University Challenge results, 2019-20
The 49th series began on 15 July 2019 on Mondays on BBC Two at 20:30, culminating in the final on 20 April 2020.
For the first time since the 2007 series there was a tie for the four highest-scoring losers slots with Jesus College, Oxford, Durham, and Downing College, Cambridge all having scored 145 points. As before the teams that qualified were those that reached their score having heard the fewest questions.
| First round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/07/2019 | Lancaster | 95 | 230 | Glasgow |
| 22/07/2019 | Corpus Christi, Cambridge | 195 | 140 | Merton, Oxford |
| 29/07/2019 | Magdalen, Oxford | 170 | 150 | York |
| 05/08/2019 | Birmingham | 125 | 120 | Bristol |
| 12/08/2019 | Wolfson, Cambridge | 40 | 115 | St John's, Oxford |
| 19/08/2019 | Edinburgh | 165 | 90 | Birkbeck, London |
| 02/09/2019 | Jesus, Oxford | 145 | 185 | Manchester |
| 09/09/2019 | Durham | 145 | 200 | Trinity, Cambridge |
| 16/09/2019 | LSE | 90 | 145 | Courtauld Institute of Art, London |
| 23/09/2019 | Goldsmith's, London | 95 | 175 | Southampton |
| 07/10/2019 | Open | 125 | 145 | Huddersfield |
| 14/10/2019 | Wolfson, Oxford | 180 | 170 | Sheffield |
| 21/10/2019 | Imperial, London | 255 | 70 | Brasenose, Oxford |
| 28/10/2019 | Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford | 150 | 145 | Downing, Cambridge |
| Highest-scoring losers | ||||
| 04/11/2019 | Sheffield | 165 | 170 | Jesus, Oxford |
| 11/11/2019 | York | 145 | 240 | Durham |
| Second round | ||||
| 18/11/2019 | Birmingham | 120 | 150 | Jesus, Oxford |
| 25/11/2019 | Southampton | 95 | 245 | Durham |
| 02/12/2019 | Courtauld Institute of Art, London | 180 | 145 | Glasgow |
| 09/12/2019 | Imperial, London | 255 | 105 | St John's, Oxford |
| 16/12/2019 | Huddersfield | 90 | 205 | Manchester |
| 06/01/2020 | Trinity, Cambridge | 245 | 100 | Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford |
| 13/01/2020 | Wolfson, Oxford | 220 | 100 | Edinburgh |
| 20/01/2020 | Magdalen, Oxford | 75 | 270 | Corpus Christi, Cambridge |
| Quarter-finals | ||||
| 27/01/2020 | Manchester | 95 | 300 | Trinity, Cambridge |
| 03/02/2020 | Wolfson, Oxford | 140 | 180 | Corpus Christi, Cambridge |
| 10/02/2020 | Jesus, Oxford | 110 | 195 | Durham |
| 17/02/2020 | Courtauld Institute of Art, London | 75 | 240 | Imperial, London |
| 24/02/2020 | Trinity, Cambridge | 80 | 245 | Corpus Christi, Cambridge |
| 02/03/2020 | Manchester | 125 | 130 | Wolfson, Oxford |
| 09/03/2020 | Durham | 115 | 185 | Imperial, London |
| 16/03/2020 | Jesus, Oxford | 135 | 90 | Courtauld Institute of Art, London |
| 23/03/2020 | Wolfson, Oxford | 45 | 205 | Durham |
| 30/03/2020 | Trinity, Cambridge | 285 | 75 | Jesus, Oxford |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| 06/04/2020 | Corpus Christi, Cambridge | 185 | 130 | Durham |
| 13/04/2020 | Imperial, London | 235 | 80 | Trinity, Cambridge |
| Final | ||||
| 20/04/2020 | Corpus Christi, Cambridge | 105 | 285 | Imperial, London |
A third win for Imperial College, London, represented by Richard Brooks (mechanical engineering), Brandon Blackwell (computer science), Caleb Rich (physics), and Connor McMeel (computer science). The trophy was presented to them by Sir Andrew Wiles in a ceremony held in the Oxford building that bears his name.
As ever, winners are in bold, highest-scoring losers in italics. Italicised scores indicate the result was decided by a tie-break.
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