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  1. Episode 26

    26/37The first round of quarter-finals continues. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

  2. Episode 25

    25/37The double-elimination quarter-final stage begins. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

  3. Churchill College, Cambridge v Merton College, Oxford

    24/37It’s the final match in the second round. Who will take the last quarter-final spot?

  4. Lincoln v UCL

    23/37Two more teams of students compete for a place in the quarter-finals.

  5. Trinity College, Cambridge v Edinburgh

    22/37Another two teams of students set out to secure themselves a place in the quarter-finals.

  6. LSE v Manchester

    21/37Two more teams of students put fingers on buzzers for a place in the quarter-finals.

  7. Bristol v Warwick

    20/37Two more teams of students return to play for a second time.

  8. Southampton v Imperial

    19/37Two more student teams return to play a second-round match.

  9. Sheffield v Strathclyde

    18/37Two more teams of students battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals.

  10. Magdalen College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge

    17/37Two teams of students go head-to-head for a place in the quarter-finals.

  11. Sheffield v New College, Oxford

    16/37Two more of the highest-scoring losing teams compete for a second-round place.

  12. SOAS v Imperial

    15/37Two of the highest-scoring teams to have lost in the heats get a second chance to qualify.

  13. Magdalen College, Oxford v Robinson College, Cambridge

    14/37The first round concludes as Magdalen College, Oxford faces Robinson College, Cambridge.

  14. Imperial v Churchill College, Cambridge

    13/37Imperial College London and Churchill College, Cambridge go head-to-head.

  15. Harper Adams v Strathclyde

    12/37Debutants Harper Adams University face the University of Strathclyde.

  16. Durham v Merton College, Oxford

    11/37The heats continue with a match between Durham University and Merton College, Oxford.

  17. Trinity Hall, Cambridge v LSE

    10/37Trinity Hall, Cambridge and the LSE are the teams facing their first starters for ten.

  18. Green Templeton College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge

    9/37Green Templeton College, Oxford face a team from Cambridge’s Darwin College.

  19. Lincoln v Lancaster

    8/37The University of Lincoln faces a team from Lancaster University.

  20. Trinity College, Cambridge v Linacre College, Oxford

    7/37Students from Trinity College, Cambridge take on a team from Linacre College, Oxford.

  21. Cardiff v Bristol

    6/37The first round continues as Cardiff University faces the University of Bristol.

  22. Manchester v New College, Oxford

    5/37The University of Manchester plays New College, Oxford for a place in the second round.

  23. Newcastle v Edinburgh

    4/37Students from Newcastle University face a team from the University of Edinburgh.

  24. Bath v Southampton

    3/37The University of Bath faces the University of Southampton in another first-round match.

  25. UCL v SOAS

    2/37Students from UCL take on a team from next-door neighbours SOAS.

  26. Sheffield v Warwick

    1/37The series kicks off with a match between students from Sheffield and Warwick.