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University Challenge 2002–03

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Series 32 of University Challenge began on 2 September 2002, with the final on 31 March 2003.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blanchflower.org/uc/uc03.html|title=University Challenge - 2002-3|website=www.blanchflower.org}}

It also marked the 40th anniversary of the show’s formation.

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 the first round losers with the highest losing scores.
  • A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

=First round=

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Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2Broadcast date
Newcastle University

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

| style="background:orange"|180

| University of York

| 2 September 2002

University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology

| style="background:orange"|165

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

| Clare College, Cambridge

| 9 September 2002

University College London

| style="background:orange"|165

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

| Jesus College, Oxford

| 16 September 2002

University of Liverpool

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|130}}

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

| Worcester College, Oxford

| 23 September 2002

Selwyn College, Cambridge

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|160}}

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

| Merton College, Oxford

| 30 September 2002

University of Leeds

| style="background:#88ff88"|230

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|135}}

| Liverpool John Moores University

| 7 October 2002

Cranfield University

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

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|165}}

| Brasenose College, Oxford

| 14 October 2002

Middlesex University

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|70}}

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

| University of Manchester

| 21 October 2002

University of Sheffield

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

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|125}}

| Homerton College, Cambridge

| 28 October 2002

University of Nottingham

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

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|105}}

| University of Wales, Aberystwyth

| 4 November 2002

Birkbeck, University of London

| style="background:#88ff88"|230

| style="background:orange"|185

| Emmanuel College, Cambridge

| 11 November 2002

Durham University

| style="background:#88ff88"|190

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|115}}

| Queens' College, Cambridge

| 18 November 2002

University of Warwick

| style="background:#88ff88"|275

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|140}}

| Wadham College, Oxford

| 25 November 2002

University of Southampton

| style="background:#88ff88"|190

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|125}}

| University of Edinburgh

| 2 December 2002

==Highest Scoring Losers Playoffs==

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Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2Broadcast date
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|150}}

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

| University College London

| 9 December 2002

Emmanuel College, Cambridge

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

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|150}}

| University of York

| 16 December 2002

=Second round=

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Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2Broadcast date
Newcastle University

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|80}}

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

| Worcester College, Oxford

| 23 December 2002

University of Warwick

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

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|145}}

| University of Southampton

| 30 December 2002

University College London

| style="background:#88ff88"|330

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|125}}

| Emmanuel College, Cambridge

| 6 January 2003

Durham University

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

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|180}}

| Jesus College, Oxford

| 13 January 2003

Birkbeck, University of London

| style="background:#88ff88"|190

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|130}}

| Clare College, Cambridge

| 20 January 2003

Cranfield University

| style="background:#88ff88"|190

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|175}}

| University of Manchester

| 27 January 2003

University of Leeds

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

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|165}}

| University of Nottingham

| 3 February 2003

University of Sheffield

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

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|125}}

| Merton College, Oxford

| 10 February 2003

=Quarter-finals=

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Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2Broadcast date
University College London

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|145}}

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

| Birkbeck, University of London

| 17 February 2003

University of Warwick

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|175}}

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

| University of Sheffield

| 24 February 2003

Cranfield University

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

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|160}}

| Durham University

| 3 March 2003

University of Leeds

| style="background:#88ff88"|230

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|130}}

| Worcester College, Oxford

| 10 March 2003

=Semi-finals=

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Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2Broadcast date
Birkbeck, University of London

| style="background:#88ff88"|190

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|155}}

| University of Sheffield

| 17 March 2003

Cranfield University

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

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|125}}

| University of Leeds

| 24 March 2003

=Final=

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Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2Broadcast date
Birkbeck, University of London

| style="background:gold"|180

| style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|155}}

| Cranfield University

| 31 March 2003

  • The trophy and title were awarded to the Birkbeck team of Tony Walsh, Thor Halland, Tony Gillham, and Colum Gallivan.
  • The trophy was presented by Benjamin Zephaniah.

References

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External links

  • [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t6l0 University Challenge Homepage]
  • [http://www.blanchflower.org/uc/uc03.html Blanchflower Results Table]

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2002

Category:2002 British television seasons

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