University Challenge — Miscellaneous Statistics

At the moment, I can conjecture that the highest losing score, and the highest aggregate score were both scored in the same match in 1987. In the semi-final match University College, Oxford beat the Open University by 405-335 giving a total score of 740!

The highest combined points total in a single show since 1994 is 570 for Trinity, Cambridge vs New, Oxford (390-180) in the 1995 final, and the lowest combined points total for a single show is 155 for Wolfson, Cambridge vs St John's, Oxford (40-115) in the 1st round in 2020.

The highest losing score since 1994 is Clare, Cambridge's 250 in the 2012 Quarter Final. And the lowest winning score is 85 scored by Emmanuel, Cambridge in their quarter-final victory over King's, London in 2022.

Highest-scoring games since 1994

1Trinity, CambridgeNew, OxfordFinal95570
2WarwickImperial, LondonSF96530
3ManchesterClare, CambridgeQF12520
4Trinity, CambridgeQueen's, Belfast2nd95515
5CityBalliol, OxfordHSL99510
6DurhamTrinity, CambridgeQF99500
7AberystwythDurhamQF00500
8OpenMagdalen, Oxford2nd98500
9GlasgowDurham2nd99495
10OpenLancaster1st99495
11LSEImperial, LondonFinal96495
12Oriel, OxfordLeicesterQF99495
13Selwyn, CambridgeLSESF96490
14HullSheffield2nd01490
15Trinity, CambridgeSt AndrewsQF95490
16Trinity, CambridgeManchesterQF14490
17King's Medical School, LondonDurham2nd00485
18NottinghamChrist Church, Oxford2nd08485
19HullSomerville, Oxford1st02485
20Pembroke, OxfordSwansea2nd96485
21New, OxfordEdinburghSF95480
22OpenSwansea1st97480
23AberdeenTrinity, CambridgeSF95480
24OpenCharing Cross HospitalSF97480
25University, LondonSheffield2nd11480
26EdinburghBirkbeck, LondonQF98480
27Oriel, OxfordOpenFinal99475
28Balliol, OxfordBirkbeck, London2nd99475
29OpenBirkbeck, LondonQF99475
30AberdeenBrasenose, Oxford2nd95470

Lowest-scoring games since 1994

1Wolfson, CambridgeSt John's, Oxford1st20155
2King's, LondonEmmanuel, CambridgeQF22165
3Queen Mary, LondonOxford Brookes1st22205
4ExeterManchester1st22210
5Sheffield HallamNewcastle1st18210
6Royal Holloway, LondonGreyfriar's Hall, Oxford1st05210
7King's, LondonGlasgow1st22215
8ReadingSt John's, CambridgeQF22215
9Darwin, CambridgeBristolQF19220
10Emmanuel, CambridgeCorpus Christi, OxfordQF17225
11GlasgowManchesterQF19225
12Jesus, OxfordCourtauld Institute of Art, LondonQF20225
13Wadham, OxfordBristol1st13225
14EdinburghRoyal Holloway, London2nd05225
15GlasgowEdinburgh1st05225
16DurhamRoyal Holloway, LondonQF23225
17Corpus Christi, CambridgeRoyal Northern College of Music1st04230
18OpenBristolQF25230
19St AndrewsBangor1st13230
20WarwickBristolQF17230
21Clare, CambridgeQueen's, BelfastQF14230
22London Institute in ParisGoldsmith's, London1st19235
23SheffieldAberdeen2nd24235
24EdinburghEmmanuel, CambridgeQF18235
25LancasterReading2nd05235
26BathLiverpool1st13235
27St AndrewsRoyal Holloway, London2nd23235
28BangorEdinburgh1st08235
29Imperial, LondonEmmanuel, CambridgeSF22235
30LSECourtauld Institute of Art, London1st20235