University Challenge - The Professionals - 2005

The third series began on 20th May 2005 with the final appearing on 12th September. Once again the four highest scoring teams from the first round were selected to progress to the semi-finals.

First round
Radio 4 - Today	130	115	Masters of Wine
Private Eye	160	135	Debrett's
Metropolitan Police Trainers	135	165	The Lady magazine
Wisden	145	245	Romantic Novelists' Association
Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival	120	240	Privy Council Office
Financial Times	115	175	Idler magazine
European Interpreters	105	210	The Economist
V&A	150	115	Chess Players
Barbican	170	135	Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
Biographers Club	95	230	New Scientist
Semi-Finals
Privy Council Office	195	85	New Scientist
Romantic Novelists' Association	200	180	The Economist
Final
Privy Council Office	165	115	Romantic Novelists' Association

The winners of the third series of UC: The Professionals were John Watherston, Mariel McCullagh, Alex Galloway, and Graham Donald of the Privy Council Office, beating out the Romantic Novelists whose team included Mastermind champion Anne Ashurst who also appeared on the Mastermind vs Magdalen, Oxford Christmas special in 1997.

The Privy Council received their individual trophies from actor John Sessions who recounted his experience as a reserve for the team that represented Bangor University in 1974.