Overview
Plot
A fiendishly difficult quiz show where two teams of three contestants race to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, requiring patience and lateral thinking as much as knowledge.
- Directors
- Siân G. Lloyd
- Cast
- Victoria Coren Mitchell
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Genre
- Reality
- First aired
- 2008-09-15
- Studios
- Presentable, RDF Television, Parasol Media, BBC
Episodes
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Episode 1 Lapsed Psychologists v Knitters A team of ex-psychology students take on three knitting enthusiasts.
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Episode 2 Crossworders v Birkbeck Alumni Three crossword enthusiasts pits their wits against a team of alumni from Birkbeck College, London.
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Episode 3 County Councillors v Ombudsmen A team of county councillors from Wales take on three local government ombudsmen from England.
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Episode 4 Science Writers v Travel Writers Three popular science writers face a team of travel writers.
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Episode 5 Edinburgh Scrabblers v Solent Scrabblers Teams of scrabble enthusiasts from Scotland and the south of England take on each other.
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Episode 6 Urban Cyclists v Country Walkers Three London-based cycling friends pit their wits against a team of Welsh ramblers.
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Episode 7 Bankers v Bookkeepers Three bankers take on a team made up of a librarian, a researcher, and a tax advisor.
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Episode 8 Cricket Supporters v IT Support Two teams of supporters of some form, face off against each other.
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Episode 9 County Councillors v Science Writers In the first quarter-final, returning teams of county councillors and popular science writers face each other.
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Episode 10 Crossworders v Edinburgh Scrabblers Quarter-final.
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Episode 11 Bankers v IT Supporters Quarter-final.
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Episode 12 Lapsed Psychologists v Country Walkers Quarter-final.
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Episode 13 Crossworders v Science Writers Semi-final.
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Episode 14 Bankers v Lapsed Psychologists Semi-final.
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Episode 15 Crossworders v Lapsed Psychologists Final.
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Episode 1 Cambridge Quiz Society v Oxford Librarians A team of three lads from the Cambridge Quiz Society pit their wits against a trio of Oxford Librarians with specialisms as diverse as Comparative Slavonic Linguistics, Classics, and Theology.
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Episode 2 Mathematicians v Wordsmiths Three maths graduates take on a team featuring a linguistics graduate, an English graduate, and an IT developer who is also a proofreader.
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Episode 3 History Boys v Rugby Boys A team of three lovers of history square up to a trio of Welshmen devoted to their national game.
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Episode 4 Chessmen v Charity Puzzlers Three dedicated chess players pit their strategic prowess against a team who have honed their lateral thinking skills writing puzzles to raise money for their local hospice.
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Episode 5 Mathematicians v Cambridge Quiz Society In the first semi-final, three mathematicians pit their logical skills against the wits of the Cambridge Quiz Society.
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Episode 6 Chessmen v Rugby Boys In the second semi-final, three quietly strategic chess players pit their wits against the brawn of the Rugby Boys.
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Episode 7 Chessmen v Mathematicians Three avid chess players take on a trio unified by their love of mathematics as they compete for the glory of third place in the competition.
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Episode 8 Cambridge Quiz Society v Rugby Boys In the final, the three leading lights of the Cambridge Quiz Society take on the combined knowledge of a team whose field of reference stretches far beyond the touchline of their beloved rugby pitch.
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Episode 1 Archers Admirers v Music Lovers A team of three civil servants with a shared love of Radio 4's The Archers pit their wits against a trio of music lovers who between them perform or enjoy everything from pub rock to choral sung mass.
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Episode 2 Polymaths v Strategists The Polymaths pool their disparate skills in chicken husbandry, musical theatre, and urban geography to challenge the brainpower of the Strategists, a team unified by their love of sophisticated strategy board games.
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Episode 3 Choir Boys v Brasenose Postgrads Three members of the Brighton and Hove (Actually) Gay Men's Chorus square up to a trio of postgraduates of Brasenose College, Oxford.
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Episode 4 Philosophers v Hitchhikers Three philosophy students pit their wisdom against a trio of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy fans.
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Episode 5 Neuroscientists v Rugby Fans Three neuroscientists hailing from Australia, South Africa, and Canada scrum down against the intellectual brawn of three rugby fans.
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Episode 6 Exeter Alumni v Gourmands Three former flatmates and graduates of Exeter University pit their wits against a news producer, a civil servant, and an IT consultant who share a passion for fine food.
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Episode 7 Insurers v Gamblers A team of insurance professionals face off against a trio of committed gamblers.
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Episode 8 Booksellers v Bowlers Three senior managers from a national bookstore face off against a team drawn together by their love of London's retro bowling alleys.
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Episode 9 Archers Admirers v Exeter Alumni In the first of the quarter-finals, three fans of the Archers radio series take on the combined knowledge of three flatmates who all met up at Exeter University.
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Episode 10 Brasenose Postgrads v Hitchhikers In the second of the quarter-finals, three postgraduate students from Brasenose College, Oxford, pit their wits against a trio of Douglas Adams fans who call themselves the Hitchhikers, in honour of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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Episode 11 Neuroscientists v Strategists In the third of the quarter-finals, three studying for their PhDs at Oxford set out to challenge the brainpower of the Strategists, a team unified by their love of sophisticated strategy board games.
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Episode 12 Gamblers v Bowlers In the last of the quarter-finals, three committed gamblers take their chances against a team unified by their love of ten-pin bowling.
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Episode 13 Archers Admirers v Gamblers In the first of the Semi Finals, three lovers of the pastoral world of Radio 4's The Archers face a team of confirmed Gamblers.
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Episode 14 Hitchhikers v Strategists In the second semi-final, three fans of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy lock horns with the cunning of the Strategists, a team bound by their love of obscure European board games.
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Episode 15 Gamblers v Strategists In the series final, cunning and tactics combine with logic, recall, and tangential inspiration, as three committed Gamblers resist the temptation to take too many risks and the Strategists fight the impulse to err on the side of caution.
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Episode 1 Epicureans v Courtiers A team of three old university pals with a shared love of exotic foods and fine dining pit their wits against a trio of Ulstermen from the Northern Ireland Court Service.
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Episode 2 The Wrights v Urban Walkers The Wright family from Leeds pool their knowledge of IT, Electrical Engineering, and Mexican cinema to challenge the brainpower of the Urban Walkers, a team unified by their love of taking extended inner city hikes across various European capitals.
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Episode 3 Radio Addicts v Taxonomists A doctor, a teacher, and an accountant with a shared passion for radio square up to a trio of professional taxomomists - three women who make companies more successful through their precise use of language.
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Episode 4 Brit Poppers v Geocachers Three stalwarts of the Camden music scene (including the man who discovered Blur) pit their wit and wisdom against a husband, wife, and pal who share a love of geocaching, the craze for treasure-hunting using GPS.
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Episode 5 Fantasy Writers v Bridge Players Three fantasy writers, captained by a man who has written for Doctor Who, lock horns with a trio of bridge players, each with post-grad qualifications from Oxford University.
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Episode 6 Mensans v Bloggers Three friends who originally met through British Mensa pit their wits against a team drawn together by their love of TV blogs and forums.
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Episode 7 Mountain Men v In-Laws Three dedicated hill walkers from Derbyshire face off against a family threesome of husband, wife, and brother-in-law.
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Episode 8 Alesmen v Pool Sharks Three men joined by their enthusiasm for real ale confront two maths graduates and a pharmacist who are a regular fixture at their local pool hall.
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Episode 9 Epicureans v Bridge Players In the first of the quarter-finals, three old chums from university days who share a passion for fine dining take on the combined knowledge of three Oxford graduates with a love of bridge.
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Episode 10 Wrights v Bloggers In the second quarter-final, the Wright family of mum, dad, and daughter return to pit their wits against a trio of committed bloggers who met on TV gossip forum sites.
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Episode 11 Radio Addicts v Brit Poppers In the third quarter-final, a doctor, a teacher, and an accountant with a unifying love of the radio return to challenge the brainpower of three Camden-based lynchpins of the British music industry.
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Episode 12 In-Laws v Alesmen In the last quarter-final, a family team featuring a patent lawyer, a graphic designer, and a business analyst return to the field of conflict to take their chances against a trio unified by their love of authentic cask-conditioned ales.
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Episode 13 Epicureans v Wrights In the first semi-final, three lovers of luxurious wines and exotic dishes set aside their shared passion to address the challenge of the combined wits of the Wright family.
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Episode 14 Alesmen v Radio Addicts In the second semi-final, three lovers of authentic beer lock horns with the cunning of a team bound by their love of the airwaves.
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Episode 15 Wrights v Alesmen In this play-off between semi-final losers, the Wright family combine their wits to take on the mental firepower of the Alesmen in a last battle for glory.
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Episode 16 Epicureans v Radio Addicts In the series finale, three committed gourmands set aside their love of fine foods to concentrate on the job in hand - battle for victory over the Radio Addicts, a team with the diverse combined knowledge of a doctor, a teacher, and an accountant.
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Episode 1 Social Networkers v Vegetarians A trio of social networkers who met online take on three committed vegetarians.
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Episode 2 Edwards Family v Inorganic Chemists A father, son, and daughter-in-law square up to three postgraduate chemistry students from Oxford University.
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Episode 3 Analysts v Editors A team of professional analysts with degrees in modern languages, English, and maths pit their wits against a trio of editors who delight in their meticulous attention to detail.
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Episode 4 Joggers v Technologists A classics graduate, a maths graduate, and a history graduate united by a shared love of running face up to three colleagues from a creative engineering company.
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Episode 5 Fantasy Footballers v Antiquarians A husband and wife and their best friend who share a passion for managing online football teams take on three friends from London with a collective love of all things historical.
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Episode 6 Listeners v Steel City Singers Three friends with a mutual love of the Listener crossword puzzle pit their wits against a trio of choristers from Sheffield University.
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Episode 7 Rowers v Linguists A software developer, IT manager, and marketing manager who all row in the same boat take on three ladies with a shared passion for foreign languages.
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Episode 8 Rock'n'rollers v Trade Unionists Three aficionados of the Scottish rock music scene pit their wits against three members of an executive council trade union group.
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Episode 9 Social Networkers v Antiquarians Three online pals take on a trio of history buffs in the first of the quarter-finals.
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Episode 10 Rowers v Listeners A team of rowers encounter three fans of the Listener crossword in the second of the quarter-finals.
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Episode 11 Edwards Family v Trade Unionists A father, son, and daughter-in-law pit their wits against three members of an executive council trade union group in the third of the quarter-finals.
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Episode 12 Analysts v Technologists Three professional analysts square up to three colleagues at a creative engineering firm in the last of the quarter-finals.
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Episode 13 Listeners v Antiquarians In the first of the semi-finals, three fans of the Listener crossword take on a trio united by their love of all things historical.
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Episode 14 Analysts v Trade Unionists In the second semi-final, a trio of analysts and three members of an executive council trade union group fight it out for a place in the series finale.
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Episode 15 Listeners v Trade Unionists A trio of Listener crossword fans and three members of an executive council trade union group compete in the 3rd/4th place play-off.
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Episode 16 Analysts v Antiquarians In the series finale, three professional analysts square up to a trio of history buffs for the right to be named series five champions.
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Episode 1 Joinees v Draughtsmen Members of Danny Wallace's Join Me campaign pit their wits against three beer lovers.
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Episode 2 TEFL Teachers v IT Specialists Three teachers square up to a team of IT specialists.
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Episode 3 Footballers v Second Violinists A trio of footballers pit their wits against three orchestral players.
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Episode 4 Wordsmiths v Educators A trio of writers pit their wits against three high school teachers.
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Episode 5 Trenchermen v Numerists Three friends who share hearty appetites take on a trio of young mathematicians.
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Episode 6 Wintonians v Quitters Three Winchester friends pit their wits against a team who have all recently quit smoking.
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Episode 7 Scribes v Ciphers Three professional writers compete against on a trio of friends united by their love of codes and puzzles.
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Episode 8 Accountants v Cinephiles Three colleagues in an accountancy firm pit their wits against a team of cinema lovers.
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Episode 9 Draughtsmen v Numerists Three beer drinkers take on a trio of mathematicians in the first of the quarter-finals.
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Episode 10 Footballers v Cinephiles A team of committed football fans encounters three film lovers in the second of the quarter-finals.
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Episode 11 Teachers v Scribes Three teachers encounter a trio of writers in the third of the quarter-finals.
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Episode 12 Wintonians v Wordsmiths Three friends from Winchester square up to a team united by their passion for reading and writing in this quarter-final.
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Episode 13 Footballers v Draughtsmen In the first of the semi-finals, three football fans take on a trio of beer enthusiasts.
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Episode 14 Scribes v Wordsmiths In the second of the semi-finals, a trio of scribes and three wordsmiths fight it out for a place in the series finale.
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Episode 15 Footballers v Wordsmiths In the play-off for third place, a trio of football fans and three writers compete.
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Episode 16 Scribes v Draughtsmen In the series final and the 100th episode, three writers square up to a trio of beer lovers for the right to be named Series 6 champions.
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Episode 1 Corpuscles v Cat Lovers Three graduates of Corpus Christi College, Oxford pit their wits against a trio of cat lovers.
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Episode 2 Cartophiles v Celts Three map lovers take on a team from Wales.
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Episode 3 Francophiles v Festival Fans A trio connected by their love of all things French take on three festival attendees.
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Episode 4 General Practitioners v Fell Walkers A trio of GPs square up to three fell walkers.
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Episode 5 Corpuscles v Cartophiles Three Oxford graduates and a trio of map lovers, who both lost their first heats, return for another chance at making the semi-finals.
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Episode 6 General Practitioners v Festival Fans Three GPs and a trio of festival fans return for a second chance at making the semi-finals.
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Episode 7 Celts v Cat Lovers The Celts and the Cat Lovers, both first-round winners, return in the hopes of securing a place in the semi-finals.
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Episode 8 Francophiles v Fell Walkers The Francophiles and the Fell Walkers, both first-round winners, return in the hopes of securing a place in the semi-finals.
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Episode 9 Festival Fans v Cat Lovers A trio of festival fans take on three cat lovers in both teams' last chance to make it to the semi-finals.
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Episode 10 Cartophiles v Fell Walkers Three map lovers and a trio of fell walkers return to try to make it to the semi-finals.
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Episode 11 Celts v Festival Fans In the first of the semi-finals, a team from Wales take on a trio of festival fans.
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Episode 12 Francophiles v Cartophiles In the second semi-final, three Francophiles square up to a trio of map lovers.
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Episode 13 Francophiles v Celts In this series finale, the Francophiles take on the Celts in a bid to be named Only Connect Champions.
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Episode 1 Lasletts v Pilots A family team take on a team of three airline pilots.
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Episode 2 Globetrotters v Board Gamers A trio of travellers square up to three board game players.
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Episode 3 Oenophiles v Science Editors A trio of wine lovers take on three science editors.
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Episode 4 Press Gang v Bakers The press gang take on a team of bakers.
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Episode 5 Pilots v Globetrotters Two teams who lost their first heats return for another chance at making the semi-finals, as three airline pilots face a trio of travellers.
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Episode 6 Press Gang v Science Editors Two teams who lost their first heats return for another chance at making the semi-finals, as the press gang face the science editors.
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Episode 7 Lasletts v Board Gamers Family team the Lasletts compete against a trio of board game enthusiasts.
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Episode 8 Oenophiles v Bakers Two teams of first-round winners return in the hope of securing a place in the semi-finals, as three wine lovers play three bakers.
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Episode 9 Science Editors v Board Gamers Three science editors take on a trio of board gamers in the teams' last chance to make it the semi-finals.
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Episode 10 Globetrotters v Bakers A trio of seasoned travellers take on three bakers in the teams' last chance to make it the semi-finals.
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Episode 11 Oenophiles v Board Gamers Three wine lovers take on three board gamers in the first of the semi-finals.
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Episode 12 Lasletts v Bakers A family team take on three bakers in the last of the semi-finals.
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Episode 13 Board Gamers v Bakers Three board game aficionados take on a trio of bakers in the series finale.
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Episode 1 Heath Family v Exhibitionists A family team take on three museum aficionados.
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Episode 2 Europhiles v Relatives Three fans of the continent take on a family team.
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Episode 3 Welsh Learners v Software Engineers Three Welsh language learners take on a trio of software engineers.
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Episode 4 Erstwhile Athletes v Record Collectors Three former athletes square up to a trio of record collectors.
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Episode 5 Relatives v Exhibitionists Two first-round losers return as a family team play a trio of art enthusiasts.
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Episode 6 Erstwhile Athletes v Software Engineers Three former athletes take on a trio of computer experts in a bid to make the semi-finals.
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Episode 7 Heath Family v Europhiles A trio of Europhiles take on a family team in a bid to reach the semi-finals.
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Episode 8 Welsh Learners v Record Collectors Three budding linguists take on a trio of record collectors in a bid to reach the semis.
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Episode 9 Heath Family v Software Engineers Three software engineers take on a family team in a bid to make the semis.
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Episode 10 Relatives v Record Collectors A family team plays a trio of record collectors in a bid to make the semi-finals.
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Episode 11 Welsh Learners v Relatives A trio of Welsh learners take on a family team in the first of the semi-finals.
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Episode 12 Europhiles v Software Engineers Three Europhiles take on a trio of computer experts in the second of the semi-finals.
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Episode 13 Europhiles v Relatives In the final, the Europhiles and the Relatives compete.
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Episode 1 Politicos v Felinophiles A trio of political enthusiasts compete against three cat lovers.
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Episode 2 History Boys v Oxonians Three historians take on a team from Oxford.
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Episode 3 Wandering Minstrels v Gallifreyans Three musicians take on a team of Doctor Who fans.
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Episode 4 QI Elves v Bibliophiles A team of researchers from QI take on a trio of book lovers.
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Episode 5 Coders v Gamesmasters Three coders square up to a team of video gamers.
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Episode 6 Chessmen v Linguists A team of chess fans meet a team of linguists.
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Episode 7 Orienteers v Romantics A team of orienteers take on three old-fashioned romantics.
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Episode 8 Nordiphiles v Nightwatchmen A trio of Norway-lovers take on three cricket fans.
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Episode 9 Politicos v Oxonians Two teams of first-round losers return for a second chance to stay in the tournament.
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Episode 10 Wandering Minstrels v Chessmen Two more teams of first-round losers return for a second chance to stay in the tournament.
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Episode 11 Coders v Romantics Two more teams of first-round losers return for a second chance to stay in the tournament.
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Episode 12 QI Elves v Nightwatchmen Two more teams of first-round losers return for a second chance to stay in the tournament.
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Episode 13 History Boys v Felinophiles Two teams who won their first heat return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals.
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Episode 14 Linguists v Gallifreyans Two teams who won their first heat return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals.
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Episode 15 Orienteers v Gamesmasters Two more first-round winners return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals.
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Episode 16 Nordiphiles v Bibliophiles Two more first-round winners return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals.
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Episode 17 Chessmen v Felinophiles A trio of chess players and three cat lovers return for a last chance at making it to the quarter-finals.
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Episode 18 Linguists v Oxonians Three linguists square up to a team from Oxford in a bid to make it to the quarter-finals.
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Episode 19 Bibliophiles v Gamesmasters A team of book lovers take on three video gamers in a bid to secure a place in the quarter-finals.
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Episode 20 QI Elves v Coders The QI Elves take on three computer experts as they compete to win a place in the quarter-finals.
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Episode 21 History Boys v Linguists In this quarter-final, three historians take on a trio of linguists.
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Episode 22 Orienteers v Gamemasters In the second of the quarter-finals, the Orienteers face up to a team of video game enthusiasts.
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Episode 23 Nordiphiles v QI Elves The Nordiphiles compete against the QI Elves in this quarter-final.
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Episode 24 Chessmen v Gallifreyans Three chess players take on a team of Doctor Who fans in the last of the quarter-finals.
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Episode 25 Chessmen v History Boys In the first of the semi-finals a trio of chess aficionados take on three history buffs in a bid to win their place in the series finale.
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Episode 26 Orienteers v QI Elves In the last of the semi-finals a team of orienteers take on the QI Elves in a bid to win their place in the series finale.
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Episode 27 Orienteers v Chessmen In the series finale, the Orienteers and Chessmen battle it out to be named Only Connect champions.
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Episode 1 Cluesmiths v Operational Researchers Three crossword compilers take on a trio of operational researchers in the first of the eleventh series.
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Episode 2 Polyglots v Yorkers A team of linguists take on three York University students.
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Episode 3 Spaghetti Westerners v Mixologists A team of film buffs take on three cocktail aficionados.
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Episode 4 Collectors v Railwaymen A team of collectors take on three railway enthusiasts.
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Episode 5 Wayfarers v Bookworms A team of travel enthusiasts take on a trio of bibliophiles.
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Episode 6 String Section v Headliners A team of musicians take on three publishers.
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Episode 7 Road Trippers v Athenians A trio of road trippers take on three fans of Greece.
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Episode 8 Scientists v Builders A team of scientists square up to a team of builders in the last of the heats.
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Episode 9 Polyglots v Operational Researchers A team of linguists battle it out against a team of operational researchers for a place in the next phase of the competition.
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Episode 10 Collectors v Mixologists Two teams who lost their first heats return for one last chance to make it to the quarter finals.
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Episode 11 Headliners v Bookworms Two teams who lost their first heats return for one last chance to make it to the quarter finals.
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Episode 12 Road Trippers v Builders Two teams who lost their first heats, the Road Trippers and the Builders, return for one last chance to make it to the quarter finals.
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Episode 13 Cluesmiths v Yorkers The Cluesmiths take on the Yorkers.
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Episode 14 Spaghetti Westerners v Railwaymen Two winning teams return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals: the Spaghetti Westerners and the Railwaymen.
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Episode 15 Wayfarers v String Section A team of Wayfarers take on a trio of musicians.
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Episode 16 Scientists v Athenians Three scientists take on a team of Athenians.
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Episode 17 Cluesmiths v Mixologists The Cluesmiths and Mixologists return for a last chance to earn a place in the quarter-finals.
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Episode 18 Spaghetti Westerners v Operational Researchers A trio of film buffs and three operational researchers return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
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Episode 19 Wayfarers v Builders A team of wayfarers and three builders return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
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Episode 20 Athenians v Bookworms The Athenians and Bookworms return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
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Episode 21 Scientists v String Section The Scientists and the String Section return in the first of the quarter-finals.
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Episode 22 Yorkers v Operational Researchers The Yorkers and the Operational Researchers return in the second quarter-final.
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Episode 23 Cluesmiths v Railwaymen The Cluesmiths and Railwaymen return for a quarter-final match.
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Episode 24 Wayfarers v Bookworms The Wayfarers and Bookworms return for a quarter-final match.
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Episode 25 Semi-Final The first of the semi-finals and the 200th episode. Two returning teams compete for a place in the grand final.
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Episode 26 Semi-Final 2 In the second semi-final, two returning teams compete for a place in the grand final.
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Episode 27 The Final In the grand final, two teams battle it out to be named Only Connect series champions.
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Episode 1 Tubers v Bardophiles Three fans of the London Underground take on a trio of bardophiles.
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Episode 2 Cosmopolitans v Taverners Three cocktail drinkers take on a trio of taverners.
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Episode 3 Psmiths v Verbivores Three fans of PG Wodehouse square up to a team of wordsmiths.
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Episode 4 Networkers v Cousins A trio of networkers take on a family team.
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Episode 5 Shutterbugs v Highgates A team of photographers take on a trio of Londoners.
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Episode 6 Korfballers v Channel Islanders Three Korfball players take on a family from Guernsey.
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Episode 7 Bardophiles v Taverners Two teams who lost their first heats return as highest scoring losers in this show.
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Episode 8 Verbivores v Channel Islanders Two teams who lost their first heats return as highest scoring losers in this show.
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Episode 9 Fire-Eaters v Eurovisionaries A new round of heats begins as some spicy food lovers take on three fans of Eurovision.
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Episode 10 Wrestlers v Clareites A team of wrestling fans take on a trio from Clare College, Cambridge.
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Episode 11 Part-Time Poets v Oscar Men A team of poets take on three fans of the Oscars.
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Episode 12 Genealogists v Surrealists This heat sees a team of genealogists take on three surrealists.
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Episode 13 Maltsters v Policy Wonks The Maltsters take on the Policy Wonks in this opening heat.
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Episode 14 Scunthorpe Scholars v Beekeepers A team from Scunthorpe take on a trio of Beekeepers in this heat.
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Episode 15 Maltsters v Oscar Men Two teams who lost their first heats return as highest-scoring losers in this show.
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Episode 16 Wrestlers v Genealogists Two more teams who lost their first heats return as highest-scoring losers.
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Episode 17 Cosmopolitans v Tubers Two teams of first-round winners return to fight for a place in round three.
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Episode 18 Networkers v Psmiths Two more teams of first-round winners return to fight for a place in round three.
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Episode 19 Shutterbugs v Korfballers Two teams of first-round winners return to fight for a place in round three.
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Episode 20 Verbivores v Taverners The Taverners and Verbivores return to try to make it into round three.
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Episode 21 Fire-Eaters v Clareites The Fire-Eaters and the Clareites return to try to make it into round three.
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Episode 22 Part-Time Poets v Surrealists The Part-Time Poets and the Surrealists compete for a place in round three.
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Episode 23 Beekeepers v Policy Wonks Two teams of first-round winners return for a chance to make it into the next round.
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Episode 24 Genealogists v Oscar Men The Genealogists and Oscar Men return for their last chance to make it into round three.
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Episode 25 Fire-Eaters v Korfballers The Fire-Eaters and the Korfballers fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
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Episode 26 Surrealists v Verbivores Round three continues as two more teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
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Episode 27 Beekeepers v Cosmopolitans The Beekeepers and Cosmopolitans fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
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Episode 28 Psmiths v Oscar Men The Psmiths take on the Oscar Men in this round three game.
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Episode 29 Fire-Eaters v Verbivores Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
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Episode 30 Beekeepers v Oscar Men Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
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Episode 31 Surrealists v Korfballers Another quarter-final game.
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Episode 32 Psmiths v Cosmopolitans
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Episode 33 Beekeepers v Korfballers The Beekeepers take on the Korfballers in this quarter-final game.
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Episode 34 Psmiths v Verbivores (2) The Psmiths and Verbivores compete for a last chance to make it to the semi-finals.
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Episode 35 Semi-Final 1 Two teams compete in this semi-final game.
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Episode 36 Semi-Final 2 Two teams compete in the second semi-final game.
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Episode 37 The Final Two teams compete in the final game of the series.
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Episode 1 Stewards v Parishioners Three Tolkien fans take on a church team in the first of the series.
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Episode 2 Geocachers v Vikings A team of geocachers takes on a trio with an interest in Vikings.
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Episode 3 Snake Charmers v Extras A team of reptile lovers take on three background actors.
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Episode 4 Eco-Warriors v Escapologists A team of environmentalists takes on a trio who enjoy tackling escape rooms.
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Episode 5 Lapsed Physicists v Belgophiles A team of former physicists takes on a trio united by their love of Belgium.
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Episode 6 Meeples v Tequila Slammers A team of boardgamers, led by University Challenge alum Gail Trimble, takes on three lovers of Latin cuisine.
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Episode 7 Cricketers v Inquisitors In this heat, three cricket fans take on a team of professional question setters.
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Episode 8 Wanderers v Pedagogues A team of solo applicants take on three teachers.
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Episode 9 Disparates v Beaks A team of former strangers who met on a quiz app take on three public school teachers.
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Episode 10 Dandies v Gaffers A team of fashion fans takes on a group of football coaches.
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Episode 11 Arrowheads v Wombles A team of darts players takes on three AFC Wimbledon supporters.
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Episode 12 Detectives v Theatricals A team of Sherlock Holmes fans take on three theatre workers in the last of the opening heats.
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Episode 13 Vikings v Parishioners A team of Vikings takes on a squad of parishioners.
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Episode 14 Eco-Warriors v Snake Charmers The Eco-Warriors take on the Snake Charmers in a round two game.
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Episode 15 Meeples v Belgophiles The Meeples and Belgophiles return for this round two game.
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Episode 16 Wanderers v Inquisitors The Wanderers and Inquisitors return for a round-two game.
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Episode 17 Dandies v Beaks The Dandies and Beaks return for this round two game.
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Episode 18 Detectives v Arrowheads The Detectives and the Arrowheads return for this round two game.
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Episode 19 Meeples v Parishioners Round two losers the Meeples and Parishioners return for their last chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 20 Snake Charmers v Inquisitors Round two losers Snake Charmers and the Inquisitors return for one final chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 21 Dandies v Arrowheads Round two losers the Dandies and the Arrowheads return for one final chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 22 Cricketers v Escapologists Round two losers the Cricketers and the Escapologists return for one final chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 23 Meeples v Inquisitors Round two losers the Meeples and the Inquisitors return for one final chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 24 Dandies v Escapologists Round two losers the Dandies and the Escapologists return for one final chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 25 Eco-Warriors v Inquisitors The first third-round match of the competition as the Eco-Warriors take on the Inquisitors for a place in the quarter-finals of the quiz.
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Episode 26 Wanderers v Vikings The second third-round match of the competition as the Wanderers take on the Vikings for a place in the quarter-finals.
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Episode 27 Detectives v Escapologists Another third-round match as the Detectives take on the Escapologists for a place in the quarter-finals of the quiz.
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Episode 28 Belgophiles v Beaks Another third-round match as the Belgophiles take on the Beaks for a place in the quarter-finals of the quiz.
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Episode 29 Wanderers v Eco-Warriors Round three losers the Wanderers and the Eco-Warriors return for one final chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 30 Detectives v Beaks Round three losers the Detectives and the Beaks return for one final chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 31 Vikings v Inquisitors The Vikings take on the Inquisitors in the first of the quarter-final matches, with a place in the semi-finals at stake.
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Episode 32 Belgophiles v Escapologists The Belgophiles take on the Escapologists in the second of the quarter-final matches, with a place in the semi-finals at stake.
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Episode 33 Detectives v Vikings Round three losers the Detectives and the Vikings return for one last chance to win a place in the semi-finals.
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Episode 34 Eco-Warriors v Escapologists (rematch) Round three losers the Eco-Warriors and the Escapologists return for one last chance to win a place in the semi-finals.
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Episode 35 Semi Final 1 The first semi-final.
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Episode 36 Semi Final 2 The second and concluding semi-final of the quiz.
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Episode 37 Final The grand final of the quiz, as the Belgophiles take on either the Escapologists or the Inquisitors to succeed last year's winners the Verbivores and be named Only Connect series champions.
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Episode 1 Hotpots v Poptimists A team from Lancashire take on three pop music aficionados in the first of the series.
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Episode 2 Durhamites v LARPers Three Durham University graduates take on a team who enjoy live action role play.
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Episode 3 Pyromaniacs v Cartoonists A team of pyromaniacs take on three animation fans.
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Episode 4 Motorheads v Time Ladies A team of Formula 1 fans take on three Doctor Who aficionados.
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Episode 5 Birdwatchers v Dicers A trio of birdwatchers take on a team of boardgamers.
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Episode 6 Brews v Forrests A trio of tea drinkers square up to a family team in this opening heat.
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Episode 7 Ancient Alumni v Three Peaks Three graduates of Scotland's ancient universities take on the Three Peaks.
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Episode 8 Dragons v Westenders A team of Welsh descent take on three theatre fans.
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Episode 9 Hotpots v Durhamites Two first round losers, the Hotpots and Durhamites, return.
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Episode 10 Motorheads v Cartoonists Two teams of first-round losers return.
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Episode 11 Birdwatchers v Brews Two teams of first-round losers return.
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Episode 12 Dragons v Three Peaks Two teams of first-round losers return.
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Episode 13 Poptimists v LARPers Two teams of first-round winners return for the second round of the tournament.
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Episode 14 Pyromaniacs v Time Ladies Two teams of first-round winners return for the second round of the tournament.
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Episode 15 Brews v Dicers Two teams of first-round winners return for the second round of the tournament.
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Episode 16 Ancient Alumni v Westenders Two teams of first-round winners return for the second round of the tournament.
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Episode 17 Motorheads v LARPers Both teams playing have won and lost a game, so this is their last chance to stay in.
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Episode 18 Durhamites v Pyromaniacs
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Episode 19 Hotpots v Brews For both teams playing in this episode it is their last chance to stay in the tournament.
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Episode 20 Birdwatchers v Westenders For both teams playing in this episode it is their last chance to stay in the tournament.
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Episode 21 Time Ladies v LARPers The Time Ladies take on the LARPers in the first game of the quarter-finals.
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Episode 22 Durhamites v Poptimists The Durhamites take on the Poptimists in the second of the quarter-finals.
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Episode 23 Brews v Ancient Alumni The Brews take on the Ancient Alumni in the third quarter-final.
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Episode 24 Dicers v Birdwatchers The Dicers take on the Birdwatchers in the last quarter-final and 300th episode of the quiz.
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Episode 25 Semi-Final 1 The first of the semi-finals.
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Episode 26 Semi-Final 2 The second semi-final.
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Episode 27 Third-Place Play-Off Two teams who lost their semi-finals battle for the third place in this year's tournament.
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Episode 28 The Final It is the series finale as two teams battle it out to be named Only Connect Champions.
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Episode 1 Darksiders v Suits Three Pink Floyd fans take on a team of bridge players in the first of the series.
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Episode 2 Gladiators v Lexplorers Three friends who holiday in Rome take on a trio of wordsmiths.
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Episode 3 Wickets v Choristers Three cricketers take on a team of singers.
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Episode 4 Electrophiles v Forrests Three electropop fans take on a family team.
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Episode 5 Eggchasers v 007s A team of rugby players take on three James Bond fans in this opening heat.
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Episode 6 Endeavours v Outliers A team of Morse fans take on three mathematicians in this opening heat.
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Episode 7 Journeymen v Turophiles Three transit fans take on a trio of cheese lovers in this heat.
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Episode 8 Orwellians v Junipers A team of George Orwell fans take on three gin drinkers in the last of the opening heats.
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Episode 9 Gladiators v Darksiders Two teams who lost their first match return for a last chance to stay in the tournament.
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Episode 10 Wickets v Electrophiles Two teams who lost their first match return for a last chance to stay in the tournament.
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Episode 11 Eggchasers v Outliers Two teams who lost their first match return for a last chance to stay in the tournament.
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Episode 12 Journeymen v Junipers Two teams who lost their first match return for a last chance to stay in the tournament.
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Episode 13 Lexplorers v Suits Two teams return to fight for a place in the quarter-finals.
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Episode 14 Forrests v Choristers Two teams who won their first match return to fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
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Episode 15 Endeavours v 007s Two teams who won their first match return to fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
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Episode 16 Orwellians v Turophiles Two teams who won their first match return to fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
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Episode 17 Electrophiles v Suits Two teams who have each won a game and lost a game have one last chance to stay in the tournament.
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Episode 18 Darksiders v Forrests Two teams who have each won a game and lost a game have one last chance to stay in the tournament.
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Episode 19 Endeavours v Junipers Two teams who have each won a game and lost a game have one last chance to stay in the tournament.
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Episode 20 Eggchasers v Turophiles Two teams who have each won a game and lost a game have one last chance to stay in the tournament.
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Episode 21 Lexplorers v Suits The first of the quarter-finals.
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Episode 22 Forrests v Choristers The quarter-finals continue.
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Episode 23 007s v Junipers Another quarter-final.
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Episode 24 Orwellians v Turophiles The last of the quarter-finals.
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Episode 25 Semi-Final 1 The first of the semi-finals.
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Episode 26 Semi-Final 2 The last semi-final.
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Episode 27 Third-Place Play-Off Two teams battle it out to be named third-place finishers.
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Episode 28 Final In the series finale, two excellent teams battle it out to be named champions.
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Episode 1 Pilgrims v Corkscrews A trio of Boston United football fans take on a team of wine lovers in the first of the series.
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Episode 2 Bridges v Whodunnits A family team take on three murder mystery fans.
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Episode 3 Sliders v Ticket Collectors A team of shuffleboard players take on three live entertainment fans.
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Episode 4 Puzzle Hunters v Walruses A team of puzzle hunters take on three Beatles fans in this opening heat.
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Episode 5 Barons v Whitcombes Three school friends take on a family team.
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Episode 6 Dungeon Masters v Severns A team of Dungeons and Dragons players take on a team from the Welsh border in this heat.
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Episode 7 Apres Skiers v Colleagues Three skiing enthusiasts take on a team of co-workers.
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Episode 8 Polyhymnians v Sandy Shores A team of sacred music fans take on three seaside dwellers in this heat.
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Episode 9 Pilgrims v Bridges Two teams who lost their first heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 10 Ticket Collectors v Walruses Two teams who lost their first heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 11 Whitcombes v Severns Two teams who lost their first heats compete to stay in the competition.
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Episode 12 Colleagues v Sandy Shores Two teams who lost their first heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 13 Whodunnits v Corkscrews Two teams who won their first heats return for a second round.
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Episode 14 Sliders v Puzzle Hunters Two teams who won their first heats return for a second round.
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Episode 15 Barons v Dungeon Masters Two teams who won their first heats return for a second round.
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Episode 16 Après Skiers v Polyhymnians Two teams who won their first heats return for a second round.
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Episode 17 Whodunnits v Walruses A team of murder mystery enthusiasts take on three Beatles fans for a last chance to make the quarter-finals.
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Episode 18 Bridges v Puzzle Hunters A family team take on three puzzle hunters for a last chance to make the quarter-finals.
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Episode 19 Barons v Colleagues A team of former school friends take on three co-workers for a last chance to make the quarter finals.
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Episode 20 Polyhymnians v Severns The Polyhymnians take on the Severns in a last chance to stay in the tournament.
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Episode 21 Whodunnits v Corkscrews The Whodunnits take on the Corkscrews in this quarter-final.
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Episode 22 Sliders v Puzzle Hunters A team of shuffle board enthusiasts take on three puzzle hunters in this quarter-final.
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Episode 23 Dungeon Masters v Barons A team of video game enthusiasts take on three school friends in this quarter-final.
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Episode 24 Severns v Apres Skiers The Severns are facing the Apres Skiers in the last of the quarter-finals.
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Episode 25 Semi-Final 1 Two teams compete in the first of the semi-finals.
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Episode 26 Semi-Final 2 Two teams compete to draw connections in the second semi-final.
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Episode 27 Third-Place Play-Off It's the third place play-off, with two teams competing to draw together connections.
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Episode 28 The Final It is the series finale, with two teams competing to be named Only Connect champions.
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Episode 1 Scrubs v Librarians Three NHS medics take on a team of Librarians in the first episode of the series.
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Episode 2 Gamemakers v Animal Lovers A team of gaming enthusiasts take on three animal lovers in this opening heat.
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Episode 3 Apollos v Jukeboxers Three space enthusiasts take on a team of music lovers in this opening heat.
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Episode 4 Golfers v Wildlifers A team of golfers take on three wildlife lovers in this opening heat.
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Episode 5 Discotheques v Muppets A team of disco lovers take on three film fans in this opening heat.
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Episode 6 Debuggers v Steelers A team of computer programmers take on three former Sheffield housemates.
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Episode 7 Ramblers v Woolgatherers A team of walkers take on three knitters in this opening heat.
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Episode 8 Godyn Family v Data Wizards A family team takes on three data science workers in the last of the opening heats.
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Episode 9 Gamemakers v Scrubs Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 10 Apollos v Wildlifers Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 11 Debuggers v Discotheques Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 12 Godyn Family v Woolgatherers Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 13 Librarians v Animal Lovers Two teams who won their opening heats return for the next stage of the competition.
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Episode 14 Golfers v Jukeboxers Two teams who won their opening heats return for the next stage of the competition.
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Episode 15 Muppets v Steelers Two teams who won their opening heats return for the next stage of the competition.
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Episode 16 Ramblers v Data Wizards Two teams who won their opening heats return for the next stage of the competition.
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Episode 17 Apollos v Jukeboxers Two teams who’ve won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 18 Scrubs v Librarians Two teams who have won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 19 Godyn Family v Ramblers Two teams who’ve won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 20 Steelers v Discotheques Two teams who have won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
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Episode 21 Apollos v Animal Lovers A team of space enthusiasts take on three animal lovers in the first of the quarter-finals.
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Episode 22 Golfers v Scrubs A team of golfers face three NHS doctors in this quarter-final.
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Episode 23 Ramblers v Muppets A team of walkers take on three film fans in this quarter-final.
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Episode 24 Data Wizards v Discotheques A team of computer science workers take on three disco fans in the last of the quarter-finals.
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Episode 25 Semi-Final 1 In the first of the semi-finals, two teams battle it out for a place in the series finale.
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Episode 26 Semi-Final 2 It’s the last of the semi-finals, with two teams are battling it out for a place in the series finale.
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Episode 27 Third-Place Play-Off Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the third-place play-off.
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Episode 28 The Final It’s the 400th episode and the series finale, with two teams battling it out to be named champions.
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Episode 1 Statisticals v Morporkians Three data-lovers take on a team of Terry Pratchett fans in the opening heat of the series.
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Episode 2 Jillies v Road Runners Three Jilly Cooper fans face a team of road runners in another opening heat.
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Episode 3 Peacocks v Mothers Ruined Three followers of fashion take on a team comprising a mother, a daughter, the daughter’s cousin and the mother’s niece. No, the format hasn’t changed: that’s still only a team of three.
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Episode 4 Cryptics v Strigiformes Three puzzle fans compete against a team of mature students.
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Episode 5 Cunning Planners v Seagulls Three teachers from Brighton take on three Blackadder addicts in another opening heat.
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Episode 6 Jugadores v Harlequins There’s a former MP on one of the teams.
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Episode 7 Scrummagers v Crustaceans One team are rugby supporters, and their opponents are admirers of crustaceans.
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Episode 8 Croot Family v Irregulars A family team take on three Sherlock Holmes aficionados.
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Episode 9 Statisticals v Road Runners The series reaches the knock-out stage.
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Episode 10 Peacocks v Strigiformes Two bird-named teams take part in an avian stand-off to establish a pecking order.
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Episode 11 Jugadores v Seagulls
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Episode 12 Scrummagers v Irregulars In another knockout match, one of the teams works out what connects four clues after only seeing two of them: Narnian donkey and Edinburgh-based detective.
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Episode 13 Morporkians vs Jillies Three Pratchett people take on a team of Jilly Cooper aficionados.
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Episode 14 Mothers Ruined v Cryptics
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Episode 15 Cunning Planners v Harlequins Three sitcom fans take on a team with a passion for the performing arts.
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Episode 16 Croot Family v Crustaceans It could be covered with duct tape, rubbed with raw meat, have dandelion milk dripped on it, or be frozen. But why would anyone want to? Victoria is on hand to explain.
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Episode 17 Strigiformes v Cryptics Two returning teams fight for a place in the next round.
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Episode 18 Statisticals v Morporkians A rematch between two teams who met in a previous round.
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Episode 19 Scrummagers v Croot Family Two family teams battle it out to stay in the competition.
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Episode 20 Jugadores v Cunning Planners There’s a place in the next round on offer.
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Episode 21 Jillies v Strigiformes A semi-final place awaits one of the two returning teams.
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Episode 22 Mothers Ruined v Morporkians
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Episode 23 Scrummagers v Harlequins
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Episode 24 Cunning Planners v Crustaceans Six contestants in search of a semi-final place must deal with a series of tricky questions.
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Episode 25 Strigiformes v Morporkians It’s the first of the semi-finals, and the pressure is on.
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Episode 26 Scrummagers v Crustaceans It’s the second semi-final, but the series structure means the teams have met before.
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Episode 27 Third Place Play-Off The final can wait, because this episode is the third place play-off.
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Episode 28 The Final It’s the grand final, and Victoria and the teams are joined in the studio by two sparkling guests.
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Episode 1 Cribbagers v Gunners In the opening heat, three keen cribbage players face a team of Arsenal supporters.
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Episode 2 Roadies v Stitchers Three rock music fans face a team of enthusiastic embroiderers in another first-round heat.
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Episode 3 Antiphons v Drop of Red Three devotees of choral music come up against a team of red wine connoisseurs.
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Episode 4 Thrifters v Suncatchers Three lovers of all things pre-loved compete against a team of warm-weather worshippers.
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Episode 5 Isotopes v Academicals Three Matt Groening fans take on a trio of teachers in another opening heat.
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Episode 6 Also Rans v Gardners Three former Mastermind contenders are in the spotlight, facing a family team.
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Episode 7 Mercians v Volunteers Three willing volunteers take on a team from the Midlands.
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Episode 8 Video Nasties v Solomons Family In another first-round contest, a fearless family faces fervent film fans.
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Episode 9 Roadies v Cribbagers The series reaches the knock-out stage tonight, and only one of the teams can progress to the next round.
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Episode 10 Drop of Red v Suncatchers It’s the knock-out stage, and the next round beckons for one of the teams.
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Episode 11 Academicals v Gardners Having lost their first game, both teams need a win to stay in.
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Episode 12 Solomons Family v Volunteers Once again, one of the teams will be saying goodbye from the competition.
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Episode 13 Stitchers v Gunners It’s a ‘winner-winner’ game, so everyone survives to quiz another day.
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Episode 14 Antiphons v Thrifters It's another ‘winner-winner’ heat, which means one team motors straight through to the next round, while the other has to take a more scenic route.
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Episode 15 Isotopes v Also Rans Everyone’s a winner in this episode - in the sense that the losing team can play another game later in the series.
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Episode 16 Mercians v Video Nasties The Mercians became the second highest scorers in the programme’s history in their last appearance: they finished with 36 points. But how will they do against the Video Nasties?
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Episode 17 Antiphons v Suncatchers Only one team can progress to the next round.
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Episode 18 Roadies v Stitchers It’s a rematch tonight – the teams have met before, but once again, fate has intervened to bring them face to face to face.
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Episode 19 Solomons Family v Video Nasties It's another rematch – the Video Nasties won last time these teams met. What will the Solomons Family have to do to beat them?
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Episode 20 Isotopes v Gardners All that stands between the teams and a place in the quarter finals is… well, questions, obviously.
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Episode 21 Gunners v Suncatchers It’s another fiercely fought contest, but one of the teams will have to head home.
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Episode 22 Thrifters v Stitchers It's quarter-final time.
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Episode 23 Also Rans v Video Nasties It’s a quarter-final, and the questions are getting trickier.
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Episode 24 Isotopes v Mercians
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Episode 25 Semi-Final 1 It's the first semi-final of the series.
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Episode 26 Semi-Final A coveted place in the third place play-off is at stake: one team will have to settle for being in the final.
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Episode 27 Third Place Play-Off It’s the third place play-off.
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Episode 28 The Final
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Episode 1 Al Frescans v Midlanders In this opening heat, three fresh air fanatics take on a trio of Midlanders.
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Episode 2 Hopsters v Sprouters One of the teams likes beer, while the other has a bit of a thing for big vegetables.
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Episode 3 Four Opinions v Bean Farmers
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Episode 4 Harmonics v Cat Cows A love of classical music brought one team together, and a yearning for yoga unites the other.
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Episode 5 Too Many Cookes v Pipe-Dreamers A team of pipe-dreamers take on the Cooke family in another first-round match.
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Episode 6 Bloomsbury Group v Tea Totallers Forster, Keynes and Woolf: all unavailable, sadly, but how will their stand-ins fare against a team of three tea devotees?
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Episode 7 Third Agers v Introverts Three self-professed introverts take on three representatives of the University of the Third Age.
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Episode 8 Uisge Beathas v Crunchers Three whisky drinkers take on three number crunchers.
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Episode 9 Hopsters v Midlanders Three Midlanders take on a team of ale aficionados.
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Episode 10 Harmonics v Bean Farmers Undeterred by having been beaten in the missing vowels round last time, the Harmonics are back to take on three devotees of a German card game.
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Episode 11 Pipe-Dreamers v Tea Totallers Three surrealism fans take on a team of tea enthusiasts.
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Episode 12 Uisge Beathas v Third Agers A team of whisky lovers returns to face a team from the U3A.
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Episode 13 Al Frescans v Sprouters The Al Frescans and the Sprouters return to slug it out for a place in the next round.
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Episode 14 Four Opinions v Cat Cows
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Episode 15 Too Many Cookes v Bloomsbury Group
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Episode 16 Introverts v Crunchers Nobody goes home tonight: for the teams, it’s a question of how they get to the next round.
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Episode 17 Harmonics v Cat Cows The knockout stage has arrived, and it’s a rematch.
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Episode 18 Hopsters v Al Frescans It's the knockout stage, so one of the teams will be going home.
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Episode 19 Uisge Beathas v Crunchers When these teams met before, the Crunchers barely won, so there’s a score to be settled.
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Episode 20 Too Many Cookes v Tea Totallers Only one team can progress to the next round, and the clues are getting trickier.
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Episode 21 Cat Cows v Sprouters Yoga lovers and veg men vie for victory and a place in the next round.
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Episode 22 Al Frescans v Four Opinions The Four Opinions won their previous game on a tie-break, but what does fate have in store for them this time?
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Episode 23 Bloomsbury Group v Crunchers Two teams face off in an attempt to get through to the semi-finals.
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Episode 24 Introverts v Tea Totallers There’s a place in the semi-finals at stake, and as is only to be expected, the questions are getting more fiendish.
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Episode 25 Semi Final - Four Opinions v Cat Cows It’s semi-final time, and a coveted place in the third-place play-off is at stake.
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Episode 26 Semi-Final - Tea Totallers v Crunchers The second semi-final.
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Episode 27 Third Place Play-Off It’s the third place play-off, and the questions have grown suitably gnarly.
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Episode 28 The Final The winners of the series are crowned.
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Episode 1 Whitley Baes v Caraxians A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.
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Episode 2 Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees Fans of Pantomime and Partridge battle it out.
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Episode 3 Metrophiles v Grapevines Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others.
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Episode 4 5ks v Showstoppers One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.
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Episode 5 Scanners v Worker Bees One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.
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Episode 6 Pitchers v Benchwarmers
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Episode 7 Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons and Dragons players.
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Episode 8 Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers A family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists.
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Episode 9 Pear Trees v Caraxians Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.
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Episode 10 5ks v Grapevines One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition.
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Episode 11 Scanners v Benchwarmers
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Episode 12 Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match.
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Episode 13 Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't Neither team has lost a match so far – but that’s about to change.
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Episode 14 Metrophiles v Showstoppers Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home.
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Episode 15 Pitchers v Worker Bees No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.
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Episode 16 Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers
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Episode 17 5ks v Showstoppers
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Episode 18 Pear Trees v Whitley Baes
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Episode 19 Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers A place in the quarter-finals is at stake – one of the teams will have to leave the competition.
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Episode 20 Benchwarmers v Worker Bees Another quarter-final place is on offer.
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Episode 21 5Ks v Oh No They Didn't The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier.
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Episode 22 Metrophiles v Whitley Baes Another place in the semi-finals is decided, and the questions are as demanding as ever.
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Episode 23 Pitchers v Sorcerers Once again there’s a place in the semi-finals on offer, with two teams facing ever more testing questions.
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Episode 24 Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees It’s nip and tuck and touch and go as another place in the semi-finals is decided.
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Episode 25 Metrophiles v 5Ks It’s the first of the semi-finals – the questions are tough, but so are the teams.
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Episode 26 Pitchers v Worker Bees These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air in this semi-final.
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Episode 27 Third Place Play-Off It’s the third place play-off.
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Episode 28 The Final After 28 weeks of brain-to-brain combat, it's the final at last.
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Episode 1 Culture Club v Makeweights Three rowers take on a team of microbiologists.
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Episode 2 Two Hearts v Ad Astra A team keen on science fiction take on three fans of science fact.
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Episode 3 Sinistrals v Merseyside Eyes It's Scotland versus Southport, with the teams clashing over fiendish questions.
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Episode 4 Frenemies v Marvins A line-up formed from the members of rival quiz teams takes on three Douglas Adams fans.
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Episode 5 Double Features v Colonial Geese Three Rocky Horror fans take on a team of New Zealanders.
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Episode 6 Accrual World v Knitwits Expect questions such as: what connects Gladiator Kim Betts, David Bowie, Pikachu and The Flash?
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Episode 7 Six Sevens v Meat and Two Veg Two vegans and a carnivore take on three teachers who are hoping to kill off an annoying classroom meme.
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Episode 8 Creepy Crawleys v Risk Takers There’s an EastEnders-style revelation as a family team face three former work colleagues.
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Episode 9 Culture Club v Ad Astra The microbiologists are back, this time facing a returning family of stargazers.
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Episode 10 Marvins v Merseyside Eyes Three fans of a paranoid android take on a team of Merseysiders.
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Episode 11 Double Features v Accrual World Six people return to battle it out for a place in the next round – and three of them are going home.
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Episode 12 Six Sevens v Risk Takers It's another knock-out round: two teams return to take on the task of finding the connection between such clues as rain in Botswana, lion in Romania, weight in Mexico and royal in Brazil.
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Episode 13 Two Hearts v Makeweights Neither team is eliminated this time, and there’s some quality quizzing on display.
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Episode 14 Frenemies v Sinistrals What connects panorama, accountant, unalive and seggs?
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Episode 15 Colonial Geese v Knitwits There’s plenty of early buzzing going on in what proves to be a high-scoring contest.
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Episode 16 Meat and Two Veg v Creepy Crawleys Neither team is leaving the tournament this time, but the questions are as challenging as ever.
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Episode 17 Frenemies v Merseyside Eyes It’s a knockout round, and only one of the two returning teams can go through.
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Episode 18 Ad Astra v Makeweights Two teams return. It’s always nice to see them, but there’s no room for sentiment, because the winners progress to the next round while the losers exit the tournament.
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Episode 19 Six Sevens v Meat and Two Veg It's another rematch, where the teams know each other from before but can't afford to drop their guard.
Plot
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In this challenging quiz show, two teams of three contestants compete to uncover the hidden connections between seemingly unrelated clues. Success demands patience and lateral thinking as much as factual knowledge, making it a test of mental agility.
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