Episode 28 Mastermind

Our first contender tonight is Kyle Hobman,

he's a financial assistant from York

and his specialist subject is Pink Floyd.

David Sutherland from Gateshead's answering questions

on the Russian Field Marshal Georgy Zhukov.

Next, David Love, a financial planner from Staffordshire

on the footballer Stan Cullis.

Ken Morland is an energy analyst from Brechin,

his specialist subject, the works of the writer HP Lovecraft.

And Nicola Nuttall, a children's play centre owner from Lancashire.

Her subject, the films of Tom Hanks.

APPLAUSE

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

Tonight's five semifinalists have already made

that scary walk to the black chair,

and now, if they're to get through to the grand final,

they will have to do it again.

And it's the usual rules, 90 seconds of questions

on their specialist subject and then two minutes on general knowledge.

So, let's have our first contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

Pink Floyd, in 90 seconds, here we go.

What is the title of Pink Floyd's first chart single,

released in 1967?

-Arnold Layne.

-Yep.

What was the name of the design agency,

formed by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey "Po" Powell,

that designed several Pink Floyd album covers,

including The Dark Side Of The Moon and Meddle?

-Hipgnosis.

-Yep.

The 1979 number-one single Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)

had backing vocals by children from which London school?

-Islington Green School.

-Yes.

In November 1973, Pink Floyd played two benefit concerts

in one day with Soft Machine, at The Rainbow Theatre,

that raised £10,000 for a drummer who'd broken his back. Who?

-Steve Wyatt?

-Robert Wyatt.

The band's 1972 album Obscured By Clouds was originally produced

as the soundtrack for a Barbet Schroeder film. What was it called?

-La Vallee.

-Yes.

Who sang lead vocals on Have A Cigar for the album Wish You Were Here?

-Roy Harper.

-Yes.

The title of Pink Floyd's first album,

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, is taken from a chapter heading

in a classic children's book. What's it called?

-The Wind In The Willows.

-Yes.

Come In Number 51, Your Time Is Up

is one of three songs for the film Zabriskie Point.

Which earlier song is it a reworking of?

-Hey You.

-Careful With That Axe, Eugene.

Which music critic and later television presenter

wrote in Rolling Stone magazine,

"The Dark Side of the Moon has flash - the true flash that

"comes from the excellence of a superb performance"?

-Hans Keller.

-Lloyd Grossman.

Which Pink Floyd tribute song to Syd Barrett includes the line,

"Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner"?

-Shine On, You Crazy Diamond.

-Yes.

Who was the author who was... BEEP

..invited on stage to play acoustic guitar on Brain Damage

at the band's Earls Court concert on the 28th of October, 1994?

-Robert Harris.

-It might have been, mightn't it? It was Douglas Adams.

-Oh, yeah.

-Yeah?

There you go, you knew it all the time.

That's what the black chair does to you.

-Anyway, Kyle, you have seven points.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

In 90 seconds, starting now.

Marshal Zhukov was an officer in the Soviet Red Army

who led the operation to capture Berlin in 1945.

In '39, he was made Hero of the Soviet Union

after a victory over the Japanese in which battle?

-Khalkhin Gol.

-Yes.

Zhukov co-ordinated the Central, Briansk and Western Fronts

against the German Operation Citadel at which battle in 1943?

-Kursk.

-Yes.

In September 1944, Zhukov supervised the Soviet invasion

of a European country with a pro-German government.

Which country?

-Bulgaria.

-Yes.

On the 9th of May 1945, Zhukov was the Soviet signatory

on the document that marked the German surrender.

Who represented Britain?

-Montgomery.

-No, Tedder.

In January 1941, the Soviets played two war games

that anticipated an invasion by the German Army.

Which general did Zhukov defeat in the games?

Pass.

Who commanded the First Ukrainian Front,

that supported the First Belorussian Front,

led by Zhukov in the final attack on Berlin in 1945?

-Konev.

-Correct.

What was the name of the head of the Soviet Air Force who

denounced Zhukov under interrogation after he was arrested in 1946?

Oh, erm...

-Antipov.

-Novikov.

Stalin dismissed Zhukov from his position of Commander in Chief

in 1946 and posted him to a city on the Black Sea. Which city?

-Odessa.

-Yes.

Which government post did Zhukov hold

between February 1955 and October '57?

-Minister of Defence.

-Yes.

In 1957, Zhukov defended Khrushchev

against a group of Communist Party members who tried to overthrow him.

What was that group called?

The Bulganin Group.

The Antiparty Group. BEEP

And your time is up.

You had one pass -

the general that Zhukov defeated in those war games was Dmitry Pavlov.

And you have scored, David, six points.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

Stan Cullis in 90 seconds, here we go.

Cullis was a football player,

captain and manager from 1935 to 1970.

Wolverhampton Wanderers' first trophy under his management

was the '49 FA Cup.

Which team did they beat 3-1 in the final at Wembley?

-Leicester City.

-Yep.

With what army unit did Cullis serve for most of the Second World War?

He rose to the rank of Company Sergeant Major.

-The Physical Training Corps.

-Yep.

Which club did Cullis play a trial match for in 1933?

-Bolton Wanderers.

-Yep.

Wolves built a training ground in a suburb of Wolverhampton

while Cullis was managing the club. What was its name?

-Castlecroft.

-Yep.

Which position was Cullis moved to for a practice game

early in his career with Wolves?

He played in that position for most of the rest of his career.

-Centre half.

-Yes.

What is the name of the team in South Yorkshire

that Cullis used as a nursery club?

It supplied Wolves with players

including Ron Flowers and Roy Swinbourne.

-Wath Wanderers.

-Yes.

Who were England's opponents when he captained the side

for the only time, in his last full international appearance in 1939?

-Romania.

-Yep.

Who beat Wolves 9-2 on aggregate

in the quarterfinal of the European Cup in 1960?

-Barcelona.

-Yes.

1963-64 was Cullis' last full season in charge of Wolves.

What position did they finish in the First Division table?

-17th.

-16th.

Who did Wolves beat 4-3 at Molineux on the 14th of September '64,

in Cullis' last match in charge of the club?

-West Ham.

-Yes.

Cullis was sacked by Wolves in '64, but returned to management

in December of the following year with which club?

-Birmingham City.

-Yes.

In the final match of Cullis' playing career,

Wolves only needed a draw against Liverpool

to secure their first league title, but lost 2-1.

BEEP Who scored Liverpool's winner

after Cullis did not commit a professional foul to stop him?

-Albert Stubbins.

-Albert Stubbins is correct.

-No passes, David, you have 11 points.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

In 90 seconds, here we go.

Which fictional character is the protagonist

of the HP Lovecraft stories The Dream-Quest Of Unknown Kadath,

The Silver Key and the co-authored Through The Gates Of The Silver Key?

-Randolph Carter.

-Yes.

At The Mountains Of Madness is narrated

by the geologist William Dyer,

who leads an ill-fated expedition to which continent?

-Antarctica.

-Yes.

In The Terrible Old Man, what type of object does

the title character keep in a bare room in his house?

He gives them names, such as Scarface, Long Tom and Spanish Joe?

-Bottles.

-Yes.

The Whisperer In The Darkness is narrated by Albert Wilmarth,

an instructor in literature at a fictional university in Arkham,

that appears in several Lovecraft stories. Which university?

-Miskatonic.

-Correct.

Who wrote the lines that provide

the epigraph of Lovecraft's story The Outsider?

Pass.

"You fool, Warren is dead!" Spoken by a deep, hollow, inhuman voice.

They are the final words of which story?

-The Statement Of Randolph Carter.

-Yes.

In The Rats In The Walls, the narrator moves into a ruined priory.

What's it called?

-Exham.

-Yep.

A Lovecraft short story that was first published

in The Vagrant magazine in 1919

takes its title from the name of a fish god in Philistine legends.

What's the god's name?

-Dagon.

-Yep.

Which of Lovecraft's stories is narrated by Daniel Upton,

who has killed his best friend, Edward Derby,

but tries to show that his actions do not amount to murder?

-The Thing On The Doorstep.

-Yes.

At the opening of The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward,

we learn that the title character has disappeared from

an insane asylum just outside which state capital?

-Boston.

-Providence.

Lovecraft dedicated his story... BEEP

..The Haunter Of The Dark to an American author who would go on to

write the novel Psycho, upon which Alfred Hitchcock's film was based.

Which author?

-Robert Bloch.

-Is correct.

You had just one pass,

the chap who wrote the lines that provide the epigraph

of Lovecraft's story The Outsider is none other than John Keats.

Ken, that one pass, you've scored nine points.

APPLAUSE

And our final contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

Tom Hanks' films, here we go.

Which film-maker has directed Tom Hanks in a number of films,

including Bridge Of Spies and Catch Me If You Can?

-Stephen Spielberg.

-Yep.

In The Terminal, Viktor Navorski is stranded in

the international transit lounge at JFK airport

because of the military coup taking place in his home country,

the Republic of...?

-Krakozhia.

-Yep.

Hanks has directed several films in which he's also acted,

including a 2011 film where he appears in the title role.

What's it's called?

-Larry Crowne.

-Yes.

What is the name of the fairground machine that grants Josh Baskin

his wish to be grown-up in the film Big?

-Zoltar Speaks.

-Yep.

In Forrest Gump, what is the name of the hurricane

that destroys all of Bayou La Batre's shrimp-fishing fleet,

apart from Gump's boat, Jenny?

-Hurricane Carmen.

-Yes.

What named does Chuck Noland give to the volleyball that

becomes his companion on the island where he is stranded in Cast Away?

-Wilson.

-Yes.

In Saving Mr Banks, Hanks' character Walt Disney

is told by Pamela Travers that a particular colour must not be used

in the film version of Mary Poppins, because she has simply gone off it.

Which colour?

-Red.

-Yep.

In which 1992 film does Hanks played Jimmy Dugan,

a drunken former baseball player who manages a women's team

during the Second World War?

-A League Of Their Own.

-Correct.

What is the name of the psychology student

played by Hanks in the 1980 horror film, He Knows You're Alone?

Pass.

In which 2011 film does Hanks play Thomas Schell,

the father of a boy who searches New York for the lock

that matches a key he finds among his father's belongings?

Extremely Close And Incredibly Loud.

Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close!

In the Da Vinci Code, after Robert Langdon looks at the tomb

of Sir Isaac Newton, he realises that the correct code word...

BEEP ..to open the cryptex is what?

-Rose?

-Apple.

-Apple!

-Yes.

One pass, the name of that psychology student

played by Hanks in He Knows You're Alone is Elliot.

So, there you go.

You've scored, Nicola, eight points.

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Well, quite a spread of scores there.

Let's have a look at all of them.

In fifth place, six points, David Sutherland.

Fourth place, seven points, Kyle.

Third place, eight points, Nicola.

Second place, nine points, Ken.

First place, 11 points, David Love.

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Round 2 now, the general knowledge round,

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 us get on with it

and ask David Sutherland to join us again, please.

And you start out with six, David,

but plenty of time to catch up, because we have two minutes

for the general knowledge round, starting now.

What is the name of the cup-shaped vessel, made of a hard material,

in which ingredients are ground with a pestle?

-Mortar.

-Yep.

Dorking, Leghorn and Orpington are among the breeds

of what domestic poultry?

-Chicken.

-Yep.

In Leicester Square in 1981, Sir Ralph Richardson unveiled a statue

of an actor in his screen persona of the Tramp. Which actor?

-Charlie Chaplin.

-Yes.

Whose 2016 novel Rather Be The Devil

features retired detective John Rebus,

his former colleagues, Siobhan Clarke and Malcolm Fox,

and the crime bosses Darryl Christie and "Big Ger" Cafferty.

-Ian Rankin.

-Yep.

What is the name of the strategically important

narrow strait that links the Persian Gulf on the west side

with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea on the east?

-The Strait of Hormuz.

-Yes.

The works of which German composer, born in Bonn in December 1770,

include nine completed symphonies?

-Beethoven.

-Yes.

What is the name of the actress who appeared in all seven

of the Road films with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby?

Pass.

What did Francis Bacon say, in a treaties of wealth, is,

"Like muck, not good except it be spread?"

Erm...

-Knowledge?

-Money.

What is the name of the family

in the television series The Beverly Hillbillies?

The head of the family is Jed and other members include

the irascible Granny and the glamorous daughter, Elly May.

-Clampett.

-Yes.

The name of which ancient city is used in Rastafarianism

to represent everything that is oppressive in white culture

and their place of exile from their African roots?

-Babylon.

-Yes.

Under what name have the Dublin-born sisters

Anne, Maureen, Bernadette, Linda and Coleen had seven top-20 hit singles?

Pass.

Which Northamptonshire town was a centre

of the iron and steel industry

until its main works was closed down in 1980?

-Corby.

-Yep.

Which sea monster of Scandinavian folklore is mentioned

in a poem by Tennyson and in the title of the novel by John Wyndham?

It's thought to have been inspired by sightings of a giant squid.

-The Kraken.

-Yep.

What financial institution was guarded at night

by a detachment from the Brigade of Guards for nearly 200 years

following the Gordon Riots in 1780?

-Bank of England.

-Yes.

Whose film and television roles include Miss Willing

in Carry On Matron and Miss Shirley Brahms in Are You Being Served?

-Hattie Jacques.

-It was Wendy Richard.

Could well have been Hattie Jacques, though, couldn't it?

Two passes - it was the Nolans, all those sisters.

And the actress who appeared in all seven of the Road films

was Dorothy Lamour.

You now have a total though, David, of 17 points.

APPLAUSE

And now Kyle again, please.

And you start out with seven points, Kyle.

17 is now the score to beat. Here we go.

What Gothic novel, first published in 1897, combines folk tales

of the undead and historical accounts of Vlad the Impaler?

-Dracula.

-Yep.

What Italian word for time is used for the speed

that a piece of music is performed at?

-Tempo.

-Yep.

What is the smallest

of the international standard A series of paper sizes?

It measures 26mm by 37mm.

-A10?

-Yes.

Tashkent is the capital of one of the five Central Asian republics

that emerged from the break-up of the Soviet Union. Which one?

-Uzbekistan.

-Yes.

What is the title of the novel by Irvine Welsh that was

rejected for the '93 Booker Prize short list after the objection

of two judges who'd been offended by it?

-Trainspotting.

-Yes.

What common name, related to the violin, is given to the species

of crab in which one claw of the males is much larger than the other?

-Fiddler.

-Yes.

What artistic movement, that sought to break with the past

and celebrate dynamism and invention,

came to be associated chiefly with painters

such as Gino Severini and Carlo Carra?

-Vorticism.

-Futurism.

Which organs, that filter the blood, are principally made up

of a large number of tubular units called nephrons?

-Kidneys.

-Yes.

What general name for the mountains of the Central Highlands

of Scotland come from a battle fought there between

the Romans and the Picts in AD 84?

-The Grampians.

-Yes.

In what 2017 film does Scarlett Johansson play Major, a human

who is saved from a terrible crash and cyber-enhanced

to be a perfect soldier?

-Ghost In The Shell.

-Yes.

What is the name of the arid, low-lying region of California

where the world's highest temperature

of 134 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded in July 1913?

-Death Valley.

-Yes.

Who was the Home Secretary who called out the troops

to help the police during a riot by striking miners

in Tonypandy in South Wales in 1910?

-Stanley Baldwin.

-Winston Churchill.

What word for a vote by the general populace on a single issue

comes from the Latin for something to be carried back?

-Referendum.

-Yes.

In April 2017, Sign Of The Times was a debut number-one solo hit single

for which member of One Direction?

-Zayn Malik.

-Harry Styles.

What name is usually given to the passage of the Bible

in Exodus chapter 20... BEEP

..that begins, "I am the Lord thy God which have brought

"thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage"?

-The Lord Is My Shepherd?

-The Ten Commandments.

-Oh.

-Kyle, you have a total now of 18 points.

-Thank you.

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And now, Nicola again, please.

And you, Nicola, start out with eight points.

The score to beat now is 18.

So, let's see if you can do that. Here we go.

What famous building was constructed as a mausoleum

for his favourite wife by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan?

-Taj Mahal.

-Yes.

Zeus took the form of an animal when he approached the maiden Europa

and carried her off to Crete. What animal?

-Bull.

-Yep.

What London place of worship was founded

by Edward the Confessor on the site of a monastery

on land known as Thorney Island?

-Westminster Abbey.

-Yes.

Who first entered the UK singles charts aged 15 in 1964 with Shout,

backed by a group called The Luvvers?

-Lulu.

-Yep.

What name for a Native American tent or wigwam,

typically made of skins or canvas stretched over

a frame of converging poles, comes from the Sioux for dwelling?

-Tepee?

-Yes.

The masterpieces of which Spanish artist,

who lived from 1746-1828, include works that reflect

the horrors of the French invasion of Spain during the Napoleonic Wars?

-Velasco?

-Francisco de Goya.

Who plays the title role of Belle in the 2017 film version

of Beauty And The Beast?

-Emma Watson.

-Yes.

What member of the pig family, native to Africa, gets its name from

the two pairs of protuberances on the male's wide head?

-Rhinoceros?

-Warthog.

Edith Mary Pargeter's first crime novels

were published in the late 1930s under the pen name Jolyon Carr.

But she's better known by the name under which she wrote

the Brother Cadfael mysteries. What is it?

-Umberto Eco.

-Ellis Peters.

The Australian Capital Territory,

that includes the country's capital, Canberra,

is an enclave in which Australian state?

-New South Wales.

-Yes.

The collection of over 6,000 statues of soldiers and horses,

discovered in 1974 near the Chinese city of Xian, is known by what name?

-Terracotta Army.

-Yes.

What form of sugar found in fruits and honey, but also circulates

in the blood, has a name that comes from the Greek for sweet?

-Fructose?

-Glucose.

In the original television series Dallas, Jenna Wade was

played by Morgan Fairchild and Francine Tacker,

before which actress took on the role?

-Cheryl Tiegs?

-Priscilla Presley.

The Palmieri brothers, Marco and Giuseppe,

are among the title characters of an operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan.

What's it called?

-Pirates of Penzance.

-The Gondoliers.

Colonel Paul Tibbets had the... BEEP

..name of his mother painted on the nose of the B-29 that he flew

on a bombing mission to Japan on the 6th of August 1945.

What was her name?

-Enola Gay.

-Yes!

-Oh, was it?

Enola Gay. It's always worth having a go. Always.

Nicola, you have scored a total of 17 points.

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And now, Ken, again, please.

And you have nine points to start with, Ken.

18 still the score to beat.

Let's see if you can do it, here we go.

What was the monetary unit in France

prior to the introduction of the euro in 2002?

-French franc.

-Yep.

What aspect of life was ruled over by the deity Asclepius,

according to Greco-Roman mythology?

-Sleep.

-Medicine.

Which seaside town in North Yorkshire,

previously well-known for its folk festivals,

is also now noted for its annual gatherings of Goths?

-Whitby.

-Yep.

Which 1960 heist film, remade in 2001,

stars five members of Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack?

-The Italian Job.

-Ocean's 11.

In 2001, the Stag Inn at Titley, Herefordshire became

the first English pub to earn what culinary distinction?

-Michelin star.

-Yes.

What name is given to the part of the electromagnetic spectrum

between visible light and X-rays?

-Ultraviolet.

-Yes.

Which city does Shelley describe in his poem Hellas

as bequeathing, "Like sunset to the skies, the splendour of its prime"?

-Athens.

-Yes.

Babylon, This Year's Love and Sail Away

are all tracks from a multi-million selling album by David Gray

that topped the UK charts in August 2001. Which album?

-White Ladder?

-Yes.

Orcinus orca is the scientific name of a black-and-white mammal,

the largest member of the dolphin family. What mammal?

-Killer whale.

-Yes.

Which artist, best known for his portraits of Henry VIII

and his court, created a series of woodcuts called

The Dance Of Death between 1523-26?

-Hans Holbein.

-Yes.

Which British King prevented his wife, Caroline of Brunswick,

from attending his coronation in 1821?

He had been separated from her for most of his married life.

-George IV.

-Yes.

Which of the United States,

that was one of the original 13 American colonies,

was founded in 1682 as a holy experiment,

where religious and political freedom could flourish?

-Pennsylvania.

-Yes.

What was the nickname of the half-American Buddhist monk

with a price on his head, played by David Carradine

in the 1970s television series Kung Fu?

-Grasshopper.

-Yep.

Who was the pilot of the command module Colombia

that remained in orbit around the moon when Neil Armstrong

and Buzz Aldrin made their historic lunar landing?

-Shepherd.

-Michael Collins.

Which author, born in London in 1882, was a novelist

and playwright in the 1920s... BEEP

..but had his greatest success

when he started to write stories for his young son?

Come on, time's up.

-Joe Orton.

-Fairly unlikely, I think you'd agree!

AA Milne.

You have no passes, Ken. A total of 20 points.

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And finally, David Love again, please.

And you, David, start out with 11 points.

But the score to beat now is 20.

So, here we go.

What does the PI stand for in the title

of the television series Magnum, PI?

-Private investigator.

-Yep.

In which ballet, with music by Tchaikovsky,

has the evil magician Von Rothbart turned Odette into a bird

who can only regain her human form at night?

-Swan Lake.

-Yes.

What close-fitting women's hat takes its name from the French for bell?

-Cloche.

-Yes.

Which author, mainly of crime novels,

insisted on using the letter L between her first and last names?

It stood for her mother's family name, Leigh.

Pass.

Inti, Wiraqucha and Pachamama

were among the principal gods of which South American people?

-Aztecs.

-Inca.

What was the original name of the charity Blind Veterans UK?

It was set up in 1915 by the blind newspaper proprietor,

Arthur Pearson.

-The Royal National Institute for the Blind.

-St Dunstan's.

Which 2016 film tells the story of the writer Newt Scamander

in New York's secret community of witches and wizards,

70 years before Harry Potter reads his book in school?

Pass.

In 2001, the name of a vast peninsula of eastern Canada was

formally added to the name of the Canadian province of Newfoundland

to acknowledge that province's claim to it. What peninsula?

-Nova Scotia.

-Labrador.

What general word is used, especially in America,

for the killing of one person by another,

whether as an act of murder or of manslaughter?

-Homicide.

-Yes.

In computing, what name is given to the once widely used

portable data storage device that consisted of a piece of flexible,

magnetic material enclosed in cardboard or plastic?

-Hard drive.

-Floppy disc.

What is the title of the 1970s television series in which

Bernard Hepton played Albert Foiret,

the owner of a Belgian cafe that was the headquarters of the resistance?

-Secret Army.

-Yep.

What is the name of the lyricist

who's famous for his partnership with Frederick Loewe?

-Lerner.

-Yes.

St Patrick's-cabbage and none-so-pretty are alternative names

for what plant of the saxifrage family?

It was the title of a song written by Noel Coward.

-House...

-London pride.

On the 30th of July 1956, President Eisenhower signed

the official motto of the United States of America into law.

What is it? BEEP

Erm...

-No?

-Life, liberty...

-Not quite, no.

-It was In God We Trust.

-In God We Trust, yes.

-Yes, and I ought to have done.

-LAUGHTER

Ah, well!

You got two passes - Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them,

that was that 2016 film.

-And it was Dorothy L...

-..Sayers.

-Sayers, yeah.

Anyway, David, you've scored a total of 17 points.

APPLAUSE

So, we have a winner, let's have a look at all the points.

In joint-third place, 17 points apiece, David, David and Nicola.

Second place, 18 points, Kyle.

First place, 20 points, Ken.

APPLAUSE

Which means, of course,

that Ken goes through to the final - the grand final.

Congratulations to him.

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