Mastermind Australia Season 5 Premieres Monday 13 February on SBS

For its 50th anniversary in the United Kingdom, and following four highly rated seasons Down Under, the ACCTA-nominated quiz show Mastermind Australia is back and harder than ever.

A new group of competitors from all over Australia will take on quizmaster and award-winning journalist Marc Fennell over the course of 85 episodes in an effort to become the next Mastermind Champion of Australia.

Over the course of the season, host Marc Fennell will ask more than 220 contestants a total of over 14,000 questions.

The pressure remains high no matter who sits in the famous black chair amid the bright light.

Every night from Monday through Thursday, four contestants will square off against one another in hopes of advancing to Friday’s weekly final. Every candidate has two minutes to field as many questions as they can on their area of expertise in the first round. Round two contestants have 90 seconds to demonstrate their general knowledge.

The winner is the player who finishes with the highest total score in both phases. At the end of the season, the semi-finalists will fight for the title of Australia’s Mastermind, and each week’s champion will move on to the finals.

Mastermind is a BBC UK format and is produced for SBS by BBC Studios.

Airdate: Monday 13 February 2023 at 6.00pm on SBS.