Overview
- The Jan. 12 Celebrity Mastermind episode featured JB Gill, Susie McCabe, Richie Anderson and Lucy Shepherd with Clive Myrie hosting.
- Viewers on X denounced the broadcast as the “worst 30 minutes in TV history,” citing contentious specialist topics such as Margaret Thatcher and questions over the lineup’s recognisability, echoing complaints from the previous week.
- Richie Anderson’s viral misstep saw him answer “Abrupt Spice” to a question about Mel B’s nickname, prompting widespread ridicule online.
- Susie McCabe won the episode with 18 points, with Anderson and Gill tied on 13 and Shepherd finishing on seven.
- The Daily Mail reported that Anderson later said the show’s question team sent him source materials in advance, a claim presented as pre-show “hints,” and there has been no BBC response reported.