# University Challenge 2017–18

Series 47 of University Challenge began on 17 July 2017 on BBC Two.

## 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 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.

### First round

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast date |
| University of Edinburgh | 165 | 160 | Ulster University | 325 | 17 July 2017 |
| Trinity College, Cambridge | 95 | 230 | University of Bristol | 325 | 24 July 2017 |
| University of Southampton | 280 | 40 | Cardiff University | 320 | 31 July 2017 |
| St Edmund's College, Cambridge | 105 | 185 | Magdalen College, Oxford | 290 | 14 August 2017 |
| University of York | 80 | 240 | University of Warwick | 320 | 21 August 2017 |
| Oxford Brookes University | 175 | 85 | The Courtauld Institute of Art | 260 | 28 August 2017 |
| Trinity College, Oxford | 160 | 145 | University College London | 305 | 4 September 2017 |
| Sheffield Hallam University | 40 | 170 | Newcastle University | 210 | 11 September 2017 |
| University of Leicester | 105 | 200 | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge | 305 | 18 September 2017 |
| Imperial College London | 125 | 145 | University of Strathclyde | 270 | 25 September 2017 |
| Emmanuel College, Cambridge | 170 | 155 | St Hugh's College, Oxford | 325 | 2 October 2017 |
| University of St Andrews | 120 | 255 | St John's College, Cambridge | 375 | 9 October 2017 |
| Corpus Christi College, Cambridge | 225 | 135 | St Anne's College, Oxford | 360 | 16 October 2017 |
| Merton College, Oxford | 285 | 110 | King's College London | 395 | 23 October 2017 |

#### Highest Scoring Losers play-offs

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast date |
| Ulster University | 175 | 90 | St Anne's College, Oxford | 265 | 30 October 2017 |
| University College London | 315 | 45 | St Hugh's College, Oxford | 360 | 6 November 2017 |

### Second round

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast date |
| University of Strathclyde | 105 | 170 | Emmanuel College, Cambridge | 275 | 13 November 2017 |
| St John's College, Cambridge | 285 | 80 | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge | 365 | 20 November 2017 |
| University of Warwick | 140 | 170 | Ulster University | 310 | 27 November 2017 |
| University College London | 165 | 170 | University of Edinburgh | 335 | 4 December 2017 |
| University of Bristol | 205 | 100 | Trinity College, Oxford | 305 | 18 December 2017 |
| Newcastle University | 215 | 130 | University of Southampton | 345 | 8 January 2018 |
| Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge | 200 | 155 | Magdalen College, Oxford | 355 | 15 January 2018 |
| Oxford Brookes University | 175 | 255 | Merton College, Oxford | 430 | 22 January 2018 |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast date |
| University of Bristol | 130 | 225 | Newcastle University | 355 | 29 January 2018 |
| Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge | 125 | 270 | Merton College, Oxford | 395 | 5 February 2018 |
| St John's College, Cambridge | 185 | 130 | Ulster University | 315 | 12 February 2018 |
| University of Edinburgh | 125 | 110 | Emmanuel College, Cambridge | 235 | 19 February 2018 |
| Newcastle University | 135 | 160 | St John's College, Cambridge | 295 | 26 February 2018 |
| University of Bristol | 205 | 45 | Ulster University | 250 | 5 March 2018 |
| Merton College, Oxford | 210 | 85 | University of Edinburgh | 295 | 12 March 2018 |
| Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge | 175 | 150 | Emmanuel College, Cambridge | 325 | 19 March 2018 |
| University of Bristol | 60 | 195 | University of Edinburgh | 255 | 26 March 2018 |
| Newcastle University | 205 | 65 | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge | 270 | 2 April 2018 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast date |
| St John's College, Cambridge | 270 | 60 | University of Edinburgh | 330 | 9 April 2018 |
| Merton College, Oxford | 215 | 110 | Newcastle University | 325 | 16 April 2018 |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast date |
| St John's College, Cambridge | 145 | 100 | Merton College, Oxford | 245 | 23 April 2018 |
* The trophy and title were awarded to the St John's team of John-Clark Levin, Rosie McKeown, James Devine-Stoneman, and Matt Hazell.
* The trophy was presented by Judith Weir.

## Spin-off: Christmas Special 2017
### Qualification round

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.
* Teams with green scores won their match and achieved a high enough score to return in the next round, teams with red scores lost and were eliminated.
* Teams with grey scores won their first round match but did not achieve a high enough score to return.
| Team 1 | | | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast date |
| University of Durham | 35 | 220 | Keble College, Oxford | 255 | 24 December 2017 |
| Selwyn College, Cambridge | 145 | 90 | University of St Andrews | 235 | 26 December 2017 |
| University of York | 70 | 150 | University of Southampton | 220 | 27 December 2017 |
| University of Leicester | 45 | 175 | University College London | 220 | 28 December 2017 |
| St John's College, Cambridge | 155 | 40 | St Edmund Hall, Oxford | 195 | 29 December 2017 |
| Queen Mary University of London | 110 | 60 | Cardiff University | 170 | 1 January 2018 |
| Brunel University London | 45 | 155 | University of Reading | 200 | 2 January 2018 |

#### Standings for the winners

| Rank | Team | Team captain | Score |
| 1 | Keble College, Oxford | Katy Brand | 220 |
| 2 | University College London | Jane Dacre | 175 |
| 3= | St John's College, Cambridge | Giles Foden | 155 |
| 3= | University of Reading | Sophie Walker | 155 |
| 5 | University of Southampton | John Wilson | 150 |
| 6 | Selwyn College, Cambridge | David Wilson | 145 |
| 7 | Queen Mary University of London | Adrian Chiles | 110 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast date |
| Keble College, Oxford | 160 | 105 | St John's College, Cambridge | 265 | 3 January 2018 |
| University College London | 125 | 130 | University of Reading | 255 | 4 January 2018 |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast date |
| Keble College, Oxford | 240 | 0 | University of Reading | 240 | 5 January 2018 |
The winning Keble College, Oxford team consisted of Paul Johnson, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Katy Brand and Anne-Marie Imafidon, who beat the University of Reading team of Anna Machin, Martin Hughes-Games, Sophie Walker and Pippa Greenwood.