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Christmas University Challenge

{{Short description|British quiz programme}}

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{{Infobox television

| image =

| genre = Quiz show

| presenter = Jeremy Paxman (2011–2022)
Amol Rajan (2023–)

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| num_series = 10

| num_episodes =

| location = Granada Studios (2011–2012)
MediaCityUK (2013–)

| runtime = 30 minutes

| company = Granada Television

| channel = BBC Two

| first_aired = {{start date|2011|12|19|df=yes}}

| last_aired = present

| related = University Challenge

}}

Christmas University Challenge is a British quiz programme which has aired on BBC Two since 19 December 2011. It is a spin-off from University Challenge that airs daily over the Christmas period, and features teams of noteworthy alumni from British universities competing in the same format as the parent show.

Amol Rajan replaced Jeremy Paxman as host from December 2023. The current holders are Durham University.

Series

=Key=

  • 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 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.

=2011 results=

First Round

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of York

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|120}}

| style="background:orange"|125

| University of Manchester

| 245

| 19 December 2011

Durham University

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|60}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|135

| University of Edinburgh

| 195

| 20 December 2011

Magdalen College, Oxford

| style="background:#88ff88"|130

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|85}}

| University College London

| 215

| 21 December 2011

University of Warwick

| style="background:#88ff88"|225

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|50}}

| University of Sheffield

| 275

| 22 December 2011

Trinity College, Cambridge

| style="background:#88ff88"|225

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|80}}

| University of St Andrews

| 305

| 24 December 2011

Semi-finals

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Edinburgh

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|35}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|265

| University of Warwick

| 300

| 25 December 2011

Magdalen College, Oxford

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|105}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|160

| Trinity College, Cambridge

| 265

| 26 December 2011

Final

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Warwick

| style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|60}}

| style="background:gold"|235

| Trinity College, Cambridge

| 280

| 27 December 2011

The 2011 series was won by Trinity College, Cambridge whose team of Robin Bhattacharyya, Daisy Goodwin, John Lloyd, and Edward Stourton beat the University of Warwick's team of Vadim Jean, Daisy Christodoulou, Christian Wolmar and Carla Mendonça.

=2012 results=

First Round

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Bristol

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|135}}

| style="background:orange"|140

| University of Leeds

| 275

| 17 December 2012

Newcastle University

| style="background:orange"|120

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|110}}

| Loughborough University

| 230

| 18 December 2012

New College, Oxford

| style="background:#88ff88"|240

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|160}}

| London School of Economics

| 400

| 19 December 2012

University of Liverpool

| style="background:#88ff88"|165

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|140}}

| Cardiff University

| 305

| 20 December 2012

Newnham College, Cambridge

| style="background:orange"|155

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|110}}

| University of Nottingham

| 265

| 21 December 2012

University of Exeter

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|125}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|165

| University of Glasgow

| 290

| 31 December 2012

University of Birmingham

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|115}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|195

| University of East Anglia

| 310

| 1 January 2013

Semi-finals

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
New College, Oxford

| style="background:#88ff88"|220

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|125}}

| University of Liverpool

| 345

| 2 January 2013

University of Glasgow

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|115}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|150

| University of East Anglia

| 265

| 3 January 2013

Final

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
New College, Oxford

| style="background:gold"|205

| style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|110}}

| University of East Anglia

| 315

| 4 January 2013

The 2012 series was won by New College, Oxford whose team of Rachel Johnson, Patrick Gale, Kate Mosse and Yan Wong beat the University of East Anglia's team of John Boyne, Razia Iqbal, David Grossman and Charlie Higson.

=2013 results=

First Round

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Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Reading

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|85}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|185

| Emmanuel College, Cambridge

| 270

| 20 December 2013

University of Kent

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|100}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|160

| Lancaster University

| 260

| 21 December 2013

Keele University

| style="background:orange"|140

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|95}}

| Aberystwyth University

| 235

| 23 December 2013

Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

| style="background:#88ff88"|255

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|65}}

| Christ Church, Oxford

| 320

| 26 December 2013

St Hugh's College, Oxford

| style="background:orange"|125

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|95}}

| University of Stirling

| 220

| 27 December 2013

University of Leicester

| style="background:orange"|125

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|60}}

| University of Sussex

| 185

| 30 December 2013

King's College London

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|105}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|185

| University of Southampton

| 290

| 31 December 2013

Semi-finals

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
Emmanuel College, Cambridge

| style="background:#88ff88"|185

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|105}}

| University of Southampton

| 290

| 1 January 2014

Lancaster University

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|145}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|180

| Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

| 325

| 2 January 2014

Final

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
Emmanuel College, Cambridge

| style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|140}}

| style="background:gold"|175

| Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

| 315

| 3 January 2014

The 2013 series was won by Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge whose team of Quentin Stafford-Fraser, Helen Castor, Mark Damazer and Lars Tharp beat Emmanuel College, Cambridge and their team of Hugo Rifkind, Mary-Ann Ochota, Simon Singh and Rory McGrath.

=2014 results=

First Round

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford

| style="background:#88ff88"|195

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|45}}

| University of Warwick

| 240

| 20 December 2014

University of Hull

| style="background:#88ff88"|205

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|25}}

| Newcastle University

| 230

| 23 December 2014

King's College, Cambridge

| style="background:orange"|160

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|150}}

| Royal Holloway, University of London

| 310

| 24 December 2014

University of Edinburgh

| style="background:#88ff88"|235

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|45}}

| University of Leeds

| 280

| 25 December 2014

Trinity Hall, Cambridge

| style="background:#88ff88"|195

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|120}}

| Balliol College, Oxford

| 315

| 26 December 2014

University of York

| style="background:orange"|135

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|110}}

| University of Surrey

| 245

| 29 December 2014

Manchester Metropolitan University

| style="background:orange"|145

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|75}}

| Goldsmiths, University of London

| 220

| 30 December 2014

Semi-finals

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|145}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|175

| University of Hull

| 320

| 31 December 2014

University of Edinburgh

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|135}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|165

| Trinity Hall, Cambridge

| 300

| 1 January 2015

Final

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Hull

| style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|65}}

| style="background:gold"|215

| Trinity Hall, Cambridge

| 280

| 2 January 2015

The 2014 series was won by Trinity Hall, Cambridge whose team of Tom James, Emma Pooley, Adam Mars-Jones and Dan Starkey beat the University of Hull and their team of Rosie Millard, Malcolm Sinclair, Jenni Murray and Stan Cullimore.

=2015 results=

First Round

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University College London

| style="background:#88ff88"|155

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|80}}

| University of Birmingham

| 235

| 20 December 2015

Oriel College, Oxford

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|135}}

| style="background:orange"|140

| Trinity College, Cambridge

| 275

| 21 December 2015

University of Manchester

| style="background:#88ff88"|195

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|35}}

| University of East Anglia

| 230

| 22 December 2015

Christ's College, Cambridge

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|90}}

| style="background:orange"|140

| University of Essex

| 230

| 23 December 2015

University of Exeter

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|130}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|220

| Magdalen College, Oxford

| 350

| 24 December 2015

University of Aberdeen

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|90}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|185

| University of Sheffield

| 275

| 28 December 2015

Durham University

| style="background:orange"|140

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|130}}

| London School of Economics

| 270

| 29 December 2015

Semi-finals

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Manchester

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|105}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|160

| University of Sheffield

| 265

| 30 December 2015

University College London

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|100}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|195

| Magdalen College, Oxford

| 295

| 31 December 2015

Final

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Sheffield

| style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|60}}

| style="background:gold"|230

| Magdalen College, Oxford

| 290

| 1 January 2016

The 2015 series was won by Magdalen College, Oxford whose team of Robin Lane Fox, Heather Berlin, Louis Theroux and Matt Ridley beat the University of Sheffield and their team of Sid Lowe, Nicci Gerrard, Adam Hart and Ruth Reed.

=2016 results=

First Round

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Manchester

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|55}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|185

| St Anne's College, Oxford

| 240

| 19 December 2016

University of Kent

| style="background:#88ff88"|245

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|35}}

| University of Sussex

| 280

| 20 December 2016

City, University of London

| style="background:orange"|145

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|35}}

| Newcastle University

| 180

| 21 December 2016

SOAS University of London

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|85}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|175

| University of Leeds

| 260

| 22 December 2016

University of Edinburgh

| style="background:orange"|115

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|60}}

| St Catharine's College, Cambridge

| 175

| 23 December 2016

Magdalene College, Cambridge

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|65}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|225

| St Hilda's College, Oxford

| 290

| 25 December 2016

University of Bristol

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|70}}

| style="background:orange"|75

| University of Nottingham

| 145

| 26 December 2016

Semi-finals

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Kent

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|130}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|140

| University of Leeds

| 270

| 27 December 2016

St Anne's College, Oxford

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|75}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|165

| St Hilda's College, Oxford

| 240

| 28 December 2016

Final

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Leeds

| style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|55}}

| style="background:gold"|160

| St Hilda's College, Oxford

| 215

| 29 December 2016

The 2016 series was won by St Hilda's College, Oxford whose team of Fiona Caldicott, Daisy Dunn, Val McDermid and Adèle Geras beat the University of Leeds and their team of Louise Doughty, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Kamal Ahmed and Steve Bell.

=2017 results=

First Round

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
Durham University

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|35}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|220

| Keble College, Oxford

| 255

| 24 December 2017

Selwyn College, Cambridge

| style="background:orange"|145

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|90}}

| University of St Andrews

| 235

| 26 December 2017

York University

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|70}}

| style="background:orange"|150

| University of Southampton

| 220

| 27 December 2017

University of Leicester

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|45}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|175

| University College London

| 220

| 28 December 2017

St John's College, Cambridge

| style="background:#88ff88"|155

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|40}}

| St Edmund Hall, Oxford

| 195

| 29 December 2017

Queen Mary University of London

| style="background:orange"|110

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|60}}

| Cardiff University

| 170

| 1 January 2018

Brunel University London

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|45}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|155

| University of Reading

| 200

| 2 January 2018

Semi-finals

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
Keble College, Oxford

| style="background:#88ff88"|160

| style="background:#f44"|{{fontcolor|white|105}}

| St John's College, Cambridge

| 265

| 3 January 2018

University College London

|style="background:#f44"|{{fontcolor|white|125}}

|style="background:#88ff88"|130

|University of Reading

|255

|4 January 2018

Final

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
Keble College, Oxford

|style="background:gold"|240

|style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|0}}

|University of Reading

|240

|5 January 2018

The 2017 series was won by Keble College, Oxford whose team of Paul Johnson, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Katy Brand and Anne-Marie Imafidon beat the University of Reading and their team of Anna Machin, Martin Hughes-Games, Sophie Walker and Pippa Greenwood.

=2018 results=

First Round

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
Brasenose College, Oxford

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|100}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|150

| University of Bristol

| 250

| 24 December 2018

University of Westminster

| style="background:orange;"|130

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|100}}

| University of East Anglia

| 230

| 25 December 2018

Pembroke College, Cambridge

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|85}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|150

| King's College London

| 235

| 26 December 2018

St Catherine's College, Oxford

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|130}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|135

| Peterhouse, Cambridge

| 265

| 27 December 2018

University of Exeter

| style="background:orange"|110

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|85}}

| University of Birmingham

| 195

| 28 December 2018

University of Sheffield

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|90}}

| style="background:orange"|115

| University of Manchester

| 205

| 31 December 2018

University of Edinburgh

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|120}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|160

| London School of Economics

| 280

| 1 January 2019

Semi-finals

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Bristol

| style="background:#88ff88"|205

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|100}}

| King's College London

| 305

| 2 January 2019

Peterhouse, Cambridge

| style="background:#88ff88"|215

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|60}}

| London School of Economics

| 275

| 3 January 2019

Final

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Bristol

| style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|125}}

| style="background:gold"|190

| Peterhouse, Cambridge

| 315

| 4 January 2019

The 2018 series was won by Peterhouse, Cambridge whose team of Dan Mazer, Mark Horton, Michael Howard and Michael Axworthy beat the University of Bristol and their team of Philip Ball, Laura Wade, Misha Glenny and Iain Stewart.

=2019 results=

First Round

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast 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:orange;" |150

| University of Hull

| 225

| 26 December 2019

Royal Holloway, University of London

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|70}}

| style="background:orange;"|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:orange;"|115

| Imperial College London

| 195

| 31 December 2019

Semi-finals

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast 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 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
Wadham College, Oxford

| style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|130}}

| style="background:gold"|235

| University of Leeds

| 365

| 3 January 2020

The 2019 series was won by the University of Leeds whose team of Jonathan Clements, Henry Gee, Richard Coles and Timothy Allen beat Wadham College, Oxford and their team of Jonathan Freedland, Tom Solomon, Anne McElvoy and Roger Mosey.

=2020 results=

First Round

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
Christ's College, Cambridge

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|50}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|180

| St John's College, Oxford

| 230

| 21 December 2020

University of Manchester

| style="background:#88ff88"|175

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|30}}

| Queen's University Belfast

| 205

| 22 December 2020

The Courtauld Institute of Art

| style="background:#88ff88"|150

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|100}}

| Goldsmiths, University of London

| 250

| 23 December 2020

University of Nottingham

| style="background:orange;"|145

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|70}}

| University of Sheffield

| 215

| 24 December 2020

University of Central Lancashire

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|60}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|170

| Loughborough University

| 230

| 26 December 2020

Durham University

| style="background:orange;"|90

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|65}}

| Downing College, Cambridge

| 155

| 28 December 2020

New College, Oxford

| style="background:orange;"|110

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|60}}

| University of Reading

| 170

| 29 December 2020

Semi-finals

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
St John's College, Oxford

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|135}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|180

| The Courtauld Institute of Art

| 315

| 30 December 2020

University of Manchester

| style="background:#88ff88"|140

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|70}}

| Loughborough University

| 210

| 31 December 2020

Final

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
The Courtauld Institute of Art

| style="background:gold"|150

| style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|90}}

| University of Manchester

| 240

| 1 January 2021

The 2020 series was won by The Courtauld Institute of Art whose team of Tim Marlow, Lavinia Greenlaw, Jacky Klein and Jeremy Deller beat the University of Manchester and their team of David Nott, Juliet Jacques, Adrian Edmondson and Justin Edwards.

=2021 results=

First Round

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Edinburgh

| style="background:#88ff88"|160

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|125}}

| University of Leicester

| 285

| 20 December 2021

University of Winchester

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|95}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|130

| University of Bradford

| 225

| 21 December 2021

University of Bristol

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|95}}

| style="background:orange;"|125

| King's College, Cambridge

| 220

| 22 December 2021

London School of Economics

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|75}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|130

| Hertford College, Oxford

| 205

| 23 December 2021

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|130}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|145

| St Anne's College, Oxford

| 275

| 24 December 2021

Birkbeck, University of London

| style="background:orange;"|125

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|30}}

| University of Portsmouth

| 155

| 27 December 2021

University of Kent

| style="background:orange;"|115

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|95}}

| Goldsmiths, University of London

| 210

| 28 December 2021

Semi-finals

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Edinburgh

| style="background:#88ff88"|145

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|125}}

| University of Bradford

| 270

| 29 December 2021

Hertford College, Oxford

| style="background:#88ff88"|155

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|95}}

| St Anne's College, Oxford

| 250

| 30 December 2021

Final

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Edinburgh

| style="background:gold"|235

| style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|95}}

| Hertford College, Oxford

| 330

| 31 December 2021

The 2021 series was won by the University of Edinburgh whose team of Catherine Slessor, Thomasina Miers, Miles Jupp and Phil Swanson beat Hertford College, Oxford and their team of Soweto Kinch, Elizabeth Norton, Adam Fleming and Isabelle Westbury.

=2022 results=

First Round

class="wikitable"
Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
SOAS University of London

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|75}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|155

| Balliol College, Oxford

| 230

| 19 December 2022

University College, Oxford

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|75}}

| style="background:orange"|110

| University of Glasgow

| 195

| 20 December 2022

Durham University

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|45}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|200

| University of York

| 245

| 21 December 2022

Exeter College, Oxford

| style="background:#88ff88"|150

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|70}}

| Queen Mary University of London

| 220

| 22 December 2022

University of Hull

| style="background:#88ff88"|135

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|35}}

| University of the West of England

| 170

| 23 December 2022

University College London

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|85}}

| style="background:orange"|115

| University of Aberdeen

| 200

| 26 December 2022

University of Bristol

| style="background:orange"|125

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|105}}

| Cardiff University

| 230

| 27 December 2022

Semi-finals

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Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of York

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|100}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|155

| University of Hull

| 255

| 28 December 2022

Balliol College, Oxford

| style="background:#88ff88"|215

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|125}}

| Exeter College, Oxford

| 340

| 29 December 2022

Final

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Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Hull

| style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|70}}

| style="background:gold"|165

| Balliol College, Oxford

| 235

| 30 December 2022

The 2022 series was won by Balliol College, Oxford whose team of Elizabeth Kiss, Andrew Copson, Martin Edwards and Martin O’Neill beat the University of Hull and their team of Katharine Norbury, James Graham,{{efn|As the opening weekend of Graham's musical Tammy Faye clashed with the recording of the Final, Sarah Peverley took his place.}} Sian Reese-Williams and Graeme Hall. This was the last Christmas special to be hosted by Jeremy Paxman after 11 years.

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=2023 results=

There were only six first-round matches due to one episode being removed. This was after complaints were received from two contestants who felt their accessibility requirements were not met during filming.{{Cite news |date=2023-12-01 |title=University Challenge: Christmas episode axed after ableism complaints |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67589079 |access-date=2023-12-19}} Neither the contestants nor their institution have been named, other than being colleges of Oxford and Cambridge. The rest of the series was broadcast as normal.

First Round

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! Team 1 !! colspan=2 | Score !! Team 2 !! Total !! Broadcast date

King's College London

| style="background:orange"|155

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|120}}

| City, University of London

| 275

| 18 December 2023

Royal Holloway, University of London

| style="background:#88ff88"|170

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|95}}

| University of East Anglia

| 265

| 19 December 2023

University of Dundee

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|75}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|185

| Bangor University

| 260

| 20 December 2023

Corpus Christi College, Oxford

| style="background:#88ff88"|265

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|80}}

| University of Edinburgh

| 345

| 21 December 2023

Imperial College London

| style="background:orange"|110

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|80}}

| University of Liverpool

| 190

| 22 December 2023

Middlesex University

| style="background:#88ff88"|175

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|115}}

| University of Leeds

| 290

| 26 December 2023

Semi-finals

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! Team 1 !! colspan=2 | Score !! Team 2 !! Total !! Broadcast date

Royal Holloway, University of London

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|160}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|180

| Corpus Christi College, Oxford

| 340

| 27 December 2023

Bangor University

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|85}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|195

| Middlesex University

| 280

| 28 December 2023

Final

class="wikitable"

! Team 1 !! colspan=2 | Score !! Team 2 !! Total !! Broadcast date

Corpus Christi College, Oxford

| style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|80}}

| style="background:gold"|175

| Middlesex University

| 255

| 29 December 2023

The winning Middlesex University team consisted of David Heathcote, Lola Young, Heather Phillipson{{efn|Originally Dan Renton Skinner was the team captain, but he was unable to make the recordings of the semi-finals/final, so Heather Phillipson took over as captain, and David Heathcote took his place as a team member.}} and David Hepworth, who beat Corpus Christi College, Oxford and their team of Francesca Happé, Michael Cockerell, Alex Bellos and Steve Waters.

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=2024 results=

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Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Warwick

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|35}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|265

| Durham University

| 300

| 23 December 2024

Worcester College, Oxford

| style="background:#88ff88"|155

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|105}}

| University of Bristol

| 260

| 24 December 2024

Manchester Metropolitan University

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|110}}

| style="background:orange"|135

| University of Brighton

| 245

| 26 December 2024

Leeds Trinity University

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|100}}

| style="background:orange"|115

| University of Nottingham

| 215

| 27 December 2024

University of Southampton

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|125}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|150

| Churchill College, Cambridge

| 275

| 29 December 2024

Emmanuel College, Cambridge

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|95}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|175

| Queens' College, Cambridge

| 270

| 30 December 2024

University of St Andrews

| style="background:orange"|130

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|65}}

| London School of Economics

| 195

| 31 December 2024

Semi-finals

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Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
Durham University

| style="background:#88ff88"|120

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|85}}

| Worcester College, Oxford

| 205

| 1 January 2025

Churchill College, Cambridge

| style="background:#f44;"|{{fontcolor|white|95}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|105

| Queens' College, Cambridge

| 200

| 2 January 2025

Final

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Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
Durham University

| style="background:gold"|125

| style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|120}}

| Queens' College, Cambridge

| 245

| 3 January 2025

Snatching victory on the final starter-for-ten, the winning Durham University team consisted of Liz James, Tracey MacLeod, Carla Denyer, and Sophia Smith Galer, who beat the Queens' College, Cambridge team of John Zarnecki, Stephanie Merritt, Jenny Kleeman and Richard K. Morgan.

References

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External links

  • [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018vbjw University Challenge, Christmas 2011]
  • [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01plbzp University Challenge, Christmas 2012]
  • [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03mk6l8 University Challenge, Christmas 2013]
  • [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04wvzq8 University Challenge, Christmas 2014]
  • [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06tl2kh University Challenge, Christmas 2015]
  • [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b086y2s1 University Challenge, Christmas 2016]
  • [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09l8gw3 University Challenge, Christmas 2017]
  • [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bx6pp5 University Challenge, Christmas 2018]
  • [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000crhc University Challenge, Christmas 2019]
  • [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qrsv University Challenge, Christmas 2020]
  • [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0012x94 University Challenge, Christmas 2021]
  • [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001gcz6 University Challenge, Christmas 2022]
  • [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001tlm0 University Challenge, Christmas 2023]

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