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University Challenge 2024–25

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The 54th series of University Challenge began on 12 August 2024 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 (as it was impossible for them to be in the highest scoring losers).
  • 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).
  • Teams with white scores may progress to the next round depending on the results of further matches in which they are not playing.
  • 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
Queen's University Belfast 240 125 University of Liverpool 365 12 August 2024
The Open University 190 175 University College London 365 19 August 2024
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 80 325 University of Bristol 405 26 August 2024
University of Warwick 275 125 University of East Anglia 400 2 September 2024
St Catharine's College, Cambridge 120 180 Wadham College, Oxford 300 9 September 2024
Imperial College London 310 75 University of Manchester 385 16 September 2024
University of Reading 100 240 University of Exeter 340 23 September 2024
Darwin College, Cambridge 205 110 Birkbeck, University of London 315 30 September 2024
Oriel College, Oxford 200 165 Durham University 365 7 October 2024
Exeter College, Oxford 110 205 Christ's College, Cambridge 315 14 October 2024
University of St Andrews 145 200 Cardiff University 345 21 October 2024
University of Leeds 125 175 University of Edinburgh 300 28 October 2024
London School of Economics 235 100 University of Leicester 335 4 November 2024
School of Oriental and African Studies 155 195 St Edmund Hall, Oxford 350 11 November 2024

Highest scoring losers play-offs

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date
University College London 215 105 University of St Andrews 320 18 November 2024
Durham University 150 145 School of Oriental and African Studies 295 25 November 2024

Second round

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date
University College London 255 55 London School of Economics 310 2 December 2024
Durham University 115 180 The Open University 295 9 December 2024
University of Exeter 35 290 University of Bristol 325 16 December 2024
Darwin College, Cambridge University of Edinburgh 6 January 2025[2]
13 January 2025[3]
20 January 2025

Spin-off: Christmas Special 2024

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A spin-off Christmas series has been aired since 2011, featuring distinguished alumni.

First round

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Out of seven first-round winners, only the top four highest-scoring teams progress to the semi-finals.

  • 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.
Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date
University of Warwick 35 265 University of Durham 300 23 December 2024
Worcester College, Oxford 155 105 University of Bristol 260 24 December 2024
Manchester Metropolitan University University of Brighton 26 December 2024
Leeds Trinity University University of Nottingham 27 December 2024
University of Southampton Churchill College, Cambridge 29 December 2024
Emmanuel College, Cambridge Queen's College, Cambridge 30 December 2024
University of St Andrews London School of Economics 31 December 2024

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date
TBD TBD 1 January 2025
TBD TBD 2 January 2025

Final

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Total Broadcast date
TBD TBD 3 January 2025

References

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  1. ^ "University Challenge returns on BBC Two and iPlayer this August with Amol Rajan back at the helm". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ "BBC Two - University Challenge, Series 31, Episode 20". BBC Online. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  3. ^ "BBC Two - University Challenge, Series 31, Episode 21". BBC Online. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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