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| Oxford college lifts quiz trophy | Oxford college lifts quiz trophy |
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| A team from Corpus Christi College in Oxford has won this year's University Challenge. | A team from Corpus Christi College in Oxford has won this year's University Challenge. |
| The team, captained by 26-year-old Gail Trimble, beat Manchester University by 275 points to 190. | The team, captained by 26-year-old Gail Trimble, beat Manchester University by 275 points to 190. |
| Much of the team's success has been down to Ms Trimble, who scored two-thirds of her team's 1,200 points before the final. | Much of the team's success has been down to Ms Trimble, who scored two-thirds of her team's 1,200 points before the final. |
| Quiz host Jeremy Pamxan likened Ms Trimble's performance on the show to an "intellectual blitzkrieg". | Quiz host Jeremy Pamxan likened Ms Trimble's performance on the show to an "intellectual blitzkrieg". |
| Ms Trimble was presented with the winners' trophy by the poet Wendy Cope. | Ms Trimble was presented with the winners' trophy by the poet Wendy Cope. |
| It is the second time that the Oxford college has won the competition, having also taken the title in 2005. | It is the second time that the Oxford college has won the competition, having also taken the title in 2005. |
| Founded in the early 16th Century, it is one of Oxford's smaller colleges, with fewer than 400 students. | Founded in the early 16th Century, it is one of Oxford's smaller colleges, with fewer than 400 students. |
| The team played in five matches during the six-month tournament. | The team played in five matches during the six-month tournament. |
| Their high winning margins included their victory over Exeter University in the quarter-finals when they scored 350 points and their opponents could manage only 15, the lowest score since 1972. | Their high winning margins included their victory over Exeter University in the quarter-finals when they scored 350 points and their opponents could manage only 15, the lowest score since 1972. |
| Gail Trimble and Jeremy Paxman on her success | |
| Runners-up Manchester University were series champions in 2006. | Runners-up Manchester University were series champions in 2006. |
| Earlier on Monday, Ms Trimble, a Latin scholar, said she found it "extremely surprising" to be talked about in terms of being a highly attractive sex symbol. | Earlier on Monday, Ms Trimble, a Latin scholar, said she found it "extremely surprising" to be talked about in terms of being a highly attractive sex symbol. |
| She told BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour: "I'm glad that people are being nice about me rather than nasty, but... I very much think this would not be happening if I was a man. | She told BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour: "I'm glad that people are being nice about me rather than nasty, but... I very much think this would not be happening if I was a man. |
| "People would not feel it necessary to comment on my looks so much." | "People would not feel it necessary to comment on my looks so much." |