[Completed] Mastermind Sheep - THE REVEAL

[aaronjennings]

Hello and welcome to a brand new game of Mastermind Sheep, featuring the most ominous chair in all of quizdom
 
15 people submitted Specialist Subjects to base our questions on. Those categories and the people who nominated them will be revealed over time
 
Here is a reminder of the questions which resulted from those Specialist Subjects:
 
 
1. A number-one best-selling single from 1982
2. A single by Boyzone
3. A song that appears in the first "Pitch Perfect" movie
 
4. A character from the video game "Final Fantasy VII", other than Cloud Strife
5. A video game released in 2021
 
6. A Sherlock Holmes novel
7. A non-human character from "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
8. A winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in the 21st century
 
9. A location in the TV series "Friends"
10. An actor/actress who appeared in the "Doctor Who" episode "The Day of the Doctor"
11. A character who appears in the "Downton Abbey" movie
 
12. The colour of a line on the London Underground
13. An animal or object in the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle"
14. A type of wood found in Ireland
15. A winner of the "BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year" award
 
 
For ease of reading, I have grouped them into five categories: music, video games, literature, TV and general knowledge
 
 
Bonus points are available for people who submitted Specialist Subjects, if they manage to find the Sheep in their topic of choice. However, punishments are also on the table if they fail to find the Sheep, so anyone can win, regardless of whether they nominated a subject or not
 

Join us at 8pm on BBC Two FoG for the grand finale

[E.N.]

Fun fact, I won the BBC Mastermind when I was younger, don't I look dashing?



This would be a far more prestigious, and truthful, prize though!

[nothing]

Wait... Really?!

[aaronjennings]

While EN is (allegedly) looking to make it 2/2 in Mastermind victories, I can now reveal the 20 players looking to win the trophy this time around are:


ari101
Barna77
cee_jay
E.N.
Edser
HeyV
Homer J. Fong
Irish Aris
jp liz v1
Leg End Reject
Mam of 4
Necro
Neowise
nothing
quickbeam
Sawduck
ShaneU
Toto Wolfcastle
wrestlemaniac
Zaph


15 of those people are also responsible for the Specialist Subjects on which our questions were based. Will they make full-use of their potential bonus, or will our five exclusive-Sheepers upset the odds?

[E.N.]

Wait... Really?!

Would you believe me if I said yes?

[Trigger]

Wait... Really?!

I think the clue is under the picture

Apologies for not getting in for this, really been strapped for time. I'll follow along though

[Mam of 4]

I'm eating home made chips and quack quack spring rolls here while we're waiting!

[ari101]

I'm eating home made chips and quack quack spring rolls here while we're waiting!

Nom nom, my local takeaway is back from their holibops, and I have been craving it, and I did a full days work today so I am off to grab a treat, so I'll miss the start but try keep up on my phone

[nothing]

I'm an eejit altogether. 

[E.N.]

To be fair nothing, you know I'm a genius so it's very believable

[nothing]

I think I'm in trouble tonight!

[Mam of 4]

I think I'm in trouble tonight!

Ah here , if you think you're in trouble , that means I have no hope whatsoever 

[aaronjennings]

Our first question was based on Leg End Reject’s Specialist Subject: 80s music. I narrowed the field down to a specific year, the first one I could find that had several Sheepable options. But which chart-topper will be the top of our table?

[aaronjennings]

Dexys Midnight Runners run away with the Sheep in this one, as Leggy unfortunately fails to cash in on the Specialist Subject bonus


Question 1: A number-one best-selling single from 1982

Come On Eileen - 11
cee_jay
E.N.
Edser
HeyV
jp liz v1
nothing
quickbeam
Sawduck
Toto Wolfcastle
wrestlemaniac
Zaph

Eye Of The Tiger - 6
Homer J. Fong
Irish Aris
Mam of 4
Necro
Neowise
ShaneU

I Love Rock 'n' Roll  - 2
ari101
Leg End Reject (=0)

ACES - 1:

Fame - Barna77

[nothing]

Woohoo, thank you google!

[Mam of 4]

Not a bad start, I'm usually where Leggy is...

[aaronjennings]

Eh, table is gone a bit funky, I thought I had the new system worked out, but apparenltly not... can everyone reat that okay?

[E.N.]

Toora loora, toora loo rye ay

[nothing]

Can read it grand

[nothing]

I mean I could read it, when it existed!

[aaronjennings]

Okay, not very elegent, but this will have to do for now, I'll try to fix it as we go


Scores after question 1:


cee_jay 11
quickbeam 11
Sawduck 11
Toto Wolfcastle 11
nothing 11
Zaph 11
Edser 11
E.N. 11
jp liz v1 11
wrestlemaniac 11
HeyV 11
Irish Aris 6
Homer J. Fong 6
Neowise 6
ShaneU 6
Necro 6
Mam of 4 6
ari101 2
Barna77 1
Leg End Reject 0

[aaronjennings]

The second of our music-based questions comes courtesy of Toto Wolfcastle, and their Specialist Subject of 90s boybands. Lots to choose from, so of course I had to root for the local boys. Is this the song you went for?

[ari101]

And I was thinking I was blind

Leggy I'm sorry to be the only friend for your specialist choice - at least we have more than an Ace!

[E.N.]

Looks fine

[nothing]

If you use "forum formatted text" option for scores after each question, it works nicely

[ari101]

Oh no, nil points for a non specialist sheep whoops

[aaronjennings]

Another clear Sheep here, but again, our Specialist Subject fails it's nominee - the curse of too much knowledge, perhaps?


Question 2: A single by Boyzone

No Matter What - 12
ari101
cee_jay
E.N.
Edser
HeyV
jp liz v1
Leg End Reject
nothing
Sawduck
ShaneU
wrestlemaniac
Zaph

Love Me For A Reason - 5
Barna77
Homer J. Fong
Irish Aris
Mam of 4
quickbeam

Picture Of You - 2
Necro
Toto Wolfcastle (=0)

ACES - 1:

Words - Neowise

[Toto Wolfcastle]

Oh ffs.

[nothing]

Not looking good for upcoming specialists!

[aaronjennings]

Nine people remain on 2/2 Sheeps, but how far can they go?
 

Scores after question 2:

cee_jay 23
Sawduck 23
nothing 23
Zaph 23
Edser 23
E.N. 23
jp liz v1 23
wrestlemaniac 23
HeyV 23
ShaneU 18
quickbeam 16
ari101 14
Leg End Reject 12
Irish Aris 11
Homer J. Fong 11
Toto Wolfcastle 11
Mam of 4 11
Necro 8
Neowise 7
Barna77 6

[aaronjennings]

The third and final music in our music comes not from an era or genre, but a movie series - specifically the Pitch Perfect movie series, as chosen by cee_jay. This movie was the origin of one very popular song, but will your cups be filled with points as a result?

[aaronjennings]

This was a close question throughout, and in the end we get a double Sheep, and our first successful Specialist Subject bonus


Question 3: A song that appears in the first "Pitch Perfect" movie

Cups - 7
cee_jay (+5)
Irish Aris
Sawduck
ShaneU
Toto Wolfcastle
wrestlemaniac
Zaph

Don't Stop the Music - 7
ari101
E.N.
Edser
Homer J. Fong
Neowise
nothing
quickbeam

Since U Been Gone - 2
Leg End Reject
Necro

The Sign - 2
Barna77
HeyV

ACES - 1:

Don't You Forget About Me - jp liz v1
Right Round - Mam of 4

[ari101]

Now that it's up there I know what I should have picked

Edit: Oh ok, that actually worked out! Phew

[aaronjennings]

Seven people keep up their perfect Sheep record, but cee_jay's bonus sees her shoot into a 5-point lead


Scores after question 3:

cee_jay 35
Sawduck 30
nothing 30
Zaph 30
Edser 30
E.N. 30
wrestlemaniac 30
ShaneU 25
HeyV 25
jp liz v1 24
quickbeam 23
ari101 21
Irish Aris 18
Homer J. Fong 18
Toto Wolfcastle 18
Leg End Reject 14
Neowise 14
Mam of 4 12
Necro 10
Barna77 8

[Mam of 4]

I have never watched Pitch Perfect .

ETA , is Rebel Wilson in it ? I don't like her , think that's why I've avoided it !

[nothing]

Well done cee_jay!

[aaronjennings]

Now that it's up there I know what I should have picked

Edit: Oh ok, that actually worked out! Phew

It's only easy if you know the answer

Oh wait, wrong quiz show 

[aaronjennings]

#On to video games now, specifically Final Fantasy VII, which Necro nominated as his Specialist Subject. I assumed everyone would choose the main character, hence why I eliminated him from the equation. So who did you choose in his place?

[jp liz v1]

I had started well

[aaronjennings]

I know none of these people, so I'm trusting Google that they all exist. Regardless, the bad buy (someone call Billie Eilish) is the Sheep here


Question 4: A character from the video game "Final Fantasy VII", other than Cloud Strife

Sephiroth - 8
Barna77
cee_jay
HeyV
Homer J. Fong
jp liz v1
Mam of 4
quickbeam
ShaneU

Barret Wallace - 6
ari101
Irish Aris
Leg End Reject
Neowise
Toto Wolfcastle
Zaph

Aerith/Aeris - 3
E.N.
Necro (=0)
nothing

Tifa Lockhart - 2
Sawduck
wrestlemaniac

ACES - 1:

Vincent Valentine - Edser