Hello again my friends, and welcome to another Quizzy Monday! Back to a feeling of normality this week after the odd feeling of last Monday, after a much more conventional week; enjoy it while we can as there won't be many more of them for a while as winter and Christmas both approach. I believe the fixtures for this year's Xmas UC and OC are both out, but I've yet to get around to checking them out; will do so tomorrow. Anyway, on with business as usual tonight, beginning with UC...
Manchester were narrow winners in their first match over New College Oxford, surviving a late fightback from their opponents to win 170-150 on the final starter of the game. They were the same foursome as before:
Ray Power, from Bangkok, studying Film and English Literature
Kirsty Dickson, from Morley Green in Cheshire, studying Medicine
Captain: Kai Madgwick, from Fowey in Cornwall, studying AI and Astrophysics
Rob Faulkner, from Norwich, studying Physics with Astrophysics
The London School of Economics beat Trinity Hall Cambridge in a higher scoring first round contest; in contrast, they pulled away late on and won 215-135. They were also the same quartet as the first time around:
Ryan Sharpe, from Oakville, Ontario, studying History and Philosophy
Cormac Beirne, from Ireland and Canada, studying the History of International Relations
Captain: Andy Huff, from Houston, Texas, studying International Social and Public Policy
Catherine Tan, from Lexington, Massachusetts, studying Anthropology and International Relations
We begin on a very slightly controversial note as two L.S.E. players answered the first starter at the same time; as one of them was the player who'd been announced, the chairman let them have it. He did not, however, let them off with a hesitation after buzzing on the second starter, allowing Manchester into the game. It proved a blip to L.S.E.'s dominance of the first quarter; after the first picture round, they led 45-25. Another L.S.E. penalty allowed Manchester to pull back within ten, but one to the Mancunians handed the Londoners the advantage and they reached three figures first. Manchester did take the music round, which they too one bonus on, which helped them cut the gap to 100-55.
This proved the start of a strong recovery from Manchester, as their virtuoso captain Mr Madgwick went on a run on the buzzer and, a few starters later, they'd suddenly taken the lead! They also took the second picture round, after which they now led 120-100. L.S.E. suddenly reawoke though, and took a couple of starters to move back into the lead. But a penalty pegged them back; Manchester didn't take advantage, but their captain took the next starter to pull them level again. A couple of penalties pushed them back, but Mr Faulkner took the next starter and one bonus gave them the lead again. And when Mr Madgwick took the final starter, that was game over; at the gong, Manchester won 160-135.
An absorbing contest between two very even teams, but Manchester were worthy winners in the end. Well done them, and best of luck in the QFs! Hard lines to L.S.E., another team who can consider themselves unfortunate to be out already; thanks to them for playing, a good team.
The stats: Mr Madgwick was, again, the best buzzer of the night with, again, NINE(!) starters, already giving them a total of 18 over two games, while Mr Huff was best for L.S.E. with four. On the bonuses, Manchester managed 15 out of 28 and L.S.E. 14 out of 24, and both sides incurred three penalties.
Next week's match: Trinity Cambridge vs Edinburgh, followed by Lincoln vs U.C.L. the week after, and then we break for Christmas.
Only Connect’s final play-off
match was contested by the Benchwarmers, who were beaten by the Pitchers in
their first match, but beat the Scanners in their second, and the Workers Bees,
who, once again, did the exact same things in the opposite rounds!
I don’t think my household claimed
any points in the first round; the Benchwarmers led 6-2 at the end of it. We
did work out the languages sequence in the second round at around the same time
as the Benchwarmers, but not sure if we’d have thought of an answer in time; I
definitely claim FIVE POINTS on the Liz Truss question. The Benchwarmers led
12-6 after that.
The Benchwarmers went first on the
Walls, and took quite a while to find one group, before getting timed out; they
did get two of the connections though, so three points. The Bees, in contrast,
took their time and worked out all the groups for a full ten, while meant they
now led 16-15 going into Missing Vowels. And they just about hung on to their
lead there to complete the comeback and win 20-19! Well done them, and best of
luck in the QFs, and thanks to the Benchwarmers for playing.
Next week’s match: the first
quarter-final, between the 5ks and Oh No They Didn’t
Mastermind was won by Teddy Fogel,
who was level on 10 each with Meg Stapleton after the SS round, but fared a
touch better on GK to win with 19 points to her 17; Tom McAndrew and Meena Heath
also took part, finishing with 11 and 15 respectively.
And that's it for another week! Thanks as ever for reading; only two more regular weeks to go before we break for Christmas, though, depending on whether some regular editions creep in during the festive fortnight, as has happened before, I may still keep this blog series going, we'll have to wait and see. All will become clear when I finally check the listings tomorrow. Anyway, back next week, same time same place, with my usual normal write-up, so, see yous then I guess...
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