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Championship of Champions I

From Countdown

Championship of Champions I ran from 15 to 23 October 1984, and was won by Mark Nyman. It marked the first time Countdown was broadcast Monday to Friday.

CoC I featured the only 9-round grand final in Countdown history, with the exception of that of Series 1.

Seed table

Rank Name Stage Reached High Score
1 Mark Nyman Final 62
2 Joyce Cansfield Champion 65
3 Andrew Guy Champion 61
4 Ash Haji Champion 58
5 Brian Hudson Champion 55
6 Russell Byers Final 59
7 Christine Hunt Final 56
8 William Bradford Semi-Final 69

The order by which seedings were determined is not known. However, it is thought likely that seeds 2 to 8 were ranked first on how far they reached, followed by their highest score in a preliminary game. Mark Nyman may have been "wildcarded" to number 1 seed, based on his overall performance, having won more games than any other player (10), and achieved the highest outright score (79), albeit in his quarter final rather than a preliminary game.

Progress

Mark Nyman (1) vs William Bradford (8) Mark Nyman (1) vs Ash Haji (4) Mark Nyman (1)
vs
Joyce Cansfield (2)
Brian Hudson (5) vs Ash Haji (4)
Andrew Guy (3) vs Russell Byers (6) Russell Byers (6) vs Joyce Cansfield (2)
Christine Hunt (7) vs Joyce Cansfield (2)
The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
185 15/10/1984 CQF William Bradford 28 – 54 Mark Nyman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Ned Sherrin Yvonne Warburton 68
186 16/10/1984 CQF Joyce Cansfield 45 – 31 Christine Hunt Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Nigel Rees Yvonne Warburton 69
187 17/10/1984 CQF Andrew Guy 48 – 61 Russell Byers Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Ned Sherrin Yvonne Warburton 75
188 18/10/1984 CQF Ash Haji 49 – 35 Brian Hudson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Nigel Rees Yvonne Warburton 72
189 19/10/1984 CSF Ash Haji 34 – 61 Mark Nyman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Ned Sherrin Yvonne Warburton 67
190 22/10/1984 CSF Joyce Cansfield 62 – 33 Russell Byers Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Nigel Rees Yvonne Warburton 63
191 23/10/1984 CGF Joyce Cansfield 34 – 65 Mark Nyman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Ned Sherrin, Nigel Rees Yvonne Warburton 69

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