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27th Mar 2017

Magic Monkman inspires his team to reach University Challenge final

Seagull could not stop the unstoppable

Simon Lloyd

Eric Monkman inspired his Wolfson teammates to a memorable victory in the semi-final of University Challenge on Monday evening.

Months after capturing the hearts of a nation during his first appearance on the show, the Canadian was expected to face a stern test in the last four clash with Cambridge rivals, Emmanuel College, captained by fellow University Challenge icon, Bobby Seagull.

With his surname already riding high in the Twitter trends, a smiling Monkman introduced himself – not that he needs to introduce himself these days…

https://twitter.com/MrShaneReaction/status/846438736825122816

After a relatively slow start, Monkman began to dominate, firing answers at Jeremy Paxman with his his typically-ferocious intensity.

There was Adam and Eve…

There was Rashomon…

There was even Apocalypsis Johannis…

And never before has the word ‘peace’ sounded so utterly terrifying…

But perhaps the highlight of a memorable victory came when Monkman uttered the words ‘ the demilitarised zone’

https://twitter.com/pamesjerry/status/846444244348874752

Seagull could not stop the unstoppable. Monkman’s Wolfson team march on to the final.