Christmas University Challenge
Christmas University Challenge is a British quiz programme which has aired on BBC Two since 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.
The current holders are the University of Leeds, who won the 2019/20 series.Series
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
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
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
- Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
- Teams with green scores returned in the next round, while those with red scores 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.
First Round
Semi-finals
Final
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
- Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
- Teams with green scores returned in the next round, while those with red scores 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.
First Round
Semi-finals
Final
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
Teams
Results
- Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
- Teams with green scores returned in the next round, while those with red scores 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.
First Round
Semi-finals
Final2017
Results
- Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
- Teams with green scores returned in the next round, while those with red scores 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.
First Round
Semi-finals
Final2018
Results
- Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
- Teams with green scores returned in the next round, while those with red scores 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.
First Round
Semi-finals
Final2019
Results
- Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
- Teams with green scores returned in the next round, while those with red scores 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.
First Round
Semi-finals
Final
