University Challenge S53E37 Final - Imperial vs. UCL

For the final time, this is Imperial’s Justin Lee. I have a lot of people to thank - my family, my friends, that guy who runs the History of the Germans podcast… but most of all I would like to thank you viewers for tuning in!

UCL Finlay here one last time. Thanks to everyone here who’s watched the series and said such kind things about us. I’m gonna remember all of this for the rest of my life. I hope everyone enjoyed the finale - sorry we couldn’t make it a bit more competitive (At least I’ll be able to say I had the last buzzer on Amol Rajans first season on the show) as you can see imperial very much deserved this - what a monster of a team! And even more annoyingly they’re also super gracious and have been so kind to us both immediately after this match and since. For anybody who wants to know everybody on university challenge is fantastic, Amol, Roger and the whole production team were so kind and helpful with every issue to give us the best chance possible and they all really know their stuff when it comes to questions and quizzing. As did my wonderful teammates. University Challenge celebrates the wonder of knowing things, not the pressure or embarrassment of not knowing them. If there’s anything to take away from the show to get it (or if you want to try and be on yourself) it’s not what you know that matters but how you can always find out more - curiosity is king. Goodnight That said this definitely won’t be the last time I find myself perusing this comments section as I watch back these episodes and indulge again…and again

Pretty sure imperial's justin lee just knows all of history

Congratulations to Amol Rajan on his first series as host. I wasn't sure at first, but his encouraging style really grew on me.

UCL Hall again here for the last time! Wasn’t that all so much fun. I can’t put into words how fun this all was, and being in the final was more than enough to make us over the moon. First up, big congrats to Imperial. You have to surely be the greatest Uni Challenge team ever (not just saying that to feel better lol), what a team. Each player is incredible and genuinely so lovely. Big up the rest of the UCL team though, what incredible people. Ali, Tayana, and Jacob (and Callum, our reserve) are just all incredible and I couldn’t have quizzed with better people. One of the things I want to emphasise is that we really are layquizzers here - UCL has no quiz soc, and beyond a few pub quizzes this is the first proper quizzing three of us have done. We are so proud to have come from this and equalled UCL’s record! Thank you to all of you for all your support and intrigue this series, it means a lot. Hope you enjoy next year!!

That guy Lee might just squeeze into our pub quiz team

I would just like to offer a very big thankyou, to Cosmic Pumpkin, For his sterling work, in getting this series out. Keep up the good work, friend. And I hope to catch you when the next series starts.

Wow! Debnath really performed quite well. He always came across as a Science, Maths and Computers guy. He only occasionally answered questions on other topics. But man, this time he had answers on a lot of varied topics.

Lee's an all-time UC great, Jones isn't far behind.

As someone who has watched UC since the age of 10 in 1967 this has to rank as one of THE best ever series . The teams were magnificent and Amol is just brilliant: warm and welcoming like Bamber with just enough Paxo to keep it spicy but also with his own aware and funny style that has made it relevant again

UCL started well, but once Imperial found their groove it was like Concorde on afterburners for their joint-best score of the series. I think when this was filmed in 2023, Imperial at about the same time won the UK student quizzing championships with Lee, Jones, and Michael Mays from the 2022 winners, so they had a quizzing year for the ages 😉. Justin Lee with yet another virtuosic performance has overtaken Arthur Wotton for best buzzer of the series with 36, and we got to a 400+ aggregate score for the first time since the repechage playoffs which made me very happy. That was also the first final with a 400+ aggregate score since 2010 and Alex Guttenplan's exploits; I also enjoyed that both teams were nice and zippy with discussions at all stages regardless of what the lead was. UCL's 14/18 on the bonuses was actually better percentage-wise than Imperial's 28/45 but those four interruptions I think did critically stall momentum. That third loss equals them with St John's College, Oxford for most Runners-Up finishes without winning a title - the bridesmaids of this competition but will they ever be the bride? Great way to finish the series, and thank you Pumpkin for your consistent uploads👍.

Fair play to Rajan, he came in and breathed fresh life into this show and made this, in my view, one of the best years in a long time for UC.

I think this has been my favourite season of university challenge in recent years. The energy’s been just great, and I’m repeating myself from previous comments but in every match since the semifinals I’ve been both saddened to see the losers go and delighted to see the winners advance. Great teams and a great host. It’s been especially delightful to get to hear from some of the players in the comments, and I hope we get to see more of that in future seasons too. Congrats to all!

What a great coincidence. Imperial scored 285 in their first match and also in their final...

Am I the only one who noticed that Debnath never had a single mistake on the buzzer questions? That's spectacular. Are there any similar record holders in the past though?

Absolute demolition from Imperial College London. A very well rounded team! I could see Izzatdust trying to buzz in a few times but Imperial are so quick on that. Besides the quizzing can I just say Sourajit Debnath is the best dressed contestant in a match ever seen in UC? It's so good to see him pay tribute to his culture and wear the traditional Bengali "panjabi".

Tiresome hearing about how Haddad didn't answer any questions - facilitation and leadership are just as important when driving a car filled with brains-on-a-stick... You don't need one more Lee, Debnath or Jones [with all due respect to those worthies], you need balance, Hadda brought that in spades. The other thing to consider is that she [other than studying medicine] clearly has a functional intellect worthy of respect otherwise the rest of her team wouldn't defer to her leadership like they clearly did. To echo others, Imperial is possibly the best balanced team on UC I've seen in the years I have ben following it - you don't want to call the result a foregone conclusion, but... yeah... Thanks to the Maestro Pumpkin for the uploads.

We have our issues in the UK and things are far from perfect but I swear University Challenge is Britain at it's absolute best. The celebration of not just knowledge but the desire to learn, the demonstration of spectacular levels of class and humility, and the dedication to our long standing tradition of quizzing. Seeing contestants from loads of teams commenting along here as we go has been fantastic. Top work to all involved for an absolute stormer of a series.

As this series ends, let's reflect on the magnificent job Amol has done here. It was a big ask, but he fit in perfectly and instantly made the show his own.

Best balanced team I've ever seen. Each bringing a different array of strengths, with great speed. Spectacular. Special thanks to new host Amol Rajan for providing a new and clearly personal vibe to the show. Well done to everyone involved.

My dude Lee has a time machine

In 2022 Imperial got me hooked on University challenge and this was absolutely phenomenal. 😍🥰

I am Australian and frankly speaking I was not familiar with this show until I came across these clips on youtube in the past six months. I have absolutely loved watching this season of University Challenge and I thank you sincerely for uploading them for us. I particularly love the focus on the classics and science which seems to be lost from a lot of modern quizzes, that rather focus on pop trivia and similar.

Lee was just incredible! Amazing guest to pamper the finalists! Thank You so much for the uploads CP!

MATCH STATS BELOW *Imperial : 285* *UCL : 120* *Starter Questions Stats* IMPERIAL: 145 Lee = 8/10 {80 minus 5} Jones = 4/5 {40} Haddad = 0 Debnath = 3/3 {30} Starter Success Rate: 83.33% UCL: 50 Hall = 1/3 {10 minus 5} Izzatdust = 4/6 {40 minus 5} Sawh = 0/2 {-5} Finlay = 2/3 {20 minus 5} Starter Success Rate: 50.00% *Bonus Questions Stats* IMPERIAL: 140 Bonus Success Rate: 62.22 (28/45) UCL: 70 Bonus Success Rate: 77.78% (14/18) _Until the next!_ ------------------------------------ See _Season Stats_ for the top 4 teams in another comment.

Also great haircut Jones!

Really good to see a fellow countryman in Sourajit Debnath winning the UC while being a really good role player. There was an article today in India Today about him which I thought I will share. Debnath is apparently 31 which I absolutely would'nt have guessed, I thought he would be in his 20s. Moreover he was involved in India's Lunar Mission - Chandrayaan 2 (unfortunately wasn't a complete success). Also, it was good to see the traditional representation of Kurta at UC Finals. Even though, there have been Indian contestants in past, I think he has been the best candidate ever from our country to play in the UC, the European questions are always so difficult for me to get, he did really well, I am proud of him. I think Lee is overall the best contestant I have ever seen on UC, remind me of Hutchinson from the Imperial Zeng Finals. His overall knowledge is breathtaking. I cannot understand some of the buzzes. His memory makes me wonder how am I so stupid. Congrats to Imperial and also congrats to UCL. This Imperial team was very strong, otherwise the finals would have been close.

Thank you so much for uploading this amazing series. Mondays will not be the same … until the next series. Two really strong teams in the final but the winners were simply outstanding.

I wish it had been a closer finish that reflected the strength of both teams more truly. Izzatdust just didn’t get his opportunity to shine this time! Debnath came into his own ! Congratulations to both teams, and thank you all for an exciting season that brightened up Monday evenings in Seattle !

Debnath and his shirt were brilliant.

Isn’t it great to *finally* see two female team captains here? Maybe UC historians can tell us if this is a first. I think it is worth celebrating their equally stellar performances, along with simply outstanding contributions from quizzing beasts on both teams. Congratulations to all and thank you so much to Cosmic for allowing me to view these contests in Australia. Well done to the winning team 🏆

feels wrong that I go to the same school as these geniuses, like jesus. very proud of UCL

Imperial have probably been the most complete team I can remember. Debnath and Lee were particularly ferocious on the flanks. Hard luck UCL….those 3 early penalties took some of the wind out of your sails.

First jungle and now Disco Elysium. Two fantastic things I never imagined to see in this program.

Spoilers I guess Genuinely stunned they got Tom Stoppard, must be the most famous 'celebrity guest' they've had to deliver the trophy, certainly since I started watching UC. Really awesome!

I have to give it to Amol Rajan, Now watching the previous years of University Challenge, they feel a bit cold, he is a delightful new host!

I wanted you both to win. So fun to watch. I love that UCL dressed for the occasion. Two great teams!

Max Zeng, Brendon, Justin Lee, Adam Jones: 4 beasts of Imperial

What an extraordinary finish to an extraordinary series!!!! All gorgeous contestants with exceptional skills - very well done to all participants! Really appreciate the kindness and humour Amol brings to the show. And thank you so much, Cosmic Pumpkin, for creating this nerd-tastic corner of internetland - so good, the participants can't help but to keep coming back for more! See y'all for the next series!

I thought Izzadust, poor man, was going to implode with frustration at being beaten to the buzzer by a split second by a fearsome opposing team, notably Lee!

As an American who has never even heard of this show before this series, I’m hooked! The whole series has been amazing and this final was wonderful. Congrats to both of the teams and thank you for providing these videos for us non-UK viewers. Looking forward to the next series!

Just an incredible final, many congratulations to both teams! I also really loved the final section with Lee swapping his lucky(?) hoodie for a suit. Thanks again for all the uploads CP, hope to see you next season!

UCL all looking dapper

That's my night sorted, thanks Pumpkin

Debnath congratulations you are amazing big fan of yours from India

Imperial living up to their Title, thank you both, a wonderful contest and a well deserved win.

I haven't been watching University Challenge for very long, but purely for his buzzer skills, Lee seems like a good bet for a hypothetical GOAT team, along with Max Zeng and Brandon Blackwell. The height of recency bias, I know, but those are the players that stick out to me.

I've been riveted from the first game to the last, best series for a couple of years (sorry Jezza!) and Amol is a fantastic quizmaster, bringing his own strong knowledge into the mix at times. Thanks Cosmic Pumpkin, from me in Papamoa Beach, New Zealand.

Congratulations🎉🎉🎉 Imperial is great. LEE is knowledgeable and fast. JONES is wise and confident. Debnath is intelligent and calm. Love you guys. All teams which are defeated by Imperial are strong too actually.

Imperial has had some crazy good teams in the last few years. Definitely gonna miss my weekly match while I make dinner. Only Connect and Mastermind just don't scratch the same itch.

Thank You, Cosmic. This is a staple of so many people's week. In the US, I can watch it at the same time of night here, because of you, as it would have been shown in the UK, Have a safe and happy year to the next series. Cheers.

Justin Lee & Adam Jones were monolithic during this series. My hand trembles as I type their names. They rank among the greats of UC, alongside Trimble, Loveday, Mays and Zeng. Izzatdust was the bow and the arrow, the cocoon and the butterfly, for UCL, and without him this series would never have felt as complete. When I think about AI in the future, I will not think about computers that simulate human intelligence, no dear reader, I will remember Ali Izzatdust. What will we all do now without UC on a Monday evening? i. Bleed the radiators; ii. go about our days as if nothing has happened; iii. hungry hippos; iv. withhold sunlight from inferiors.

Wow! I must say, I have SO much enjoyed Imperial’s teams over the years but this one might be my favorite. Maybe I’m still partial to Imperial Brandon’s team from a few years ago… but then again, that team with Zeng was amazing too 😅 congratulations to the winners and commiserations to UCL. Great run, but clearly Izzatdust just couldn’t overcome Lee - he just got beat on a number of those starters.

That was brilliant, I had goose pimples. The score was outstanding and I am so very impressed. Well done.

After folowing this season for so long I like both teams! The combined score over 400 is just nuts! The fact that show has been runnign for over 50 years shows the humans' endless facination with knowledge. =)

You guys were amazing - EACH & EVERY one of the 8 of you should be very proud of yourselves!

Absolutely fantastic final, with extraordinary high standards all round. Imperial were imperious, and worthy champions; a fabulous team performance. Congrats also to UCL, worthy finalists and 120 is a brilliant score at this stage. Picked up maybe 10 answers myself, which is probably a personal best for a final, but would definitely see me relegated from either team 😂😂😂 Thanks immensely Pumpkin for all the uploads. Best wishes and good health to you all, and see you soon for the new series

Lee and Jones could not be more different in their vibes and tone.

UCL has to be the most dapper looking team going into the final, look at those suits

omg what an exciting final!!! esp since Imperial and UCL were one of my fav teams (women in med you are my heroes!!) it's always so inspiring seeing college students participating on this show as a HS student, thank you cosmicpumpkin for the continuous uploads! now my Mondays will return to being boring :,(

Thank you from New Zealand! Fantastic to be able to follow this - on Tuesdays here:) I've seen all episodes. Congratulations to both amazing teams!

MATCH STATISTICS AND COMMENTS BELOW S53/E37 FINAL Note: individual team member stats are towards the bottom. 22 rounds (21 rounds completed; the game ended immediately after the starter question was answered correctly in the 22nd round) 25 starter questions (22 answered correctly + 3 additional starter questions as neither side got 'Venice' in round 2, 'Pierre Bourdieu' in round 11, or 'Thiamin/Vitamin B1' in round 19) 63 bonus questions (21 rounds x 3) 88 questions in total (25 starter + 63 bonus) 565 points available in total (25 x10, plus 63 x 5) 71.7% of the 565 points available were scored ((285 + 120)/565) Imperial 50.4% of the total points available (285/565); Starters 15/25; Bonuses 28/45 (62.2%); Penalties x1 UCL 21.2% of the total points available (120/565); Starters 7/25; Bonuses 14/18 (77.8%); Penalties x4 IMPERIAL 285 POINTS (starters 145 points + bonuses 140 points) STARTERS 145 points Haddad (Capt.) 0/0 = 0 points Lee 8/10 less penalties x1 = 75 points Jones 4/5 = 40 points Debnath 3/3 = 30 points UCL 120 POINTS (starters 50 points + bonuses 70 points) STARTERS 50 points Sawh (Capt.) 0/3 less penalties x1 = Minus 5 points Hall 1/3 less penalties x1 = 5 points Izzatdust 4/5 less penalties x1 = 35 points Finlay 2/3 less penalties x1 = 15 points The best team in the series won. No doubt. Imperial has now won 3 of the last 5 series, with wins in 2020 (Brandon Blackwell, Caleb Rich & co.), 2022 (Max Zeng, Michael Mays & co.) and 2024 (Justin Lee looks set to become the team member from this series that is remembered). Imperial is also now THE most successful team in the history of the show with 5 series wins, ahead of Magdalen College Oxford and Manchester, who have 4 series wins each. Which begs the question: is there any particular reason why is Imperial doing so well? Well. Maybe. It is worth reading a New York Times article about Brandon Blackwell and Imperial, which is easy to find online. In the article, Imperial's present captain - Suraiya Haddad - describes Brandon Blackwell as 'the father of this dynasty', and explains that Imperial has become more strategic in the selection of its team members due to Brandon's influence. Rather touchingly, Brandon was recently presented with a coffee mug by various Imperial team members, inscribed with the words 'Imperial Dad'.

Well, that was a thrashing. Izzatdust wasn't at his best. Lee's range of knowledge is phenominal. Congrats to the winners. And a big thank you to CP.

Congrats Imperial. Proud of the two Hongkongers Lee and Jones. Great to see them shine on BBC😊

*SEASON'S STATS (for the top 4 teams)* *1. IMPERIAL : 1460* 6 Matches Played Average : 243.33 Starter Points: 735 Bonus Points: 725 *Lee* = 36/44 {360 minus 20} *Jones* = 25/36 {250 minus 10} *Haddad* = 4/10 {40 minus 15} *Debnath* = 13/13 {130} Ave. Starter Success Rate: 75.73% (78/103) Ave. Bonus Success Rate: 62.50% (145/232) ----------------------------------------- *2. UCL : 1110* 6 Matches Played Average : 185 Starter Points: 540 Bonus Points: 570 *Hall* = 19/28 {190 minus 20} *Izzatdust* = 29/38 {290 minus 25} *Sawh* = 3/8 {30 minus 10} *Finlay* = 11/22 {110 minus 25} Ave. Starter Success Rate: 64.58% (62/96) Ave. Bonus Success Rate: 63.89% (114/179) ---------------------------------------- *3. TRINITY COLLEGE - CAMBRIDGE : 1240* 7 Matches Played Average : 177.14 Starter Points: 690 Bonus Points: 550 *Henderson* = 11/16 {110} *Banerjee* = 29/34 {290 minus 15} *Kang* = 12/17 {120 minus 5} *Jaksina* = 20/25 {200 minus 10} Ave. Starter Success Rate: 78.26% (72/92) Ave. Bonus Success Rate: 53.66% (110/205) ------------------------------------------ *4. MANCHESTER : 990* 6 Matches Played Average : 165 Starter Points: 575 Bonus Points: 415 *De Los Reyes White* = 9/16 {90} *Kullmann* = 10/18 {100 minus 5} *Senehedheera* = 23/29 {230 minus 15} *Grady* = 18/23 [180 minus 5} Ave. Starter Success Rate: 69.77% (60/86) Ave. Bonus Success Rate: 48.82% (83/170) ---------------------------------------------- _Until the next!_

disco elysium mentioned 🔥🔥

What an epic performance! Well done to both teams though, both were brilliant to watch all season

Fantastic series. Thank you so, so much for all of the uploads.

Fantastic season. Can't wait for the next one. What a performance by the winners and thanks for uploading these every week!

Congratulations IC. It is fantastic to watch this. You have lived our long history of simply winning and be a giant leader. It is fantastic and this brings back nostalgic memories 💖. Seeing royal Albert Hall which was over our laboratory window that is Department of Biology before the current relocation within the campus. Best wishes . Agnes

Thank you for your uploads! I had a great time watching these. If any of the contestants read this, many congratulations to you as well! Can't wait for the next season.

Thanks again, CosmicPumpkin! What an amazing performance by the winning team! I've been on their bandwagon all year long, and I have to say that this match was their most impressive performance yet. To win by the margin they did over another outstanding team...as Rajan noted...that would have won this in any other year. What a stellar end to a stellar series. My best to both teams, and to each individual. My best to all of you who followed the series, wherever you reside. Until next series!

thank you so much cp for taking up the mantle and recording the whole incredible series, especially for those of us outside the uk; thanks also to the brilliant and talented contestants, and to amol for a great first season as host

They were both winners IMO. Outstanding knowledge and incidentally, seemingly, just splendid people. Congratulations to all four and lastly a big thank you to Amol Rajan

Considering I view Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead as the best thing created by a human, my envy of both Imperial and UCL's teams of getting to meet Sir Tom Stoppard is palpable. The only thing I'm more envious of would be their intellect; an incredible showing, and well done to all involved!

OMG IS THIS ALREADY HAPPENED??? I LOVE UCL DRESS CODE IN THIS EPISODE🤩 it is beautiful to see Sawh and Haddad smile I feel relieved when izzat-dust breaks the tension and Happy Eid al-Fitr everyone🌟

Such an impressive round from both teams.

Wow! I’m speechless. Congratulations all!

Thank you so much Cosmic Pumpkin! You really brighten up our days!

fantastic performances throughout the series!

What a match!! All brilliant contestants. Who else was clapping along at the award ceremony?

Thank you for uploading this year's season!

Great series and Bravo Amol! More than met the considerable challenge!

To start at the end: Imperial team captain *Suraiya Haddad,* along with her teammates, were unfailingly-and, perhaps, as UCL’s *Jacob Finlay* put it here in the comments, annoyingly-super-gracious to UCL. It’s hard to hold a grudge when your opposing team is so magnanimous. Not that UCL _would._ As, again, Finlay said, Imperial very much deserved this outcome. Part of the story-but only a part-is conveyed in the statistics, helpfully compiled by fellow commenter Lindokuhle Sibande: Imperial got 15 starter questions right as compared to the seven of UCL. Now it _is_ possible to win only on the basis of starter questions alone, getting _none_ of the bonuses right, but Imperial hardly relied on that: the team racked up an additional 140 points in the bonus questions, twice the number of UCL, assuring the resounding result. UCL, in fact, did exactly 25% _better_ on the bonus questions than Imperial but, with only half the actual points, having answered slightly less than half the starter questions correctly, it was a bit of a runaway victory for the winning team. The other part-perhaps the more impressive part-were the questions and the manner in which Imperial got them right. Imperial’s *Justin Lee* and *Adam Jones* gave their usual sure-footed responses: Lee nailed the starter having to do with a 13th-century city of “the Low Countries,” after a rare flub by UCL’s *Ali Izzatdust* 10:50, and then managed to run away with the bonus questions regarding the 18th-century wars of succession. Lee knew “the daughter of King Sancho VI” 16:56 (I had never even _heard_ of the monarch so knowing the name of his daughter would have presented something of a challenge for me) and the compositional form ABACA 23:15. (Maybe Lee’s answer was just the standard University Challenge response-I really don’t know-just as “villanelle” is always a good go-to answer for forms in poetry.) I rather enjoyed Lee’s take-charge “Just say” 24:30 for a 17th-century author, which _really_ works best when the answer turns out to be correct, as it did here. Meanwhile, Imperial’s *Adam Jones* came up with the “industrial significant mineral with a single mine in Greenland”-again, impressive to me as I know probably _less,_ if that’s possible, about Greenlandic minerals than I do about late 12th-century Spanish monarchs-after another miss, this time by UCL’s Tayana Sawh; a four-word title of a 1936 George Orwell novel, which, even if I _did_ know (and I didn’t), I wouldn’t have been able to pronounce-and he then scored a hat trick with bonus questions regarding mythological paintings by Angelica Kauffman 17:05. (The educational system in Hong Kong seems to be doing _something_ right.) Imperial’s *Sourajit Debnath* rose to the challenge early on, getting both the starter question dealing with a film director 8:43 and then, again, sweeping all three bonus questions dealing with video games winning the BAFTA award for “Best Debut Game” plus another question having to do with, in part, a ridge on a mechanical part 9:35. If you’re keeping track, that’s three different team members of Imperial getting the answers to both the starter and all three bonus questions right. (And, speaking of awards, Debnath wins my award for fashion, no doubt coveted, for his striking red and black kinta with its off-center placket, even if Justin Lee’s hoodie, mentioned by Amol Rajan 2:36, conveyed Lee’s own inimitable insouciance.) UCL’s Izzatdust was as confident as, if not more so than, anyone on the Imperial team, answering questions-such as his preemptive answer regarding Punta del Garda 20:53-with aplomb and his ever-present disarmingly charming smile but UCL simply could not overcome Imperial’s stronger performance on both the starter and bonus questions. It couldn’t have helped matters that Amol Rajan bestowed, with a studied nonchalance, his guaranteed kiss of death on the team, assuring UCL that it had “plenty of time” 15:01. Kudos to both teams for their performances throughout the series! It was immensely enjoyable to watch each. And, while making it to the final carries with it, I’m sure, its own immense satisfaction, I can’t help but imagine that it’s the friends one makes along the way (e.g., UCL and its relationship with Manchester) that is its own rich reward.

Lee is a machine but my man Debnath also performed really well. Brandon really influenced Imperial to become a powerhouse, like no championships from 2002 to 2019, but now they have won 3 times since his appearance in 2020.

This has definitely been the best season I have seen in my 10 years of watching the UC. Amol has given new vigour to the shoe, but also the teams this year were fantastic, so if any participant of this year's UC reads this, thank you! You were all amazing. Thanks for making this a delightful show and competition. The comments all the team members have left in these videos have really been a joy to read. And of course a very special thank you to Cosmic Pumpkin for giving all of us the opportunity to watch the shoe and see the comments of the participants.

Congratulations, Imperial, on trouncing UCL so convincingly! Your mental speed and agility, accuracy, and very well-balanced team won us over. Thank you so much for uploading these unique and fascinating series! Made my day!

There don't seem to be many Aussies here so on behalf of the nation: I'm *outraged* at the pronunciation of 'Nullabor'

Amazing episode. Congratulations to both teams. Izzatdust you are the best, brilliant and intelligent E (Rapaz tues muy safo e culto). Thanks, CP for bringing us all these episodes. Hope you can upload the next season of UC .

And so it ends... Many wondered whether it would come down to a titanic contest between Izzatdust and Imperial Lee, others questioned the wisdom of Sawh and Haddad as captains. What we saw was two outstanding teams, the cream of British education [I know, half the contestants weren't from the UK], and two captains that have repeatedly shown the rare ability to lead their polymathic teams to victory. In a UC final the three major misstarts by UCL were always likely to be fatal, and so it proved. MJM in Melbourne, Australia.

imperial are truly unstoppable...i could watch them non-stop. each member seems to have a role in the team. brilliant from start to finish.

Fantastic match, fantastic series and fantastic winners. This series was fast paced, energetic and competitive. Kudos to Amol Rajan for holding it together and showing that he is a worthy replacement for the Paxperson. I'm sure lots of people were unsure whether he was the right fit, but he proved that he can run a tight ship on this show. The average number of questions per episode that he managed to put in, kept the interest going. Imperial were unstoppable this season. I don't think they ever went below 210 in any of their matches, which is an amazing feat. They had a well-balanced team and they were well prepared, going by the sheer number of obscure topics they cracked. Congratulations Imperial and UCL, for selecting worthy captains who made great decisions throughout, and congratulations again to both teams for showing how enjoyable competitive quizzing can be. Sadly one team had to come second. And a big THANK YOU to @cosmicpumpkin for the prompt uploads. The first thing I looked forward to on Tuesday mornings.

Well done Imperial, what a fantastic team achievement, everyone did so well on a range of subjects, and such gracious winners true Champions!

"Cosmic Pumpkin, you're simply the best!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!"

Lee from Hong Kong (East Asia) Jones from Hong Kong (East Asia) Debnath from India (South Asia)

Congrats to both teams. Amazing !

Thank You so much Pumpkin, you're the best. See you next season.

Always a weekly MUST WATCH.

What an outstanding team. As someone who follows cricket, this performance by Imperial is very reminiscent of what the great Aussie teams would do in Cricket World Cups in the early 2000s. Just absolute destruction of the opponents.

A very satisfying conclusion to an excellent series. I can now give my family a rest from wondering why I am shouting random words at my computer. Well done both teams and Amol. Thanks to CosmicPumpkin. See you all in autumn.