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00:24Hello and welcome to the Mastermind Semifinals with me, Clive Myrie.
00:29In the spotlight tonight are Ross Taylor, a publishing director. His specialist subject is Clint Eastwood's Western Films.
00:37Pete Simmons, an IT contractor. He'll be answering questions on the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch.
00:43Thomas Stevenson, a submariner, whose subject is the studio albums of Bruce Springsteen and Eric Davis, a consultant neuropsychologist.
00:51His specialist subject, the England footballer Cyril Regis.
01:00To have got this far on television's toughest quiz is some achievement of the semifinals, no less.
01:06Our contenders having hauled themselves up the mountain of the heats are now climbing again.
01:10But the rock face is a little steeper, a tad more slippery perhaps.
01:14You see, there's a new specialist subject round to have to grapple with in two minutes.
01:18And a fresh two and a half minutes of general knowledge, all in pursuit of this magnificent glass bowl and
01:25the title of Mastermind Champion.
01:27Good luck to one and all. So, can I ask our first semi-finalist to join us please?
01:41Your name?
01:42Ross Taylor.
01:43Your occupation?
01:44Publishing director.
01:45And your specialist subject?
01:47Clint Eastwood's Westerns.
01:49The Western Films of the prolific American actor and director in two minutes.
01:53Here we go.
01:55In a running joke in Coogan's Bluff, Eastwood's title character, who wears a cowboy hat and is from Arizona, is
02:00assumed by a number of people in New York to be from which other state?
02:04Texas.
02:05Yes.
02:05What's the name of the cemetery where Blondie, Angel Eyes and Tuco, the title characters in The Good, The Bad
02:10and The Ugly, believe that $200,000 are buried in a Civil War soldier's grave?
02:16Sadhole.
02:16Yes. Which Native American actress plays Little Moonlight, the woman whom Josie rescues from attackers in the outlaw Josie Wales?
02:24Geraldine Kims.
02:25Yes. In A Fistful of Dollars, Eastwood's character Joe gets caught up in a feud between two families in a
02:30small Mexican town, the Rojos, who sell liquor.
02:33And which other family who are gun merchants?
02:36Baxter.
02:36Yes. In Honky Tonk Man, Eastwood plays Red Stovall, a country music singer who's offered a deal with what record
02:42label?
02:43Burnside Records.
02:44Yes. While travelling on a train towards the town of Big Whiskey in Unforgiven, English Bob challenges a fellow passenger
02:50to a competition shooting what birds?
02:52Peasants.
02:53Yes. When Eastwood's character in High Plains Drifter, known only as The Stranger, visits the barber, he's charged how many
02:59cents for his shave and hot bath?
03:0190 cents.
03:01Yes. What's the surname of the husband and wife who own the general store and cafe in La Hood, the
03:06small mining town in Pale Rider?
03:09Blankenship.
03:09Yes. In Two Mules for Sister Sarah, Eastwood's character Hogan is shot with an arrow by a member of which
03:15indigenous Mexican tribe?
03:17Yaquas.
03:17Yes. In Bronco Billy, what two-word newspaper headline does Billy's new assistant Antoinette Lilly spot while their Wild West
03:24show is in Idaho, which convinces her to stay with the troupe?
03:28Ares Murdered.
03:29Yes. Who worked as the art director on the 1973 film High Plains Drifter and also as production designer on
03:351992's Unforgiven, for which he received an Oscar nomination?
03:38Henry Bumstead.
03:39Yes. Eastwood's character in Paint Your Wagon is referred to throughout the film as Pardner, and it's only at the
03:45very end that he reveals his real name is actually what?
03:48Sylvester Newell.
03:48Yes. In For A Few Dollars More, when Eastwood's character Manko enters the Telegraph office, he interrupts the Telegraph operator
03:55while he's cooking what dish?
03:58Sosages.
03:59Oh! Fried eggs!
04:02Ross, at the end of that round, you had no passes. You've got 12 points.
04:16And our next contender, please.
04:26Your name.
04:27Pete Simmons.
04:28Your occupation.
04:29IT contractor.
04:30And your specialist subject.
04:31Hieronymus Bosch.
04:32Yes. The Dutch artist known for his fantastical paintings on themes of religion and damnation. In two minutes. Here we
04:39go.
04:39Although he commonly signed his works with the name Hieronymus Bosch, the artist was known in his early years by
04:44what family name?
04:46Van Aachen.
04:47Yes. In the late 1480s, Bosch was admitted to a local religious association run by many of the most influential
04:53citizens in his home city, and known in English as the illustrious Brotherhood of Whom.
04:58A blessed lady.
04:59Yes. Soon after Bosch had joined the Brotherhood, they commissioned him to create altarpiece panels depicting two different saints, both
05:06referred to by what first name?
05:07John.
05:08Yes. In The Seven Deadly Sins and The Four Last Things, the banners that accompany the images feature Latin text
05:14quoting from which book of the Bible?
05:16Deuteronomy.
05:17Yes. The backdrop of Bosch's painting, St. Christopher, depicts a hunter hoisting what animal traditionally seen as a symbol of
05:23the forces of evil over the branch of a tree?
05:26A bear.
05:26Yes. What was the first name of Bosch's eldest brother, to whom he sold his share of the family home
05:31to go and live with his new wife, Arlite van der Meervener?
05:36Thomas.
05:36No, Husen. Bosch's only surviving painting, with a purely secular theme and function, depicts a man having a stone removed
05:43from his head, and is accompanied by text stating that he has what name?
05:47Lubbert Das.
05:48Yes. What symbol is depicted on flags appearing in several of Bosch's works, including The Ship of Fools, Eke Homo,
05:54and The Tree Man?
05:59Bagpipe.
06:00No. Crescent Moon. From the perspective of the viewer, the distinctive right inner wing of Bosch's celebrated triptych, The Garden
06:06of Earthly Delights, is generally known by what single word name?
06:10Hell.
06:10Yes. In the painting, The Adoration of the Magi, one of the visiting kings at the centre of the composition
06:15wears a cape depicting which biblical queen?
06:18Queen of Sheba.
06:19Yes. Which Spanish king, born more than a decade after Bosch had died, was a prolific collector of Bosch's work,
06:25and owned at least 26 paintings attributed to him?
06:27Philip II.
06:28Yes. One of Bosch's most complex drawings is the allegorical work commonly known in English as the wood has ears,
06:34the field has what?
06:36Eyes.
06:36Yes. What was the name of the house Bosch and his wife, Arlite, moved to, I've started to finish, moved
06:41to, after their marriage, around 1480 or 81?
06:47Inden Salvatore.
06:48It was Inden Salvatore.
06:51Pete, at the end of that round, you had no passes. You've got 11 points.
07:04And our next contender, please.
07:13Your name.
07:14Thomas Stevenson.
07:15Your occupation.
07:16Submariner.
07:16And your specialist subject.
07:18The studio albums of Bruce Springsteen.
07:20The albums of the New Jersey-born singer-songwriter, whose recording career has spanned six decades. In two minutes.
07:27Here we go.
07:28In the song 10th Avenue Freeze Out, on the 1975 Born to Run album, Springsteen refers to himself as Bad
07:34Scooter.
07:35And which of his bandmates as the big man?
07:37Clarence Clemens.
07:38Yes. After being told by Columbia Records that his debut album, Greetings from Asprey Park, NJ, contained no hit singles,
07:45Springsteen added two new songs, Blinded by the Light and which other track?
07:50Spirit in the Night.
07:51Yes. The cover shot of Springsteen's 1984 album, Born in the USA, which features a red cap hanging out of
07:58the back pocket of the singer's blue jeans, was taken by which photographer?
08:01Annie Leibovitz.
08:02Yes. What was the name of Springsteen's California home studio where he recorded the 1995 album, The Ghost of Tom
08:08Joad?
08:12Colts Neck.
08:13No. Thrill Hill West. Terry's song, the concluding track on the 2007 album, Magic, was written by Springsteen as a
08:19tribute to a long-time friend and crew member with what surname?
08:23Er, Ch-er, C-Con.
08:26No. McGovern. In the song, Sleepy Joe's Cafe from Western Stars, Springsteen sings about a lively biker's hangout, which is
08:33out on the highway across what county line?
08:37Greensboro.
08:37No. San Bernardino. New York City Serenade, the closing track on The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle,
08:43begins with a lengthy piano solo played by which musician?
08:47Roy Bittan.
08:48No. David Sanchez. Which is the only track on the mainly acoustic Nebraska album to feature Springsteen playing an electric
08:54guitar?
09:01Pass.
09:02The song, Hungry Heart, from the album The River, was originally written by Springsteen to offer to what American band
09:08until his manager persuaded him to keep it for himself?
09:13Journey.
09:13No, The Ramones. What's the surname of the family credited with providing additional vocals recorded while they were riding on
09:19a roller coaster on the title track of Tunnel of Love?
09:23Er, The Gittin.
09:24No, Schiffer. Which musician was the only member of the original E Street Band? I've started, so I'll finish.
09:30The original E Street Band listed as a contributor on both the Human Touch and Lucky Town albums, which were
09:36released simultaneously in 1992.
09:39Roy Bittan.
09:40It was Roy Bittan.
09:43Thomas, you had just the one pass, the only track on the mainly acoustic Nebraska album to feature the electric
09:49guitar being played by Springsteen, Open All Night.
09:51Yeah.
09:52Yeah, it's tough, that chair.
09:54It really is.
09:55Thomas, at the end of that round, you've got four points.
10:07And our final contender, please.
10:17Your name?
10:18Eric Davis.
10:19Your occupation?
10:20Consultant neuropsychologist.
10:22And your specialist subject?
10:24Cyril Regis.
10:25The trailblazing England footballer born in French Guiana, who came to the UK in 1963, in two minutes.
10:32Here we go.
10:33What was the name of the chief scout at West Bromwich Albion, who spotted Cyril Regis and offered some of
10:38his own money to sign him from non-league haze in 1977?
10:41Ronnie Allen.
10:42Yes.
10:42On his debut for West Brom, Regis scored twice in a 4-0 home win in a League Cup match
10:47against which club?
10:48Rotherham.
10:49Yes.
10:50In 1982, Regis became only the third black player to gain an England cap when he made his senior team
10:55debut against Northern Ireland, coming on as a substitute for which player?
10:59Trevor Francis.
11:00Yes.
11:00Following encouragement from his father to learn a trade, after leaving school, Regis began an apprenticeship in what occupation?
11:06Electrician.
11:07Yes.
11:07What was the name of the smethic landlady who took Regis in as a lodger after he was rejected by
11:12many others on his arrival in Birmingham to play for West Brom?
11:16Mattella Gross.
11:16Yes.
11:17In Coventry City's FA Cup winning season, Regis scored the team's opening goal in the quarterfinals of the competition against
11:23which club?
11:24Sheffield Wednesday.
11:25Yes.
11:25Against which club did Regis score his only Premier League goal for Aston Villa in December 1992?
11:30Nottingham Forest.
11:30Yes.
11:31What's the title of the 10-foot bronze statue of Regis, Laurie Cunningham and Brendan Batson that was unveiled in
11:36West Bromwich Town Centre in 2019?
11:40Celebration.
11:40Yes.
11:41In an unusual event in 1979, Regis capped in the side consisting entirely of black players to victory over an
11:47all-white team in a testimonial match for which West Brom player?
11:51Cantelo.
11:52Yes.
11:52Len Cantelo.
11:53In 1978, Regis played his first away match in a European club competition, a 3-1 victory against Galatasaray at
12:00a neutral venue in which Turkish city?
12:02Izmir.
12:03Yes.
12:03Regis won the BBC's Goal of the Season Award in 1982, scoring the winner for West Brom in an FA
12:09Cup match with a goal from outside the 18-yard box that beat which goalkeeper?
12:14Chris Woods.
12:14Yes.
12:14In Coventry's 7-2 defeat of Chester City in a League Cup match in 1985, Regis scored how many goals?
12:21Five.
12:21Yes.
12:22In 2000, Regis and which other former player were jointly appointed as the caretaker managers of West Brom?
12:28Gorman.
12:29No.
12:29Alan Evans.
12:30In 1978, Regis rejected which French club's attempts to sign him after this all finished to sign him for a
12:36reported £750,000.
12:38Saint-Étienne.
12:39It was Saint-Étienne.
12:42Eric, at the end of that round, you had no passes.
12:44You've got 13 points.
12:55And at the end of the Specialist Subjects round, in this semi-final, let's have a look at the scores.
13:01In fourth place with four points, it's Thomas.
13:03In third place with 11 points, it's Pete.
13:05In second place with 12 points, it's Ross.
13:08And in first place with 13 points, it's Eric.
13:12So now it's the general knowledge round.
13:14And if there's a tie at the end, then the number of passes is taken into account and the person
13:19with the fewer passes is the winner.
13:21And if they're tied on passes as well, it's a tie break.
13:24So let's ask Thomas to join us again, please.
13:35Thomas, you start with four points, plenty of time to catch up.
13:38You've got two and a half minutes on general knowledge.
13:40Here we go.
13:41In the human eye, what's the name for the dark opening at the centre of the iris?
13:45Pupil.
13:46Yes.
13:46What type of woolen garment, fastened at the front with buttons or a zip, is named after the noble title
13:51of James Brudenel, a British Army officer who led the charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava?
13:58Gilles.
13:58No, Cardigan.
14:00In July 2025, which British driver won the Formula One British Grand Prix at Silverstone for the first time?
14:07Lando Norris.
14:08Yes. The Sacred Text of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, translated by the movement's first leader,
14:15Joseph Smith, and published in 1830, has what title?
14:18The Book of Mormon.
14:19Yes. The play, The Master Builder, first performed in 1893, was written by which Norwegian dramatist?
14:25Ibsen.
14:26Yes. What patriotic song often performed at the last night of the proms includes the lines,
14:30The blood a hero's sire hath spent still nerves a hero's son?
14:35Rule Britannia.
14:37No, Land of Hope and Glory.
14:38In 1952, which future Prime Minister of the UK married Clarissa Spencer Churchill, the niece of Winston Churchill?
14:46John Major.
14:48No, Anthony Eden.
14:49What early photographic printing process, known for its high-contrast monochrome images, has a name derived from Greek words for
14:56dark blue and impression?
14:59Lithograph?
15:00No, cyanotype.
15:01The Irrawaddy River flows around 1,300 miles through which continent?
15:06Africa.
15:06No, Asia.
15:07Which band, originally from Sheffield, topped the UK album's chart in June 2025, with an album entitled More, almost 30
15:14years since first doing so with different class?
15:18Pull.
15:18Yes.
15:19What's the English title of the fairy tale first published in France in 1740 under the title La Belle et
15:24la Bête?
15:24The Beauty and the Beast.
15:26Yes.
15:26What musical instrument is the subject of a reality television show?
15:29First broadcast in 2023 with Claudia Winkleman as the host and featuring amateur musicians performing on railway station concourses.
15:37The piano?
15:38Yes.
15:38After decimalisation in the UK, the sixpence coin, which remained legal tender until 1980, was worth how many new pence?
15:4812.
15:49No, two and a half.
15:50The Oscar-nominated 1999 documentary film Buena Vista Social Club is about a group of musicians in which Caribbean country?
15:57Cuba.
15:57Yes.
15:58What's the name of the fat obtained from the area around the kidneys and loins of various farm animals that
16:03can be used to make puddings or dumplings?
16:05Suet.
16:06Yes.
16:06What alkaline earth metal has the atomic number four and the chemical symbol BE?
16:13Beryllium.
16:13It is.
16:15Beryllium.
16:16Thomas, at the end of that round, you had no passes. You've got 14 points.
16:29Next up, it's Pete.
16:38Pete, you start with 11 points.
16:40The score to beat as it stands is 14 points. You've got two and a half minutes on general knowledge.
16:45Here we go.
16:46In the NATO phonetic alphabet, the letter N is represented by the name of what month?
16:52November.
16:52Yes.
16:53What four-letter word for a defensive structure goes before Lauderdale, Myers and Pearce in the names of three cities
16:58in the US state of Florida?
17:00Fort.
17:00Yes.
17:01In July 2025, which Polish tennis player won her first Wimbledon singles title with a commanding victory over Amanda Anisimova
17:08in the final?
17:09Sviatek.
17:09Yes, Iger Sviatek.
17:11In physics, what name is given to the process by which heat is transferred between two stationary objects in direct
17:17contact or within a single stationary object?
17:20Conduction.
17:21Yes.
17:21What's the professional name of the Irish singer Keira Mary Alice Thompson, who had a UK hit album in 2025
17:27entitled Euro Country?
17:29CMAT.
17:30Yes.
17:30Equestrian road crossings in the UK are also known by the name of what mythical winged creature?
17:37Pegasus.
17:37Yes.
17:38The Albert Memorial in London's Kensington Gardens, built to commemorate Queen Victoria's late husband, was designed by which British architect?
17:44Christopher Wren.
17:45No, George Gilbert Scott.
17:47Which former US First Lady served as a senator for New York State from 2001 to 2009?
17:53Hillary Clinton.
17:54Yes.
17:54What name derived from an Arabic word, often translated as notification, is given to a tax levied by a government
18:00on imports, either to raise revenue or protect domestic industries?
18:04Tariff.
18:04Yes.
18:05In the television series Doctor Who, which actor succeeded William Hartnell in the role of the doctor in 1966?
18:11Patrick Trout.
18:11Yes.
18:12What word for something that provokes social disapproval is also a botanical term for the part of the pistil of
18:18a flower that receives pollen?
18:21Pass.
18:22On a standard London Monopoly board, the three light blue properties are the Angel Islington, Pentonville Road and which other
18:29road?
18:29Euston Road.
18:30Yes.
18:30The 1985 children's novel by Roald Dahl about the adventures of the ladderless window cleaning company is entitled The Giraffe
18:37and the Peli and who?
18:39Me.
18:39Yes.
18:40In farming, the Mangalitza, originally developed in Central Europe and noted for its unusual woolly coat, is a breed of
18:46what animal?
18:47Sheep.
18:48No, pig.
18:49Which James Bond villain, a bullion dealer who is the title character of a 1964 film, was played by the
18:54German actor Gerhard Fröber?
18:56Goldfinger.
18:57Yes.
18:58The signal flown from the ship HMS Victory on the orders of Horatio Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar in
19:031805 read,
19:04England expects that every man will do his what?
19:08Duty.
19:09Yes.
19:09In geometry, an isosceles triangle has how many lines of symmetry?
19:13One.
19:14Yes.
19:14The small island of Ailsa Craig.
19:17I've started so finished.
19:18The small island of Ailsa Craig, known for its seabird colonies and high-quality granite, lies in which Firth off
19:24the west coast of Scotland?
19:26Fourth.
19:27No.
19:28Clyde.
19:30Pete, you had the wand pass.
19:31The word for something that provokes social disapproval, but also a botanical term for the part of a pistol of
19:37a flower that receives the pollen.
19:39Stigma.
19:40And at the end of that round, Pete, you've got 25 points.
19:53Next up, let's have Ross again, please.
20:03Ross, you start with 12 points.
20:05Once the score to beat us, it stands is 25 points.
20:08You've got two and a half minutes on general knowledge.
20:10Here we go.
20:10In what sporting contest, an Olympic event in the early 20th century, do two teams pull at either end of
20:16a long rope with the aim of dragging the opposition over a central line on the ground?
20:20Fung of War.
20:21Yes.
20:21Which city in northwest England acquired the nickname Cottonopolis in the 19th century because of its importance in the textiles
20:27industry?
20:28Manchester.
20:28Yes.
20:28What chemical element, the second most abundant in the Earth's crust after oxygen, is the basic material for most computer
20:34chips?
20:35Silicon.
20:35Yes.
20:36Which American actor plays the DC superhero Aquaman in the 2018 film of the same name and also in the
20:422023 sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom?
20:45Jason Momoa.
20:46Yes.
20:46The fast-growing houseplant Ficus elastica, noted for its large glossy leaves, has what common name because of the latex
20:53in its sap?
20:55Yucca plant?
20:55No, rubber plant.
20:56The medieval epic poem, known in English as the Song of Roland, describes the Battle of Ronthos Valles in AD
21:02778 between a Saracen army and the forces of which Frankish ruler?
21:08Shalmin.
21:09Yes.
21:09The name of which vast mountain system to the north of the Indian subcontinent is derived from a Sanskrit word
21:15meaning abode of snow?
21:17Himalias.
21:17Yes.
21:18In Norse mythology, Sleipnir, the son of Loki, was an eight-legged form of what normally four-legged animal?
21:25Hosh.
21:25Yes.
21:26Which actress, known for her many roles in the films of Mike Lee, won an Olivier Award in 2025 for
21:32her performance as Jocasta in the play Oedipus?
21:35Steadman.
21:36No, Leslie Manville.
21:37What decimal number is written in binary notation as 1-0-0-0?
21:42Ten.
21:43No, eight.
21:44Which American group had UK hit singles in the 1960s with I Get Around, God Only Knows and Good Vibrations?
21:50Pitch Boys.
21:50Yes.
21:51What Japanese name meaning delicious taste is given to one of the five basic tastes, a savoury flavour characteristic of
21:57monosodium glutamate?
21:58Umami.
21:58Yes.
21:59What's the term derived from the Greek for running back again for a word such as madam or civic that
22:05reads the same backwards as it does forwards?
22:07Palindrome.
22:07Yes.
22:08What was the title of the second instalment of the trilogy of stop-motion children's television series, first broadcast in
22:14the 1960s that began with Kabuik Green and ended with Chigley?
22:18Er, Trompton.
22:19Yes.
22:20In 2022, Viktor Orban was elected to serve a fourth consecutive term as prime minister of which European country?
22:26100.
22:26Yes.
22:26In genetics, human cells ordinarily have how many pairs of chromosomes?
22:3123.
22:31Yes.
22:32Which major religion has descendant groups known as the Ashkenazim and the Sephardim, who historically settled in different parts of
22:38Europe?
22:39Judaism.
22:40Yes.
22:40What two-letter abbreviation?
22:42I've started, so I've finished.
22:43What two-letter abbreviation next to a signature at the end of a business letter indicates that it has been
22:48signed by someone on another person's behalf?
22:51PP.
22:52It is. PP.
22:55Ross, at the end of that round, you had no passes. You've got 27 points.
23:09And finally, let's have Eric again, please.
23:19Eric, you start with 13 points.
23:22The score to beat to get through to the Mastermind Grand Final is Ross's 27 points.
23:26You've got two and a half minutes on general knowledge.
23:29Here we go.
23:29A traditional symbol of the English county of Lancashire is a rose with petals of what primary colour?
23:35Red.
23:35Yes.
23:35The solstice that marks the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere occurs around the 21st of which month?
23:41June.
23:41Yes.
23:41Which Irish boxer successfully defended her undisputed light welterweight titles in July 2025 with a victory over the Puerto Rican
23:49challenger Amanda Serrano?
23:51Connolly.
23:52No.
23:52Katie Taylor.
23:53In the classic version of the board game Cluedo, the character represented by the yellow piece, is Colonel who?
23:58Mustard.
23:59Yes.
23:59When he was christened in 1982, Prince William was given three middle names.
24:03Arthur, Philip and what other name?
24:05Charles.
24:06No, Louis.
24:06What group of islands, a self-governing territory of Denmark, is situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, about halfway between
24:13Norway and Iceland?
24:14Pharaohs.
24:15Yes.
24:16Yes.
24:16In a special episode of the television series Running Wild with Bear Grylls, first shown in 2015, Grylls was accompanied
24:22on a trek through Alaska by which US president?
24:26Obama.
24:27Yes.
24:28In Greek mythology, what name is given to the fluid that flows through the veins of the gods?
24:35Archimus.
24:36No, Icore.
24:37According to a common expression suggesting that real-life events can defy logic, thought to have originated from the poem
24:43Don Juan by Lord Byron, truth is stranger than what?
24:46Fiction.
24:47Yes.
24:48In the 1987 biographical film Cry Freedom, Denzel Washington plays which South African political activist?
24:54Mandela.
24:55No, Steve Biko.
24:56Charles de Gaulle is quoted as having once said of France, how can you govern a country which has 246
25:02varieties of what?
25:03Cheese.
25:04Yes.
25:04In June 2025, which American singer and actress topped the UK singles chart for the fourth time with a song
25:09entitled Manchild?
25:12Cherry.
25:12No, Sabrina Carpenter, in Thailand, the popular motorised three-wheeled vehicle used as a taxi is commonly known by what
25:19name, thought to derive from the sound made by its engine?
25:22Tuk-tuk.
25:22Yes.
25:22Which prominent British engineer created the initial designs for the Clifton Suspension Bridge with the work being completed by William
25:29Henry Barlow and John Hawkshore following his death in 1859?
25:33Brunel.
25:33Yes.
25:34What marsupial native to Australia has three living species known as the common or bare-nosed, the northern hairy-nosed
25:41and the southern hairy-nosed?
25:43Kangaroo.
25:43No, wombat.
25:44Which British dramatist who won the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature wrote the plays The Dumbwaiter and The Homecoming?
25:51Porter.
25:51No, pinter.
25:52What word for one of the people who carries or escorts the coffin at a funeral is a reference to
25:57the cloth that was traditionally spread over a coffin?
26:00Paul Bearer.
26:01It is Paul Bearer.
26:04Eric, at the end of that round, you had no passes.
26:06You've got 23 points.
26:09Okay.
26:18So, let's have a look at the final scores.
26:21In fourth place with 14 points, it's Thomas.
26:24In third place with 23 points, it's Eric.
26:27In second place with 25 points, it's Pete, which means in first place with 27 points, it's Ross.
26:33So, he goes through to the grand final.
26:35Congratulations to him.
26:37If you'd like to be a contender in the next series, please go to our website, bbc.co.uk slash
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26:46Join us again next time for more Masterminds.
26:49Thanks for watching.
26:50Bye for now.
26:56I feel really unbelievably amazing to tell you the truth.
26:59I can't believe it.
27:00I really didn't think I would make it to the final.
27:02And your specialist subject.
27:04Clint Eastwood's restaurants.
27:06So, I did a huge amount of practice for my specialist subject round.
27:10I wrote about 1,000 questions about Clint Eastwood.
27:14And what I would do is I would go to my friend's house and have him ask me the questions
27:17whilst having a large, bright light in my face.
27:20So, it recreated what it's like in the studio.
27:22Texas.
27:23Yes.
27:2490 Cent.
27:24Yes.
27:25Sylvester Newell.
27:26Yes.
27:26I got all the questions right, right through to the very last question.
27:29Now, the very last question is the only one that I didn't have practiced already.
27:33Eastwood's character, Manco, enters the telegraph office.
27:36He interrupts the telegraph operator while he's cooking what dish?
27:40So, that was one I had to think about.
27:42And unfortunately, I had a 50-50 and I went the wrong way.
27:44Sosages.
27:45Oh, fried eggs.
27:48My competitors tonight were extremely strong.
27:51I was obviously second at the end of the specialist subject round.
27:54And when I was watching the other guys do their general knowledge, I was amazed.
27:58I think they all did better than what I would do on their questions.
28:00This is the first time I've applied for Mastermind.
28:02And when I won my heat, I was surprised.
28:05It was a good surprise.
28:07I didn't come here with any expectations tonight.
28:10But to have won tonight is an absolutely huge surprise.
28:12I really can't believe yet that I'm going to be in the Mastermind final.
28:18Mastermind final.
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