27x1 - Edinburgh v Jesus College, Cambridge

September 10, 1997

27x2 - Birkbeck v Cardiff

September 17, 1997

27x3 - Exeter v Robinson College, Cambridge

September 24, 1997

27x5 - Sheffield v Aberdeen

October 8, 1997

Jeremy Paxman welcomes teams from Sheffield and Aberdeen to the university quiz.

27x6 - Christ Church, Oxford v The Open University

October 15, 1997

Quiz show hosted by Jeremy Paxman. The Open University take on Christ Church College, Oxford.

27x7 - Liverpool v Newnham College, Cambridge

October 22, 1997

27x8 - Queen's University, Belfast v Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital

October 29, 1997

27x9 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v St Catherine's College, Oxford

November 4, 1997

27x10 - St John's College, Oxford v L.S.E.

November 11, 1997

27x11 - Oxford Brookes v Warwick

November 18, 1997

Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz between university students. Oxford Brookes take on Warwick.

27x12 - New Hall, Cambridge v Nottingham

December 2, 1997

27x13 - Exeter v Jesus College, Cambridge

December 9, 1997

27x14 - King's College, London v Nottingham

December 16, 1997

Jeremy Paxman presents a second-round clash between Kings College, London and Nottingham University.

27x15 - Newnham College, Cambridge v Edinburgh

January 6, 1998

Newnham College, Cambridge take on Edinburgh University in a second-round match. Jeremy Paxman is the quizmaster.

27x16 - Birkbeck v Robinson College, Cambridge

January 13, 1998

27x17 - L.S.E. v Oxford Brookes

January 20, 1998

27x18 - Cardiff v Aberdeen

January 27, 1998

Jeremy Paxman chairs another second-round match as Cardiff return to take on Aberdeen for a place in the quarter-finals.

27x19 - Magdalene College, Cambridge v Queen's University, Belfast

February 3, 1998

27x20 - The Open University v Magdalen College, Oxford

February 24, 1998

The Open University return to take on reigning champions Magdalen College, Oxford for the last place in the quarter-finals.

27x21 - Jesus College, Cambridge v Nottingham

March 4, 1998

Jeremy Paxman asks questions of teams from Jesus College, Cambridge and Nottingham University.

27x22 - Edinburgh v Birkbeck

March 11, 1998

27x23 - L.S.E. v Queen's University, Belfast

March 18, 1998

27x24 - Cardiff v Magdalen College, Oxford

March 25, 1998

27x25 - Nottingham v Birkbeck

April 7, 1998

27x26 - L.S.E. v Magdalen College, Oxford

April 14, 1998

Teams from the London School of Economics and Magdalen College, Oxford face questions from Jeremy Paxman.

27x27 - Final: Birkbeck v Magdalen College, Oxford

April 21, 1998