University Challenge Final. St John's - Cambridge v Merton - Oxford. S47 E37. 2017/18. 23 Apr 2018. Jeremy Paxman. It's the grand final of the quiz, the winning team will be presented with the University Challenge trophy.
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@Scruffi6 жыл бұрын
Hi, I’m John Clarke Levin. I’m from Ojai, California, near Los Angeles. And today I am cosplaying as Carl Sagan.
@sarah854r4h6 жыл бұрын
I feel bad for Merton they are such a great team but St John deserved it they are amazing McKeown is just incredible!
@schwarzrot75496 жыл бұрын
She did have troubles at the beginning: studies German but does not know the difference between Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft, and Engels in 1905...but yeah, she was very good!
@adamwalker97966 жыл бұрын
One of the things that cost Merton the victory is that, like most teams, they relied too much on Wiberg. Wiberg may have been their MVP and most teams have one; but sometimes the MVP becomes an OVP.
@wayneloveday47165 жыл бұрын
Adam Walker I don't think anything 'cost' them the victory except that some of the questions didn't go their way.
@PetroicaRodinogaster2644 жыл бұрын
thanks for the spoiler!
@lembahhijau68622 жыл бұрын
@@wayneloveday4716 they often buzzed too quickly, when the questions hadn’t finished being read yet.
@dwoolrych6 жыл бұрын
I'm too dumb for this I'm going back to watching flat earther videos
@coalencanth126 жыл бұрын
Well my favourites won, relying largely on McKeown. The look of joy on her face lit up the studio at the end! A bit tempered for me though by the distress on the face of Woodland (who I thought was going to burst into tears) and Peplow. They were worthy finalists and very unlucky I thought. Also noticed Hazell has the manners - he started clapping for Merton (richly deserved) and got Devine-Stoneman to hand Rosie the trophy.
@unclerogerANKI6 жыл бұрын
Totally true about Hazell.
@coalencanth126 жыл бұрын
Agreed, I get the feeling of a top lad! They all are although one or two do strike me as being candidates for a Private Eye 'modesty blaze', a bit expected for such universities though...
@lcflngn6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the upload! Sigh, now Monday nights will be dull again until Fall. Wonderful final, I enjoyed both teams so much all year. I was stupidly happy to get one and almost two, Cassatt and Weber, needed an extra minute or five for the second one...
@salamander9816 жыл бұрын
Once the McKeown machine slipped into a reasonable gear, the end was nigh for Merton. A great series this year with the 2 best teams in the final, full credit to both but the correct Champions in the end.
@adamwalker97966 жыл бұрын
paul bevan Sandroid: *insert speech bubble* "And you know why that was the case? The questions were all RIGGGED in her favour"
@xiao23106 жыл бұрын
McKeown is probably my first crush that is not human
@KSfan4ever6 жыл бұрын
OMG, what a fabulous, terrific, exciting final! Difficult questions and a stunning performance. Well done, winners!!!
@adamwalker97966 жыл бұрын
KSfan4ever Hardly.
@kathirvelav6 жыл бұрын
As one who watched all the episodes each monday, it was easy to predict that its going to be Mckeown Vs Wiberg in final. Terrific performance.
@peterkframe6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but i wouldnt have summarized merton by Wiberg. I'd say Peplow just as much
@arts_ambassador6 жыл бұрын
Woodland was terrific too. And Paxman (taken for granted though he may be ;) It was lovely to see the music field represented at the very end as well. Thanks for sharing.
@unclerogerANKI6 жыл бұрын
I agree. Wiberg performed amazingly well earlier on, but seemed to fade a bit as the season went on and, particularly, in this final.
@DavidRutten6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, seemed to me this match was between McKeown and Woodland.
@peterkframe5 жыл бұрын
Just opened a cnn notification on my phone about researchers at oxford finding some correlation between handed ness and verbal skill. The first name mentioned in the article was Akira Wiberg! Happy to see UC alumni doing big things!
@redefinedliving59742 жыл бұрын
They are supposed to. Quizzes are just fun spicing up
@dmitrix56944 жыл бұрын
I cant bear to watch McKeown and Wiberg going head to head. They are my favorites.
@megwood45566 жыл бұрын
Wowzers- McKeown is a phenomenon! Congratulations.
@xiao23106 жыл бұрын
Both of the teams deserve the trophy and the title. Merton deserves their own series though! They are both equally exceptional.
@adamwalker97966 жыл бұрын
I'm Jack Not here.
@ducpham63346 жыл бұрын
19:44 the only question that I could answer correctly since 3 days watching this series. In the Chinese Classic Novel Hong Lou Meng, Hong means Red. I'm from Vietnam and our culture is very close to that of Chinese.
@20shourya6 жыл бұрын
1155 vs 1235 meant a fitting end to the series, well deserved St John's!, although have to feel for Woodland (looked like she might cry any moment).
@tarantala1115 жыл бұрын
Bloody hell, such hard questions!
@joenmarklund56466 жыл бұрын
As a Swede cheering for Wiberg, I was quite disappointed at first. Nonetheless, both teams were amazing and it could have ended either way. Behind in score, Merton hade to take risks by buzzing early, something that did not always turn out great. Feeling a bit hollow: what are you supposed now? Mondays just went back to being the worst day of the week.
@colinbaker39166 жыл бұрын
Rosie McKeown joins Gail Trimble and Alex Guttenplan as a legend of University Challenge. I wonder when she will appear on Only Connect, as they both have?
@GirGir1836 жыл бұрын
Hello, White Knight. You think the best 3 people ever on University Challenge are Gail Trimble, Rosie McKeown and Alex Gutenplan?? Well good luck to you. I was born in the 20th century, so I don't kow-tow to feminism and political correctness. YOU seem to be somewhat different.
@colinbaker39166 жыл бұрын
Are you asking me? I never said they were the best three ever, I just described them as legends of the show.
@GabrielConstantinides6 жыл бұрын
Merton got McKeowned :P She is absolutely amazing!!
@KSfan4ever6 жыл бұрын
Agree!!!
@Sandra27HK6 жыл бұрын
Gabriel Constantinides Seriously?!?!? By knocking out ALL the all-male teams before the semis, BBC2 was sending a message. McKeown happened to be the Twitter fave of the remaining 4 women and so she was chosen to be the heroine of the series, though the question-setters were a bit overzealous and made the other 5 (sorry Thomas & Hazell) amazing contestants look dumb. Disappointing finale as slowed down to just 15 Qs so Merton didn't have a fair chance to catch up. Not Merton v. St. John's but Quiz v. Ratings, guess who won? Totally fcuked up! Now I head off to shoot myself ... or Paxman, will decide on the way ...
@unclerogerANKI6 жыл бұрын
Sandroid, all you ever bring to the table is aggression, venom, text speak and made up ideas that you sell as undeniable truths.
@Sandra27HK6 жыл бұрын
Uncle Roger Likewise. At least mine is a REACTION to bullies who give me sh*t for having a different opinion always backed up by facts. You on the other hand always jump in with trollish personal abuse and ignore the argument, methinks u go online to vent personal issues on women online, coz this isnt the first time u have trolled me out of the blue. Im guessing other women on other boards too? Just another geezer watching the young females on UC Lol
@GabrielConstantinides6 жыл бұрын
Sandroid I do wonder if they should make the final 1 hour long for a larger sample of questions!! I have no idea whether or not BBC would have rigged the final a bit, but I would not think so because it would be plain unfair and they did not do anything like that for Monkman last year who was very very popular. Please note I am not saying you are wrong by any measure, I just reckon it is unlikely but that is my opinion.
@saucedupbat6 жыл бұрын
both my favourite teams however, upon seeing Merton fall flat I sided with them throughout the episode only to feel crestfallen at the end. Nonetheless, they are a brilliant team and could've won perhaps with a different mix of questions. Also, the total sum of Merton's score beats that of St. John's which just comes to show how both teams are of equal strength. Maybe pressure took a toll on their performance? what with the look of pessimism on their faces... that said though, many congrats to St John's! Truly an excellent and awe inspiring set of team members.
@adamwalker97966 жыл бұрын
Both teams fell flat.
@Seoirseify5 жыл бұрын
Well Done St John's.. Very Proud of Rosie McKeown in Caherdavin Limerick..Incredible achievment!
@danieljude9146 жыл бұрын
McKeown with the gd team on her back the whole tournament! Incredible
@roblex636 жыл бұрын
29:08 Did Paxman just cop a look at Woodland's posterior.....
@MS456366 жыл бұрын
he totally did
@adamwalker97966 жыл бұрын
Oh yes.
@brain84846 жыл бұрын
roblex63 he strikes me as a dirty old man..
@Elitist204 жыл бұрын
Why not? McKeown's the glamorous one, but Woodland is the girl next door you have a crush on.
@chrisjohnson41653 жыл бұрын
Yes, that was his starter for 10.
@hakonbrug81466 жыл бұрын
That was really disappointing of Merton, I think. And they lost tons of points from being too quick on the buzzer.
@adamwalker97966 жыл бұрын
For two of the most hyped teams, this final ultimately proved to be a certain word beginning with P: Pathetic.
@satori41836 жыл бұрын
Nice McKeown-Woodland-Wiberg showdown! Merton took some chances that didn't pay off and buzzed themselves out in the end
@yediveren7716 жыл бұрын
I think it is interesting that McKeown got all the questions except the one on linguistics considering that she is studying two foreign languages. Congrats to the winning team. Wiberg was good as well, Peplow was a bit impatient and not on his best day.
@jennelynnatividad4646 жыл бұрын
My faves won! St. John's, Cambridge team---all four members were nothing short of amazing from start to finish. And finally, Levin gives a shout out to Ojai. I have to say though---and I don't mean this in a negative way just an observation---they look to me like they're inspired by late 70's to early 80's fashion. Retro cool!
@TwentyTwenty906 жыл бұрын
Oh god, I love you McKeown.
@adamwalker97966 жыл бұрын
Sandroid: *imagine a speech bubble here* Are you blind?! The quiz was obviously rigged in her favour! So rigged in fact, that she became the next Stone!"
@anselman31566 жыл бұрын
Peplow actually followed through with the name of the argument after naming its' author. Pity he delayed in doing so.
@coalencanth126 жыл бұрын
I noticed McKeown went straight in with that afterwards. I'm sure I read on one of these review blogs that the match was actually stopped whilst the producers decided what to do. You can almost see the edit in the episode..
@anselman31566 жыл бұрын
That's interesting. I suppose they had to rule that they could only accept what had been given as the first answer, especially in the case of an interruption. Now had Peplow just run it all together as "St Anselm's ontological argument" that could have made all the difference. Competitors might be wise to give as full an answer as possible when interrupting.
@robertedwards51846 жыл бұрын
These young people are so intelligent and well behaved. So UNLIKE our Politicians behaviour at Prime Ministers Question Time in the House of Commons.
@jenniferzheng39074 ай бұрын
ahhh on that Hong Lou Meng question they were so close but missed it on a technicality - they were completely right that "Hong" in Hong Kong means "fragrant" but Hong Kong is spelled in Cantonese (the Mandarin spelling of Hong Kong is Xiang Gang), whereas Hong Lou Meng is spelled in Mandarin (the Cantonese spelling is completely different)
@gk-bl6yu6 жыл бұрын
I think Merton at their best would have beaten St. John's at their best. Bad luck this time...
@myleskarp52875 жыл бұрын
Levin could be a character in a Wes Anderson film.
@Isleofskye6 жыл бұрын
Starting with Lord Reith when JP mentioned " Sponsored Advertising" and including among others the " Carousel" answer all before the finalists I think this Boy from The Elephant and Castle did rather well :)
@anselman31566 жыл бұрын
Always reassuring when you get a few yourself, and beat them to it. I was shouting "Carousel" like they could hear me! (suppose it helped that I had been in an am-dram production of same! )
@jamsteracton6 жыл бұрын
i think uc should troll them and ask questions only on uk rap
@noneone.............4 жыл бұрын
They are absolutely smart.
@unclerogerANKI6 жыл бұрын
Good end of the season, but not as good as the last one imo. Not the best performance by either team but I felt like the questions were really, really difficult. Great start by Merton, but then they seemed to be nervous as they got penalised a few times. Wiberg looked deflated. Good work St John's, especially McKeown. Can't see a major slant/favouritism with questions. Had more questions been physics/science orientated (say, to the advantage of Woodland, who's reading physics), who's to say Devine-Stoneman wouldn't have been in a good position to answer those too? Does anyone else keep a track of how they do? I marked correct answers for 34 of this year's episode, got 469 right, 13.79 on average per episode, max was 20, worst was 4 (the final). :D
@adamwalker97966 жыл бұрын
For me, it was pathetic.
@ipolson6 жыл бұрын
Rosie is amazing. Lovely to look at and incredibly intelligent. I see there is mention of bullies/trolls. The curious thing about bullies is that I have never known any bully to be any good at anything !! It is true, seriously,all the ones I have known have been totally hopeless at everything they do and are complete losers , presume that is why they are bullies, to mask their inadequacy. Really people should not mention them as they are irrelevant
@castelodeossos3947 Жыл бұрын
Problem is that now 'bully' is, like so many other strong words, used in contexts where it is utterly inappropriate.
@lhair026 жыл бұрын
I found this through Young Ones where it was Footlights v Scumbug college
@michaelahilzensauer49945 жыл бұрын
Help! I´m in a University Challenge loop and I can´t get out!! :-)
@karlt134Ай бұрын
Hi, I'm Rosie McKeown. I'm from Kingston upon Thames in South West London. And today I'm cosplaying as Manila Luzon.
@stonesinmyblood272 жыл бұрын
That’s Rogers AND Hammerstein that wrote the music and lyrics to Carousel
@ciandoyle16203 жыл бұрын
My guy Levin looking and sounding like a news reporter 1:27
@stevefowler33987 ай бұрын
I haven't a clue what super conducting spin tronics is. But I think it must be something VERY CLEVER.....
@WhiteJarrah6 жыл бұрын
The Young Ones brought me here.
@gammacurve6 жыл бұрын
Marry me McKeown.
@xiao23106 жыл бұрын
McKeown is in her second year so basically, we almost have the same age but I am not nearly as bright as her. And the other members of the teams in general.
@draculanova65486 жыл бұрын
I'd still rather be at Oxford than St John's
@chrisjohnson41653 жыл бұрын
Thomas hitch hiked right through the competition.
@zachalderton20572 жыл бұрын
WHO IS THE ANNOUNCER
@kirthanapillay35176 жыл бұрын
Anyone know what the last question was going to be?
@wallybazoum3 жыл бұрын
Poor woodland looked like she was in pain.
@castelodeossos3947 Жыл бұрын
Always looks highly strung, but extraordinarily knowledgeable.
@Josh-ql3be6 жыл бұрын
When will they do an international Uni challenge?! Imagine Harvard, Yale, BC, La Sorbonne, Heidelberg, ANU, etc. Or they could do a US version and then create national teams of the best 4 contestants in the US and UK. Trimble, Loveday, Guttenplan, Fry is my UK team.
@sallypearl39256 жыл бұрын
McKeown forever is the MVP
@adamwalker97966 жыл бұрын
Yes, unlike Wiberg who became the OVP.
@daystardaystardaystardayst1865 Жыл бұрын
Woodland and Wiberg are like caricatures from Brideshead revisted. I did not know they still made people so posh.
@pjmmccann6 жыл бұрын
Felt a bit sorry for Peplow, who wins the "alas, alack" trophy, but McKeown just knocked it out of the park.
@stuartofblyth6 жыл бұрын
Got Desmond Morris' "The Human Zoo" (26:15) but only because I remember 1969 well. I was there.
@sleepy3146 жыл бұрын
Stuart of Blyth ... if you remember the 60s, you weren't really there....
@federicoandre57173 жыл бұрын
I wasn't there, but I got that one because my dad had "Manwatching," and for some reason, I found it extremely interesting when I was a child in the 80's, so I became very familiar with Desmond Morris.
@Me207074 жыл бұрын
That's the James from university challenge
@bewareofpigeons Жыл бұрын
So irritating when they keep jumping in before the end of the question and then get it wrong.
@mariannehepple49076 жыл бұрын
McKeown was great but as a Germanist she should have got the Gemeinschaft question. There was a very similar question during the 2015/16 series. Gemeinschaft v. Gesellschaft. The 'mein' bit always suggests 'community'. I'm being a Besserwisserin
@pointlesscine6 жыл бұрын
The "mein" isn't a morpheme here, "gemein" is, meaning "common".
@BlueSoulTiger5 жыл бұрын
McKeown deserves credit, but I raise the spectre that there proportionally more questions in her field of expertise - the humanities
@gresach6 жыл бұрын
Was Circe a historical figure? (14:15) I thought mythological
@SelitGuy6 жыл бұрын
I think the answer was Xerxes, which pronounced a certain way sounds rather like Circe.
@29trent5 жыл бұрын
@@SelitGuy In Italian: Serse
@galgenmannfriend6 жыл бұрын
Why does this feel like a comedy skit to me?
@MatthewMcVeagh5 жыл бұрын
Since Merton started 55-0 up, and then were passed by while losing 15 points, it's no wonder they looked pig sick at the end. To be given such a hint that they were going to win, and then have it remorselessly taken away from you - it's not just like being beaten, it's much more crushing. "What might have been!"
@olivergraf13606 жыл бұрын
Woodland has got some serious anxiety issues lol
@jennelynnatividad4646 жыл бұрын
When Peplow interrupted Paxman's unfinished question at 13:09 & incorrectly answered Lonhegrin, how come he wasn't fined 5 points?
@GabrielConstantinides6 жыл бұрын
He was not fined 5 points as it was a music round. If you incorrectly answer a question early you may interfere with your opponent's focus so a 5 point loss makes a lot of sense, and this is sort of also the case with music rounds but to less of an extent I suppose.
@bob_._.6 жыл бұрын
The question was finished. "... for 10 points, name the opera." The music itself began after the question.
@sampugh56746 жыл бұрын
Jennelyn Natividad if it’s a starter question you get a 5 point penalty for interrupting the question if it’s a picture or music starter you don’t get a 5 point penalty for the music starter Jeremy gives the other team the remainder of the music starter to listen and guess
@jennelynnatividad4646 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the clarification Sam P. New American viewer here.Your bit of info will come in handy for sure when viewing the following seasons. Again, your feedback is much appreciated.
@vncntd39626 жыл бұрын
A strangely muted affair after all the build up to the St. John's-Merton showdown.
@adamwalker97966 жыл бұрын
Vncnt D Pathetic final.
@helenswan7056 жыл бұрын
"3 bonuses on the ineffable". where else!!! I dare not read any comments in case there are spoilers.
@TheLoupgarou796 жыл бұрын
Go McKeown - great play!
@ladyelanor5 жыл бұрын
literally didn't understand a single question
@adriancook70786 жыл бұрын
why does paxman shout ? Anyone would think he is announcing the death of the king.
@zachalderton20572 жыл бұрын
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
@teddavidson53786 жыл бұрын
1. A team of four solid players defeated a team of three solid players. 2. Merton's somewhat irritating habit was taking too much time in discussion. 3. I enjoyed the cool stoicism of this year's teams compared to the some of last season's players.
@karent-s76396 жыл бұрын
Three to three, I'd have said. But I can't remember how the well-mannered Hazell performed in previous rounds.
@minhvo86456 жыл бұрын
Karen T-S Hazell was pretty good at "buzzing" in the first 2 rounds, I think.
@adamwalker97966 жыл бұрын
If this year's teams were cool and stoic, what were last year's teams like? People who had like twenty cans of Red Bull?
@matthewwhite88826 жыл бұрын
Devine-Stoneman looks a bit like Charlie Cox.
@estoforte388 Жыл бұрын
Still think Merton are the better team, and one of the best ever. Not convinced Thomas was anywhere near as strong as his three teammates. Questions just fell for St John's imo.
@calvinminer4365 Жыл бұрын
I stan for Mckeown.
@adriancook70786 жыл бұрын
where did that american come from ?
@christinescover80936 жыл бұрын
I know the chem questions
@calvinminer4365 Жыл бұрын
Skip to 16:10 to see McKeown slam dunk the layup and shatter the glass backboard.
@wayneloveday47165 жыл бұрын
Paxman accepted an incorrect answer from St Johns in the Opera questions( at approx 29 min 30 secs): I'm not sure what McKeown murmured, but Devine-Stoneman clearly gave 'Circe' as the answer when it was in fact 'Xerxes' - they are two completely different characters, and the two names are not pronounced the same. Handel's opera was Xerxes. It wouldn't have made a difference to the final score here, but that sort of slip up could cost a team the winning position. I wonder if Judith Weir noticed! (Mrs L)
@29trent5 жыл бұрын
Handel's (Italian) opera was 'Serse,' Anglice 'Xerxes.' Cf. his 'Giulio Cesare,' 'Tamerlano,' 'Alessandro.' 'Serse' sounds a lot like 'Circe.'
@Luvluvluuvvv Жыл бұрын
John Clarke levin supremacy
@fatinnazira29916 жыл бұрын
Peplow remind me of Charlie Clegg
@sammysouth83726 жыл бұрын
Wtf was Levin used for?
@ladyelanor5 жыл бұрын
17:38 "nope"
@noneone.............4 жыл бұрын
Keep learn ! 🇬🇧♥️
@fernandojuanrabeya164311 ай бұрын
traigan a zoe rebel
@neilgeorge65276 жыл бұрын
With all due respect, that Thomas looks like a puppet from the Thunderbirds. Can’t look past it...
@geekygibso17502 жыл бұрын
YOOOOO, Dr Hazell is now my Biology teacher!
@ellamcdougall63732 жыл бұрын
wait ur seb lol
@peachfreude6 жыл бұрын
Aaaah McKeown is amazing. I also noticed that she’s a bit thinner now :o
@TeaDubyaEll6 жыл бұрын
mai waifu
@ludvignilsson83955 жыл бұрын
peplow...
@furdiebant5 жыл бұрын
Poor year re the quality of the teams. This year is slightly better at least.
@iniohos26 жыл бұрын
McKeown is good but not as fun as Monkman.
@iniohos26 жыл бұрын
Merton had their worst performance in the final.
@lhthestar6 жыл бұрын
McKeown even stronger than fabulous Woodman
@GirGir1836 жыл бұрын
Once in a blue moon, a woman gets more starter questions than the men do. It only highlights the fact that normally, it doesn't happen.
@TheChannelofaDisappointedMan5 жыл бұрын
How someone so smart can wear a suit so bad remains a mystery (winning captain).