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These people are amongst the greatest quiz players in Britain.

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Together they make up the Eggheads,

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arguably the most formidable quiz team in the country.

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The question is, can they be beaten?

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Welcome to Eggheads, the show where a team of five quiz challengers

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pit their wits against possibly the greatest quiz team in Britain.

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They are the Eggheads.

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I say possibly, but it is probably, isn't it?

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-Should be.

-Undoubtedly.

-Yes.

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-Indubitably.

-Indubitably, Pat. Thank you.

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They are full of confidence today.

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Taking on the might of our quiz Goliaths are The Spread Eagles.

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Now, this team of friends are all students at the University of York.

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They are keen quizzers

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and they take their name from the pub in which they won their first quiz.

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So, let's meet them.

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Hello, my name is Josh and I am a medical student.

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Hi, I am Charlie and I am a history student.

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Hi, I am Harry and I'm an electronic engineering student.

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Hello, I'm Steve and I am a biology student.

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Hello, my name is Will

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and I am a politics, philosophy and economics student.

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-So, Josh and team, welcome. Great to see you.

-Hi there, Jeremy.

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And normally doing your studies, but today with us?

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Yeah, we have taken the day off university to come up here.

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Fantastic. And when you are not studying,

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you're down The Spread Eagle, I gather?

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-Pretty much.

-What is the pub like? Is it straw on the floor?

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Is there fighting there, or...? THEY LAUGH

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It is a nice place. It is not without its quirks, that's for sure.

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Is it one of these ones that's been redone and upholstered

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or has it got the nice old feel to it?

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-There's definitely an old feel there.

-That's good.

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-You're welcome there, are you?

-Yep, very welcome.

-Good.

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And how do you do when you quiz there?

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I mean, usually we come top three places and win a couple of beers.

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-Yeah.

-We're always excited when we get students,

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A, because the youth, am I right? It's always good.

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But also, we like to know that we are big on campus, which I gather...

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-Yeah, huge.

-Is that right?

-Yep.

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Is there an Eggheads moment at your university?

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-There is probably a society.

-JEREMY LAUGHS

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Yeah, well, we'll have to take this on a university tour, this show,

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one day, won't we? Don't you think?

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-There's a thought.

-Yes, actually. It would be fun.

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You would love that, Judith.

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-I would.

-LAUGHTER

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See how alive Judith is today? THEY LAUGH

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Just twinkling away there.

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So, every day there is £1,000 worth of cash

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up for grabs for our Challengers.

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If they fail to defeat the Eggheads,

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then we roll the prize money over to the next show.

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Spread Eagles, I can tell you

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the Eggheads have won the last four games.

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They had a bit of a knock a few days ago,

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but they've just started to motor now.

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So there's a handy prize of £5,000 on the table.

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Would you like to try and win it?

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-That will get us a nice holiday somewhere.

-Yeah, it will.

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Or a round of drinks at The Spread Eagle, who knows?

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They'll all be watching as well, I know.

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The first head-to-head battle will be on the subject of Science.

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Do we have a scientist here?

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-We do. We have three.

-I am a scientist.

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-So, who is it?

-Steve.

-Steve is our scientist.

-OK.

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Against which Egghead, Steve?

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-Take Judith.

-Go for Dave. Stick to the plan.

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Yes, stick to the plan. I'll take Dave.

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Steve on Science against Dave. That sounds...

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You have really war-gamed it.

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So, The Spread Eagles, Steve. The Eggheads, Dave.

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Both of you, to ensure there is no conferring,

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go to our Question Room.

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-You are the scientist, Steve, are you?

-I am.

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I have been picked to do Science.

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Studied biology, so hopefully I have got some knowledge there.

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And I gather you are also a magician?

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I do enjoy doing a bit of magic for fun and money back home.

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Quite hard work, isn't it?

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You've got to practise card tricks and that kind of thing.

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Always playing with cards, always carry a deck of cards.

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-Can you make Dave disappear?

-I hope so!

-Good luck.

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Science, and would you like to go first or second?

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I would like to go second, please, Jeremy.

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OK. Dave, you have the first question.

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Which of the following celebrated its 25th birthday in 2015?

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25th birthday.

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So, we're looking at 1990. Um...

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Apollo 11 was 1969.

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Telstar, I believe, 1962.

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So, I have got to go with the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Very good on your dates, Dave. Well done, Hubble it was.

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The space telescope.

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-Did you know that, Steve?

-I did know that one, yes.

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-Should have gone first, shouldn't you?

-Should have. Rats!

-Never mind.

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The diet of a terrestrial kangaroo is most likely

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to consist of a large amount of what?

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Well, I can't imagine it is shellfish

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because they are in Australia.

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And I reckon they are...

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..insects.

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-So, you think the answer is insects?

-Yes.

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It is actually not. They're eating grass.

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I thought they ate ants. That's upsetting.

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Um...they might eat... Anyone know?

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Anyone, any personal relationships with a kangaroo here?

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Anyone? Anyone have a...?

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HE LAUGHS

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Is there something you want to tell us, Lisa?

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Jeremy, you can't say things like that!

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I will actually keel over one of these days.

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Anyone known a kangaroo? Anyone have any dealings with a kangaroo?

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It isn't getting any better.

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-I have no knowledge of a kangaroo.

-You have no knowledge of kangaroos.

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-It is grass they eat.

-It is grass, they eat grass.

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Kevin has confirmed it.

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You may be thinking of an anteater. STEVE LAUGHS

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If one of them bounds up to you, it is not an anteater, it is a kangaroo.

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OK. Dave,

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founded in 1959, the main operations of the Charles Darwin Foundation

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are based in which South American country?

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Know what I want to say and I'm going to probably

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make a mess of this.

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I am going to rule out Brazil.

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Chile makes sense to me in terms of the geography.

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But I have got the Galapagos Islands on my mind,

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which means I have to go for Ecuador.

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And Ecuador is the right answer. Well done.

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While we are on this subject,

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somebody told me it is "Chee-lay". "Chee-lay".

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-Oh, no.

-I know.

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And I started pronouncing it "Chee-lay"

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and then a load of people said it's "Chilly"

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and I've now lost all confidence.

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-Can you give me...

-It's "Chilly".

-"Chilly".

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Otherwise it is very affected.

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-It is.

-I think it is a bit.

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I had a lecturer...

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When I was doing

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my modern history stuff,

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one of my courses

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was on South American history.

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And the lecturer there had lived in South America for many years

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and she always said "Chee-lay".

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-Yes.

-And at the time I found that

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rather strange, but I've heard

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a lot of people do it since.

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I think it is one of those where

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it's probably the proper

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pronunciation, but not for us.

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-We don't say "Peree", do we?

-No.

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So, it is the proper pronunciation but it is annoying.

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-Yes, basically.

-If you're there,

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perhaps when you're there

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and you're speaking Spanish,

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if that's what they speak,

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then you say it.

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All right. So, from now on, I'm going

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to say "Chilly" with conviction.

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Right, back to you, Steve. You need to get this one right, really.

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In terms of human limb movement, what is the opposite of extension?

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Ph...ooh. Um...

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See, Josh would have known this one.

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It comes up all the time in his medical studies.

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However, I am going...

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I always said if I was going to guess,

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I would go to the right, so we will go with flexion.

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Let me check with Josh. What do you think?

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Yes, flexion.

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Josh likes it and you're right. Well done.

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-Flexion it is.

-Great stuff.

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OK, Dave, your question. For the round.

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Which British inventor developed an early electric light bulb

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and joined his company with that of Thomas Edison in 1883?

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Don't associate James Wimshurst or Edward Nairne with the light bulb.

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I do associate Joseph Swan with the light bulb, so that's my answer.

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Joseph Swan is the right answer. Well done, Dave. Three out of three.

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Sorry, Steve.

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Because he started, he's stolen the march there and knocked you out.

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He has. I just cracked under the pressure.

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I'm sorry, you are out and Dave is in the final.

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If you come back to us, we'll play the next round.

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So, as it stands,

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The Spread Eagles have lost a brain from the final round.

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What is happening in the pub now?

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They're all watching, they're all going, "Ugh!", like that.

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-They are all shouting, "Kangaroo!"

-They won't be happy.

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The Eggheads have lost no brains, but very early days.

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The next subject for you is Film & TV

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and I am thinking you're going to be good at this.

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-Who are we going to get for that?

-I believe that is me.

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-I think we're sending Josh for this one.

-Josh, OK.

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And which Egghead would you like? Can't be Dave.

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-Um...

-You know who it is going to be, Josh.

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Could I go up against...

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Kevin, please?

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-You can.

-Oh.

-Said in hushed tones.

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Josh from The Spread Eagles versus Kevin from the Eggheads.

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Film & TV. Please go to our Question Room now.

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So, Josh, do we deduce from the fact that you were the one

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to do Film & TV that you spend a lot of time watching it?

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Well, obviously as a medical student,

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I don't have that much time.

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We've sort of gone for the sacrificial lamb tactic here.

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What is the best medical TV drama?

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I do have quite a love of Grey's Anatomy.

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Oh, I have watched a bit of that, yeah. I enjoy that.

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It is not the most accurate, but for the drama side,

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it has certainly got a lot of that.

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I think I watched series one, really enjoyed it.

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Josh, you can choose. Do you want to go first or second?

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Can I go first, please, Jeremy?

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Here we go with your first question. Good luck.

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Which sitcom, Josh, was set in Maplins Holiday Camp?

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Well, none of them are immediately springing to my mind.

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I'd probably have to say Open All Hours sounds

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a bit more like a holiday camp than any of the other two,

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so that is what I am going to go for, please.

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-I know what you mean. How old are you, Josh?

-I am 19.

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-Yeah, this may have even been broadcast before you were born.

-Hmm.

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It is not Open All Hours. Open All Hours was Ronnie Barker, was it?

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-Yep.

-And it was about a shop.

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Hi-de-Hi! is the answer we were looking for.

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Kevin, your question.

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Nina Ridge and Philip Avery are best known for presenting what on TV?

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I think I have heard of Philip Avery.

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So, the obvious one...

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I don't actually know as such, but the obvious one, I suppose,

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is weather forecast. I will say weather forecast.

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Weather forecast is the right answer. Yes, indeed.

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OK, he is in the lead, Josh, but don't panic yet.

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Stephen Merchant plays the useless agent Darren Lamb

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in which TV comedy series?

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Um...

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So, I have seen Extras and I don't believe it is that.

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In The Office, I am not sure he is an agent in that.

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I believe he's just a friend of Ricky Gervais.

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And I haven't actually seen Life Is Short,

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so that is the one I'm going to go for.

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-Any of your team-mates know?

-I think that's correct, yeah.

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-I am a big fan of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.

-Yeah.

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-No, but it is wrong, actually. It is Extras.

-Oh.

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Because Extras is where Gervais is playing the actor

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and he's always being given useless jobs, isn't he?

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-Yeah.

-So, the useless agent is Stephen Merchant.

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Sorry, Josh. Back to Kevin.

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If he gets this right, the round is over.

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Kevin, who played Lex Luthor in the 1978 film Superman?

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Well, that was...

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I have actually seen that once or twice, and it is Gene Hackman.

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-This was a baddie, was it?

-Yeah, someone...

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You'd probably say that Lex Luthor is Superman's number one adversary,

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really, over the years.

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-His arch nemesis?

-Yes. A bald...

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supervillain, effectively.

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Love the way that you equate hair loss with evil.

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Well, you know. Never rule out such ideas.

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JEREMY LAUGHS

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Gene Hackman is the right answer. Well done, Kevin. Two out of two.

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No way back, Josh, I am afraid.

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With two wrong answers, you are knocked out as well.

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Please return. Rejoin your team-mates, guys.

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So, we've had two rounds and the Challengers have lost two

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and the Eggheads over here are sitting pretty.

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So, got to just do something now.

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Whatever it is Spread Eagles do, you've got to do it.

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The next subject as Food & Drink.

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-That is great, isn't it?

-Um...

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Cos they are students and...

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This was Josh's specialist subject.

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-I believe it is you, Harry.

-Me? OK, sure.

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-You're going to have to go for it, I'm sorry.

-Going to be Harry?

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All right, Harry. And which Egghead would you like?

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-Lisa, Pat or Judith?

-Judith.

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-Judith, do you reckon?

-Judith, yeah.

-Yeah.

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-Go with Judith.

-Fine.

-Me?

-Yes, you.

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They hardly ever pick women for Food & Drink cos they think

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women are in the kitchen and busy cooking and know all about it.

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-We don't tolerate sexism at university.

-We believe in equality.

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It's been years since you answered any questions on Food.

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-I think I've hardly ever, ever done it.

-Well, it's our pleasure.

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SHE LAUGHS So, OK.

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Judith will do it with Harry. The Spread Eagles versus the Eggheads.

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Please go to the Question Room.

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So, Harry, you were voted most likely to be a millionaire?

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-Yes, I was, yes.

-At school?

-Yes. Still hoping.

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And were you voted also, Judith?

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No, we didn't have votes on things like that.

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So they didn't realise what was coming your way?

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-No, nobody did.

-Did you realise?

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-No, of course I didn't.

-Until the final moment.

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Well, not even then. I was slightly on tenterhooks.

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-You know what we're talking about, Harry?

-Yeah, I do.

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Do you remember the question she was asked?

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-I don't, no, unfortunately.

-Come on, remind us, Judith.

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Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine married to -

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was it Henry I, Henry II, Henry V or Richard I?

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-And it was...?

-Henry II.

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That is right, of course. How could I have forgotten that?

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I have seen that clip 100 times.

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And that is what won her a million pounds, Harry.

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Anyway, see if you can even up the score now. You're playing Judith.

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She is excited to be doing Food & Drink, as you can tell.

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-Would you like to go first or second?

-Um...

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I'll go first, please.

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And here we go.

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Bay trees, whose leaves are used widely for seasoning in cookery,

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are native to which region?

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Um... I don't believe it is the Great Lakes or the Bay of Bengal.

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I am going to go with the Mediterranean, please.

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It is indeed the Mediterranean. Well done.

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Though strangely, I seem to have a bay tree growing in my front garden.

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Does that sound right?

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I've certainly been taking leaves off and cooking with them.

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-LAUGHTER

-Yes, that's right.

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-Is that right, Judith?

-Yes.

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They survive frost, so they can grow further north.

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-They can survive in a cold climate?

-Yes.

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Here is your question.

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Which of the following are common taco fillings?

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Well, it is Mexican, isn't it?

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You can probably put any of those in them,

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but I think on the whole, you put meat and cheese in.

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Meat and cheese is correct.

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-Always makes me think of those fast food places in the States.

-Yes.

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-Not very appetising.

-No, absolutely not.

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OK, Harry, your question.

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The flat Italian bread focaccia is traditionally flavoured with

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olive oil and what?

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Harry, is it...

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I don't believe it is nutmeg. Salt and anchovies ring a bell.

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I am going to go with anchovies.

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Yeah, it is not, actually. It is salt.

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-Oh, well.

-Here's your question, Judith. It's one point each.

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The lemon liqueur called limoncello

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originated in the south of which country?

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Well, Spain and Italy both have a lot of lemons but limoncello,

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I think limoncello is Italian, so Italy.

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Italy is correct, yeah.

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So, Harry, you need this one.

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What is the main fruit ingredient of a traditional tarte Normande?

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Um, I assume it is from Normandy. They grow a lot of apples in

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Normandy so I'm going to go with apples.

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Apples is quite right, well done. So it's two-two but Judith has

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a question in hand in one of these rare Food & Drink rounds.

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-Do you do a lot of cooking, Judith?

-Yes, I love cooking, actually.

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CHALLENGERS CHUCKLE

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Harry wishes you said that earlier.

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What is the highest number of Michelin stars

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a restaurant may be awarded?

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Well, I think it is three.

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Three is the right answer. Well done, Judith. Three out of three on

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Food & Drink with the Michelin stars.

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Harry, sorry, she has taken you out there but I think I sense she is

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quite a player on Food & Drink.

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If only all those sport rounds had been Food & Drink, eh, Judith.

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-Oh, yes, life would be different.

-JEREMY CHUCKLES

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Please come back and rejoin your teams.

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OK, Josh, a little bit awkward now. Three gone.

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The plan is not going to plan, you could say.

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-Did you have a spreadsheet and all of that?

-We've got our names,

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the subjects, the Eggheads' names, we've got everything.

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-You've got a grid.

-A flow chart throughout.

-Yeah.

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At what point did it go wrong?

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Somewhere in the middle of the first round, I would say.

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HE LAUGHS

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OK, you have lost three and the Eggheads over here have lost none,

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which we hate to see here

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so see if you can get one of them out before the final.

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-And it is Politics now. Do we have a politics student here?

-We do, yes.

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-I study politics for my degree, yes.

-OK, Will.

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-And which Egghead would you like?

-Um...

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-Lisa.

-Lisa.

-Yeah, can I take Lisa, please?

-You may indeed.

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Will from The Spread Eagles versus Lisa from the Eggheads.

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And to ensure there is no conferring, please go to our Question Room.

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So we are on Politics, Lisa, don't worry.

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SHE CHUCKLES SARCASTICALLY

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It's easy for you to say, Mr "Look at me with all the answers".

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Yeah, I know, I know. I know we've had... A little tricky the last

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few days but not to worry,

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just saying it always turns around sometimes.

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-Keep soldiering on.

-Having a little bit of difficulty

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but I'm not mentioning it, Will.

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-Would you like to go first or second on Politics?

-Can I go first, please?

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So here we go, good luck.

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Which is the most northerly parliamentary constituency in the UK?

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Funnily enough, we came through Berwick-upon-Tweed on our train

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journey up to the studio so I am aware of where that is

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and Belfast, obviously, in Ireland and Orkney and Shetland, Scotland.

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Um, so I'm going to go with Orkney and Shetland based on

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my experience and knowledge.

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Yes, superb. You're quite right.

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Orkney and Shetland. Long, long way away.

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Lisa, in January 2015 Alexis Tsipras became Prime Minister of which

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European country?

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They voted him in on the anti-austerity ticket in Greece.

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Greece is the right answer with that rather interesting Finance Minister.

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-But what's his name?

-Varoufakis.

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Varoufakis, the guy with open-neck shirts and leather jackets.

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He's terribly glamorous. He's a frightfully sexy character, I think.

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OK. So Lisa has one

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and, Will, you have one as well. Your question now.

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Which American politician famously told 12-year-old schoolboy

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William Figueroa that he'd spelt potato incorrectly during a

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classroom visit in New Jersey in 1992?

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Well, I know Reagan from the '80s.

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So seeing the date is '92, I'm not sure whether that's going to go

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over. Obviously, Al Gore I know from far more recently.

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And I'm not sure about Dan Quayle.

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Um, I think on the basis of knowing Reagan is certainly in the '80s,

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I'm going to go on Ronald Reagan but I am not sure.

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Yeah. So Reagan was president from '80 to '88, I think, wasn't he?

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So between '88 and '92, it was George Bush Senior

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and Dan Quayle was his deputy. Dan Quayle is the answer.

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Went into a classroom, put an E on the end of potato

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with a piece of chalk. But not his only gaff, actually.

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Also said he wanted to go to Latin America cos he'd never

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been anywhere where people speak Latin.

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-THEY CHUCKLE

-He didn't?!

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Yes, he did. So, Dan Quayle.

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OK, Lisa, your question. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott caused

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caused a political storm in his country in early 2015 when he

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recommended that which member of the Royal family

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should receive a knighthood?

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You know how much I love my Australian questions, Jeremy.

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So thank you so much for this little gift of the day.

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I have a feeling it's Prince Philip.

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It is Prince Philip. Well done.

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Hey, we are back on track on Australia. That's good.

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Did he actually get the knighthood

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-in the end? Does anyone know?

-Yes.

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He did? And it caused more trouble.

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OK, back to you, Will.

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Xavier Bettel became which country's Prime Minister in 2013?

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-Could you spell the surname for me, please?

-B-E-T-T-E-L. Bettel.

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I actually don't know this one at all.

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I feel like it could be any of those countries.

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But, on a hunch, I think I would like to go with Luxembourg.

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-Yes, your hunch is brilliant. Luxembourg it is.

-That's luck.

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So you got two answers right out of three. If Lisa gets this one,

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she is in the final.

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In 2013, Tristram Hunt was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for which

0:21:230:21:27

area of government?

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Well, assuming he hasn't changed jobs recently, Tristram Hunt

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is the nemesis of pretty much anyone who has ever stood in the post

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of Secretary of State for Education.

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Education is the right answer. Well done, Lisa. How about that?

0:21:410:21:44

You're in the final round so we have broken that difficult run. Whoohoo!

0:21:440:21:47

Will, you have been knocked out. Please come back to us.

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So, this is what we have been playing towards. Is it time for our

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final round, which as always, is General Knowledge.

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But I'm afraid, those of you who lost your head-to-heads,

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don't take part in this round.

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So Spread Eagles have been knocked about a bit and Josh, Harry, Steve

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and Will, I'm afraid I have to ask you to leave the studio.

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Charlie, you are playing to win The Spread Eagle £5,000.

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Don't worry about the other four, they are gone.

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It is just you now and you are playing to win against Pat and Lisa

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and Dave and Kevin and Judith.

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All five of them who are playing for something maybe a bit more precious,

0:22:210:22:24

which is their reputations.

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As usual, I will ask each team three questions in turn.

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It's going to be General Knowledge. You can confer.

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I'm sorry, that doesn't help you.

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So, Spread Eagles, the question is can your one brain defeat these five?

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-It's a lot newer.

-Yeah.

-It's younger.

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Even it up. Swap round a few players on each side.

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No, you don't need to do...

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Believe me, when there is five of them, you can get confusion

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-and that's what we want.

-True.

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So, Charlie, do you want to go first or second?

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Can I go second, please? Thank you.

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OK, so first question to the Eggheads. Here we go.

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In Greek mythology, who was the father of Poseidon?

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-Cronus, Cronus.

-Yeah, Cronus.

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Yes, Cronus.

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-That was Cronus.

-Do you think they are right?

-I think they are.

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Cronus is the right answer. I think that's a tough question.

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I mean, would you have known that?

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-He's the Titan who gave birth to Zeus, Poseidon and Hades.

-Right.

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-I wish I had gone first!

-JEREMY LAUGHS

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Yeah, OK, all right. Maybe we have got a quizzer here.

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All right, this is interesting now. Here is your question.

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UK government ministerial boxes are traditionally which colour?

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I would have thought red would be slightly too Communist.

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Um...black, you know, sounds discrete.

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I'm going to go with black.

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-They are traditionally known as red boxes.

-Ooh!

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So ministers have red boxes, yes. So the answer is red.

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HE CLEARS HIS THROAT

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Red is the answer. OK, Eggheads.

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Which English cathedral is known as the Ship Of The Fens?

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-Ely.

-Don't think the others are in the Fens, are they?

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Yeah, the others are further, further away.

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The town of Ely is surrounded by damp low-lying land and it is

0:24:160:24:20

the cathedral at Ely that is known as the Ship Of The Fens. So Ely.

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Ely is the right answer. Well done. It's a city not a town, by the way.

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-Apologies.

-We apologise to everyone

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and that apology can be taken as all-encompassing.

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OK, Charlie, your question. You need to get this right.

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In 2000, an image of Charles Darwin first featured on which

0:24:420:24:46

Bank of England note?

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I wish I could say I have owned a £50 note but I haven't so...

0:24:520:24:56

Pfff!

0:24:570:24:59

I've owned fives and tens

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and I don't remember seeing Darwin on either of them.

0:25:010:25:04

-Or have I?

-Let me read it again.

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In 2000, an image of Charles Darwin first featured on which

0:25:100:25:14

Bank of England note?

0:25:140:25:15

I feel this is one I should really know.

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But I don't for certain.

0:25:240:25:27

-I'm going to go with my gut and just go with £10 note.

-You are not sure.

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You were thinking, it wasn't, maybe 50.

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-I could see you veering towards 50.

-Yeah.

-You're right, though.

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Well done. It is £10.

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So you would have seen it but it is hard to remember which note

0:25:420:25:45

-these things are on.

-Yeah.

-He's still there, isn't he, Eggs, or not?

0:25:450:25:48

-He's still on the 10?

-Er...

-Don't know.

-I feel I see...

-I think so.

0:25:480:25:53

-Yeah, yeah.

-Crazy beard.

-Yes, yes.

-Hummingbird.

-Hummingbird.

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Right, so where are we?

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You have got two, Challengers have got one.

0:26:000:26:03

If you get this one right, Eggheads,

0:26:030:26:05

cos Charlie let you go first, the contest is over.

0:26:050:26:08

John Witherow became the editor of which daily UK newspaper in 2013?

0:26:080:26:14

-I'm reasonably sure it's The Times.

-Yeah, I thought it was.

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-I don't think it's either of the others.

-Yeah, The Sun changed

0:26:220:26:26

-relatively recently.

-Yeah.

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I was thinking before the choices came up, that he was something

0:26:280:26:31

-to do with The Times.

-Yeah.

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Either The Times or The Sunday Times and it said daily paper

0:26:320:26:34

-so it's The Times.

-Yeah, it's The Times.

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I don't think it's The Sun.

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I think it is The Times, yeah.

0:26:390:26:41

OK. We'll go with The Times, Jeremy.

0:26:410:26:45

If you're right, the contest is over. What do you think, Charlie?

0:26:450:26:48

-Do you think they are right?

-I can't say I am sure on this one.

0:26:480:26:51

-He was Sunday Times at some point, wasn't he?

-Yeah.

0:26:510:26:54

The guy who went on to run BBC News, James Harding, was replaced by,

0:26:540:27:00

you're quite right, John Witherow.

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John Witherow was indeed The Times editor.

0:27:020:27:05

So we say congratulations, Eggheads, you have won.

0:27:050:27:08

It's those beastly red boxes.

0:27:130:27:15

HE CHUCKLES We don't see them often.

0:27:150:27:17

-I suppose, the budget box, is that a red box?

-Hmm.

-They are all red.

0:27:170:27:20

Or is that different...?

0:27:200:27:22

-Mmm. More brown, though, isn't it?

-No, it's red.

-Is it red?

0:27:220:27:25

-It's just old.

-OK. All right,

0:27:250:27:27

you can see how we can almost get into a fight over what colour

0:27:270:27:30

George Osborne's box is.

0:27:300:27:33

Anyway, Charlie, I am sorry about that. Sorry about that, Charlie.

0:27:330:27:36

You've just, just, got ahead of you in the last round.

0:27:360:27:38

All of them there, when they are all firing is quite difficult.

0:27:380:27:41

And Lisa has got her confidence back, I can tell. So...commiserations.

0:27:410:27:46

Commiserations, Spread Eagles.

0:27:460:27:47

Great to see a young team in from York University. The Eggheads

0:27:470:27:50

have done what comes naturally to them. They still reign supreme

0:27:500:27:53

over quizland. We can call it a bit of a run.

0:27:530:27:56

It's not a walk any more, it's a run.

0:27:560:27:57

It may even become a sprint, who knows? But you're on at the moment.

0:27:570:28:00

See if you can get ten in a row.

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That means you won't be going home with the £5,000.

0:28:020:28:04

The money rolls over to our next show. Eggheads, congratulations.

0:28:040:28:07

Who will beat you? Well, let's see. Maybe the next team will.

0:28:070:28:09

Maybe they will have the brains to defeat them. Till then, goodbye.

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