Series 28 of
University Challenge ran between 2 September 1998 and 27 April 1999.
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
Highest Scoring Losers play-offs
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
* The trophy and title were awarded to the Open team of Lance Haward, David Good, John Burke and Sue Mitchell.
* The trophy was presented by
Jeremy Paxman.
*
Salman Rushdie
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (; born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British-American novelist. His work often combines magic realism with historical fiction and primarily deals with connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Wes ...
had been due to present the trophy, but the recording of the semi-finals and final were postponed after Paxman fell ill, and he wasn't available for the rescheduled dates.
References
External links
University Challenge Homepage
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1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
1998 British television seasons
1999 British television seasons