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.
^"Radio Times: University Challenge Series 24 - Episode 1". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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University Challenge homepage
Blanchflower Results Table
January 01, 1970
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Series 47 of University Challenge began on 17 July 2017 on BBC Two 1 Contents 1 Results 1 1 First round 1 1 1 Highest Scoring Losers play offs 1 2 Second round 1 3 Quarter finals 1 4 Semi finals 1 5 Final 2 Spin off Christmas Special 2017 2 1 Qualification round 2 1 1 Standings for the winners 2 2 Semi finals 2 3 Final 3 References 4 External linksResults editWinning 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 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 editQualification 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 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit Radio Times University Challenge Series 24 Episode 1 Radio Times Retrieved 6 July 2017 External links editUniversity Challenge homepage Blanchflower Results Table Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title University Challenge 2017 18 amp oldid 1219209030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
