University Challenge 2018–19 – Wikipedia

Series 48 of University Challenge began on 16 July 2018 on BBC Two.^[1]

Results[edit]

• Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
• Teams with green scores (winners) returned in the next round, while those with red scores (losers) were eliminated.
• Teams with orange scores had to win one more match to return in the next round.
• Teams with yellow scores indicate that two further matches had to be played and won (teams that lost their first quarter-final match).
• A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

First round[edit]

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Total	Broadcast date
University of Warwick	165	150	University of Exeter	315	16 July 2018
Emmanuel College, Cambridge	175	200	University of Glasgow	375	23 July 2018
Pembroke College, Oxford	75	230	Downing College, Cambridge	305	30 July 2018
School of Oriental and African Studies	90	260	Darwin College, Cambridge	350	13 August 2018
Clare College, Cambridge	160	150	Hertford College, Oxford	310	20 August 2018
University of Strathclyde	55	360	Durham University	415	27 August 2018
University of York	105	240	St Edmund Hall, Oxford	345	3 September 2018
University of Edinburgh	210	75	Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge	285	10 September 2018
University of Bristol	140	110	Queen’s University Belfast	250	17 September 2018
University of London Institute in Paris	55	180	Goldsmiths, University of London	235	24 September 2018
St Peter’s College, Oxford	225	50	Pembroke College, Cambridge	275	1 October 2018
University College London	180	145	King’s College London	325	8 October 2018
University of East London	135	155	University of Manchester	290	22 October 2018
Keble College, Oxford	180	115	University of East Anglia	295	29 October 2018

Highest scoring losers play-offs[edit]

Second round[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Final[edit]

In what was the most closely contested final University Challenge had seen for the past decade, St Edmund Hall, Oxford had leads of 40 to -5 and 80 to 40 before Edinburgh fought back to take a commanding 125 to 70 lead with around seven minutes left. St Edmund Hall, however, mounted a comeback of their own and took a 5 point lead with under a minute remaining. However, Campbell Hewson (Edinburgh) correctly answered the difficult ensuing starter question, identifying that the first three letters of the birthplace of William Gladstone, Beryl Bainbridge and Wayne Rooney (LIV of Liverpool) equalled 54 when spelt using roman numerals, to give Edinburgh a 5 point lead of their own. Edinburgh then successfully answered two bonus questions and allowed the clock to run down sufficiently to snatch victory.

• The trophy and title were awarded to the University of Edinburgh team comprising Matt Booth, Marco Malusà, Max Fitz-James and Robbie Campbell Hewson.
• The Edinburgh team are the first Scottish champions in the Paxman era and the first since 1983.
• The trophy was presented by Sebastian Faulks.

Spin-off: Christmas Special 2018[edit]

First round[edit]

Each year, a Christmas special sequence is aired featuring distinguished alumni. Out of 7 first-round winners, the top 4 highest-scoring teams progress to the semi-finals. The teams consist of celebrities who represent their alma maters.

• Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
• Teams with green scores (winners) returned in the next round, while those with red scores (losers) were eliminated.
• Teams with grey scores won their match but did not achieve a high enough score to proceed to the next round.
• A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

Standings for the winners[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Final[edit]

The winning Peterhouse, Cambridge team consisted of Dan Mazer, Mark Horton, Michael Howard and Michael Axworthy beat the University of Bristol and their team of Philip Ball, Laura Wade, Misha Glenny and Iain Stewart.

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