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 (16)
1. Joinees v Draughtsmen
Aired 27 August 2012 • 29 min
Members of Danny Wallace's Join Me campaign pit their wits against three beer lovers.
2. TEFL Teachers v IT Specialists
Aired 3 September 2012 • 29 min
Three teachers square up to a team of IT specialists.
3. Footballers v Second Violinists
Aired 10 September 2012 • 29 min
A trio of footballers pit their wits against three orchestral players.
4. Wordsmiths v Educators
Aired 17 September 2012 • 29 min
A trio of writers pit their wits against three high school teachers.
5. Trenchermen v Numerists
Aired 24 September 2012 • 29 min
Three friends who share hearty appetites take on a trio of young mathematicians.
6. Wintonians v Quitters
Aired 1 October 2012 • 29 min
Three Winchester friends pit their wits against a team who have all recently quit smoking.
7. Scribes v Ciphers
Aired 8 October 2012 • 29 min
Three professional writers compete against on a trio of friends united by their love of codes and puzzles.
8. Accountants v Cinephiles
Aired 15 October 2012 • 29 min
Three colleagues in an accountancy firm pit their wits against a team of cinema lovers.
9. Draughtsmen v Numerists
Aired 22 October 2012 • 29 min
Three beer drinkers take on a trio of mathematicians in the first of the quarter-finals.
10. Footballers v Cinephiles
Aired 29 October 2012 • 29 min
A team of committed football fans encounters three film lovers in the second of the quarter-finals.
11. Teachers v Scribes
Aired 5 November 2012 • 29 min
Three teachers encounter a trio of writers in the third of the quarter-finals.
12. Wintonians v Wordsmiths
Aired 19 November 2012 • 29 min
Three friends from Winchester square up to a team united by their passion for reading and writing in this quarter-final.
13. Footballers v Draughtsmen
Aired 26 November 2012 • 29 min
In the first of the semi-finals, three football fans take on a trio of beer enthusiasts.
14. Scribes v Wordsmiths
Aired 3 December 2012 • 29 min
In the second of the semi-finals, a trio of scribes and three wordsmiths fight it out for a place in the series finale.
15. Footballers v Wordsmiths
Aired 10 December 2012 • 29 min
In the play-off for third place, a trio of football fans and three writers compete.
16. Scribes v Draughtsmen
Aired 17 December 2012 • 29 min
In the series final and the 100th episode, three writers square up to a trio of beer lovers for the right to be named Series 6 champions.