Master Minds Recap: March 15, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 3) for Wednesday, March 15, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Great Barrier Reef”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Summera, Jing, Andrew

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) ATHLETICS: What sport was described in England almost a century before Abner Doubleday was credited with inventing it?
(a) baseball (b) basketball (c) ice hockey
(2) TRAVEL: Complete with daily jousts and dancing barrel makers, Munich’s Rathaus-Glockenspiel is a type of what?
(a) puppet theater (b) beer hall (c) mechanical clock
(3) WHICH CAME FIRST: signed, sealed or delivered?
(a) “Sign ‘O’ the Times” by Prince (b) Great Seal of the U.S.A (c) U.P.S
(4) MUSIC: Typically, which member of the saxophone family has a straight shape?
(a) alto (b) baritone (c) soprano
(5) CELEBRATIONS: According to tradition in France, what flies in from Rome to bring chocolates to children on Easter Sunday?
(a) dove (b) church bell (c) biplane
(6) POLITICS: Which country elected the world’s first female Prime Minister?
(a) Sri Lanka (b) United Kingdom (c) Israel
(7) ENTERTAINMENT: In video games, which item of clothing helps distinguish Ms. Pac-Man from her male counterpart?
(a) bow (b) gloves (c) shoes

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Summera 400 Jing 400 Andrew 400 / The Beast 400 Muffy 600 Jonathan 600

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) DRINKS: Once called the “Red Snapper”, what tomato juice and vodka cocktail now shares its name with an English queen?
(2) FURNITURE: Woodworker William Brouwer is credited with designing a sofa bed frame for what Japanese bedroll?
(3) GEOGRAPHY: On which continent are 20% of the people descended from prisoners because it was once a penal colony?
(4) LITERATURE: A bandaged scientist named Griffin is the title character in what H.G. Wells novel?
(5) PEOPLE: Mae Jemison, an engineer and a physician, was the first African American woman to hold what job?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 2:
Summera 1600 Jing 1000 Andrew 1400 / The Beast 1200 Muffy 1800 Jonathan 1600

Jing and The Beast are eliminated.

Summera and Andrew advance to the next round, as do Muffy and Jonathan.

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.

Summera and Andrew go first:

(500) What day of the week is named for a god of thunder?
(600) 80% of Hong Kong residents use toilets that are refilled by water from what renewable source?
(700) What puffy, purple mascot advertises Happy Meals with Ronald McDonald?
(800) Also meaning encircle, what women’s undergarment typically extends from the waist to below the hips?
(900) Event names “Rumble in the Jungle” and “Thrilla in Manila” were coined by what flamboyant boxing promoter?
(1000) Starting with Martin Van Buren, what state has had 4 of its governors go on to serve as US president?
(1100) What western wear clothing company makes the official jeans of the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3:
Summera 2300 Andrew 5700

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

(500) On “Bewitched”, Elizabeth Montgomery played a suburban witch who cast spells by twitching her what?
(600) With a population of over 200 million people, Brazil’s official language is what?
(700) What term is given to the hooded robe worn by monks or the hood itself?
(800) In 1816, Rufus King became the last candidate to run for president on what party’s ticket?
(900) Coca-Cola introduced what green citrus-flavored soda to compete with Mountain Dew?
(1000) Which Theatre of Absurd playwright wrote “Rhinoceros”?
(1100) Originally selling soap and candles in 1806, what company didn’t start offering toothpaste until 1873?
(1200) What New York museum was founded in1929 by 3 women, Lillie Bliss, Mary Sullivan and Abby Rockefeller?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Muffy finished with 4100 to Jonathan’s 4500 so Jonathan will join Andrew in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Andrew beats Jonathan, 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) What girls’ deodorant is mentioned in the title of a classic Nirvana song?
(2) In which U.S. state are local subdivisions known as parishes instead of counties?
(3) In Arthurian legend, what enchantress is often depicted as King Arthur’s sister?
(4) For decades, villagers in Vanuatu have worshiped, as a deity what late member of Britain’s current royal family?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Jonathan got 2 right to Andrew’s 3. Andrew wins $10,000 and he will return to the show to try to beat 2 new challengers tomorrow. If he can do it, he will win another $10,000 and a spot on the Master Minds panel.

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