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Season 18

s18e01 / Statisticals v Morporkians

29th Aug '22 - 8:30pm
Statisticals v Morporkians Summary

Victoria Coren Mitchell returns with the quiz based on patience and lateral thinking, with data-lovers the Statisticals taking on Terry Pratchett fans the Morporkians in the first match. The two teams of three try to draw together the connections between things that at first glance seem utterly random, with one set of clues asking what links Micro-eon, Guinea-tail, Greedy-let, and Peppa-ment

60 have watched this episode

s18e02 / Jillies v Roadrunners

5th Sep '22 - 8:30pm
Jillies v Roadrunners Summary

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts another first-round match as Jilly Cooper fans the Jillies take on running enthusiats the Road Runners. The teams must use patience, lateral thinking and sheer inspiration to make connections between four things that may appear at first not to be linked

63 have watched this episode

s18e03 / Peacocks v Mothers Ruined

12th Sep '22 - 8:30pm
Peacocks v Mothers Ruined Summary

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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s18e04 / Cryptics v Strigiformes

19th Sep '22 - 8:30pm
Cryptics v Strigiformes Summary

Three puzzle fans compete against a team of mature students - yes, there is such a thing.

54 have watched this episode

s18e05 / Cunning Planners v Seagulls

26th Sep '22 - 8:30pm
Cunning Planners v Seagulls Summary

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three teachers from Brighton take on three Blackadder addicts in another opening heat.

56 have watched this episode

s18e06 / Jugadores v Harlequins

3rd Oct '22 - 8:30pm
Jugadores v Harlequins Summary

One of the teams has a former MP, but her political knowledge can only take them so far.

61 have watched this episode

s18e07 / Scrummagers v Crustaceans

10th Oct '22 - 8:30pm
Scrummagers v Crustaceans Summary

One team are rugby supporters, and their opponents are admirers of crustaceans.

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s18e08 / Croot Family v Irregulars

17th Oct '22 - 8:30pm
Croot Family v Irregulars Summary

A family team take on three Sherlock Holmes aficionados.

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s18e09 / Statisticals v Road Runners

25th Oct '22 - 8:30pm
Statisticals v Road Runners Summary

As the series reaches the knock-out stage, can the teams find the link between West and Exotic, Diane and Elvis, Moll and Graeme, and Liston and Lloyd?

58 have watched this episode

s18e10 / Peacocks v Strigiformes

1st Nov '22 - 8:30pm
Peacocks v Strigiformes Summary

Two bird-named teams take part in an avian stand-off to establish a pecking order.

62 have watched this episode

s18e11 / Jugadores v Seagulls

8th Nov '22 - 8:30pm
Jugadores v Seagulls Summary

When presented with a sequence of three clues, can the teams work out what the fourth would be? They're faced with this apparently random list: New Zealand Parrott, Alias, Small Ford Model.

59 have watched this episode

s18e12 / Scrummagers v Irregulars

15th Nov '22 - 8:30pm
Scrummagers v Irregulars Summary

In another knockout match, one of the teams works out what connects the four clues after only seeing two of them: Narnian donkey and Edinburgh-based detective.

56 have watched this episode

s18e13 / Jillies v Morporkians

21st Nov '22 - 8:30pm
Jillies v Morporkians Summary

Three Pratchett people take on a team of Jilly Cooper aficionados.

53 have watched this episode

s18e14 / Mothers Ruined v Cryptics

28th Nov '22 - 8:30pm
Mothers Ruined v Cryptics Summary

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. She asks what connects the following: Black and White, X and Y, Sun and Moon, and Sword and Shield.

54 have watched this episode

s18e15 / Cunning Planners v Harlequins

5th Dec '22 - 8:30pm
Cunning Planners v Harlequins Summary

Three sitcom fans take on a team with a passion for the performing arts.

54 have watched this episode

s18e16 / Croot Family v Crustaceans

12th Dec '22 - 8:30pm
Croot Family v Crustaceans Summary

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.

54 have watched this episode

s18e17 / Strigiformes v Cryptics

19th Dec '22 - 8:30pm
Strigiformes v Cryptics Summary

Two returning teams fight for a place in the next round. To get there, all they have to do is answer a series of questions, including working out what comes next in this sequence: The Bosphorous, The Menai Stait and The Golden Gate...

51 have watched this episode

s18e18 / Statisticals v Morporkians

2nd Jan '23 - 8:30pm
Statisticals v Morporkians Summary

This is a rematch: the fiendish series structure means these teams met in a previous round. As ever, the trick is finding connections - for example, between Hotel Marbez, Mount Everest, Horseshoe Falls and Chester Football Club.

55 have watched this episode

s18e19 / Scrummagers v Croot Family

9th Jan '23 - 8:30pm
Scrummagers v Croot Family Summary

Two family teams battle it out to stay in the competition, tackling questions such as: Underchamber, Equine sea monster, Pod of the temples and Little brain - what is the connection?

52 have watched this episode

s18e20 / Jugadores v Cunning Planners

16th Jan '23 - 8:30pm
Jugadores v Cunning Planners Summary

There's a place in the next round on offer, and all the teams have to do is answer questions like this: Obel Tower / The Tower, Meridian Quay / Glasgow Tower / The Shard. What's the connection?

52 have watched this episode

s18e21 / Jillies v Strigiformes

23rd Jan '23 - 8:30pm
Jillies v Strigiformes Summary

A semi-final place awaits one of the two returning teams, but to get there, they have to answer a series of diabolical questions, such as working out what comes next in this sequence: Diaballik, Chess and Sudoku...

48 have watched this episode

s18e22 / Mothers Ruined v Morporkians

30th Jan '23 - 8:30pm
Mothers Ruined v Morporkians Summary

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far - logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.

44 have watched this episode

s18e23 / Scrummagers v Harlequins

6th Feb '23 - 8:30pm
Scrummagers v Harlequins Summary

The semi-finals are looming. All the teams need to do to book their place is answer questions such as: 7 March 2021, 3 July 2021, 22 January 2022. What comes next in the sequence?

52 have watched this episode

s18e24 / Cunning Planners v Crustaceans

13th Feb '23 - 8:30pm
Cunning Planners v Crustaceans Summary

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Six contestants in search of a semi-final place must deal with a series of tricky questions.

51 have watched this episode

s18e25 / Strigiformes v Morporkians

20th Feb '23 - 8:30pm
Strigiformes v Morporkians Summary

It's the first of the semi-finals, and the pressure is on. What connects On Top of Spaghetti, Pinocchio's time inside Monstro, Adelaide's Lament and the cocaine scene in the film Annie Hall?

47 have watched this episode

s18e26 / Scrummagers v Crustaceans

27th Feb '23 - 8:30pm
Scrummagers v Crustaceans Summary

It's the second semi-final, but the series structure means the teams have met before. The final beckons, but first there's the small matter of finding the connections between things like this: spread out, heap, lock of hair and heap of rainstorm.

46 have watched this episode

s18e27 / Third Place Play-Off

6th Mar '23 - 8:30pm
Third Place Play-Off Summary

The final can wait, because this episode is the third place play-off! Featuring such questions as what comes next in this sequence: Mc/Ball, Nu/Bell, Gg/Bone...

51 have watched this episode

s18e28 / The Final

13th Mar '23 - 8:30pm
The Final Summary

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It's the grand final, and Victoria and the teams are joined in the studio by two sparkling guests.

50 have watched this episode
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