Celebrity Mastermind Australia

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Celebrity Mastermind Australia
Genre Game show
Created byBill Wright
Presented by Jennifer Byrne (2020)
Marc Fennell (2021 – present)
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes10
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network SBS
Release15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 
present

Celebrity Mastermind is an Australian television quiz show aired on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). A spin-off of Mastermind, the series is produced by BBC Studios and is based on the original British game show of the same name created by Bill Wright. The show features an intimidating setting with challenging questions on specialised subjects of the contestant's choice, followed by "slow burn" question and a general knowledge round.

Contents

The program was first announced in November 2019, with Jennifer Byrne hosting the first season of the show. [1] [2] Fennell took over as host of the show from the second season, which began in August 2021. [3]

Format

Episodes consist of three rounds, lining up with the grand final of the original Australian version. In the first round, each contender will have two minutes to answer as many questions as possible about their chosen specialist subject.

The second round, Slow Burn, unique to the Australian version. In Slow Burn, each contestant is assigned a category; they are then presented ten clues, one at a time. The contestant can only make one guess, and the earlier they answer, the more points they earn; ten points if they answer after the first clue, less one for each clue they hear afterwards before answering. Zero points are earned if the answer is wrong. [4] In the third round, contestants face 90 seconds of general knowledge questions. [5]

Episodes

Overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1515 February 2020 [6] 21 March 2020 [6]
2528 August 2021 [3] 25 September 2021 [3]

Series 1 (2020)

EpisodeAirdateContestants [6]
115 February 2020 Nazeem Hussain Alex Lee Adam Spencer Marc Fennell
222 February 2020 Courtney Act Sam Simmons Jessica Rowe Adam Liaw
37 March 2020 Tom Ballard Merrick Watts Elaine Crombie Lucy Zelic
414 March 2020 Joel Creasey Mark Humphries Myf Warhurst Nikki Osborne
F21 March 2020Adam SpencerAdam LiawTom BallardMark Humphries

Series 2 (2021)

EpisodeAirdateContestants [3]
128 August 2021 James Mathison Hans John Wood Patricia Karvelas
24 September 2021 Zoë Coombs Marr Mark Olive Ian 'Dicko' Dickson Richard Reid
311 September 2021 Murray Cook Dilruk Jayasinha Pettifleur Berenger Ben Lee
418 September 2021 Shane Gould Tanya Hennessy Prinnie Stevens Phil Burton
F25 September 2021HansRichard ReidMurray CookPhil Burton

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