Brain of Britain - Semi Final 2
The second semi final of Brain of Britain took place with another place in the prestigious final up for grabs
Contenders
Hamish Cameron
Ian Clark
Angus Douglas
Brendan O'Connor
All had performed very well in the first round and this was going to be a very tough Semi Final to win indeed. I had Hamish Cameron as the favourite but would not be surprised to see any of the others stroll to the final. The first round surely was a sign of things to come with everybody scoring and the pattern continued throughout the early rounds. Ian Clark took a slight lead but Hamish Cameron was hot on his tail but as with all rounds in this quiz, a good run of 5 could give someone command. However, this was not to happen and Hamish Cameron and tied for the lead....7-7 with Ian Clark trailed by Douglas and O'Connor on 4 each.
At the halfway stage it seemed to be turning into a two way battle for the spot in the Brain of Britain final. Ian Clark missed his own chance but picked up a bonus in the next round to move into a one point lead, still the game rested on a knife edge. Ian Clark and Hamish Cameron were soon level and matching each other stride for stride. 10-10 into the final round.
Hamish Cameron managed one on his run to put pressure on Clark and Clark responded levelling the scores again and took the lead on a Cape of Good Hope Question. 12-11 and Cameron needed a bonus....he had his chance but missed a science question. All was resting on the final bonus, Brendan O'Connor did not know a YMCA question, Cameron did. 12-12. A close contest and one of the most exciting episodes of the series. I knew it would be close but was not expecting a tiebreak.
The tiebreak works with one question on the buzzer....The question related to a Gold Stripe on army uniforms, Ian Clark knew it meant that the solider had been wounded in action and won the tiebreak. Hamish was very unlucky to loose this and neither deserved too loose. Ian moves into the final and thus far is the favourite in my eyes. Roll on next week!
Ian Clark - 12 (Winner on tiebreak)
Hamish Cameron - 12
Angus Douglas - 6
Brendan O'Connor - 6
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