Only Connect Season 21, Episode 17: 5ks v Showstoppers

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Whitley Baes v Caraxians

Victoria 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.

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2

Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees

Fans 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.

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3

Metrophiles v Grapevines

Victoria 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.

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4

5ks v Showstoppers

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.

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5

Scanners v Worker Bees

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.

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6

Pitchers v Benchwarmers

Victoria 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.

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7

Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers

Victoria 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.

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8

Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers

Victoria 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.

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9

Pear Trees v Caraxians

Victoria 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.

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10

5ks v Grapevines

Victoria 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.

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Scanners v Benchwarmers

Victoria 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.

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12

Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers

Victoria 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.

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13

Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't

Victoria 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.

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14

Metrophiles v Showstoppers

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home.

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15

Pitchers v Worker Bees

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.

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Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers

Victoria 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.

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17

5ks v Showstoppers

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Holy faith, of the monks, sacrament, red stick – what’s the connection?

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18

Pear Trees v Whitley Baes

Victoria 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.

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Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers

Victoria 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.

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20

Benchwarmers v Worker Bees

Victoria 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.

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21

5Ks v Oh No They Didn't

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier.

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22

Metrophiles v Whitley Baes

Victoria 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.

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23

Pitchers v Sorcerers

Victoria 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.

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Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s nip and tuck and touch and go as another place in the semi-finals is decided.

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25

Metrophiles v 5Ks

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s the first of the semi-finals – the questions are tough, but so are the teams.

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26

Pitchers v Worker Bees

Victoria 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.

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27

Third Place Play-Off

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?

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28

The Final

Victoria 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.

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