@@freddiethecutestcavapoo9184 Agreed. You can practice all you like, but when you're actually in the studio and the lights are in your face, you never know how you're actually going to perform.
Mine too! An unbelievable 8 starters and a little over a dozen bonus questions. Last game was my all time low in an opening round, so I'm glad to have made a comeback, haha.
@@michaeln9931 Well, not that we're keeping score (but we are keeping score 😍 ), I had 10 starters and 16 bonuses. A banner day for both of us! Well done you!
Hello again! The losing team put up a good fight in the middle, but was blitzed in the beginning and the end. And so we say goodbye to them. The winning team is a force to be reckoned with. My best to both teams, and to each individual.
21:26 If only Amol had said "you may not discuss"! Not sure if Reading noticed, but there is a burnt bear on their table. Also, there is an entire episode on Moorcroft's shirt by Seinfeld. That said, Moorcroft was the star of today's show.
Thanks a bunch, wonderful CP! As for the match itself, I got a shockingly high number of answers (namely 15), which means that the questions were comparatively easy this time around. Usually, I only get one - if I am lucky! Exeter produced real teamwork and everyone contributed! Carr stood out to me, though! She seems wonderfully tenacious.
Not many starters-for-ten answered - 18 in total which is lower than average, but 24/33 is mighty fine work from Exeter. We're definitely not seeing Reading again - second round continues to be set up nicely with how the scores are coming in ;). I also make it that 6/7 qualifying teams have bonus rates of 2/3 or more. Only Wadham, Oxford from 2 weeks back had one below that - not sure what it means but let's hope it continues ;).
Congratulations to Exeter! Seem like a strong team. Reading didn,t seem to be cohesive and dithered a lot. Always enjoyable nonetheless. Thanks for our much anticipated Monday entertainment! 😁
Decent performance from the winners, they do need to pay more attention to the actual questions though. Not sure we've seen a winner here when compared to dome others we've seen so far, but potential for a deep run certainly and you never know.
@@Narwhaltat I don't think she was repeating Moorcroft's answers as if they were her ideas; I think she was trying to help Newman hear what Moorcroft had said. idk though obviously, we can't know what was going on in her head
Exeter a really good all round team, Reading only had Rock and Finkelstein taking part. Really wish the editors had excluded the many many times Selvaramesh adjusted her top while answering nothing at all.
Cheating surely having a guy as old as the bizarrely named Newman in the Exeter team. Why not make it for undergraduates between the ages of say 18 and 25? I get a moderate number of the questions, but often simply because of being a lot older I was at 20!
Yes, but if you look at the real standouts of UC over the years they have all been undergradauate age (Monkman, Seagall, Trimble, Blackman, Zeng, etc.) With the older students there is the tendency to forget what they came into the television studio for . . . Anyway, I suspect the BBC is as loathe to announce a policy of blatant ageism as the next publically funded broadcaster. Peace from Canada.
Arent most of the (younger) guys postgraduate or phd students too? Anyways, I personally don't really feel a disconnect to the older students at my uni, so i wouldn't mind getting represented by them.
Well no it isn't, because they don't necessarily do better than younger players. In 2018-19 a team with an average age of 19 beat a mature college from Cambridge in the semi-finals. I don't think Imperial hasn't had a single player over 30 in its previous 4 appearances
You're back being a rac!st pr!ck. Selvaramesh clearly stated she's from London. As Muhammad Atif asked the Northern Ireland assembly committee recently - When do they stop being "immigrants"?
Either Rock is younger than he looks or he doesn’t pay attention. So many missed questions were giveaways for somebody born before 1970! That sci-fi run especially.
In spite of all the unanswerable (by me) biology questions I still managed to get 220, once again placing myself between the winners and the losers. I really liked the fiendish 'flags of countries/metals exported' question, where I got exactly zero.
Interestingly the expression "to cock a snook" is not as much fun as it may suggest. Its just the action of putting thumb to nose and waving fingers is a childishly insulting way, which im sure Exeter never would do. Its also a fish. Also, nice to see a couple of old duffers like myself on the teams, though it does seem a bit unfair to younger generations. Im always impressed by how well informed the young people are on this programme.
Carr and Moorcroft are a wonderful duo! The rest of the Exeter team work amazingly together but these two stood out to me. This match got me loads of points, too :)
Newman is an excellent captain. I like the way he states his answer. Not rising inflection but confident downward inflection.
Highest scoring runners up so far:
1. UCL-175
2/3. Liverpool-125
2/3. UEA-125
4. St. Catharine’s-Cambridge-120
Eliminated: Gonville & Caius-Cambridge-80, Manchester-75, Reading-100
Lowest Scoring Winner: Wadham-Oxford-180
Highest scoring winner: Bristol-325
Serves to remind me how incredibly poorly the normally top-notch teams fielded by Manchester did this year! It just was not their year at all!
@@freddiethecutestcavapoo9184 Agreed. You can practice all you like, but when you're actually in the studio and the lights are in your face, you never know how you're actually going to perform.
Fabulous! And made my highest score ever! Thank you CP - so appreciate this.
Mine too! An unbelievable 8 starters and a little over a dozen bonus questions. Last game was my all time low in an opening round, so I'm glad to have made a comeback, haha.
@@michaeln9931 Well, not that we're keeping score (but we are keeping score 😍 ), I had 10 starters and 16 bonuses. A banner day for both of us! Well done you!
@@emmapeel829 Nicely done! If we got to sit at home with no pressure, we could have made great team members! 😂
Thanks, CP. The highlight of my morning.
Moorcroft and Mouelhi are both really good, Carr and Newman, while not as fast, are good at answering the bonuses. This team might go far.
& Mouelhi
Hello again! The losing team put up a good fight in the middle, but was blitzed in the beginning and the end. And so we say goodbye to them. The winning team is a force to be reckoned with. My best to both teams, and to each individual.
The music round was FIRE 🔥
Thank you soich cosmicpumpkin so kind of you. I love watching these ❤🎉
21:26 If only Amol had said "you may not discuss"! Not sure if Reading noticed, but there is a burnt bear on their table. Also, there is an entire episode on Moorcroft's shirt by Seinfeld. That said, Moorcroft was the star of today's show.
to confirm, isnt that garfield
But I don’t want to be a pirate
There is something about one player on each team that seems different… oh wait, they are old people like me! 😂
The music round of 1980s British New Wave acts must have been a piece of cake for you and them lol
@@Ramboost007 It took way too long to say Duran Duran.
Thanks a bunch, wonderful CP! As for the match itself, I got a shockingly high number of answers (namely 15), which means that the questions were comparatively easy this time around. Usually, I only get one - if I am lucky! Exeter produced real teamwork and everyone contributed! Carr stood out to me, though! She seems wonderfully tenacious.
The oldies were pretty hopeless on the oldie questions.
He got the music
These questions are getting harder 😂👏👏👏
I disagree. I managed way more than I normally do!
Another thrashing. The winning team is very strong. Thank you CP.
Carr: I'll wear the craziest outfit!
Moorcroft: Challenge accepted!
I love that Moorcroft wore a puffy shirt. Somewhere, Jerry Seinfeld is feeling quite proud.
Not seen a finalist tonight. Also think both were allowed too much prevarication time.
He was so generous! He must have been in a very very good mood
Not very good on popular culture.
Not many starters-for-ten answered - 18 in total which is lower than average, but 24/33 is mighty fine work from Exeter. We're definitely not seeing Reading again - second round continues to be set up nicely with how the scores are coming in ;). I also make it that 6/7 qualifying teams have bonus rates of 2/3 or more. Only Wadham, Oxford from 2 weeks back had one below that - not sure what it means but let's hope it continues ;).
Congratulations to Exeter! Seem like a strong team. Reading didn,t seem to be cohesive and dithered a lot. Always enjoyable nonetheless. Thanks for our much anticipated Monday entertainment! 😁
Good result for Exeter - well done.
Bro studies biomedical sciences and doesnt know the number of chromosomes in a typical human gamete. What is Reading doing
A levels stuff.
How can so few have liked this so far? I'm stumped, like them.
As always, someone, somewhere is always shouting an answer... here: COPPER!!!, but of course, that's only because I'm Chilean. xD
Nice work winners!
Sad to see Reading get cooked - we'll make it to the final again one day!!!
Yes. It's sad when the team you follow gets trumped. I support Manchester who were trounced last week. So sad. I almost didn't watch this week. Lol
Thank you!
SnookRock- good name for a band
Decent performance from the winners, they do need to pay more attention to the actual questions though. Not sure we've seen a winner here when compared to dome others we've seen so far, but potential for a deep run certainly and you never know.
Prime University challenge this one
Always nice to hear Gauteng being mispronounced on a quiz show
Moorcroft is the goat
honestly what a legend
Mouelhi did pretty well also.
He's amazing.
Okay but wtf was he wearing lawl
@@bandofather the goat uniform
08:00 in and Exeter is kicking butt...
Thankfully they then were off the 'mark' with Nitrogen! 😮😂
Here’s a starter for Mourli….😂
Thanks, Cosmic P.
Exeter has a fairly balanced team and I could see them going on to near the end (although I wouldn't put money on a final win!!).
Carr should have been the captain of Exeter since she kept telling Newman what to do.
And repeating other people's answers as if they were her idea! She struck me as a bit of a deadweight ..
I though she showed character. But then I like bolshy women. It's fatal.
@@Narwhaltat she did get the satire answer, even though they went with kaleidoscope
@@Narwhaltat I don't think she was repeating Moorcroft's answers as if they were her ideas; I think she was trying to help Newman hear what Moorcroft had said. idk though obviously, we can't know what was going on in her head
I for one cannot believe Moorcroft is a weeaboo
🎉🎉🎉
C'mon!
I am always envious of people, like Moorcroft, who have no difficulty flossing their teeth. Mine are jammed in tighter than Scrooge.
First!
Exeter a really good all round team, Reading only had Rock and Finkelstein taking part. Really wish the editors had excluded the many many times Selvaramesh adjusted her top while answering nothing at all.
Some need a haircut for their mental health wellbeing like Muelhi
I got fixated needs a good wash
Carr. Marry me
Cheating surely having a guy as old as the bizarrely named Newman in the Exeter team. Why not make it for undergraduates between the ages of say 18 and 25? I get a moderate number of the questions, but often simply because of being a lot older I was at 20!
Yes, but if you look at the real standouts of UC over the years they have all been undergradauate age (Monkman, Seagall, Trimble, Blackman, Zeng, etc.) With the older students there is the tendency to forget what they came into the television studio for . . . Anyway, I suspect the BBC is as loathe to announce a policy of blatant ageism as the next publically funded broadcaster. Peace from Canada.
Arent most of the (younger) guys postgraduate or phd students too?
Anyways, I personally don't really feel a disconnect to the older students at my uni, so i wouldn't mind getting represented by them.
Well no it isn't, because they don't necessarily do better than younger players. In 2018-19 a team with an average age of 19 beat a mature college from Cambridge in the semi-finals. I don't think Imperial hasn't had a single player over 30 in its previous 4 appearances
The foreigners from India and US did not know questions about their home country. Moorcroft looks like he's 15 but is a smart cookie!
You're back being a rac!st pr!ck. Selvaramesh clearly stated she's from London. As Muhammad Atif asked the Northern Ireland assembly committee recently - When do they stop being "immigrants"?
The only foreigner is Canadian. All others are British
Toronto is not in the US
@@llttf Almost lost it all in 1813, but loyal she began, loyal she remains.
You demand that immigrants assimilate and forget their home cultures, and when they do, you STILL MOAN. Get it together son.
Either Rock is younger than he looks or he doesn’t pay attention.
So many missed questions were giveaways for somebody born before 1970!
That sci-fi run especially.
It's a common occurrence for people around his age to forget what they have learned after just a short time. You forgot to include that possibility.
He was a ditherer..gave the impression that the answer was on the tip of his tongue but he couldn't quite get it out.
24:13 🤦♀️
Thank you so much CP! My treat for the week.
Thanks, Cosmic Pumpkin. I actually didn't feel too stupid this time. Got a few. I'm a math Numpty, but got Parallelogram.😳
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE S54E07
MATCH STATS BELOW
Reading: 100 Eliminated
Exeter: 240
Starter Questions Stats
READING: 45
Selvaramesh = 0
Finkelstein = 4/7 {40 minus 10 points}
Snook = 1/1 {10 points}
Rock = 1/2 {10 minus 5 points}
Starter Success rate: 60.00% (6/10)
EXETER: 120
Moorcroft = 5/5 {50 points}
Carr = 1/1 {10 points}
Newman = 1/1 {10 points}
Mouelhi = 5/5 {50 points}
Starter Success rate: 100.00% (12/12)
Bonus Questions Stats
READING: 55
Bonus success rate: 61.11% (11/18)
EXETER: 120
Bonus success rate: 72.73% (24/33)
Thanks! If not for this, I would not have realised that Mouelhi got 5 starters! Seems like the quiet, efficient, and deadly assassin.
In spite of all the unanswerable (by me) biology questions I still managed to get 220, once again placing myself between the winners and the losers. I really liked the fiendish 'flags of countries/metals exported' question, where I got exactly zero.
Interestingly the expression "to cock a snook" is not as much fun as it may suggest. Its just the action of putting thumb to nose and waving fingers is a childishly insulting way, which im sure Exeter never would do. Its also a fish.
Also, nice to see a couple of old duffers like myself on the teams, though it does seem a bit unfair to younger generations. Im always impressed by how well informed the young people are on this programme.
I think Rock was too slow.
@@marty9011 And showed much angst.
I didn't do too badly on the bonus questions, but I don't think I got any of the starters.
I really enjoyed watching Reading. I hope they're not too disappointed. They did a great job, especially Rock.
I did pretty well on this which was good to see aha, quite a few of the history and sports questions especially
Carr and Moorcroft are a wonderful duo! The rest of the Exeter team work amazingly together but these two stood out to me.
This match got me loads of points, too :)
Really? It seemed like Carr just repeats Moorcroft's answers to Newman
22:20 in what bizarre world is that a regency dress?!?
Proper league one tie
Did Selivaramesh contribute anything?
16:40 for all those that came from sports team