CURRENT SERIES SCORE:
Minas Tirith 15 - 12 Taruithorn
1 draw. Series leader: Minas Tirith
Past Results
1998 Taruithorn
Played in Oxford. Inaugural match. Series leader: TAR 1-0
1999 Minas Tirith
Played in Cambridge. Series leader: TIE 1-1
2000 Draw
Played in Oxford. Only ever drawn match. Series leader: TIE 1-1
2001 Taruithorn
Played in Cambridge. Taruithorn leads series 2001-2014. Series leader: TAR 2-1
2002 Taruithorn
Score 29-34. Played in Oxford. Last home victory until 2013. Series leader: TAR 3-1
Minas Tirith: Tom Davidson (Captain), Chris Kreuzer, Matthew Reid, Matthew Woodcraft
Quizmaster: Mark Waller
2003 Taruithorn
Score 29-36. Played in Cambridge. Series leader: TAR 4-1
2004 Minas Tirith
Score 40-37. Played in Oxford. Series leader: TAR 4-2
Minas Tirith: Matthew Woodcraft, Matthew Reid, Sarah Arnold, Anna Slack, Nicholas Taylor
Quizmaster: Helen Cousins
2005 Taruithorn
Score 13-34. Played in Cambridge. Series leader: TAR 5-2
Minas Tirith: Anna Slack, Helen Cousins, Esther Miller, Alex, Gianfranco
Taruithorn: Maria Artamonova, Aaron, Owen Cotton-Barratt, Margaret, One other (name unknown)
Quizmaster: Mark Waller
2006 Minas Tirith
Played in Oxford. Series leader: TAR 5-3
2007 Taruithorn
Played in Cambridge. Series leader: TAR 6-3
2008 Minas Tirith
Played in Oxford. Series leader: TAR 6-4
2009 Taruithorn
Played in Cambridge. Series leader: TAR 7-4
2010 Minas Tirith
Played in Oxford. Series leader: TAR 7-5
Minas Tirith: Jamie Douglas, Daniel Binham, Will Barter, Rachel
2011 Taruithorn
Played in Cambridge. Series leader: TAR 8-5
Minas Tirith: Lauren Weller, Samuel Cook, Beth Humphreys, Hannah Strachan, Adam Clark
Quizmaster: Mark Waller
2012 Minas Tirith
Score 62-54 1/2. Played in Oxford. Series leader: TAR 8-6
Minas Tirith: Samuel Cook, David Vasak, Hannah Strachan
Quizmasters: Mark Waller, Matthew Woodcraft
2013 Minas Tirith
Score 61-37. Played in Cambridge. First home win since 2002. Series leader: TAR 8-7
Minas Tirith: Samuel Cook (Captain), James Baillie, Adam Clark, David Vasak, Rachel Fletcher
Taruithorn: Katherine Catchpole, Martha Buckley, Anahita Hoose, Amrit Sidhu-Brar
Quizmasters: Mark Waller, Matthew Woodcraft
2014 Minas Tirith
Score 72-68. Played in Oxford. Levels overall series. Series leader: TIE 8-8
Minas Tirith: James Baillie (Captain), David Vasak, Christy Linder, Jing Ran, Rachel Fletcher.
Taruithorn: Anahita Hoose, Katherine Catchpole, Hebe Stanton, Martha Buckley, Amrit Sidhu-Brar
Quizmasters: Samuel Cook, Eleanor Simmons
2015 Minas Tirith
Score 71-64. Played in Cambridge. Minas Tirith take series lead for first time. Series leader: TIR 9-8
Minas Tirith: James Baillie (Captain), David Vasak, Hannah Parish, Liam Waters, Sam Brennan, Rachel Fletcher.
Taruithorn: Anahita Hoose, Hebe Stanton, Martha Buckley, Amrit Sidhu-Brar, Lynn Edwards, Joe Bartram
Quizmasters: Samuel Cook (Quizmaster & Question-setter), Sarah Binney (Scorekeeper), Claire Wilkinson (Question-setter)
2016 Taruithorn
Score 73.5-44. Played in Oxford. Series leader: TIE 9-9
Minas Tirith: Sam Brennan (Captain), Connor W-Holmes, Louise Vincent, Sam Carlin, James Baillie (for early rounds, via phone).
Taruithorn: Hilary Tricker, Joseph Bartram, Katherine Catchpole, Lynn Edwards, Anahita Hoose
Quizmasters: Samuel Cook (Quizmaster & Question-setter), Claire Wilkinson (Question-setter)
2017 Minas Tirith
Score 120.5-111.5. Played in Cambridge. Series leader: TIR 10-9
Minas Tirith: Samuel Cook (Captain), Jeremy Budd, Eleanor Smith, Avigail Ben-gad, Jamie Douglas, Brigid Ehrmantraut
Taruithorn: Joseph Bartram (Captain), Katherine Catchpole, Alexander Morgan, Tas Cooper, Gregory Greif, Jennifer Hohmann
Quizmasters: James Baillie (Quizmaster & Question-setter), Morgan Wilkinson (Question-setter), Rhiannon Smith (Timekeeper), Mark Waller (Scorekeeper)
2018 Minas Tirith
Score 86-83. Played in Oxford. Series leader: TIR 11-9
Minas Tirith: Samuel Cook (Captain), Eleanor Smith, Avigail Ben-gad, Hannah Whitaker
Taruithorn: Peri Sipahi, Joel Cornah, Tas Cooper, Jonathan Williams
Quizmasters: Tsvetana Myagkova (Quizmaster & Question Setter), Alasdair Cuthbert (Assistant Quizmaster), Anahita Hoose, Iona Todd, Mike Percival, Maggie Percival (Question Setters)
2019 Minas Tirith
Score 61-16. Played in Cambridge. Series leader: TIR 12-9
Minas Tirith: Samuel Cook (Captain), Rhiannon Smith, Cici Carey-Stuart
Taruithorn: Alasdair Cuthbert, Greg Greif, Samuel Reinert
Quizmaster: Mark Waller
Question-setters: Avigail Ben-Gad, James Baillie, Mark Waller
2020 Minas Tirith
Score 72-50.5. Played in Oxford. Series leader: TIR 13-9
Minas Tirith: Samuel Cook (Captain), Daniel Kent, Eleanor Smith, Leah Palmer
Taruithorn: Alasdair Cuthbert, Susie, others
Quizmaster: Mark Waller
Question-setters: Brigid Ehrmantraut, Rachel Fletcher
2021 Taruithorn
Score: 80-49. Played online (hosted by Cambridge). Series leader: TIR 13-10
Minas Tirith: Cici Carey-Stuart (captain), Eleanor Smith, Milena Wein, Thomas Brian
Taruithorn: Søren Gammelgaard (captain), Tas Cooper, Susie, Zack
Quizmaster: Samuel Cook
Question-setters: Anahita Hoose, Greg Greif, Samuel Cook
2022 Taruithorn
Score: 78-37. Played online (hosted by Oxford). Series leader: TIR 13-11
Minas Tirith: Rosalind Mackey (captain), Alex Colesmith, Will Matthews, Richard Zhang
Taruithorn: Søren Gammelgaard (captain), Tas Cooper, Joanne Roper, Huling Zhang
Quizmaster: Samuel Cook
Question-setters: Samuel Cook, Taruithorn member(s)
2023 Taruithorn
Score: 66-30 Played online (hosted by Cambridge). Series leader: TIR 13-12
Minas Tirith: Alex Colesmith (captain), Nik Brown, Laia Fernandez Villanueva, Katrina Ng
Taruithorn: Joanne Roper (captain), Tas Cooper, Katie Jornod, Joseph Wragg
Quizmaster: Samuel Cook
Question-setters: Samuel Cook, Brigid Ehrmantraut, Rachel Fletcher, Taruithorn member(s)
2024 Minas Tirith
Score: 47-44.5. Hosted by Oxford. Series leader: TIR 14-12
Minas Tirith: Josie Futterer (captain), Percy Yuen, Ruth Bewick, Ruru Ghoshal
Taruithorn: Joanne Roper (captain), Broak Karos, Emily Scott, Linda Tyrrell
Quizmaster: Alex Colesmith
Question-setters: Samuel Cook, Cici Carey-Stuart, Rachel Fletcher, Taruithorn member(s)
2025 Minas Tirith (CTS)
Taruithorn forfeited, so the quiz took place between an official "Minas Tirith" team and an unofficial "CTS" team: CTS won.
Score: 35-30. Hosted by Cambridge. Series leader: TIR 15-12
Minas Tirith: Percy Yuen, Owen Allemang, Avi Hyman
CTS: Nathan Lodge, Ruth Bewick, Sarah Bewick
Quizmaster: Samuel Cook
Question-setters: Samuel Cook, Cici Carey-Stuart, Katrina Ng, Alex Colesmith, Rachel Fletcher, Taruithorn member(s)