Mastermind Australia — Season 3
Quizmaster Marc Fennell hosts the iconic game show where contestants must answer as many questions as possible on their chosen specialist subject within two minutes.
About this season
Quizmaster Marc Fennell hosts the iconic game show where contestants must answer as many questions as possible on their chosen specialist subject within two minutes.
Episodes (85)
1. Episode 1
Aired 22 February 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are When Harry Met Sally, the 1966 FIFA World Cup, Volkswagen, and Britney Spears 1998–2008.
2. Episode 2
Aired 23 February 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are Arnold Schwarzenegger, the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, The Animorphs Series, and 1950s Rock and Roll.
3. Episode 3
Aired 24 February 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are Kath and Kim, the Anzac landing at Gallipoli, Frederick Spofforth, and the band Tom Tom Club.
4. Episode 4
Aired 25 February 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are Better Call Saul, The Smiths, Australian Female Publicans, and the Daniel Craig James Bond films.
5. Episode 5
Aired 26 February 2021 • 25 min
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
6. Episode 6
Aired 1 March 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are the History of Coca-Cola, Bobby Fisher, Australian Freshwater Turtles, and the film Captain America: Civil War.
7. Episode 7
Aired 2 March 2021 • 25 min
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.
8. Episode 8
Aired 3 March 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are Rowan Atkinson, The Matildas, Pat Rafter, and the band The Cure.
9. Episode 9
Aired 4 March 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are the TV show Survivor, the History of Nintendo, The Great Plague of London, and Fawlty Towers.
10. Episode 10
Aired 5 March 2021 • 25 min
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
11. Episode 11
Aired 8 March 2021 • 25 min
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.
12. Episode 12
Aired 9 March 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are Buddy Holly, the Julio-Claudian Dynasty, Gilmore Girls, and the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
13. Episode 13
Aired 10 March 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are Grey's Anatomy, Pulp Fiction, chess champion Magnus Carlsen, and The Real Housewives of New York City.
14. Episode 14
Aired 11 March 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are Richard III, Frasier, International Female leaders in 2020, and T.E. Lawrence.
15. Episode 15
Aired 12 March 2021 • 25 min
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
16. Episode 16
Aired 15 March 2021 • 25 min
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.
17. Episode 17
Aired 16 March 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are Night of the Living Dead (1968), Honda Motorcycles, Homer's Iliad, and Roxy Music.
18. Episode 18
Aired 17 March 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are The Flashman Novels: Books 1 & 2, Operation Barbarossa, Angels’ Blood by Nalini Singh, and Chart-Topping Rappers.
19. Episode 19
Aired 18 March 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are Flight of the Conchords, country music supergroup The Highwaymen, The Baggy Green, and the Geography of Indonesia.
20. Episode 20
Aired 19 March 2021 • 25 min
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
21. Episode 21
Aired 22 March 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are Helen Reddy, Paul’s Letters to the Romans, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and George Carlin.
22. Episode 22
Aired 23 March 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are the Ryder Cup since 1990, Leon Trotsky, Agatha Christie, and Roger Federer.
23. Episode 23
Aired 24 March 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are Don’s Party, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Bitcoin, and Baroque Music.
24. Episode 24
Aired 25 March 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are Canadian Geography, Grease, Archer: Seasons 1 and 2, and Eucalyptus.
25. Episode 25
Aired 26 March 2021 • 25 min
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
26. Episode 26
Aired 29 March 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are Australian Reptiles, The Minoan Civilisation, Alan Jones - the Formula One Years, and Will and Grace: Season 9.
27. Episode 27
Aired 30 March 2021 • 25 min
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.
28. Episode 28
Aired 31 March 2021 • 25 min
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.
29. Episode 29
Aired 1 April 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are The Big Bang Theory: Season 1, the poet Charles Bukowski, The Concorde Aeroplane, and Olivia Newton-John.
30. Episode 30
Aired 2 April 2021 • 25 min
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
31. Episode 31
Aired 5 April 2021 • 25 min
In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are Disney Movies, Oscar Wilde, tabletop game Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, and author Lee Child.
32. Episode 32
Aired 6 April 2021 • 25 min
In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are The Iron Giant, Clouds, Agrippina the Younger, and the movie Step Brothers.
33. Episode 33
Aired 7 April 2021 • 25 min
In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are Labrador Retrievers, Electronic House Music, the History of Tokyo: 1850–1950, and the movie Zombieland.
34. Episode 34
Aired 8 April 2021 • 25 min
In this Second Chance round, the specialty subjects are artist Bob Ross, the movie Les Misérables, the Battle of Midway, and trailblazer Anne Lister.
35. Episode 35
Aired 9 April 2021 • 25 min
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
36. Episode 36
Aired 12 April 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are Jim Jarmusch films, Australian Reconciliation, Mount Vesuvius, and Elvis Presley.
37. Episode 37
Aired 13 April 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are the film My Brilliant Career, Animal Farm by George Orwell, Wests Tigers: 2000–2020, and Patrick Swayze.
38. Episode 38
Aired 14 April 2021 • 25 min
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.
39. Episode 39
Aired 15 April 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are the band Foo Fighters, Typography, skateboarder Tony Hawk, and Julius Caesar.
40. Episode 40
Aired 16 April 2021 • 25 min
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
41. Episode 41
Aired 19 April 2021 • 25 min
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.
42. Episode 42
Aired 20 April 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are the movie Up, Human Evolution, Napoleon III, and the History of Canberra.
43. Episode 43
Aired 21 April 2021 • 25 min
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.
44. Episode 44
Aired 22 April 2021 • 25 min
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.
45. Episode 45
Aired 23 April 2021 • 25 min
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
46. Episode 46
Aired 26 April 2021 • 25 min
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.
47. Episode 47
Aired 27 April 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are the Hawthorn Hawks, Schitt’s Creek: Seasons 4 and 5, the History of Skateboarding, and Richard Nixon.
48. Episode 48
Aired 28 April 2021 • 25 min
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.
49. Episode 49
Aired 29 April 2021 • 25 min
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.
50. Episode 50
Aired 30 April 2021 • 25 min
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
51. Episode 51
Aired 3 May 2021 • 25 min
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.
52. Episode 52
Aired 4 May 2021 • 25 min
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.
53. Episode 53
Aired 5 May 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are ‘60s British Rock Music, The Stuart Dynasty, The Paris Roubaix, and the TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
54. Episode 54
Aired 6 May 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are The Melbourne Cup, Guinea Pigs, the classic film The Labyrinth and Bananarama.
55. Episode 55
Aired 7 May 2021 • 25 min
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
56. Episode 56
Aired 10 May 2021 • 25 min
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.
57. Episode 57
Aired 11 May 2021 • 25 min
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.
58. Episode 58
Aired 12 May 2021 • 25 min
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.
59. Episode 59
Aired 13 May 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are iconic pop group Blondie, the 11th Doctor in Doctor Who, Crocodiles, and the legendary Stan Lee.
60. Episode 60
Aired 14 May 2021 • 25 min
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
61. Episode 61
Aired 17 May 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are the Mad Max Trilogy, Ethiopian Political History, American Basketballer LeBron James, and The Adventures of Tintin.
62. Episode 62
Aired 18 May 2021 • 25 min
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.
63. Episode 63
Aired 19 May 2021 • 25 min
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.
64. Episode 64
Aired 20 May 2021 • 25 min
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.
65. Episode 65
Aired 21 May 2021 • 25 min
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
66. Episode 66
Aired 24 May 2021 • 25 min
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.
67. Episode 67
Aired 25 May 2021 • 25 min
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.
68. Episode 68
Aired 26 May 2021 • 25 min
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.
69. Episode 69
Aired 27 May 2021 • 25 min
In this round, the specialty subjects are George Michael, Geography of Tasmania, Andrew McCarthy, and V8 Supercars.
70. Episode 70
Aired 28 May 2021 • 25 min
In this final round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
71. Episode 71
Aired 31 May 2021 • 25 min
In this Returners' Week round, the specialty subjects are Julia Gillard, The Pixies, Ten Pin Bowling, and the film The Blues Brothers.
72. Episode 72
Aired 1 June 2021 • 25 min
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.
73. Episode 73
Aired 2 June 2021 • 25 min
In this Returners' Week round, the specialty subjects are Forrest Gump, the Dada Art Movement, ’90s British Girl Groups, and Seinfeld Season 4.
74. Episode 74
Aired 3 June 2021 • 25 min
In this Returners' Week round, the specialty subjects are superstar Robbie Williams, Famous Watches, the film The Room, and the TV show Spaced.
75. Episode 75
Aired 4 June 2021 • 25 min
In this final Returners' Week round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
76. Episode 76
Aired 7 June 2021 • 25 min
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.
77. Episode 77
Aired 8 June 2021 • 25 min
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.
78. Episode 78
Aired 9 June 2021 • 25 min
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.
79. Episode 79
Aired 10 June 2021 • 25 min
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.
80. Episode 80
Aired 11 June 2021 • 25 min
In this final Second Chance round, the four reigning champions from this cycle battle it out to progress to the semi-finals.
81. Episode 81
Aired 14 June 2021 • 25 min
Our semi-finalists step into the spotlight for their chance to earn a spot in the Grand Final. Who will win a place?
82. Episode 82
Aired 15 June 2021 • 25 min
Our semi-finalists step into the spotlight for their chance to earn a spot in the Grand Final. Who will win a place?
83. Episode 83
Aired 16 June 2021 • 25 min
Our semi-finalists step into the spotlight for their chance to earn a spot in the Grand Final. Who will win a place?
84. Episode 84
Aired 17 June 2021 • 25 min
Our semi-finalists step into the spotlight for their chance to earn a spot in the Grand Final. Who will win a place?
85. Episode 85
Aired 18 June 2021 • 56 min
Tonight, it comes down to the final four contenders. Who will take home the title of Australia's Mastermind?