University Challenge results, 1999

The 1998-9 series started on the 3rd September and ended with the final on 27th April. The difference this year is that there are 28 teams in the first round. The second round consists of the 14 winners plus two others. The four highest scoring losers play each other in two games, the winner of each taking the final two places in the second round.

First round
Bristol	245	185	Manchester
Balliol, Oxford	195	200	Durham
Open	350	145	Lancaster
Harris Manchester, Oxford	185	200	Selwyn, Cambridge
Birkbeck, London	300	110	Warwick
Portsmouth	135	230	De Montfort
King's Coll Med&Dent, London	130	170	Magdalen, Oxford
Aberdeen	255	145	Newnham, Cambridge
Christ Church, Oxford	150	245	Trinity, Cambridge
St Hilda's, Oxford	115	215	Bangor
Corpus Christi, Cambridge	145	280	Oriel, Oxford
Queen's, Belfast	100	230	Sheffield
Downing, Cambridge	160	235	Glasgow
City	200	210	Leicester
Highest scoring runners-up
Harris Manchester, Oxford	185	200	Manchester
City	210	300	Balliol, Oxford
Second round
Open	210	200	Magdalen, Oxford
Aberdeen	75	275	Bangor
De Montfort	135	255	Bristol
Selwyn, Cambridge	145	325	Leicester
Oriel, Oxford	290	170	Manchester
Glasgow	140	355	Durham
Balliol, Oxford	205	270	Birkbeck, London
Sheffield	190	255	Trinity, Cambridge
Quarter Finals
Bangor	240	170	Bristol
Oriel, Oxford	335	160	Leicester
Open	240	235	Birkbeck, London
Durham	325	175	Trinity, Cambridge
Semi Finals
Bangor	130	235	Oriel, Oxford
Open	310	120	Durham
Final
Oriel, Oxford	210	265	Open
Special shows
Leicester, 1963 winners	145	220	Magdalen, Oxford, 1998 winners
Tabloids	210	165	Broadsheets