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University Challenge 1995–96

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Series 25 of University Challenge ran between 1 November 1995 and 1 May 1996.

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 have lost, but survived as highest scoring losers.
  • A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

First round

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Broadcast Date
University of Middlesex 215 200 University of Exeter 1 November 1995
London School of Economics 260 155 Keble College, Oxford 8 November 1995
University of Lancaster 240 225 University of Wales, Swansea 15 November 1995
University of Surrey 155 175 Liverpool John Moores University 22 November 1995
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 195 210 University College, Oxford 29 November 1995
Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School 95 230 Heriot-Watt University 6 December 1995
Keele University 190 160 Trinity Hall, Cambridge 13 December 1995
Newcastle University 295 155 The Open University 20 December 1995
University of Birmingham 135 270 Selwyn College, Cambridge 29 December 1995
University of St Andrews 125 205 Imperial College London 3 January 1996
Pembroke College, Oxford 200 215 University of Warwick 10 January 1996
Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge 120 240 South Bank University 17 January 1996

Second round

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Broadcast Date
University of Middlesex 220 225 Selwyn College, Cambridge 24 January 1996
University College, Oxford 335 105 Heriot-Watt University 31 January 1996
London School of Economics 230 195 Keele University 7 February 1996
Pembroke College, Oxford 285 200 University of Wales, Swansea 14 February 1996
University of Warwick 200 170 Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 21 February 1996
Newcastle University 300 140 South Bank University 28 February 1996
University of Exeter 185 165 Liverpool John Moores University 6 March 1996
Imperial College London 290 140 University of Lancaster 13 March 1996

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Broadcast Date
Selwyn College, Cambridge 270 175 University College, Oxford 20 March 1996
London School of Economics 225 190 Pembroke College, Oxford 27 March 1996
University of Warwick 235 165 Newcastle University 3 April 1996
University of Exeter 70 325 Imperial College London 10 April 1996

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Broadcast Date
Selwyn College, Cambridge 210 280 London School of Economics 17 April 1996
University of Warwick 230 300 Imperial College London 24 April 1996

Final

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Broadcast Date
London School of Economics 220 275 Imperial College London 1 May 1996
  • The trophy and title were awarded to the Imperial team of Jim Totty, Nick Bradshaw, Mark Pallen and Chris Harrison.
  • The trophy was presented by John Simpson.

References

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