University Challenge S53E33 Manchester v. Christ Church, Oxford

[vishvice]

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

[zaphbrox]

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.

[gerritulrich]

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!

[lealbrazil]

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

[SingaporeTuition]

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

[jamesmakey]

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.

[marty]

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

[EssRybak]

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

[havingalook]

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

[gabsymalone]

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.

[riowhi]

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

[MrHatsuka]

Pressure is getting to everyone here. Good close match!

[lailedcat]

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.

[martinstent]

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…

[chrishobbs]

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.

[matifyy]

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

[murmurrrr]

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

[VoraciousGhost]

"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!

[flarex]

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

[freddiethecutestcavapoo]

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!