Mastermind Final

I've not been watching Mastermind much this series, but I made sure I watched it today, seeing as it was the series final.

Naturally, I was backing Gary Grant to win the title, seeing as he is a good friend of Dave Clark and a regular on LAM. But I recall Andy Tucker being a finalist in Brain of Britain last year, so I thought he may prove some competition.

I was very pleased to see one of the other finalists, David Love, select Tom Lehrer as his specialist subject. I'm sure some of you will know about The Elements Song; it became a favourite at school for a while, and people would request a performance of it from me a lot of times. Many were stunned by how quickly and proficiently I could do it!

Back to Mastermind, and Gary ran up the highest total of the Specialist round with 19 points, with Andy Tucker and Mark Wyatt both on 15. Mr Tucker returned to the chair, and set a pretty high score of thirty for Gary to beat.

As Gary returned to the chair, I was really nervous for him, and I let out a quiet cheer when he secured his 32nd point, which was enough for victory (I forgot Mr Tucker's score, and thought he'd scored 31 instead).

In the end, Gary won with 34 (I think) points. Many congratulations Gary; a thoroughly deserved win!

And well done to the other finalists as well: Mark Wyatt, Maya Davis, David Love, Nick Reed and Andy Tucker, all of whom put up a good final performance.

I may well consider throwing my hat into the ring for the next series of Mastermind, seeing as I'm old enough now. Though, if I did, I may have to rely on a good showing in the Specialist round, as GK may be a weak spot for me. Seems like good fun though, so why not?