Celtic and Rangers unexpectedly found themselves at the center of one of Only Connect’s strangest connections — and the funniest moment came after host Victoria Coren Mitchell asked a Scottish contestant which side he supported.

The BBC Two quiz, known for leaving both players and viewers scratching their heads, presented a set of clues that at first seemed to have absolutely nothing in common.

The Armies of Sauron.

Lord Zedd.

Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo.

Then came the fourth clue: Celtic.

That final reveal suddenly made the connection clear.

The answer was “enemies of Rangers.”

Celtic unlocked the connection

In the opening round, contestants are shown a sequence of four clues and must work out the link between them.

This particular set began with fantasy villains and cartoon characters, giving little indication that Scottish football was about to enter the equation.

Once “Celtic” appeared as the fourth clue, however, one contestant immediately spotted the pattern.

Victoria Coren Mitchell confirmed the answer was correct and asked the team to explain how each clue fitted.

The football connection was the most obvious.

One contestant said: “Glasgow Celtic are VERY sworn enemies of Glasgow Rangers for a number of reasons.”

But before he could continue, Coren Mitchell spotted an opportunity.

Victoria Coren Mitchell turned to the Scottish contestant

The host looked across at a member of the opposing team and pointed out that he was Scottish.

“You’re Scottish! Which one do you support?” she asked.

The contestant, Steve, apparently had no interest in taking sides in the Old Firm rivalry.

His answer was immediate.

“Neither. They’re equally terrible.”

The remark drew laughter from around the studio.

The other clues all had their own Rangers

Once the football joke had landed, the full logic behind the connection was explained.

The Armies of Sauron are enemies of the Rangers of the North in The Lord of the Rings universe.

Lord Zedd is one of the major villains faced by the Power Rangers.

Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo regularly find themselves opposed by the rangers responsible for Jellystone Park.

And Celtic, of course, are Rangers’ great Glasgow rivals.

Put together, all four clues could therefore be described as enemies of different kinds of “Rangers.”

Only Connect once again turned a simple word into a complicated puzzle

The moment was typical of the kind of lateral thinking that has helped Only Connect build such a devoted following.

The show has been running for 15 years and has earned a reputation as one of the toughest quizzes on television.

Contestants are frequently asked to find links between apparently unrelated words, phrases, people or ideas, with the answer often depending on a hidden double meaning.

Here, the trick was realizing that “Rangers” did not refer to the same thing in every clue.

Three of the clues pointed toward fictional or occupational rangers.

The fourth brought the connection firmly into Scottish football.

The funniest answer came after the puzzle was already solved

The actual connection may have earned the points, but Steve’s reaction became the standout moment.

Given the choice between Celtic and Rangers, he refused to back either side.

Instead, his deadpan verdict managed to insult both in the space of four words.

For a show built around finding unexpected connections, it was a fitting ending.

Celtic and Rangers may be famous rivals, but on Only Connect, at least one Scottish contestant found something they apparently had in common.

He disliked them both.