This Grand Final is John Humphrys’ last episode as host of Mastermind (Alex Milsom/BBC)A student from Glasgow has become the youngest person to win the BBC’s Mastermind. The final marks John Humphrys’ last episode as host of Mastermind, having presented 735 episodes of the series and asking more than 80,000 questions during that time. Expand Close Broadcaster John Humphrys presented 735 episodes of Mastermind (Yui Mok/PA) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Broadcaster John Humphrys presented 735 episodes of Mastermind (Yui Mok/PA)Mr Gibson is studying a PhD in Modern History at the University of St Andrews. He scored perfect scores on all three specialist subjects, as well as a perfect general knowledge score in his semi-final round. It saw him become the competition’s youngest-ever champion since the show began in 1972, a record previously held by Gavin Fuller in 1993.

Source: Irish Independent April 26, 2021 20:20 UTC