New Posts For Thread: University Challenge Finalhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30840147/university-challenge-finalMonkman v Goldman.What a shame it is only one match.Surely best of 3 would be better.30 years ago I tried to read his book A Brief History of Time....think i gave up on page 3.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30840147/university-challenge-final?post_id=551641183#55164118330 years ago I tried to read his book A Brief History of Time....think i gave up on page 3.Tue, 11 Apr 2017 14:21:28 -0500I'm not that comfortable seeing Professor Hawking on television;it was difficult to make out that he was actually alive.Just looked him up. Stephen Hawking is 75 years old.From Wikipedia: The diagnosis of motor neurone disease came when Hawking was 2https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30840147/university-challenge-final?post_id=551638289#551638289I'm not that comfortable seeing Professor Hawking on television;it was difficult to make out that he was actually alive.Just looked him up. Stephen Hawking is 75 years old.From Wikipedia: The diagnosis of motor neurone disease came when Hawking was 2Tue, 11 Apr 2017 08:53:03 -0500I got the SNOB = 36 question right. 40 years after writing chemistry on the UCCA form, I can just about remember the first couple of rows of the periodic table.Monkman was odd but fun, though not up to the standard of Corpus Christi Trimble or Emmanuhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30840147/university-challenge-final?post_id=551638197#551638197I got the SNOB = 36 question right. 40 years after writing chemistry on the UCCA form, I can just about remember the first couple of rows of the periodic table.Monkman was odd but fun, though not up to the standard of Corpus Christi Trimble or EmmanuTue, 11 Apr 2017 08:42:34 -0500Posy, I will bin my long priced doubles plan, blimey it doesnt take much for confidence to get shatteredhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30840147/university-challenge-final?post_id=551637661#551637661Posy, I will bin my long priced doubles plan, blimey it doesnt take much for confidence to get shatteredTue, 11 Apr 2017 07:40:13 -0500Trainstopper;I wouldn't get too carried away with your success....the artist's name is Rubens not Ruebens.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30840147/university-challenge-final?post_id=551637635#551637635Trainstopper;I wouldn't get too carried away with your success....the artist's name is Rubens not Ruebens.Tue, 11 Apr 2017 07:36:45 -0500Aftertiming here but the family are mightily impressed that I came up with the Reubens/Titian answer with my near zero knowledge of art, obviously this is the start of a successful run of guesses so i will be placing some long priced doubles on the nhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30840147/university-challenge-final?post_id=551637597#551637597Aftertiming here but the family are mightily impressed that I came up with the Reubens/Titian answer with my near zero knowledge of art, obviously this is the start of a successful run of guesses so i will be placing some long priced doubles on the nTue, 11 Apr 2017 07:30:21 -0500Agree with you about Prof. Hawking. I thought all the episodes were recorded over the space of a few days before the series broadcasts begin.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30840147/university-challenge-final?post_id=551636653#551636653Agree with you about Prof. Hawking. I thought all the episodes were recorded over the space of a few days before the series broadcasts begin.Tue, 11 Apr 2017 05:20:31 -0500Monkman had a very short attention span when conferring with his team-mates causing him to make unnecessary snap decisions - even when not under time pressure.I felt Goldman's team had easier questions once they had got the starters right. I think thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30840147/university-challenge-final?post_id=551636649#551636649Monkman had a very short attention span when conferring with his team-mates causing him to make unnecessary snap decisions - even when not under time pressure.I felt Goldman's team had easier questions once they had got the starters right. I think tTue, 11 Apr 2017 05:18:50 -0500A good final however am pleased Baliol won as Monkman's celebrity status seems to have gone to his head.I'm not that comfortable seeing Professor Hawking on television;it was difficult to make out that he was actually alive.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30840147/university-challenge-final?post_id=551636631#551636631A good final however am pleased Baliol won as Monkman's celebrity status seems to have gone to his head.I'm not that comfortable seeing Professor Hawking on television;it was difficult to make out that he was actually alive.Tue, 11 Apr 2017 05:15:51 -0500It's a fine line how much a team is prepared to gamble to snatch an extra few crucial starter questions. When you are behind with time running out then more risk needs to be taken.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30840147/university-challenge-final?post_id=551636589#551636589It's a fine line how much a team is prepared to gamble to snatch an extra few crucial starter questions. When you are behind with time running out then more risk needs to be taken.Tue, 11 Apr 2017 05:08:19 -0500