University Challenge 1998–99

Series 28 of University Challenge ran between 2 September 1998 and 27 April 1999.

Results

 * 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.

Final

 * 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.