Master Minds Recap: January 19, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 3) for Thursday, January 19, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Basketball Courts”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Muffy Marracco, LaKedra Pam
Today’s challengers: Duncan, Rhonda, Steven

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: Though the plan was scrapped, what “Simpsons” character’s hair was initially to hide a pair of rabbit ears?
(a) Maggie (b) Lisa (c) Marge
(2) FAUNA: Ladybugs aren’t actually “bugs” but which type of insect?
(a) beetles (b) locusts (c) aphids
(3) TRAVEL: Which of these attractions has free admission?
(a) Alamo (b) Gateway Arch (c) Old North Church
(4) SPORTS: Which country has been host to the most modern Olympic Games?
(a) France (b) United States (c) Japan
(5) JOURNALISM: Since 2004, who has periodically donated espresso machines to the White House press briefing room?
(a) Dan Rather (b) Barbra Streisand (c) Tom Hanks
(6) SCIENCE: The number of Earth days in Mercury’s year is equal to which of the following?
(a) keys on piano (b) U.N. member states (c) Willis Tower floors
(7) ADVERTISING: Now played by actor Kevin Miles, Jake is the friendly mascot of what insurance co.?
(a) Allstate (b) Nationwide (c) State Farm

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1:
Duncan 700 Rhonda 500 Steven 400 / The Beast 700 Muffy 600 LaKedra 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) ANATOMY: In the human body, which lung is narrower to accommodate the heart?
(2) PULITZER PRIZE: Geraldine Brooks won a Pulitzer for “March”, a retelling of what other novel from the absent father’s point of view?
(3) FASHION: What kind of makeup did Viking men allegedly wear to protect their vision from sunglare and to improve their looks?
(4) BIBLE: As opposed to a generic term like “cattle”, what were the only two animals specifically identified on Noah’s ark?
(5) LITERATURE: What Muriel Spark title character believes she is in her prime at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 2:
Duncan 700 Rhonda 1300 Steven 1200 / The Beast 1500 Muffy 1600 LaKedra 1500

MASTER MIND TIE-BREAKER: One of the most influential jazz singers of all time, who was known for her hit songs “Strange Fruit” and “Lover Man”?
ANSWER show

LaKedra buzzed in first with the wrong singer (Nina Simone)

Duncan and LaKedra are eliminated.

Rhonda and Steven 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.

(500) Ski-Doo is a popular manufacturer of what motorized winter vehicles with “endless treads”?
(600) On June 18, 1812, President James Madison signed a Declaration of War against what country?
(700) In the abbreviation GMO, what adverb starting with G precedes “modified organism”?
(800) The title of the Oscar-winning film “CODA” is an acronym meaning child of what adults?
(900) Thousand Island Dressing is named for a region in what U.S. state?
(1000) Picklehandle and sharpfin are species of what slender, ferocious fish with piranha-like teeth?
(1100) Traditionally worn by West African men, a kufi is what type of clothing?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3:
Rhonda 2700 Steven 2900

Steven 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 Steven.

(500) Mass enthusiasts pointed out that the date 2/22/22 was on what day of the week?
(600) The world’s shortest river, the Roe River, is northwest of Billings in what state?
(700) The large leaves of palm trees and ferns are known by what term?
(800) Wreckage belonging to the invasion fleet of what Mongol leader was found off the coast of Taka Island, Japan?
(900) What item appears above the company names in the logos for both Rolex and Hallmark?
(1000) 1979s “Concerts for the People of Kampuchea” was a series of shows to benefit what modern-day country?
(1100) After his only art exhibition in 1964, “abstract painter” Pierre Brassau was revealed to be what species of animal?
(1200) In John Milton’s “Paradise Lost”, what famous demon acts as Satan’s mouthpiece?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

The Beast finished with 5300 to Muffy’s 4600 so The Beast will join Steven in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Steven beats The Beast, he will 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) In 2011, the world population surpassed the milestone of how many billion people?
(2) Which car’s first production year was dubbed 1964 1/2?
(3) If you are playing chickenfoot, matador or muggins, what are you playing?
(4) Known for her portraits of babies, which Australian photographer combined her art with children’s health advocacy?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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The Beast got 1 right to Steven’s 2. Steven wins $10,000 and will return on tomorrow’s show to try for a second win. He could win another $10,000 and become a Master Mind himself.

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