OK, back to regular Only Connect. For now at least; we still have one more special to do, and hopefully I will get that sorted tomorrow. But in the meantime, we have two teams who narrowly lost their first match; winners would go on to the play-offs, runners-up would be out for good this time.
Playing on Monday were the Motorheads, Brian Shaw, Thomas De Bock and captain Stanley Wang, who lost to the Time Ladies on a tie-break, and the Cartoonists, Edward Gilbert, Patrick Telford and captain Bed Broadribb, who were narrowly defeated by the Pyromaniacs first time around.
Round 1. The Cartoonists opened the contest with Horned Viper, and the picture set: we saw a set of coloured pens, then some worms, then some butterflies, and finally some sea shells. They didn't get this, neither did their opponents: they are the translations of the names of Italian pastas. The Motorheads opened their account with Two Reeds: 'Supreme mount', then 'Sponger site', then 'Low wall pet', and finally 'Curve bola'. That last one gave it to them: putting before the final words gives a word that is defined by the ones before them (Paramount, Parasite, Parapet and Parabola). The Cartoonists chose Twisted Flax next: 'Autobus', then 'Echelon', then 'Echappee', and finally 'Peloton'. They suggested them to be cycling terms derived from French; close enough, they are groups in the Tour de France. The Motorheads chose Lion next: 'Territories in Risk', then 'Sanjeev's house', then 'Musical street', and finally 'Answer to the ultimate question'. Again, they had it from the last one: they are linked by the number 42. The Cartoonists chose Eye of Horus next: 'Quinella', then 'Jean-Luc Godard film structure', then 'Grieg performed by Morecambe', and finally 'Words spoken by Yoda'. They knew them to have the right components, but not in the right order, and collected the point. Left with Water, and the music question, the Motorheads heard 'Angel' by Sarah McLachlan, then Donovan with 'Sunny Goodge Street', then 'Waterloo Sunset', and finally 'London Bridge is falling down'. They didn't get it, their opponents knew them to be stations on a London underground line, but offered the Victoria line instead of the Northern Line. At the end of the first round, the teams were tied on 2-each.
Round 2, What Comes Fourth? The Cartoonists began it with Lion: 'b: Sir', then 'c: Right Reverend', and then 'd: Her Majesty'. They didn't see it, nor did their opponents: they are the correct forms of address for chess pieces, so 'e: His Majesty' would be fourth. The Motorheads chose Water next: '9: Jenny', then '4: Paul', and then '2: Anne'; they saw it to be the Chasers, and the series in which they first appeared, so correctly suggested '1: Mark' would be fourth, '1: Mark and Shaun' would be more accurate, but good enough for the two points. The Cartoonists chose Two Reeds next: 'LAGER 1&2', then 'RELIC 2&3', and then 'BIGOT 3&4'. Neither team spotted it, I did: they are five letters words with the first and second, second and third, and third and fourth vowels, so 'FOCUS 4&5' would be an acceptable answer. The Motorheads chose Twisted Flax next: 'M1: Wales', then 'M17: Northern Ireland', and then 'A23: England'. Again, neither team saw it: they are the patron saints days for those countries of the UK, so 'N30: Scotland' would be fourth. For their final choice, the Cartoonists chose Horned Viper, and got the picture set: we saw Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana, then some California roll sushi, and then a game of Texas hold 'em poker . They didn't see the link, their opponents did, the largest US states going upwards, and offered a Baked Alaska for the bonus. Left with Eye of Horus for their own final question, the Motorheads saw 'forecastle', then 'should not have', and then 'childrens'. They suggested 'should', reasoning them to be something to do with apostrophes; this was acceptable enough for the points, they are words that should have three, two and one apostrophe(s) in their names, so any word with none in it would be an acceptable answer. At the end of the second round, the Motorheads led 7-2.
On to the Walls. The Motorheads went first and chose the Water wall. Their first set came instantly: 'Tails', 'Eggman', 'Amy Rose' and 'Shadow' are characters in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. After that, though, they got a bit stuck, and were unable to untangle anything further. With just a few seconds left, they isolated a second set, 'Em', 'Dahlia', 'Patty' and 'Lucy', but didn't get the connection, they are fictional aunts. Timed out, they had to try for bonuses from what was left: 'Case', 'Egg', 'Joke' and 'Knuckles' are things one can crack, which they didn't get, while 'Point', 'Cicero', 'Pica' and 'En' are typographical units, which they also didn't see. Three points there.
The Cartoonists could thus make up lost ground with a good result on the Lion wall. They immediately saw a connection of types of sugar, and managed to isolate 'Cane', 'Barley', 'Icing' and 'Spun'. A second set, 'Crash', 'Ride', 'Snare' and 'Tom', which are parts of a drum kit, followed, and they had the last sets in the bag soon afterwards: 'Albert', 'Buck', 'Vanya' and 'Bulgaria' are fictional uncles, while 'Princess Leia', 'Remus', 'Castor' and 'John Grimes' are one of a famous pair of twins (John Grimes being one half of Jedward). A full ten there, which meant they now led 12-10 going into the final round.
So, Missing Vowels to decide who went through and who went home. 'English footballers and their autobiographies' finished a 2-each split. 'Things a used car salesman might say' (haven't we had this already?) went to the Motorheads 2-1. 'People buried in Westminster Abbey's Poets' Corner' went to the Motorheads 3-1, and that was time. The Motorheads had snuck the win, 17-16!
Another excellent round of quizzing, well played both teams. Unlucky Cartoonists, but a respectable pair of performances, unlucky to get pipped in both games, thanks very much for playing. Well done Motorheads though, and best of luck next time!
Next week's match: the Birdwatchers vs the Brews. And we still have one more special to deal with of course; as I said earlier, I aim to do it tomorrow. Otherwise, it will be well into next week before I can do it. See you whenever then.
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