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Amol Rajan asks the questions as students from across the UK face fiendish tests.
The series kicks off with a match between students from Sheffield and Warwick. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
7/14/2025
The first round of the competition continues. Students from UCL take on a team from next-door neighbours SOAS. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
7/21/2025
The University of Bath faces the University of Southampton in another first-round match. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
7/28/2025
Another two teams of students put fingers on buzzers for the first time, representing Newcastle University and the University of Edinburgh. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
8/4/2025
The University of Manchester plays New College, Oxford for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
8/11/2025
The first round of the 2025/26 competition continues with a Severnside derby as Cardiff University faces the University of Bristol. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
8/18/2025
In another first-round heat, students from Trinity College, Cambridge take on a team from Linacre College, Oxford. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
8/25/2025
The University of Lincoln makes its debut in the competition against a team from Lancaster University. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
9/1/2025
In another first round match, competition debutants Green Templeton College, Oxford face a team from Cambridge’s Darwin College. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
9/8/2025
The first round of the competition continues. Trinity Hall, Cambridge and the London School of Economics are the teams facing their first starters for ten. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
9/15/2025
The heats continue with a match between Durham University and Merton College, Oxford. A place in round two awaits the winner. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
9/22/2025
Harper Adams University makes its first ever appearance in this competition. Their opponents are from the University of Strathclyde. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
9/29/2025
In this first-round match, two institutions specialising in science go head-to-head - Imperial College London and Churchill College, Cambridge. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
10/6/2025
The first round of the competition concludes with a match between Magdalen College, Oxford and Robinson College, Cambridge. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
10/14/2025
Two of the highest-scoring losing teams from the heats get a second chance to qualify for the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
10/20/2025
Two more of the highest-scoring losing teams from the heats compete for the final second round place. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
10/27/2025
The second round of the competition begins. Two teams of students go head-to-head for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
11/3/2025
Round two of the competition continues. Two more teams of students battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
11/10/2025
Two more student teams return to play a second-round match. A place in the quarter-finals awaits the winner. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
11/17/2025
The round of sixteen continues. Two more teams of students return to play for a second time, hoping to earn themselves a quarter-final spot. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
11/24/2025
The second round continues. Two more teams of students put fingers on buzzers for a second time, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
12/1/2025
The round of 16 continues as another two teams of students set out to secure themselves a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
12/8/2025
Two more teams of students compete for a place in the quarter-finals in the penultimate match of round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
12/15/2025
It’s the final match in the second round. Who will take the last spot in the quarter-finals? Amol Rajan asks the questions.
1/5/2026
The double-elimination quarter-final stage begins. Two of the eight remaining teams play their first of up to three matches in this round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
1/12/2026
The first round of quarter-finals continues. Two more teams are hoping to pick up the first of the two wins they need to qualify for the semis. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
1/19/2026
Two more teams of students play their first of at least two matches in this double-elimination quarter-final. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
1/26/2026
The last two quarter-finalists play their first of up to three matches in this round. A win will see them half-way to the semis. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
2/2/2026
The second round of quarter-finals begins. The winner of this match becomes the first team through to this year’s semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
2/23/2026
Two teams return to play a second quarter-final. Having both lost their first, they need to win this one to stay in the competition. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
3/2/2026
The quarter-final stage continues. Having won one match already, the teams know that if they can win again here, they’ll reach the semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
3/9/2026
The quarter-finals continue with another elimination match. Both teams lost their first quarter-final and can’t afford to lose again. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
3/16/2026
The quarter-final stage nears its conclusion. Two places in the semi-finals are still up for grabs - both teams are hoping to take one of them. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
3/23/2026
It's the last quarter-final, and only one place remains in the semi-finals - who will take it? Amol Rajan asks the questions.
3/30/2026
Two teams of students go head-to-head in the first of the semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
4/6/2026
The second set of semi-finalists face off for a place in the final. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
4/13/2026
It’s the grand final. Who will lift the series trophy? Amol Rajan asks the questions.
4/20/2026
