About this season
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.
Episodes (28)
1. Cribbagers v Gunners
Aired 17 July 2023 • 29 min
In the opening heat, three keen cribbage players face a team of Arsenal supporters.
2. Roadies v Stitchers
Aired 24 July 2023 • 28 min
Three rock music fans face a team of enthusiastic embroiderers in another first-round heat.
3. Antiphons v Drop of Red
Aired 31 July 2023 • 29 min
Three devotees of choral music come up against a team of red wine connoisseurs.
4. Thrifters v Suncatchers
Aired 7 August 2023 • 28 min
Three lovers of all things pre-loved compete against a team of warm-weather worshippers.
5. Isotopes v Academicals
Aired 14 August 2023 • 29 min
Three Matt Groening fans take on a trio of teachers in another opening heat.
6. Also Rans v Gardners
Aired 21 August 2023 • 28 min
Three former Mastermind contenders are in the spotlight, facing a family team.
7. Mercians v Volunteers
Aired 28 August 2023
Three willing volunteers take on a team from the Midlands.
8. Video Nasties v Solomons Family
Aired 4 September 2023 • 28 min
In another first-round contest, a fearless family faces fervent film fans.
9. Roadies v Cribbagers
Aired 11 September 2023 • 28 min
The series reaches the knock-out stage tonight, and only one of the teams can progress to the next round.
10. Drop of Red v Suncatchers
Aired 18 September 2023 • 28 min
It’s the knock-out stage, and the next round beckons for one of the teams.
11. Academicals v Gardners
Aired 25 September 2023 • 28 min
Having lost their first game, both teams need a win to stay in.
12. Solomons Family v Volunteers
Aired 2 October 2023 • 29 min
Once again, one of the teams will be saying goodbye from the competition.
13. Stitchers v Gunners
5.0Aired 9 October 2023 • 29 min
It’s a ‘winner-winner’ game, so everyone survives to quiz another day.
14. Antiphons v Thrifters
Aired 16 October 2023 • 28 min
It's another ‘winner-winner’ heat, which means one team motors straight through to the next round, while the other has to take a more scenic route.
15. Isotopes v Also Rans
Aired 23 October 2023 • 29 min
Everyone’s a winner in this episode - in the sense that the losing team can play another game later in the series.
16. Mercians v Video Nasties
6.0Aired 30 October 2023 • 28 min
The Mercians became the second highest scorers in the programme’s history in their last appearance: they finished with 36 points. But how will they do against the Video Nasties?
17. Antiphons v Suncatchers
Aired 6 November 2023 • 28 min
Only one team can progress to the next round.
18. Roadies v Stitchers
Aired 13 November 2023 • 28 min
It’s a rematch tonight – the teams have met before, but once again, fate has intervened to bring them face to face to face.
19. Solomons Family v Video Nasties
6.0Aired 20 November 2023 • 28 min
It's another rematch – the Video Nasties won last time these teams met. What will the Solomons Family have to do to beat them?
20. Isotopes v Gardners
Aired 27 November 2023 • 29 min
All that stands between the teams and a place in the quarter finals is… well, questions, obviously.
21. Gunners v Suncatchers
Aired 4 December 2023 • 28 min
It’s another fiercely fought contest, but one of the teams will have to head home.
22. Thrifters v Stitchers
Aired 11 December 2023 • 28 min
It's quarter-final time.
23. Also Rans v Video Nasties
5.0Aired 18 December 2023 • 28 min
It’s a quarter-final, and the questions are getting trickier.
24. Isotopes v Mercians
7.0Aired 1 January 2024 • 28 min
25. Semi-Final 1
8.0Aired 8 January 2024 • 28 min
It's the first semi-final of the series.
26. Semi-Final
7.0Aired 15 January 2024 • 28 min
A coveted place in the third place play-off is at stake: one team will have to settle for being in the final.
27. Third Place Play-Off
Aired 22 January 2024 • 29 min
It’s the third place play-off.
28. The Final
Aired 29 January 2024 • 28 min