University Challenge scored 520 points in the final ITV season in 1987. In the Jeremy Paxman era, the team from Open University scored the highest score, 415, in the semi-final in 1997 against Charing Cross Hospital. The producers of the programme have taken the more recent inclusion of mature students to its logical conclusion by making two series without any student participants: "University Challenge Reunited" (2002) brought former teams back together, while "University Challenge: The Professionals" (from 2003) matched occupational groups such as civil servants, architects and doctors against each other. In 2003, the former was won by the 1979 team from
Brainbox Challenge Brainbox Challenge Brainbox Challenge was a short-lived game show hosted by Clive Anderson and produced by BBC Manchester. It was broadcast weekdays on BBC Two, for most of its run in an evening slot, but in a lunchtime slot for its final week. "Brainbox Challenge" had rounds including "Memory", "Language", "Visual and Spatial", "Numerical" and "Coding". Each episode featured five head-to-head challenges based on these different skills. The winner of each challenge became the "Brainbox Champion" and was shown a picture of their next challenger, along with their name, age, and occupation. The champion was then given the chance to