University Challenge 2013–14

Series 43 of University Challenge began on 15 July 2013 on BBC Two.

Results

Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
Teams with green scores returned in the next round, while those with red scores were eliminated.
Teams with orange scores must win one more match to return in the next round.
Teams with yellow scores indicate that two further matches must be played and won.
A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

Final

The trophy and title were awarded to the Trinity team of Matthew Ridley, Filip Drnovšek Zorko, Ralph Morley, and Richard Freeland.
The trophy was presented by Jeanette Winterson.

Spin-off: Christmas Special 2013

Each year, a Christmas special sequence is aired featuring distinguished alumni. Out of 7 first-round winners, the top 4 highest-scoring teams progress to the semi-finals. The teams consist of celebrities who represent their alma maters.

Results

Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
Teams with green scores returned in the next round, while those with red scores were eliminated.
Teams with grey scores won their match but did not achieve a high enough score to proceed to the next round.
A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

'''First Round'''

Standings for the winners

Semi-finals
Final
The Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge team of Quentin Stafford-Fraser, Helen Castor, Mark Damazer and Lars Tharp beat Emmanuel College, Cambridge and their team of Hugo Rifkind, Mary-Ann Ochota, Simon Singh and Rory McGrath.