Mastermind Champion of Champions

Mastermind Champion of Champions is a pair of special series of BBC quiz program Mastermind, featuring past winners. The first series was broadcast in 1982 to celebrate the series' 10th anniversary and was won by Sir David Hunt over the other nine series winners.[1]

Another series of Champion of Champions was televised Monday to Friday at 7:30pm on BBC Two in the first full week of August 2010. The series was won by future Eggheads panellist Pat Gibson.[2] Contestants had around six weeks to prepare for their appearances.[3]

Results edit

2010 series edit

The winner is indicated in bold.

Episode number Transmission date Round Contestant (year won) Specialist Subject Specialist Subject score (passes) General Knowledge score (passes) Total score (passes)
1 2 August 2010 Heat 1 Geoff Thomas (2006) Donald Bradman (1908 - 2001) 16 (0) 12 (0) 28 (0)
Jeremy Bradbrooke (1987) The Crimean War (1853 - 6) 16 (1) 9 (1) 25 (2)
Jesse Honey (2010) National Flags of the World 23 (0) 15 (2) 38 (2)
Stephen Tomlin (1991)[4] Edward Thomas (1878–1917) 16 (3) 13 (0) 29 (3)
2 3 August 2010 Heat 2 Gavin Fuller (1993) Mike Oldfield (1972) 19 (0) 9 (2) 28 (2)
Elizabeth Horrocks (1974) The Arthurian Legend 13 (3) 8 (5) 21 (8)
Shaun Wallace (2004) Frasier (1993 - 2004) 17 (0) 5 (0) 22 (0)
Chris Hughes (1983) British Steam Locomotives 1900 - 1968 15 (0) 10 (3) 25 (3)
3 4 August 2010 Heat 3 The Revd Dr Richard Sturch (1996) King Michael of Romania (b 1921) 15 (1) 11 (5) 26 (6)
Andy Page (2003) Arrested Development (2003 - 2006) 15 (5) 12 (3) 27 (8)
Nancy Dickmann (2009) Roald Amundsen (1872 - 1928) 16 (0) 11 (2) 27 (2)
David Edwards (1990) Mystery of Rennes-le-Château (since 1950) 16 (0) 12 (2) 28 (2)
4 5 August 2010 Heat 4 David Clark (2008) The Bayeux Embroidery (c. 1076) 17 (1) 13 (3) 30 (4)
Patricia Owen (1973) The Operas of Benjamin Britten (1913–76) 11 (3) 8 (5) 19 (8)
Leslie Grout (1981) Burial Grounds of London 15 (0) 8 (0) 23 (0)
Pat Gibson (2005) Pixar Animated Films (est 1986) 16 (0) 14 (0) 30 (0)
5 6 August 2010 Final Gavin Fuller (1993) HMS Warrior 17 (0) 15 (2) 32 (2)
Pat Gibson (2005) Great Mathematicians 16 (0) 20 (0) 36 (0)
David Edwards (1990) Count Rumford 16 (0) 16 (0) 32 (0)
Jesse Honey (2010) Westminster Cathedral 17 (1) 19 (1) 36 (2)

References edit

  1. ^ Morgale, Richard (6 September 2012). The Mastermind Quiz Book. Ebury Publishing. pp. 431–432. ISBN 978-1-4464-1722-5.
  2. ^ National Quiz Team (9 October 2014). The Only Quiz Book You Will Ever Need. Random House. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-4735-1764-6.
  3. ^ Fuller, Gavin. "How to win Mastermind". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  4. ^ Lakin, Nick. "Lancaster Corrie and Emmerdale actor and Mastermind champion takes final bow". Lancaster Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2017.