Mastermind viewers go crazy when the contestant who was ‘robbed’ wins

MASTERMIND viewers fainted after a contestant ‘robbed’ won – despite answering EVERY question correctly.

Monday night saw the first semi-final of the BBC competition and four contestants vying for a spot in the final.

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Two contestants, Lucy and Ian, got off to a good start by answering all of their questions correctly during their pro round.

While Lucy had time to answer 14 questions, host Clive Myrie won the fifteenth question for Ian.

In the general knowledge round, Lucy answered 11 correctly to get a score of 25 overall.

Then Ian tried and overcame that, which he did by getting 11 correct, bringing his final score to an impressive 26.

But when Ian made it to the final, many viewers were angry that Lucy had missed out on a spot despite performing as well as her opponent.

Taking to Twitter, one Mastermind viewer complained: “So @BBC
# Mastermind- why did one candidate get a full specialization score of 14 and another candidate a full specialization score of 15.

“Then the latter wins, with one more point. Why doesn’t the pro round have the same number of questions???”

Another added: “It’s so bad that the winner and runner-up answered all the questions in their expert round and didn’t pass but Ian scored one point more than Lucy. In the end he did. won by that one point. Seems unfair.”

A third tweeted: “Lucy was robbed. She should have won #Mastermind.”

Meanwhile, another shared: “#mastermind @bbc Tonight’s Semi is not a fair show. Lucy finished all her answers right in round 1 with no passes and was awarded 14 points.

“Ian did the same and got 15 points and ended up beating Lucy by 1 point. So only won by having more questions. Not true.”

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Mastermind airs at 8pm on Mondays on BBC Two.