Series 28 of University Challenge ran between 2 September 1998 and 27 April 1999.
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. A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question. Team 1 Score Team 2 Broadcast Date University of Bristol 245 185 Victoria University of Manchester 2 September 1998 Balliol College, Oxford 195 200 University of Durham 9 September 1998 The Open University 350 145 University of Lancaster 16 September 1998 Harris Manchester College, Oxford 185 200 Selwyn College, Cambridge 23 September 1998 Birkbeck, University of London 300 110 University of Warwick 30 September 1998 University of Portsmouth 135 230 De Montfort University 7 October 1998 King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry 130 170 Magdalen College, Oxford 14 October 1998 University of Aberdeen 255 145 Newnham College, Cambridge 20 October 1998 Christ Church, Oxford 150 245 Trinity College, Cambridge 27 October 1998 St Hilda's College, Oxford 115 215 University of Wales, Bangor 3 November 1998 Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 145 280 Oriel College, Oxford 10 November 1998 Queen's University, Belfast 100 230 University of Sheffield 17 November 1998 Downing College, Cambridge 160 235 University of Glasgow 1 December 1998 City University 200 210 University of Leicester 8 December 1998
Highest Scoring Losers play-offs [ edit ] The trophy and title were awarded to the Open team of Lance Haward, David Good, John Burke and Sue Mitchell. The trophy was presented by Jeremy Paxman . Salman Rushdie had been due to present the trophy, but the recording of the semi-finals and final were postponed after Paxman fell ill, and he wasn't available for the rescheduled dates.
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