Mastermind viewers admit 'I can't deal' as contestant pays emotional tribute to late wife

Mastermind viewers were near successful tears during Monday night's amusement arsenic contestant John shared an affectional tribute to his precocious woman arsenic the occurrence came to a close.

Viewers of Mastermind were near reaching for the tissues aft an incredibly poignant occurrence which aired connected Monday night.

The iconic BBC quiz show, hosted by Clive Myrie, saw 4 contestants measurement up to the challenge.

In a gripping contest, Kaushik, Rachel, Laura, and John battled it retired with specializer subjects ranging from the detective tales of Sherlock Holmes to the governmental play of The West Wing, and adjacent the legendary racehorse Red Rum.

Kaushik came successful astatine 4th spot with 12 points, Rachel notched up 16, Laura impressed with 22, but it was John who stole the amusement with a stellar 24 points, earning him a spot successful the semi-finals.

John, a schoolhouse head whose expertise connected Red Rum shone through, touched hearts erstwhile helium revealed his precocious woman had been the 1 to propulsion him to spell connected the show.

He confessed: "Never successful my wildest dreams would I ever deliberation I'd beryllium lasting here."

Host Clive Myrie lauded John's performance, saying: "You've done it, you've got 24 points."

John replied, emotionally: "I was precise overmuch instructed by my woman to apply. And if you knew Caroline, you wouldn't person immoderate uncertainty that I duly applied.

"But it was sad, my darling woman Caroline unluckily died arsenic the amusement was astir to beryllium made. So this 1 is for you, Caro."

It wasn't agelong earlier radical watching took to Twitter to stock their thoughts connected the episode, with galore affectional implicit John's tribute, reports the Express.

A heartbroken spectator tweeted: "The antheral who won Mastermind contiguous said his woman died conscionable earlier the amusement was filmed and it was each for her I can't woody with this (crying emoji.)".

Someone other wrote: "Did not person getting affectional astatine an occurrence of #mastermind connected my 2024 bingo card. John you are a wee dote. I anticipation your beauteous woman is watching down connected you smiling!"

One idiosyncratic shared: "Oh John. Caroline would person been truthful arrogant of you."

A antithetic spectator didn't spot the affectional infinitesimal coming, commenting: "Wasn't expecting that bombshell John, my fave taxable ever, Rummy of course, and past the close, I'm not welling up!!! #mastermind."

Concurrently, John earned the admiration of fans for his heavy cognition of legendary racehorse Red Rum, arsenic 1 remarked: "Wow superb play by John connected his taxable - RedRum."

Another admirer posted: "Dude connected #Mastermind answering questions connected Red Rum successful astir 10 minutes - and amazingly it's not @helynsar."

Others affirmed the contestant's expertise with idiosyncratic commenting: "Christ that bloke knew everything astir Red Rum!"

Mastermind is disposable to ticker connected BBC iPlayer.