Wotton should keep his head high despite of the elimination. Amazing performance

Wotton seemed to be a one-man team against a team of 4.

At this point it is sad to see anyone go. Wotton is a beast. Too bad we've seen the last of him on UC S53.

This tense and close final had me sitting on the edge of my seat. Had tears in my eyes seeing Christ Church lose in the end - feel like Wotton deserves an MVP. Well done all players!

Mr Wotton, you are extraordinary.

Very exciting match. Congratulations to both teams. Thanks again CP for uploading these videos.

It was amazing of Wotton of Christ Church, by the way. He carried his whole team.

MATCH STATISTICS AND COMMENTS BELOW S53/E33 Note: individual team member stats are towards the bottom. 18 rounds (17 rounds completed; the game ended before any bonus questions could be asked in the 18th round) 26 starter questions (18 answered correctly + 8 additional starter questions on the occasions when neither side answered a starter question correctly) 51 bonus questions (17 rounds x 3; no bonus questions in the 18th round) 77 questions in total (26 starter + 51 bonus) 515 points available in total (26 x10, plus 51 x 5) 53.4% of the 515 points available were scored ((145 + 130)/515) Manchester 28.2% of the total points available (145/515); Starters 9/26; Bonuses 15/24 (62.5%): Penalties x4 Christ Church 25.2% of the total points available (130/515); Starters 9/26; Bonuses 10/27 (37.0%); Penalties x2 MANCHESTER 145 POINTS (starters 70 points + bonuses 75 points) STARTERS 70 points Senehedheera (Capt.) 4/9 less penalties x3 = 25 points De Los Reyes-White 1/3 = 10 points Kullmann 1/2 less penalties x1 = 5 points Grady 3/4 = 30 points CHRIST CHURCH, OXFORD 130 POINTS (starters 80 points + bonuses 50 points) STARTERS 80 points Wotton (Capt.) 7/10 less penalties x1 = 65 points Dean 1/3 less penalties x1 = 5 points Gorgianeh 0/1 = 0 points Lowe 1/2 = 10 points It was evidently a match won and lost on the bonus questions, since both teams answered 9 starter questions correctly. Christ Church, interestingly, only got 37% of their bonus questions correct. That aside, Christ Church's Arthur Wotton is one of the most impressive contestants that I've ever seen on the show, and I'm a bit sad that he won't be taking any further part in the series. There appeared to be a moment of anguish for him in the 17th round when he may have sensed that the game was slipping away from him (26:13). Well done, Manchester, on a great win.

Such a close match, often only 5 points in it. Well done winners. Thank you CP.

That was a nail-biter of a performance. Many thanks.

Well, that's the end of Manchester's non-penalty run - happy though that my alma mater made it for the first time in a decade to the SF's by the skin of their teeth 😰. Will miss Mr. Wotton - 32 starters over 5 matches is astonishing and may be enough for best of the series, dependent on how the other games go. Christ Church's overall lower bonus rate came back to haunt them - both teams got 9 starters but 15/24 vs 10/27 probably tells the full story of this game.

It’s getting to the stage where I’ll be sad no matter who goes home, and happy no matter who wins. Great job to both teams, this was a really tense match.

Thanks, as always, Cosmic P. Manchester has a better balanced team overall, which tipped the balance against Wotton’s valiant attempt to, yet again, keep CC-O in the running! Without him, oh dear! However, Manchester’s knowledge is sorely lacking in some areas and I honestly can’t see them holding the prize at the end!

19:20 You can see him smiling with pleasure! Nice to know that Wotton is also a Jorge Luis Borges fan! One of the few questions that I could answer…

Yall are sleeping on Manchester Senedheera, he did really well with those the starter questions

Hi, this is Larry! Wow, that was a tough match. At least we got through to the next round.

Thanks again, CosmicPumpkin! What a back and forth affair! These two teams were fairly even in ability, although I feel the more "well-rounded" team won. In my guess before the match started, I did pick the winning team, based on this criteria. But it literally came down to the last question. Sad to see the losers go, they were a likeable and enjoyable bunch. Kudos to the winners, who will be a tough out for anyone going forward. My best to both teams, and to each individual.

Pressure is getting to everyone here. Good close match!

Wow what an intense match! They were going blow for blow and I truly had no idea who was going to come on top until the final buzz. Loved all the aggressive guessing! Senehedheera my GOAT

Very close and good game, two nice teams. Glad Manchester got it, I've enjoyed watching them, and they did a great comeback.

Thanks for posting. Fan of Manchester. Hope they win it all. I actually got a few of these. I usually don't do well in these later stages.

Pressure on both teams at the end there. Neither coped with it especially well. Good to see a close game though. Trading the lead throughout.

"He's not in Percy Jackson, so we don't know him" haha I'm glad at least some of their knowledge comes from everyday sources!

Really glad to see Manchester go through, they're such a great team. Wotton was an absolute powerhouse in this though.

Wonderful match, big fan of Manchester.

Thanks for posting CP. I can pat myself on the back for getting three answers they didn't. Mind you they got about 40 answers I didn't.

Feels weird being the first one here. I'll be procrastinating on my finals and watching this anyway. Edit: What a close match!

Results so far: 1 Semi Final Slot Remains! Imperial 2-0 ADVANCES TO SEMI FINALS UCL 2-0 ADVANCES TO SEMI FINALS Manchester 2-1 ADVANCES TO SEMI FINALS Birkbeck 1-1 Trinity-Cambridge 1-1 Christ Church, Oxford 1-2 ELIMINATED Open 0-2 ELIMINATED Sheffield 0-2 ELIMINATED

Wotton played so well even though you could see the nerves were really getting at him!

I don't think I have seen so many negatives in one match. But this did make the match quite close and interesting. I obviously wanted Manchester to win because from their first match I predicted we would see them in the semis. So it would have been an upset otherwise.

Very exciting match! High tension towards the end..a few nervous blunders, but great performance by both teams. Congrats to Manchester! Enjoyed this so much,thank you!

Thanks for the upload

The questions are getting more and more difficult! Exciting match! Thank you CP!

Hopefully none of them were colorblind because in the Japanese prefecture picture round the red waa hard to see

I think round 2 could be improved. There are 1 or 2 teams who should easily be at this stage of the competition ( eg Hertford)

Another fantastic match that demonstrates why UC needs its studio audience back. Even if it's just made up of seniors who enjoy the experience of watching a TV show being recorded more than they enjoy the actual match, and applaud politely at the gong, it would provide more atmosphere - and be far less repetitive and annoying - than canned applause. Some game shows *do* work without a studio audience - Only Connect has never had one, of course (and has never used canned applause either). But UC? Nah. Again, studio audiences can't be all *that* expensive, and WWTBAM has gotten *its* studio audience back with no obvious trouble...

Well played, both. Sorry to see either team go. Can I just say how great Amol Rajan has turned out to be. Always has something genuine to say to the teams at the end. So much more human than You-Know-Who.

Great match!

Right on MrCosmic!

We need the next episode please 😢

Senehedheera's jacket game has been the true winner this series.

Very happy they can just go back to 'reading'

The usual "I shouted an answer" =P, in this episode: CÓRDOBA!! (But only because I'm Chilean so we're next door and I had a very fond friend of mine living there). =)

That guy Wotton might just about get in to our pub quiz team

Maybe this is just me but this question was so easy! Also the Latin/greek hybrid word bonuses. Maybe it’s just me, I often get very few questions at this point in the competition 😅

That was more exciting than modern formula one, judging by my stress response.

For me, Christ Church deserved to win this match for Wotton alone. :(

Absolute nail-biter! Sorry to see CCO go, and well done to Manchester. Quality all round - well done guys!

8:15 Prefectures in Japan（pic. round） I'm a Japanese, T.H. The first picture round was quite in favor of me. Then I really wondered why they knew NAGASAKI but didn't know HIROSHIMA. Both two prefectures were historically famous as a land caught in atomic bomb. Anyway I'd been supposing prefectures in Japan would be asked in this series someday. That's been realized lol. There may be Japanese men except for me who's watching this. Are there any??

I cannot believe I knew the answer to the first question before they did.

What a match!

Loosely related to Schopenhauer. He actually formulated Buddhism before he was aware of it's existence.

Some absolute fitties this year. You know who you are.

Close

Lemmy makes it on to UC. There is a God.

Funny how they throw their hands up at the ballet music questions, as if anybody could know those! The younger generation's knowledge of opera, classical, jazz/blues and music in general is minimal. These teams were clearly weak on the arts. On the subject of Claude Lorrain, my favourite painter, his works are what every hiker dreams of encountering in the course of his travels, though most are works of his imagination. So glad I was neutral as the tensions for the partisans must have been unbearable!

so sorry for the result, so close. See? No spoilers here.

its not in percy jackson so i dont know lmaoooo 6:09

Not enough buzzer-spanking from Dean.

Lemmy immortalised on UC! Nice touch

I got a feeling Trinity might lose next week.

Both captains did splendidly. It’s a pity the two ladies in Christ Church seemed to be off their game today. In contrast, all 4 players in Manchester pulled their weight. And that is what made the difference. I never understand why contestants waste time saying “I’ve seen that!”. Good for you but what value does that add to the discussion - apart from being an annoyance and distraction?

CP, please stop putting in so many ads

I know that the question listed African American artists, but do Brits really not know about Jazz? feels like an important piece of music history but did it not make its way across the pond?

Again with the convoluted questions that nobody could parse in the time available and waste a lot of time. And these are the best of the best of the best, almost.

Christ Church kinda reminds me of Durham University from last season. Two guys and two women and the guys are the carries of the team. But Christ Church was just less luckier because there are more all-rounder teams this season than the last.

I had 8 adverts for one show here

He wouldn't know what a hard question is, so why the congratulations? He's bias.

The man’s name is Tocqueville. To say “de tocqueville” is to demonstrate one’s ignorance. Would Jeremy have allowed this? I don’t think so.

Amol , it's not Hanza , it's Hanzi

Manchester act like they're on a night out jolly, take far too much time messing around trying to guess an answer, imo. Really frustrating. The captain acts like it's all a big joke!

Sinh is pronounced 'sine' not 'shine'. Dear me.

Not to be pedantic, but at 7:15 the guy gives the answer ‘anechoic’ and Amol replies ‘echo chamber is correct.’ This is nonsense, since anechoic chambers are designed to eliminate echoes - I’m sure Paxo wouldn’t have made this mistake.

Is Dean moral support? Humorous comment officer, perhaps?

Not a fan of the Manchester captain.

LOVE all the black woke questions.