Episode 29 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is James Mackenzie,

a Head of Partnerships from Bradford.

His subject: The American highway Route 66.

Anthony Barton, a plumber from Bolton.

His subject: The musical duo Flanders and Swann.

George Ferzoco, a researcher and translator from Bristol.

He'll be answering questions on the Italian football team.

Alan Clarke, an electrician from Lincoln.

His subject: The Ramage novels of Dudley Pope.

And Maya Davis, a retired teacher from Brighton.

She'll be answering questions on British owls.

APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me, John Humphrys.

Five contenders are about to compete for a place

in this year's grand final.

They may have been here before,

but that doesn't make the ordeal any less daunting.

From the black chair, they will face a minute and a half

of questions on their specialist subject,

and then two minutes on general knowledge.

The winner will take a step closer to owning the famous glass bowl

and, far more importantly, becoming the nation's mastermind.

So, let's get on with it and ask our first contender to join us, please.

-And your name is?

-James Mackenzie.

-Your occupation?

-Head of Partnerships.

-And your specialist subject?

-Route 66.

Route 66. 90 seconds, starting now.

The eastern end of Route 66 is in Chicago,

the most western end, marked by a plaque at the pier, is in which city?

-Santa Monica.

-Which author is credited with coining the term

'mother road' for Route 66?

John Steinbeck.

Which caverns just off the route near Stanton, Missouri

were a reputed hideout of Jesse James

and opened as a tourist attraction in the 1930s?

-Meramec Caverns.

-Along the route in Collinsville, Illinois

is a famous painted water tower. What shape is it?

-It's a ketchup bottle.

-Yes.

When was the road first officially numbered Route 66?

-1927.

-'26.

Which businessman and highway specialist

who proposed and commissioned the road became known as the father of Route 66?

-Cyrus Avery.

-Yes.

At Cadillac Ranch near Amarillo in Texas,

a number of Cadillacs are half buried, nose down in the ground

in an installation by Stanley Marsh III. How many are there?

-10.

-There are.

The road through Peach Springs, Arizona is in which Indian reservation?

-Hualapai.

-Yes.

The Transcontinental Foot Race of 1928,

which followed the whole of Route 66,

became popularly known by what nickname?

-Bunion Derby.

-Yes.

Where in Illinois is the Old Log Cabin restaurant

which was moved when Route 66 was realigned?

It was lifted up and turned round to face the new road.

-Pontiac.

-Yes.

What's the surname of the couple

who founded the National Historic Route 66 Federation in '94

to save as much as possible of the old road?

-The Knudsons.

-The route passes through eight states.

Which one has the shortest stretch of road, at just over 13 miles?

-Kansas.

-It does.

As the route runs through Commerce, Oklahoma,

it's named after which baseball player who grew up there?

-Mick Mantle.

-The Midpoint Cafe, so named for being equidistant

from both ends of Route 66 is in which city in Texas?

-Adrian.

-Is correct.

No passes. James Mackenzie, you have 13 points.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Anthony Barton.

-Your occupation?

-Plumber.

-And your specialist subject?

-Flanders and Swann.

Flanders and Swann, 90 seconds.

Which school did Michael Flanders and Donald Swann attend?

It was the location of their first performance together in 1940.

-Westminster School.

-Yes. According to their most famous song,

on the banks of which river was the bold hippopotamus standing

one day when he met his fair hippopotamine maid?

-The cool Shalimar.

-The Shalimar, yes.

What is the title of their song

based on the rondo of Mozart's Horn Concerto in E flat?

-Ill wind.

-Yes. A Flanders monologue imagines a Neolithic man

grumbling about a famous construction, saying,

"Well, if that's modern architecture, roll on the ice age." What is it?

-Stonehenge.

-Yes.

A report in 1963 was referred to in one of their shows with the words

"no smoke without fire", "nil combustibus pro fumo". Whose report was it?

-Pass.

-After attending their show,

Harold Macmillan asked why they could hold an audience for two hours

when he, the Prime Minister, could only manage 20 minutes. What was Flanders' reply?

-He said, "You should try singing."

-He did.

Which nostalgic song begins,

"Millers Dale for Tideswell, Kirby Muxloe Mow Cop and Scholar Green"?

-The Slow Train.

-Yes.

What is the title of the antinuclear song Flanders and Swann included,

with some opposition, in their stage repertoire?

-20 Tons Of TNT.

-Yes.

At which theatre in New York City did Flanders and Swann

give their final public stage performance in April '67?

-The Golden Theatre.

-No, the Booth Theatre.

According to a verse in their Song Of The Weather,

which month is "cold and dank and wet, brings more rain than any yet"?

Er...

-February.

-August.

Swann's musical work away from Flanders

included the song cycle entitled The Road Goes Ever On.

BEEP

I've started so I'll finish. It was based on the poems of which writer?

-CS Lewis?

-No, it was Tolkien, JRR Tolkien.

-Ah.

-You had one pass.

That report which they referred to as "nil combustibus pro fumo"

-was the Denning report into the Profumo Affair, if you recall.

-Yes.

-You have, Anthony Barton, seven points.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

-And your name is?

-George Ferzoco.

-And your occupation?

-Researcher and translator.

-And your chosen subject?

The Italian football team since 1978.

The Italian football team in 90 seconds. Who was the goalkeeper

and team captain when Italy won their third World Cup in 1982?

-Zoff.

-Yes.

Roberto Baggio missed the last penalty in the shootout

that decided the '94 World Cup final.

Which other Italian player had missed the first?

-Baresi.

-Yes.

In which Italian city did the team lose on penalties

to Maradona's Argentina in the semifinals of the 1990 World Cup?

-Naples.

-How many goals did Paolo Rossi score to claim

the Golden Boot at the '82 World Cup?

Six.

Dino Zoff resigned as the Italian manager after being

criticised publicly by Silvio Berlusconi for supposedly not

man marking which player in the final of Euro 2000?

Zidane.

Which team's controversial 2-2 draw with Sweden in Euro 2004

knocked Italy out of the tournament in the group stage?

Denmark.

Simone Perrotta, a member of Italy's 2006 World Cup winning squad,

was born in which English town before moving to Italy at the age of six?

Ashton-under-Lyne.

At the 1986 World Cup,

who were the only team the defending champions, Italy, managed to beat?

France.

No, South Korea.

For what offence did Francesco Totti receive a second yellow card

in the 2002 World Cup second-round match against South Korea?

-Spitting.

-Diving.

Salvatore Schillaci was a surprise selection for the 1990 World Cup squad

after only his first season in Italy's top division.

Which club did he play for?

Juventus.

The only goal that Italy conceded from open play

at the 2006 World Cup was an own goal against which team?

-United States.

-Which Italian defender notoriously marked Maradona out of the game

in Italy's 1982 World Cup second-round game against Argentina?

-BEEP Gentile.

-Is correct.

No passes. George Ferzoco, you have 10 points.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Alan Clarke.

-Your occupation?

-Electrician.

-And your specialist subject?

-The Ramage novels by Dudley Pope.

The Ramage novels in a minute and a half, starting now.

At the start of the first novel, Lt Nicholas Ramage is the highest ranking officer

remaining aboard which badly damaged Royal Navy frigate?

The Sibella.

What is the name of the Tuscan noblewoman

whom Ramage rescues along with her cousin, Count Pisano?

Gianna di Marchesa di Volterra.

When the Triton and the Topaz lose their masts in a storm in the Caribbean,

they run aground on the coral reefs of which island?

-Culebra.

-Snake Island, or Culebra.

In which novel does Ramage investigate the disappearance

of Post Office packet ships sailing to and from the West Indies?

Ramage's Prize.

What plants are carried by the French ship Volage

when it is captured by the Dido near Martinique?

Mangoes.

When Ramage meets Alexis Yorke,

he compares her to a statue of which Greek goddess?

Daphne.

What name does Ramage choose for the frigate

he takes command of in Ramage's Mutiny?

It was formerly the French ship Surcouf.

-Calypso.

-In the piazza in Orbetello are two structures said to be

familiar sights in most Italian towns occupied by the French.

One is a metal Tree Of Liberty, what is the other?

A guillotine.

Two 12-pound guns are hoisted onto the top of a rocky peak off Martinique

as part of the blockade of Fort Royal. What is the rock called?

The Diamond.

In Ramage And The Guillotine, which French newspaper

publishes propaganda reports of Napoleon's plans to invade England?

Le Moniteur.

What name is given to the document carried by American sailors

to prove they are American citizens and cannot be pressed into the British Navy?

Protection.

What colour is the stripe that Aitken and Southwick paint

on the black hull of the Calypso

when the ship becomes part of Nelson's fleet?

-Yellow.

-According to Sir Henry Faversham,

the French commandant at Pitigliano had jeeringly told the hostages

-their wives were safe...

-BEEP

..in the hands of which mythical figure?

Hercules.

Is correct. No passes. A perfect round. 13 points.

APPLAUSE

And our final contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Maya Davis.

-Your occupation?

-Retired teacher.

-And your specialist subject?

-British owls.

British owls in 90 seconds, starting now.

What is the common name of the British owl Tyto alba,

that has a distinctive heart-shaped face?

Barn owl.

Yes, which is the world's largest owl,

which bred in the North York Moors in the late '90s?

Eagle owl.

What peculiarity of the positioning of the ears in many species of owls

mean they often hear frequencies louder in one ear than the other?

It helps pinpoint the source of sounds emitted by prey.

-One's higher than the other.

-Yes, asymmetrical.

What's the common name of the owl whose scientific name

translates as "Athene by night"?

Little owl.

Which is Britain's largest and rarest owl, with a cat-like face,

yellow eyes and heavily feathered feet?

Snowy owl.

What word, from the Latin for "twilight", is used for some owls

because they're particularly active at dawn and dusk?

Crepuscular.

Local names for which owl include marsh owl,

mousehawk and woodcock owl?

Short-eared.

Who introduced the little owl at his Northamptonshire estate

near Oundle in the late 19th century?

His name is sometimes given to the species.

Lord Lilford.

What colour are the eyes of the long-eared owl

that distinguishes it from other British owls?

-Yellow.

-Orange.

On which Shetland island was the snowy owl last recorded

breeding successfully in Britain in the '60s and '70s?

Fetlar.

What additional scientific name is added to Tyto alba

to define the dark-breasted barn owl that sometimes appears in winter?

-Feriatus.

-Guttata.

Which British owl emits the characteristic sound

known as "to-wit, to-woo" as a duet between the male and the female?

-Tawny.

-What term is used for the way the long-eared

and little-eared owls strike their wings together beneath them in flight

as a territorial or courtship display?

-Wing-clapping.

-Which seabird family that includes...

BEEP

..the so-called bonxie is known to take the eggs

and unfledged chicks of the snowy owl?

-Skua.

-Skua is correct. No passes.

Maya Davis, you have 12 points.

APPLAUSE

So, a very close round there.

Let's have a look at the scores. In fifth place,

with 7 points, Anthony Barton.

Fourth place, 10 points, George Ferzoco.

Third place, 12 points, Maya Davis.

In joint first place, 13 points apiece,

James Mackenzie and Alan Clarke.

APPLAUSE

So, the general knowledge round now,

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

which looks entirely possible at the moment,

then the number of passes is taken into account

and the person with the fewer passes will be the winner.

If they are tied on passes as well, then there has to be a tie-break.

So, let's get on with it and ask Anthony Barton

to join us again, please.

And you scored seven points with Flanders and Swann.

Let's see how you do with your general knowledge.

Two minutes starting now.

What device was first used to regulate clocks

by the 17th century Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens?

-A wind-up mechanism?

-The pendulum.

Which common Latin phrase translates literally as "the state in which"?

Pass.

Which singer began to wear his trademark dark-tinted glasses

after leaving his normal ones on a plane in 1963?

Roy Orbison.

In Shakespeare's Henry IV, Mistress Quickly is the landlady of which tavern

in Eastcheap, a haunt of Sir John Falstaff and his friends?

-The Blue Boar.

-The Boar's Head.

Which motor company, formed in 1968 by the merger of several companies,

was nationalised in '75? It was rebranded as the Rover Group in '86.

Austin Morris.

British Leyland.

Who wrote the quartet of novels chronicling the life

of the former high school basketball star Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom?

Pass.

Which Northern English city lies at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss?

-Leeds.

-York.

Which painter was born in Italy in the late 15th century

with the surname Vecellio and is generally known

by the Anglicised version of his Christian name?

-Versace.

-Titian.

Who created the radio programme Desert Island Discs

in 1942 and was its host until his death in 1985?

Roy Plomley.

The adjective hirundine refers to which bird

found in Britain in summer?

Pass.

What term, meaning an expanse of water with many scattered islands

or a group of islands, comes from the Greek words for "chief" and "sea"?

Archipelago.

The song The Green Leaves Of Summer

features in which 1960 film starring John Wayne,

Richard Widmark and Laurence Harvey?

Pass.

What is the name of the British equivalent

of the German savoury dish blutwurst?

Pass.

Who said, on becoming Prime Minister in 1868,

"I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole"?

-Harold Wilson.

-Disraeli.

Which American boxer was the last holder...

BEEP

..of the World Heavyweight Championship

under the London Prize Ring bare knuckle rules?

Bob Fitzsimmons.

It was John L. Sullivan.

You had five passes.

Blutwurst is black pudding.

It was The Alamo in which John Wayne etc starred in 1960.

Hirundines are swallows,

and it was John Updike who wrote the Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom books,

and - you'll kick yourself for this -

"the state in which" is the status quo in Latin.

Five passes, Anthony Barton. You have 10 points.

APPLAUSE

And now George Ferzoco, please.

And you set out with 10 points on this run.

Your knowledge of the Italian football team.

Let's see how you do with general knowledge. Two minutes starting now.

What is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet,

equivalent to the Roman letter D?

-Delta.

-Which cheese, named after a Dutch port,

is made in the shape of a large ball

and is given a coating of red wax for export?

-Halder.

-Edam.

Boxing Day is also the feast day of which saint,

the first Christian martyr?

Stephen.

Who led the Scots in their victory

over the English at the Battle of Bannockburn?

Pass.

Which mathematical theory deals with the unpredictable

and apparently random behaviour of systems governed by well-known laws?

Pass.

Which French writer's parrot was the subject of a 1984 book by Julian Barnes?

-Voltaire.

-Flaubert.

What time barrier for the woman's mile was broken by Diane Leather in May 1954,

23 days after Roger Bannister's record-breaking run?

Four minutes, 30 seconds.

Five minutes.

Which sitar player taught George Harrison how to play the instrument

and received an Oscar nomination for his music for the film Gandhi?

Ravi Shankar.

The courting song of the males of which insect is a loud buzzing noise

often heard in temperate and tropical regions?

-Cicada.

-Its name comes directly from the Latin.

Cicada.

The political upheaval which was launched by Mao Tse-tung in 1966

and attacked traditional values is generally known by what name?

Cultural Revolution.

In which classic television series of the late '50s and early '60s

was the title character a frontier scout hero played by Clint Walker?

-Davy Crockett.

-Cheyenne.

The 12th century cathedral that dominates the centre of Kirkwall,

the capital of the Orkney Islands, is dedicated to which saint?

Magnus.

What term for the theory or philosophy of law

comes from the Latin for "knowledge of the law"?

Jurisprudence.

Which Swiss-born painter, who produced most of his work in the early 20th century,

described the technique he used in some of his drawings as

"taking a line for a walk"?

Klee.

Which musical term, used for the first, most heavily accented note

of a piece of music, has come to mean "relaxed" or even "gloomy"?

Pass.

In ancient Rome, what sort of racing vehicle was known as a biga

when pulled by two horses and a triga when pulled by three?

BEEP

-Chariot.

-Chariot is correct.

You had three passes. That musical term

used for the first heavily accented note - downbeat.

Chaos theory is the mathematical theory

dealing with the unpredictable and apparently random

behaviour of certain things, and...

well, you're not English or Scottish, so you're entitled...

No-one's perfect!

Well, you're entitled not to know this,

that's the only point I'd make. Who led the Scots at Bannockburn?

It was Robert the Bruce.

You have, however, a total now,

George Ferzoco, of 19 points.

APPLAUSE

And now Maya Davis again, please.

And you begin this round with 12 points

with your knowledge of British owls.

19 is the score to beat at the moment. Here we go.

Two minutes of general knowledge.

What name is given to the legendary figure who was born a slave

and to whom a collection of Greek fables is attributed?

Aesop.

Which insect has varieties including hawkers, darters and chasers?

It's characterised by a thin, coloured body and four large wings.

Dragonfly.

A russet is a brownish-skinned variety of which fruit?

-Apple.

-Who started to write his most famous work, Pilgrim's Progress,

when he was imprisoned in Bedford jail?

Bunyan.

Which people, who live in parts of Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran,

are one of the largest ethnic groups not to have an independent state?

This was promised by the 1920 Treaty of Sevres, but it was never ratified.

-Marsh Arabs?

-The Kurds.

Which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical follows the developing relationships

of both Laurie and Curley and Ado Annie and Will Parker?

Oklahoma.

In snooker and billiards, what term's used

to describe a number of successive scoring shots made by any one player?

-Rocket?

-Break. Which newspaper is nicknamed "The Thunderer"?

The name comes from an article in 1830 alleging a cover-up

in the verdict on the death of Lord Graves?

Times.

In 1945, the artist Marc Chagall designed the backdrops and costumes

for a New York City production of which ballet by Stravinsky?

-Rite of Spring.

-Firebird.

What was the Duke of Wellington's reputed reply

when one of his mistresses threatened to make details of their affair public?

-"Publish and be damned."

-Yes. Which Northumberland castle,

home of the Percy family since 1309, has featured in a number of films

including Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves and the Harry Potter films?

-Alnwick?

-Yes. Which former Labour Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer

was elected as the first leader of the SDP in 1982?

-Er, Roy Jenkins.

-Yes. Who came to fame

with her performance as the amoral nightclub singer Lola Lola

in The Blue Angel, an early German sound film?

-Dietrich.

-Yes. Which strait between Albania

and the heel of Italy connects the Ionian and Adriatic seas?

-Messina?

-Otranto. Which wading bird was sacred

to the ancient Egyptians and associated with the god Thoth?

-Ibis.

-Yes. Which nonsense phrase coined by Edward Lear

has come to be used for a fork curved like a spoon,

having three broad prongs, one of which has a sharp edge?

-Runcible.

-Yes! The name of which fungal disease of trees of the species Ulmus

comes from the country where it was first researched in 1919?

-Dutch elm.

-Yes. In which BBC programme...

-BEEP

I'll finish the question. ..billed as a radio parlour game

did panellists try to guess the identity of an item or person

classified as animal, vegetable or mineral?

-Er...

-Have to hurry you.

-Yeah, I thought it was Animal, Vegetable, Mineral.

You'll hate yourself for this. 20 Questions!

And you definitely knew that. However.

Maya Davis, you have that one pass, 25 points.

APPLAUSE

And now James Mackenzie again, please.

And you begin with 13 points with your knowledge of Route 66 -

let's see how you get on with your route to general knowledge.

Two minutes, starting now. In a television comedy series,

who was assisted with his priestly duties on Craggy Island

by Father Jack Hackett and Father Dougal McGuire?

-Father Ted.

-Yes. Which baseball star

became Marilyn Monroe's second husband when they married in 1954?

-Joe diMaggio.

-Yes. Which king was guillotined

in the Place de la Revolution on 21st of January 1793?

-Louis XVI.

-Yes. What's the name of the Japanese nuclear power plant

that was severely damaged by the earthquake of March 2011?

-Fukushima.

-Yes. Which mountain range extends

in a north-south direction for about 1,550 miles through Russia and Kazakhstan,

between the Arctic Ocean and the Caspian Sea?

-Urals?

-Yes. Which railway company, founded in 1833,

painted the coaches of its express trains chocolate and cream

and its locomotives Brunswick green?

-Midland?

-GWR, Great Western.

Who composed the Hebrides Overture, also known as Fingal's Cave?

-Pass.

-Which England cricketer was born in Pietermaritzburg in June 1980,

the son of a South African father and an English mother?

-Kevin Pietersen.

-Yes. Which number one hit by The Police includes the lines

"Every single day, every word you say, every game you play,

"every night you stay, I'll be watching you"?

-Every Step You Take.

-Every Breath You Take.

In Scotland, what name is given to a pasty

filled with steak and onion said to have originated in Forfar?

-Pass.

-Which 1959 novel by William Burroughs

is based on his experiences as a drug addict?

-Pass.

-In British legend, the giants Gog and Magog

were taken to which city to serve as porters

at the palace of King Brut after their race had been destroyed?

-Edinburgh.

-London. What's Britain's smallest breed of duck?

It gives its name to a shade of greenish-blue resembling the patches over its eyes.

-Mallard?

-The teal. Which Steven Spielberg film about the D-Day landings

that stars Matt Damon won five Oscars at the 1999 Academy Awards?

-Saving Private Ryan.

-Yes. Which French word originally meaning a citizen of a town

has come to mean any middle-class person?

-A bourgeois?

-Yes. Who, in a speech

at the Corporation of London's annual dinner in 1987, said,

"You have to give this much to the Luftwaffe.

"When it destroyed our buildings, it didn't replace them

-"with anything more offensive than rubble."

-BEEP

"We did that."

-Lawson.

-Prince Charles!

-Not even close.

-Yeah.

Three passes.

William Burroughs wrote The Naked Lunch.

-Yeah, I was about to say that.

-As of course you know.

-Er, that pasty filled with steak and onions is a Forfar bridie.

-Oh.

And who composed the Hebrides Overture - Felix Mendelssohn.

There you go. You have, James Mackenzie, 21 points.

APPLAUSE

And finally, Alan Clarke again, please.

And you too begin this round with 13 points, with your knowledge

of the Ramage novels, and 25 is still the score to beat.

Let's see if you can do it and get through to the grand final.

Two minutes, starting now.

Who married Josephine de Beauharnais,

the widow of a guillotined French general, in a civil ceremony in March 1796?

-Er, Napoleon.

-Yes. Which of the Marx Brothers never spoke in their films?

-Harpo.

-Yes. Which band recorded the UK chart-topping albums

Electric Warrior and Bolan Boogie in the early '70s?

-T-Rex.

-Yes. What variety of nut

is traditionally used to top a Dundee cake?

-Er...walnuts.

-Almonds.

Which Russian aircraft engineer designed the IL-86,

Russia's first wide-bodied commercial aircraft,

that had its initial flight in 1976?

-Ilyushin.

-Yes. Which peninsula forms the mainland portion of Denmark

and includes part of the German state Schleswig-Holstein?

-Jutland.

-Yes. The name of the body formed in May 2010

to make an assessment of the public finances and economy is known as the OBR.

-What does that stand for?

-Pass.

-In June 2011,

which football manager

moved from Birmingham City to join local rivals Aston Villa?

-Alex McLeish.

-Yes. Which stringed instrument,

whose strings are almost the same length as its soundboard,

is popular in the Austrian Tyrol and Bavaria,

and is descended from the medieval psaltery?

-Viola.

-The zither. What name's given to the curved upper surface

of a liquid in a container where it meets the edges?

-Meniscus.

-Yes. Which 18th-century English statesman

wrote in a letter to his godson, "Religion is by no means

"a proper subject of conversation in a mixed company"?

-Boswell.

-No, the Earl of Chesterfield.

Which playwright is the subject of John Lahr's biography Prick Up Your Ears?

It was made into a 1987 film starring Gary Oldman and Alfred Molina.

-Joe Orton.

-Correct. Who was appointed as

the BBC's World Affairs Editor in 1998 and has written memoirs

including Strange Place, Questionable People, and News From No Man's Land?

-Andrew Marr.

-John Simpson.

Which rare snake, native to Britain,

gets its name from the flat, even nature of its scales?

-Smooth.

-Yes.

Which St Petersburg residence of the Russian tsars

was completed in 1762 for the Empress Elizabeth,

built to the design of Bartolomeo Rastrelli?

-The Hermitage.

-Yes, the Hermitage Winter Palace.

What is the county town and administrative centre of Kent?

-Canterbury.

-Maidstone. Which ship was...

-BEEP

..depicted on the reverse, I'll finish the question,

of the old ha'penny coin from the accession of Edward VIII

until 1967, when it was last minted?

-Golden Hind.

-Golden Hind is correct. You had one pass -

the OBR is the Office for Budget Responsibility.

-Never heard of it?

-No!

-Oh, dear.

Cost you dear, I'm afraid - you have 24 points.

APPLAUSE

Well, I said it was going to be close. Let's have a look at those scores.

In fifth place with 10 points, Anthony Barton.

Fourth place, 19 points, George Ferzoco.

Third place, 21 points, James Mackenzie.

Second place with 24 points, Alan Clarke.

In first place, with 25 points, Maya Davis.

APPLAUSE

Which means of course that Maya Davis is the winner

and claims a place in the grand final.

Congratulations to her.

If you would like to play an online version of Mastermind

or be a contender on the next series,

do go to our website, bbc.co.uk/mastermind

And do join us next time, please, for another semifinal,

and more masterminds.

Thanks for watching. Goodbye.

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