Sport Mastermind
| Sport Mastermind | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sport |
| Format | Quiz show |
| Created by |
Bill Wright (original Mastermind format) |
| Presented by | Des Lynam |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Caroline Roberts-Cherry |
| Producer(s) | Jon Kelly |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Two |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original run | 8 July 2008 – 20 August 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Mastermind |
Sport Mastermind is a British television quiz show first broadcast by BBC television in July and August 2008. The show is a spin-off of the long running quiz show Mastermind and is themed on sport. Veteran TV sport presenter Des Lynam was the host and question-master, with the show itself titled Des Lynam's Sport Mastermind in many TV listings.
Format
The format of the show was nearly identical to that of Mastermind, using the same famous theme music and black chair. Contestants answered two minutes of questions on a sport-related specialist subject followed by two minutes of questions on general sport knowledge. The contestant with the highest total score was the winner of the heat. Whereas in Mastermind heat winners advanced to a semi-final round and then to the final, Sport Mastermind used a leaderboard system with the 6 highest-scoring heat winners advancing to the Grand Final.
Winners
The first champion and Sport Mastermind 2008 was Chris Bell from Kent, who took The British and Irish Lions as his specialist subject in his heat and The Life and Career of Geoff Boycott in the Grand Final.
External links
- Sport Mastermind at BBC Programmes
- BBC Press Office release
- Mastermind at UKGameshows.com