University Challenge S46E06 Emmanuel-Cambridge vs Nottingham

I actually have a theory: All but finitely many of UC matches have at least a student studying maths. Today's match is an exceptionally good example. The team from Emmanuel is comprised of 2 maths, 1 physics, and 1 history students, at last something I could approve. Their opponent from Nottingham University is quite alright, except the guy with annoying smile. Quite fun match. Original air date 15.8.2016

[@leopardgirl455]

Smith stop looking at me like that

[@tagorewithlyric4394]

He's kinda sweet

[@Hadrianus01]

The Seagull needs to calm down

[@NoWitnessesNoRegrets]

Seagull took a whole bunch of coke before the show started

[@gordygibson8776]

Saccarhine high...doubt it - most american fizzy drinks have been shown to adversely affect brain functions.

[@davyboy232]

Seagull is a w****r

[@jakea5915]

🤣🤣🤣

[@fossrampant5826]

I find Smith's manner unsettling -- I keep being afraid he's going to wink roguishly.

[@christinao1787]

Bobby Seagull is such a stylish charmer. Dig his salute and chirpy goodbye.

[@oscarpoll4324]

he's my maths teacher...

[@aneesniazi7918]

Is he really ?

[@Naveen-vo7ey]

Bobby from India Kerala Alappuzha

[@thechickennuggetoffate9139]

His book, The Life-changing Magic of Numbers, is amazing! I recommend it!

[@gordygibson8776]

'Dig his...' - the 75 year old + demographic is still with us.

[@AllHomesteading]

Barton-Singer

[@MrMoppeh]

Was so enjoying my home team Nottingham beating Cambridge until around 20 mins in..

[@deprivalli]

woo it got quite fun at the end! i liked the christopher lee film stills round and seagull's enthusiasm.

[@KOLN555]

8:28 Betta is a colloquial name for the Siamese Fighting Fish

[@retterkl]

To reply on this 3 years later, the question named them as Betta Splendens so I don't think you could return the answer Betta.

[@federicoandre5717]

@@retterkl You are right, I thought the same. Now, I'm from Costa Rica, and the only name we use here for those fish is Betta, so I thought maybe in UK they don't use it at all. The guy who answered is Canadian, so I'm guessing that's why he just answered Betta. But if Betta is also colloquial in UK, then the question may have not been phrased in the best way

[@jamesprice9301]

That Tom Hill - what a heartthrob!

[@SuperCOCOPANDA]

I know right, I think he's cuter than Bruno

[@janiceal-najjar5093]

Bobby Seagull is the human equivalent of a Golden Retriever

[@mistery4437]

It was Tom Hill who got Emmanuel over the hill with 3 timely buzzes. They looked to be losing most of the time. Seagull seems to be full of spirit.

[@aliceharuna4]

''I'm afraid that wasn't the question. So you lose five points.''

[@snazzyquizzes2336]

Seagull is brilliant! Good show!

[@rapaciouus8927]

Mr Seagull was our old maths teacher

[@KSfan4ever]

Thanks for posting! Great match!! Sad that Cowan didn't get credit for a correct answer: he answered "Betta" but Paxman said no and that the "correct" answer was "Siamese Fighting Fish". However they are synonymous. I kept waiting in vain for Paxman or the producers to rectify their mistake. For shame, UC.

[@KSfan4ever]

Thanks for clarifying.

[@returnofserve3301]

What's with the new profile pictures btw? Why are so many people's a letter?

[@gordygibson8776]

As usual the devil is in the detail - standard Oxford English Dictionary answer only - local slang is not acceptable.

[@rgqwerty63]

Jesus I thought I knew a lot about Asoiaf but couldnt answer any of the bonuses on it. You had to know a lot more than just the noble houses.

[@eddiepunch]

This episode would have made a great basketball match

[@soapysoappla942]

meethan looks like a romantic poet

[@charlieaguilos]

14:45 Kids, your BEATLE HISTORY....

[@nearlythere5182]

Wow I went to royal Holloway university with him. It is good to see him on here

[@parkviewmo]

Thank you for posting! Great match. Good score Emmanuel-Cambridge but would have been higher if the guys had listened to Ward.

[@FrozenCompass]

Smith is cocky looking but attractive.

[@FrozenCompass]

Either cocky or genuinely friendly.

[@joshuamills7633]

lol monique i swear you watch this show to suss out the guys, you're always commenting

[@patriciacsapo]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ellabrendairianto5211]

This helps more than school

[@MatthewMcVeagh]

Well Emmanuel won me over even tho Nottingham's my alma mater. Nottingham started well but over the whole match Emmanuel played better and just knew more.

[@soapysoappla942]

big up SEAGULL !!! east ham brapbrap oi did he go Langdon?

[@kamerata23]

Viking studies? Is that an actual degree xD

[@nearlythere5182]

NioNio Johny hahahah I cracked up when I heard that, poor guy is wasting his youth studying that

[@SleekCollins]

Hehe. All I could say was good luck finding a job with that degree.

[@MatthewMcVeagh]

He's obviously not studying it to get a job. And why should he, that's not the only thing university is for.

[@haendel8a]

@@MatthewMcVeagh exactly: many people are born rich and do not need to work. this degree is perfect for them

[@MatthewMcVeagh]

@@haendel8a Even if you do need to work getting a job is not the only thing university is for. And if government and business have made it more like that, that is a sign of how education has been degraded in this country.

[@rexking1344]

Oh whoa, are you by any means Indonesian? If so, I'm Indonesian as well! I noticed you have a Batak's family name. Cheers from your fellow University Challenge fan and thanks for uploading!

[@yaorito1]

Haha hayo tebak?? Kok bisa ketemu ini?

[@aramintypotter]

Ya, terima kasih dari USA!

[@yaorito1]

Ternyata kita sama ya! Salam dari Missouri

[@rexking1344]

Oh banyak juga ternyata orang Indonesianya! :-) lol yeah, I've been regularly watching this series for quite a while from BBC iPlayer & KZbin and didn't realize you were Indonesian until you changed your username.

[@gdanendrah]

+psimanjuntak terima kasih dari Jakarta juga....

[@MatthewSpencerKociol]

OK that was unfair. Betta fish are the SAME EXACT THING as "Siamese Fighting Fish!"

[@gordygibson8776]

Check OED for standard English- that's what the producers do.

[@nathanrv]

are you yaorito1? I wish UC had a bit more of maths/science questions. I feel literature/art dominates any other fields in this.

[@yaorito1]

Yes, I just wants a different name and being boring, can't think anything better than my name. It's quite natural to have literatures, though, because it's richer and, quite frankly, more interesting than questions about, say, spectroscopy.

[@moodini99]

I agree. It is supposed to be academic. More like the Chase than Uni Challenge. Not a very good episode!

[@armincagoodwin367]

Breathe Seagull Breath

[@wereheald2100]

Haha they were so excited when Game of Thrones came up

[@olivenugent1019]

Cowan grew up on my block :)

[@castelodeossos3947]

As Mr Paxman introduces Emmanuel College, Mr Seagull nods in agreement, just in case anyone suspected Mr Paxman got his facts wrong. Puffins have 'parrotlike' beaks? Hardly.

[@Logales]

Didn't Charles Martel fight in the Battle of Poitiers in 732 ? Oh, so you call it the Battles of Tours :)

[@jimsmint]

jesus, calm down Bobby!

[@hansandthenews]

+psimanjuntak You have to have plenty of maths/science students- there's just such a high component of those kinds of questions- particularly as starters. Although from my observations, this series has also included plenty of humanities-type bonuses in this first round so far so if it's any indication, these teams will need to brush up on an atlas.

[@yaorito1]

A well-read humanities student is always better, tbh. What's more interesting is that with 28 teams (so 224 students), the lower bound of maths student is 14/224 = 6%, with 14 from each of the preliminary rounds. Usually it's about 10% (so 1 in 8, roughly). Considering that the proportion of maths student is somewhere around 2% in the UK (and slightly below that in the States), this is quite astounding. Of course, the two series ago when they had some specialist schools (LSHTM, anyone) is an abberation, but the result still stands. I for one am particularly happy about this, considering that the absolute number of maths graduate, especially in US, has gone down, even when you take into account those moving to CompSci study. For once, the stereotype might be positive.

[@rj82330]

+psimanjuntak I think you're double counting there. 28 teams is 112 teams (14 matches not 28). So that brings your proportions up to 12%, or your traditional 1 in 8

[@rj82330]

*128 students, not teams

[@yaorito1]

+Richard Ah yes, thank you. In any case, they're still over-represented in this programme. Of course, this show has left almost completely the growing number of 'business' students (questionable category for in many cases questionable students, imho). So maybe, if you count such students out completely, the 12% number might be more in line with their proportion.

[@Pricee123]

Hey I went to secondary school with Meethan :)

[@utdbuzz402]

Bobby deserved better than Priya anyway. Change my mind.

[@sdfdsv]

Cool, I was rooting for Jessica Jones

[@lucaswatford3245]

Bobby taught my class maths for a few months

[@drey8]

Evolution of the hairdo: George Michael, Princess Diana, Jeremy Paxman.

[@gordygibson8776]

Paxman has now been quizmaster for nearly 27 years so you can chart the ageing process from 1994 to the present day.

[@pratikroy850]

I just read your book Mr. Bobby Seagull and came here. You are full of Sprite. Good match though.

[@constelaciones2335]

What do they mean by "reading" is it different from studying in certain universities?

[@thegdpwhytea439]

It is when it is something like literature so you are "reading it".

[@wayneloveday4716]

The GDPWhyTea? LOL 😊

[@castelodeossos3947]

This question occurs often. From the Net: 'If you wanted to use the word "reading", the proper usage would be "I am reading for a degree in X." This is not limited to social sciences; it would apply to any degree. However, this has become something of an old-fashioned expression; it's far more common to say that you are "studying X" or "doing a degree in X'. Perhaps it's less old-fashioned than it is British English.

[@jeniwardin3907]

Siamese Fighting fish is Betta fish. Hope there'll be a correction. Haven't watch till the end.

[@gordygibson8776]

Check Oxford English Dictionary - Siamese Fightimg Fish - YES! All other local/regional variations - NO!

[@m4qii646]

I met him in person he rapped for us

[@kenmendoza6932]

8:11 Actually hes correct. Betta is another term for Siamese fighting fish.

[@gordygibson8776]

Oxford English Dictionary - Siamese Fighting Fish. Local and regionale variations are not standard English therefore not acceptable.

[@goodnessofken]

Smith is adorable ;)

[@xx_faze_rolf_xxl4029]

bobby seagull super saiyen 3

[@MrPoetSpeak]

10:24 novels of Jane Austen

[@andrea22213]

Bobby Seagull from East Ham, ie. one stop short of barking! Says it all really.

[@armincagoodwin367]

Bettas (splenens betta) are the same as Siamese Fighting Fish

[@gordygibson8776]

Betta etc not accepted as standard English.

[@lajtning1]

its sad that they said hungary for the 1 euro coin question when hungary hasnt even adopted the euro. should know better smh

[@TheChannelofaDisappointedMan]

Bobby Seagull, sounds like his call centre alias.

[@moodini99]

Seagull guessed his way through that. An undeserving captain!

[@flightfightfright2588]

Booby Seagull is such a typical name for an Indian.

[@castelodeossos3947]

Don't know about that but the innocent excitement/enthusiasm is very Indian.

[@jamesgj5939]

Ward reminds me of Cara Delevigne

[@Naveen-vo7ey]

Bobby from India Kerala Alappuzha

[@SuperCOCOPANDA]

He isn't, he was born and raised in England. He said when he went to Wales with Monkman that it was his first time overseas.

[@JLS24604]

Someone tell that girl to stop breathing out of her mouth

[@moodini99]

Emmanuel-Cambridge didn't deserve that win. Too much guess work, awful captain. They won't make it far.

[@yaksaltafri9578]

mong

[@matthambly1997]

moodini99 haha you can't be serious

[@777L777E777]

Lol, they made the final. What a stupid comment.

[@armincagoodwin367]

Ward looks like a spinster

[@darkflower2859]

'Bobby Seagull'? Please. His real name is Jose. A 32-year-old man naming himself after a bird to 'prove' how high his ambitions fly... ridiculous. Also, it is obvious that he is not captain of that team on merit. Ever heard of 'positive discrimination'? Not enough Muslims from Newham on 'University Challenge', so the BBC appoints one as captain. This show, like all BBC output, is becoming a 'politically-correct' fix.

[@vamp_mon7904]

Darkflower he is my maths teacher and in fact his name is actually bobby seagull

[@Dazz201193]

He's not even Muslim. He's Catholic. Not sure what religion has to do with this anyway

[@vamp_mon7904]

Darkflower ur thinking too outside the box what ur saying is just complete rubbish😂

[@junaidur-rehman3457]

Each respective college appoints their own captain, not the BBC. You stupid man

[@bsg2621]

he is my fucking maths teacher