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00:24Hello and welcome to the last of the Mastermind Semifinals with me, Clive Myrie.
00:30In the spotlight tonight are Carolyn Rowe, a greeting card merchandiser.
00:34Her specialist subject is the American aviator Amelia Earhart.
00:38Miles Searle, a student, will be answering questions on Sir Laurence Olivier.
00:43Robert Cohen, a barrister and farmer, whose specialist subject is the Red Wines of Burgundy.
00:48And Ben Abbott, a teacher. His subject is the songs of Sir Noel Coward.
00:58They've been through the mill. This lot are four contenders successfully navigating the heats.
01:03But the pressure is now even more intense on this, the next leg of their quizzing journey.
01:09Two minutes on a specialist subject and two and a half minutes on general knowledge must be endured before a
01:14winner can emerge in this semifinal.
01:16But whoever books the last remaining place in the Mastermind Grand Final will be tantalisingly close to winning this beautiful
01:24glass bowl.
01:26We wish them well, so can I ask our first semifinal contender to join us please?
01:39Your name?
01:40Carolyn Rowe.
01:42Your occupation?
01:43Greeting card merchandiser.
01:45And your specialist subject?
01:46Amelia Earhart.
01:47The pioneering American aviator who broke several world records and later disappeared during an attempt to circumnavigate the world.
01:55In two minutes.
01:56Here we go. Amelia Earhart was born in 1897 in which small city in Kansas?
02:02Atchison.
02:03Yes. In 1919, Earhart enrolled on the pre-med program at which university, where she demonstrated her daredevil spirit by
02:10climbing to the top of the dome of a library?
02:12Columbia.
02:13Yes. In December 1920, Earhart flew for the first time in an aircraft piloted by which aviator, saying afterwards,
02:20As soon as we left the ground, I knew I had to fly?
02:23Frank Hawks.
02:24Yes. After her early flying lessons with the aviator Nita Snook, Earhart progressed to stunt aerobatics, learning complicated manoeuvres from
02:32which former army flying instructor?
02:37Montejo.
02:38Yes. John Montejo.
02:39The first aircraft owned by Earhart, a yellow plane that she nicknamed the Canary, was manufactured by what company named
02:45after its engineer founder?
02:47Kinner.
02:48Yes. At the time of her first flight across the Atlantic, Earhart was employed as a social worker at what
02:53settlement house for immigrants in Boston?
02:56Denison House.
02:57Yes. What name was given to the modified Fokker F-7 aircraft in which Earhart gained worldwide fame as the
03:03first woman to fly across the Atlantic in 1928, although she wasn't actually the pilot of the plane?
03:08Friendship.
03:09Yes. When Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, she landed unceremoniously on a farm in
03:15Northern Ireland run by a family with what surname?
03:18Gallagher.
03:19Yes. In 1931, Earhart married her publisher, George Putnam, at his mother's home in which coastal village near Groton, Connecticut?
03:29Hartford.
03:30No, no-unk. Earhart's final adventure was an attempt to circumnavigate the world in 1937, but she and her navigator
03:37Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean, having taken off from which city in Papua New Guinea?
03:43Lie.
03:43Yes. When Earhart's plane went missing, which U.S. Navy aircraft carrier was dispatched to help with the search mission?
03:52Lexington.
03:53Yes. In 1935, Earhart lent her support to which other female aviator, who'd resigned from her job...
03:59I've started to saw a finish, who resigned from her job with an airline because of opposition to her work
04:04by the male-dominated Airline Pilots Association?
04:07Helen Ritchie.
04:08It was Helen Ritchie.
04:11Carolyn, at the end of that round, you had no passes.
04:13You've got 11 points.
04:24And our next contender, please.
04:33Your name?
04:34Miles Searle.
04:35Your occupation?
04:36Student.
04:37And your specialist subject?
04:38Sir Lawrence Olivier.
04:39The founding director of the National Theatre, regarded by some as the greatest actor of his generation.
04:45In two minutes.
04:46Here we go.
04:47Sir Lawrence Olivier accepted a life peerage in 1970 for services to the theatre, becoming Baron Olivier of where?
04:53Brighton.
04:54Yes.
04:54Olivier received his 11th Oscar nomination for his role as Ezra Lieberman, who tracks down Nazi war criminals in what
05:011978 film?
05:02The Boys from Brazil.
05:03Yes.
05:03In 1927, Olivier joined the repertory theatre in which city where he appeared in numerous plays, including Uncle Vanya and
05:10She Stoops to Conquer?
05:11Birmingham.
05:12Yes.
05:12What 1937 historical drama marked the first screen pairing of Olivier and Vivian Leigh, who'd later become his second wife?
05:19Fire Over England.
05:19Yes.
05:20In 1944, Olivier became a co-director of the Old Vic Theatre in London alongside John Burrell from the BBC
05:26and which other actor?
05:27Ralph Richardson.
05:28Yes.
05:29Which Italian producer financed Olivier's screen adaptation of Henry V, Olivier later gifting him the special Oscar he'd received for
05:36the film?
05:36Filippo del Giudice.
05:37Yes.
05:38In 1940, Olivier married Leigh in Santa Barbara, California, with two witnesses, the director Garson Canin and which actress?
05:46Catherine Hepburn.
05:46Yes.
05:47During the Second World War, Olivier joined the Fleet Air Arm and was stationed at which airfield near Winchester, though
05:52he never saw action?
05:53Worthy Down.
05:54Yes.
05:54Which composer wrote the music for Olivier's Shakespeare films, Olivier frequently staying with him, at his home on the Italian
06:01island of Ischia, especially during the latter years of his failing marriage to Leigh?
06:05William Walton.
06:06Yes.
06:06Which dramatist wrote the 1953 play The Sleeping Prince and its later screen adaptation The Prince and The Showgirl, both
06:13of which were directed by and starred Olivier, the latter alongside Marilyn Monroe?
06:17Terence Rattigan.
06:18Yes.
06:18In John Osborne's The Entertainer, what's the first name of the daughter of Olivier's character, Archie Rice, originally played on
06:25stage by his lover Dorothy Tewton and in the film adaptation by his future wife Joan Plowright?
06:30Phoebe.
06:30No, Jean, at Olivier's memorial service at Westminster Abbey in October 1989, which actor and lifelong friend read John Donne's
06:39sonnet Death Be Not Proud and two years later unveiled Olivier's memorial stone in the Abbey?
06:45Michael Redgrave.
06:45No, no, John Gielgud. Olivier. I've just started, so I'll finish. Olivier made his final screen appearance in what 1989
06:52television film, playing the role of the old soldier?
06:56War Requiem.
06:57It was War Requiem.
06:59Miles, at the end of that round, you had no passes. You've got 11 points.
07:12And our next contender, please.
07:22Your name?
07:23Robert Cohen.
07:24Your occupation?
07:25Barrister and farmer.
07:27And your specialist subject?
07:28The red wines of Burgundy.
07:30The red wines of the historical region of East Central France. In two minutes. Here we go. Which is the
07:36main red grape variety grown to make Burgundy wines?
07:39Pinot Noir.
07:40Yes. Which Burgundy wine-growing region on an escarpment alongside the River Seune comprises the C么te de Nuit to the
07:46north and the C么te de Beaune to the south?
07:48The C么te d'Or.
07:49Yes. What's the name of the southernmost appellation of the C么te de Beaune comprising the villages of Cheilly, D茅sis and
07:55Sompigny?
07:57C么te Chalonneux.
07:58No, Marange.
07:59No, Marange. The high quality of Burgundy wines is partly attributed to the makeup of the region's soils, which are
08:04predominantly a mixture of clay, marl and which sedimentary rock?
08:08Limestone.
08:08Yes. Because of their thin skin, Pinot Noir grapes are particularly susceptible in humid weather to a form of the
08:15fungal disease, Botrytis bunch rot, which is commonly known by what name?
08:19Powdery mildew.
08:20No, grey rot. What was the name of the wine merchant who, early in the 18th century, acquired a large
08:26portion of the C么te de Beaune wine-growing area, as well as parts of Chombertin?
08:32Laval.
08:33No, Claude Jaubert. A 1945 bottle of which Burgundy wine was sold in New York in October 2018 for an
08:39auction world record of $558,000?
08:43La Romani-Comte.
08:44Yes. What area of the C么te de Beaune has 11 vine plots classified as premier coup quality, including, in its
08:51northern part, Les Buys, Les Clous d'Orges and La Micode?
08:57Volnay.
08:58No, La Doix. The village of Moray-Saint-Denis in the C么te de Nuit, which has five Grand Cru vineyards,
09:04including Clos de l'Ombre and Clos de la Roche, has an emblem depicting a pair of what wild animals?
09:10Wolves.
09:11Yes. The viticultural tractor, which, for the first time, allowed vines to be planted and harvested in rows, was invented
09:17in the mid-19th century in which village in the C么te d'Or region?
09:24Chambon.
09:25No, Savigny-les-Bones. What prestigious Grand Cru vineyard in the C么te de Nuit is dominated by growers such as
09:31De Vogueway and Mouillet?
09:35Vone.
09:36No, Le Mouzini.
09:39At the end of that round, Robert, you had no passes. You've got five points.
09:52And our final contender, please.
10:03Your name.
10:04Ben Abbott.
10:05Your occupation.
10:06Teacher.
10:07And your specialist subject.
10:08The songs of Sir Noel Coward.
10:10The many witty songs written by the prolific English playwright, composer and actor. In two minutes. Here we go.
10:17What song introduced in Noel Coward's 1932 review, Words and Music, opens with a line,
10:21I met him at a party just a couple of years ago.
10:26Mad About the Boy.
10:26Yes. In the song that bears her name, Mrs Worthington is told that her daughter's chances of stage success would
10:33surely be defeated by the width of her what?
10:36Feet.
10:36Yes. Which song's melody, based on a traditional tune sung by Lavender Sellers, did Coward say came to him while
10:43he was at a railway station after an air raid during the Blitz?
10:46London Pride.
10:47Yes. In the 1938 show Operette, the four characters, all peers who perform and proudly represent the stately homes of
10:54England are Lord's elderly.
10:56Boromir, Sickert and which other?
10:59Kent.
10:59Yes. Who's said to be at it again when she goes wandering around her village acquiring from the birds and
11:06the bees some exceedingly practical knowledge?
11:08Alice.
11:08Yes. In Shadow Play, which song did Coward sing with Gertrude Lawrence then later alone while she was reportedly scrambling
11:16breathlessly into a grey bouffant dress in the quick change room at the side of the stage?
11:21Play, orchestra play?
11:22No, you were there. In the song, I went to a marvellous party, which of the guests arrived wearing armour,
11:28some shells and a black feather boa?
11:32Elsa.
11:33No, dear Cecil. Coward's sheet music instruction for the performance of the song Nina is in the steady tempo of
11:39what dance?
11:42Tango.
11:42No, the rumba. Among the many family ailments and mishaps narrated in the song That is the End of the
11:48News, which person was washing some smalls in the lavatory basin when that old corroded gas heater exploded?
11:55Aunt Mabel.
11:55No, Mrs. Mason. When a hydraulic lift got stuck during the opening performance of Cavalcade in 1931, what song it
12:02was played repeatedly to fill the silence, prompting Coward later to remark,
12:06many years passed before I could listen to it without a shudder?
12:11Mirabelle, Lover of My Dreams?
12:13Yes, the Mirabelle was.
12:15According to Coward in August...
12:17I've started, so I'll finish. According to Coward in August 1941, Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt became involved in a
12:23heated argument over the lyrics to Mad Dogs and Englishmen while at a dinner party aboard which Royal Navy battleship?
12:31The Prince of Wales.
12:32It was the Prince of Wales.
12:35Ben, at the end of that round, you had no passes. You've got seven points.
12:48At the end of the Specialist Subjects round in this semi-final, let's have a look at the scores.
12:53In fourth place with five points, it's Robert.
12:55In third place with seven points, sits Ben.
12:58And in joint first place with 11 points each, Carolyn and Miles.
13:02So now it's the general knowledge round.
13:04And if there's a tie at the end, then the number of passes is taken into account and the person
13:09with the fewer passes is the winner.
13:11And if they're tied on passes as well, it's a tie break.
13:14So let's ask Robert to join us again, please.
13:25Robert, you start with five points. You've got two and a half minutes on general knowledge.
13:29Here we go.
13:30In a popular idiom, people who choose to do something against their own best interests are likened to which birds
13:35supposedly voting for Christmas?
13:38Turkeys.
13:38Yes.
13:39The abbreviation PSI, commonly used when measuring tyre pressure in imperial units, stands for pounds per watt.
13:46Square inch.
13:47Yes.
13:47Which British author, who died in June 2025, wrote the best-selling thrillers The Odesophile, The Dogs of War and
13:53The Fist of God?
13:54John le Carr茅.
13:55No, Frederick Forsyth. In cookery recipes, what word, which can mean enthusiasm, is used to refer to the outer part
14:02of the peel or rind of a citrus fruit?
14:05Zest.
14:06Yes.
14:06What religious movement that originated in Jamaica in the 1930s takes its name from that of the Ethiopian prince who
14:13went on to become Emperor Haile Selassie?
14:15Rastafarianism.
14:16Yes.
14:16The Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones married which American actor in 2000?
14:21Michael Douglas.
14:21Yes.
14:22The city of La Paz is the administrative capital and Sucre is the constitutional capital of which South American country?
14:29Bolivia.
14:29Yes.
14:29The naturalist Charles Darwin was the grandson of which 18th century Staffordshire-based pottery manufacturer?
14:35Josiah Wedgwood.
14:36Yes.
14:36Scotland's Supreme Civil Court, which was founded in 1532 and sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh, is called the court
14:42of what?
14:43Justiciary.
14:44No, Session, the short piece of music known as Lara's Theme, which recurs in the 1965 film Dr. Zhivago, was
14:51written by which French composer who won an Oscar for his score for the film?
14:57Debussy.
14:57No, Maurice Jarre.
14:59When the numbers from 1 to 10 are written out as words, which one, beginning with a vowel, comes first
15:04alphabetically?
15:10Eight.
15:11Yes.
15:11Which athlete won the inaugural BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 1954, having broken the world record for
15:18the 5,000 metres earlier that year?
15:20Roger Bannister.
15:21No, Christopher Chateauway.
15:22What term derived from the Greek for same and sound refers to a word that's pronounced the same as another
15:28word, but has a different spelling and meaning?
15:31Homophone.
15:32Yes.
15:32In the abbreviation M-E-E for a rank in the British Honours System, the letter M stands for what
15:37word?
15:38Member.
15:38Yes.
15:39Which Canadian singer, who at the age of 79, headlined the Pyramid Stage at the 2025 Glastonbury Festival, had a
15:45UK number one album in 1972 entitled Harvest?
15:51Phil Collins.
15:53No, Neil Young, the poisonous gas known as white damp, commonly present in coal mines, is composed mainly or entirely
16:00of what gas?
16:01Hydrogen sulphide.
16:03No, it's carbon monoxide.
16:05Robert, at the end of that round, you had no passes.
16:08You've got 15 points.
16:19Next up, it's Ben.
16:28Ben, you start with seven points.
16:30The score to beat as it stands is 15 points.
16:33You've got two and a half minutes on general knowledge.
16:35Here we go.
16:36The R&A, originally the Royal and Ancient Club based in Scotland, is a governing body of what sport?
16:41Golf.
16:42Yes.
16:42Gravity Pull, Rock the Baby and Forward Pass are names of tricks performed on what toy, consisting of a spool
16:49attached to a string that spun out and reeled in?
16:52Yo-yo.
16:52Yes.
16:52Which American singer had UK hit singles in the 1960s and 70s with?
16:56For once in my life, signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours, and you are the sunshine of my life.
17:05Dolly Parton.
17:06No, Stevie Wonder.
17:07What's a positive square root of 10,000?
17:10100.
17:11Yes.
17:11Before her first marriage to Andrew Parker Bowles, Queen Camilla had what surname?
17:19Drummond.
17:19No, shand.
17:21What Hawaiian word that can mean love or affection is most commonly used as a greeting or farewell?
17:26Aloha.
17:27Yes.
17:28What medical name is given to the amount of time sometimes called a latency or exposed period between exposure to
17:34an infectious disease and the onset of its symptoms?
17:41Migration.
17:41No, incubation period.
17:43What 2016 television adaptation of a novel by Leo Tolstoy starred James Norton as Andrei Bolkonsky and Lily James as
17:51Natasha Rostova?
17:52War and Peace.
17:53Yes.
17:53The American $10 banknote bears a portrait of which statesman and financier who was one of the founding fathers of
18:00the United States?
18:02Benjamin Franklin.
18:02No, Alexander Hamilton at the Academy Awards ceremony in 2025, which American songwriter was nominated for an Oscar for the
18:1016th time for her track, The Journey, from the film The Six Triple Eight.
18:16Barbra Streisand.
18:17No, Diane Warren.
18:18In Norse mythology, the goats Tangrisnir and Tangernosta pull the chariot of which god?
18:27The sun god.
18:28No, Thor, the edible wafer used to hold a scoop of ice cream is sometimes called a cornet, but is
18:33more commonly known by the name of what three-dimensional geometric figure?
18:38Cone.
18:39Yes.
18:40The Bonneville Salt Flats, a huge expanse of land that has become a popular location for land speed record attempts,
18:46is in which US state?
18:48Utah.
18:49Yes.
18:50What name, meaning short nightshirt and taken from the Robert Burns poem Tam O'Shanta, was given to our now famous
18:56three-masted clipper ship built on Clydeside in the 1860s?
19:01Cutty Sark.
19:02Yes.
19:02What member of the grouse family confined in the British Isles to parts of northern Scotland is noted for its
19:08varied seasonal plumage, which is mainly grey or brown in summer, but almost entirely white in winter?
19:16Capicali.
19:17No, the Tarmigan.
19:20Ben, at the end of that round, you had no passes.
19:22You've got 15 points.
19:33And let's have Carolyn again, please.
19:43Carolyn, you start with 11 points.
19:45The score to beat us, it stands is 15 points.
19:47You've got two and a half minutes on general knowledge.
19:50Here we go.
19:50A pedestrian crossing indicated by a series of black and white stripes marked on the road is named after what
19:56equine mammal?
19:59Horse?
19:59No, zebra.
20:00According to the lyrics and title of a 1963 UK hit single for Gene Pitney, he was how many hours
20:06from Tulsa?
20:0924.
20:10Yes.
20:11What noble title ultimately derived from an Arabic word for commander is held by the rulers of modern-day Qatar
20:16and Kuwait?
20:19Emir.
20:19Yes.
20:20In August 2025, a trio of new presenters comprising Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan began hosting what television
20:27football program and its various spin-offs?
20:30Match of the day.
20:31Yes.
20:31What four-letter name for a type of statistical average refers to the value that appears most frequently within a
20:37set?
20:38Mean.
20:39No, mode.
20:40Which actor was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of the singer Johnny Cash in the 2005 film Walk
20:46the Line?
20:46Joaquin Phoenix?
20:48Yes.
20:48Trickology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of diseases affecting what feature of the human
20:55body?
20:55The hair?
20:56Yes.
20:57The libretto for the 1951 opera The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky was written by Chester Coleman and which British
21:04-born poet?
21:06Britain?
21:07No, W.H. Auden.
21:08In international romance code, which letter of the alphabet is represented by a single dot?
21:13A.
21:14No, E.
21:15In 1985, which German tennis player at the age of just 17 became the youngest winner of the men's singles
21:20title at Wimbledon?
21:21Boris Becker?
21:22Yes.
21:22The Coptic Orthodox Church is said to have been founded by St. Mark in the 1st century A.D. in
21:27which African country?
21:29Egypt?
21:30Yes.
21:30In January 2025, which Republican politician was sworn in as Vice President of the United States?
21:37J.D. Vance?
21:38Yes.
21:38Which Irish author and journalist was known for her best-selling romantic novels, including the 1980s and 90s works Light
21:45a Penny Candle, Circle of Friends and Tara Road?
21:48Maeve Benchy?
21:49Yes. In the abbreviation AU for a unit of distance equal to around 93 million miles, the letter A stands
21:56for what adjective?
21:58Astronomical?
21:58Yes. The American fashion designer who was born Donna Fask in New York in 1948 and founded her own clothing
22:04label in the mid-1980s is better known by what marriage surname?
22:08Karen?
22:09Yes. Which Asian desert extends across parts of southern Mongolia and northern China and has a name that translates from
22:16Mongolian as waterless place?
22:18Gobi?
22:18Yes. What white sauce made with flour, milk and butter is named after a steward of King Louis XIV and
22:29is considered one of the mother sauces in French cooking?
22:33B茅chamel?
22:33It is. B茅chamel.
22:36Carolyn, at the end of that round, you had no passes. You've got 24 points.
22:49And finally, let's have Miles.
22:59Miles, you start with 11 points. The score to beat to get through to the Mastermind Grand Final is Carolyn's
23:0424 points. You've got two and a half minutes on general knowledge. Here we go.
23:08In the 2024 instalment of a popular film series, what fictional bear travels to Peru to visit his Aunt Lucy?
23:15Paddington.
23:16Yes. Schwein is the German word for what number?
23:19Two.
23:20Yes. What's the title of the American television comedy series which in September 2025 won four Primetime Emmys, including one
23:26for its lead actor, Seth Rogen?
23:28The Studio.
23:29Yes. The name of which chemical element is derived from Greek words meaning acid forming because it was once thought
23:35to be essential in the formation of all acids?
23:38Hydrogen?
23:38No. Oxygen. In 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft launched by NASA nine years earlier became the first probe to explore
23:45which dwarf planet up close?
23:47Ceres?
23:48No. Pluto. The three European countries known collectively as the Low Countries are Belgium, Luxembourg and which other?
23:54The Netherlands.
23:55Yes. In February 2025, which American singer topped the UK Albums Chart for the 13th time with a collection of
24:02live performances of eight songs from her 2019 album, Lover, recorded at a concert in Paris?
24:07Taylor Swift?
24:08Yes. What was the name of the British wig maker turned inventor who in 1769 patented a cotton spinning machine
24:15known as the Waterframe?
24:19Josiah Wedgwood.
24:20No. Richard Arkwright.
24:21Which city in the Canadian province of Alberta hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics?
24:26Calgary.
24:27Yes. Which military leader who went on to serve two terms as UK Prime Minister in the 19th century was
24:32known as the Iron Duke?
24:34The Duke of Wellington?
24:35Yes. Which shipping forecast area off the south coast of Ireland shares its name with a biennial yacht race?
24:41Fastnet.
24:42Yes. The adjective, scorbutic, refers to what medical condition caused by a deficiency of vitamin C?
24:49Um, scurvy.
24:51Yes. What stage musical, which opened in London's West End in June 2025, is based on an animated 1997 film
24:57about a hero of classical mythology?
25:00Um, Hercules.
25:01Yes. What's the name of the ruined castle on the north coast of Cornwall between Bude and Padstow, which, according
25:07to legend, was the place where King Arthur was conceived?
25:10Cantagel.
25:10Yes. Which Russian composer conducted the premiere of his symphony number six in B minor, known as the Path茅tique, just
25:17nine days before his death in 1893?
25:19Tchaikovsky.
25:20Yes. In its summer coat, what small carnivorous mammal looks very similar to a weasel but is distinguishable by its
25:27black-tipped tails?
25:28Stoke.
25:28Yes. What five-letter term derived from a Latin word for wall refers to a large artwork that's painted directly
25:34onto a wall?
25:35Mural.
25:36Yes. Which homelessness charity was co-founded in 1966? I've started so finish.
25:41Which homelessness charity was co-founded in 1966 by the Reverend Bruce Kenrick and Des Wilson, among others, in response
25:48to the UK's housing shortage?
25:51Shelter.
25:52It was shelter.
25:54Miles, at the end of that round, you had no passes and you've done it.
25:58You've got 26 points.
25:59Thank you very much.
26:13So, let's have a look at the final scores.
26:16In joint third place with 15 points each, Robert and Ben.
26:20In second place with 24 points, it's Carolyn, which means in first place, by a whisker with 26 points, it's
26:26Miles.
26:26So, he goes through to the grand final. Congratulations to him.
26:31If you'd like to be a contender in the next series, please go to our website, bbc.co.uk slash
26:37mastermind and you can follow us at Mastermind Quiz. Join us again next time for the Mastermind Grand Final. Thanks
26:44for watching. Bye for now.
26:51To get through to the grand final of Mastermind is something that you can never really prepare yourself for because
26:57when you first come into the competition, the grand final is so far away.
27:01So, to win my heat, then to win my semifinal, I don't really know what to say.
27:07Your occupation.
27:08Student.
27:09And your specialist subject.
27:10Sir Lawrence Olivier.
27:12I did much better than I thought I was going to do at the end of the first rounds.
27:15The boys from Brazil.
27:16Yes.
27:16Catherine Hepburn.
27:17Yes.
27:18War Requiem.
27:19It was War Requiem.
27:21At the end of the specialist subject round, I suppose I felt how I imagine Usain Bolt would have felt
27:26when he was running the 100 metres, being neck and neck with Carolyn to the right of me.
27:31And having her going first, I suppose, was a mixed blessing because at the end of the day, I knew
27:37what I needed to beat, but it was just about, you know, putting in as much effort as possible to
27:41get there.
27:42The studio.
27:43Yes.
27:43Calgary.
27:44Yes.
27:45Shelter.
27:45It was.
27:47Shelter.
27:48And you've done it.
27:49You've got 26 points.
27:50Thank you very much.
27:51Well, one of the allures of getting through to the grand final is the possibility of being the youngest winner
27:56of Mastermind at 20.
27:59I know Jonathan Gibson is the gentleman who holds it at the moment.
28:02Not that I have his face on a dartboard at home, but it would in many ways be the cherry
28:07on otherwise the large cake of getting through to the grand final.
28:11To win the glass bowl is something I've only ever dreamed of.
28:14I often, you know, stand in the bathroom at home and imagine holding it next to me after a long
28:20day.
28:20And it's something that I suppose now I'm this close to.
28:23I'm just going to give it my all, see what happens.
28:26And hopefully I'll have it within my grasp.
28:57I'm just going to give it my all.
28:58I'm just going to give it my all.
28:59You
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