University Challenge fans make same complaint as host 'complicates' difficult questions
The BBC show left viewers feeling frustrated.
Fans of University Challenge were left outraged on Monday night as Amol Rajan hosted another episode. The BBC star asked the questions as two teams, UCL and Manchester, who lost their first match, returned to play a second quarter-final.
Both teams needed to win this one to stay in the competition, but with Amol firing out questions that seemed to get longer and longer, it was no easy feat. Fans at home were left feeling frustrated as the TV host quizzed the competitors. Just minutes after the academic show began to air, some viewers took to social media to complain. One wrote on X/Twitter: "There are words I can understand coming out of Amol’s mouth, but I haven’t got a clue what they mean #UniversityChallenge." Another echoed: "#UniversityChallenge is it just me or are the questions getting longer and longer."
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Meanwhile, a third penned: "#UniversityChallenge very funny when Amol casually adds some more info to the answer. We all know it's written on his little screen - he scored practically nothing on Richard Osman's House of Games don't forget!"
Someone else complained about the difficulty of the questions, as they wrote: "Anyone else feeling as thick as mince tonight? #UniversityChallenge."
The BBC show is renowned for its challenging questions and prestigious reputation.
However, recently it was slammed for airing the "easiest" episode ever. Back in December, there were a number of famous faces on the panel as alumni teams from UCL and Leeds reunited for a second chance at being crowned Christmas University Challenge champions.
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BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri and impressionist Alistair McGowan were among those competing.
However, despite being delighted with the stars taking part, some fans at home were left fuming over the questions seemingly being "dumbed down".
Taking to X/Twitter, one fan quipped: "The magic of Christmas University Challenge is that the viewer can answer more easier questions than usual… #UniversityChallenge."
Another echoed: "They dumbed the questions tonight because I’ve got more right tonight then the whole current series of the standard version #UniversityChallenge."
