Warwick vs Aberdeen
Well with no Mastermind this week its all on Monday Night for the TV quizzing fix starting off with a first round match in this years University Challenge Series as Warwick took on Aberdeen Indeed, this is the final match of the first round and Jeremy reminded us that 140 was needed by whoever looses this heat to make it into the second round. As a side, I certainly did not realise how old the University of Aberdeen was (5th Oldest in the UK)...
Warwick
Shane Quinn
Sarah Jane Rodell
Andrew Shaw
James Wheatley
Shane Quinn
Sarah Jane Rodell
Andrew Shaw
James Wheatley
Aberdeen
Thomas Ainge
Shaun Mcmahon
James King
Russ Collier
A Sunderland lad in Collier....my support was immediately with Aberdeen!
Andrew Shaw got the final first round match of University Challenge underway with a great buzz on Hitchcock but struggled to make any further gains with a tough round on duels. Shaw was in again though on the next question, on Scrooge that I completely missed, and they did far better this time with the bonuses and Warwick found themselves 35-0 ahead. James Wheatley added to this recognising Swindon from a list of tough clues ("Magic Roundabout" giving it away but interestingly the home of the first lending library which I feel I should have known but didn't). 50-0 by the time the bonuses had been taken.
I have said before the picture rounds have been fantastic this year and we had scenes of movies recreated in Lego to identify. Loved this round and Aberdeen took it with Collier buzzing in and the team working their way through all the bonuses to bring themselves back in. Indeed Shaun Mcmahon buzzed to give control to Aberdeen to open a round on Art installations...very tough indeed!
I was close as the first music round approached, again very tough as all of the music rounds have been this year. Very rarely have teams correctly answered a music starter in this series (would be interesting to know the stat for this!). James Wheatley, strong on the buzzer all night, was in on the next question though to hand Warwick the music bonuses. These were very tough again. 75-55 Warwick lead.
It was perhaps at this time when it became apparent both of these teams would probably not be reaching 140 so only the winner would advance and one teams University Challenge journey would be ending tonight. Whether time passes quickly or slowly on the show I will never know but as Warwick etched more and more into the lead,110-55, after another Shaw buzz, Aberdeen would need a strong fightback.
Another great picture round to identify World Heritage Sites, which probably-man-of-the-match Andrew Shaw, lapped up to take Warwick to 125-60. Shaw soon took the teams total over the key 140 mark to ensure they will be seen again and more than definitely it seemed at that point as winner of this heat.
At 4 minutes to go Aberdeen, at only 70, were down and out of the series this year. They did well with some of their bonuses but just weren't quick enough and let Warwick control the buzzer.
Warwick are strong on the buzzer and if they can convert this into more points via the bonuses they may be a strong team to beat.
Warwick win 175-100 for Aberdeen!
Shaun Mcmahon
James King
Russ Collier
A Sunderland lad in Collier....my support was immediately with Aberdeen!
Andrew Shaw got the final first round match of University Challenge underway with a great buzz on Hitchcock but struggled to make any further gains with a tough round on duels. Shaw was in again though on the next question, on Scrooge that I completely missed, and they did far better this time with the bonuses and Warwick found themselves 35-0 ahead. James Wheatley added to this recognising Swindon from a list of tough clues ("Magic Roundabout" giving it away but interestingly the home of the first lending library which I feel I should have known but didn't). 50-0 by the time the bonuses had been taken.
I have said before the picture rounds have been fantastic this year and we had scenes of movies recreated in Lego to identify. Loved this round and Aberdeen took it with Collier buzzing in and the team working their way through all the bonuses to bring themselves back in. Indeed Shaun Mcmahon buzzed to give control to Aberdeen to open a round on Art installations...very tough indeed!
I was close as the first music round approached, again very tough as all of the music rounds have been this year. Very rarely have teams correctly answered a music starter in this series (would be interesting to know the stat for this!). James Wheatley, strong on the buzzer all night, was in on the next question though to hand Warwick the music bonuses. These were very tough again. 75-55 Warwick lead.
It was perhaps at this time when it became apparent both of these teams would probably not be reaching 140 so only the winner would advance and one teams University Challenge journey would be ending tonight. Whether time passes quickly or slowly on the show I will never know but as Warwick etched more and more into the lead,110-55, after another Shaw buzz, Aberdeen would need a strong fightback.
Another great picture round to identify World Heritage Sites, which probably-man-of-the-match Andrew Shaw, lapped up to take Warwick to 125-60. Shaw soon took the teams total over the key 140 mark to ensure they will be seen again and more than definitely it seemed at that point as winner of this heat.
At 4 minutes to go Aberdeen, at only 70, were down and out of the series this year. They did well with some of their bonuses but just weren't quick enough and let Warwick control the buzzer.
Warwick are strong on the buzzer and if they can convert this into more points via the bonuses they may be a strong team to beat.
Warwick win 175-100 for Aberdeen!
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