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The Best Episodes of Only Connect Season 18

Every episode of Only Connect Season 18 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Only Connect Season 18!

The Best Episodes of Only Connect Season 18

The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral...

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  1. 8.2/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Statisticals v Morporkians

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    S18:E18

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients in this rematch between two teams who met in a previous round.

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  2. 8.0/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Scrummagers v Croot Family

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    S18:E19

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two family teams battle it out to stay in the competition.

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  3. 7.2/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Statisticals v Morporkians

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    S18:E1

    Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three data-lovers take on a team of Terry Pratchett fans in the opening heat of the series.

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    #4 - Jillies v Road Runners

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    S18:E2

    Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the brain-teasing quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three Jilly Cooper fans face a team of road runners in another opening heat.

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    #5 - Peacocks v Mothers Ruined

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    S18:E3

    Three followers of fashion take on a team comprising a mother, a daughter, the daughter’s cousin and the mother’s niece. No, the format hasn’t changed: that’s still only a team of three.

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    #6 - Cryptics v Strigiformes

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    S18:E4

    Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the brain-teasing quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three puzzle fans compete against a team of mature students - yes, there is such a thing.

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    #7 - Cunning Planners v Seagulls

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    S18:E5

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three teachers from Brighton take on three Blackadder addicts in another opening heat.

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    #8 - Jugadores v Harlequins

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    S18:E6

    There’s a former MP on one of the teams: her political background comes in handy on the Wall but doesn’t help in the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far.

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    #9 - Scrummagers v Crustaceans

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    S18:E7

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team are rugby supporters, and their opponents are admirers of crustaceans.

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    #10 - Croot Family v Irregulars

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    S18:E8

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A family team take on three Sherlock Holmes aficionados.

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    #11 - Statisticals v Road Runners

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    S18:E9

    As the series reaches the knock-out stage, can the teams find the link between West and Exotic, Diane and Elvis, Moll and Graeme, and Liston and Lloyd?

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    #12 - Peacocks v Strigiformes

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    S18:E10

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two bird-named teams take part in an avian stand-off to establish a pecking order.

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    #13 - Jugadores v Seagulls

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    S18:E11

    When presented with a sequence of three clues, can the teams work out what the fourth would be? They’re faced with this apparently random list: New Zealand Parrott, Alias, Small Ford Model.

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    #14 - Scrummagers v Irregulars

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    S18:E12

    In another knockout match, one of the teams works out what connects four clues after only seeing two of them: Narnian donkey and Edinburgh-based detective.

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    #15 - Morporkians vs Jillies

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    S18:E13

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three Pratchett people take on a team of Jilly Cooper aficionados.

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    #16 - Mothers Ruined v Cryptics

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    S18:E14

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. She asks what connects the following: Black and White, X and Y, Sun and Moon, and Sword and Shield.

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    #17 - Cunning Planners v Harlequins

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    S18:E15

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three sitcom fans take on a team with a passion for the performing arts.

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    #18 - Croot Family v Crustaceans

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    S18:E16

    It could be covered with duct tape, rubbed with raw meat, have dandelion milk dripped on it, or be frozen. But why would anyone want to? Victoria is on hand to explain.

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    #19 - Strigiformes v Cryptics

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    S18:E17

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two returning teams fight for a place in the next round.

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    #20 - Jugadores v Cunning Planners

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    S18:E20

    There’s a place in the next round on offer, and all the teams have to do is answer questions like this: Obel Tower / The Tower, Meridian Quay / Glasgow Tower / The Shard. What’s the connection?

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    #21 - Jillies v Strigiformes

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    S18:E21

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A semi-final place awaits one of the two returning teams, but to get there, they have to answer some diabolical questions.

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    #22 - Mothers Ruined v Morporkians

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    S18:E22

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far – logic and lateral thinking are the vital extra ingredients.

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    #23 - Scrummagers v Harlequins

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    S18:E23

    The semi-finals are looming. All the teams need to do to book their place is answer questions such as: 7 March 2021, 3 July 2021, 22 January 2022. What comes next in the sequence?

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    #24 - Cunning Planners v Crustaceans

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    S18:E24

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Six contestants in search of a semi-final place must deal with a series of tricky questions.

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    #25 - Strigiformes v Morporkians

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    S18:E25

    It’s the first of the semi-finals, and the pressure is on. What connects On Top of Spaghetti, Pinocchio’s time inside Monstro, Adelaide’s Lament and the cocaine scene in the film Annie Hall?

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Season 18 Ratings Summary

"Statisticals v Morporkians" is the best rated episode of "Only Connect" season 18. It scored 8.2/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/2/2023. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Scrummagers v Croot Family".