Episode 2 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is Sian West, an independent consultant from Sevenoaks.

Her subject, Billie Holiday. Next, Matthew Clarke, a teacher from Manchester.

His subject is the Belgian cyclist, Eddy Merckx.

Nathan Scott, an IT consultant from Surrey,

will be answering questions on the philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein.

And Andrew Granath, a teacher from Barnet.

His subject, William Gladstone.

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Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me, John Humphrys.

Tonight, four contenders will put their knowledge to the test

in their bid to become the nation's Mastermind.

And with that title goes this glass bowl.

Modest to look at, but what an honour to own.

To do it, they have to score more points than anyone else.

First, in their specialist round, two minutes.

Then their general knowledge round, two and a half minutes.

That is often the killer. So let's get on with it and ask our first contender to join us, please.

-Your name is?

-Sian West.

-Your occupation?

-Independent consultant.

-And your specialist subject?

-The life and music of Billie Holiday.

The great Billie Holiday. Two minutes, starting now. Which Billie Holiday song,

that became an anthem of the Civil Rights Movement,

was originally written as a poem by the school teacher Abel Meeropol?

-Strange Fruit.

-Yes. Who became her manager and boyfriend in 1951?

They married later.

-Louis McKay.

-Yes. What was the name of the island Holiday was sent to

at about the age of 14,

charged with being a "vagrant and dissipated adult"

although she was still a minor?

-Welfare Island.

-Yes. Which jazz saxophonist, with whom she was closely associated

from the mid-1930s, gave her the nickname Lady Day?

Lester Young.

Yes. What is the title of the Holiday album released in late 1955

produced by Norman Granz, which includes the tracks,

It Had to Be You and Come Rain or Come Shine?

Songs for Distinguee Lovers.

Music for Torching.

She made her first recordings with Benny Goodman's studio band in 1933.

One track was Riffin' the Scotch,

what was the title of the other song?

Your Mother's Son-in-Law.

Yes. With which flower was Holiday associated

as she often wore them in her hair, especially when performing?

-Gardenias.

-Yes. In 1949, with whom did she record the duets on the Decca label,

You Can't Lose a Breaking Heart and My Sweet Hunk O' Trash?

-Louis Armstrong.

-Yes. What handicraft, taught to her by a fellow inmate, did she take up

when she served her sentence for drug possession

at the Federal Reformatory For Women at Alderson, West Virginia,

from 1947 to 48?

-Knitting.

-Yes. Whose band did she join in March 1937,

leaving in 1938 to join Artie Shaw's band?

That was Count Basie.

It was. Which notorious actress, with whom she was rumoured to have had a relationship,

threatened to sue the publishers of Billie's autobiographical book,

Lady Sings the Blues, if their name was not removed from it?

Tallulah Bankhead.

Yes. What tour name was given to the group that included Billie,

Carl Drinkard and the Red Norvo trio,

who performed around Europe in 1954

in a show organised by Leonard Feather?

The Jazz America All-stars.

Jazz Club USA. In October 1958, she appeared with Gerry Mulligan

and others at which inaugural jazz festival?

The Newport Jazz Festival.

Monterey. Who released Strange Fruit on his small Commodore label

after it was declined by Columbia?

He later became Billie's producer at Decca in the '40s.

Milt Gabler.

Yes. In 1956, who interviewed her with other notable jazz musicians

for a radio series on Voice of America?

BEEPING

I think it was Conover.

Yes, it was Willis Conover.

You have no passes, Sian, you have 12 points.

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And our next contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Matthew Clarke.

-Your occupation?

-Teacher.

-And your chosen subject?

-The life and career of Eddy Merckx.

Eddy Merckx, in two minutes, starting now.

Which Brabant village was the birthplace of cyclist Eddy Merckx

in June 1945?

Woluwe St Peter.

Meensel-Kiezegem. How many Tour de France cycle races did he win

in his professional career,

equalling the record set by the French rider, Jacques Anquetil.

-Five.

-Yes. What was the name of Merckx's first professional team,

he signed to them in 1965.

-Solo-Superia.

-Yes.

Which major one-day classic race did he win for a record seventh time

in March '76? It turned out to be his last major victory.

-Milan-San Remo.

-Yes. As well as being awarded the Olympic Order for his contribution

to the development of cycling in 1996, what other honour was given

to Merckx by King Albert II that year?

The title of Baron.

Yes. He was knighted. At which celebrated one-day classic race

did Merckx make his professional debut on 29th April, '65?

The Tour of Flanders.

La Fleche Wallonne. Who was the Belgian rider and honours master

of the one-day classics who became Merckx's first team leader?

Their frosty relationship ensured that Merckx left the team as soon as possible.

-Rik van Looy.

-Yes. In which Dutch town did Merckx outspin Jan Janssen and Ramon Saez

to become the UCI Road World Champion in September 1967?

Heerlen.

Correct. What's the name of Merckx's son, born in 1972,

who also became a professional racing cyclist?

Axel Merckx.

Yes. When Merckx joined the Faema team in 1968,

which very experienced rider was chosen as his mentor and roommate?

Albertini.

No, Adorni. Merckx got his nickname, The Cannibal, from the daughter of a former team-mate

because of his appetite for victories

and the way he demolished the opposition. Who was the team-mate?

Pass.

Who was Merckx's influential team manager at Faema,

he died from cancer in 1970?

Van Buggenhout.

Jacques Anquetil. In which year did Merckx gain his only victory

in the Spanish Vuelta grand tour, becoming only the third rider

after Jacques Anquetil and Felice Gimondi

to win all three grand tours?

1973.

Yes. In which city did he break the world one hour record

on the 20th October 1972 with a distance of 49.4 kms?

-Mexico City.

-Yes. What term for his great talent, attributed to the race director

and journalist Jacques Goddet, is the title of a book about him

-that includes photographs by Stephan Vanfleteren?

-BEEPING

La Course En Tete.

It was actually Merckxissimo.

You had one pass. He got his nickname, The Cannibal,

from the daughter of Christian Raymond.

You have, Matthew, nine points.

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And our next contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Nathan Scott.

-Your occupation?

-IT consultant.

-Your specialist subject?

-The life and works of Ludwig Wittgenstein.

Wittgenstein in two minutes. In which city was the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein born in 1889

into a wealthy family? His father was an iron and steel magnate.

-Vienna.

-Yes. What two-word concept that he describes as the forms of language

which a child begins to make use of words, does he introduce

in the Blue Book to address the problem of what words mean?

-Language Game.

-Yes. In Wittgenstein's early works, Notes on Logic,

he wrote that the first requisite of philosophising is distrust of what?

-Theories?

-Grammar.

In which department of Manchester University did he enrol

in the autumn of 1908 as a research student?

-Aeronautics.

-Aeronautical engineering, yes.

In which European country did Wittgenstein serve in 1918,

for which he was awarded the Band of the Military Service Medal with Swords?

-Italy.

-Yes. To which celebrated literary critic

did he reputedly make the infamous remark in Cambridge,

"Give up literary criticism!"?

Pass.

Who was a major influence persuading Wittgenstein

to abandon engineering and study philosophy,

having read just the first sentence of an essay of his?

-Bertrand Russell.

-Yes. What two word term after an English philosopher

did Wittgenstein give to the absurdity of stating a proposition

and then saying that one does not believe it.

-Pass.

-What event of March 1938 made Wittgenstein return to Britain,

where he sought and was later granted British citizenship?

-Second World... the Anschluss.

-The Anschluss, yes.

In what German periodical, edited by Wilhelm Ostwald,

was his Magnum Opus Tractatus Logico Philosophicus first published

in 1921 in an edition full of errors, according to Wittgenstein?

Der Brenner?

Annalen der Naturphilosophie.

In Proposition 613 of the Tractatus, Wittgenstein states,

"Logic is not a body of doctrine, but a mirror image of the world.

"Logic is..." What?

-Pass.

-Which German philosopher and central figure in the group

known as the Vienna Circle, helped persuade him to return to philosophy

after they met in 1927 through Wittgenstein's sister, Gretl?

-Moritz Schlick.

-Yes. Which of Plato's Dialogues is quoted

in his Philosophical Investigations in reference to the question,

"What lies behind the idea that names really signify simples?"

The... Timaeus. BEEPING

No, Theaetetus.

You had three passes, Nathan. Transcendental is what logic is.

That two word term after the English philosopher,

stating a proposition that no-one does believe in,

Moore's Paradox.

And the critic to whom he said "Give up literary criticism"

was F R Levis, who went on to do rather good things, didn't he?

Anyway, three passes, Nathan, you have seven points.

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And our final contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Andrew Granath.

-Your occupation?

-A teacher.

-And your chosen subject?

-The life and career of William Gladstone.

William Gladstone, two minutes. Which Oxford college did William Gladstone attend?

Gaining a Double First in Classics and Mathematics.

-Christ Church.

-Yes.

Gladstone served four terms as prime minister.

In which year did he begin his first term?

-1868.

-Yes.

He was commonly referred to as the GOM, the Grand Old Man,

his critics reversed those initials to MOG standing for

Murderer Of which popular military hero

for which they held Gladstone responsible?

-Gordon.

-Yeah, General Gordon.

Whom did he first meet at a dinner hosted by Lord Lyndhurst

in January 1835?

Gladstone later remembered him as dull

and was astonished by the foppery of his clothes.

-Disraeli.

-Yes.

In January 1879, Gladstone accepted an invitation

to stand for which parliamentary seat where he carried out

a triumphant campaign towards the end of the year?

-Midlothian.

-Yes.

What name's given to the leaking to the press of Gladstone's views

on Irish Home Rule by his son Herbert in 1885?

-The Hawarden kite.

-Yes.

Which of Gladstone's charitable activities

resulted in a 1927 libel case between Captain Peter Wright

and Herbert Gladstone?

The jury said the evidence completely vindicated

the high moral character of the late Mr W E Gladstone.

-Rescuing fallen women.

-Yes.

To which post did Sir Robert Peel promote Gladstone,

making him a member of the Cabinet at the age of 33?

-President of the Board of Trade.

-Yes.

What did the Prince of Wales do at Gladstone's funeral,

for which Queen Victoria later reprimanded him?

-He was the pallbearer.

-He was.

The Turkish mistreatment of which group of people

was the subject of Gladstone's last major political speech,

delivered in Liverpool in September 1896?

It contributed to the resignation of Lord Rosebery

as leader of the Liberal Party.

-The Armenians.

-Yes.

In 1851, Gladstone's friendship with two men

who'd had a profound effect on him ended

because they left the Church of England

and became Roman Catholics.

James Hope was one, who was the other?

-Er... Manning.

-Yes.

In June 1839, who formally accepted Gladstone's proposal of marriage?

The couple had a double wedding with her sister

and her fiance the same year.

-Catherine Glynne.

-Yes.

His first book, published in 1838, led Macaulay to dub him

"the rising hope of those stern and unbending Tories."

What was its title?

-The State And Church And Its Relations.

-Yes.

-The State And Its Relations With The Church.

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No passes, Andrew Granath. 13 points.

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So that's the first round, let's have a look at the scores.

In fourth place, 7 points Nathan Scott.

Third place, 9 points, Matthew Clarke.

Second place, 12 points, Sian West.

In the lead, just 13 points, Andrew Granath.

Which means, of course, it's 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.

The person with the fewer passes is the winner.

And if they're tied on passes as well, there will be a tie-break.

And the six highest-scoring runners up in the heats will also

be able to claim a place in the semi-finals.

So lots to play for, let's get on with it

and ask Nathan Scott to join us again, please.

And you start this round with 7 points

for your knowledge of Wittgenstein.

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

2½ minutes, here we go.

Quasimodo, the bell-ringer, is the title character

of which novel by Victor Hugo?

-Er, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame.

-Yes.

Where was Saul of Tarsus travelling to

when he had a vision of Christ that turned him

from a persecutor of Christians into a believer?

Pass.

What is the name of the former London residence

of the Duke of Wellington,

sometimes referred to by its address Number One, London.

Erm...

-Marble Arch.

-Apsley House.

Which Asian capital city gives its name to a type of strong,

yellowish-brown paper, originally made there?

-Pass.

-Whose books include Longitude

and Galileo's Daughter?

Pass.

Which BBC children's television series first broadcast in 1976

included the characters Harold and Ethel Meaker,

Timothy Claypole, Nadia Popov

and a pantomime horse called Dobbin.

-Rentaghost.

-Yes.

Which 18th century Austrian composer

is known as the Father of the Symphony

of which he wrote more than 100.

-Beethoven.

-Haydn.

Smooth, palmate and great crested

are the three species of which amphibian native to Britain?

-Newt.

-Yes.

What was the nationality by birth of the artist Diego Rivera,

the husband of fellow artist Frida Kahlo?

-Mexican.

-Yes.

In 2012 which Canadian became the oldest ever Oscar winner

in an acting category at the age of 82

when he took the Best Supporting Actor award

for the film Beginners?

Pass.

Which electronic device developed in the '60s by Robert Moog

revolutionised the pop music industry?

-Synthesiser.

-Yes.

During which battle of the Crimean War

did the Charge of the Light Brigade take place?

The...

Pass.

What name meaning the Christ Child in Spanish

is given to the unusually warm ocean conditions

that occur ever few years along the coast of Peru and Ecuador?

-El Nino.

-Yes.

Which writer's semi-autobiographical book Cider With Rosie

is an account of his boyhood in a secluded Cotswold valley?

-Laurie Lee.

-Yes.

The alphonso, grown particularly in India,

is one of the most popular varieties of which tropical fruit

with a large, fibrous stone?

-Mango.

-Yes.

Gunter's chain, invented in the early 17th century

by the English mathematician Edmund Gunter

is commonly used in what profession?

-Mathematics.

-Surveying.

Who took over from Steve Waugh

as Australia's test cricket captain in March 2004?

-Ricky Ponting.

-Yes.

Which lake on the Peruvian-Bolivian border

is the world's highest lake navigable by large vessels?

-Titicaca.

-Yes.

-What name that comes from the Latin for a hurd surface

-BEEP

or shell is used for the group of mainly aquatic animals,

such as crabs, lobsters and shrimps?

-Crustacean.

-Is correct.

You had five passes. The Charge of the Light Brigade

took place at the Battle of Balaclava.

Christopher Plummer won that Oscar.

Dava Sobel wrote Longitude and Galileo's Daughter.

That Asian capital that gave its name

to the strong yellow-brown paper - Manila.

And Paul, or Saul as he was, was on his way to Damascus.

Yeah, you knew it all the time.

Five passes, Nathan. You have 18 points.

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And now Matthew Clarke, please.

You begin the round with nine points

with your knowledge of the cyclist Eddie Merckx.

Let's see how you deal with General Knowledge

In the TV series Happy Days, which character, played

by Henry Winkler lives with the Cunningham family as the lodger.

The Fonz.

What mountain rising to 9,570 feet above sea level

-is the highest in Greece?

-Pass.

Which pasta made in the form of narrow ribbons

and takes its name from the Italian for "little tongue"?

-Pass.

-Which act that came into force in Britain into force in 2000 including

such articles as Freedom of Expression

and Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion?

-Pass.

-Roseate, sooty and Arctic are among the species of which slender

-fork-tailed seabirds?

-Tern.

Yes. In the novels by Arthur Conan Doyle, what is the name of Sherlock Holmes'

regular landlady at 221b Baker Street?

-Pass.

-In the 2011 film Moneyball starring Brad Pitt as Billy Beane

as a member of the Oakland Athletics Team is about which sport?

-Baseball.

-Yes. What grammatical name is given to a word used to connect words,

clauses and sentences?

-Pass.

-The band REM reworked which of their hits as Furry, Happy Monsters

for the children's television series Sesame Street?

Shiny, Happy People.

Yes. Who was sworn in as the American Vice President in December 1973

and as the President in August 1974?

-Jimmy Carter.

-Gerald Ford.

The small river the Water of Leith flows through

-the centre of which city?

-Dundee.

-Edinburgh.

What name was given to the fossil remains

discovered by the amateur geologist Charles Dawson in 1912

which were accepted as genuine until 1953?

-Pass.

-The Englishman Arthur Johnson was the first full-time

-coach of which Spanish football club?

-Real Madrid.

Yes. Which Hindu festival celebrated in mid-October or November

-takes its name from the Sanskrit for a "row of lights"?

-Diwalli.

Yes. What is the general term for an unaccompanied song by a solo performer,

-typically one forming part of an opera?

-Pass.

Which building in New York is often referred to by the acronym MOMA?

Museum of Modern Art.

Yes. Which English poet and Jesuit priest coined the term "sprung rhythm"

to describe his own idiosyncratic meter?

-Pass.

-Nitra is one of the alternative names for potassium nitrate.

-What's the other?

-Pass.

The Israeli-born Itzhak Perlman played the violin solos in which

Oscar-winning Steven Spielberg film

set in Poland during the Second World War?

-Schindler's List.

-Yes. What two initials do members of the Irish Parliament have

after their name similar to British MPs?

-TM.

-TD.

Which 12th century king was succeeded to the English throne

by two of his sons, fist Richard then John?

-Stephen.

-Henry II.

BEEP

The 1960 book Ring of Bright water by Gavin Maxwell is the story

of his life in Scotland and his famous attempts to tame which wild animal?

Otter.

Correct. You had nine passes. Saltpetre is an alternative name for nitrate.

Gerard Manley-Hopkins was the English poet.

An aria is that long elaborate accompanied song.

Piltdown man was the dodgy fossil remains.

Conjunction is the grammatical name given to the word used to connect sentences.

Mrs Hudson was Sherlock Holmes' landlady.

The Human Rights Act came into force in 2000.

Linguine is the name of that pasta, narrow ribbons

and Mount Olympus is the highest in Greece.

You have now a total of 18 points.

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And now Sian West again, please.

You have 12 points with your knowledge of Billie Holliday.

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

Two and a half minutes. Here we go.

Which future Olympic gold medallists were first paired together

in 1975 by Janet Sawbridge, an ice-skating coach from Nottingham?

Christopher Dean and Jane Torville.

Yes. The mild cheese haloumi often served grilled or fried

is a speciality of which Mediterranean island?

Cyprus.

Yes. The bi-annual BBC Singer of the World Contest has been

-held in which Welsh city since 1983?

-Cardiff.

Yes. Whose debut novel published in 2003 is called the Time Traveller's Wife?

-Audrey Sheetsnegger.

-Niffenegger.

Which palm tree cultivated in Madagascar

and the adjoining African mainland gives its name to the strong fibre

obtained from its leaves used for making baskets and mats?

Raffia.

Yes. Which favourite of Queen Elizabeth I extended

Kenilworth Castle in order to entertain her there?

-Derby.

-Dudley.

What did the villages of Uffington

and Kilburn in North Yorkshire have carved into the hillside?

-A white horse.

-Yes. Which singer-songwriter's 1971 hit Sweet Caroline

was inspired by President Kennedy's daughter.?

-Neil Diamond.

-Yes. In which prison did John Bunyan spend nearly 12 years

after his arrest in November 1660 for preaching without a licence to unlawful assemblies?

-He wrote nine books when he was there.

-Reading.

Bedford. Who was nominated for a best actor Oscar for his performance

-as the Open University tutor Dr Frank Bryant in the 1983 film Educating Rita?

-Michael Caine.

Yes. Which semi-precious violet stone has a name derived from the Greek for

"not intoxicated" because it was said to protect against drunkenness?

Amethyst.

Yes. What French term is sued for clothes sold ready to wear?

Pret a porter.

Yes. Which Lakeland town, a popular tourist centre, is situated at

the northern end of Derwentwater and overlooked by the mountain Skiddaw?

-Ambleside.

-Keswick. Which Chinese-style blue and white porcelain design

was popularised by Thomas Minton in the late 18th century?

-The Castle.

-Willow Pattern.

The name of which large flightless bird comes from the Portuguese

-word meaning "ostrich"?

-Emu.

Yes. What title given to a Jewish scholar,

or teacher of ritual and law, comes from the Hebrew for "my master"?

Rabbi.

Yes. Which Impressionist was noted for his appearances on

Sunday Night At The London Palladium in the 1960s,

especially for his impersonation of Harold Wilson?

-Mike Yarwood.

-The 14th century Charles Bridge, across the River Vltava,

is one of the major tourist attractions in which city?

-Prague.

-Yes. In music, what Italian word is used for a performer with

exceptional skill and technical ability?

-Coloratura.

-Virtuoso.

Which newspaper heiress was kidnapped by the radical group

-the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974...

-BEEP

..with whom she committed robbery and extortion allegedly under duress?

Patty Hearst.

Correct. No passes, Sian. You have 26 points.

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And finally, Andrew Granath again, please.

You begin this round with 13 points with your knowledge of Gladstone

and the score to beat is 26.

Here we go. Two and a half minutes of general knowledge.

-Boston's the capital of which American state?

-Massachusetts.

Yes. The anti-coagulant hiruden used to prevent blood clot

-is obtained from certain species which of blood-sucking worms?

-Pass.

What is the name of the temple built on the Acropolis

by the architect Iktinos Kallikrates

-under the supervision of Phidias?

-Parthenon.

Yes. In which song does the Jolly Swagman camp by the billabong

under the shade of a coolibah tree?

Waltzing Matilda.

Yes. Which Burmese diplomat served as the Secretary General

-of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971?

-U Thant.

Yes. Who was the original presenter of Radio 4's Loose Ends

and the quiz show Counterpoint?

-Pass.

-In which London park is Rotten Row?

It became the first road in England to be lit at night after William III

-had 300 oil lamps suspended from trees along its length.

-Hyde Park.

Yes. In the English Football Premier League, how many substitutes

can be named by each team only three of whom are allowed to play?

-Five.

-Seven.

Which celebrated Swedish-born soprano toured America

-in 1850 with the circus impresario PT Barnum?

-Pass.

In 2011, the Scottish sculptor Martin Boyce won which major art award?

Turner Prize.

Yes. Ribies nigrum is the botanical name of which bush whose fruit

is used in jams and in a rich source of vitamin c?

-Damson.

-Blackcurrant.

What is the name of the administrative states,

three of which were historically divided into two that make up

-the Swiss Confederation?

-Pass.

Which self-proclaimed Price of Wales led the last major Welsh

attempt to throw off English rule in the early 15th century?

Owen Glendower.

Yes. The line, "A boy's best friend is his mother is from which

-classic 1960 classic Hitchcock film?

-Psycho.

Yes. What alternative name for the puma comes from its native Indian

-name via Portuguese and French?

-Cougar.

Yes. Which writer and barrister wrote the autobiographical play

A Voyage Round My Father about his relationship

with his blind father who was also a barrister?

John Mortimer.

Correct. The BBC began to transmit its regular public

television service from which building on the 2nd of November 1936?

Alexandra Palace.

Correct. In Greek and Roman legend,

which king noted for his greed was given asses' ears by Apollo

when he spoke out against him in a musical contest?

-Crucis.

-No, Midas.

In mathematics, which name is given to an angle greater

-than 180 degrees and less than 360?

-Pass.

Which river rises in the French Massif Central and flows

1,000km north and west before emptying into the bay of Biscay?

BEEP

-The Gironde.

-It's the Loire. You had five passes.

That angle is the reflex angle.

The name of those administrative states

in the Swiss Confederation are Cantons.

The Swedish-born soprano who teamed up with PT Barnum was Jenny Lind.

The original presenter of Loose Ends and Counterpoint was Ned Sherrin

and those anti-coagulant species of blood-sucking worms were leeches.

You have a total of 24 points.

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It was close at the end. Let's have a look at the scores.

In joint fourth place, with 18 points, Matthew Clarke and Nathan Scott.

Second place with 24 points, Andrew Granath.

First place with 26 points, she held onto the lead, Sian West.

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Which means that Sian West is tonight's winner.

She goes through to the semi-finals. Congratulations to her.

If you would like to be a contender on the next series, go to our website.

And join us again next time for more Mastermind.

Thanks for watching. Goodbye.

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