Only Connect Season 18, Episode 24: Cunning Planners v Crustaceans

Statisticals v Morporkians

Three data-lovers take on a team of Terry Pratchett fans in the opening heat of the series.

Jillies v Road Runners

Three Jilly Cooper fans face a team of road runners in another opening heat.

Peacocks v Mothers Ruined

Three followers of fashion take on a team comprising a mother, a daughter, the daughter’s cousin and the mother’s niece. No, the format hasn’t changed: that’s still only a team of three.

Cryptics v Strigiformes

Three puzzle fans compete against a team of mature students.

Cunning Planners v Seagulls

Three teachers from Brighton take on three Blackadder addicts in another opening heat.

Jugadores v Harlequins

There’s a former MP on one of the teams.

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Scrummagers v Crustaceans

One team are rugby supporters, and their opponents are admirers of crustaceans.

Croot Family v Irregulars

A family team take on three Sherlock Holmes aficionados.

Statisticals v Road Runners

The series reaches the knock-out stage.

Peacocks v Strigiformes

Two bird-named teams take part in an avian stand-off to establish a pecking order.

Jugadores v Seagulls

Scrummagers v Irregulars

In another knockout match, one of the teams works out what connects four clues after only seeing two of them: Narnian donkey and Edinburgh-based detective.

Morporkians vs Jillies

Three Pratchett people take on a team of Jilly Cooper aficionados.

Mothers Ruined v Cryptics

Cunning Planners v Harlequins

Three sitcom fans take on a team with a passion for the performing arts.

Croot Family v Crustaceans

It could be covered with duct tape, rubbed with raw meat, have dandelion milk dripped on it, or be frozen. But why would anyone want to? Victoria is on hand to explain.

Strigiformes v Cryptics

Two returning teams fight for a place in the next round.

Statisticals v Morporkians

A rematch between two teams who met in a previous round.

Scrummagers v Croot Family

Two family teams battle it out to stay in the competition.

Jugadores v Cunning Planners

There’s a place in the next round on offer.

28 min

Jillies v Strigiformes

A semi-final place awaits one of the two returning teams.

28 min

Mothers Ruined v Morporkians

Scrummagers v Harlequins

Strigiformes v Morporkians

It’s the first of the semi-finals, and the pressure is on.

Scrummagers v Crustaceans

It’s the second semi-final, but the series structure means the teams have met before.

28 min

Third Place Play-Off

The final can wait, because this episode is the third place play-off.

28 min

The Final

It’s the grand final, and Victoria and the teams are joined in the studio by two sparkling guests.