Only Connect (series 2)

Series 2 of Only Connect began on 13 July 2009^[1] and aired on BBC Four. Below is a list of the teams, the matches they played and their scores.

Schedule

The series comprised 8 matches over four rounds, first aired in July and August 2009.

Round	Dates	Matches	Change	Teams
First Round	13 July - 3 August 2009	4	8→4	8
Semi-Finals	10 August - 17 August 2009	2	4→2	4
Third Place Playoff	24 August 2009	1	2→1	2
Final	31 August 2009	1	2→1	2

Teams

Team Name		Captain
Cambridge Quiz Society	Paul Beecher	Simon Spiro	Joshua Karton
Charity Puzzlers	Angela Town	Mike Smith	Daphne Ripley
Chessmen	Henry Pertinez	Stephen Pearson	Nick Mills
History Boys	Rob Hannah	Gareth Kingston	Craig Element
Mathematicians	Ruth Carling	Thomas Cochrane	James O'Driscoll
Oxford Librarians	Laura Cracknell	Mike Heaney	Craig Finlay
Rugby Boys	Richard Parnell	Gary Dermody	Mark Labbett
Wordsmiths	Howard Pizzey	Willian Barrett	Bob Bunting

Results

• Winning teams are highlighted in bold and return in the next round.

First Round

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date[1]
Cambridge Quiz Society	19	18	Oxford Librarians	13 July 2009
Mathematicians	20	9	Wordsmiths	20 July 2009
History Boys	17	28	Rugby Boys	27 July 2009
Chessmen	36	14	Charity Puzzlers	3 August 2009

Semi-Finals

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date[1]
Cambridge Quiz Society	13	11	Mathematicians	10 August 2009
Chessmen	17	25	Rugby Boys	17 August 2009

Third Place Playoff

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date[1]
Chessmen	22	11	Mathematicians	24 August 2009

Final

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date[1]
Cambridge Quiz Society	9	19	Rugby Boys	31 August 2009

• The trophy went to the Rugby Boys team comprising Richard Parnelli, Gary Dermody, Mark Labbett.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "BBC Only Connect Series 2 Episodes". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lskqp/episodes/guide. Retrieved 2011-10-06. 

External links

• Only Connect Website