Series 30 of ''

University Challenge ''University Challenge'' is a British television quiz programme which first aired in 1962. ''University Challenge'' aired for 913 episodes on ITV from 21 September 1962 to 31 December 1987, presented by quizmaster Bamber Gascoigne. The BBC ...

'' began on 4 September 2000, with the final on 2 April 2001.

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 the first round losers with the highest losing scores. * A score in ''italics'' indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

First round

Highest Scoring Losers Playoffs

Second round

An error in the scoring led to University College Oxford going through to the quarterfinals instead of Birkbeck College – University College was not penalised for an incorrect interruption.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

* The trophy and title were awarded to the Imperial team of Siegfried Hodgson, John Douglas, Gavin Estcourt, and Alexander Campbell. * The trophy was presented by the then-Poet Laureate

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References

External links

University Challenge Homepage

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