Friends of Maddie took the September title, putting them back in front on the all-time wins table, four to three. In second place, a new name: Five + One, on their first ever trip to the top two.

It was also the night the Wipeout round was born. Get all ten right and it’s ten bonus points. Get any wrong and it’s none. It has been striking fear into teams ever since.

By the numbers

Seven quizzes in, and still only two names on the trophy. But Five + One became the fourth different team to finish in the top two, which suggests the field was catching up.

4
wins for Friends of Maddie, out of 7 quizzes
2
wins in a row for Friends of Maddie
1st
top-two finish for Five + One
2
different winners in the first 7 quizzes

A flavour of the questions

September also brought the first alphabet round, working steadily from N to W, and a picture sheet with a local sign (Crediton), a train timetable (the 10.51 stops at Newton Abbot) and a predictive text puzzle.

  • General knowledgeWhat’s the largest number between one and a million that you can write out in full without using the letter N?
    Answer: 88
  • General knowledgeStrongman Geoff Capes was also a champion breeder of which bird?
    Answer: Budgerigars
  • Picture sheetWhat is the only anagram of MONDAY?
    Answer: Dynamo
  • Picture sheetPredictive text: what bone would you get if you typed 8562?
    Answer: Ulna
  • Alphabet roundWhich deciduous tree bears hard, aromatic, golden-yellow fruit similar in appearance to a pear?
    Answer: Quince
  • General knowledgeWhat is potholing called in the US?
    Answer: Spelunking
  • General knowledgeWhat was the first UK number one to pose a question about animals?
    Answer: How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?
  • WipeoutWhich snack takes its name from the Turkish word for rotating?
    Answer: Doner kebab

The first ever Wipeout round finished with the traditional final question, which, as a result, now carried ten bonus points on its shoulders. No pressure.

The music round: musicals

Ten songs from the shows, one point for naming the musical. From the Wild West to St. Louis, with Oklahoma! and Oliver! along the way.

  • Paint Your Wagon
  • Fiddler on the Roof
  • Annie Get Your Gun
  • Jesus Christ Superstar
  • Mary Poppins
  • High Society
  • Oliver!
  • Oklahoma!
  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
  • Meet Me in St. Louis

And finally

Next up was October, and another new face in the top two.

Every question from the night is in the questions archive, every winner is on the monthly winners board, and there are more photos in the gallery.