Master Minds
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What is Master Minds?
Brook Burn hosts Master Minds, airing only on Game Show Network.
In MASTER MINDS, three contestants square off against three trivia Master Minds in multiple rounds of intense trivia competition. The lowest scoring player on each side is eliminated until the top competitor and top Master Mind are left standing and now must face off, head-to-head, in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge.
Meet the Host
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Brooke Burns serves as host of Game Show Network’s Emmy®-nominated series, THE CHASE. Best known for her starring role in the hit TV series “Baywatch,” Burns has been working steadily since she was a teenager, landing her first television role in the TV series “Ally McBeal.” She has also had starring roles in “North Shore” and “Pepper Dennis.” and a recurring role on the new “Melrose Place.”
Burns' additional television credits include appearances on “Just Shoot Me,” “Drop Dead Diva” and “CSI: Miami.” She also had a role in the film “Shallow Hal” and the Hallmark Original Christmas movie “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” Brooke will also appear in the Hallmark Movies and Mystery TV movie series, “Gourmet Detective,” based on the series of books by Peter King. She also hosted TruTV’s “Motor City Masters,” an automotive designer competition show.
How to play Master Minds
Master Minds pits three contestants against three trivia experts (Master Minds) in a multi-round trivia battle for cash, culminating in an "Ultimate Trivia Challenge" where the top contestant faces the top expert for up to $10,000. Rounds feature increasing point values and pressure, with elimination of the lowest scorers, until only one challenger and one expert remain for the final showdown, where winning earns the contestant money and a chance to return and become a Master Mind themselves.
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Meet the Master Minds
Arianna Haut
Expert
Current City: Los Angeles, CA
Hobbies: Baking, camping, crossword puzzles, reading
Fun Fact: Every single member of my family has been on a game show!
First job: Drama camp counselor
Most irrational fear: Getting trapped in an elevator all alone.
Skill you just learned: How to grow tomatoes.
Favorite trivia category: Literature, food, classical music
Last show you binge-watched: Schitt's Creek
Book you recommend to everyone: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Jonathan Corbblah
Expert
Current City: Brooklyn, NY
Hobbies: Scrabble, poker, backgammon, karaoke
Fun Fact: I once got into a Thunderdome and fought a death match. Nobody died.
First job: My first job in college was a nude model for drawing and sculpture classes.
Most irrational fear: Intimacy
Skill you just learned: Copying and pasting columns in Microsoft excel.
Favorite trivia category: Pop culture
Last show you binge-watched: The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix. The chess is very accurate.
Book you recommend to everyone: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Ken Jennings
Expert
Current City: Seattle, WA
Hobbies: Hiking, painting
Fun Fact: We name our family dogs in alphabetical order.
First Job: Typist
Most irrational fear: Balloons popping
Skill you just learned: Fishing
Favorite trivia category: Movies
Last show you binge-watched: Ted Lasso
Book you recommend to everyone: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
LaKendra Pam
Expert
Current City: Cambridge, MA
Hobbies: Photography, watching sports, and trivia
Fun Fact: I collect tiaras and wear them whenever I can!
First job: Tutoring younger kids when I was in high school.
Most irrational fear: Sudden loud noises (see next question)
Skill you just learned: How to QUIETLY open a bottle of champagne!
Favorite trivia category: Pop music
Last show you binge-watched: Killing Eve
Book you recommend to everyone: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Muffy Marracco
Expert
Current City: Los Angeles, CA
Hobbies: Dogs, Volunteering, Word Games
Fun Fact: I wrote a Lifetime movie called "Girl's Best Friend"
First job: Babysitting
Most irrational fear: Creepy crawly creatures
Skill you just learned: How to fold a fitted sheet.
Favorite trivia category: American History or Movies
Last show you binge-watched: The Good Place
Book you recommend to everyone: Birds of America by Lorrie Moore
Ryan Chaffee
Expert
Current City: Santa Monica, CA
Hobbies: Trivia
Fun Fact: I only wear pants on game shows.
First job: Little Caesars pizza boy
Most irrational fear: Discovering my bag of Jolly Ranchers is all blue raspberry.
Skill you just learned: Mindfulness meditation
Favorite trivia category: Sigmund Freud
Last show you binge-watched: The History of the Seattle Mariners
Book you recommend to everyone: Goode's World Atlas
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