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I do wonder what these people make of both Chasers and fellow contestants getting questions right about things that happened centuries ago. Must think they are geniuses!
I can only assume she was hoping to luck her way through to the final and rely on everyone else to win her the money, I don’t imagine she’ll be turning up on an individual quiz any time soon.
The only racing question I’ve seen on The Chase recently was something about a jockey turned author, which I’m sure is enough for you to work out that it was Dick Francis, and the contestant went for Lester Piggott (not multiple choice). At least they had the right sort of era I suppose and it’s better than my pet hate ‘pass’, they named a jockey!
At least she made everyone laugh after the answer to one question was Tommy Cooper. When Bradley Walsh said to her “You must have heard of Tommy Cooper”, she replied “No. Is he like Russell Brand?”
I watched this, she is at university doing a law degree maybe she excels in that.
The things I want most in life are the things that I can't win.
Slightly different one today, the contestant was spot on but the explanation provided was wrong.
I caught a bit of the BBC’s Impossible at lunchtime. The premise is that some of the questions and/or answers are impossible rather than simply wrong.
The question was along the lines of ‘in which decade was the Derby won three times by Red Rum?’ The contest, a young lad, to his credit instantly recognised it as impossible. The host then told us it was impossible because Red Rum was a steeplechaser. As I’m sure you all know, he did run on the flat early in his career. I hope their researchers did more work and didn’t simply get lucky that a horse can’t win more than one Derby.
One from The Chase this week. When asked what she wanted to do should she win, the contestant said she wanted to buy a share in a racehorse. In the multiple choice section she was unable to identify which Classic is restricted to fillies out of the Derby, Oaks and Leger…
A happy ending though as she did still get through and the team ended up taking a £13k prize between three of them. I’m not sure how long £4,333 will last in the world of horse ownership but hopefully she found a syndicate to join.
Away from the frivolous subject of politics and on the serious subject of TV quiz shows, it’s been a while since I’ve noticed one of these.
Auguste Rodin (the horse) was an answer on this week’s University Challenge. The question started out by asking the name of the Aidan O’Brien horse that won the 2023 Derby but I rather suspect it was the description of the eponymous French sculptor that followed which led the student to the correct answer.
I saw that as well. One lad buzzed in but then went blank. I suspect he might have watched the race but couldn’t remember the horse’s name. The lad who answered the question probably did get it from the French sculptor, as you say.
Earlier on “Mastermind”, someone chose Red Rum as his specialist subject. Unfortunately I received a phone call just as he was about to take his seat in the black chair and missed it.
He obviously did well because he won the heat and progressed to the semi final. I wonder if he will choose another racing subject?
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