University Challenge

University Challenge results, 2004

Here are the results of the 33rd series (8:30pm Monday, BBC2) that began on 15th September 2003 and concluded with the final on 12th April 2004, meaning that University Challenge has been running uninterrupted (apart from occasional weeks for snooker or the Chelsea Flower Show!) since the start of the 2002 series.

First round
St Hugh's, Oxford 150 195 Strathclyde
Hull 160 180 Bangor
Corpus Christi, Cambridge 80 150 Royal Northern College of Music
St John's, Oxford 175 235 London Metropolitan
Edinburgh 115 155 Warwick
Jesus, Cambridge 270 90 Oriel, Oxford
Queen's, Oxford 140 105 Imperial, London
Nottingham 110 160 Magdalen, Oxford
Bristol 70 225 Durham
Wolfson, Cambridge 135 140 Sussex
Reading 140 210 Gonville and Caius, Cambridge
St Edmund's, Cambridge 165 120 LSE
St Andrews 195 75 City
Bradford 35 280 Queen's, Belfast
Highest-scoring losers
St John's, Oxford 140 125 Hull
St Hugh's, Oxford 140 155 Reading
Second Round
Magdalen, Oxford 165 130 Sussex
St Andrews 200 105 Queen's, Belfast
Gonville and Caius, Cambridge 195 140 Strathclyde
St John's, Oxford 215 190 Reading
Queen's, Oxford 150 180 Royal Northern College of Music
Jesus, Cambridge 225 110 Bangor
London Metropolitan 150 140 Durham
Warwick 80 180 St Edmund's, Cambridge
Quarter-Finals
Magdalen, Oxford 190 130 Royal Northern College of Music
St Edmund's, Cambridge 50 225 St Andrews
Gonville and Caius, Cambridge 180 165 St John's, Oxford
London Metropolitan 225 210 Jesus, Cambridge
Semi-Finals
Magdalen, Oxford 265 85 St Andrews
Gonville and Caius, Cambridge 220 190 London Metropolitan
Final
Magdalen, Oxford 190 160 Gonville and Caius, Cambridge

Dave Cox (Maths), Matt Holdcroft (Classics), Freya McClements (Modern History), and Josh Spero (Classics) thus make Magdalen College, Oxford the first institution to win the series three times, all of which were achieved in the Paxman era. They were presented their trophy by author Bill Bryson.

Winners are given in bold, and the four highest scoring first round losers in italics. An italicised score indicates that the result was decided by a tie-break.