Mastermind Australia

Our semi-finalists step into the spotlight for their chance to earn a spot in the Grand Final. Who will win a place?

In this final Second Chance round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are the classic Aussie hit Muriel’s Wedding, Katherine Swynford, The Beach Boys, and Daniel Day Lewis.

In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are the film Scarface, the Orca, the legendary Joni Mitchell, and the TV comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm.

In this Second Chance round, specialty subjects are David Attenborough, Operation Market Garden, the Everton Football Club, and the classic movie Breakfast At Tiffany’s.

In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are classic TV comedy Married With Children, American rapper 2Pac, the 2008 US Presidential Election, and the film Good Will Hunting.

In this final Returners' Week round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this Returners' Week round, the specialty subjects are superstar Robbie Williams, Famous Watches, the film The Room, and the TV show Spaced.

In this Returners' Week round, the specialty subjects are Forrest Gump, the Dada Art Movement, ’90s British Girl Groups, and Seinfeld Season 4.

In this Returners' Week round, the specialty subjects are Bob Marley, Men in Black 1 and 2, political activist Marcus Garvey, and the classic film Soapdish.

In this Returners' Week round, the specialty subjects are Julia Gillard, The Pixies, Ten Pin Bowling, and the film The Blues Brothers.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are George Michael, Geography of Tasmania, Andrew McCarthy, and V8 Supercars.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the film Hancock, German field marshal Erwin Rommel, the film Mean Girls, and the TV series The X-Files.

In this round, the specialty subjects are How I Met Your Mother Series 5, The Narrow Gauge Railways of Wales, 18th Century European Women’s Fashion, and the History of the Italian Men’s Football Team.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Seachange: Season 1, The Gap Series: Books 1 and 2, The Australian High Court, and David Attenborough’s Planet Earth.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Precious Metals, the coming of age film Call Me By Your Name, Herbs and Spices of the World, and Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Australian Women in STEM, champion racehorse Winx, the History of the Dead Sea, and martial artist Royce Gracie.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Supercars and Hypercars, the Lost Franklin Expedition, and musician Neil Young.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the Mad Max Trilogy, Ethiopian Political History, American Basketballer LeBron James, and The Adventures of Tintin.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are iconic pop group Blondie, the 11th Doctor in Doctor Who, Crocodiles, and the legendary Stan Lee.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the film Spirited Away, Keeping Up with the Kardashians: Series 5–10, Former PM Malcolm Turnbull, and Aussie TV series Gladiators.

In this round, the specialty subjects are British comedy hit The Mighty Boosh, the History of Nintendo handheld devices, the Brat Pack, and Aussie indie duo Angus and Julia Stone.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Elvis Presley movies of the 50’s, the Geography of Switzerland, the band The Monkees, and the classic, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are The Melbourne Cup, Guinea Pigs, the classic film The Labyrinth and Bananarama.

In this round, the specialty subjects are ‘60s British Rock Music, The Stuart Dynasty, The Paris Roubaix, and the TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the potters Shoji Hamada and Bernard Leach, UFC Title Holders, HMAS Perth and the Battle of Sunda Strait, and 1930s Universal Classic Monsters.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Paul Keating, the History of Buenos Aires, rugby union team The Wallabies, and the comedy series The Thick of It.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are The Simpsons, the Detroit Tigers baseball team, the band R.E.M., and the classic British comedy The Goodies.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the Best Actor and Best Actress Academy Awards: 2000–2010, the Carlton Blues AFL team, Vincent Motorcycles, and the TV series Scrubs.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the Hawthorn Hawks, Schitt’s Creek: Seasons 4 and 5, the History of Skateboarding, and Richard Nixon.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the film Love Actually, the Laws of Rugby League, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and the film The Italian Job.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Stevie Nicks in the 1970s & 80s, Saxophonist Clarence Clemons, the novel The Handmaid’s Tale, and the sitcom Happy Endings.

In this round, the specialty subjects are The Micallef Programme, book one of the Outlander series, Shakespeare’s Henry V, and the 2013/14 Ashes Cricket Series.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the movie Up, Human Evolution, Napoleon III, and the History of Canberra.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the TV series Supernatural, the 1789 French Revolution, the History and Geography of Colorado, and satirist and mathematician Tom Lehrer.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the band Foo Fighters, Typography, skateboarder Tony Hawk, and Julius Caesar.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Shane Warne’s Test Cricket Career, the Royal Family, Rugby League State of Origin in the 90s, and 1980s Australian Rock Bands.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the film My Brilliant Career, Animal Farm by George Orwell, Wests Tigers: 2000–2020, and Patrick Swayze.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Jim Jarmusch films, Australian Reconciliation, Mount Vesuvius, and Elvis Presley.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are artist Bob Ross, the movie Les Misérables, the Battle of Midway, and trailblazer Anne Lister.

In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are Labrador Retrievers, Electronic House Music, the History of Tokyo: 1850–1950, and the movie Zombieland.

In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are The Iron Giant, Clouds, Agrippina the Younger, and the movie Step Brothers.

In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are Disney Movies, Oscar Wilde, tabletop game Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, and author Lee Child.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are The Big Bang Theory: Season 1, the poet Charles Bukowski, The Concorde Aeroplane, and Olivia Newton-John.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Eminem, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas, Pride and Prejudice, and musician Chris Isaak.

In this round, the specialty subjects are 90s Australian Alternative Rock Music, American physicist Richard Feynman, crime fiction novel The Cuckoo’s Calling, and Daria: Seasons 1–3.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Australian Reptiles, The Minoan Civilisation, Alan Jones - the Formula One Years, and Will and Grace: Season 9.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Canadian Geography, Grease, Archer: Seasons 1 and 2, and Eucalyptus.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Don’s Party, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Bitcoin, and Baroque Music.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the Ryder Cup since 1990, Leon Trotsky, Agatha Christie, and Roger Federer.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Helen Reddy, Paul’s Letters to the Romans, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and George Carlin.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Flight of the Conchords, country music supergroup The Highwaymen, The Baggy Green, and the Geography of Indonesia.

In this round, the specialty subjects are The Flashman Novels: Books 1 & 2, Operation Barbarossa, Angels’ Blood by Nalini Singh, and Chart-Topping Rappers.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Night of the Living Dead (1968), Honda Motorcycles, Homer's Iliad, and Roxy Music.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Ritchie Blackmore, the History of the Essendon Bombers, Tsar Nicholas and the Romanovs, and the Jack Reacher films.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Richard III, Frasier, International Female leaders in 2020, and T.E. Lawrence.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Grey's Anatomy, Pulp Fiction, chess champion Magnus Carlsen, and The Real Housewives of New York City.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Buddy Holly, the Julio-Claudian Dynasty, Gilmore Girls, and the 1930 FIFA World Cup.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the Riverina Region, the Hyrax, the Life and Philosophy of Martin Heidegger, and the Heroes of the DC Universe.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the TV show Survivor, the History of Nintendo, The Great Plague of London, and Fawlty Towers.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Rowan Atkinson, The Matildas, Pat Rafter, and the band The Cure.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Blazing Saddles, the 1942 Attack on Sydney Harbour, pop band The 1975, and The Elder Scrolls video game.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the History of Coca-Cola, Bobby Fisher, Australian Freshwater Turtles, and the film Captain America: Civil War.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Better Call Saul, The Smiths, Australian Female Publicans, and the Daniel Craig James Bond films.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Kath and Kim, the Anzac landing at Gallipoli, Frederick Spofforth, and the band Tom Tom Club.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Arnold Schwarzenegger, the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, The Animorphs Series, and 1950s Rock and Roll.

In this round, the specialty subjects are When Harry Met Sally, the 1966 FIFA World Cup, Volkswagen, and Britney Spears 1998–2008.

In this semi-final round, the specialist subjects are Charles Kingsford Smith, The Jurassic Park trilogy, The Kokoda Track campaign, and The Beatles Album: Revolver.

In this Second Chance final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are Keeping Up Appearances (Seasons 1 and 2), HMS Bounty, Benazir Bhutto, and Australian spiders.

In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are Weezer, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and the sci-fi films of Ridley Scott.

In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are Little Britain, duty of care law, the Tiffany Aching books, and English Premier League managers 2000–2019.

In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are Extras (seasons 1 and 2), Lady Gaga, Aussie Slang, and Donald Glover.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Keith Moon, squids, Norman conquest of England, and Fright Night (1985).

In this round, the specialty subjects are The Matrix, the cardiovascular system, Aerosmith, and Indiana Jones 1–4.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Brett Whiteley, Aboriginal bush foods, MIKA, and Mars Rover: Curiosity.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Siouxsie and the Banshees 1976–1996, the stolen generations, Williams Formula 1 team, and the Bill and Ted movies 1–2.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the life of Freddie Mercury, Pope Alexander VI — The Borgia Pope, Flanders & Swann, and Dennis Lillee.

In this round, the specialty subjects are U2, the life of Jane Austen, the life and times of Richie McCaw, and Doc Martin seasons 1–3.

In this round, the specialty subjects are English Staffordshire terriers, Nike Air Jordans, the Sprawl Trilogy, and the New York Giants 2009–2019.

In this round, the specialty subjects are The League of Gentlemen seasons 1–3, Lazarus Long and the Future History series by Robert Heinlein, asteroids, and Rafael Nadal.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are 1980s Steven Spielberg films, the Hungary national football team 1949–1946, P.D. James — Adam Dalgliesh books, and Nikola Tesla.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the life and times of Johnny O’Keefe, nuts, Roman mythology and religion, and The Office (UK).

In this round, the specialty subjects are M*A*S*H seasons 6–11, UN Security Council, the Adrian Mole books 1–3, and the life and music of Taylor Swift.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Talking Heads, western astrology, children of Queen Victoria, and Stephen King’s book IT.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the history of Lego, Albert Speer, the life and work of Marie Curie, and Gone With The Wind.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Friends seasons 6-10, Carl Sagan, AFL premierships 1969–2019, and The Goon Show.

In this round, the specialty subjects are The Witcher (TV series), the Battle of Agincourt, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Bruce Springsteen 1975–1985.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Twin Peaks seasons 1 and 2, the history of Triumph motorcycles, Will & Grace seasons 1–5, and the musical comedy of Tim Minchin.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Johnny Depp in Tim Burton films, Pathefinder (1st edition), the Greek-Persian wars 490–479BC, and INXS.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the Scream movies 1–4, the rules of netball, dinosaurs, and U.S presidents.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Placebo, Moog analogue synthesisers, the Voyager space program, and TISM.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Wayne's World, Woody Guthrie, The Fifth Element, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers 1991–2011.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Joh Bjelke-Petersen, the Nimitz UFO sighting, Japanese Sumo Wrestling, and Maria Gaetana Agnesi. Famed comedian Arj Barker joins this round as a contestant.

In this round, the specialty subjects are James Bond films — the Pierce Brosnan era, the life and work of Friedrich Froebel, Brazil in the World Cup 1958–1970, and The Simpsons Movie.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Cary Grant, Women’s artistic gymnastics at the Olympics 2008–2016, George Orwell’s 1984, and Mahatma Gandhi.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the prime ministership of John Howard, the High School Music trilogy, Knoxville Nationals sprint cars, and Firefly the TV series.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the Saga Comic book series, the history of European beers, WWF: The Attitude Era, and Sex and the City seasons 3–6.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Batman films 1989-1997, Boston Celtics 2000 to present, the RMS Titanic, and the 2000 US presidential election.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Dragonriders of Pern — the original trilogy, General George Patton Jr, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Scrubs seasons 1–3.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the wives of Henry VIII, Sydney architecture, Chelsea FC, and Happy Days season 1 and 2.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are X-Men movies, the comedies of Shakespeare, US state capitals, and Absolutely Fabulous.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Saturday Night Fever, Castle (TV Show) season 1–3, Womens Big Bash League (Season 3, 4), and the Emperor’s New Groove (2000).

In this round, the specialty subjects are Shrek films 1–3, Indian prime ministers 1975–2000, Charli XCX, and The Young Ones.

In this round, the specialty subjects are The Wizard of Oz (1939), the life and music of Son House, penguins, and Die Hard (1988).

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the Predator movies 1–4, The Eagles, Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson, and women’s fashion in the Victorian era.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Mary Poppins (film), Elon Musk, The Strawbs in the ‘70s, and Gavin & Stacey seasons 1–3.

In this round, the specialty subjects are comedies of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ralph McTell, rivers of the world, and Mark Latham as federal Labor leader.

In this round, the specialty subjects are women of jazz: 1930s to ‘50s, Tasman Series 1964–1975, the history of autopsy, and the Star Wars prequel trilogy.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Jackie French: The Matilda Saga books, Watergate, Willem de Kooning, and the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man trilogy.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Tron and Tron: Legacy films, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Earth’s Children books 1 to 3, and XTC 1978–1990.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Churchill's WWII speeches, Australia in the 2019 Netball World Cup, the Ant-Man films, and Futurama seasons 1 to 3.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Prisoner series 1, Monet, the 1970s Giallo films of Dario Argento, and the voyages of Captain Cook.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are 90s films of Emma Thompson, 2000AD comics, the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan, and Sir Henry Parkes.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the Marx Brothers, Mr. Men and Little Miss, Dresden Files Novels books 10–15, and The Rock films I–V.

In this round, the specialty subjects are the Australian SAS, first aid, Porsche 1948–1990, and triple j Hottest 100 2010–2018.

In this round, the specialty subjects are big wave surfing, Visigoths 360–410 CE, the human muscular system, and the life of Monica Dickens.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest, David Sedaris Books, The Dutch Republic 1609–1713, and the meaning of the names of African Capitals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Robert Redford movies, World Expo '88, Seattle grunge music of the '90s, and the assassination of JFK.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Oasis, pi history and usage, Alabama Crimson Tide, and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Saladin, Sherlock Holmes novels, Maximilien Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety, and Savage Garden.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Australian players in the NBA, The Cornetto Trilogy, the Thor movies, and the Chronicles of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis.

In this round, the specialty subjects are romantic comedy films of Hugh Jackman, China Australia relations post the Chinese Revolution of 1949, history of Apple Inc., and The Grateful Dead 1968–1972.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas, Dumb and Dumber 1 and 2, comedies of Moliére, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Pink Floyd — Dark Side of the Moon to The Wall, New Japan Pro Wrestling, the Master Golf Tournament 1980s, and Clueless the film.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are The B52's: 70s–80s, British middleweight boxers 1985–2000, Birds of South Africa's Kruger National Park, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

In this round, the specialty subjects are National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, The non-fiction works of George Orwell, Treaty of Versailles, and BioShock (video game).

In this round, the specialty subjects are The Australian magpie, Keith Haring, Anne Tyler novels, and Irish migration after the Potato Famine.

In this round, the specialty subjects are History of the men's 100m Olympic sprint, The life of Agnes Varda, the moons of Jupiter, and the personal computer in the 20th century.

In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Sir Joseph Banks, Brisbane Lions AFL team 1996–present, medical history of human immunisation, and Star Trek: Discovery (TV series).

In this round, the specialty subjects are High fashion: French and Italian, Norse mythology, Company the musical, and Red Dwarf seasons 1–8.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Douglas Mawson, Australian parrots, 2006 FIFA World Cup, and famous guitars and guitarists.

In this round, the specialty subjects are Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Baby-Sitters Club books series 1–8, the laws of cricket, and the early photographic process.