# University Challenge 2006–07

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 | 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 | 95 | Harris Manchester College, Oxford | 21 August 2006 |
| Merton College, Oxford | 245 | 150 | University of Manchester | 28 August 2006 |
| University of Brighton | 190 | 130 | Imperial College School of Medicine | 4 September 2006 |
| Girton College, Cambridge | 190 | 140 | University of Sussex | 11 September 2006 |
| University of Newcastle | 95 | 270 | Royal Holloway, University of London | 18 September 2006 |
| Durham University | 245 | 110 | Churchill College, Cambridge | 25 September 2006 |
| Robinson College, Cambridge | 40 | 295 | Wadham College, Oxford | 1 October 2006 |
| University of Edinburgh | 195 | 120 | University of Birmingham | 8 October 2006 |
| Corpus Christi College, Oxford | 220 | 150 | University of Reading | 15 October 2006 |
| University of Warwick | 195 | 115 | Emmanuel College, Cambridge | 5 November 2006 |
| Linacre College, Oxford | 150 | 170 | University of East Anglia | 12 November 2006 |
| Somerville College, Oxford | 235 | 115 | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | 19 November 2006 |

#### Highest Scoring Losers Playoffs

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| University of Bristol | 145 | 200 | University of Manchester | 26 November 2006 |
| Pembroke College, Cambridge | 185 | 225 | University of Reading | 3 December 2006 |

### Second round

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| University of Manchester | 210 | 60 | University of Reading | 7 January 2007 |
| University of Brighton | 110 | 245 | University of York | 14 January 2007 |
| Merton College, Oxford | 170 | 180 | University of Aberystwyth | 21 January 2007 |
| Durham University | 260 | 135 | Somerville College, Oxford | 28 January 2007 |
| Corpus Christi College, Oxford | 45 | 245 | University of Edinburgh | 4 February 2007 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | 95 | 170 | Wadham College, Oxford | 11 February 2007 |
| Girton College, Cambridge | 85 | 185 | University College London | 18 February 2007 |
| University of Warwick | 165 | 160 | University of East Anglia | 25 February 2007 |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| University of Manchester | 230 | 190 | Wadham College, Oxford | 4 March 2007 |
| Durham University | 220 | 115 | University of Edinburgh | 11 March 2007 |
| University College London | 220 | 145 | University of York | 18 March 2007 |
| University of Aberystwyth | 130 | 165 | University of Warwick | 25 March 2007 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| University of Manchester | 240 | 90 | Durham University | 1 April 2007 |
| University College London | 85 | 235 | University of Warwick | 8 April 2007 |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| University of Manchester | 140 | 170 | University of Warwick | 16 April 2007 |
* 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.