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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''University Challenge'' 2019–20}}
Series 49 of [[University Challenge]] began on 15 July 2019 on [[BBC Two]].<ref>{{cite web |title=University Challenge 2019/20 Episode 1 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0006w6w |website=[[BBC Online]] |access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref>
The [[University of Huddersfield]] made its University Challenge debut in this series, while the Oxford colleges Wolfson and Lady Margaret Hall made their first appearances in the BBC series.
==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.
*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===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team 1 !! colspan="2" | Score !! Team 2 !! Total !! Broadcast date
|-
| [[Lancaster University]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|95}}
| style="background:#88ff88"|230
| '''[[University of Glasgow]]'''
| 325
| 15 July 2019
|-
| '''[[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]]'''
| style="background:#88ff88"|195
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|140}}
| [[Merton College, Oxford]]
| 335
| 22 July 2019
|-
| '''[[Magdalen College, Oxford]]'''
| style="background:#88ff88"|170
| style="background:orange"|150
| [[University of York]]
| 320
| 29 July 2019
|-
| '''[[University of Birmingham]]'''
| style="background:#88ff88"|125
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|120}}
| [[University of Bristol]]
| 245
| 5 August 2019
|-
| [[Wolfson College, Cambridge]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|40}}
| style="background:#88ff88"|115
| '''[[St John's College, Oxford]]'''
| 155
| 12 August 2019
|-
| '''[[University of Edinburgh]]'''
| style="background:#88ff88"|165
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|90}}
| [[Birkbeck, University of London]]
| 255
| 19 August 2019
|-
| [[Jesus College, Oxford]]
| style="background:orange"|145
| style="background:#88ff88"|185
| '''[[University of Manchester]]'''
| 330
| 2 September 2019
|-
| [[Durham University]]
| style="background:orange"|145
| style="background:#88ff88"|200
| '''[[Trinity College, Cambridge]]'''
| 345
| 9 September 2019
|-
| [[London School of Economics]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|90}}
| style="background:#88ff88"|145
| '''[[The Courtauld Institute of Art]]'''
| 235
| 16 September 2019
|-
| [[Goldsmiths, University of London]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|95}}
| style="background:#88ff88"|175
| '''[[University of Southampton]]'''
| 270
| 23 September 2019
|-
| [[Open University|The Open University]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|125}}
| style="background:#88ff88"|145
| '''[[University of Huddersfield]]'''
| 270
| 7 October 2019
|-
| '''[[Wolfson College, Oxford]]'''
| style="background:#88ff88"|''180''
| style="background:orange"|170
| [[University of Sheffield]]
| 350
| 14 October 2019
|-
| '''[[Imperial College London]]'''
| style="background:#88ff88"|255
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|70}}
| [[Brasenose College, Oxford]]
| 325
| 21 October 2019
|-
| '''[[Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford]]'''
| style="background:#88ff88"|150
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|145}}
| [[Downing College, Cambridge]]
| 295
| 28 October 2019
|}
* Three teams finished tied for the last two places in the play-offs on 145 each; Durham and Jesus College Oxford went through due to having heard fewer questions to reach their scores.
====Highest scoring losers play-offs====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team 1 !! colspan="2" | Score !! Team 2 !! Total !! Broadcast date
|-
| [[University of Sheffield]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|165}}
| style="background:#88ff88"|170
| '''[[Jesus College, Oxford]]'''
| 335
| 4 November 2019
|-
| [[University of York]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|145}}
| style="background:#88ff88"|240
| '''[[Durham University]]'''
| 385
| 11 November 2019
|}
===Second round===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team 1 !! colspan="2" | Score !! Team 2 !! Total !! Broadcast date
|-
| [[University of Birmingham]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|120}}
| style="background:#88ff88"|150
| '''[[Jesus College, Oxford]]'''
| 270
| 18 November 2019
|-
| [[University of Southampton]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|95}}
| style="background:#88ff88"|245
| '''[[Durham University]]'''
| 340
| 25 November 2019
|-
| '''[[The Courtauld Institute of Art]]'''
| style="background:#88ff88"|180
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|145}}
| [[University of Glasgow]]
| 325
| 2 December 2019
|-
| '''[[Imperial College London]]'''
| style="background:#88ff88"|255
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|105}}
| [[St John's College, Oxford]]
| 360
| 9 December 2019
|-
| [[University of Huddersfield]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|90}}
| style="background:#88ff88"|205
| '''[[University of Manchester]]'''
| 295
| 16 December 2019
|-
| '''[[Trinity College, Cambridge]]'''
| style="background:#88ff88"|245
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|100}}
| [[Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford]]
| 345
| 6 January 2020
|-
| '''[[Wolfson College, Oxford]]'''
| style="background:#88ff88"|220
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|100}}
| [[University of Edinburgh]]
| 320
| 13 January 2020
|-
| [[Magdalen College, Oxford]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|75}}
| style="background:#88ff88"|270
| '''[[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]]'''
| 345
| 20 January 2020
|}
===Quarterfinals===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team 1 !! colspan="2" | Score !! Team 2 !! Total !! Broadcast date
|-
| [[University of Manchester]]
| style="background:yellow"|95
| style="background:orange"|300
| '''[[Trinity College, Cambridge]]'''
| 395
| 27 January 2020
|-
| [[Wolfson College, Oxford]]
| style="background:yellow"|140
| style="background:orange"|180
| '''[[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]]'''
| 320
| 3 February 2020
|-
| [[Jesus College, Oxford]]
| style="background:yellow"|110
| style="background:orange"|195
| '''[[Durham University]]'''
| 305
| 10 February 2020
|-
| [[The Courtauld Institute of Art]]
| style="background:yellow"|75
| style="background:orange"|240
| '''[[Imperial College London]]'''
| 315
| 17 February 2020
|-
| [[Trinity College, Cambridge]]
| style="background:orange"|80
| style="background:#88ff88"|245
| '''[[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]]'''
| 325
| 24 February 2020
|-
| [[University of Manchester]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|''125''}}
| style="background:orange"|130
| '''[[Wolfson College, Oxford]]'''
| 255
| 2 March 2020
|-
| [[Durham University]]
| style="background:orange"|115
| style="background:#88ff88"|185
| '''[[Imperial College London]]'''
| 300
| 9 March 2020
|-
| '''[[Jesus College, Oxford]]'''
| style="background:orange"|135
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|90}}
| [[The Courtauld Institute of Art]]
| 225
| 16 March 2020
|-
| [[Wolfson College, Oxford]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|45}}
| style="background:#88ff88"|205
| '''[[Durham University]]'''
| 250
| 23 March 2020
|-
| '''[[Trinity College, Cambridge]]'''
| style="background:#88ff88"|285
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|75}}
| [[Jesus College, Oxford]]
| 360
| 30 March 2020
|}
===Semifinals===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team 1 !! colspan="2" | Score !! Team 2 !! Total !! Broadcast date
|-
| '''[[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]]'''
| style="background:#88ff88"|185
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|130}}
| [[Durham University]]
| 315
| 6 April 2020
|-
| '''[[Imperial College London]]'''
| style="background:#88ff88"|235
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|80}}
| [[Trinity College, Cambridge]]
| 315
| 13 April 2020
|}
===Final===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team 1 !! colspan="2" | Score !! Team 2 !! Total !! Broadcast date
|-
| [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]]
| style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|105}}
| style="background:gold"|275
| '''[[Imperial College London]]'''
| 380
| 20 April 2020
|}
* The trophy and title were awarded to the Imperial team of Richard Brooks, [[Brandon Blackwell]], Caleb Rich, and Conor McMeel.
* The trophy was presented by [[Andrew Wiles]], on location at the Oxford University Mathematics Institute.
==Spin-off: Christmas Special 2019==
===First round===
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.
*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.
{| class="wikitable"
!Team 1
!
!
!Team 2
!Total
!Broadcast date
|-
| '''[[University of Leeds]]'''
| style="background:#88ff88"|205
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|55}}
| [[Clare College, Cambridge]]
| 260
| 23 December 2019
|-
| [[Birmingham City University]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|75}}
| style="background:#88ff88"|160
| '''[[Wadham College, Oxford]]'''
| 235
| 24 December 2019
|-
| [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|120}}
| style="background:#88ff88"|165
| '''[[University College London]]'''
| 285
| 25 December 2019
|-
| [[University of Liverpool]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|75}}
| style="background:grey"|{{fontcolor|white|150}}
| '''[[University of Hull]]'''
| 225
| 26 December 2019
|-
| [[Royal Holloway, University of London]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|70}}
| style="background:grey"|{{fontcolor|white|130}}
| '''[[University of Sussex]]'''
| 200
| 27 December 2019
|-
| '''[[Trinity Hall, Cambridge]]'''
| style="background:#88ff88"|180
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|85}}
| [[St Peter's College, Oxford]]
| 265
| 30 December 2019
|-
| [[University of Warwick]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|80}}
| style="background:grey"|{{fontcolor|white|115}}
| '''[[Imperial College London]]'''
| 195
| 31 December 2019
|}
====Standings for the winners====
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Team
!Team captain
!Score
|- bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
|1
|[[University of Leeds]]
|[[Richard Coles]]
|205
|- bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
|2
|[[Trinity Hall, Cambridge]]
|[[Lucy Mangan]]
|185
|- bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
|3
|[[University College London]]
|[[Maryam Moshiri]]
|165
|- bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
|4
|[[Wadham College, Oxford]]
|[[Anne McElvoy]]
|160
|-
|5
|[[University of Hull]]
|[[Lucy Beaumont (comedian)|Lucy Beaumont]]
|150
|-
|6
|[[University of Sussex]]
|[[Kim Newman]]
|130
|-
|7
|[[Imperial College London]]
|Brendan Walker
|115
|-
|}
===Semi-finals===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team 1 !! colspan=2 | Score !! Team 2 !! Total !! Broadcast date
|-
| [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge]]
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|25}}
| style="background:#88ff88"|215
| '''[[Wadham College, Oxford]]'''
| 240
| 1 January 2020
|-
| '''[[University of Leeds]]'''
| style="background:#88ff88"|205
| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|45}}
| [[University College London]]
| 250
| 2 January 2020
|}
===Final===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team 1 !! colspan=2 | Score !! Team 2 !! Total !! Broadcast date
|-
| [[Wadham College, Oxford]]
| style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|130}}
| style="background:gold"|235
| '''[[University of Leeds]]'''
| 365
| 3 January 2020
|}
The winning [[University of Leeds]] team of [[Jonathan Clements]], [[Henry Gee]], [[Richard Coles]] and [[Timothy Allen]] beat the [[Wadham College, Oxford]] team of [[Jonathan Freedland]], [[Tom Solomon (neurologist)|Tom Solomon]], [[Anne McElvoy]] and [[Roger Mosey]].
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t6l0 University Challenge homepage]
*[http://www.blanchflower.org/uc/uc20.html Blanchflower Results Table]
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