Master Minds Recap: February 6, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 3) for Monday, February 6, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Chicken Coops”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Jonathan Corbblah, Ryan Chaffee
Today’s challengers: Krista, Drew, Mercedes

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: Which image-sharing company revealed that 40 million people annually use it to help plan their weddings?
(a) Snapchat (b) Pinterest (c) Twitch
(2) FOOD: Which is true about the original Waldorf Salad as it was first served in 1896?
(a) It had no lettuce (b) It was made for the Tsar (c) It was served hot
(3) MOVIES: Apparently fond of short titles, what writer/director’s horror films include “Get Out”, “Us” and “Nope”?
(a) Spike Lee (b) Tyler Perry (c) Jordan Peele
(4) SPORTS: The longest and oldest amateur race in what sport is somewhat ironically called “The Inferno”?
(a) Dogsledding (b) Downhill skiing (c) Speed skating
(5) ORGANIZATIONS: In 1868, Sorosis became the first social club exclusively for whom?
(a) women (b) geniuses (c) beer drinkers
(6) ANIMALS: What animal has the ability to transport itself through the air in a process known as “ballooning”?
(a) sailfish (b) spider (c) flying squirrel
(7) GEOGRAPHY: Which of these national parks lies east of the Mississippi River?
(a) Mammoth Cave (b) Capitol Reef (c) Lake Clark

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Krista 300 Drew 500 Mercedes 500 / The Beast 400 Jonathan 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) GOVERNMENT: After a massve overhaul of tax law, what government agency was given its current name in 1953?
(2) THE UNIVERSE: The deepest infrared image of the universe ever was released in July 2022, taken by what space telescope?
(3) YOGA: In Yoga, the main centers of spiritual power in the human body are collectively known by what Sanskrit word?
(4) LITERATURE: What novella written by Henry James chronicles the lives of two children, Miles and Flora, on a remote estate?
(5) CELEBRATIONS: In the UK, what holiday is celebrated with the “Trooping the Colour” parade?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Krista 900 Drew 900 Mercedes 900 / The Beast 1200 Jonathan 1000 Ryan 1300

CONTESTANT TIE-BREAKER: For prom, girls typically wear what small arrangement of flowers on their wrist or pinned to their clothing?
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Drew and Mercedes both buzzed in with the correct responses, so Krista and Jonathan are eliminated.

Drew and Mercedes 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.

Drew and Mercedes go first:

(500) What column of vertebrae in the human body is also known as the backbone?
(600) The Guinness record for the oldest person to visit both the North and South Poles is what second man on the moon?
(700) Set on the sun-drenched streets of New York, what 2021 movie musical is based on a Lin-Manuel Miranda Tony-winner?
(800) Chinese proverb, “It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness” is the motto of what worldwide charity?
(900) A Cape Codder is a cocktail that combines cranberry juice with what spirit?
(1000) In 2015, a long-lost Mozart piece was uncovered, co-written by what supposed rival?
(1100) Since 1998, William-Sonoma has specialized in what high-end candy for the holiday season?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3:
Drew 3300 Mercedes 2300

Drew 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 Drew.

(500) Having a mall instead of mummies, one of the world’s largest pyramids is in what Tennessee city with an Egyptian name?
(600) Although used to refer to dinosaurs, “raptors” living today belong to what class of animals?
(700) The Taco John’s chain trademarked what tagline that pairs a day of the week with “Taco”?
(800) Annoyed that announcers wouldn’t use his nickname, what boxer legally changed his name to include “Marvelous”?
(900) From the French for “push-pull”, a “sackbut” is an early type of what instrument?
(1000) Originally the Chamberlain’s Men, Shakespeare’s acting troupe changed its name to what when James I took the throne?
(1100) Emissions of sulfur dioxide are a major contributing factor to what caustic wet weather event?
(1200) Patrick Bateman is a narcissistic investment banker in what novel from Bret Easton Ellis?
(1300) Cloe, Sasha, Jade,and Yasmin were the original releases in what multi-ethnic line of dolls?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

The Beast finished with 4400 to Ryan’s 6200 so Ryan will join Drew in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Drew beats Ryan, 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 name of what ancient writing style translates as “wedge-shaped”?
(2) In an orchestra, violins, violas and cellos each have how many total strings?
(3) Hanson Robotics built an android that looks and “converses” like what sci-fi author known for writing about androids?
(4) Who was the first elected U.S. President born after World War II?

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

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