[2] This was the final series hosted by Jeremy Paxman, who then stood down from the role after 29 years.
[3] From July 2023 onwards, Amol Rajan succeeded Paxman as host for the 53rd series of the long-running student quiz show.
[4][5] Paxman’s last-ever appearance as host aired on 29 May 2023 at the end of the series, when the University of Durham won their third title by defeating the University of Bristol in the final, which was coincidentally a rematch of the very first game back in August.
Each year, a Christmas special sequence is aired featuring distinguished alumni.
The winning Balliol College, Oxford team consisted of Elizabeth Kiss, Andrew Copson, Martin Edwards and Martin O’Neill, who beat the University of Hull and their team of Katharine Norbury, James Graham[a], Sian Reese-Williams and Graeme Hall.