Viewers fell in love with this University Challenge contestant last night
Twitter gave Liverpool's Bretherton ten out of ten, for starters...
Sorry Mr Paxman, there was only one star on last night's University Challenge and he was sitting on the Liverpool squad.
Twitter fell absolutely head over heels in love with a contestant from Liverpool University by the name of Ed Bretherton and was making no apologies for it.
https://twitter.com/pjwrench/status/706935519125569536
https://twitter.com/Tweet_Dec/status/706937321418039296
It wasn't the first time the medical student, originally from Devon, appeared on the programme, though. Last night's round was a quarter-final, after all.
https://twitter.com/frecklednotes/status/706933333729660930
https://twitter.com/thisgirldid/status/706950586730745857
https://twitter.com/HolBarrett/status/706943586160484353
https://twitter.com/DoctorWarmflash/status/706933126854021120
https://twitter.com/sazviney/status/696791605542526976
It wasn't long before the jokes started rolling in.
https://twitter.com/olenskae/status/706939711370170368
https://twitter.com/banalyst/status/706935650319204354
https://twitter.com/ClaireWithAn_I/status/706939206690611202
Some questioned Bretherton's commitment to the cause.
https://twitter.com/SarahCav17/status/706939844111552517
https://twitter.com/robphippscov/status/706939456578789376
https://twitter.com/GDisckaraoke/status/706936890897862656
But by the end of the game Liverpool University had 185 points to Imperial College's 130, meaning one thing and one thing only...
https://twitter.com/jennpops/status/706943173059342337
University Challenge continues on BBC2 on Monday nights at 8pm