Still,
it would be a hard task for Bristol, who won their first match against Wadham
College Oxford with the lowest winning score of the BBC series, winning a low
scoring match by 120-105. That was a long time ago now, that match. The team
were unchanged from before:
James Xiao, from Hampshire, studying
ChemistryAndy Suttie, from Kelso in the Borders, studying the History and Philosophy of Science
Captain: Will Brady, from Hertford, studying Maths
Madeline Fforde, from Wiltshire, studying Classics and Ancient History
In
comparison, Imperial had a very easy time in their first round match, racking
up one of the highest scores of the first round when they trounced Jesus
College Cambridge by 220-80. They were also unchanged from their first outing:
Pietro Aronica, from Brescia in Italy,
studying BiochemistryDominic Cottrell, from London, studying Medicine
Captain: Martin Evans, from Oxfordshire, studying Pharmacology
Henry Guille, from Cranbrook in Kent, studying Material Science
So,
on paper, Imperial were the favourites, by a long way.
This
gave Bristol the chance to get back into the match. Two starters in a row,
coupled with an incorrect interruption from the opposition, saw them briefly
reduce Imperial’s lead to 15 points. But Imperial then got their momentum back,
and pulled away. After the music round, on actors performing songs from
musicals, which Imperial swept the board on, they led by 115-55.
An
interesting starter followed about how ‘Photoshop’ has apparently entered the
OED as a generic term for altering an image via computer. This went to Bristol.
But Imperial had the advantage, and proceeded to pull away even further. By the
second picture round, they led by 185-90, and looked pretty safe for the time
being.
Two
more starters saw the lead reach three figures, and Imperial now looked home
and dry. They were a bit unlucky to miss the points on one starter, but it wasn’t
going to affect the outcome. Bristol did make it to three figures, which is no
more than they deserved, but just fell short of equalling their score from the
first round. At the gong, Imperial won by 245-115.
So,
the expected win for Imperial, but Bristol didn’t do terribly; to reach three
figures is perfectly respectable. Will Brady was the side’s best buzzer, with
four starters, which led to 10 bonuses out of 21 with one penalty. Pietro Aronica
and Martin Evans got five starters each for Imperial, and the side managed 23
bonuses out of 41, which is pretty impressive, with two penalties.
Next
week’s match: U.C.L. vs Jesus College Oxford
Tonight’s Only
Connect was a friendly between three of the Eggheads, and three members of
series winning teams called David! The Davids won, but the Eggheads gave them a
decent match. It was odd that Victoria Coren said at the start (probably as a
joke) that she’s not keen on the name David, given that she’s engaged to
someone with that name (a Mr Mitchell)!
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