University Challenge 2006–07 Explained

Series 36 of University Challenge began on 7 August 2006 and was broadcast on BBC Two. This is a list of the matches played, their scores, and outcomes.

Main draw

• 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.
• Teams with black scores have been disqualified.

First round

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
University of Aberystwyth	205	195	University of Bristol	7 August 2006
University College London	165	160	Pembroke College, Cambridge	14 August 2006
University of York	265		Harris Manchester College, Oxford	21 August 2006
Merton College, Oxford	245	150	University of Manchester	28 August 2006
University of Brighton	190		Imperial College School of Medicine	4 September 2006
Girton College, Cambridge	190		University of Sussex	11 September 2006
University of Newcastle		270	Royal Holloway, University of London	18 September 2006
Durham University	245		Churchill College, Cambridge	25 September 2006
Robinson College, Cambridge		295	Wadham College, Oxford	1 October 2006
University of Edinburgh	195		University of Birmingham	8 October 2006
Corpus Christi College, Oxford	220	150	University of Reading	15 October 2006
University of Warwick	195		Emmanuel College, Cambridge	5 November 2006
Linacre College, Oxford		170	University of East Anglia	12 November 2006
Somerville College, Oxford	235		Trinity Hall, Cambridge	19 November 2006

Highest Scoring Losers Playoffs

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
University of Bristol		200	University of Manchester	26 November 2006
Pembroke College, Cambridge		225	University of Reading	3 December 2006

Second round

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
University of Manchester	210		University of Reading	7 January 2007
University of Brighton		245	University of York	14 January 2007
Merton College, Oxford		180	University of Aberystwyth	21 January 2007
Durham University	260		Somerville College, Oxford	28 January 2007
Corpus Christi College, Oxford		245	University of Edinburgh	4 February 2007
Royal Holloway, University of London		170	Wadham College, Oxford	11 February 2007
Girton College, Cambridge		185	University College London	18 February 2007
University of Warwick	165		University of East Anglia	25 February 2007

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
University of Manchester	230		Wadham College, Oxford	4 March 2007
Durham University	220		University of Edinburgh	11 March 2007
University College London	220		University of York	18 March 2007
University of Aberystwyth		165	University of Warwick	25 March 2007

Semifinals

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
University of Manchester	240		Durham University	1 April 2007
University College London		235	University of Warwick	8 April 2007

Final

• The trophy and title were awarded to the Warwick team of Rory Gill, Harold Wyber, Daisy Christodoulou, and Prakash Patel. They beat a Manchester team of Tim Hawken, Adam Clark, Ciaran Lavin, and David Elliott in the final.
• The trophy was presented by Ann Widdecombe.
• Daisy Christodoulou reappeared on the programme, again representing Warwick, in a Christmas special edition in December 2011, this time alongside Vadim Jean, captain Christian Wolmar and Carla Mendonça. In the first round, Warwick won with a score of 225, giving them a place in the semi-finals, in which the team scored 265, securing their place in the final. In the final, the team secured a much lower score of 60, and lost out to Trinity College, Cambridge. In the first round, Christodoulou answered the most starter-for-ten questions out of both teams, and in the semi-final, she also answered many starter questions correctly.

External links

• Blanchflower Results Table from blanchflower.org