Episode 26 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is Chris Yates,

a scientist from London, and he's answering questions

on the X-Men comics.

Sarah Greenan is a barrister from Leeds.

Her specialist subject - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.

Bruce Horton, a teacher from Kent, is answering questions

on the American football team the Green Bay Packers.

Ewan Payton is a barrister from Bristol.

His subject - the band Jethro Tull.

And Simon Alvey, a PR consultant from London.

His subject - the Irish leader Eamon de Valera.

APPLAUSE

Hello, and welcome to Mastermind

with me, John Humphrys.

Five contenders tonight, because this is a semifinal.

Each of them can congratulate themselves

on getting through the heats,

but they can't rest on their laurels,

because only one of them will leave here tonight knowing

they are still on course to become the nation's Mastermind.

Slightly different rules for the semifinal.

It's a minute and a half for their specialist subject,

and then two minutes as usual for general knowledge.

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

-And your name is?

-Chris Yates.

-Your occupation?

-Scientist.

-And your chosen subject?

-The X-Men comics.

-The X-Men comics.

In 90 seconds. Here we go.

What is the name of the wheelchair-bound telepathic mutant

who establishes a school for gifted youngsters to recruit other mutants?

Charles Xavier.

Thunderbird is killed when he clings to an aeroplane that explodes.

To which wealthy Italian gangster did it belong?

-Count Nefaria.

-What is the name of the machine Professor Xavier uses

to both identify prospective new students

and to warn of any approaching mutant menace?

-Cerebro.

-On which remote Scottish island

is Moira MacTaggert Mutant Research Center located?

-Muir Island.

-What is the name of the alloy

that makes Wolverine's skeleton and claws almost unbreakable?

Adamantium.

In the Dark Phoenix Saga, what does Moira MacTaggert find

lying in front of Mutant X's cell

in the story The Action Of The Tiger?

-A gold tooth.

-Which senator from Boston

promotes legislation such as the Mutant Affairs Control Act

because he regards mutants as a threat to national security?

Senator Kelly.

In which country does Mr Sinister carry out

the exchange of the kidnapped pair Jean Grey and Scott Summers

in return for the genetic matrix in X-Cutioner's Song?

-Genosha.

-Panama.

What is the name of the supercomputer used by Lucifer

to try and conquer Earth in X-Men issue 21 from June 1966?

-Cerebro.

-Dominus.

What word was first added to the comic's main title

in issue 114 in 1978?

Uncanny.

The Canadian government wants Wolverine captured

and returned to service and assigns James Hudson,

also known as Vindicator, to do it.

What is the name of Vindicator's team?

-Alpha Flight.

-Which renowned geneticist

announces she's working with BeneTech Laboratories

to develop a so-called cure, later called Hope... BEEP

..for the mutant strain?

-Kavita Rao.

-Is correct.

No passes, Chris. You have 10 points.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Sarah Greenan.

-Your occupation?

-Barrister.

-And your chosen subject?

-Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.

The Coast to Coast Walk. Here we go.

The Coast to Coast Walk runs for approximately 190 miles

from the Irish Sea coast in Cumbria to the North Sea coast in North Yorkshire.

It's normally walked west to east starting at which village?

St Bees.

The stumpy white stone cross on Danby High Moor

that formerly served as a parish boundary marker

is widely known by what nickname?

-Fat Betty.

-At the top of which Lakeland Pass

is there a choice of two high-level routes over Helvellyn

and St Sunday's Crag respectively

and a direct route down to Patterdale?

At Grisedale.

Between Keld and Reeth, the route passes

several hillside gullies created when miners

released torrents of water to remove the topsoil

and expose any minerals below.

What term is used for those ravines?

Hushings.

The ruins of which hall, whose original name is translated as

"deep chasm that is the haunt of crows,"

is passed shortly after the route's halfway point at the village of Keld?

Crackpot.

Which valley east of Nine Standards Rigg does Wainwright describe as

"Little-known and rarely visited.

"Beyond Ravenseat all is desolation profound"?

-Crosby Ravensworth.

-Whitsundale.

What name is given to the ancient ken

on the edge of Crosby Ravensworth Fell that the route passes close by,

although it is almost certainly not the burial place

of the person it's named after?

-Robin Hood's Grave.

-At over 1,100 feet,

what is the name of the first significant hill

a Coast to Coast walker climbs after leaving the village of Cleator?

-Dent Hill.

-Yes, Dent Fell.

On the alternative high route between Greenup Edge and Grasmere,

what is the first summit reached before Gibson Knott and Helm Crag?

Calf Crag.

Which abbey passed by the route was founded

in the late 12th century by an order known as the White Canons

and stands on the banks of the River Lowther? BEEP

Um...

-Mount Grace.

-Shap Abbey.

No passes, Sarah. You have eight points.

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And our next contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Bruce Horton.

-Your occupation?

-Teacher.

-Chosen subject?

-The Green Bay Packers American football team.

Green Bay Packers, in 90 seconds.

Which legendary coach joined Green Bay in January 1959?

During his decade in charge, the Packers were the dominant team in American football,

culminating in their winning the first two super Bowls.

Vince Lombardi.

In which city did the Packers play many of their home games

until Green Bay became their sole home venue in 1994?

Milwaukee.

Ryan Longwell was a successful member

of the Green Bay Packers squad between '97 and 2005.

What was his specialism?

-Placekicker.

-What is the name of the Packers' stadium in Green Bay,

named after the manager, coach and star player

of the first Green Bay team that played in

the American Professional Football Association in October 1921?

Lambeau Field.

In which city did the Packers beat New England Patriots

by 35-21 to win Super Bowl XXXI in January '97?

New Orleans.

Who was appointed head coach of the Green Bay Packers

-for the '71 season?

-Er...

-Lindy Infante.

-Dan Devine.

Packers supporters have adopted what nickname,

with accompanying headgear, that was originally used

as a derogatory name for anyone from Wisconsin?

-Cheeseheads.

-What was the name of the head coach

of Green Bay Packers who preceded Vince Lombardi in '58?

During his single season in charge,

the team won one match and lost 10.

Ray Scooter McLean.

Which team did the Packers beat 7-6 in their first ever game

in the American Professional Football Association in October '21?

-Decatur.

-Minneapolis Marines.

Which future American president was offered

a professional football contract by the Packers in 1935,

although he chose to turn the offer down

and study law at Yale before starting a political career?

Gerald Ford.

Which team surprisingly beat Green Bay at Lambeau Field... BEEP

..in the play-offs in January 2012?

The Packers, as current champions,

won 15 out of 16 matches in the regular season

and had been favourites to retain the title in Super Bowl XLVI.

-Atlanta Falcons.

-It was the New York Giants.

Bruce, no passes. Eight points.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Ewan Paton.

-Your occupation?

-Barrister.

-And your specialist subject?

-Jethro Tull.

Jethro Tull in a minute and a half.

Which single released in May '69 gave the British rock group

Jethro Tull their first UK top three hit

and an appearance on Top Of The Pops?

Living In The Past.

What's the title of the group's first studio album, released in '68?

The record includes a version of Roland Kirk's Serenade To A Cuckoo.

This Was.

The album Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die!

was originally intended as a rock opera

about a fictional ageing rock star. What's his name?

-Ray Lomas.

-The group got one of their first big breaks

when they were invited to play at a festival

held in Kempton Park in August '68. Which festival?

Sunbury Festival.

In which South American country did Ian Anderson

injure his knee in '96 on an uneven stage?

He later developed thrombosis as a result and had to have surgery.

-Peru.

-With which Greek singer

did the group perform and record the tracks Ruby Tuesday

and John Barleycorn at a concert in Athens in 1992?

-George Costacos.

-George Dalaras.

Which bass player left the group in 1970

at the end of their American tour

and was replaced by Jeffrey Hammond?

Glenn Cornick.

What was the B-side of the single Sunshine Day,

released in early '68 by MGM records,

with the name of the band printed on the label as Jethro Toe?

-Aeroplane.

-Under what name did the group record

five tracks with the producer Derek Lawrence

at the CBS studios in London in September '67?

Candy Coloured Rain.

Which Jethro Tull concept album was supposedly based on a poem

written by a 12-year-old boy called Gerald Bostock?

It was released in March '72.

Thick As A Brick.

The packaging of Jethro Tull's sixth studio album,

A Passion Play, was in the form of a theatre programme.

Which character is Ian Anderson shown to be playing? BEEP

-Ronnie Pilgrim.

-Mark Ridley.

No passes, Ewan. You have nine points.

APPLAUSE

And our final contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Simon Alvey.

-Your occupation?

-PR consultant.

-Chosen subject?

-Eamon de Valera.

Eamon de Valera in 90 seconds.

Eamon de Valera, who became Prime Minister

and later president of Ireland was born in 1882

to an Irish mother and Spanish father in which city?

-New York.

-What was the name of the paramilitary group

formed to counter the rise of militant Ulster Protestants

that de Valera joined in November 1913?

The Irish Volunteers.

In the Easter Rising of 1916, de Valera was a commandant

in the 3rd battalion of the Irish Volunteer Force,

given the task of covering which barracks on the approach to Dublin?

-Boland Mill.

-Beggars Bush.

Who was the founder of Sinn Fein,

whom de Valera replaced as the party's president in 1917?

-Arthur Griffith.

-De Valera was sentenced to death

for his part in the Easter Rising.

A British general commuted his sentence to penal servitude for life

on the orders of the Prime Minister Herbert Asquith. Which general?

-Maxwell.

-After serving part of his sentence,

de Valera was freed in 1917 under a general amnesty

and elected to represent which constituency in Parliament?

-East Clare.

-De Valera was imprisoned again in 1918.

From which English prison did Michael Collins

help him escape in February 1919?

Lincoln.

What was the name of the daily newspaper

de Valera established in 1931

using money raised from the American public?

The Irish Press.

He was known throughout his adult life as Dev.

Which fellow teacher at Rockwell College first gave him the nickname?

-Pass.

-In March 1926, de Valera split with Sinn Fein

and two months later formed a new political party,

whose name means Warriors Of Destiny. Which party?

-Fianna Fail.

-De Valera's government used the abdication crisis

of '36 as an opportunity to abolish what imperial office?

Governor general.

In May 1945, de Valera attracted international criticism... BEEP

..by paying a formal visit to a German minister

in Ireland to express condolences

on the death of Adolf Hitler. Which Minister?

-Hempel.

-Yes.

You had one pass, Simon.

He was known throughout his adult life as Dev,

and it was Tom O'Donnell who first gave him that nickname.

-Which you knew, obviously.

-Let's pretend.

Anyway, Simon, that's one pass. You have scored, though, 10 points.

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Well, a close contest. Let's have a look at the scores so far.

In joint fourth place - eight points apiece -

Sarah Greenan and Bruce Horton.

Third place, nine points, Ewan Paton.

Joint first place - 10 point apiece - Chris Yates and Simon Alvey.

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So, it's the general knowledge round now,

and if there is 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.

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

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

And you start out, Sarah, with eight points

with your knowledge of Wainwright's Coast To Coast Walk.

You have two minutes for general knowledge now. Here we go.

Which elderly detective has been played on television

by Joan Hickson, Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie?

-Miss Marple.

-The holder of which position has

the casting vote in the House of Commons

if the result following a division is a tie?

-Speaker.

-On which Hebridean island is Dunvegan Castle,

which has been the seat of the chief of the clan MacLeod for 800 years?

-Skye.

-What two words complete the following quotation

from the end of John Donne's poem Meditation 17?

"And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls, it tolls..."

-For thee.

-Which radio broadcaster who died in 2004

presented Letter From America for over 50 years?

Alistair Cooke.

In what sport has Tracey Neville represented England?

In 2015, she was appointed interim coach

of the England team for its World Cup in Australia.

-Hockey.

-Netball.

What name is given to a drink that consists of

the egg-based liqueur Advocaat with a dash of lime juice

or cordial and topped with fizzy lemonade?

-Snowball.

-The American sculptor Mitzi Cunliffe

who died in 2006 is best known for designing an award

originally created for the Guild Of Television Producers in 1955. What award?

-Golden Globe.

-The Bafta award.

Who invented a calculating machine that he called the Difference Engine

and later designed the more ambitious forerunner

of the modern computer that he called the Analytical Engine?

-Charles Babbage.

-What word for mockingly scornful or sneering

comes ultimately from the Greek name of a plant

that reputedly causes facial convulsions when eaten?

Pass.

Which Austrian composer's 8th Symphony in B Minor

is known as the Unfinished, although he also left

another symphony and many other works unfinished?

-Schubert.

-Which brothers had top five UK hits with

This Old Heart Of Mine in '68

and Behind A Painted Smile the following year.

-Everly Brothers.

-The Isley Brothers.

Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck were pretenders

to the throne of which English king?

-Henry VII.

-Who stars as Tess McGill,

an ambitious secretary overshadowed by her boss,

in the 1988 film Working Girl?

Pass.

Who was named best international artist

and won song of the year for his single Happy at the inaugural

BBC Music Awards held in December 2014?

-Will Farrell.

-Pharrell Williams.

In folklore, which month is known as fill-dyke... BEEP

..because it's traditionally a month of heavy rain or snow.

-February.

-February is correct.

Two passes.

It was Melanie Griffith who starred as Tess McGill in Working Girl.

And that word for mockingly scornful, etc, is sardonic.

Yeah. You have now, Sarah, 18 points.

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And now Bruce again, please.

And you also start out with eight points

with your knowledge of the Green Bay Packers.

18 is the score to beat as we speak.

Here we go, two minutes of general knowledge.

Who established the Metropolitan Police Force in 1829?

The term "Bobby" is thought to come from his first name.

-Sir Robert Peel.

-Which tree-dwelling lizard

noted primarily for its ability to change colour

has a particularly long, sticky tongue

that it uses to catch insects?

-Chameleon.

-Which comedy actor wrote, directed

and played the title character Derek

in a television series about life in a nursing home?

-Ricky Gervais.

-Which organs of the body

are affected by Bright's disease?

-The liver.

-Kidneys.

What name is given to a word that can be formed

by reordering the letters of another word?

An example would be "disease" and "seaside".

-Anagram.

-In a 2014 film based on a Stephen Sondheim musical,

a witch tells a childless baker and his wife

that if they get certain magical items from classic fairytales

for her, she will lift the curse on their family. Which film?

-Little Night Music.

-Into the Woods.

Which saint's feast day is celebrated on the 24th of August?

It was the date the massacre of the French Huguenots took place in 1572.

-St Bartholomew.

-Which Yorkshire-born artist

who turned down a knighthood in 1990

became a member of the Order of Merit in 2012?

David Hockney.

Who posthumously overtook the Beatles' record of

70 number one hit singles in June 2002

when A Little Less Conversation reached number one?

-Elvis Presley.

-According to the book of Genesis,

God created humans and animals of the land

on which of the days of creation?

The sixth day.

Bill Clinton was elected governor of an American state

five times before he was elected American president

in November 1992. Which state?

-Arkansas.

-Frank Finlay made a guest appearance

in the first series of which comedy

as the Witchsmeller Pursuivant?

-Er, Goon Show.

-Blackadder.

In May 2014, who became the first non-European manager

to win the Premier League title?

Pass.

What term was coined in the 1950s for the new wave of plays

that dealt with the domestic lives of ordinary people,

an example being Look Back In Anger?

-New realism.

-Kitchen-sink drama.

Which inlet and port in Pembrokeshire

has a deep natural harbour and has become

one of Europe's main oil terminals?

-Milford Haven.

-In a song from the musical The Sound Of Music,

which note is described as "a drop of golden sun"? BEEP

-Re.

-Re is correct.

You had one pass. It was Manuel Pellegrini

who became the first non-European manager to win the Premier League title.

You have scored in total, Bruce, 19 points.

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And now Ewan again, please.

And you begin with nine points

with your knowledge of Jethro Tull.

19 now the score to beat. Two minutes in which to do it.

According to the popular saying, where do all roads lead?

Rome.

Which American group topped the UK charts in February 1999

with the single Maria, over 18 years

after their previous number one single?

-Blondie.

-Which Royal family

was one of the principal European dynasties

from the 15th to the 20th century? Their name comes from

the family castle built in Switzerland in 1020.

-Habsburg.

-Which popular caged bird's

predominantly yellow colour has been produced by selective breeding?

Wild specimens are a greenish brown.

-Canary.

-At the 1990 Grand National,

a horse broke Red Rum's 1973 record

of nine minutes 1.9 seconds. What was its name?

-Party Politics.

-Mr Frisk.

Which 19th-century British minister reputedly said:

"When I want to read a novel, I write one"?

-Disraeli.

-Which city, a former capital of British India,

stands on the River Hooghly, a branch of the River Ganges?

-Agra.

-No, Calcutta.

What word of Dutch origin refers to the official punishment

in the Dutch navy where sailors were dragged

underwater along the side of a ship?

-Keelhaul.

-Which comedian and actor

plays Chandler Jarrell, a social worker specialising

in finding lost children, in the 1986 film The Golden Child?

-Eddie Murphy.

-Who composed the music

for the ballet Coppelia, first performed in Paris in 1870?

-Sibelius.

-Delibes.

How is James Wormold known in the title

of a Graham Greene novel about a vacuum cleaner salesman

recruited to work as a spy by British intelligence?

The book was made into a film starring Alec Guinness.

-Our Man In Havana.

-Who was elected as leader

of the Liberal Democrats in July 2015?

He's the Member of Parliament for Westmorland and Lonsdale.

-Tim Farron.

-The Maunsell Sea Forts at Red Sands,

built during the Second World War,

are in the estuary of which English river?

-Mersey.

-The Thames.

What name is given to the meat of a mature sheep,

usually when the animal is over two years old?

-Mutton.

-Which social jazz dance

became a national craze in 1920s America?

It was originally a black folk dance

that was named after the cotton trading port

in South Carolina with which it's associated.

-Charleston.

-Which city's Polytechnic

became the John Moores University in 1992?

-Liverpool.

-BEEP

And we're out of time, just.

No passes, Ewan. You've scored 21 points.

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And now Chris again, please.

And you start out with 10 points, Chris.

And the score now to beat is 21.

It's been creeping up.

Here we go, two minutes of general knowledge.

What name for an all-in-one garment used for leisure wear

or sleeping in comes from the American trade name

of an infant's body suit?

-Onesie.

-Which of the seven wonders of the ancient world

is near Giza in Egypt?

-Great Pyramid.

-Which Parisian place of entertainment

was opened on 6 October 1889 by Joseph Oller?

It is often associated with the dance the can-can.

Erm...

-Paris Opera.

-Moulin Rouge.

Which long-legged, slender wading bird,

often seen standing motionless in shallow water,

is referred to in Shakespeare's Hamlet as a handsaw?

-Heron.

-What is Britain's longest motorway?

It stretches for over 230 miles from Rugby to north of Carlisle.

-M2.

-M6.

The comedy series Yonderland is created,

written and performed by members of the cast

of which children's television series?

-Horrible Histories.

-Which musical instrument

does the character Sherlock Holmes play for relaxation?

-Violin.

-The effects of what substance were discovered

accidentally by the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann in 1943?

He felt dizzy in his laboratory and later had hallucinations.

Um, LSD.

What word for an extended dramatic work set to music

for singers and orchestra literally means "work" in Italian?

-Libretto.

-Opera.

Who directed the film Gladiator,

which won five Oscars at the 2001 ceremony?

-Anderson.

-Ridley Scott.

Which Glasgow-born broadcaster and journalist wrote

and presented the 2012 documentary series

the Diamond Queen, which celebrated the Queen's Diamond Jubilee?

-Pass.

-The 16th-century Flemish painter

Pieter Bruegel the Elder was known by a nickname

because of the social class depicted in many of his works. What nickname?

-Servant.

-Peasant.

Who sang the theme song to the '97 Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies?

She was a former backing singer for Michael Jackson.

-Madonna.

-Sheryl Crow.

The 2014 world snooker champion Mark Selby

and commentator and former player Willie Thorne

are among the famous sportsmen born in which city?

Leicester.

Which flavouring gets its name because its taste combines

the flavours of nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon?

It's sometimes called Jamaican pepper.

-Allspice.

-What was the name of the small stream in northern Italy

whose crossing by Julius Caesar in 49 BC amounted... BEEP

..to a declaration of war on the Roman Senate?

Um...

-Tiber.

-No.

It was - and you'll be so cross with yourself -

-the Rubicon.

-Yep.

You had one pass. It was Andrew Marr who presented The Diamond Queen.

-Chris, 18 points.

-Thank you.

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And finally, Simon again, please.

And 21 remains the score to beat, Simon.

You have 10 points to start with.

Let's see if you can get through to the final

on the basis of the next two minutes. Here we go.

What geographical term is now also used for the time when TV programmes

that might be unsuitable for children can be broadcast?

-Watershed.

-Which non-alcoholic beverage give its flavour

to the rum-based liqueur Tia Maria?

-Erm, ginger beer.

-Coffee.

On the internet, what three-digit number is used universally

to indicate that a requested web page can't be found?

-404.

-The bird-catcher Papageno

and Pamina, the daughter of the Queen of the Night,

are characters in which opera by Mozart?

-Pass.

-Which fantasy novel by Susanna Clarke,

set during the Napoleonic Wars, has been adapted for television

starring Bertie Carvel and Eddie Marsan in the title roles?

-Poldark.

-Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.

Octopush, played by two teams of divers using a puck

made of lead or similar material,

is an underwater form of which sport?

-Football.

-Ice hockey.

What is the name of the marshy area in southern Florida

that was authorised as a national park in 1934?

-Everglades.

-What French word meaning "left"

is used in English to mean tactless or lacking in social grace?

-Gauche.

-Which political leader's quotations

were contained in a publication known as the Little Red Book?

-Mao Zedong.

-Which Bishop's official residence

was at Auckland Castle in the town of Bishop Auckland

from 1832 to 2011?

-Durham.

-Sometimes called aquiculture,

what name is usually given to the process of growing plants

in a liquid nutrient solution rather than soil?

-Petri.

-Hydroponics.

Who played the title role in the long-running

television series Buffy The Vampire Slayer?

-Sarah Michelle Gellar.

-What type of roofed gate,

found at the entrance to many English churchyards,

was used to shelter a corpse on its way to be buried?

-Pass.

-Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin is best known

as the author of an 1818 Gothic novel

considered an early work of science fiction.

What was her more familiar married name?

-Shelley.

-The ancient people called the Medes

lived in the north-western part of which modern-day country?

-France.

-Iran.

Which Disney film about a teenage robotics whizz

and the inflatable robot Baymax won an Oscar in 2015

for best animated feature film?

Big Hero 6.

Which athlete who won the London Marathon three times

and broke the women's record in 2003

ran the race competitively for the last time in 2015?

-Paula Radcliffe.

-What slow-growing... BEEP

I've started, so I'll finish.

..organisms often found on tree trunks

consist of a symbiotic association of fungi and algae?

-Lichens.

-Is correct.

Two passes, Simon.

The roofed gate is known as the lichgate.

And Papageno and Pamina are in The Magic Flute.

You have 21 points.

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Well, it stayed very close to the end.

Let's have a look at the scores.

In joint fourth place - 18 points apiece -

Chris Yates and Sarah Greenan.

Third place, 19 points, Bruce Horton.

Second place, 21 points

and three passes, Simon Alvey.

First please, 21 points

and no passes, Ewan Paton.

APPLAUSE

Which means that Ewan is tonight's winner,

and he goes through to the grand final.

Congratulations to him.

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Thanks for watching, goodbye.

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