University Challenge 1998–99

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 have lost, but survived as highest scoring losers.
• A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

  First round

Highest Scoring Losers Play-Offs

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

• The trophy and title were awarded to the Open team comprising 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.