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00:24Hola y bienvenidos a la Semifinal de Mastermind con mi Clive Miley
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
00:48and Eric Davis, a consultant neuropsychologist, his 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
01:05Our contenders having hauled themselves up the mountain of the heats and 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
01:19And a fresh two and a half minutes of general knowledge
01:21All in pursuit of this magnificent glass bowl and the title of Mastermind Champion
01:27Good luck to one and all
01:29So 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
01:48The Western Films of the prolific American actor and director in two minutes
01:53Here we go
01:54In a running joke in Coogan's Bluff
01:56Eastwood's title character who wears a cowboy hat and is from Arizona
02:00Is assumed 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
02:08The title characters in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
02:11Believe that $200,000 are buried in a Civil War soldier's grave
02:15Sadhole
02:16Yes
02:17Which Native American actress plays Little Moonlight
02:20The woman whom Josie rescues from attackers in the outlaw Josie Wales?
02:24Geraldine Keems
02:25Yes
02:25In A Fistful of Dollars
02:27Eastwood's character Joe gets caught up in a feud between two families in a small Mexican town
02:31The Rojos who sell liquor
02:33And which other family who are gun merchants?
02:36Baxter
02:36Yes
02:36In Honky Tonk Man
02:38Eastwood plays Red Stovall
02:39A country music singer who's offered a deal with what record label?
02:43Burnside Records
02:44Yes
02:44While travelling on a train towards the town of Big Whiskey in Unforgiven
02:48English Bob challenges a fellow passenger to a competition shooting what birds?
02:52Peasants
02:53Yes
02:53When Eastwood's character in High Plains Drifter, known only as The Stranger, visits the barber
02:58He's charged how many cents for his shave and hot bath?
03:0190 cents
03:01Yes
03:02What's the surname of the husband and wife who own the general store and cafe in La Hood?
03:06The small mining town in Pale Rider?
03:09Blankenship
03:09Yes
03:09In Two Mules for Sister Sarah, Eastwood's character Hogan is shot with an arrow by a member of which indigenous
03:16Mexican tribe?
03:17Yaquis
03:17Yes
03:18In Bronco Billy
03:19What two-word newspaper headline does Billy's new assistant Antoinette Lilly spot while their Wild West show is in Idaho,
03:26which convinces her to stay with the troupe?
03:28Ares Murdered?
03:29Yes
03:29Who worked as the art director on the 1973 film High Plains Drifter and also as production designer on 1992's
03:36Unforgiven, for which he received an Oscar nomination
03:38Henry Bumstead?
03:39Yes
03:39Eastwood's character in Paint Your Wagon is referred to throughout the film as Pardner and it's only at the very
03:45end that he reveals his real name is actually what?
03:48Sylvester Newell
03:48Yes, in For A Few Dollars More, when Eastwood's character Manco enters the Telegraph office, he interrupts the Telegraph operator
03:55while he's cooking what dish?
03:58Sausages
03:58Oh, fried eggs
04:02Ross, at the end of that round, you had no passes. You've got 12 points
04:06Thank you
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
04:46Yes. 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. Yes. Soon after Bosch had joined the brotherhood, they commissioned him to create altarpiece panels depicting two
05:04different saints, both referred to by what first name?
05:07John
05:07Yes. 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, our light van der Meervener?
05:36Thomas
05:36No, Huson
05:37No, Huson. 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
06:24and 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?
06:47In Den Salvatore
06:48It was, In Den Salvatore
06:51Pete, at the end of that round you had no passes, you've got 11 points
06:55Thank you
07:04And our next contender please
07:13Your name
07:13Thomas 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 Tenth Avenue Freeze Out on the 1975 Born to Run album, Springsteen refers to himself as Bad
07:34Scooter and which of his bandmates as the big man?
07:38Clarence 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?
08:02Annie Leibovitz
08:02Yes, what was the name of Springsteen's California home studio where he recorded the 1995 album, The Ghost of Tom
08:08Jode?
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
08:20tribute to a long-time friend and crew member with what surname?
08:23Er... Ch... er... C-Con
08:26No, McGovern
08:26In the song Sleepy Joe's Cafe from Western Stars, Springsteen sings about a lively bikers hangout, which is out on
08:33the 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?
09:00Er...
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. The
09:30original E Street Band listed as a contributor on both the Human Touch and Lucky Town albums which were released
09:36simultaneously in 1992
09:38Roy 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, it's tough that chair. It really is. Thomas, 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?
10:21Consultant 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. What was the name of the chief scout at West Bromwich Albion, who spotted Cyril Regis
10:37and offered some of his own money to sign him from non-league Hayes in 1977?
10:41Ronnie Allen
10:42Yes. On his debut for West Brom, Regis scored twice in a 4-0 home win in a League Cup
10:47match against which club?
10:48Rotherham
10:49Yes. In 1982, Regis became only the third black player to gain an England cap when he made his senior
10:55team debut against Northern Ireland, coming on as a substitute for which player?
10:59Trevor Francis
11:00Yes. Following encouragement from his father to learn a trade. After leaving school, Regis began an apprenticeship in what occupation?
11:07Electrician
11:07Yes. What was the name of the Smithick landlady who took Regis in as a lodger after he was rejected
11:12by many others on his arrival in Birmingham to play for West Brom?
11:15Mattela Gross
11:16Yes. In Coventry City's FA Cup winning season, Regis scored the team's opening goal in the quarter-finals of the
11:22competition against which club?
11:24Sheffield Wednesday
11:24Yes. Against which club did Regis score his only Premier League goal for Aston Villa in December 1992?
11:30Nottingham Forest
11:30Yes. What's the title of the ten-foot bronze statue of Regis, Laurie Cunningham and Brendan Batson that was unveiled
11:36in West Bromwich Town Centre in 2019?
11:40Celebration
11:40Yes. In an unusual event in 1979, Regis capped in the side consisting entirely of black players to victory over
11:47an all-white team in a testimonial match for which West Brom player?
11:51Cantelo
11:52Yes. Len 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?
12:02Ismir
12:03Yes. Regis won the BBC's Goal of the Season Award in 1982, scoring the winner for West Brom in an
12:09FA Cup match with a goal from outside the 18-yard box that beat which goalkeeper?
12:14Chris Woods
12:14Yes. In Coventry's 7-2 defeat of Chester City in a League Cup match in 1985, Regis scored how many
12:20goals?
12:21Five
12:21Yes. In 2000, Regis and which other former player were jointly appointed as the caretaker managers of West Brom?
12:28Gorman
12:28No, Alan Evans. In 1978, Regis rejected which French club's attempts to sign him after Alicel finished to sign him
12:35for a reported £750,000.
12:38Saint-Etienne
12:39It was Saint-Etienne. Eric, at the end of that round, you had no passes. You've got 13 points.
12:46Thank you.
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. In third place with 11 points, it's Pete. In second place with
13:0712 points, it's Ross. And in first place with 13 points, it's Eric.
13:12So now it's the general knowledge round. And if there's a tie at the end, then the number of passes
13:17is taken into account and the person with the fewer passes is the winner. And if they're tied on passes
13:22as well, it's a tie break. So let's ask Thomas to join us again, please.
13:35Thomas, you start with four points. Plenty of time to catch up. You've got two and a half minutes on
13:39general knowledge. Here we go. In the human eye, what's the name for the dark opening at the centre of
13:44the iris?
13:45Pupil. Yes. What type of woolen garment, fastened at the front with buttons or a zip, is named after the
13:51noble title of James Brudenell, a British army officer who led the charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle
13:57of Balaclava?
13:58Gillet. No. Cardigan. In July 2025, which British driver won the Formula One British Grand Prix at Silverstone for the
14:06first time?
14:08Lando Norris. Yes. The sacred text of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, translated by the movement's
14:14first leader, Joseph Smith, and published in 1830, has what title?
14:18The Book of Mormon. Yes. The play, The Master Builder, first performed in 1893, was written by which Norwegian dramatist?
14:25Ibsen. Yes. 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?
14:36Rule Britannia. No. Land of Hope and Glory. In 1952, which future Prime Minister of the UK married Clarissa Spencer
14:42Churchill, the niece of Winston Churchill?
14:46John Major. No. Anthony Eden. What early photographic printing process, known for its high contrast monochrome images, has a name
14:54derived from Greek words for dark blue and impression?
14:59Lithograph? No. Cyanotype. The Irrawaddy River flows around 1,300 miles through which continent?
15:06Africa. No. Asia. Which band, originally from Sheffield, topped the UK Albums chart in June 2025, with an album entitled
15:13More, almost 30 years since first doing so with different class?
15:18Pull. Yes. What's the English title of the fairy tale first published in France in 1740 under the title La
15:23Belle et la Bête?
15:24The Beauty and the Beast. Yes. What musical instrument is the subject of a reality television show first broadcast in
15:302023 with Claudia Winkleman as the host and featuring amateur musicians performing on railway station concourses?
15:37The Piano. Yes. After decimalisation in the UK, the sixpence coin, which remained legal tender until 1980, was worth how
15:46many new pence?
15:48Twelve. No. Two and a half. The Oscar-nominated 1999 documentary film Buena Vista Social Club is about a group
15:55of musicians in which Caribbean country?
15:57Cuba. Yes. What's the name of the fat obtained from the area around the kidneys and loins of various farm
16:02animals that can be used to make puddings or dumplings?
16:05Suet. Yes. What alkaline earth metal has the atomic number 4 and the chemical symbol BE?
16:13Beryllium. It is. Beryllium.
16:16Thomas, at the end of that round, you had no passes. You've got 14 points.
16:29Next up, it's Pete.
16:39Pete, you start with 11 points. The score to beat as it stands is 14 points. You've got two and
16:43a half minutes on general knowledge. Here we go. In the NATO phonetic alphabet, the letter N is represented by
16:49the name of what month?
16:51November. Yes. What four-letter word for a defensive structure goes before Lauderdale, Myers and Pearce in the names of
16:58three cities in the US state of Florida?
17:00Four. Yes. In July 2025, which Polish tennis player won her first Wimbledon singles title with a commanding victory over
17:07Amanda Anisimova in the final?
17:09Sviatic. Yes. Iger Sviantec. In physics, what name is given to the process by which heat is transferred between two
17:15stationary objects in direct contact or within a single stationary object?
17:20Conduction. Yes. What's the professional name of the Irish singer Keira Mary Alice Thompson, who had a UK hit album
17:26in 2025 entitled Euro Country?
17:29CMAT. Yes. Equestrian road crossings in the UK are also known by the name of what mythical winged creature?
17:37Pegasus. Yes. The Albert Memorial in London's Kensington Gardens, built to commemorate Queen Victoria's late husband, was designed by which
17:43British architect?
17:44Christopher Wren. No. George Gilbert Scott. Which former US First Lady served as a senator for New York State from
17:512001 to 2009?
17:53Hillary Clinton. Yes. What name derived from an Arabic word, often translated as notification, is given to a tax levied
17:59by a government on imports either to raise revenue or protect domestic industry?
18:04Tariff. Yes. In the television series Doctor Who, which actor succeeded William Hartnell in the role of the Doctor in
18:101966?
18:11Patrick Trout. Yes. What word for something that provokes social disapproval is also a botanical term for the part of
18:17the pistil of a flower that receives pollen?
18:21Pass. On a standard London Monopoly board, the three light blue properties are the Angel Islington, Pentonville Road and which
18:28other road?
18:29Euston Road. Yes. The 1985 children's novel by Roald Dahl about the adventures of the ladderless window cleaning company is
18:36entitled The Giraffe and the Pelly and who?
18:39Me. Yes. In farming, the Mangalitsa originally developed in Central Europe and noted for its unusual woolly coat is a
18:46breed of what animal?
18:47Sheep. No, pig. Which James Bond villain, a bullion dealer who is the title character of a 1964 film, was
18:54played by the German actor Gerhard Fröber?
18:56Goldfinger. Yes. The signal flown from the ship HMS Victory on the orders of Horatio Nelson during the Battle of
19:02Trafalgar in 1805 read,
19:04England expects that every man will do his what?
19:08Cutie. Yes. In geometry, an isosceles triangle has how many lines of symmetry?
19:13One. Yes. The small island of Ailsa Craig. I've started so finished. The small island of Ailsa Craig, known for
19:20its seabird colonies and high-quality granite,
19:22lies in which Firth off the west coast of Scotland?
19:26Fourth. No. Clyde.
19:30Pete, you had the wand pass. The word for something that provokes social disapproval,
19:34but also a botanical term for the part of a pistol of a flower that receives the pollen. Stigma.
19:40And at the end of that round, Pete, you've got 25 points.
19:43Cue.
19:53Next up, let's have Ross again, please.
20:04Ross, you start with 12 points. The score to beat as it stands is 25 points. You've got two and
20:08a half minutes on General Knowledge.
20:10Here we go. In what sporting contest, an Olympic event in the early 20th century,
20:14do two teams pull at either end of a long rope with the aim of dragging the opposition over a
20:19central line on the ground?
20:20Fug of War. Yes. Which city in northwest England acquired the nickname Cottonopolis in the 19th century because of its
20:26importance in the textiles industry?
20:28Manchester. Yes. What chemical element, the second most abundant in the Earth's crust after oxygen, is the basic material for
20:34most computer chips?
20:35Silicon. Yes. Which American actor plays the DC superhero Aquaman in the 2018 film of the same name,
20:41and also in the 2023 sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom?
20:45Jason Momoa. Yes. The fast-growing house plant, Ficus elastica, noted for its large glossy leaves,
20:51has what common name because of the latex in its sap?
20:55Yucca plant? No. 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,
21:03between a Saracen army and the forces of which Frankish ruler?
21:08Er, Charlemagne. Yes. The name of which vast mountain system to the north of the Indian subcontinent
21:13is derived from a Sanskrit word meaning abode of snow?
21:17Himalias. Yes. In Norse mythology, Sleipnir, the son of Loki, was an eight-legged form of what normally four-legged
21:23animal?
21:25Hosh. Yes. Which actress, known for her many roles in the films of Mike Lee, won an Olivier Award in
21:302025
21:31for her performance as Jocasta in the play Oedipus?
21:35Steadman. No. Leslie Manville. What decimal number is written in binary notation as 1-0-0-0?
21:42Ten. No. Eight. Which American group had UK hit singles in the 1960s with I Get Around, God Only Knows
21:49and Good Vibrations?
21:50Pitch Boys. Yes. What Japanese name meaning delicious taste is given to one of the five basic tastes,
21:55a savoury flavour characteristic of monosodium glutamate?
21:58Umami. Yes. What's the term derived from the Greek for running back again?
22:02For a word such as madam or civic that reads the same backwards as it does forwards?
22:07Palindrome. Yes. What was the title of the second instalment of the trilogy of stop-motion children's television series,
22:13first broadcast in the 1960s that began with Kabuik Green and ended with Chigley?
22:18Er, Trompton. Yes. In 2022, Viktor Orban was elected to serve a fourth consecutive term as Prime Minister of which
22:25European country?
22:26Hungary. Yes. In genetics, human cells ordinarily have how many pairs of chromosomes?
22:3023. Yes. Which major religion has descendant groups known as the Ashkenazim and the Sephardim,
22:36who historically settled in different parts of Europe?
22:39Judaism. Yes. What two-letter abbreviation?
22:42I've started, so I've finished. What two-letter abbreviation next to a signature at the end of a business letter
22:47indicates that it has been signed by someone on another person's behalf?
22:51PP? It is. PP. Ross, at the end of that round, you had no passes. You've got 27 points.
23:00Thank you.
23:09And finally, let's have Eric again, please.
23:19Eric, you start with 13 points. The score to beat to get through to the Mastermind Grand Final is Ross's
23:2527 points.
23:26You've got two and a half minutes on general knowledge. Here we go.
23:29A traditional symbol of the English county of Lancashire is a rose with petals of what primary colour?
23:35Red. Yes. The solstice that marks the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere occurs around the 21st of which
23:40month?
23:40June. Yes. Which Irish boxer successfully defended her undisputed light welterweight titles in July 2025
23:47with a victory over the Puerto Rican challenger Amanda Serrano?
23:51Connolly. No. Katie Taylor in the classic version of the board game Cluedo.
23:55The character represented by the yellow piece is Colonel who?
23:58Mustard. Yes. When he was christened in 1982, Prince William was given three middle names.
24:03Arthur, Philip and what other name? Charles. No. Louis. What group of islands, a self-governing territory of Denmark,
24:09is situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, about halfway between Norway and Iceland?
24:15Pharaohs. Yes. In a special episode of the television series Running Wild with Bear Grylls,
24:19first shown in 2015, Grylls was accompanied on a trek through Alaska by which US president?
24:26Obama. Yes. In Greek mythology, what name is given to the fluid that flows through the veins of the gods?
24:35Archimus. No. Eichor. According to a common expression suggesting that real life events can defy logic,
24:41thought to have originated from the poem Don Juan by Lord Byron, truth is stranger than what?
24:47Fiction. Yes. In the 1987 biographical film Cry Freedom, Denzel Washington plays which South African political activist?
24:54Mandela. No. Steve Biko. Charles de Gaulle is quoted as having once said of France,
24:59how can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of what?
25:03Cheese. Yes. In June 2025, which American singer and actress topped the UK singles chart for the fourth time
25:09with the song entitled Man Child? Cherry. No. Sabrina Carpenter. In Thailand, the popular motorised three-wheeled vehicle,
25:17used as a taxi, is commonly known by what name, thought to derive from the sound made by its engine?
25:22Tuk Tuk. Yes.
25:22Which prominent British engineer created the initial designs for the Clifton Suspension Bridge,
25:27with the work being completed by William Henry Barlow and John Hawkshaw following his death in 1859?
25:33Brunel. Yes. What marsupial native to Australia has three living species known as the common or bare-nosed,
25:40the northern hairy-nosed and the southern hairy-nosed? Cungaroo. No. Wombat. Which British dramatist,
25:45who won the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature, wrote the plays The Dumbwaiter and The Homecoming?
25:50Porter. No. Pinter. What word for one of the people who carries or escorts the coffin at a funeral
25:56is a reference to the cloth that was traditionally spread over a coffin?
26:00Paul Bearer. It is. Paul Bearer.
26:04Eric, at the end of that round, you had no passes. You've got 23 points.
26:09OK.
26:18So, let's have a look at the final scores. In fourth place with 14 points, it's Thomas.
26:24In third place with 23 points, it's Eric. In second place with 25 points, it's Pete,
26:30which means in first place with 27 points, it's Ross. So he goes through to the grand final. Congratulations to
26:36him.
26:37If you'd like to be a contender in the next series, please go to our website, bbc.co.uk
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26:46Join us again next time for more Masterminds.
26:49Thanks for watching. Bye for now.
26:56I feel really unbelievably amazing to tell you the truth. I can't believe it. I really didn't think I would
27:01make it to the final.
27:02And your specialist subject? Clint Eastwood's Westerns. So I did a huge amount of practice for my specialist subject round.
27:10I wrote about 1,000 questions about Clint Eastwood, and what I would do is I would go to my
27:15friend's house and have him ask me the questions,
27:18whilst having a large bright light in my face, so it recreated what it's like in the studio.
27:22Texas? Yes. 90 cents? Yes. Sylvester Newell? Yes.
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. He interrupts the telegraph operator while he's cooking what dish?
27:40So that was what I had to think about, and unfortunately, I had a 50-50 and I went the
27:43wrong way.
27:45Sausages.
27:46Oh, fried eggs.
27:48My competitors tonight were extremely strong. I 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, and when I won my heat, I was surprised.
28:05It was a good surprise. I didn't come here with any expectations tonight.
28:09But to have won tonight is an absolutely huge surprise. I really can't believe yet that I'm going to be
28:14in the Mastermind final.
28:41To be continued...
28:43The answer was shot would lie.
28:44productions now have been part of paying attention not dropping the涙 and stuff like that.
28:46We're so sorry to step.
28:46We'll probably give a skirmæ–¹ just to the convenience you feel.
28:47Whether I got into cooperation on the other, we'll be wonderful then.
28:47We're so sorry toية and make some progress, and all those signs here we're trying.
28:48We're so stingy and disrespectful.
28:49We're so sorry to have a mistake you didn't know nothing before you guys just want me to look for.
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