Overview

• Warwick defeated Darwin College, Cambridge, 180-160 in a tense University Challenge semi-final to advance to the final against Christ’s College, Cambridge.
• Contestant Thomas Hart's distinctive raised-elbow buzzer technique, first noted in February, continues to draw viewer criticism and calls for a ban.
• Teammate Oscar Siddle has begun mimicking Hart’s buzzer action, intensifying social media backlash from fans who find the habit distracting.
• Host Amol Rajan humorously remarked on the intensity of the semi-final, saying he needed to lie down in a darkened room after the match.
• University Challenge producers have yet to respond to widespread calls from viewers to prohibit the controversial buzzer technique.