Series 24 of ''

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'' ran between 21 September 1994 and 29 March 1995. This was the first series of the show for eight years and aired on

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for the first time, having previously been broadcast on ITV.

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took over as presenter from

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, who had presented the show from its inception in 1962 through until 1987. The series was won by

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, who defeated New College,

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390–180 in the final. The members of the winning team – Sean Blanchflower,

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, Robin Bhattacharyya, and Erik Gray – were presented with the trophy by Gascoigne.

Results

* Winning teams are highlighted in bold. * Teams with green scores (winners) returned in the next round, while those with red scores (losers) were eliminated. * Teams with orange scores have lost, but survived as highest scoring losers. * A score in ''italics'' indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

* The trophy and title were awarded to the Trinity team of Sean Blanchflower,

, Robin Bhattacharyya, and Erik Gray. * The trophy was presented by

. *This was the first regular series to be hosted by Jeremy Paxman on BBC Two since taking over from Bamber Gascoigne.

References

External links

University Challenge Homepage

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