tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post8203722100972923436..comments2024-03-12T12:54:32.926-07:00Comments on Life After Mastermind: University Challenge: Round Two: Match One - Open v. EdinburghLondiniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-62518312287111119752016-11-16T09:34:28.643-08:002016-11-16T09:34:28.643-08:00A case of very poor seeding (assuming they're ...A case of very poor seeding (assuming they're not just pulling names out of a hat).Stephen Followshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241893861868075325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-51401868535062466722016-11-12T03:19:42.331-08:002016-11-12T03:19:42.331-08:00TBH, I sort of agree about the lenient answer; it&...TBH, I sort of agree about the lenient answer; it's only the third case I can recall of a corrected answer being allowed, the most recent being in 2008, when eventual champs Manchester were allowed to correct 'Hubert Hoover' to Herbert Hoover.<br /><br />But that only detracts from an absolute screamer of a match between two fantastic teams, and it's an absolute travesty that one of them had to go out this early. So evenly matched were the two teams, their bonus rates were absolutely identical: 18/30, with one penalty each; that's how close it was. Great game; well played both teams.<br /><br />So, on Monday, we will probably be seeing Birmingham vs St Andrews; the weeks after, I think we can expect to see the two repechage teams.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06254840979557920582noreply@blogger.com