Episode 8 Celebrity Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is the comedian Dane Baptiste.

His specialist subject, the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Next, the vlogger Grace Victory.

She'll be answering questions on Beyonce.

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The Hollyoaks actress Annie Wallace takes as her subject Doctor Who.

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And Martin Bell on another great war reporter,

Sir William Howard Russell.

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Hello and welcome to Celebrity Mastermind, with me, John Humphrys,

and four people who may at this stage be wondering

why they said yes to being here tonight.

It's not as if they get a fee, it goes to charity -

but they could earn the great honour of becoming a celebrity mastermind.

To do so, they get 90 seconds of questions

on their specialist subject,

and two minutes of general knowledge.

So, let us ask our first contender to join us, please.

And your name is...?

Your chosen charity?

And your chosen subject...

In 90 seconds, starting now.

Who has played Happy Hogan in all three of the Iron Man films?

He also directed the first two films in the series.

Jon Favreau.

Captain America's indestructible shield

is made from a fictional rare element

said to be stronger than steel

and a third of its weight. What's it called?

Vibranium.

What is the name of the spaceship owned by Peter Quill

in Guardians of the Galaxy, which is reconstructed

by the Nova Corps in gratitude for his part in saving the Planet Xandar?

-Pass.

-Which SHIELD agent, played by Scarlett Johansson,

is a former Soviet spy?

She joins the Avengers in the defence of New York City

against Loki and his warriors.

Black Widow.

What is the name of the spiritual retreat in Kathmandu

that Dr Stephen Strange travels to

after his career as a surgeon is ended by a near-fatal car crash?

-Pass.

-In the Iron Man films, Gwyneth Paltrow plays

Tony Stark's personal assistant,

who becomes the CEO of Stark Industries. What's her name?

Pepper Potts.

On which abandoned planet does Peter Quill,

the self-styled legendary outlaw and Star-Lord,

find an orb that contains one of the six Infinity Stones

in Guardians of the Galaxy?

Er...

Oh, pass. Pass.

In Thor: The Dark World,

Thor describes a phenomenon that happens

every 5,000 years when the nine worlds align

and their borders are blurred.

What's it called?

Er...

-Pass.

-In Iron Man, what award is handed to a reluctant Tony Stark

in the casino at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas

cos he'd missed the formal presentation ceremony?

Er, medal?

The Apogee Award. Who plays the title character...

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Spider-Man: Homecoming?

He had previously played the part in Captain America: Civil War.

-Pass.

-I can tell you, cos you're out of time,

-Tom Holland...

-Oh!

-..is the answer to that.

And your other passes - when the nine worlds align

and their borders are blurred, it's called the Convergence.

That abandoned planet was Morag.

The name of the spiritual retreat in Kathmandu was Kamar-Taj.

And the name of the spaceship owned by Peter Quill was the Milano.

Dane, you have four points.

Thanks.

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And our next contender, please.

And your name is...?

Your chosen charity?

And your chosen subject...

Beyonce in 90 seconds, starting now.

What is the title of Beyonce's 2016 studio album

that was released as a visual album as well as in audio-only format?

Beyonce?

Lemonade. What is the name of Beyonce's on-stage alter-ego?

She used it in the title of her 2008 studio album.

Sasha Fierce.

Under what band name did Beyonce and her friends perform

on the television talent show Star Search?

Girl's Tyme.

Who said during her acceptance speech at the 2017

Grammy Awards that Beyonce was the artist of her life

and should have won Album of the Year?

Adele.

With which song did Beyonce have her first UK Top 10 hit

as a solo artist in July 2002, although

it did not get into the US Billboard Hot 100 chart?

Pass.

At what festival was Beyonce a headline act in June 2011?

Her performance prompted the London Evening Standard critic to write,

"Entertained? I almost needed respiratory treatment."

Glastonbury?

What is the title of the Destiny's Child album

that Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams

released in November 2004 after a three-year hiatus?

Pass.

What two names did Beyonce and her husband, Jay-Z, choose

for their first daughter, who was born on the 7th of January, 2012?

Blue Ivy.

At which hairdressing salon in Houston,

owned by Beyonce's mother Tina, did young Beyonce

and her fellow band members perform for the customers?

-Pass.

-Which notorious criminal couple are referred to in the title

of Beyonce and Jay-Z's first single together, released in 2002?

Bonnie & Clyde.

What name that reflected her married status was given to Beyonce's

extensive world Tour... BEEP

..that commenced in April 2013?

-Pass.

-Well, I can tell you, cos we're out of time,

it was The Mrs Carter Show. Yep.

And your other passes -

that hairdressing salon was called Headliners.

The title of the Destiny's Child album was Destiny Fulfilled.

And the song with which she had her first UK Top 10 hit

as a solo artist was Work It Out.

-Grace, you have six points.

-Thank you.

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And our next contender, please.

And your name is...?

Your chosen charity?

And your chosen subject...

In 90 seconds, starting now.

Which actor first appeared as the Fourth Doctor in December 1974

and went on to play the part for over six years?

-Tom Baker.

-What's the title of the adventure from 1970

in which small alien energy units land in Oxley Wood?

It was the first one to feature Jon Pertwee as the Doctor.

Spearhead from Space.

Scaroth, also known as Count Scarlioni,

is a character who appears in the story City of Death.

He's the last remaining survivor of which ancient race?

The Jagaroth.

In The Daemons, what is the name of the village

near which an archaeological dig takes place

to open up an ancient burial mound?

Devil's End.

In which fictional village in Wales is the closed coalmine

that forms the location for much of the action in The Green Death?

Pass.

At the end of Spearhead from Space,

the Doctor apparently reveals his full name to

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. What does he say it is?

John Smith.

In The Pyramids of Mars, the alien Sutekh

is released from imprisonment by the destruction of an alien artefact.

What was it called?

Pass.

In which city are the Doctor and his companion Romana

relaxing in 1979 at the start of the story City of Death?

Paris.

What giant creature do the Doctor and Leela encounter

in the London sewers when they investigate the death

of the cabbie Joseph Buller in The Talons of Weng-Chiang?

A rat.

The journalist Sarah-Jane Smith first meets the Doctor

at a research centre while she's posing as one of her own relatives.

What's the relative's name?

-Lavinia.

-In The Invisible Enemy,

what's the name of the best friend

and constant companion of Professor Marius?

K9.

Who makes a cameo appearance,

alongside Eleanor Bron, in City of Death,

when they discuss the TARDIS... BEEP

..located in a Paris museum as an art installation?

John Cleese.

John Cleese is correct. You had two passes.

That alien artefact was called the Eye of Horus,

and the fictional village in Wales,

the closed coalmine and all that, was Llanfairfach.

Oh, well, of course.

Annie, you have ten points.

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And our final contender, please.

And your name, as if I didn't know...!

Your chosen charity?

And your chosen subject...

The great war correspondent...

In 90 seconds, starting now.

Russell was a Victorian journalist and war reporter.

What three-word phrase from his account

of the 93rd Highlanders at Balaclava

became synonymous with the bravery of the British infantry?

Thin red line.

Russell was the Times reporter at the funeral

of a statesman and military hero in November 1852.

Which statesman?

Duke of Wellington.

When he became engaged to Mary Burrowes,

Russell took a staff job and reported on the Irish potato famine

for what daily newspaper?

The Times.

Chronicle. Which university, where he'd previously studied,

awarded Russell an honorary doctorate in 1856?

Er, Trinity College, Dublin.

What's the title of Russell's novel

that appeared in three volumes in 1868

in Tinsley's Magazine?

The Adventures of Dr Brady.

Which periodical, that dealt with

the defence of Britain and the Empire,

did Russell help to found at the end of 1859?

He remained its editor for 40 years.

-Army and Navy Gazette.

-Yes.

What was the name of the Governor General of India who met Russell

when he arrived in Calcutta in January 1858

to report on the aftermath of the Indian Mutiny?

Lord Canning.

Yes. Which statesman did Russell meet in March 1861?

He described him as "considerably over six feet in height,

"with stooping shoulders, long pendulous arms,

"terminating in hands of extraordinary dimensions"

Abraham Lincoln.

Yes. Russell was arrested when he went on a hunting trip in Illinois

in Autumn 1861. What was his crime?

His crime was to have gone hunting on a Sunday.

Yes. Russell reported on the first major conflict of the Crimean War,

when the Russians defended the crossing at which river?

Alma.

What was the last major European war that Russell described

for readers of The Times? BEEP

It was the...

It was the Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871.

It was indeed.

And you have scored, Martin, 10 points.

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Well, that's the first round done.

Let's have a look at the scores.

In fourth place, four points, Dane.

Third place, six points, Grace.

In joint first place,

ten points apiece, Annie and Martin.

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So it is the general knowledge round, now,

and if there's a tie at the end of it,

then the number of passes is taken into account,

and the person with the fewer passes is the winner.

So let's get on with it, and ask Dane to join us again, please.

And, Dane, I suppose, basically, you're a stand-up man, aren't you,

but you did do that really good sitcom Sunny D on telly.

Interested in how you create a kind of fictionalised person,

yourself. How do you do that?

By having very limited acting lessons.

-And just being myself.

-So you didn't learn to act before you did it?

Well, I... I had some practice,

like, I had to work on enunciation,

so I had to put, they made me, like,

rehearse my lines with a cork in my mouth.

-Really?

-Yeah, because I have a mumble,

so then when I take it out I can speak properly.

-Sorry, what did you say?

-Yeah.

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-What, they literally put a cork in your mouth?

-Yeah!

They put a cork in it, you know,

making all of my primary school teachers happy and...

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So then I'd learn to speak, and then just, yeah,

just learning to be a bit more animated and play myself,

but an embellished version of myself.

What would you prefer to do, stand up or acting?

I'd say stand-up is my first love,

but then I like to write, as well,

so I could maybe write some stuff for other actors to do.

Right, well, anyway, talking of enjoyment,

-you've now got two minutes of general knowledge questions.

-OK.

So here we go!

What is the word for a female deer?

Doe.

Yep. The name of a race of savage, one-eyed giants

of Greek mythology means "round-eyed" in Greek.

What are they called?

Cyclops.

Yep. The cerebrum is the largest and uppermost part

of an organ in the human body. Which organ?

Brain.

Yeah. What Spanish term for a football superstar,

usually bought from another club,

has been applied to the more talented players

at clubs such as Real Madrid?

Galactico.

Yep. Canada has two official languages.

One of them is English, what's the other?

French.

Yep. In September 2017, Sleep Well Beast became

the first UK Number One album for an American indie rock band

from Cincinnati, Ohio. Which band?

Pass.

In which Latin American country is Tequila distilled from the agave plant?

Mexico.

Yep. What is the common name of the 1624 portrait of a smiling nobleman

by the Dutch artist Frans Hals?

Pass.

Which former Spice Girl has topped the UK singles charts only once,

in April 2001, with What Took You So Long?

Geri?

Emma Bunton.

Charles de Gaulle once remarked on the diversity of France.

He said his country has 246 varieties of what?

French...

-Cheese.

-Cheese, OK.

Which keyboard player co-presented

the television series the Tube with Paula Yates from 1982 to 87?

Pass.

The Orwell Prize, first presented in 1994,

is Britain's most prestigious prize for writing on what subject?

Politics?

Yep. Who was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar

for playing the disco dancer Tony Manero

in the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever?

John Travolta.

Yes. Which English county has upland areas that include

the Mendip Hills, the Quantock Hills, and part of Exmoor?

Shropshire?

Somerset.

The mnemonic "Divorced, beheaded and died,

"Divorced, beheaded, survived" refers to the fate of the wives

of which English king?

Henry VIII.

Yes. The 22nd Amendment to the American Constitution...

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restricts any American President to serve

a maximum of how many terms?

Two.

Two is correct.

You had three passes. It was Jools Holland...

-Oh!

-Yeah! ..who did the Tube with Paula Yates.

That Frans Hals portrait was of The Laughing Cavalier.

And the first UK number one album for that indie rock band

was The National.

You have a total now, though, Dane, of 14 points.

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And now Grace, again, please.

And as many people know,

because you've got a lot of followers, you're a vlogger.

I am.

You started doing it...as a sort of almost a personal therapy.

Yeah, I started doing fashion and beauty originally,

and then I kind of branched out to, like, body image

and mental health, and more real subjects.

And now, you...

Well, you describe it for me.

What are you giving the people who watch you?

Um...I think empowerment.

So I talk a lot around, like, bodies and food, wellness...

..um...mental health, eating disorders,

my journey through therapy, and recovery -

and I'm not there to be a therapist,

I'm just there to kind of be, like, you know, "It's going to be OK,"

and that's sometimes what people need.

Interesting.

Well, thanks for that. Now, you have six points so far.

-I do.

-Two minutes for your general knowledge,

so loads of time to catch up and overtake the field.

Here we go.

Oslo is the capital city of which country?

Norway.

Yep. What Hungarian spice is an essential ingredient

in the dish goulash?

I have no idea, pass.

What general term is used for a computer's application programmes

and operating systems, as distinct from its physical components?

Hardware.

Software.

Who stars as Marisa Ventura, a single mother from the Bronx,

in the updated 2002 film version of the Cinderella story

called Maid In Manhattan?

Jennifer Lopez.

Yes. The work by the street artist known as Banksy

first appeared in which city?

London.

Bristol.

What name is given to the chain of mountain ranges

that runs down the west coast of North America

from northern British Columbia to central New Mexico?

Pass.

Which boxer, famed for his rivalry with Muhammad Ali,

was nicknamed Smokin' Joe?

Mike Tyson.

Joe Frazier.

Elisabeth Moss won an Emmy in 2017 for playing the concubine Offred

in a television drama set in a dystopian future. Which drama?

Pass.

Which English singer-songwriter had his sixth UK Number One single

in September 2017 with Too Good at Goodbyes?

Sam Smith.

Bran Castle, a popular tourist destination in Romania,

is associated with the legend of which fictional villain?

Pass.

In Christianity, what name that comes

from the Greek for "thanksgiving"

may be given to the commemoration of the Last Supper?

Pass.

Whom did Theresa May appoint

as Secretary of State for International Trade in July 2016?

He had worked as a GP before his election to Parliament.

Pass.

The only city in the county of Cumbria

lies about ten miles south of the Scottish border.

What's it called?

Pass.

What colour wine is called vino tinto in Spanish-speaking countries?

Pass.

Who said, "There were three of us in this marriage,"

during a November 1995 interview with Martin Bashir for Panorama?

Pass.

By what name is seasonal allergic rhinitis commonly known?

It occurs particularly during the early spring and summer months

as a reaction to pollen from grass, trees and weeds.

My brains! Pass.

Which American inventor's 1,093 patents...

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..include 389 for electric light and power,

195 for the phonograph,

150 for the telegraph,

and 141 for storage batteries?

-Pass.

-Name an inventor.

-Pass.

-All right!

Well, I'll tell you, it was Thomas Edison.

And your other passes.

-Hay fever...

-I knew that!

-Right.

-I just...

And you knew this as well.

Diana Princess of Wales said, "There were three of us in this marriage."

Vino tinto is red wine.

Carlisle is the only city in the county of Cumbria.

Liam Fox is Secretary of State for International Trade.

The Eucharist, and the Last Supper.

Count Dracula was the legend.

Elisabeth Moss won that Emmy for her part in The Handmaid's Tale.

The Rocky Mountains range down the west coast of North America,

and paprika is essential for goulash.

You now have a total, Grace, of nine points.

SHE SIGHS

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And now, Annie, again, please.

-And...Hollyoaks.

-Yeah.

-It's like most soaps nowadays, they have to have high drama.

-Yeah.

Why has that changed so dramatically, do you think?

I think...

It's television in general. I think...

If you remember the old I, Claudius,

back in the BBC days or 1976, or something,

and it was very quiet, and long scenes, and everything,

and I think people are used to pacing up the adventure,

and excitement.

I think that a lot of that has come over from America,

and American style of film making and television.

So it's got to be a cliffhanger

-at the end of every episode, and...?

-Not always,

not always a horrible cliffhanger.

Sometimes it's a funny cliffhanger, as well, so it's...

You know, I mean obviously, EastEnders has its doof doofs...

..and Corrie has the slow fading in of the clarinet and everything,

but it's that moment where everyone can go,

-"Ooh! What's going to happen next?!"

-Quite so.

Anyway, you have 10 points.

And you're in with a very strong chance of becoming...

-..celebrity mastermind.

-Oof.

So here we go, two minutes of general knowledge questions.

Which rock star wrote and sang Born In The USA

and is nicknamed the Boss?

Bruce Springsteen.

Yep. Who grows up with his friends Thumper the rabbit and Flower the skunk,

and becomes the Prince of the Forest,

in a 1942 Disney animated film?

Bambi.

Yes. What common name, that comes from their appearance,

is given to the sea-creatures that have a stiff, flat body,

usually with five arms that radiate from a central disc?

Crab?

Starfish. What is the name of the fictional train

that leaves King's Cross station

from Platform nine and three-quarters?

Hogwarts Express.

Yes. What is the popular name of the dish that consists of sausages

cooked in a Yorkshire pudding batter?

Toad in the hole.

Yep. The nickname for Chicago is thought to come from

its blustery weather, or the hot air blown by its boastful politicians. What nickname?

Windy City.

Yep. In what town across the Mersey from Liverpool

did William Laird open a small shipbuilding yard in the 1820s

that went on to build some of Britain's biggest ships?

Pass.

The works of a British artist include

a tiger shark encased in glass in a formaldehyde solution,

and a cow and calf cut in half,

displayed in a similar way? Who's the artist?

Damien Hirst.

Yes. What name is given to the components of a petrol engine

that cause the ignition of the fuel/air mixture?

Carburettor.

Spark plugs. Which DJ had a Number One hit in 2017

with the album Classic House?

Pass.

Who became King following the death of Queen Victoria on 22nd of January 1901?

Edward VII.

Yes. In August 2017, the Tigers won the Rugby League Leaders Shield

for the first time in their 91 year history.

Which West Yorkshire town are they from?

Halifax.

Castleford. In the Roman Catholic Church,

the Pope is considered the successor to which of the Apostles?

John.

Peter. What word for a large cemetery or burial site

comes from the Greek for "city of the dead"?

Necropolis.

Yes. Which neighbourhood policeman used to hound Top Cat

in the television cartoon series?

Officer Dibble.

Yes. What slang term was used in America during Prohibition

for a shebeen, or illegal drinking den?

A speakeasy.

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Which novel by Daphne du Maurier

is narrated by the unnamed second wife of Maxim de Winter?

Rebecca.

Rebecca is correct.

You had two passes. The DJ who had a number one hit with Classic House

was Pete Tong,

and the town across the Mersey from Liverpool...

As you know, Birkenhead. JOHN CHUCKLES

However, you have a total, now, of 21 points.

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And now Martin, again, please.

And...

..you were a war reporter, foreign correspondent,

when I were nobbut a lad.

Do we know more about what's going on in foreign countries

and during wars than we did in your day?

The journalism retreats when the technology advances.

You can broadcast anything from anywhere now,

except the kind of wars we used to report,

you can't report them any more,

because you're not just going to be caught in the crossfire,

you're going to be kidnapped, ransomed,

so there's been a whole retreat from the real world.

I don't know what's going on in Yemen,

cos no-one's telling me,

but I know all about Kim Kardashian,

because she's all over the front pages all the time.

I don't think it's a healthy development.

Martin, you have 10 points,

and 21 is the score to beat

if you are to become a celebrity mastermind.

So here we go.

By what name is the large white bear

found throughout the Arctic region generally known?

Polar bear.

Yep. What's supposed to have crashed on Roswell, New Mexico,

in July 1947?

A UFO.

Yep. With which larger neighbour did the south coast town of Hove merge

in 1997 to form a single unitary authority?

Three years later, it was granted city status.

Brighton.

Yes. The French educator Pierre, Baron de Coubertin,

was a central figure in the revival

of an international sporting event in 1896. What was it?

Olympics.

Yep. What is the world's largest country in terms of surface area?

Russia.

Yep. Which Basque city that was bombed in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War

inspired a celebrated painting by Picasso?

Guernica.

Yep. Al-Fatiha, meaning "the opening" in Arabic,

is the first chapter of which holy book?

Er, the Koran?

Yes. No Cunning Plan is the title of the 2016 autobiography

of a former Time Team presenter,

best known for playing Baldrick in Blackadder. Who is he?

Tony, Tony, Tony....

Ah... Pass.

Which fortified dessert wine is traditionally produced

in the Douro region of northern Portugal?

Port.

Yep. Bronze is an alloy that consists principally of copper

and what other metal?

Iron.

Tin. In 1976, which newsreader memorably performed

a high kicking dance as a guest

on the Morecambe And Wise Christmas Show?

The wonderful Angela Rippon!

Yes! What name for the group of mainly aquatic animals

such as crabs, lobsters and shrimps comes from the Latin for "shell"?

Crustaceans.

Yep. In 1603, James VI of Scotland became the first monarch

of a particular royal dynasty to rule England

when he was crowned James the First. Which dynasty?

Stuart.

Yep. Which British author's novels include Sons and Lovers,

The Rainbow, and Women in Love?

DH Lawrence.

Yes. In which parlour game does one player act out

each syllable of a word or phrase while others try to guess it?

Pass.

Which Canadian-born Eurovision Song Contest winner had number one hits

in the 1990s with Think Twice, and My Heart Will Go On?

Pass.

What name for a flat-bottomed Venetian boat

is given to the suspended passenger-carrying compartment

of an airship or hot-air balloon?

A gondolier... Gondola.

Gondola, yep. By what name, meaning the closest point...

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..on the Earth's surface to the centre of a nuclear explosion,

is the former site of the World Trade Centre in New York commonly known?

Ground Zero.

Ground Zero is correct.

You had three passes.

Celine Dion was the Eurovision Song Contest winner.

Charades...was the parlour game,

-and Tony Robinson...

-Of course.

Of course! Martin, you did more than enough. 24 points.

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Well done!

Thank you.

Well done.

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So let's have a look at all of the scores.

In fourth place, nine points, Grace.

Third place, 14 points, Dane.

Second place, 21 points, Annie,

first place, 24 points, Martin.

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-Martin.

-John.

I've...

I have seen you receive many, many awards in my time.

I've never actually presented one to you, so congratulations.

-I'm deeply honoured, sir.

-A great privilege.

-It is a scary experience, this.

-That? Oh, yeah!

-Very.

Anyway, congratulations. Well done.

Now, you don't have to be a celebrity to take part

in the regular Mastermind programme.

If you'd like to appear in the next series on BBC 2,

do visit us online at...

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Either way, do join us again next time

for more masterminds. Thanks for watching. Goodbye!

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