Series 29 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 13 September 1999, with the final on 9 May 2000.

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. * A score in brown indicates third place.

First round

Highest Scoring Losers Playoffs

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

* The trophy and title were awarded to the Durham team of John Stewart, Nick Allan, Nick Ledger, and Colin Telfer. * The trophy was presented by

Jeremy Paxman Jeremy Dickson Paxman (born 11 May 1950) is an English broadcaster, journalist, author, and television presenter. Born in Leeds, Paxman was educated at Malvern College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he edited the undergraduate ne ...

References

External links

University Challenge Homepage

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