Series 45 of University Challenge began on 13 July 2015 on BBC Two.[1]

Results

  • 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 (current highest scoring losers, teams that won their first quarter-final match, teams that won their second quarter-final match having lost their first, or teams that won their first quarter-final match and lost their second).
  • Teams with yellow scores indicate that two further matches had to be played and won (teams that lost their first quarter-final match).
  • Team with gold score in the final indicate the champion of the series, while the team with silver score in the final indicate the runner-up.
  • A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

First round

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Glasgow 155 185 Peterhouse, Cambridge 340 13 July 2015
University of Liverpool 205 130 St Peter's College, Oxford 335 20 July 2015
University of Kent 115 160 Newcastle University 275 27 July 2015
University of Manchester 90 265 University of York 355 3 August 2015
University of Nottingham 135 110 Swansea University 245 10 August 2015
Institute of Cancer Research 70 190 St George's, University of London 260 17 August 2015
Christ's College, Cambridge 205 60 Kellogg College, Oxford 265 24 August 2015
University of Sussex 125 195 Queen's University Belfast 320 31 August 2015
King's College, Cambridge 60 195 Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge 255 7 September 2015
University of Reading 110 285 Imperial College London 395 14 September 2015
St Catharine's College, Cambridge 165 135 University of Southampton 300 21 September 2015
Clare College, Cambridge 100 195 University of Warwick 295 28 September 2015
Queen Mary University of London 130 165 Nuffield College, Oxford 295 5 October 2015
St John's College, Oxford 255 125 University of Bristol 380 12 October 2015

Highest Scoring Losers play-offs

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
St Peter's College, Oxford 120 180 University of Glasgow 300 19 October 2015
University of Southampton 235 120 Queen Mary University of London 355 26 October 2015

Second round

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge 75 305 Imperial College London 380 2 November 2015
University of Warwick 120 160 Nuffield College, Oxford 280 9 November 2015
University of Glasgow 135 175 Newcastle University 310 16 November 2015
University of Southampton 155 190 University of Liverpool 345 23 November 2015
Christ's College, Cambridge 120 225 University of York 345 30 November 2015
St George's, University of London 90 195 Peterhouse, Cambridge 285 7 December 2015
University of Nottingham 120 210 St Catharine's College, Cambridge 330 4 January 2016
St John's College, Oxford 180 100 Queen's University Belfast 280 11 January 2016

Quarter-finals

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of York 165 185 Peterhouse, Cambridge 350 18 January 2016
St Catharine's College, Cambridge 170 175 St John's College, Oxford 345 25 January 2016
Imperial College London 190 85 Nuffield College, Oxford 275 1 February 2016
Newcastle University 150 190 University of Liverpool 340 8 February 2016
St John's College, Oxford 150 195 Peterhouse, Cambridge 345 22 February 2016
St Catharine's College, Cambridge 115 180 University of York 295 29 February 2016
Imperial College London 130 185 University of Liverpool 315 7 March 2016
Nuffield College, Oxford 115 205 Newcastle University 320 14 March 2016
University of York 260 135 Imperial College London 395 21 March 2016
St John's College, Oxford 210 120 Newcastle University 330 28 March 2016

Semi-finals

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
Peterhouse, Cambridge 145 100 University of York 245 4 April 2016
University of Liverpool 95 195 St John's College, Oxford 290 11 April 2016

Final

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
Peterhouse, Cambridge 215 30 St John's College, Oxford 245 18 April 2016
  • The trophy and title were awarded to the Peterhouse, Cambridge team comprising Thomas Langley, Oscar Powell, Hannah Woods and Julian Sutcliffe.
  • The trophy was presented by Marcus du Sautoy.

Spin-off: Christmas Special 2015

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.

Results

  • 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.

First Round

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University College London 155 80 University of Birmingham 235 20 December 2015
Oriel College, Oxford 135 140 Trinity College, Cambridge 275 21 December 2015
University of Manchester 195 35 University of East Anglia 230 22 December 2015
Christ's College, Cambridge 90 140 University of Essex 230 23 December 2015
University of Exeter 130 220 Magdalen College, Oxford 350 24 December 2015
University of Aberdeen 90 185 University of Sheffield 275 28 December 2015
Durham University 140 130 London School of Economics 270 29 December 2015

Standings for the winners

Rank Team Team captain Score
1 Magdalen College, Oxford Louis Theroux 220
2 University of Manchester Christine Burns 195
3 University of Sheffield Adam Hart 185
4 University College London Lynne Truss 155
5= Trinity College, Cambridge Faisal Islam 140
University of Essex Dotun Adebayo
Durham University Monica Grady

Semi-finals

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Manchester 105 160 University of Sheffield 265 30 December 2015
University College London 100 195 Magdalen College, Oxford 295 31 December 2015

Final

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Sheffield 60 230 Magdalen College, Oxford 290 1 January 2016

The winning Magdalen College, Oxford team consisted of Robin Lane Fox, Heather Berlin, Louis Theroux and Matt Ridley beat the University of Sheffield and their team of Sid Lowe, Nicci Gerrard, Adam Hart and Ruth Reed.

References

  1. ↑ "University Challenge | Series 22 – Episode 1". Radio Times. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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