- 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.
Team 1 |
Score |
Team 2 |
Total |
Broadcast date
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Lancaster University
|
95
|
230
|
University of Glasgow
|
325
|
15 July 2019
|
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
|
195
|
140
|
Merton College, Oxford
|
335
|
22 July 2019
|
Magdalen College, Oxford
|
170
|
150
|
University of York
|
320
|
29 July 2019
|
University of Birmingham
|
125
|
120
|
University of Bristol
|
245
|
5 August 2019
|
Wolfson College, Cambridge
|
40
|
115
|
St John's College, Oxford
|
155
|
12 August 2019
|
University of Edinburgh
|
165
|
90
|
Birkbeck, University of London
|
255
|
19 August 2019
|
Jesus College, Oxford
|
145
|
185
|
University of Manchester
|
330
|
2 September 2019
|
Durham University
|
145
|
200
|
Trinity College, Cambridge
|
345
|
9 September 2019
|
London School of Economics
|
90
|
145
|
The Courtauld Institute of Art
|
235
|
16 September 2019
|
Goldsmiths, University of London
|
95
|
175
|
University of Southampton
|
270
|
23 September 2019
|
The Open University
|
125
|
145
|
University of Huddersfield
|
270
|
7 October 2019
|
Wolfson College, Oxford
|
180
|
170
|
University of Sheffield
|
350
|
14 October 2019
|
Imperial College London
|
255
|
70
|
Brasenose College, Oxford
|
325
|
21 October 2019
|
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
|
150
|
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
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Team 1 |
Score |
Team 2 |
Total |
Broadcast date
|
University of Manchester
|
95
|
300
|
Trinity College, Cambridge
|
395
|
27 January 2020
|
Wolfson College, Oxford
|
140
|
180
|
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
|
320
|
3 February 2020
|
Jesus College, Oxford
|
110
|
195
|
Durham University
|
305
|
10 February 2020
|
The Courtauld Institute of Art
|
75
|
240
|
Imperial College London
|
315
|
17 February 2020
|
Trinity College, Cambridge
|
80
|
245
|
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
|
325
|
24 February 2020
|
University of Manchester
|
125
|
130
|
Wolfson College, Oxford
|
255
|
2 March 2020
|
Durham University
|
115
|
185
|
Imperial College London
|
300
|
9 March 2020
|
Jesus College, Oxford
|
135
|
90
|
The Courtauld Institute of Art
|
225
|
16 March 2020
|
Wolfson College, Oxford
|
45
|
205
|
Durham University
|
250
|
23 March 2020
|
Trinity College, Cambridge
|
285
|
75
|
Jesus College, Oxford
|
360
|
30 March 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
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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.
Standings for the winners
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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, Anne McElvoy and Roger Mosey.