Will Trimble Tumble? (University Challenge Final)

[goldenecitrone]

He did understand the application form. He was still a student when they filmed the early rounds, but had finished studying by the time they filmed the final.

I think they should be allowed to keep the title, as it's a minor oversight rather than a deliberate act of cheating. The problem is the BBC are so scared of any sort of scandal after recent events, that they have over-reacted.

It doesn't really matter that much. Everyone who watched it knows that Gail won.

 

[Lakina]

"I had honestly believed I was eligible as I had indicated my course dates when I applied."

So, er, he didn't read the instructions. Too bad.

 

[Maggot]

"I had honestly believed I was eligible as I had indicated my course dates when I applied."

So, er, he didn't read the instructions. Too bad.

If he told the organisers his course dates when he applied, then it's their fault for not spotting it.

 

[bouncer_the_dog]

Looks like there was a tumble after all..

 

[purplex]

Dirty cheating Oxford rubbish haha

 

[purplex]

If he told the organisers his course dates when he applied, then it's their fault for not spotting it.

Well maybe they should one-day extend it to include people who'd ever attended university at some time in their lives the once-at-university-challenge, but as it stands its expected that the contestants are students

 

[Santino]

Well maybe they should one-day extend it to include people who'd ever attended university at some time in their lives the once-at-university-challenge, but as it stands its expected that the contestants are students

They could call it... 'Challenge'.

 

[Badgers]

Bizarre series all round.
I wonder if Sam Kay will be on the next Big Brother series now?

 

[goldenecitrone]

Bizarre series all round.
I wonder if Sam Kay will be on the next Big Brother series now?

Apparently he's going to marry Gail Trimble, then they will adopt Jade Goody's kids and bring them up in an intellectually stimulating middle class environment, all as part of a BBC social reality documentary to be filmed over the next 30 years.

 

[big eejit]

I thought Bamber Gasgoigne made a good point about this. He said that the BBC should manage to film it in a single university year, like what they did in his day. So there was no chance of anyone having graduated. If you spread it over two years, it means no-one in their final year can ever enter. They may be intending to stay on to do a PhD or summat but then not. So it's much more sensible to film it all within a single academic year.

 

[Diamond]

They could call it... 'Challenge'.

 

[quimcunx]

Apparently he's going to marry Gail Trimble, then they will adopt Jade Goody's kids and bring them up in an intellectually stimulating middle class environment, all as part of a BBC social reality documentary to be filmed over the next 30 years.

I would watch that.

 

[Agent Sparrow]

I thought Bamber Gasgoigne made a good point about this. He said that the BBC should manage to film it in a single university year, like what they did in his day. So there was no chance of anyone having graduated. If you spread it over two years, it means no-one in their final year can ever enter. They may be intending to stay on to do a PhD or summat but then not. So it's much more sensible to film it all within a single academic year.

A further complication is that I think you can only have one post grad to a team (one of my coursemates was on the team for my uni, and I'm pretty sure he told me that).

 

[marty21]

i don't like the gelled boy either tbf

i knew he was a wrong un

 

[Badgers]

Fresh scandal

 

[goldenecitrone]

It turns out that none of them were actually students. Most were simply frustrated milkmen and dinner ladies who needed a media outlet for their broad knowledge of 12th century flute concertos.