University Challenge contestant’s ‘jump’ reaction to teammate’s buzzer gets Twitter users talking
The student in question also drew suggestions he looked like a member of a certain Scottish folk rock group
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Your support makes all the difference.University Challenge has been unintentionally keeping us all very entertained in recent weeks, and it doesn’t seem to be letting up if this one student’s appearance is anything to go by.
After the leather-vest-and-gold-chain sensation – followed by the great ‘sphincter preservation’ debacle – Charlie Clegg, from St John’s College at Oxford, seemed to forget how quiz shows work when, on Monday’s instalment, the theology student almost leapt out of his chair at the sound of his teammate’s buzzer.
As always, attentive Twitter users were quick to take to the site to poke fun at the contestant’s over-the-top reaction to the loud sound:
And a Vine you shall get:
Other users just couldn’t get enough of the student’s reaction:
They're loud, those buzzers (watch to the end) #universitychallenge pic.twitter.com/hN68ALHE13
— Nick Thornsby (@NickThornsby) October 12, 2015 Overall, despite his alarm at the sound of the buzzer, Clegg’s stellar input into the quiz helped his team beat Bristol University by 255 points to 125. His performance was best summed-up by HuffPost UK’s Stephen Hull:
As if Clegg hadn’t already found his way into viewers’ good books, some suggested a likeness to a certain Scottish rock act:
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