University Challenge 2017–18

Series 47 of University Challenge began on 17 July 2017 on BBC Two.[1]

Results

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  • 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

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date
University of Edinburgh 165 160 Ulster University 325 17 July 2017
Trinity College, Cambridge 95 230 University of Bristol 325 24 July 2017
University of Southampton 280 40 Cardiff University 320 31 July 2017
St Edmund's College, Cambridge 105 185 Magdalen College, Oxford 290 14 August 2017
University of York 80 240 University of Warwick 320 21 August 2017
Oxford Brookes University 175 85 The Courtauld Institute of Art 260 28 August 2017
Trinity College, Oxford 160 145 University College London 305 4 September 2017
Sheffield Hallam University 40 170 Newcastle University 210 11 September 2017
University of Leicester 105 200 Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge 305 18 September 2017
Imperial College London 125 145 University of Strathclyde 270 25 September 2017
Emmanuel College, Cambridge 170 155 St Hugh's College, Oxford 325 2 October 2017
University of St Andrews 120 255 St John's College, Cambridge 375 9 October 2017
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 225 135 St Anne's College, Oxford 360 16 October 2017
Merton College, Oxford 285 110 King's College London 395 23 October 2017

Highest Scoring Losers play-offs

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date
Ulster University 175 90 St Anne's College, Oxford 265 30 October 2017
University College London 315 45 St Hugh's College, Oxford 360 6 November 2017

Second round

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date
University of Strathclyde 105 170 Emmanuel College, Cambridge 275 13 November 2017
St John's College, Cambridge 285 80 Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 365 20 November 2017
University of Warwick 140 170 Ulster University 310 27 November 2017
University College London 165 170 University of Edinburgh 335 4 December 2017
University of Bristol 205 100 Trinity College, Oxford 305 18 December 2017
Newcastle University 215 130 University of Southampton 345 8 January 2018
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge 200 155 Magdalen College, Oxford 355 15 January 2018
Oxford Brookes University 175 255 Merton College, Oxford 430 22 January 2018

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date
University of Bristol 130 225 Newcastle University 355 29 January 2018
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge 125 270 Merton College, Oxford 395 5 February 2018
St John's College, Cambridge 185 130 Ulster University 315 12 February 2018
University of Edinburgh 125 110 Emmanuel College, Cambridge 235 19 February 2018
Newcastle University 135 160 St John's College, Cambridge 295 26 February 2018
University of Bristol 205 45 Ulster University 250 5 March 2018
Merton College, Oxford 210 85 University of Edinburgh 295 12 March 2018
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge 175 150 Emmanuel College, Cambridge 325 19 March 2018
University of Bristol 60 195 University of Edinburgh 255 26 March 2018
Newcastle University 205 65 Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge 270 2 April 2018

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date
St John's College, Cambridge 270 60 University of Edinburgh 330 9 April 2018
Merton College, Oxford 215 110 Newcastle University 325 16 April 2018

Final

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date
St John's College, Cambridge 145 100 Merton College, Oxford 245 23 April 2018
  • The trophy and title were awarded to the St John's team of John-Clark Levin, Rosie McKeown, James Devine-Stoneman, and Matt Hazell.
  • The trophy was presented by Judith Weir.

Spin-off: Christmas Special 2017

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Qualification round

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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.

  • Teams with green scores won their match and achieved a high enough score to return in the next round, teams with red scores lost and were eliminated.
  • Teams with grey scores won their first round match but did not achieve a high enough score to return.
Team 1 Team 2 Total Broadcast date
University of Durham 35 220 Keble College, Oxford 255 24 December 2017
Selwyn College, Cambridge 145 90 University of St Andrews 235 26 December 2017
University of York 70 150 University of Southampton 220 27 December 2017
University of Leicester 45 175 University College London 220 28 December 2017
St John's College, Cambridge 155 40 St Edmund Hall, Oxford 195 29 December 2017
Queen Mary University of London 110 60 Cardiff University 170 1 January 2018
Brunel University London 45 155 University of Reading 200 2 January 2018

Standings for the winners

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Rank Team Team captain Score
1 Keble College, Oxford Katy Brand 220
2 University College London Jane Dacre 175
3= St John's College, Cambridge Giles Foden 155
University of Reading Sophie Walker
5 University of Southampton John Wilson 150
6 Selwyn College, Cambridge David Wilson 145
7 Queen Mary University of London Adrian Chiles 110

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date
Keble College, Oxford 160 105 St John's College, Cambridge 265 3 January 2018
University College London 125 130 University of Reading 255 4 January 2018

Final

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date
Keble College, Oxford 240 0 University of Reading 240 5 January 2018

The winning Keble College, Oxford team consisted of Paul Johnson, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Katy Brand and Anne-Marie Imafidon, who beat the University of Reading team of Anna Machin, Martin Hughes-Games, Sophie Walker and Pippa Greenwood.

References

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  1. ^ "Radio Times: University Challenge Series 24 - Episode 1". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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