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The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.
2012
Members of Danny Wallace's Join Me campaign pit their wits against three beer lovers.
Three teachers square up to a team of IT specialists.
A trio of footballers pit their wits against three orchestral players.
A trio of writers pit their wits against three high school teachers.
Three friends who share hearty appetites take on a trio of young mathematicians.
Three Winchester friends pit their wits against a team who have all recently quit smoking.
Three professional writers compete against on a trio of friends united by their love of codes and puzzles.
Three colleagues in an accountancy firm pit their wits against a team of cinema lovers.
Three beer drinkers take on a trio of mathematicians in the first of the quarter-finals.
A team of committed football fans encounters three film lovers in the second of the quarter-finals.
Three teachers encounter a trio of writers in the third of the quarter-finals.
Three friends from Winchester square up to a team united by their passion for reading and writing in this quarter-final.
In the first of the semi-finals, three football fans take on a trio of beer enthusiasts.
In the second of the semi-finals, a trio of scribes and three wordsmiths fight it out for a place in the series finale.
In the play-off for third place, a trio of football fans and three writers compete.
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.
2013
Three graduates of Corpus Christi College, Oxford pit their wits against a trio of cat lovers.
Three map lovers take on a team from Wales.
A trio connected by their love of all things French take on three festival attendees.
A trio of GPs square up to three fell walkers.
Three Oxford graduates and a trio of map lovers, who both lost their first heats, return for another chance at making the semi-finals.
Three GPs and a trio of festival fans return for a second chance at making the semi-finals.
The Celts and the Cat Lovers, both first-round winners, return in the hopes of securing a place in the semi-finals.
The Francophiles and the Fell Walkers, both first-round winners, return in the hopes of securing a place in the semi-finals.
A trio of festival fans take on three cat lovers in both teams' last chance to make it to the semi-finals.
Three map lovers and a trio of fell walkers return to try to make it to the semi-finals.
In the first of the semi-finals, a team from Wales take on a trio of festival fans.
In the second semi-final, three Francophiles square up to a trio of map lovers.
In this series finale, the Francophiles take on the Celts in a bid to be named Only Connect Champions.
2008
A team of ex-psychology students take on a team of knitting enthusiasts.
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Quarter-final.
Semi-final.
Semi-final.
Final.
2009
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.
Three maths graduates take on a team featuring a linguistics graduate, an English graduate, and an IT developer who is also a proofreader.
A team of three lovers of history square up to a trio of Welshmen devoted to their national game.
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.
In the first semi-final, three mathematicians pit their logical skills against the wits of the Cambridge Quiz Society.
In the second semi-final, three quietly strategic chess players pit their wits against the brawn of the Rugby Boys.
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.
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.
2010
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.
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.
Three members of the Brighton and Hove (Actually) Gay Men's Chorus square up to a trio of postgraduates of Brasenose College, Oxford.
Three philosophy students pit their wisdom against a trio of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy fans.
Three neuroscientists hailing from Australia, South Africa, and Canada scrum down against the intellectual brawn of three rugby fans.
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.
A team of insurance professionals face off against a trio of committed gamblers.
Three senior managers from a national bookstore face off against a team drawn together by their love of London's retro bowling alleys.
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.
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.
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.
In the last of the quarter-finals, three committed gamblers take their chances against a team unified by their love of ten-pin bowling.
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.
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.
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.
2010
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Three friends who originally met through British Mensa pit their wits against a team drawn together by their love of TV blogs and forums.
Three dedicated hill walkers from Derbyshire face off against a family threesome of husband, wife, and brother-in-law.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2011
A trio of social networkers who met online take on three committed vegetarians.
A father, son, and daughter-in-law square up to three postgraduate chemistry students from Oxford University.
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.
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.
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.
Three friends with a mutual love of the Listener crossword puzzle pit their wits against a trio of choristers from Sheffield University.
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.
Three aficionados of the Scottish rock music scene pit their wits against three members of an executive council trade union group.
Three online pals take on a trio of history buffs in the first of the quarter-finals.
A team of rowers encounter three fans of the Listener crossword in the second of the quarter-finals.
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.
Three professional analysts square up to three colleagues at a creative engineering firm in the last of the quarter-finals.
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.
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.
A trio of Listener crossword fans and three members of an executive council trade union group compete in the 3rd/4th place play-off.
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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Victoria Coren Mitchell
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2013
A family team take on a team of three airline pilots.
2014
A family team take on three museum aficionados.
Three fans of the continent take on a family team.
2014
A trio of political enthusiasts compete against three cat lovers.
Three historians take on a team from Oxford.
2015
Three crossword compilers take on a trio of operational researchers in the first of the eleventh series.
A team of linguists take on three York University students.
2017
Three Tolkien fans take on a church team in the first of the series.
2018
A team from Lancashire take on three pop music aficionados in the first of the series.
2019
Three Pink Floyd fans take on a team of bridge players in the first of the series.
2020
A trio of Boston United football fans take on a team of wine lovers in the first of the series.
A family team take on three murder mystery fans.
2022
Three data-lovers take on a team of Terry Pratchett fans in the opening heat of the series.
Three Jilly Cooper fans face a team of road runners in another opening heat.
2024
In this opening heat, three fresh air fanatics take on a trio of Midlanders.
One of the teams likes beer, while the other has a bit of a thing for big vegetables.
2025
A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.
Fans of Pantomime and Partridge battle it out.
A trio of travellers square up to three board game players.
A trio of wine lovers take on three science editors.
The press gang take on a team of bakers.
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.
Two teams who lost their first heats return for another chance at making the semi-finals, as the press gang face the science editors.
Family team the Lasletts compete against a trio of board game enthusiasts.
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.
Three science editors take on a trio of board gamers in the teams' last chance to make it the semi-finals.
A trio of seasoned travellers take on three bakers in the teams' last chance to make it the semi-finals.
Three wine lovers take on three board gamers in the first of the semi-finals.
A family team take on three bakers in the last of the semi-finals.
Three board game aficionados take on a trio of bakers in the series finale.
Three Welsh language learners take on a trio of software engineers.
Three former athletes square up to a trio of record collectors.
Two first-round losers return as a family team play a trio of art enthusiasts.
Three former athletes take on a trio of computer experts in a bid to make the semi-finals.
A trio of Europhiles take on a family team in a bid to reach the semi-finals.
Three budding linguists take on a trio of record collectors in a bid to reach the semis.
Three software engineers take on a family team in a bid to make the semis.
A family team plays a trio of record collectors in a bid to make the semi-finals.
A trio of Welsh learners take on a family team in the first of the semi-finals.
Three Europhiles take on a trio of computer experts in the second of the semi-finals.
In the final, the Europhiles and the Relatives compete.
Three musicians take on a team of Doctor Who fans.
A team of researchers from QI take on a trio of book lovers.
Three coders square up to a team of video gamers.
A team of chess fans meet a team of linguists.
A team of orienteers take on three old-fashioned romantics.
A trio of Norway-lovers take on three cricket fans.
Two teams of first-round losers return for a second chance to stay in the tournament.
Two more teams of first-round losers return for a second chance to stay in the tournament.
Two more teams of first-round losers return for a second chance to stay in the tournament.
Two more teams of first-round losers return for a second chance to stay in the tournament.
Two teams who won their first heat return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals.
Two teams who won their first heat return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals.
Two more first-round winners return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals.
Two more first-round winners return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals.
A trio of chess players and three cat lovers return for a last chance at making it to the quarter-finals.
Three linguists square up to a team from Oxford in a bid to make it to the quarter-finals.
A team of book lovers take on three video gamers in a bid to secure a place in the quarter-finals.
The QI Elves take on three computer experts as they compete to win a place in the quarter-finals.
In this quarter-final, three historians take on a trio of linguists.
In the second of the quarter-finals, the Orienteers face up to a team of video game enthusiasts.
The Nordiphiles compete against the QI Elves in this quarter-final.
Three chess players take on a team of Doctor Who fans in the last of the quarter-finals.
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.
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.
In the series finale, the Orienteers and Chessmen battle it out to be named Only Connect champions.
A team of film buffs take on three cocktail aficionados.
A team of collectors take on three railway enthusiasts.
A team of travel enthusiasts take on a trio of bibliophiles.
A team of musicians take on three publishers.
A trio of road trippers take on three fans of Greece.
A team of scientists square up to a team of builders in the last of the heats.
A team of linguists battle it out against a team of operational researchers for a place in the next phase of the competition.
Two teams who lost their first heats return for one last chance to make it to the quarter finals.
Two teams who lost their first heats return for one last chance to make it to the quarter finals.
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.
The Cluesmiths take on the Yorkers.
Two winning teams return in the hope of securing a place in the quarter-finals: the Spaghetti Westerners and the Railwaymen.
A team of Wayfarers take on a trio of musicians.
Three scientists take on a team of Athenians.
The Cluesmiths and Mixologists return for a last chance to earn a place in the quarter-finals.
A trio of film buffs and three operational researchers return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
A team of wayfarers and three builders return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
The Athenians and Bookworms return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
The Scientists and the String Section return in the first of the quarter-finals.
The Yorkers and the Operational Researchers return in the second quarter-final.
The Cluesmiths and Railwaymen return for a quarter-final match.
The Wayfarers and Bookworms return for a quarter-final match.
The first of the semi-finals and the 200th episode. Two returning teams compete for a place in the grand final.
In the second semi-final, two returning teams compete for a place in the grand final.
In the grand final, two teams battle it out to be named Only Connect series champions.
A team of geocachers takes on a trio with an interest in Vikings.
A team of reptile lovers take on three background actors.
A team of environmentalists takes on a trio who enjoy tackling escape rooms.
A team of former physicists takes on a trio united by their love of Belgium.
A team of boardgamers, led by University Challenge alum Gail Trimble, takes on three lovers of Latin cuisine.
In this heat, three cricket fans take on a team of professional question setters.
A team of solo applicants take on three teachers.
A team of former strangers who met on a quiz app take on three public school teachers.
A team of fashion fans takes on a group of football coaches.
A team of darts players takes on three AFC Wimbledon supporters.
A team of Sherlock Holmes fans take on three theatre workers in the last of the opening heats.
A team of Vikings takes on a squad of parishioners.
The Eco-Warriors take on the Snake Charmers in a round two game.
The Meeples and Belgophiles return for this round two game.
The Wanderers and Inquisitors return for a round-two game.
The Dandies and Beaks return for this round two game.
The Detectives and the Arrowheads return for this round two game.
Round two losers the Meeples and Parishioners return for their last chance to stay in the competition.
Round two losers Snake Charmers and the Inquisitors return for one final chance to stay in the competition.
Round two losers the Dandies and the Arrowheads return for one final chance to stay in the competition.
Round two losers the Cricketers and the Escapologists return for one final chance to stay in the competition.
Round two losers the Meeples and the Inquisitors return for one final chance to stay in the competition.
Round two losers the Dandies and the Escapologists return for one final chance to stay in the competition.
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.
The second third-round match of the competition as the Wanderers take on the Vikings for a place in the quarter-finals.
Another third-round match as the Detectives take on the Escapologists for a place in the quarter-finals of the quiz.
Another third-round match as the Belgophiles take on the Beaks for a place in the quarter-finals of the quiz.
Round three losers the Wanderers and the Eco-Warriors return for one final chance to stay in the competition.
Round three losers the Detectives and the Beaks return for one final chance to stay in the competition.
The Vikings take on the Inquisitors in the first of the quarter-final matches, with a place in the semi-finals at stake.
The Belgophiles take on the Escapologists in the second of the quarter-final matches, with a place in the semi-finals at stake.
Round three losers the Detectives and the Vikings return for one last chance to win a place in the semi-finals.
Round three losers the Eco-Warriors and the Escapologists return for one last chance to win a place in the semi-finals.
The first semi-final.
The second and concluding semi-final of the quiz.
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.
Three Durham University graduates take on a team who enjoy live action role play.
A team of pyromaniacs take on three animation fans.
A team of Formula 1 fans take on three Doctor Who aficionados.
A trio of birdwatchers take on a team of boardgamers.
A trio of tea drinkers square up to a family team in this opening heat.
Three graduates of Scotland's ancient universities take on the Three Peaks.
A team of Welsh descent take on three theatre fans.
Two first round losers, the Hotpots and Durhamites, return.
Two teams of first-round losers return.
Two teams of first-round losers return.
Two teams of first-round losers return.
Two teams of first-round winners return for the second round of the tournament.
Two teams of first-round winners return for the second round of the tournament.
Two teams of first-round winners return for the second round of the tournament.
Two teams of first-round winners return for the second round of the tournament.
Both teams playing have won and lost a game, so this is their last chance to stay in.
For both teams playing in this episode it is their last chance to stay in the tournament.
For both teams playing in this episode it is their last chance to stay in the tournament.
The Time Ladies take on the LARPers in the first game of the quarter-finals.
The Durhamites take on the Poptimists in the second of the quarter-finals.
The Brews take on the Ancient Alumni in the third quarter-final.
The Dicers take on the Birdwatchers in the last quarter-final and 300th episode of the quiz.
The first of the semi-finals.
The second semi-final.
Two teams who lost their semi-finals battle for the third place in this year's tournament.
It is the series finale as two teams battle it out to be named Only Connect Champions.
Three friends who holiday in Rome take on a trio of wordsmiths.
Three cricketers take on a team of singers.
Three electropop fans take on a family team.
A team of rugby players take on three James Bond fans in this opening heat.
A team of Morse fans take on three mathematicians in this opening heat.
Three transit fans take on a trio of cheese lovers in this heat.
A team of George Orwell fans take on three gin drinkers in the last of the opening heats.
Two teams who lost their first match return for a last chance to stay in the tournament.
Two teams who lost their first match return for a last chance to stay in the tournament.
Two teams who lost their first match return for a last chance to stay in the tournament.
Two teams who lost their first match return for a last chance to stay in the tournament.
Two teams return to fight for a place in the quarter-finals.
Two teams who won their first match return to fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
Two teams who won their first match return to fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
Two teams who won their first match return to fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
Two teams who have each won a game and lost a game have one last chance to stay in the tournament.
Two teams who have each won a game and lost a game have one last chance to stay in the tournament.
Two teams who have each won a game and lost a game have one last chance to stay in the tournament.
Two teams who have each won a game and lost a game have one last chance to stay in the tournament.
The first of the quarter-finals.
The quarter-finals continue.
Another quarter-final.
The last of the quarter-finals.
The first of the semi-finals.
The last semi-final.
Two teams battle it out to be named third-place finishers.
In the series finale, two excellent teams battle it out to be named champions.
A team of shuffleboard players take on three live entertainment fans.
A team of puzzle hunters take on three Beatles fans in this opening heat.
Three school friends take on a family team.
A team of Dungeons and Dragons players take on a team from the Welsh border in this heat.
Three skiing enthusiasts take on a team of co-workers.
A team of sacred music fans take on three seaside dwellers in this heat.
Two teams who lost their first heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
Two teams who lost their first heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
Two teams who lost their first heats compete to stay in the competition.
Two teams who lost their first heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
Two teams who won their first heats return for a second round.
Two teams who won their first heats return for a second round.
Two teams who won their first heats return for a second round.
Two teams who won their first heats return for a second round.
A team of murder mystery enthusiasts take on three Beatles fans for a last chance to make the quarter-finals.
A family team take on three puzzle hunters for a last chance to make the quarter-finals.
A team of former school friends take on three co-workers for a last chance to make the quarter finals.
The Polyhymnians take on the Severns in a last chance to stay in the tournament.
The Whodunnits take on the Corkscrews in this quarter-final.
A team of shuffle board enthusiasts take on three puzzle hunters in this quarter-final.
A team of video game enthusiasts take on three school friends in this quarter-final.
The Severns are facing the Apres Skiers in the last of the quarter-finals.
Two teams compete in the first of the semi-finals.
Two teams compete to draw connections in the second semi-final.
It's the third place play-off, with two teams competing to draw together connections.
It is the series finale, with two teams competing to be named Only Connect champions.
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.
Three puzzle fans compete against a team of mature students.
Three teachers from Brighton take on three Blackadder addicts in another opening heat.
There’s a former MP on one of the teams.
One team are rugby supporters, and their opponents are admirers of crustaceans.
A family team take on three Sherlock Holmes aficionados.
The series reaches the knock-out stage.
Two bird-named teams take part in an avian stand-off to establish a pecking order.
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.
Three Pratchett people take on a team of Jilly Cooper aficionados.
Three sitcom fans take on a team with a passion for the performing arts.
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.
Two returning teams fight for a place in the next round.
A rematch between two teams who met in a previous round.
Two family teams battle it out to stay in the competition.
There’s a place in the next round on offer.
A semi-final place awaits one of the two returning teams.
Six contestants in search of a semi-final place must deal with a series of tricky questions.
It’s the first of the semi-finals, and the pressure is on.
It’s the second semi-final, but the series structure means the teams have met before.
The final can wait, because this episode is the third place play-off.
It’s the grand final, and Victoria and the teams are joined in the studio by two sparkling guests.
A love of classical music brought one team together, and a yearning for yoga unites the other.
A team of pipe-dreamers take on the Cooke family in another first-round match.
Forster, Keynes and Woolf: all unavailable, sadly, but how will their stand-ins fare against a team of three tea devotees?
Three self-professed introverts take on three representatives of the University of the Third Age.
Three whisky drinkers take on three number crunchers.
Three Midlanders take on a team of ale aficionados.
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.
Three surrealism fans take on a team of tea enthusiasts.
A team of whisky lovers returns to face a team from the U3A.
The Al Frescans and the Sprouters return to slug it out for a place in the next round.
Nobody goes home tonight: for the teams, it’s a question of how they get to the next round.
The knockout stage has arrived, and it’s a rematch.
It's the knockout stage, so one of the teams will be going home.
When these teams met before, the Crunchers barely won, so there’s a score to be settled.
Only one team can progress to the next round, and the clues are getting trickier.
Yoga lovers and veg men vie for victory and a place in the next round.
The Four Opinions won their previous game on a tie-break, but what does fate have in store for them this time?
Two teams face off in an attempt to get through to the semi-finals.
There’s a place in the semi-finals at stake, and as is only to be expected, the questions are getting more fiendish.
It’s semi-final time, and a coveted place in the third-place play-off is at stake.
The second semi-final.
It’s the third place play-off, and the questions have grown suitably gnarly.
The winners of the series are crowned.
Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others.
One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.
One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.
Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons and Dragons players.
A family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists.
Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.
One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition.
One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match.
Neither team has lost a match so far – but that’s about to change.
Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home.
No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.
A place in the quarter-finals is at stake – one of the teams will have to leave the competition.
Another quarter-final place is on offer.
The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier.
Another place in the semi-finals is decided, and the questions are as demanding as ever.
Once again there’s a place in the semi-finals on offer, with two teams facing ever more testing questions.
It’s nip and tuck and touch and go as another place in the semi-finals is decided.
It’s the first of the semi-finals – the questions are tough, but so are the teams.
These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air in this semi-final.
It’s the third place play-off.
After 28 weeks of brain-to-brain combat, it's the final at last.
2016
Three fans of the London Underground take on a trio of bardophiles.
Three cocktail drinkers take on a trio of taverners.
Three fans of PG Wodehouse square up to a team of wordsmiths.
A trio of networkers take on a family team.
A team of photographers take on a trio of Londoners.
Three Korfball players take on a family from Guernsey.
Two teams who lost their first heats return as highest scoring losers in this show.
Two teams who lost their first heats return as highest scoring losers in this show.
A new round of heats begins as some spicy food lovers take on three fans of Eurovision.
A team of wrestling fans take on a trio from Clare College, Cambridge.
A team of poets take on three fans of the Oscars.
This heat sees a team of genealogists take on three surrealists.
The Maltsters take on the Policy Wonks in this opening heat.
A team from Scunthorpe take on a trio of Beekeepers in this heat.
Two teams who lost their first heats return as highest-scoring losers in this show.
Two more teams who lost their first heats return as highest-scoring losers.
Two teams of first-round winners return to fight for a place in round three.
Two more teams of first-round winners return to fight for a place in round three.
Two teams of first-round winners return to fight for a place in round three.
The Taverners and Verbivores return to try to make it into round three.
The Fire-Eaters and the Clareites return to try to make it into round three.
The Part-Time Poets and the Surrealists compete for a place in round three.
Two teams of first-round winners return for a chance to make it into the next round.
The Genealogists and Oscar Men return for their last chance to make it into round three.
The Fire-Eaters and the Korfballers fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
Round three continues as two more teams fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
The Beekeepers and Cosmopolitans fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
The Psmiths take on the Oscar Men in this round three game.
Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
Two losing teams return for a last chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
Another quarter-final game.
The Beekeepers take on the Korfballers in this quarter-final game.
The Psmiths and Verbivores compete for a last chance to make it to the semi-finals.
Two teams compete in this semi-final game.
Two teams compete in the second semi-final game.
Two teams compete in the final game of the series.
2021
Three NHS medics take on a team of Librarians in the first episode of the series.
A team of gaming enthusiasts take on three animal lovers in this opening heat.
Three space enthusiasts take on a team of music lovers in this opening heat.
A team of golfers take on three wildlife lovers in this opening heat.
A team of disco lovers take on three film fans in this opening heat.
A team of computer programmers take on three former Sheffield housemates.
A team of walkers take on three knitters in this opening heat.
A family team takes on three data science workers in the last of the opening heats.
Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
Two teams who won their opening heats return for the next stage of the competition.
Two teams who won their opening heats return for the next stage of the competition.
Two teams who won their opening heats return for the next stage of the competition.
Two teams who won their opening heats return for the next stage of the competition.
Two teams who’ve won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
Two teams who have won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
Two teams who’ve won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
Two teams who have won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
A team of space enthusiasts take on three animal lovers in the first of the quarter-finals.
A team of golfers face three NHS doctors in this quarter-final.
A team of walkers take on three film fans in this quarter-final.
A team of computer science workers take on three disco fans in the last of the quarter-finals.
In the first of the semi-finals, two teams battle it out for a place in the series finale.
It’s the last of the semi-finals, with two teams are battling it out for a place in the series finale.
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the third-place play-off.
It’s the 400th episode and the series finale, with two teams battling it out to be named champions.
2023
In the opening heat, three keen cribbage players face a team of Arsenal supporters.
Three rock music fans face a team of enthusiastic embroiderers in another first-round heat.
Three devotees of choral music come up against a team of red wine connoisseurs.
Three lovers of all things pre-loved compete against a team of warm-weather worshippers.
Three Matt Groening fans take on a trio of teachers in another opening heat.
Three former Mastermind contenders are in the spotlight, facing a family team.
Three willing volunteers take on a team from the Midlands.
In another first-round contest, a fearless family faces fervent film fans.
The series reaches the knock-out stage tonight, and only one of the teams can progress to the next round.
It’s the knock-out stage, and the next round beckons for one of the teams.
Having lost their first game, both teams need a win to stay in.
Once again, one of the teams will be saying goodbye from the competition.
It’s a ‘winner-winner’ game, so everyone survives to quiz another day.
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.
Everyone’s a winner in this episode - in the sense that the losing team can play another game later in the series.
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?
Only one team can progress to the next round.
It’s a rematch tonight – the teams have met before, but once again, fate has intervened to bring them face to face to face.
It's another rematch – the Video Nasties won last time these teams met. What will the Solomons Family have to do to beat them?
All that stands between the teams and a place in the quarter finals is… well, questions, obviously.
It’s another fiercely fought contest, but one of the teams will have to head home.
It's quarter-final time.
It’s a quarter-final, and the questions are getting trickier.
It's the first semi-final of the series.
A coveted place in the third place play-off is at stake: one team will have to settle for being in the final.
It’s the third place play-off.
