University Challenge S54E07 - Reading vs. Exeter

[jayguerero]

Newman is an excellent captain. I like the way he states his answer. Not rising inflection but confident downward inflection.

[RyuSensei]

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

[KSfanever]

Thank you so much CP! My treat for the week.

[jocelynjaquiery]

Thanks, CP. The highlight of my morning.

[emmapeel]

Fabulous! And made my highest score ever! Thank you CP - so appreciate this.

[chrishobbs]

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.

[TheSabian]

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.

[aliceharuna]

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)

[zaphbrox]

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.

[slightlygrouchy]

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.

[theresamcghee]

Thank you soich cosmicpumpkin so kind of you. I love watching these ❤🎉

[pjn]

There is something about one player on each team that seems different… oh wait, they are old people like me! 😂

[marty]

Another thrashing. The winning team is very strong. Thank you CP.

[ohood]

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 :)

[tdawgluxor]

Carr: I'll wear the craziest outfit!
Moorcroft: Challenge accepted!

[michaelgartly]

The oldies were pretty hopeless on the oldie questions.

[MrPotsy]

Thanks, Cosmic Pumpkin. I actually didn't feel too stupid this time. Got a few. I'm a math Numpty, but got Parallelogram.😳

[davidfekete]

I love that Moorcroft wore a puffy shirt. Somewhere, Jerry Seinfeld is feeling quite proud.

[jessicaellina]

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! 😁

[gabsymalone]

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 ;).