We have an itsy bitsy case of divided loyalties in the Llamas. We've had to put one of our members in a paddock of her own while she ruminates on her memories of life at Oxford when she was at Worcester College so that her screams of anguish don't disturb Mike's concentration. Or his screams don't penetrate her reverie. One or the other.

Whoa, Mike!

"And the wheels of the team bus went round and round..."

So the Llamas couldn't lose either way. At least this week's viewing left my nails intact.

Good game Mike...I knew at least THREE whole answers tonight!

Any chance of a YouTube link like last time?

Thanks for making things a lot less stressful this time!

Once again that was brilliant, and I agree, at least for us, viewing it was much less stressful!

Advance warning. If you can watch the BBC live: Monday 8.00 p.m., the Final! Followed at around 8.26 by the presentation of the trophy at Clarence House by the Duchess of Cornwall. We wondered why Doublemm had been bobbing around a lot, he was practising his curtsey.

If you can't watch live, get your iPlayer tuned in and working!

I'll try and remember!

I'll be there, watching, wondering, hoping.

I believe it's right foot behind left Mike...or was that left foot behind right? Oh dear oh dear....what's a fellow to do? Either way, I'm sure you'll be most charming!

Will be watching on Monday night with bated breath! Good luck to you and your fantastic team!
Barbara

At 7.00 p.m. there's a documentary on BBC2 about the history of University Challenge which has been shown for 50 years in the UK (it was originally based on an American show, College Bowl). And while you're waiting for this evening's excitement, here's an interview with three of the Manchester team, including our very own Doublemm aka Mike McKenna:

http://youtu.be/UfVNl62Zpas

Leaving the house soon for a meal with friends before my final TV appearance (unless I my student debt takes over and I apply to be on 'Pointless'). Just wanted to say a big thanks to everyone for your support. It's made the whole experience much better.

I will be cheering for you and your team, all the way from Spain, all the best of luck.

Thanks Flopsy for posting the youtube interview, it was most enjoyable.

Well, phooey, the documentary appears to be off! Maybe it was spam.

At least one tweep (Twerson?) fancies doublemm...

I won't spoil it for anyone that may have recorded it, but doublemm....here is another quiz you might profitably have done ;-)
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?quiz=297506

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WOOHOO! VERY well done, doublemm!

Can I point out that all the llamas are as handsome and adorable as doublemm.
It's true, really it is.
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Well done peanut!

Wow, I'm exhausted!


Over the past few months I've been regaling the Llamas with copies of tweets about Manchester... normally after a programme there'd be about 40 to choose from, some of which were boring and some of which had to be censored for FT. So this evening I posted some on the Llamas' board just before the programme began... when I got back to the computer there were 536 new tweets!

Awww I forgot again!! I'll try and catch it on the I-Player

Did I say it here? I predicted the result elsewhere months ago. The other teams came nowhere near and it's quite rare one team stands out above all others clearly after the first rounds. Eggheads next!

Well done guys!

Well done Mike and your team. That was a well deserved victory, although I think I must have blinked and missed your curtsey. You also managed to maintain your record of failing to answer a question on Scotland, which was also impressive. Are you going to follow up by making an appearance on 'Only Connect' now?

Great show! Congratulations to Mike and Manchester!

Lol, I totally despair when I hear "which Scottish island". I think I'll have to take some of those quizzes!

Thanks very much for all your kinds words.

Those of you who followed Mike's progress on University Challenge may be interested to know that the members of his winning Manchester team have been awarded the University of Manchester's Medal of Honour 2012 - it's a huge accolade and well-deserved, if only because of the huge number of female applicants who will be flocking to Manchester this year in the hope of catching a glimpse of him. Ha! He should be so lucky.

Great news Flopsy! Congratulations to Mike and the other members of that fantastic team!

What a nice gesture - well done, Mike!

Congratulations to Mike and the Manchester team on a well deserved honour.