Series 36 of University Challenge began on 7 August 2006 and was broadcast on BBC Two. This is a list of the matches played, their scores, and outcomes.
Main draw
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. Teams with black scores have been disqualified.
First round Team 1 Score Team 2 Broadcast Date University of Aberystwyth205195 University of Bristol 7 August 2006 University College London165160 Pembroke College, Cambridge 14 August 2006 University of York265 Harris Manchester College, Oxford 21 August 2006 Merton College, Oxford245150 University of Manchester 28 August 2006 University of Brighton190 Imperial College School of Medicine 4 September 2006 Girton College, Cambridge190 University of Sussex 11 September 2006 University of Newcastle270 Royal Holloway, University of London 18 September 2006 Durham University245 Churchill College, Cambridge 25 September 2006 Robinson College, Cambridge295 Wadham College, Oxford 1 October 2006 University of Edinburgh195 University of Birmingham 8 October 2006 Corpus Christi College, Oxford220150 University of Reading 15 October 2006 University of Warwick195 Emmanuel College, Cambridge 5 November 2006 Linacre College, Oxford170 University of East Anglia 12 November 2006 Somerville College, Oxford235 Trinity Hall, Cambridge 19 November 2006
Highest Scoring Losers Playoffs Team 1 Score Team 2 Broadcast Date University of Bristol200 University of Manchester 26 November 2006 Pembroke College, Cambridge225 University of Reading 3 December 2006
Second round Team 1 Score Team 2 Broadcast Date University of Manchester210 University of Reading 7 January 2007 University of Brighton245 University of York 14 January 2007 Merton College, Oxford180 University of Aberystwyth 21 January 2007 Durham University260 Somerville College, Oxford 28 January 2007 Corpus Christi College, Oxford245 University of Edinburgh 4 February 2007 Royal Holloway, University of London170 Wadham College, Oxford 11 February 2007 Girton College, Cambridge185 University College London 18 February 2007 University of Warwick165 University of East Anglia 25 February 2007
Quarterfinals Team 1 Score Team 2 Broadcast Date University of Manchester230 Wadham College, Oxford 4 March 2007 Durham University220 University of Edinburgh 11 March 2007 University College London220 University of York 18 March 2007 University of Aberystwyth165 University of Warwick 25 March 2007
Semifinals Team 1 Score Team 2 Broadcast Date University of Manchester240 Durham University 1 April 2007 University College London235 University of Warwick 8 April 2007
Final Team 1 Score Team 2 Broadcast Date University of Manchester170 University of Warwick 16 April 2007
The trophy and title were awarded to the Warwick team of Rory Gill, Harold Wyber, Daisy Christodoulou, and Prakash Patel. They beat a Manchester team of Tim Hawken, Adam Clark, Ciaran Lavin, and David Elliott in the final. The trophy was presented by Ann Widdecombe. Daisy Christodoulou reappeared on the programme, again representing Warwick, in a Christmas special edition in December 2011, this time alongside Vadim Jean, captain Christian Wolmar and Carla Mendonça. In the first round, Warwick won with a score of 225, giving them a place in the semi-finals, in which the team scored 265, securing their place in the final. In the final, the team secured a much lower score of 60, and lost out to Trinity College, Cambridge. In the first round, Christodoulou answered the most starter-for-ten questions out of both teams, and in the semi-final, she also answered many starter questions correctly.
External links Blanchflower Results Table from blanchflower.org