University Challenge 1998–99 Explained

Series 28 of University Challenge ran between 2 September 1998 and 27 April 1999.

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

First round

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
University of Bristol	245	185	Victoria University of Manchester	2 September 1998
Balliol College, Oxford	195	200	University of Durham	9 September 1998
The Open University	350		University of Lancaster	16 September 1998
Harris Manchester College, Oxford	185	200	Selwyn College, Cambridge	23 September 1998
Birkbeck, University of London	300		University of Warwick	30 September 1998
University of Portsmouth		230	De Montfort University	7 October 1998
King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry		170	Magdalen College, Oxford	14 October 1998
University of Aberdeen	255		Newnham College, Cambridge	20 October 1998
Christ Church, Oxford		245	Trinity College, Cambridge	27 October 1998
St Hilda's College, Oxford		215	University of Wales, Bangor	3 November 1998
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge		280	Oriel College, Oxford	10 November 1998
Queen's University, Belfast		230	University of Sheffield	17 November 1998
Downing College, Cambridge		235	University of Glasgow	1 December 1998
City University	200	210	University of Leicester	8 December 1998

Highest Scoring Losers play-offs

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
Harris Manchester College, Oxford		200	Victoria University of Manchester	15 December 1998
City University		300	Balliol College, Oxford	5 January 1999

Second round

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
The Open University	210		Magdalen College, Oxford	12 January 1999
University of Aberdeen		275	University of Wales, Bangor	19 January 1999
De Montfort University		255	University of Bristol	26 January 1999
Selwyn College, Cambridge		325	University of Leicester	9 February 1999
Oriel College, Oxford	290		Victoria University of Manchester	16 February 1999
University of Glasgow		355	University of Durham	23 February 1999
Balliol College, Oxford		270	Birkbeck, University of London	3 March 1999
University of Sheffield		255	Trinity College, Cambridge	10 March 1999

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
University of Wales, Bangor	240		University of Bristol	17 March 1999
Oriel College, Oxford	335		University of Leicester	24 March 1999
The Open University	240		Birkbeck, University of London	31 March 1999
University of Durham	325		Trinity College, Cambridge	6 April 1999

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
University of Wales, Bangor		235	Oriel College, Oxford	13 April 1999
The Open University	310		University of Durham	20 April 1999

Final

The trophy and title were awarded to the Open team of Lance Haward, David Good, John Burke and Sue Mitchell.
The trophy was presented by Jeremy Paxman.
Salman Rushdie had been due to present the trophy, but the recording of the semi-finals and final were postponed after Paxman fell ill, and he wasn't available for the rescheduled dates.

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