Third Place Play-Off

March 6, 2023

0.0%

Only Connect - S18 - E27

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The final can wait, because this episode is the third place play-off!

Tweet! Telegram Facebook Pinterest

Only Connect: Season 18 - 28 Episode s

18x1 - Statisticals v Morporkians
August 29, 2022
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three data-lovers take on a team of Terry Pratchett fans in the opening heat of the series.
18x2 - Jillies v Road Runners
September 5, 2022
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the brain-teasing quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three Jilly Cooper fans face a team of road runners in another opening heat.
18x3 - Peacocks v Mothers Ruined
September 12, 2022
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.
18x4 - Cryptics v Strigiformes
September 19, 2022
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the brain-teasing quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three puzzle fans compete against a team of mature students - yes, there is such a thing.
18x5 - Cunning Planners v Seagulls
September 26, 2022
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three teachers from Brighton take on three Blackadder addicts in another opening heat.
18x6 - Jugadores v Harlequins
October 3, 2022
There’s a former MP on one of the teams: her political background comes in handy on the Wall but doesn’t help in the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far.
18x7 - Scrummagers v Crustaceans
October 10, 2022
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team are rugby supporters, and their opponents are admirers of crustaceans.
18x8 - Croot Family v Irregulars
October 17, 2022
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A family team take on three Sherlock Holmes aficionados.
18x9 - Statisticals v Road Runners
October 25, 2022
As the series reaches the knock-out stage, can the teams find the link between West and Exotic, Diane and Elvis, Moll and Graeme, and Liston and Lloyd?
18x10 - Peacocks v Strigiformes
November 1, 2022
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two bird-named teams take part in an avian stand-off to establish a pecking order.
18x11 - Jugadores v Seagulls
November 8, 2022
When presented with a sequence of three clues, can the teams work out what the fourth would be? They’re faced with this apparently random list: New Zealand Parrott, Alias, Small Ford Model.
18x12 - Scrummagers v Irregulars
November 15, 2022
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.
18x13 - Morporkians vs Jillies
November 21, 2022
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three Pratchett people take on a team of Jilly Cooper aficionados.
18x14 - Mothers Ruined v Cryptics
November 28, 2022
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. She asks what connects the following: Black and White, X and Y, Sun and Moon, and Sword and Shield.
18x15 - Cunning Planners v Harlequins
December 5, 2022
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three sitcom fans take on a team with a passion for the performing arts.
18x16 - Croot Family v Crustaceans
December 12, 2022
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.
18x17 - Strigiformes v Cryptics
December 19, 2022
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two returning teams fight for a place in the next round.
18x18 - Statisticals v Morporkians
January 2, 2023
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients in this rematch between two teams who met in a previous round.
18x19 - Scrummagers v Croot Family
January 9, 2023
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two family teams battle it out to stay in the competition.
18x20 - Jugadores v Cunning Planners
January 16, 2023
There’s a place in the next round on offer, and all the teams have to do is answer questions like this: Obel Tower / The Tower, Meridian Quay / Glasgow Tower / The Shard. What’s the connection?
18x21 - Jillies v Strigiformes
January 23, 2023
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A semi-final place awaits one of the two returning teams, but to get there, they have to answer some diabolical questions.
18x22 - Mothers Ruined v Morporkians
January 30, 2023
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.
18x23 - Scrummagers v Harlequins
February 6, 2023
The semi-finals are looming. All the teams need to do to book their place is answer questions such as: 7 March 2021, 3 July 2021, 22 January 2022. What comes next in the sequence?
18x24 - Cunning Planners v Crustaceans
February 13, 2023
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Six contestants in search of a semi-final place must deal with a series of tricky questions.
18x25 - Strigiformes v Morporkians
February 20, 2023
It’s the first of the semi-finals, and the pressure is on. What connects On Top of Spaghetti, Pinocchio’s time inside Monstro, Adelaide’s Lament and the cocaine scene in the film Annie Hall?
18x26 - Scrummagers v Crustaceans
February 27, 2023
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s the second semi-final, but the series structure means the teams have met before
18x27 - Third Place Play-Off
March 6, 2023
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The final can wait, because this episode is the third place play-off!
18x28 - The Final
March 13, 2023
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s the grand final, and Victoria and the teams are joined in the studio by two sparkling guests.

18x1 - Statisticals v Morporkians

18x2 - Jillies v Road Runners

18x3 - Peacocks v Mothers Ruined

18x4 - Cryptics v Strigiformes

18x5 - Cunning Planners v Seagulls

18x6 - Jugadores v Harlequins

18x7 - Scrummagers v Crustaceans

18x8 - Croot Family v Irregulars

18x9 - Statisticals v Road Runners

18x10 - Peacocks v Strigiformes

18x11 - Jugadores v Seagulls

18x12 - Scrummagers v Irregulars

18x13 - Morporkians vs Jillies

18x14 - Mothers Ruined v Cryptics

18x15 - Cunning Planners v Harlequins

18x16 - Croot Family v Crustaceans

18x17 - Strigiformes v Cryptics

18x18 - Statisticals v Morporkians

18x19 - Scrummagers v Croot Family

18x20 - Jugadores v Cunning Planners

18x21 - Jillies v Strigiformes

18x22 - Mothers Ruined v Morporkians

18x23 - Scrummagers v Harlequins

18x24 - Cunning Planners v Crustaceans

18x25 - Strigiformes v Morporkians

18x26 - Scrummagers v Crustaceans

18x27 - Third Place Play-Off

18x28 - The Final

S0: Specials

S1: Series 1

S2: Series 2

S3: Series 3

S4: Series 4

S5: Series 5

S6: Series 6

S7: Series 7

S8: Series 8

S9: Series 9

S10: Series 10

S11: Series 11

S12: Series 12

S13: Series 13

S14: Series 14

S15: Series 15

S16: Series 16

S17: Series 17

S18: Series 18

S19: Series 19