangano invent and famously sell on QVC?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Annalisa 1700 Lauren 2600

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

(500) The Republican Party is known as the G.O.P, which stands for what?
(600) What 4-letter word is another term for the back of the neck?
(700) French poet and monk Peter Abelard had a tragic love affair and shared letters with what one-time pupil?
(800) The southernmost mainland point in Central America is in what country?
(900) What March composed in 1914 was famously whistled in “The Bridge on the River Kwai”?
(1000) What English economist is best known for his theory that population growth will always tend to outrun the food supply?
(1100) Now a December staple, Handel’s “Messiah” was originally conceived for which holiday?
(1200) What whole number equals 10 over 5 cubed?
(1300) An annual award for the best short stories is named for what pseudonym of William Sydney Porter?

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The Beast finished with 3200 to Ryan’s 7000 so Ryan will join Lauren in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Lauren beats Ryan, she 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) Charles Strite is credited with designing the modern version of what common breakfast appliance?
(2) The geographic center of the contiguous U.S. is generally accepted to be in what state?
(3) The Battle of Buena Vista and the Battle of Monterrey were fought during what war?
(4) The oldest green plant fossil ever found is what type of vegetation?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Ryan got 2 right to Lauren’s 3. Lauren won another $10,000, for a total of $20,000 and a spot on the Master Minds side of the stage. Congrats! Lauren is the second contestant to achieve that status.

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