University Challenge - Quarter Final

University Challenge - Quarter Final 

University College London vs Worcester College Oxford

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Worcester College, Oxford

Dave Knapp

Jack Bramhill

Rebecca Gillie

Jonathan 

vs

UCL

Al Carver

Patrick Cook

Jamie Karran

Tom Andrews

It is at this stage in a series of University Challenge that you start to become familiar with the contestants. Both the teams tonight had won their first quarter final meaning a win tonight would send them into the Semi Final.

Jamie Karran has become something of a cult figure on this years show and seems to get a lot of mentions on Twitter etc, and looking at my blog stats a lot of people seem to be goggling his name. Giving a skateboard move for a question on ice skating maybe one of the reasons why.

These are the kind of episodes I enjoy where everyone is having some input and the sides are both working as a team with no player dominating the buzzer. The best team wins in this case rather than the team with the best individual. 

It was close throughout the early stages  but as the scores totals UCL began to move into a lead and were 105-75 up with the final ten minutes to come. Gillie was not beaten yet though and her Worcester team roared back and took a 130-100 lead after UCL lost points on the buzzers.  This trend continued throughout  with Worcester College winning 170-120.

Worcester College Oxford thus becoming the first team to make it into this years Semi Final's and a worthy winner too. Karran and UCL will have to wait until next time and with only about 6-7 weeks to the final this is really hotting up!