tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post4583908328148147609..comments2024-03-12T12:54:32.926-07:00Comments on Life After Mastermind: University Challenge 2019 Round 2 - Edinburgh v. UCLLondiniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-82930428931995716722018-12-08T11:21:53.992-08:002018-12-08T11:21:53.992-08:00Well this was an astonishing match! UCL very much...Well this was an astonishing match! UCL very much snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. I felt they were stronger on the buzzer, if they had spent less time conferring they might have been able to leverage that strength a lot more. <br /><br />I slightly favoured Edinburgh for this match, largely as they now have an established track record of sending through strong teams. An assault on the final seems inevitable, maybe this season will be their year?? Duly noted they couldn't find a lady contestant..<br /><br />If we do get Clare vs Teddy, I may favour Teddy from a mathematical point of view.Aethelstanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00941291511056658074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-62533107237643166592018-12-08T04:57:43.577-08:002018-12-08T04:57:43.577-08:00This match took place a year to the week after the...This match took place a year to the week after these two institutions met in the 2nd round last series. On both occasions, the team with a mathematician in seat 4 (UCL last year, Edinburgh this year) were leading by 5 points going into the final starter - however, this time the trailing team's gamble on that final starter was incorrect, leaving UCL to go out at this stage for the second year running.Paul Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08942358761328378374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-73259338642469718632018-12-08T03:15:58.748-08:002018-12-08T03:15:58.748-08:00Indeed it was largely on the bonuses that Edinburg...Indeed it was largely on the bonuses that Edinburgh won the game, 19/24 to U.C.L.'s (also perfectly respectable) 16/30, plus just one penalty to their four. An excellent contest, most unfortunate that this is a sudden death tie, U.C.L. most unfortunate to go out this early. I'd be saying the same of Edinburgh had they lost though, especially after they recovered so well from such a bad start. Well played both teams!<br /><br />On Monday, according to some contestants on Twitter, we should be seeing Clare vs St Edmund Hall, another fixture which could, in theory, go either way.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06254840979557920582noreply@blogger.com