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Morecambe music fan wins on Popmaster radio quiz show

Ken Bruce hosts Popmaster on Greatest Hits Radio and also on TV

A music fan from Morecambe has triumphed on the UK's most popular pop trivia radio quiz.

Robert Jones appeared on Popmaster with Ken Bruce on Wednesday and defeated his opponent to win a smart speaker and a 12 month subscription to Greatest Hits Radio Premium.

Robert, who is originally from Bootle in Liverpool, scored an excellent 30 points, answering seven questions out of 10 correctly. 

He also correctly answered the bonus '3 in 10' round where contestants are asked to name three UK hits by a named artist within 10 seconds.

Robert's opponent, Brian Griffiths from Essex, scored 24 points on his questions.

During his appearance on the popular show, Robert praised the "nice views" of Morecambe and said he enjoyed going to gigs in the town.

He also gave a shout out to his family and friends, and staff at The Boardwalk and The Exchange pubs.

Popmaster, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, is a hugely popular weekday mornings music quiz now on Greatest Hits Radio, hosted by Ken Bruce.

The show moved from its regular slot on BBC Radio 2 earlier in 2023.

The first ever TV series of the show aired on the More4 channel a few weeks ago.

On the radio show, two contestants from around the UK go head-to-head, and are given 10 questions each, with three points available for correct answers, and six points for bonus rounds where they are asked questions based on a music clip.

Robert's questions were:

Which seasonal song gave Mud the Christmas number one in 1974?

'Pick a Part That's New' is the title of a 1999 Top 5 hit for which group?

Who sang 'Kinky Boots'?

The Alarm first reached the Top 40 in 1983 with which single?

In which year were 'Violet Hill' by Coldplay, 'Sweet About Me' by Gabriella Cilmi and 'Fascination' by Alphabeat Top 10 hits?

Which female singer sang with Bryan Adams on 'When You're Gone'?

The American group that had a Top 5 hit in 1992 with 'People Everyday' is called Arrested.....what?

The 1982 debut hit for The Associates was also their only Top 10 single. What was it?

Name both the participants in the 2003 number two duet 'All I Have'?

The song 'Black is Black' was Top 3 in 1977 for a French vocal group. What were they called?

3 in 10 - Name three UK Top 75 hits by Cyndi Lauper

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Answers

Lonely This Christmas

Stereophonics

Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman

68 Guns

2008

Melanie C

Development

Party Fears Two

LL Cool J and Jennifer Lopez

La Belle Epoque

(Choose from) Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Time After Time, True Colours, I Drove All Night, All Through the Night, She Bop, The World is Stone, I'm Gonna Be Strong, (Hey Now) Girls Just Want to Have Fun...to name a few!

 

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