“Two of the most pleasant teams in the competition…” My thought exactly. Usually, I like one team more than the other but, in this case, they were both immensely likable and I didn’t want either to lose.
Amol has confirmed he was rather poorly during the filming of this episode on X/Twitter and the speed definitely suffered - still we did go past 300 on aggregate which I wasn't sure was gonna happen at one stage. And 21/31 vs 13/18 are both really good bonus conversions - just a shame about those four penalties from the losers, and I think the winners still rely too much on one individual. But they're in the next round - here's to hopefully Amol getting better quickly so the speed/quality picks up ;).
My favorite moments were in 11:36 and 25:11, Buffet-Mogel casually drinking water in the middle of science starters. She was unlucky too, she went up against UCL Mandel who was faster on the buzzer on the literature questions than her, so she had to take risks through early interruptions
Hello again! Two good teams here, one was just a bit more knowledgeable, and a lot quicker on the buzzer...at least with one player in particular. The winning team is a strong contender, be interesting to see how far they can go. My best to both teams, and to each individual.
Excellent match..two good teams! UCL sailed to a well deserved victory, but well done to a very able St Andrews. Mandel has a great range of knowledge. Thankd CP😊
@@martinmills135 I'm afraid I can only offer you a drink to help with that unfortunate problem. I'll see if someone can make a nice caipirinha for you!
How about stats on time taken to answer the bonus questions? UCL spent a lot of pointless wondering about bonuses. Which was certainly impolite toward the end.
Often, when a team is more than 100 points behind, especially near the end of the match, they get a bit sullen (and who can blame them?), but St Andrews remains light-hearted and engaging in a completely natural way throughout. 24:2026:34 For that alone, I was rooting for them. (But, being entirely fickle, I was rooting for UCL, too.) UCL’s Josh Mandel is clearly the star of that team, The stats will reflect how many starter questions he answered but I’m not sure if anyone will have the patience to comb over the bonus questions to see just how many of those he nailed, too. (My guess is quite a lot.) Congratulations to the winning team and I hope the other team can take a bit of solace in, besides appearing on TV as Amol Rajan always says, having been appreciated as a very pleasant, likable team (as another commenter and I observed in separate comment).
Thanks Cosmic P - the saviour of my Mondays! ...Spoiler block line...! LOL! Good game with two nice teams. UCL might well make it to the final 2 providing nothing happens to Mr. Mandel (80 of their points in starters alone!!)
Amazing so far, though does Amol seem a bit down today? Is he a bit ill? Just realised how much I took for granted the excitement he brought to the game!
I’m not so sure, from my point of view. The problem, I think, is that Yugoslavia ends in _-ia_ and what do you do with that? Is the word _Yugoslaviazation_ or just _Yugoslavization?_ (The former, though longer, sounds better to me, a bit like _civilization,_ maybe.) Then, again, I knew the answer (and was familiar with the term _Finlandization_ when it was current, as late as the mid-1970s) so maybe I’m just used to that.
@Andy-pz2fg 🤷 we all have that moment with UC, where a question seems super easy and "everyone knows this", and it turns out it was just your circle/region/environment that had you believe that.
I used to go home every monday to watch UC with my Dad; I moved far away and went every other weekend. Mum insists he didnt watch it on the telly, and he is just clever. Im sure he is revising on monday night on youtube - and so am I.
Spoiler space since commenting ½ hour after upload Great job all around by UCL but especially impressive by Mandel, such a strong performance and fast on the buzzer.
I don't know if Amol was a bit poorly or something during this episode, but his delivery of the introduction was especially calm and soothing this time.
Somehow this was more.... "approachable" than any of the 1st round matches.... As always someone somewhere is always shouting an answer. here: SINUS! (only because I'm a veterinarian), AMOR! (only because I'm Chilean), VOYAGE! (Only because I love Jules Verne's books), PETRI! (also for the veterinary part). =)
Enjoying the righteous smug face of Mandel at 27:04 :D and a very impressive music round answer! He is carrying them somewhat but UCL still a strong team, nice to see them go through. And amusing to hear Rajan starting to throw some bants in :D
10:10 I think it's a bit odd to say it was (only) for economic reasons. The threat of another invasion was always in the background. The Soviet-Finnish treaty signed in 1948 (which became an article of faith in Finnish-Soviet relations for the Finns) was ostensibly about the potential use of Finnish territory to attack the USSR, but mainly about Finland co-operating with the USSR in the event of a NATO-Warsaw Pact war.
Poor form with time-wasting by UCL, not allowing time for more questions. They should know to pass fast, politely. Good knowledge but bad quiz etiquette.
Ha, no, those were “snozzberries.” And what, exactly, were snozzberries? Well, Roald Dahl used the word one more time 15 years later in his adult novel _My Uncle Oswald:_ _"There's only one way when they get violent," Yasmin said. "I grabbed hold of his snozzberry and hung onto it like grim death and gave it a twist or two to make him hold still."_ Um, yeah, that's what snozzberries are.
I lived there from 1992 to 2010 years ago. I now live adjacent to the Piddle Brook in Naunton Beauchamp. The villagers here were described as "suspicious of strangyers, of lowe intellect and dirty" by a traveller in the 18thC. We haven't changed much!
What is the opposite of Allosaurus, the way Hotermann Entwistle said it? A: Alla did not see us. 28:26 Buffet-Mogel's goodbye didn't look like a goodbye. More like a "whatever".😅
As always, thanks to CosmicPumpkin for bringing some culture to Allen, Texas. This was a *very* difficult round of questions. I wouldn't say I would've been dead weight, but I couldn't keep up with Mandel. Also, Buffet-Mogel is a foxemous babe! 🦊
@@genevievedolan1288 I agree. And it’s not the 1950s anymore. People can appear around the world on social media, as we know. (And, as you said, that might not be everyone’s goal in life.)
@@genevievedolan1288 Mr Rajan is so Politically Correct, he cannot help being patronising. Especially his always referring to the losing team's loss as being 'unfair', meaning, of course, that the winning team's win too is unfair. And ignorance is merely 'bad luck', to make sure they may be seen as victims of misfortune.
@@castelodeossos3947Sense you’re making none; is it politically correct to patronise?! Amol is just being jovial and aiming to leave the losers with some good cheer. And there is often a fair portion of luck involved; whether questions fall into the players’ wheelhouse, whether the opponents are a fraction of a millisecond quicker on the buzzer.
I'm dying to see if "Geopolitics since WW2" will be more or less off-limits as always. I've been too busy this UC 'season' weeping over wars and genocide in the present tense and real world to watch a show that notoriously avoids recent-ish/current geopolitics like the plague.. PS. Don't panic - I never post this comment more than twice per season/year... (Paul G)
Amol actually sounder more pleasant and as others have said two most agreeable teams. But, oh how I wish they'd drop the guy who shouts out the names. So dated.
They have to keep Roger Tilling, the name call identifies to the contestants who buzzed first and gets the right to answer the starter. There were instances already this season where the contestant who didn't buzz first jumped the gun and answered, and that caused confusion and warnings from Amol.
Two of the most pleasant teams in the competition in this play-off, but worthy winners with a captain who is truly a delight to watch!
“Two of the most pleasant teams in the competition…”
My thought exactly. Usually, I like one team more than the other but, in this case, they were both immensely likable and I didn’t want either to lose.
Mandel is a real player. This UCL team could be a dark horse
Amol has confirmed he was rather poorly during the filming of this episode on X/Twitter and the speed definitely suffered - still we did go past 300 on aggregate which I wasn't sure was gonna happen at one stage. And 21/31 vs 13/18 are both really good bonus conversions - just a shame about those four penalties from the losers, and I think the winners still rely too much on one individual. But they're in the next round - here's to hopefully Amol getting better quickly so the speed/quality picks up ;).
Such wonderful teams, sad to see the one go.
My favorite moments were in 11:36 and 25:11, Buffet-Mogel casually drinking water in the middle of science starters.
She was unlucky too, she went up against UCL Mandel who was faster on the buzzer on the literature questions than her, so she had to take risks through early interruptions
Hello again! Two good teams here, one was just a bit more knowledgeable, and a lot quicker on the buzzer...at least with one player in particular. The winning team is a strong contender, be interesting to see how far they can go. My best to both teams, and to each individual.
Wasn't there a comment earlier in the season about how this isn't a game for oldies.
Well done Mandel. MVP.
There always is, forgetting that Open University is one of the best-performing institutions in UC
Excellent match..two good teams! UCL sailed to a well deserved victory, but well done to a very able St Andrews. Mandel has a great range of knowledge. Thankd CP😊
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ripe bollocks
@@martinmills135 have a shower mate, you shouldn't leave them like that.....
@@ChrisWar666 sober pillock
@@martinmills135 I'm afraid I can only offer you a drink to help with that unfortunate problem. I'll see if someone can make a nice caipirinha for you!
Two very charming, capable teams. But what can you say, Mandel is just a beast
He truly is, he carried the team
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE S54E15
MATCH STATS BELOW
UCL: 215
St Andrews: 105 Eliminated
Starter Questions Stats
UCL: 110
Jack = 0/2
Mandel = 8/8 {80 points}
Holtermann Entwistle = 2/3 {20 points}
Prabhakar = 1/2 {10 points}
Starter Success rate: 73.33% (11/15)
ST ANDREWS: 40
Buffet-Mogel = 2/4 {20 minus 10 points}
Capell = 1/1 {10 points}
Skerrett = 2/3 {20 minus 5 points}
Rosas = 1/3 {10 minus 5 points}
Starter Success rate: 54.55% (6/11)
Bonus Questions Stats
UCL: 105
Bonus success rate: 70.00% (21/30)
ST ANDREWS: 65
Bonus success rate: 72.22% (13/18)
How about stats on time taken to answer the bonus questions? UCL spent a lot of pointless wondering about bonuses. Which was certainly impolite toward the end.
Rosas would be 10 minus 10 bc he was 1/3
@@GorgyCL I've checked again that one of his incorrect answer was without a penalty at 11:51
@@aliceharuna4 You're absolutely right, I forgot about the post-interruption chances. Thank you for the precision 🫡
We now learned the nickname of Amol.
May appear in a future episode of UC. Hopefully not!
Often, when a team is more than 100 points behind, especially near the end of the match, they get a bit sullen (and who can blame them?), but St Andrews remains light-hearted and engaging in a completely natural way throughout. 24:20 26:34 For that alone, I was rooting for them. (But, being entirely fickle, I was rooting for UCL, too.)
UCL’s Josh Mandel is clearly the star of that team, The stats will reflect how many starter questions he answered but I’m not sure if anyone will have the patience to comb over the bonus questions to see just how many of those he nailed, too. (My guess is quite a lot.)
Congratulations to the winning team and I hope the other team can take a bit of solace in, besides appearing on TV as Amol Rajan always says, having been appreciated as a very pleasant, likable team (as another commenter and I observed in separate comment).
28:24 Buffet-Mogel's _meh_ goodbye.
Perhaps it was because hardly asked any Literature questions
Thanks Cosmic P - the saviour of my Mondays!
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Good game with two nice teams. UCL might well make it to the final 2 providing nothing happens to Mr. Mandel (80 of their points in starters alone!!)
Amazing so far, though does Amol seem a bit down today? Is he a bit ill? Just realised how much I took for granted the excitement he brought to the game!
10:50 to be fair, "Finlandisation" also sounds like just as much of a reach to my ears 🙂
so true i mean what's the difference Yugoslavisation or Finlandisation they do seems like an equal reach 😂
One more syllable I guess. Things also just start sounding more reasonable when you know them to be true
I think when Amol mentioned as the "reach", it was more geographical xD
I’m not so sure, from my point of view. The problem, I think, is that Yugoslavia ends in _-ia_ and what do you do with that? Is the word _Yugoslaviazation_ or just _Yugoslavization?_ (The former, though longer, sounds better to me, a bit like _civilization,_ maybe.) Then, again, I knew the answer (and was familiar with the term _Finlandization_ when it was current, as late as the mid-1970s) so maybe I’m just used to that.
@Andy-pz2fg 🤷 we all have that moment with UC, where a question seems super easy and "everyone knows this", and it turns out it was just your circle/region/environment that had you believe that.
I'm thrilled to see a bazooka for the first time in this competition. By the way, thanks, CP, for uploading this episode.
Anyone else finding Amol's delivery more sedate than usual in this episode?
sounded like he had a sore throat
@@aymbaut9361 YES!, the "a bacteriophage" 25:34 is as rasp as it can be. O.O, and from that point onwards it got worse and worse.
He confirmed on Twitter that he had a bad cold and sore throat during this taping :( Luckily he said he felt much better by the next episode!
Mandel is awesome!
I used to go home every monday to watch UC with my Dad; I moved far away and went every other weekend. Mum insists he didnt watch it on the telly, and he is just clever. Im sure he is revising on monday night on youtube - and so am I.
Get well soon, Amol!
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Great job all around by UCL but especially impressive by Mandel, such a strong performance and fast on the buzzer.
Amol sounds like he’s gotta cold in this one ! Very fitting for November
Mandel MVP
I like Amol's tie. Thanks CP for posting....
Buffet-Mogul looks like Aubrey Plaza's younger sister that went a goth route.
YES! This comment. Kinda like a nerdy sister going to a goth route.
I don't know if Amol was a bit poorly or something during this episode, but his delivery of the introduction was especially calm and soothing this time.
He certainly sounded 'under the weather ' sore throat. 😅
He certainly sounded 'under the weather ' sore throat. 😅
Somehow this was more.... "approachable" than any of the 1st round matches.... As always someone somewhere is always shouting an answer. here: SINUS! (only because I'm a veterinarian), AMOR! (only because I'm Chilean), VOYAGE! (Only because I love Jules Verne's books), PETRI! (also for the veterinary part). =)
Quite the showing from UCL. A swiftness that can go a mile.
Mandel's their greatest asset.
23:01 I think they got it wrong here. That word has several meanings, one of which is to refer to the genus. Didn't matter of course.
Thank you! Great game!
Enjoying the righteous smug face of Mandel at 27:04 :D and a very impressive music round answer! He is carrying them somewhat but UCL still a strong team, nice to see them go through. And amusing to hear Rajan starting to throw some bants in :D
The team that wins usually has one super start answerer and UCL have that with Mandel
10:10 I think it's a bit odd to say it was (only) for economic reasons. The threat of another invasion was always in the background. The Soviet-Finnish treaty signed in 1948 (which became an article of faith in Finnish-Soviet relations for the Finns) was ostensibly about the potential use of Finnish territory to attack the USSR, but mainly about Finland co-operating with the USSR in the event of a NATO-Warsaw Pact war.
That's my boy Mr.Prabhakar man
While written in 1895, The Seagull was first staged in 1896.
Gosh, UCL has such long winded and rambling discussions
Yes.
Amol is absolutely adorable
He’s a woke arsehole.
Poor form with time-wasting by UCL, not allowing time for more questions. They should know to pass fast, politely. Good knowledge but bad quiz etiquette.
Quite.
No more Buffet-Mogle, i'm crying 😞
You are down bad, can't say i'm not though lol
Call me a dirty old man, but she's babelicious.
mandel is actually rivaling prime zeng and mays for the carry of UCL
2:18 Upton Snodsbury is NOT a real place, it is one of the fruits on the Willy Wonka wallpaper.
It certainly is a real place - a village in Worcestershire, England.
Ha, no, those were “snozzberries.” And what, exactly, were snozzberries? Well, Roald Dahl used the word one more time 15 years later in his adult novel _My Uncle Oswald:_
_"There's only one way when they get violent," Yasmin said. "I grabbed hold of his snozzberry and hung onto it like grim death and gave it a twist or two to make him hold still."_
Um, yeah, that's what snozzberries are.
I lived there from 1992 to 2010 years ago. I now live adjacent to the Piddle Brook in Naunton Beauchamp. The villagers here were described as "suspicious of strangyers, of lowe intellect and dirty" by a traveller in the 18thC. We haven't changed much!
What is the opposite of Allosaurus, the way Hotermann Entwistle said it? A: Alla did not see us. 28:26 Buffet-Mogel's goodbye didn't look like a goodbye. More like a "whatever".😅
Shortest music round ever
wish they were longer, the only ones i can get right with my classical music knowledge
Go UCL.
Yet another cheatcode surname:
Holtermann Entwistle
As always, thanks to CosmicPumpkin for bringing some culture to Allen, Texas.
This was a *very* difficult round of questions. I wouldn't say I would've been dead weight, but I couldn't keep up with Mandel.
Also, Buffet-Mogel is a foxemous babe! 🦊
A convincing win for the winning team. Is it really such a thrill to be on TV as Rajan keeps suggesting ... ? Thank you CP.
I wish he wouldn’t keep saying that! Sounds kind of patronizing and like it’s everyone goal in life…
@@genevievedolan1288 I agree. And it’s not the 1950s anymore. People can appear around the world on social media, as we know. (And, as you said, that might not be everyone’s goal in life.)
@@genevievedolan1288 Mr Rajan is so Politically Correct, he cannot help being patronising. Especially his always referring to the losing team's loss as being 'unfair', meaning, of course, that the winning team's win too is unfair. And ignorance is merely 'bad luck', to make sure they may be seen as victims of misfortune.
@@castelodeossos3947Sense you’re making none; is it politically correct to patronise?! Amol is just being jovial and aiming to leave the losers with some good cheer. And there is often a fair portion of luck involved; whether questions fall into the players’ wheelhouse, whether the opponents are a fraction of a millisecond quicker on the buzzer.
It's pretty cool, right? Youd be telling the story for a while at least
27:05 never seen a smugger face
St. Andrews without a single Scot?
Amol sounds a bit sick today
holtermann-entwhistle looks like a young margo ledbetter
Mandel is someone who might just squeeze into our pub quiz team..... But not in place of me 😊
I'm dying to see if "Geopolitics since WW2" will be more or less off-limits as always. I've been too busy this UC 'season' weeping over wars and genocide in the present tense and real world to watch a show that notoriously avoids recent-ish/current geopolitics like the plague..
PS. Don't panic - I never post this comment more than twice per season/year...
(Paul G)
fucking unfair bro, there should be an age limit
2:07 she has changed it this time
Shame about the constant blithering and time wasting by UCL. Hopefully a fit Amol won't allow it next time.
first lol
Amol actually sounder more pleasant and as others have said two most agreeable teams. But, oh how I wish they'd drop the guy who shouts out the names. So dated.
They have to keep Roger Tilling, the name call identifies to the contestants who buzzed first and gets the right to answer the starter. There were instances already this season where the contestant who didn't buzz first jumped the gun and answered, and that caused confusion and warnings from Amol.
Dated? For crying out loud.
I, however, love him. Long may he continue calling out the names.
No way! He's iconic UC.