University Challenge 19/20

[belboid]

What a truly awful set of contestants!

 

[Maggot]

It's the final tonight.

 

[belboid]

I dont know who to support. Eight men. Cambridge v Posh London. Annoying smart alecs on both teams. I would probably go for Corpus as they're less annoying overall, but I've just discovered Wang's youtube channel.

 

[Orang Utan]

Not supporting that cocky smug yank

 

[belboid]

Not supporting that cocky smug yank

He costs them 5 points (in my scoring system), tho Stewart for CCC would be worse, if he ever answered anything.

 

[N_igma]

Not supporting that cocky smug yank

Yeh he’s a cock but he’s really fucking smart.

 

[hash tag]

He is smart but would you bet against imperial. I'd put money on them to win

 

[hash tag]

It's difficult to argue with a result like that. Very impressive

 

[N_igma]

They were an amazing team and was nice to see Andrew Wiles present them the trophy.

 

[Orang Utan]

He is smart but would you bet against imperial. I'd put money on them to win

yes, yes i would

 

[Orang Utan]

Yeh he’s a cock but he’s really fucking smart.

who behaves as if he's the captain

 

[belboid]

very generous of him to let the others answer at last

 

[Maggot]

Last nights ep was a good, fairly close, contest between Birkbeck and Strathclyde. But twice Paxo deducted points from Strathclyde for interrupting when he had finished the question. Anyone else notice this?

 

[rubbershoes]

Last nights ep was a good, fairly close, contest between Birkbeck and Strathclyde. But twice Paxo deducted points from Strathclyde for interrupting when he had finished the question. Anyone else notice this?

Thought you were allowed to buzz in early

 

[Maggot]

Thought you were allowed to buzz in early

Only if you get it right, if you're wrong you lose 5 points.

 

[hash tag]

Last nights ep was a good, fairly close, contest between Birkbeck and Strathclyde. But twice Paxo deducted points from Strathclyde for interrupting when he had finished the question. Anyone else notice this?

I reckon that's happened a few times recently. The rule doesn't apply to music questions?

 

[Maggot]

The final tonight, and also Paxo's last show. Am gonna miss his no nonsense style.

 

[Pickman's model]

Maybe we could stretch to a new thread for post-paxman uc

 

[hash tag]

The final tonight, and also Paxo's last show. Am gonna miss his no nonsense style.

You want someone no nonsense to replace him?
Pritti Patel?

 

[Orang Utan]

You want someone no nonsense to replace him?
Pritti Patel?

They’ve already chose his successor - Amol Rajan

 

[danski]

I wondered if there was a thread, although not enough to actually search.

What’s your highest score then?

I’ve got 11 on a couple of occasions.

 

[Maggot]

I wondered if there was a thread, although not enough to actually search.

What’s your highest score then?

I’ve got 11 on a couple of occasions

But the questions are worth 10 or 5 points. You mean 11 right?

I can't remember. Dont usually keep score, but did beat a team one week (was unfair scoring as I was answering both teams questions).

 

[danski]

But the questions are worth 10 or 5 points. You mean 11 right?

I can't remember. Dont usually keep score, but did beat a team one week (was unfair scoring as I was answering both teams questions).

Yeah, 11 right.

We only kept score as gf’s parents watch then text to ask our scores!

 

[Maggot]

Yeah, 11 right.

We only kept score as gf’s parents watch then text to ask our scores!

5 minute call.

Gonna keep score tonight.

 

[Maggot]

Loved the speech by the Wild Swans woman.

I scored 45 - mostly cos there was a round on the B-52s.

 

[danski]

Still watching. Got 3 right so far. Dunno what points though

 

[ElizabethofYork]

Got 1 point tonight. Nearly got 2, but couldn't remember the battle of Flodden quickly enough.

 

[danski]

Only three in the end and yeah, good speech. Who knew, dictators don’t have their people’s best interest at heart?

 

[Elpenor]

I used to get 20-25 questions right when I was a bit younger (and studying stuff that form the basis of a lot of questions). Still bitter that the year I was a part of the team my uni had submitted that we didn’t make it as far as the TV stages (there was a prelim test to whittle the numbers down).

Can’t remember anything now, so stopped watching. Does anyone else answer “1” to all the impossible maths questions?

 

[Maggot]

Got 1 point tonight. Nearly got 2, but couldn't remember the battle of Flodden quickly enough.

You should score more generously. If I know something, but someone answers first, I still give myself the points.