I feel so bad for the losing team...many commiserations to you all. Mr. Salamanca Camacho was a delight to watch. Is there anything he doesn't know?? The rest of the team were no slouches either. Fantastic result - good luck moving ahead in the competition!! Thank you CP!!!
Their knowledge of poetry as a team has been questionable - they were poor on Dickinson last time and on Plath this time - but otherwise almost without fault
From the moment I saw the match up without a doubt I knew which team would take it but I didn’t expect the gap to be that Huge. My goodness that was an amazing sight to see
Much credit to Amol here. For several years, Jeremy Paxman's atrocious pronunciation of Japanese added unnecessary difficulty to questions. Other than a very slight mispronunciation of Luffy (it's pronounced loo-fee in English), he was correct and crystal clear. Well done!!
@ It would be better if the maiden aunts of UA-cam didn't remove anything that might offend Rajan's self-satisfied faux-majesté. As for a hug, no thanks. Not from you.
Hello again! This match started competitively...then the winning team just took off. They got on form, and stayed there. Everyone contributed, and everyone of them have great buzzer speed. There was only once when they were challenged on the buzzer that I remember, and they won that easily. It was readily apparent how much quicker they were at working out the answer and buzzing in. They also did very well converting bonuses. The losing team was just severely out-matched. I suspect that will be the case for many of the winning team's opponents, going forward. They look unstoppable. My best to both teams, and to each individual.
Wow, Imperial just ran away with it. The questions were perfect for them and superb buzzer reactions. Brilliant score and what an exciting triumph! Bravura. Commiserations Wadham.
I'm going to call my new cat - he's very handsome and I already know he's a genius - Salamanco Camacho. So several times a day, I can call out "Salamanco Camacho!"
AMAZING performance from lmperial!! Apart from being so likeable, their speed on the buzzer and range of knowledge was wonderful to see! Spry is a fine captain and the team worked so well together. Sorry that Wadham never really got off the starting blocks, but they took their defeat with good grace. Thanks CP! 😊
He is fantastic for sure. The only Caveat I would add is that if he were to have an off day Imperial might struggle a bit. Not too much since the team is well balanced But I remember Izzadust from last year being great throughout only to be outgunned by fast buzzing on starter questions by the winning team in the grand final.
Isn't it great how the Spanish use both their father's and mother's surnames, so egalitarian. Then you realise you have to spit out 7 syllables every time you refer to the guy, d'oh.
Thanks from Allen, Texas. I appreciate the effort, CosmicPumpkin. Wadham was shat upon from a great height 😆 I'm kinda anti-Oxbridge as they get to field numerous teams, which I think is unfair, so I took particular delight in this.
~~~SPOILERS~~~ I was really surprised that Wadham - Oxford got _none_ of the bonus questions in “psychotherapy” 3:24, which would be covered in any introductory psychology course, even though one of the team members is reading experimental psychology (admittedly, a different branch of the field but still). At least, the team managed to not end up with a score of zero, which is, well, something, and remained engaged throughout. Imperial-which is very often a juggernaut-was stellar. Imperial’s Jaime Salamanca Camacho, who was the standout in the team’s earlier match against Manchester, continued to be impressive, although, certainly, his teammates were no slouches. Congratulations to the winning team and heartfelt condolences to the other team.
Ouch! Well at least Wadham saved themselves from being the team with the lowest score ever on the show. Sussex holds the record with10 points in the first round. Not that they were bad of course, just outclassed.
@@2eleven48 How have you been on UA-cam for 13 years and not known that it is common to express astonishment in written comments using all capital letters?
Feel like this match wasnt really representative of Wadham, they had plenty of great players on their team (just came back from watching the quizbowl match w Bellamy) it just sucks they weren't quicker on the buzzer. Great performance by imperial tho
There used to be a phrase, to mean sort of 'don't you know, isn't it obvious?', as follows; "Does the bear shit in the woods? Is the Pope a Catholic?" Seems like you have conflated them.
Imperial's score is the joint 11th highest ever in the Paxo/Rajan era. And the 320-point margin of victory is the joint 3rd highest ever recorded (again in the Paxo/Rajan era - I can do nothing when getting comparisons with the Bambi time of the show, although I think the points scoring system back then was so substantially different that any comparisons with now would be unfair).
@@gabsymalone6307 I'm guessing this Rajan era will start packing out these score tables, he just seems to get through more questions than Paxo ever did.
Does anyone else think the cliffhanger-Hardy question is suspect? I think the source for the question setter and the Imperial player who buzzed at jet speed was a New Yorker article from just about when these episodes would've been taped (early Spring?), but, I find that Hardy hypothesis very, very suspect. Seems to be a coincidence than the start of a trend. No serious dictionary like the OED gives that reference. Refers to American slang as the source. But, if it was a genuine Hardyism, I think the professional lexicographers at OED or the others would've chased it down in a much earlier edition of the OED. I have seen such dictionary bloopers on UC... even repeated in their printed books - meaning, went through a second round of proofreading.
@@dan7259 Really? Could you give an earliest date when you heard of it? Like in the last 5-10 years? Is it possible that it's a meme that caught on, if recent enough? I just can't believe that any major lexicon (unabridged of course) would miss a Hardyism if that was the source. They'd be proud to state it. Whereas I do know howlers from the quiz circuits (and UC too) on apocryphal etymologies. I only heard of the Hardy connection from the New Yorker article and thought they just played up a coincidence. Sure enough wikis online reproduced it. There is also the question of the era in time. Back then, the way new words were coined differed on the two sides of the Atlantic. In the US, hyphenated words, neologisms and loan-words were more common. In the UK they relied more on turn of phrase and expressions to convey the same sense. The cliff-hanger expression would have been redundant. Anyhow, the 60 year gap of non-usage is not explained in the New Yorker.
The student studying experimental psychology can't even get the questions on psychology founding fathers! Just shows what a dumb subject psychology is...
Imperial, please be nice to your challengers next time 😂 . A win with such a margin is humiliating and we'll start opting for admission in only Imperial College 😊
I was pleased with this result. Wadham turned me down in 1963.
I feel so bad for the losing team...many commiserations to you all.
Mr. Salamanca Camacho was a delight to watch. Is there anything he doesn't know?? The rest of the team were no slouches either. Fantastic result - good luck moving ahead in the competition!! Thank you CP!!!
Early 20th century British regional politics is his weakness
Their knowledge of poetry as a team has been questionable - they were poor on Dickinson last time and on Plath this time - but otherwise almost without fault
Sushi... He was correctly overridden by Elkouby. But yeah, Salamca Camacho was brilliant.
@ So not unlike the rest of us then?
Well at least I knew King Crimson I guess..... but that was incredibly impressive!!
Unusually, Cosmic Pumpkin seems to have messed up this week. I wanted an episode of University Challenge, not a half-hour meat grinder demonstration.
OH MY GOd WHAT IS THAT SCORELINE
From the moment I saw the match up without a doubt I knew which team would take it but I didn’t expect the gap to be that Huge. My goodness that was an amazing sight to see
Much credit to Amol here. For several years, Jeremy Paxman's atrocious pronunciation of Japanese added unnecessary difficulty to questions. Other than a very slight mispronunciation of Luffy (it's pronounced loo-fee in English), he was correct and crystal clear. Well done!!
Rajan is a small-time, sycophantic Poundland Paxman.
@ You can’t have an easy time, taking every opportunity to lash out at Amol Rajan. Need a hug?
@
Lash out? I was complimenting the man.
@@AprilCarter-r2bunfortunately youtubes @-feature is broken but i imagine they were replying to someone who has now deleted their reply to you
@ It would be better if the maiden aunts of UA-cam didn't remove anything that might offend Rajan's self-satisfied faux-majesté.
As for a hug, no thanks. Not from you.
Salamanca Camacho is fire on the buzzer
If he brushes up on poetry he will be unstoppable!
Imperial was on fire! Great match. Thanks again for the prompt uploads.
6:43 that was a crisp 'Polyp'.
About halfway through I thought there was a real chance Wadham would be kept to 0! Incredible.
Salamanca Camacho is what tech bros imagine ChatGPT will be in its final form
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE S54E21
MATCH STATS BELOW
Apologies for publishing these late.
Wadham - Oxford: 25 Eliminated
Imperial: 345
Starter Questions Stats
WADHAM - OXFORD: 10
Billore = 1/5 {10 minus 15 points}
Bellamy = 2/4 {20 minus 5 points}
Worden = 0
Cheung = 0
Starter Success rate: 33.33% (3/9)
IMPERIAL: 155
Stokes = 2/2 {20 points}
Elkouby = 3/6 {30 minus 5 points}
Spry = 5/5 {50 points}
Salamanca Camacho = 6/6 {60 points}
Starter Success rate: 84.21% (16/19)
Bonus Questions Stats
WADHAM - OXFORD: 15
Bonus success rate: 33.33% (3/9)
IMPERIAL: 190
Bonus success rate: 79.17% (38/48)
Thank you so much ❤
Absurd stats really
Imperial would have probably won even without Salamanca Camacho
Salamanca Camacho y equipo, FELICIDADES!!!!❤
Primo suyo? O.O
que salvajada
Goodness gracious, that was fire, well done Imperial!
Imperial were brilliant. They knew almost EVERYTHING. Well done. And many thanks for posting.
Oh lordy. What a bloodbath. Superb quizzing from Salamanca Camacho in particular!
We have found our series champions
I disagree, Bristol might beat them, Wadham was just a really weak team.
Hello again! This match started competitively...then the winning team just took off. They got on form, and stayed there. Everyone contributed, and everyone of them have great buzzer speed. There was only once when they were challenged on the buzzer that I remember, and they won that easily. It was readily apparent how much quicker they were at working out the answer and buzzing in. They also did very well converting bonuses. The losing team was just severely out-matched. I suspect that will be the case for many of the winning team's opponents, going forward. They look unstoppable. My best to both teams, and to each individual.
15:33 "Plenty of time Wadham ..."
5:34 "which genre of Japanese erotic art"
I'm thinking of something, but I'm wrong.
😂😂
This is a perfect joke
I don't get this, but I'd like to
I can't remember such a lopsided contest even including round 1. Ouch! That really hurts.
Wow, Imperial just ran away with it.
The questions were perfect for them and superb buzzer reactions.
Brilliant score and what an exciting triumph!
Bravura.
Commiserations Wadham.
What a terrific win ! The score difference is almost unbelievable. Congrats to the winners. Thank you CP.
At least I got the bonus questions about sushi and anime this time. XD
20:51 wow those scores... i'm not even finished watching but this is amazing.
Imperial are now on a 14 game winning streak - extending their record for the longest streak in UC history
Salamanca Camacho what a guy he's so smart 🤓
Well, that was comprehensive.
I want a cuddly toy with Salamanca's face on it😂 He's so cute!
Brilliant team mix Imperial.
Will be extra 'glued' to watching them later👍
I'm going to call my new cat - he's very handsome and I already know he's a genius - Salamanco Camacho. So several times a day, I can call out "Salamanco Camacho!"
There is no-one like him in the whole Catalonia :)))
Who?
I’m going to wager that the winning team also knew the answers to the very first set of bonus questions about psychology.
Congratulations to Wadham on their very good grace.
Imperial: an impressive bunch of allrounders.
AMAZING performance from lmperial!! Apart from being so likeable, their speed on the buzzer and range of knowledge was wonderful to see! Spry is a fine captain and the team worked so well together. Sorry that Wadham never really got off the starting blocks, but they took their defeat with good grace. Thanks CP! 😊
That score is mental
What doesn't Salamanca Camacho know?! He's amazing, and such a cutie pie.
The difference between maki, nigiri and sashimi.
Cutie pie 😂😂 he's a Nobel prize level talent
He is fantastic for sure. The only Caveat I would add is that if he were to have an off day Imperial might struggle a bit. Not too much since the team is well balanced But I remember Izzadust from last year being great throughout only to be outgunned by fast buzzing on starter questions by the winning team in the grand final.
What a score😮
I feel I owe Salamanca Camacho a long slow foot massage... Brilliant cool dude
christ what a trouncing. Imperial have to be the odds on favorite to win it all at this point
Only Bristol can match them. That will probably be the final
Isn't it great how the Spanish use both their father's and mother's surnames, so egalitarian. Then you realise you have to spit out 7 syllables every time you refer to the guy, d'oh.
dang felt bad for the losing team...started rooting for them at some point
True to its name, Imperial....totally dominated!
Outstanding 🎉
UC PLEASE make Imperial play against Bristol in the next round !!!
(So we can see a Bristol vs. Imperial match twice this season)
I feel a bit sorry for the losers. Never stood a chance against that buzzsaw.
Thanks from Allen, Texas. I appreciate the effort, CosmicPumpkin.
Wadham was shat upon from a great height 😆
I'm kinda anti-Oxbridge as they get to field numerous teams, which I think is unfair, so I took particular delight in this.
Wow, what a performance. (cheers for the upload)
Thank you Worden for being easy on the eyes. Thank you Salamanca Camacho for giving us vibes similar to Imperial's Max Zheng this season
he gives more vibes similar to justin Lee because Salamanca is a more allround player like Lee, Zheng too was a beast though
gps zheng was goated
Imperial sweep still possible? Get them up to 6 wins overall, 2 higher than the next two ujniversities.
~~~SPOILERS~~~
I was really surprised that Wadham - Oxford got _none_ of the bonus questions in “psychotherapy” 3:24, which would be covered in any introductory psychology course, even though one of the team members is reading experimental psychology (admittedly, a different branch of the field but still). At least, the team managed to not end up with a score of zero, which is, well, something, and remained engaged throughout.
Imperial-which is very often a juggernaut-was stellar. Imperial’s Jaime Salamanca Camacho, who was the standout in the team’s earlier match against Manchester, continued to be impressive, although, certainly, his teammates were no slouches.
Congratulations to the winning team and heartfelt condolences to the other team.
I remember that Narvik movie in Netflix.
Massive congratulations to Imperial! Rooting for them in the finals
Are massacres legal on UA-cam? Because this was one.
Absolutely annihilated by Imperial there. Lovely stuff.
Salamanca Camacho got Shunga just a bit too quickly lol
Senor Salamanca es mucho grande! Increible
Ouch! Well at least Wadham saved themselves from being the team with the lowest score ever on the show. Sussex holds the record with10 points in the first round. Not that they were bad of course, just outclassed.
Has the Wadham college ever got the chance to talk about their funny-looking mascot? or do I miss it in previous episodes...
As a member of the Manchester team that got absolutely destroyed by Imperial, this is certainly relieving. Lets go imperiaallll!
Jung wil be shocked to hear of his new birthplace.
that whole question was embarrassing. I would think Frankl would be more known to experimental psych majors.
@eleidal And one of them observed, "It wasn't Karl Popper."
floored at the knowledge on indian union territories! and knowing Puducherry and its former name Pondicherry!
Anyone want to do the stats on this one, I'd love to see them, wow !
Y'ALL ARE BRITISH, HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW KING CRIMSON
How do you not know how to use capital and lower case letters?
@@2eleven48 How have you been on UA-cam for 13 years and not known that it is common to express astonishment in written comments using all capital letters?
cuz not everyone knows a particular band?
I thought Wadham's mikes were muted.
Batting practice for Imperial
got 15 pnts. with dragon ball, naruto, one piece 😅
same man
Always sad to see a team I like being paired against Imperial
Feel like this match wasnt really representative of Wadham, they had plenty of great players on their team (just came back from watching the quizbowl match w Bellamy) it just sucks they weren't quicker on the buzzer. Great performance by imperial tho
Would have crushed the sushi question
26:26 Oxonian captain can’t even be bothered
Ouch!
Brutal
Imperial were well, Imperious
Oh dearie me!
Well, the Imperial team was possibly even more impressive in this round than in round one! Going to be tough to beat!
Thanks Cosmic P.
Still on the intro...
...backing imperial for the win
(First time I've seen either team play)
Biggest score contrast I ever saw...
It’s a bloodbath! 😩
I was proud I got the King Crimson one and they didn't
😅
Wow……….who needs Chatgpt ?
Final: Bristol vs. Imperial (or UCL)
MARK MY WORDS!!!
Until which stage do you think ''Darwin - Whitaker!'' will stay in this competition?
I thought Bristol were a great team and they are but Imperial will strike fear into any title aspirants heart.
Agreed. I thought Bristol were the favourites after round 1, but this performance was just incredbile. Imperial are definitely the team to beat
They have at least one Achilles heel. Music. If they get a music round at the wrong time, against a tough team, they won't win.
We may see Imperial in the Final and Bristol in the Semi at least.
Imperial vs Bristol :)
Imperial v OU next?
Hmmmmm….. Would you like me to nominate you?
Holy shit
There used to be a phrase, to mean sort of 'don't you know, isn't it obvious?', as follows;
"Does the bear shit in the woods? Is the Pope a Catholic?" Seems like you have conflated them.
Thank you CP 🎉❤
Is this a record win? Must be close to...
Imperial's score is the joint 11th highest ever in the Paxo/Rajan era. And the 320-point margin of victory is the joint 3rd highest ever recorded (again in the Paxo/Rajan era - I can do nothing when getting comparisons with the Bambi time of the show, although I think the points scoring system back then was so substantially different that any comparisons with now would be unfair).
@@gabsymalone6307 I'm guessing this Rajan era will start packing out these score tables, he just seems to get through more questions than Paxo ever did.
king crimson mentioned
Does anyone else think the cliffhanger-Hardy question is suspect? I think the source for the question setter and the Imperial player who buzzed at jet speed was a New Yorker article from just about when these episodes would've been taped (early Spring?), but, I find that Hardy hypothesis very, very suspect. Seems to be a coincidence than the start of a trend. No serious dictionary like the OED gives that reference. Refers to American slang as the source. But, if it was a genuine Hardyism, I think the professional lexicographers at OED or the others would've chased it down in a much earlier edition of the OED. I have seen such dictionary bloopers on UC... even repeated in their printed books - meaning, went through a second round of proofreading.
I have heard of the cliffhanger thing originating from Hardy’s A Pair Blue Eyes in many quizzes before
@@dan7259 Really? Could you give an earliest date when you heard of it? Like in the last 5-10 years? Is it possible that it's a meme that caught on, if recent enough? I just can't believe that any major lexicon (unabridged of course) would miss a Hardyism if that was the source. They'd be proud to state it. Whereas I do know howlers from the quiz circuits (and UC too) on apocryphal etymologies. I only heard of the Hardy connection from the New Yorker article and thought they just played up a coincidence. Sure enough wikis online reproduced it. There is also the question of the era in time. Back then, the way new words were coined differed on the two sides of the Atlantic. In the US, hyphenated words, neologisms and loan-words were more common. In the UK they relied more on turn of phrase and expressions to convey the same sense. The cliff-hanger expression would have been redundant. Anyhow, the 60 year gap of non-usage is not explained in the New Yorker.
I am happy that the score wasn't a complete whitewash
Might as well have been.
nobody getting king crimson really surprises me, I thought nerds loved old rock music lol
Imperial has the smartest kids
Wow they know everything about everything but literally nothing about music
Thank you!
Obligatory “it’s pronounced Loofy” comment
The student studying experimental psychology can't even get the questions on psychology founding fathers! Just shows what a dumb subject psychology is...
That was simply embarrassing.
@enlisty I studied psychology at uni, waste of time, realised now the subject is 99% bullshit..
spoiler wall
Londoner in Lima...
...can't get back to blighty
Thanks for the content from home, missing the UK so much, dying for a cuppa 😢😢😢
#help
Imperial s team has all the people who are in STEM
Worden's a bit of a prat
oxford destroyed
❤
Imperial, please be nice to your challengers next time 😂 . A win with such a margin is humiliating and we'll start opting for admission in only Imperial College 😊
…and for dissolving the Wadham College =)
Salamanca Camacho reminds me of Iñaki Godoy of One Piece live action series.