Master Minds Recap: February 27, 2023

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

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Avocados All Day”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Muffy Marracco, Ryan Chaffee
Today’s challengers: Joe, Kyle, Kathleen

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) TELEVISION: What title character has a goofy mustache and a friend named Coach Beard?
(a) House (b) Ted Lasso (c) Dexter
(2) BUSINESS: In 1976, the Byte Shop in Mountain View,CA became the first retailer to sell a product made by what company?
(a) Apple (b) Atari (c) 3M
(3) THE HUMAN BODY: It is impossible to do which of these while pinching your nose?
(a) swallow (b) yawn (c) hum a song
(4) F00D: Hamantaschen cookies most closely resemble the shape of what street sign?
(a) Railroad Crossing (b) Yield (c) Stop
(5) BROADWAY: Upon winning a Tony for producing the musical “A Strange Loop”, what singer/actress became an EGOT winner in 2022?
(a) Jennifer Hudson (b) Cynthia Erivo (c) Beyonce Knowles
(6) EVENTS: Since 1916, where has the “Race to the Clouds” been held?
(a) Pikes Peak, CO (b) Albuquerque, NM (c) Niagara Falls, NY
(7) ICONS: Before Smokey Bear became the permanent mascot in 1944, which Disney character promoted forest fire prevention?
(a) Snow White (b) Jiminy Cricket (c) Bambi

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Joe 300 Kyle 300 Kathleen 400 / The Beast 500 Muffy 600 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) ANIMALS: At Andrew Jackson’s funeral, which of his pets had to be removed because it wouldn’t stop cursing?
(2) FASHION: Thomas Williams saw his sister Mabel use Vaseline on her lashes and went on to found what cosmetics giant?
(3) PREGNANCY: During times of famine, women are more likely to give birth to babies of what sex?
(4) ATHLETICS: A chukka is an interval of gameplay in what fast-paced sport?
(5) U.S. HISTORY: Chosen to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, what month is devoted to celebrating LGBTQ pride?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Joe 700 Kyle 500 Kathleen 600 / The Beast 500 Muffy 1400 Ryan 500

MASTER MINDS TIE-BREAKER: Used to tee off in golf, the 1-wood club is also known as a what?
ANSWER show

The Beast buzzed in with the correct answer first.

Kyle and Ryan are eliminated.

Joe and Kathleen 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.

Joe and Kathleen go first:

(500) While playing for the L.A. Lakers, who named his so-called alter ego “Black Mamba”?
(600) Often mislabeled as a yam, what member of the morning glory family is suggested as a pumpkin substitute?
(700) What topical hair growing cream started as a medicine to treat high blood pressure?
(800) Who was the second Vice President of the United States?
(900) In what Jules Verne novel does Professor Lindenbrock lead an expedition to the planet’s core?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Joe 2900 Kathleen 1100

Joe 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 Joe.

(500) To display films on screen, a projector uses what shape of lens to amplify the image?
(600) Introduced nationwide in 2003, what McDonald’s breakfast sandwich has the company logo embossed on it?
(700) The “500” in the Daytona 500 car race refers to the number of what?
(800) Before she was given the nickname Lady Bird as a child, what was the first name of Lyndon B. Johnson’s wife?
(900) Which fictional detectives have been solving crimes in and around the town of Bayport for more than 90 years?
(1000) Used since ancient times in a fun custom, what is a furcula?
(1100) What term refers to a tremulous effect on the voice due to a slight variation in pitch?

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The Beast finished with 3100 to Muffy’s 4400 so Muffy will join Joe in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Joe 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) At age 20, Billie Eilish won an Academy Award for a song with what title?
(2) In 2018, Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland were celebrated as the first women elected to Congress who were what?
(3) In the King James Bible, what verb occurs 39 times in the first 16 verses of Matthew 1?
(4) Stephen Dedalus acts as a stand-in character for what author in two of his novels?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Muffy and Joe tied with 2 right responses so Joe 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: Though she changed it in 1843, Isabella Baumfree was the birth name of what Civil Rights advocate?

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Joe thought it was Susan B. Anthony so he is going home with $1,000 and we will see 3 new challengers tomorrow.

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