University Challenge fans were left stunned on the most recent episode of the show after a player disclosed her very unusual PHD. During Monday’s visit to the BBC studios, host Amol Rajan returned to present the teatime show, which sees eight students from two different UK universities compete against each other in a game of trivia. Player Ingrid Banerjee Marvin joined three of her students from The University of Leeds as they took of four opponents from Edinburgh University.

As each player introduced themselves, they also offered up their subject of study. Ingrid left fans stunned after announcing she was doing a PHD in the experience of marginalised football fans. Viewers immediately took to X to express their feelings about the unusual PHD.

“Marginalised football fans?? WTF,” blasted one fam “A PhD in the experience of marginalised football fans??? #Leeds better lose for that alone,” penned a second. A third chimed in: “A PHD in marginalised football fans???? the world has gone totally bonkers,” while a fourth echoed: “Banerjee Marvin on the Leeds team is studying for a PHD in marginalised football fans? I'll be honest, i have no idea what that actually is.” But fans were further riled when she got a football question wrong and then asked her team mates what an invertebrate was and queried whether lobsters had shells.

“‘What’s an invertebrate’? ‘Do lobsters have shells? Banerjee Marvin proving that a degree course on marginalised football fans r.