After last week’s horrific placing we’re hoping for better this week. Things look good for the first two rounds, but then we collapse spectacularly, scoring just five points in total over rounds two and three. Once again, all our hopes are pinned on the snowball.

There is 600 pounds in the pot. The owner of the first ticket drawn crumbles under the fearsome pressure and goes home with nothing. The owner of the second ticket is Marcus, and he gets a question about a recently deceased saxophonist who recorded on over 700 albums, with artists as diverse as Steely Dan, Charlie Mingus, Aerosmith and Frank Zappa. With barely a second’s hesitation he says it’s Michael Brecker and he’s right. No wonder his team is in the top three almost every week without fail.

Marcus gets £250 for that, which means there’s still £400 or so in the pot for me to dream about winning next week. It’s going to be a question about astronomy. I’m sure of it.