Only ConnectSeries 21

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The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.

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28 episoder

Whitley Baes v Caraxians
E1
Whitley Baes v CaraxiansVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.
Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees
E2
Oh No They Didn't v Pear TreesFans of Pantomime and Partridge put their passions on hold to puzzle out the connection between clues such as east Azerbaijan, south Holland, Inner Mongolia and New Mexico.
Metrophiles v Grapevines
E3
Metrophiles v GrapevinesVictoria Coren Mitchell presides over the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others.
5ks v Showstoppers
E4
5ks v ShowstoppersVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far - the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking. It's going to be a knockout show - in the sense that the losing team will be, well, knocked out. But not before wrestling with fiendish questions such as: holy faith, of the monks, sacrament, red stick - what's the connection?
Scanners v Worker Bees
E5
Scanners v Worker BeesVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.
Pitchers v Benchwarmers
E6
Pitchers v BenchwarmersVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the teams comes straight in with an answer after seeing just two clues.
Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers
E7
Jive Bunnies v SorcerersVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons and Dragons players.
Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers
E8
Doctors Matthews v Keyboard WorriersVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It's a close match as a family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists.
Pear Trees v Caraxians
E9
Pear Trees v CaraxiansVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.
5ks v Grapevines
E10
5ks v GrapevinesVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition.
Scanners v Benchwarmers
E11
Scanners v BenchwarmersVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Postmodern, Boris Johnson and frozen yoghurt – one team spotted the connection after three clues.
Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers
E12
Jive Bunnies v Keyboard WorriersVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match.
Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't
E13
Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn'tVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Neither team has lost a match so far – but that’s about to change.
Metrophiles v Showstoppers
E14
Metrophiles v ShowstoppersVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home.
Pitchers v Worker Bees
E15
Pitchers v Worker BeesVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far - the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking. These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air. But it's a semi-final, and the difficulty of the questions has gone up a notch. For example: grotesque figure, evil spirit of the dead, tribe of hairy women and man of the forest - what's the connection?
Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers
E16
Doctors Matthews v SorcerersVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team correctly guesses the fourth in the sequence after just two clues.
5ks v Showstoppers
E17
5ks v ShowstoppersVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Holy faith, of the monks, sacrament, red stick – what’s the connection?
Pear Trees v Whitley Baes
E18
Pear Trees v Whitley BaesVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s a very close game, with the teams having been here before and knowing what to expect.
Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers
E19
Keyboard Worriers v SorcerersVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A place in the quarter-finals is at stake – one of the teams will have to leave the competition.
Benchwarmers v Worker Bees
E20
Benchwarmers v Worker BeesVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Another quarter-final place is on offer, and it looks to be another tight game.
5Ks v Oh No They Didn't
E21
5Ks v Oh No They Didn'tVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier.
Metrophiles v Whitley Baes
E22
Metrophiles v Whitley BaesVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Another place in the semi-finals is decided, and the questions are as demanding as ever.
Pitchers v Sorcerers
E23
Pitchers v SorcerersVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Once again there’s a place in the semi-finals on offer, with two teams facing ever more testing questions.
Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees
E24
Doctors Matthews v Worker BeesVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far - the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking. It's nip and tuck and touch and go as another place in the semi-finals is decided. Here's an example of the sort of question the teams are up against: 4. Saint Francis, 3. Saint Joseph, 2. Saint James... what comes fourth in this sequence?
Metrophiles v 5Ks
E25
Metrophiles v 5KsVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far - the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking. It's the first of the semi-finals - the questions are tough, but so are the teams after surviving the grueling earlier rounds. Arsenal, Ghetto, Lagoon, Lido - what's the connection between those four apparently random clues?
Pitchers v Worker Bees
E26
Pitchers v Worker BeesVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air in this semi-final.
Third Place Play-Off
E27
Third Place Play-OffVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far - the vital extra ingredients are logic and lateral thinking. It's the third place play-off, featuring such questions such as: John Newcombe, Richard Smart, Henry Brash and William Friendless - what's the connection?
The Final
E28
The FinalVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. After 28 weeks of brain-to-brain combat, it's the final at last.