tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post8097900782893265696..comments2024-03-12T12:54:32.926-07:00Comments on Life After Mastermind: Only Connect Special - The Davids v. The EggheadsLondiniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-6063382737707819492013-01-19T09:43:45.359-08:002013-01-19T09:43:45.359-08:00Hi Watergrass Jon
I agree about the bishops one. ...Hi Watergrass Jon<br /><br />I agree about the bishops one. I really think that the Eggheads got themselves in a muddle on it, and didn't actually want to go off one clue. As you say, quiz chestnut, and I didn't expect the Davids to miss it. <br /><br />Still, your mind can play funny tricks on you in a quiz sometimes.Londiniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-59425873512617513182013-01-19T09:19:14.781-08:002013-01-19T09:19:14.781-08:00A slightly disappointing contest by both teams I t...A slightly disappointing contest by both teams I thought, with several gettable answers muffed. Expected the Ds to win more comfortably, but squeaked in in the end. The Es didn't seem to have even seen the show before, which was surprising. Pleased to say I got the Canary question, it's the sort of q I wish I'd written. Glad you liked by "England/Scotland" q, but surprised no-one managed my Bishop q (bishop names are a bit of a quiz chestnut); not sure what the Es were thinking on that. That's it until March!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005504982536146457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-70561487395910040572013-01-19T08:03:43.186-08:002013-01-19T08:03:43.186-08:00Hi Jim
I tend to agree with you about The Egghead...Hi Jim<br /><br />I tend to agree with you about The Eggheads. They didn't get that 666 had to be part of a sequence, even when Victoria told them. BUT - when you're under pressure in the studio, desperately trying to see some connection, it's easily done. <br /><br />Never is a long time, but no, I can't see anyone beating the Crossworders. Well, put it this way, it will take a hell of a team to do it. Londiniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-89852091233232849842013-01-18T12:32:51.111-08:002013-01-18T12:32:51.111-08:00It was an interesting match and I expect the Cross...It was an interesting match and I expect the Crossworders/ David Stainer well never ever ever be beaten at this game(!).<br /><br />But I got the impression that the eggheads, at least in the Sequences round, didn't really "get" the point of the game. Which actually made it all the more impressive when the teams were level after the Wall.<br /><br />I did some background reading on the Crossworders and discovered the almost inevitable, that they're seasoned quizzers extraordinaires. Such a record I seriously envy -- though I'm never likely to do anything about it!jim360https://www.blogger.com/profile/11827592412424749053noreply@blogger.com