‘Any 11-year-old could tell you that!’ The University Challenge final, reviewed by last year’s winner

Warwick University and Christ's College Cambridge in the University Challenge final. Composite: BBC/ITV Studios - Lifted Entertainment/Rik Lowe

This series of University Challenge has been another corker, and the final a gripping showdown between two brilliantly clever teams fighting tooth and nail for every point. After 36 matches and 26 teams knocked out, Warwick and Christ’s College, Cambridge, are left standing. But these two have met before, coming face to face in their second quarter-finals. Then, Christ’s College emerged victorious (205 – 155).

Could Christ’s win again? Or would Warwick claim their third University Challenge victory? All we knew for sure was that the trophy would be presented to a captain called Oscar.