Issue 1667
dumb britain Celebrity Mastermind, BBC1
Clive Myrie: On a bottle of port, the letters LBV stand for "late bottled..." what?
Joel M: Vodka.

Myrie: In the phrase "Richard of York gave battle in vain", used to remember the colours of the rainbow, what colour is represented by the name "Richard"?
Mobeen Azhar: Green.


The Chase, ITV
Bradley Walsh: Maths is the shortened form of which word?
Lucy Porter: Matthew.


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