IMPERIAL students keen to take on Jeremy Paxman, have been put
through their paces in quick fire buzzer rounds in preparation for
University Challenge later in the year.
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row from the left, Jason Ho and Richard Hutchinson. Front from the
left, Alex McCitrick, Jamie Brothwell and Shane Ewart |
Fifty students took part in an in-depth written quiz before
numbers were whittled down to eight who competed in two buzzer
rounds held in the ICU dining hall.
Richard Hutchinson, a fourth year medical student who competed
in Channel 4's Fifteen to One quiz, was chosen as team
captain.
He will be joined by Shane Ewert, history of science, medicine
and technology, Alex McKitrick, materials, and Jamie Brothwell,
physics.
Jason Ho, medicine, will be on standby as the reserve member of
the team.
The team, who attended an audition at Southwark television
studios, will hear shortly whether they have been successful in
qualifying for the television series.
If selected, the first round will be filmed in June.
