University Challenge S53E27 Trinity College Cambridge v Open University

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5 ай бұрын

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@pianocat3154 5 ай бұрын

Henderson here - the nerves really kicked in for this one! At least 3 bonuses that I had a decent idea for (which ended up being correct) that I didn’t voice as a result, which is stupid I know - was definitely feeling the QFs pressure. At least I hope I managed to save a little face with the final starter! Stellar performance from the rest of my team though, pulling through in a classic Trinity close game, and well done to Open too who could easily have taken the win on another day

@WonderWhatHappened 5 ай бұрын

I think it was your answer at the end that put it out of reach. Good job and good luck!

@jeff__w 5 ай бұрын

Well, no one ever knows the answers the players _don’t_ voice so you can feel a bit sheepish, especially when they turn out to be correct, but the rest of us are none the wiser and there’s really no need to save face. And you really did more than that with that final starter-you clinched the game by preventing Open from getting the starter and the bonuses and tying or, more likely, pulling ahead and winning. So, in the end, take a bow! You’re the real hero of the team (not to take anything away from your stellar teammates).

@agnijobanerjee371 5 ай бұрын

Congratulations to you and everyone on our team! That was a really stressful game, especially near the end when we were desperately trying to close the gap. Congratulations to Open as well - they were a very strong team and it could so easily have gone the other way. There were a few unfortunate moments on my part, like when I ended up completely mixing up Margaret of Denmark with Margaret, Maid of Norway and was two centuries out, but overall I think both teams did very well overall.

@ubiergo1978 5 ай бұрын

You don't have penalty for missing a bonus answer so just shout them. =). (Oh, and btw, that's not stupidity, that's shyness).

@michaeln9931 5 ай бұрын

I can't imagine the pressure, but you really did clench it there at the end. Well done, and here's to next game!

@jacquesmalherbe2586 5 ай бұрын

Jaksina doing the business

@sharanyaray2454 5 ай бұрын

This is the first time I have seen Rajan saying "Plenty of time" to a team and they actually end up winning. Jaksina was amazing for his team. He did stumble at the beginning but didn't let that affect him. For the last starter I knew Henderson would get it and that was crucial from preventing the opponent to get that starter.

@slidetrombone 5 ай бұрын

absolute barnburner- Jaksina looked like he could barely contain himself in the goodbyes, good for him/the team

@johnyarbrough502 5 ай бұрын

Started off with a minus 5. Didn't let that get to him, Came back to make some important contributions. Well done.

@kenmunsell1364 5 ай бұрын

This was an excellent match. It's nice to see all eight players contributing--a very rare sight. There have been quite a few close matches this season. As always, thank you Cosmic Pumpkin for making it possible for people in the US and around the world to see these. It is a highlight of my week.

@ronanmullarkey 5 ай бұрын

Brexit deniers 😂

@mirandabee2323 5 ай бұрын

I was so surprised. Like... y'all live in the Brexit, don't you? (I don't live in the Brexit. I live in the US.)

@geoffpollock6892 5 ай бұрын

Perhaps just wishful thinkers...

@tdawgluxor1060 3 ай бұрын

those answeres were shocking. even more so the reactions after Amol revealed the answer

@tonywilde1709 5 ай бұрын

Episode of the series so far. Was delighted with my own score tonight as well, and my mother got a full round on Stevie Wonder. So a happy household here 😂

@aamocryp 5 ай бұрын

what an amazing match, thanks CP for bringing these to us!!

@Klopp619 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Cosmic Pumpkin for your service in uploading University Challenge. My family and I appreciate you!

@ShaktiShetty 4 ай бұрын

Banerjee has the warmest smile in the history of UC.

@lindorsibande 5 ай бұрын

MATCH STATS BELOW *Trinity - Cambridge : 190* *Open : 170* *Starter Questions Stats* TRINITY - CAMBRIDGE : 115 Henderson = 1/1 {10} Banerjee = 5/6 {50} Kang = 1/3 {10} Jaksina = 5/7 {50 minus 5} Starter Success Rate: 70.59% OPEN : 95 Romans = 2/4 {20} Holt = 2/3 {20 minus 5} Gavaghan = 3/5 {30} Davidson = 3/3 {30} Starter Success Rate: 66.67% *Bonus Questions Stats* TRINITY - CAMBRIDGE : 75 Bonus Success Rate: 44.12% (15/34) OPEN : 75 Bonus Success Rate: 50.00% 15/30) ------------------------------------ *QF Win/Loss Record* 1. [W] Manchester 2. [W] Imperial 3. [W] Trinity - Cambridge 4. [L] Birkbeck - London 5. [L] Sheffield 6. [L] Open 7. * Christchurch - Oxford 8. * UCL _Apologies for the terribly late upload._

@jamesmakey2792 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for doing the statistics. You do an absolutely phenomenal job. It is really impressive. I'm always curious myself about the total number of questions asked: 22 rounds (21 rounds completed, and the starter and first bonus question in the 22nd round before the game ended) 26 starter questions (22 answered correctly, plus an additional 4 starter questions which neither side got right) 64 bonus questions (21 rounds x 3, plus one bonus question in the 22nd round) 90 questions asked in total (26 starter + 64 bonus) 580 points available in total (26 x10, plus 64 x 5) 62.1% of the 580 points available were answered correctly ((190 + 170)/580) Trinity 32.8% of the total points available answered correctly (190/580) Open 29.3% of the total points available answered correctly (170/580)

@lindorsibande 4 ай бұрын

@@jamesmakey2792 I'd say the additional stats you just shared are very impressive in how they were compiled. It's always a pleasure!

@billgrant7262 5 ай бұрын

14:45 lol

@russ486 5 ай бұрын

Gavaghan smashing those video game questions was the moment of the match for me.

@JoltColaOfEvil 5 ай бұрын

Looked to me like she was about to answer Resident Evil before being corrected to Silent Hill!

@pjmariano6848 5 ай бұрын

Thanks CP! This set of quarter finals is shaping up to be one of the more exciting ones in a while! Cheers from the Philippines.

@ubiergo1978 5 ай бұрын

For anyone wondering about the last one: AP (Andrea Palladio + Andrea Pirlo)

@emmapeel829 5 ай бұрын

Great effort from both teams - most enjoyable! Good luck to both in the coming weeks. You have your work cut out for you. (Hi Ellie!) Thank you so much, CP, for our weekly dose of smarty-pantses. 😊

@Andy2kk 5 ай бұрын

I was at the edge of my seat the whole time, this is truly the clash of the Titans

@lynnedavenport3298 5 ай бұрын

Wow, what a comeback! Really great game.

@jeff__w 5 ай бұрын

With less than five minutes in the match 22:55 Trinity - Cambridge is behind by 60 points (115 to Open’s 175) and, rather than do what any sensible team would do, i.e., succumb to the ineluctable and sink into despair, they make a mad dash for victory and manage to surpass Open in about three minutes-Jeremi Jaksina starts the ball rolling with the correct answer to which dynasty began with Ardashir and ended with Yazdegerd III 22:56, as one might expect from someone pursuing a masters degree in genetics. Perhaps Open team captain’s Ann Gavaghan’s what-the-heck stabs at SI unit prefixes, e.g., “Gajillion” 22:17, “defocused” the Open team a bit. (I’m all for guessing but it helps if the answers are at least _somewhat_ plausible. Imperial’s no-nonsense Suraiya Haddad probably would have passed and nonchalantly steamrolled ahead.) The teams seemed unusually balanced and well-matched-really, the match could have gone either way-and at least we’ll get to see each of them in upcoming matches.

@ubiergo1978 5 ай бұрын

Yes, I think OPEN hurts themselves with those answers... it was better IMHO to just pass them. @.@

@jeff__w 5 ай бұрын

@@ubiergo1978 It’s a tough call because. obviously, you’re not penalized for guessing incorrectly and any guess _might_ be the right answer whereas no guess at all can’t be. _But,_ in a case like this one, with really stab-in-the-dark answers, you could almost _feel_ the momentum leaking out of the team like the air out of a slowly deflating tire. You might as well spend that time dealing with questions that you know, or reasonably think you know, the answers to, as Imperial did.

@ProuvaireJean 5 ай бұрын

I don't think the SI unit answers defocused the Open team. If anything I read the levity as a sign that they weren't going to let the pressure get to them.

@jeff__w 5 ай бұрын

@@ProuvaireJean That might be. But there was no pressure at that point-they were 60 points ahead-so, to me, it felt like, after that, they just lost the momentum. Or maybe Trinity just picked up their game. Obviously, it’s hard to say which happened (if not both) and I’m just speculating.

@PH4RX 5 ай бұрын

I think this is rather speculative. 5 minutes are about a sixth of the total time and 60 points is three to four questions depending on correct bonus questions. So I don't see why giving up would be sensible, especially when there are starters that you know. I'm also not convinced as to whether Open was refocused, they just didn't know the starters and both teams had to hear the full question and even then got one wrong.

@Layla51 5 ай бұрын

I really enjoy this program. Thank you from Canada.

@lealbrazil 5 ай бұрын

I was waiting for this new episode. Many thanks again for bringing this wonderful program. Cheers CP from rainy and hot Amazon

@saraa6836 5 ай бұрын

Jaksina is great.

@chrishobbs58 4 ай бұрын

Thanks again, CosmicPumpkin! I'm watching this a few days removed due to real life events, But what a comeback from the winning team! A true test of character. The good news is we get to see both teams again. My best to both teams, and each individual.

@Joe-nb3fs 5 ай бұрын

Open is my favorite team of the series. They work so well together!

@beetorstevie 5 ай бұрын

It's funny - they're my least favourite!

@johnahearn7964 5 ай бұрын

My least favorite too!! I like the other team so much more. Jaksina (I couldn’t hear his 1st name!) was brilliant!

@celestialteapot309 5 ай бұрын

Well done my alma mater! (Open) thanks Cosmic.

@KSfan4ever 5 ай бұрын

Thank you CP for giving us the chance to see this great match-up!

@enlisty 5 ай бұрын

Exciting match! Great to see all players contributing

@jessicaellina3878 5 ай бұрын

Exciting match..neck and neck most of the way. Congrats to both excellent teams , well done Trinity.

@havingalook2 5 ай бұрын

Very exciting episode, many thanks for bringing to us. Cheers

@Karen-ul9hd 5 ай бұрын

Thanks from New Zealand!

@ryannjp195 5 ай бұрын

i was screaming ABEL TASMAN…

@user-wi7po3is7k 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for posting from Lake Tahoe!

@Michael-sh1fb 5 ай бұрын

25:40 should have been listening to their opponents introduce themselves. 2:15

@billyhodges7194 4 ай бұрын

Your man jasinka is ONE smart dude.....doffing my cap 🤟

@RyuSensei42 5 ай бұрын

Results so far: Manchester 1-0 Imperial 1-0 Trinity-Cambridge 1-0 Birkbeck 0-1 Sheffield 0-1 Open 0-1 UCL 0-0 Christ Church, Oxford 0-0

@freespirit2908 5 ай бұрын

Thank you CP! Greetings from South Africa

@marty9011 5 ай бұрын

Congrats to the winners ! And thanks to CP.

@gabsymalone6307 5 ай бұрын

Excellent affair - 22 starters for 10 answered so pretty brisk pace - 15/34 and 15/30 on bonuses isn't the highest, but TBH only Imperial have had the better rate in the QFs. I did fancy the winners on the back of their facing of I think tougher opponents to get here, but the losers if they can muster that have a decent chance of surviving to at least the play-offs 😀!

@timothywalker1388 5 ай бұрын

Excellent contest, slightly frustrated by the hesitation towards the end though.

@freddiethecutestcavapoo9184 5 ай бұрын

Thanks CP! Good match but can’t see either team ending up with the trophy! I’ve noticed whenever a player is lauded by Amol during the intros they invariably have a down day! The curse of Rajan, apparently!!

@russ486 5 ай бұрын

Imperial seems like they're on another level, but I could see either of these teams in the final, or even winning it all.

@FeatherWait 4 ай бұрын

Amazing pace to this episode, both teams not willing to waste time. Fantastic competitive spirit.

@vanjaw1146 5 ай бұрын

Bakerjee’s smile is so cute 😊

@kumarvikramaditya9636 5 ай бұрын

Banerjee*

@PhatInAHat 5 ай бұрын

You both mis-spelled their name at the beginning, and the word 'creepy' at the end.

@Yankee7000 5 ай бұрын

Gavaghan competed on Only Connect as well… last season if I am not mistaken….

@flare2000x 5 ай бұрын

Jaksina is the goat. Hope their team can make it far.

@victorr.aguiarr 5 ай бұрын

My two favorite teams competing together, oh this shall be nerve wrecking 🤯

@johnyarbrough502 5 ай бұрын

Thanks very much, CP

@Roblafo 5 ай бұрын

Damn that was insane

@jaholden4 3 ай бұрын

excellent match and some funny moments as well 👏 well done to both teams

@codyobaker 5 ай бұрын

Great match, disappointed to see Open out but a great performance by both teams.

@PH4RX 5 ай бұрын

27:56 they aren't.

@davidworley5254 5 ай бұрын

27:42 best part of the episode

@Yoshi_green 5 ай бұрын

also 14:45

@ProuvaireJean 5 ай бұрын

@@Yoshi_green My favourite part of the episode. 🤣

@ianleslie6971 4 ай бұрын

What a competitive match, well done to both teams😊

@koipen 5 ай бұрын

A match that was tense enough to make me forget the delightful Brexit gaffe, well done to the victors

@ronniet8802 5 ай бұрын

Let’s gooooo

@ofnothing 5 ай бұрын

Great match! So close! Man, Gavaghan is so fucking cool

@jayguerero47 5 ай бұрын

JAKSINA!

@celljog 5 ай бұрын

How on earth can you forget this thing called Brexit?????

@PetroicaRodinogaster264 5 ай бұрын

What a breath of fresh air Amol is. Personable to and inclusive of, the players. Unlike the frosty crab he took over from.

@Fuzti13 5 ай бұрын

Jaksina competing against Imperial Zeng could be legendary

@Messier45_Pleiades 5 ай бұрын

The Open University captain is dynamite.

@Ramboost007 5 ай бұрын

She was great in the previous season of Only Connect too. Weird since the usual path is UC>OC, but it's the reverse for her

@ralphturner3798 5 ай бұрын

Why do you sometimes give the average age of the teams, and other times you don't give the age?

@adelynne 2 ай бұрын

As a Malaysian, I’m so sad that Open didn’t know the Ringgit 😅😂

@nathelondon3719 5 ай бұрын

Tense

@ARoss2814 4 ай бұрын

How did Trinity get that question about Tau day?? - he asked for US date format ("month followed by day"), they answered "28th of June"

@gooscarguitar 4 ай бұрын

He didn't ask for the US date format, he said "based on the US date format". It's the same date whether it's June 28th or 28th of June

@andrebern7905 5 ай бұрын

an art historian who does not know the painting Bridge of Arles. Unbelievable.

@gooscarguitar 5 ай бұрын

This is the fourth time that Amol Rajan says how many starters an individual player got in a previous game, and the fourth time that that team has gone on to lose...

@empedocles200 5 ай бұрын

It's a curse!

@youkeepwalking 5 ай бұрын

Gavaghan seems bright but. not great at conferring.

@KSfan4ever 5 ай бұрын

Agree, she is really bright! Also is good at conferring.

@s-6019 5 ай бұрын

Jaksina dominated

@late8641 4 ай бұрын

I'm always surprised when no one knows the capitals of countries. Like here, no one knew that Praia is the capital of Cape Verde. In a competition with such high stakes, I'd have thought there'd be at least one team member who has memorized them all.

@Timoroan1 5 ай бұрын

I miss paxman!

@johnahearn7964 5 ай бұрын

We all do!!! This guy is a bit annoying but I try to concentrate on the (rushed) questions.

@PS-vm3we 5 ай бұрын

@@johnahearn7964 No we don't

@alexf2008 4 ай бұрын

Disgusting how Trinity really toned down the pace at the end.

@GirGir183 4 ай бұрын

Blawwwww wimin, wimin, wimin. Isn't this whole thing getting so very wimmin, wimmin, wimmin? So disappointing to see how the bbc has gotten so wimmin, wimmin, wimmin.

@gooscarguitar 3 ай бұрын

considering they make up about 50% of the population I'd have thought it makes sense that some of the questions are about women

@GirGir183 3 ай бұрын

@@gooscarguitar The % of pop of women is not relevant. It's what people achieve, and if more men do the important stuff, then so be it.

@painxroses0710 2 ай бұрын

@@GirGir183I just figured out what wimin mean now 😂😂😂

@natasharanawake6866 5 ай бұрын

First comment :) Cannot wait to see the match

@kumarvikramaditya9636 5 ай бұрын

This was interestingly the UC episode with most queer contestants.

@deedrabbit 4 ай бұрын

How did they find the one person more arrogant than Paxo to be a presenter?

@theresamcghee8362 5 ай бұрын

Cambridge was allow two dodgy answers that could / should have not been allowed for 😢 sure....

@castelodeossos3947 5 ай бұрын

Mr Rajan's always telling the losing team they had bad luck is not only tiresome but unfair. Of course, there's luck involved but in this case, the captain of the losing team had a good many wrong answers, which would suggest that although the team's performance was impressive, the winning team was better (would even suggest that Davidson was mvp. Could easily be said in a polite manner, as did Mr Paxman, who (as far as I recall) never banged on about bad luck.

@PH4RX 5 ай бұрын

"Bad luck" is just a phrase. It has nothing to do with believing in luck.

@rogertayler8924 5 ай бұрын

This is a feminist pub quiz.

@gooscarguitar 5 ай бұрын

God forbid a general knowledge quiz tries to ask for more general knowledge. We should just have all the questions be about Wittgenstein, the Mohs hardness scale and Shakespeare.

@EVUK-bd2vn 5 ай бұрын

Question: do contestants/or any students ever consider how, er, truly 'challenging' it would be to rapidy accumulate and retain knowledge without the internet, their smartphones etc - just books-books-books and depressing dusty old libraries. Tech cheats ! Paul G