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University Challenge 2005–06
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<h2 id="main-draw">Main draw</h2> <ul><li>Winning teams are highlighted in bold.</li> <li>Teams with green scores (winners) returned in the next round, while those with red scores (losers) were eliminated.</li> <li>Teams with orange scores have lost, but survived as highest scoring losers.</li> <li>Teams with black scores have been disqualified.</li></ul> <h3>First round</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Team 1</th><th colspan="2">Score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>Broadcast Date</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/St_Hugh%27s_College,_Oxford/sfPrs4Ux">St Hugh's College, Oxford</a></td><td>190</td><td>240</td><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Manchester/PwJzEj8h">University of Manchester</a></td><td>19 September 2005</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Wales,_Lampeter/7MMQA3y3">University of Wales, Lampeter</a></td><td>160</td><td>125</td><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Exeter/kKtzMCAM">University of Exeter</a></td><td>26 September 2005</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Magdalen_College,_Oxford/KjP9agTH">Magdalen College, Oxford</a></td><td>70</td><td>320</td><td><a href="/facts/Trinity_Hall,_Cambridge/nT5gxkPs">Trinity Hall, Cambridge</a></td><td>3 October 2005</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Liverpool/c9yBULDJ">University of Liverpool</a></td><td>275</td><td>70</td><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Hull/p6eAWUtJ">University of Hull</a></td><td>10 October 2005</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/St_Hilda%27s_College,_Oxford/Gxj1tWCn">St Hilda's College, Oxford</a></td><td>165</td><td>130</td><td><a href="/facts/Durham_University/VJHcWdkh">Durham University</a></td><td>17 October 2005</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Birmingham/b2YEFk2X">University of Birmingham</a></td><td>125</td><td>115</td><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Strathclyde/LxEo0GWC">University of Strathclyde</a></td><td>7 November 2005</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Lucy_Cavendish_College,_Cambridge/E2t96hsf">Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge</a></td><td>110</td><td>160</td><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Hertfordshire/e2urd0uG">University of Hertfordshire</a></td><td>14 November 2005</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Sheffield/YBEItxSg">University of Sheffield</a></td><td>100</td><td>235</td><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Sussex/A1DtRNal">University of Sussex</a></td><td>21 November 2005</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Edinburgh/L69HscH9">University of Edinburgh</a></td><td>110</td><td>275</td><td><a href="/facts/Gonville_and_Caius_College,_Cambridge/61gbInWw">Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge</a></td><td>28 November 2005</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/St_John%27s_College,_Oxford/P8Kc5mt8">St John's College, Oxford</a></td><td>130</td><td>165</td><td><a href="/facts/Trinity_College,_Cambridge/uI0I61Sb">Trinity College, Cambridge</a></td><td>4 December 2005</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/School_of_Oriental_and_African_Studies/xQyNNhww">School of Oriental and African Studies</a></td><td>205</td><td>95</td><td><a href="/facts/Christ%27s_College,_Cambridge/b5vQ9Gep">Christ's College, Cambridge</a></td><td>11 December 2005</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Churchill_College,_Cambridge/1PEP8f0S">Churchill College, Cambridge</a></td><td>170</td><td>120</td><td><a href="/facts/University_of_York/qXEdu8vD">University of York</a></td><td>18 December 2005</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/London_Business_School/saeoahQ8">London Business School</a></td><td>170</td><td>130</td><td><a href="/facts/Trinity_College,_Oxford/72glWH22">Trinity College, Oxford</a></td><td>8 January 2006</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Nottingham/PR8osn19">University of Nottingham</a></td><td>245</td><td>135</td><td><a href="/facts/Imperial_College_School_of_Medicine/Y4gh2rII">Imperial College School of Medicine</a></td><td>15 January 2006</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>Highest Scoring Losers Playoffs</h4> <table><tbody><tr><th>Team 1</th><th colspan="2">Score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>Broadcast Date</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/St_John%27s_College,_Oxford/P8Kc5mt8">St John's College, Oxford</a></td><td>190</td><td>125</td><td><a href="/facts/St_Hugh%27s_College,_Oxford/sfPrs4Ux">St Hugh's College, Oxford</a></td><td>22 January 2006</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Imperial_College_School_of_Medicine/Y4gh2rII">Imperial College School of Medicine</a></td><td>205</td><td>145</td><td><a href="/facts/Trinity_College,_Oxford/72glWH22">Trinity College, Oxford</a></td><td>29 January 2006</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Second round</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Team 1</th><th colspan="2">Score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>Broadcast Date</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/School_of_Oriental_and_African_Studies/xQyNNhww">School of Oriental and African Studies</a></td><td>200</td><td>170</td><td><a href="/facts/Churchill_College,_Cambridge/1PEP8f0S">Churchill College, Cambridge</a></td><td>5 February 2006</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/London_Business_School/saeoahQ8">London Business School</a></td><td>185</td><td>160</td><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Nottingham/PR8osn19">University of Nottingham</a></td><td>12 February 2006</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/St_John%27s_College,_Oxford/P8Kc5mt8">St John's College, Oxford</a></td><td>170</td><td>175</td><td><a href="/facts/Imperial_College_School_of_Medicine/Y4gh2rII">Imperial College School of Medicine</a></td><td>19 February 2006</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Liverpool/c9yBULDJ">University of Liverpool</a></td><td>195</td><td>170</td><td><a href="/facts/Trinity_College,_Cambridge/uI0I61Sb">Trinity College, Cambridge</a></td><td>26 February 2006</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Trinity_Hall,_Cambridge/nT5gxkPs">Trinity Hall, Cambridge</a></td><td>255</td><td>95</td><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Birmingham/b2YEFk2X">University of Birmingham</a></td><td>5 March 2006</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Gonville_and_Caius_College,_Cambridge/61gbInWw">Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge</a></td><td>175</td><td>160</td><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Sussex/A1DtRNal">University of Sussex</a></td><td>12 March 2006</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Manchester/PwJzEj8h">University of Manchester</a></td><td>255</td><td>45</td><td><a href="/facts/St_Hilda%27s_College,_Oxford/Gxj1tWCn">St Hilda's College, Oxford</a></td><td>19 March 2006</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Wales,_Lampeter/7MMQA3y3">University of Wales, Lampeter</a></td><td>140</td><td>145</td><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Hertfordshire/e2urd0uG">University of Hertfordshire</a></td><td>26 March 2006</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Quarterfinals</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Team 1</th><th colspan="2">Score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>Broadcast Date</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/London_Business_School/saeoahQ8">London Business School</a></td><td>215</td><td>145</td><td><a href="/facts/Gonville_and_Caius_College,_Cambridge/61gbInWw">Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge</a></td><td>2 April 2006</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Manchester/PwJzEj8h">University of Manchester</a></td><td>275</td><td>140</td><td><a href="/facts/Imperial_College_School_of_Medicine/Y4gh2rII">Imperial College School of Medicine</a></td><td>9 April 2006</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/School_of_Oriental_and_African_Studies/xQyNNhww">School of Oriental and African Studies</a></td><td>155</td><td>225</td><td><a href="/facts/Trinity_Hall,_Cambridge/nT5gxkPs">Trinity Hall, Cambridge</a></td><td>16 April 2006</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Liverpool/c9yBULDJ">University of Liverpool</a></td><td>195</td><td>140</td><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Hertfordshire/e2urd0uG">University of Hertfordshire</a></td><td>23 April 2006</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Semifinals</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Team 1</th><th colspan="2">Score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>Broadcast Date</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/London_Business_School/saeoahQ8">London Business School</a></td><td>60</td><td>250</td><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Manchester/PwJzEj8h">University of Manchester</a></td><td>30 April 2006</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Trinity_Hall,_Cambridge/nT5gxkPs">Trinity Hall, Cambridge</a></td><td>200</td><td>140</td><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Liverpool/c9yBULDJ">University of Liverpool</a></td><td>8 May 2006</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Final</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Team 1</th><th colspan="2">Score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>Broadcast Date</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Manchester/PwJzEj8h">University of Manchester</a></td><td>160</td><td>150</td><td><a href="/facts/Trinity_Hall,_Cambridge/nT5gxkPs">Trinity Hall, Cambridge</a></td><td>15 May 2006</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>The trophy and title were awarded to the Manchester team of Chris Holmes, Gareth Aubrey, Joseph Meagher, and Adrian Anslow.</li> <li>The trophy was presented by <a href="/facts/Peter_Ackroyd/77B7qPKn">Peter Ackroyd</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.blanchflower.org/uc/uc06.html">Blanchflower Results Table</a> from blanchflower.org</li></ul>