The student, who is studying a PhD in modern history at the University of St Andrews, won by four points in the grand final â scoring a perfect 11/11 in his specialist subject on comedy songwriting duo Flanders and Swann.
Having grown up listening to the duoâs songs, which his father played to him on car journeys, he welcomed the prospect of a revival of interest in the work of the stars, who had their heyday in the 1950s and 60s
âI love the idea of more people rediscovering them to be honest and if thatâs a consequence of winning Mastermind then that would be great,â says Gibson, whose delivery of a classic Flanders and Swann song after an impromptu invitation on to BBC Breakfast has helped seal his persona as one of the more memorable Mastermind champions of recent times.
Mastermind: Student Jonathan Gibson becomes youngest ever winner at 24 - thanks to perfect specialist score
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IT was meant to go down in TV history as John Humphrys’ last hurrah as Mastermind host. Instead, it will be remembered as the night a young Glaswegian stunned the UK with an accent that made Bertie Wooster sound like Rab C. In another, more significant achievement, Jonathan Gibson, a 24-year-old studying for a PhD in Modern History at St Andrews, was crowned the youngest ever Mastermind champion in the quiz show’s 49-year-run. In a short introductory film before he took his place in the famous black chair, Mr Gibson explained: “I was born and brought up in Glasgow despite the evidence of my very confusing accent. No-one in my family understands why I speak like this.