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List of wins by over 100

From Countdown

This list includes all the wins by over 100 in Countdown history. All such occurrences are in the 15-round format – it was possible in the 9-round format, but never happened. The first occurrence was on 25 October 2002, in which Julian Fell beat Carl McDermott by 109 points. The next one wouldn't be for over eight years. There are known to be 51 wins by over 100 in Countdown (a few 15-round games remain unreleased with an unknown scoreline), plus two in 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

The biggest winning margin in Countdown is 133 points, jointly held by Elliott Mellor on 22 May 2019 and Ronan Higginson on 24 May 2023.

The biggest winning margin in the old 15-round format is 112 points, held by Tom Barnes on 16 May 2011.

Unofficially, the biggest winning margin is 862 points by Jon Richardson and Jack Whitehall in Episode Cats29, in which the conundrum was worth 843 points.

Multiple wins by over 100

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List of wins by over 100

Games are sorted by biggest winning margin first, which is italicised between the individual contestant scores. Ties are sorted chronologically.

Old 15-round format

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
5264 16/05/2011 P Tom Barnes 119–(112)–7 Christine Buffrey Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Delia Smith Susie Dent 129
3349 25/10/2002 P Julian Fell 138–(109)–29 Carl McDermott Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ingrid Tarrant Susie Dent 148
5285 14/06/2011 P Graeme Cole 125–(106)–19 Mike Linnell Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 129
5188 21/01/2011 P Adam Gillard 125–(102)–23 Mavis Riley Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Jonathan Maitland Susie Dent 141
5665 22/03/2013 P Andy Platt 109–(102)–7 Carl Anderson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 115

New 15-round format

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
7080 22/05/2019 P Elliott Mellor 143–(133)–10 Kieran Matley Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 145
8024 24/05/2023 P Ronan Higginson 143–(133)–10 Aaron Sutton Colin Murray Rachel Riley Vick Hope Susie Dent 166
7470 23/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 136–(126)–10 Matthew Hallas Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 147
7860 29/09/2022 P Tom Stevenson 154–(126)–28 Lauren Bowley Colin Murray Rachel Riley Eve Muirhead Susie Dent 154
7742 18/04/2022 P Matt O'Connor 130–(124)–6 Charlie Edwards Anne Robinson Rachel Riley Sophie Ellis-Bextor Susie Dent 133
7472 25/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 147–(122)–25 John Lorimer-George Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Konnie Huq Susie Dent 155
7081 23/05/2019 P Elliott Mellor 126–(116)–10 Monica Quadri Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 127
7082 24/05/2019 P Elliott Mellor 125–(114)–11 Saul Rothwell Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 134
7471 24/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 120–(114)–6 Bobby Casey Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Konnie Huq Susie Dent 138
7744 20/04/2022 P Matt O'Connor 120–(114)–6 Anna Chandra Anne Robinson Rachel Riley Sophie Ellis-Bextor Susie Dent 125
8021 19/05/2023 P Ronan Higginson 126–(114)–12 Greg Raine Colin Murray Rachel Riley Annie Macmanus Susie Dent 133
7220 05/12/2019 P Zach Hart 26–(113)–139 Luke Johnson-Davies Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Suzannah Lipscomb Susie Dent 146
6109 24/03/2015 P Tom Cappleman 135–(112)–23 Jack Roberts Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Nicky Campbell Susie Dent 144
7077 17/05/2019 P Elliott Mellor 152–(112)–40 John Hadfield Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 154
7332 27/08/2020 P Sam Cappleman-Lynes 117–(112)–5 Bernie Kingston Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 131
7333 28/08/2020 P Sam Cappleman-Lynes 124–(112)–12 Phil Savage Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 133
6580 11/05/2017 P Stephen Read 131–(110)–21 Alan Jefferson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Austin Susie Dent 133
7803 12/07/2022 P Edward Byrne 123–(109)–14 James Wright Anne Robinson Rachel Riley Jenny Ryan Susie Dent 132
7859 28/09/2022 P Tom Stevenson 119–(109)–10 Sara Woolridge Colin Murray Rachel Riley Eve Muirhead Susie Dent 124
8081 11/08/2023 P Harry Savage 130–(109)–21 Sandra Ring Colin Murray Rachel Riley Edith Bowman Susie Dent 134
6616 04/07/2017 P Tom Chafer-Cook 129–(108)–21 Nick Knight Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Greg Rusedski Susie Dent 134
7233 03/01/2020 P Luke Johnson-Davies 131–(108)–23 Nathan Nicholson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Tim Vine Susie Dent 135
8023 23/05/2023 P Ronan Higginson 135–(108)–27 Martin Peirce Colin Murray Rachel Riley Vick Hope Susie Dent 135
5749 13/08/2013 P Dylan Taylor 129–(107)–22 Leone Mitchell Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Gloria Hunniford Susie Dent 143
6960 26/11/2018 P Andrew Jackson 116–(106)–10 Lewis Edgeley Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 123
7335 01/09/2020 P Sam Cappleman-Lynes 123–(106)–17 Malcolm Slee Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 134
7761 13/05/2022 P Ryan Carlsen 106–(106)–0 Sarah Herbert Anne Robinson Rachel Riley Michael Crick Susie Dent 147
6777 06/03/2018 P Zarte Siempre 128–(105)–23 Jonathan Stoneman Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Liz Bonnin Susie Dent 132
6847 14/06/2018 QF Zarte Siempre 124–(105)–19 Jan Pask Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Helen Fospero Susie Dent 133
7121 19/07/2019 P James Haughton 125–(105)–20 Ryan Williams Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Rory Bremner Susie Dent 144
7747 25/04/2022 P Matt O'Connor 139–(105)–34 James Campbell Anne Robinson Rachel Riley Justin Webb Susie Dent 144
8026 26/05/2023 P Ronan Higginson 122–(105)–17 Richard Clingen Colin Murray Rachel Riley Cally Beaton Susie Dent 124
8165 07/12/2023 P JJ Burrows 115–(105)–10 Chris Ritchie Colin Murray Rachel Riley Bob Harris Susie Dent 155
5751 15/08/2013 P Dylan Taylor 121–(104)–17 Russ Millhouse Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Gloria Hunniford Susie Dent 125
6108 23/03/2015 P Tom Cappleman 117–(104)–13 Connor Moorst Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Nicky Campbell Susie Dent 124
6234 23/10/2015 P Zac Goodman 114–(104)–10 Ross Lough Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Margaret Mountford Susie Dent 134
6366 24/05/2016 P Robin McKay 112–(104)–8 Struan Charters Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Michael Buerk Susie Dent 166
6421 29/08/2016 P Martin Hurst 111–(104)–7 Arnold Solomon Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Gloria Hunniford Susie Dent 127
7122 22/07/2019 P James Haughton 134–(104)–30 Iain Sime Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Rory Bremner Susie Dent 150
7334 31/08/2020 P Sam Cappleman-Lynes 121–(104)–17 Matt Duffy Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 128
7474 29/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 137–(103)–34 Martin Curtis Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Konnie Huq Susie Dent 146
6592 30/05/2017 P Moose Rosser 132–(102)–30 Gareth Davies Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dan Walker Susie Dent 136
7079 21/05/2019 P Elliott Mellor 118–(102)–16 Sam Ashworth Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 125
7120 18/07/2019 P James Haughton 133–(102)–31 Sonia Elston Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Rory Bremner Susie Dent 156
6818 03/05/2018 P Toby McDonald 111–(101)–10 Alyssa Critchley Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 125
7023 04/03/2019 P Dinos Sfyris 119–(101)–18 Pauline Collard Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Michael Whitehall Susie Dent 147

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
Cats29 16/01/2015 S Roisin Conaty
& Sean Lock 		28–(862)–890** Jon Richardson
& Jack Whitehall 		Jimmy Carr Rachel Riley Joe Wilkinson Rob Beckett Susie Dent 903
Cats9 13/09/2013 S Bob Mortimer
& Lee Mack 		0–(153)–153* Jon Richardson
& Adam Hills 		Jimmy Carr Rachel Riley Joe Wilkinson Alex Horne &
the Horne Section 		Susie Dent 177
* includes 100 points from the conundrum
** includes 843 points from a conundrum

See also

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