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GPS Zeng to The Rescue Again, Helping Imperial College London Win The University Challenge at The Buzzer

6 Apr, 2022
GPS Zeng to The Rescue Again, Helping Imperial College London Win The University Challenge at The Buzzer

Imperial College London came up trumps and was crowned champions of the British quiz programme University Challenge 2022 last Monday night.

Imperial College London came up trumps and was crowned champions of the British quiz programme University Challenge 2022 on Monday night (April 4). 

But inside, we all know who their star man and MVP is – Singaporean Maximilian Zeng.

During the final with the University of Reading, Zeng did not disappoint and brought his A-game. 

The moment Jeremy Paxman, the show’s presenter, uttered “for your picture starter, you’re going to see a map”, what followed was almost a given.

As expected, Zeng rang his buzzer ahead of anyone else for question one to earn Imperial College 10 points.

Even his teammates couldn’t keep up in the following round as Zeng continued his winning streak.

The 22-year-old nonchalantly provided the correct answer for the next question before his team captain Michael Mays could nominate him to do so (fans of the show were quite certain who should be nominated).

 

And the entire viewing public shout in unison “Nominate ZENG” 😀#UniversityChallenge pic.twitter.com/mIrCMMuSBA

— Karl Cunliffe (@KDCunliffe) April 4, 2022

 

This resulted in a slight grin from Mays as Zeng repeated his answer to Paxman.

It was far from a runaway victory for Imperial College as they pipped the University of Reading to the trophy with a score of 125 to 115.

After the programme ended, Twitter was abuzz with comments on Max Zeng, who had shot to social media stardom for his prodigious geography knowledge on the quiz show.

One netizen reckoned: “If the world was to explode tomorrow, Max Zeng would be able to create an exact copy within a week or two.” 

 

#UniversityChallenge if the world was to explode tomorrow, Max Zeng would be able to create an exact copy within a week or two

— Andrew Ive (@Polonius90) April 4, 2022

 

Another mentioned that Zeng’s performance on the show made him seem more reliable than Google Earth. 

 

fun fact: google earth gets its geographic information from max zeng https://t.co/NaUy6fJ4ZY

— moistgooseberry (@menialgooseber1) April 4, 2022

 

The final episode of this season’s University Challenge can be viewed here. Awaken your inner Zeng and you might get one or two questions correct, good luck.

This article was first published on AsiaOne and republished on theAsianparent with permission.

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