University Challenge Christmas 2023 E07

[@gabsymalone6307]

What a damn fine match - 20/24 on bonuses for Corpus Christi made up for actually being out buzzed by Royal Holloway 8 to 9 😯! And a virtuosic buzzing performance from Mr. Talbot as well. I do feel sorry for Mr. Chingonyi 😞 - so close with Salt Lake City vs Utah - reminded me of Caramel vs Caramelisation in the first R16 game of the regular series. Hope everyone is keeping well during this time.

[@hapaxlegomenon3836]

A line of appreciation for Amol. He has done beautifully, against mostly negative remarks about the change.

[@samsowden]

I'm very impressed with him

[@anttihelin6820]

He's great!

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

I think he is superior to Paxman who was full of himself and rude. Amol is friendly and has brought a feeling of congeniality to it. Paxman was from a time when one person could be elevated to a position of favour just because they were around a while. Some of the infamous pedos etc. can be thanked *ignominiously* for making us realise no one is perfect…except David Attenborough maybe.

[@kumarvikramaditya9636]

​@@anttihelin6820Lohiketto

[@havingalook2]

That was GREAT. Loved this match. Once again many thanks for bringing it to us.

[@jessicaellina3878]

Very exciting match! Very close at the end. Great knowledge from Bellos and Waters. Thanks for these wonderful alumni Christmas matches!

[@jcc195]

hearing the words "little nas x" in a posh accent made my day. thank you.

[@donnagray9579]

I was madly correcting in my head to "Lil, Lil!"

[@andrewclifton9772]

An excellent match. And compared to the earlier rounds the questions were (to me, anyway) much more difficult.

[@ianleslie6971]

A lot of fun. Very exciting. Thanks for posting this. 😊

[@flare2000x]

Great match glad to see CC go through. Bellos and Waters did quite well especially

[@anthtan]

If Chigonyi got the answer right on the Utah question, the result could have been different at the end. A real turning point.

[@murmurrrr]

This should've been the final! Great teams

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

Well played by both teams.

[@jeff__w]

24:56 “In Greek myth, the gods known collectively as the Anemoi…” 25:18 “Aurora borealis.” Yes, the famed natural light display of the Mediterranean-how could it _not_ be that?

[@kumarvikramaditya9636]

😜

[@scottscottman8141]

Imagine losing because you were too knowledgable :(

[@usedname9467]

Unlucky, but a great example of why it is always important to listen to the full question.

[@RFC3514]

> Billy Corgan singing Alex: "I don't know any alternative female singers." 😄

[@grimftl]

Thanks to CosmicPumpkin from Allen, Texas. What a nailbiter.

[@jackybraun2705]

Can't stop thinking Bellos is Michael Sheen.

[@RFC3514]

He will definitely be played by him in "Numberphile: The Movie".

[@nathelondon3719]

Cosmic! The cosmos is in your debt!

[@RFC3514]

Talbot is like a cross between David Cross and Michael Stipe.

[@EAFSQ9]

11:30 "Half Life", "Baldur's Gate" and "Metal Gear Solid"

[@jjjj8644]

How can he know about Metal Gear Solid but not about Half-Life?

[@samsowden]

pc vs console at time of release?

[@anttihelin6820]

Probably only had a Playstation in his life

[@PMA65537]

8:20 -40C = -40 F

[@jeff__w]

Good catch!

[@RFC3514]

Yeah but ≠ ºR, so he couldn't say just "degrees".