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Series 19

From Countdown
A screencap of the letters tile style seen in Series 19, taken from Episode 980.

Series 19 ran from January 1990 to March 1990. The nineteenth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Michael Wareham.

To date, Series 19 is the only series in which there were more women than men in the finals. This series and Series 20 are also notable for having used an unusual font, featuring much thicker text than before, on its letters tiles; by Series 21, this had been replaced by the modern tile typeface that remains in use to this day.

Seed table

Rank Name Wins Points
1 Lindsay Denyer 8 386
2 Joan Orchard 7 298
3 Michael Wareham 4 222
4 Maureen Harmer 5 216
5 Gino Corr 4 199
6 Mark Cooper 3 151
7 Elaine Newcombe 3 149
8 Linda Keen 2 108
Between Series 3 and Series 20, players were ranked by total number of points, including winning and drawing scores, but not losing ones.

Finals progress

Lindsay Denyer (1) vs Linda Keen (8) Lindsay Denyer (1) vs Gino Corr (5) Gino Corr (5)
vs
Michael Wareham (3)
Gino Corr (5) vs Maureen Harmer (4)
Michael Wareham (3) vs Mark Cooper (6) Michael Wareham (3) vs Elaine Newcombe (7)
Elaine Newcombe (7) vs Joan Orchard (2)
The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
938 1/01/1990 P Eileen Whitworth 30 – 44 Linda Munden Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Carol Thatcher Della Thompson 81
939 2/01/1990 P Beryl Lee 12 – 51 Linda Munden Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Carol Thatcher Della Thompson 72
940 3/01/1990 P John Cruickshank 43 – 29 Linda Munden Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Carol Thatcher Della Thompson 73
941 4/01/1990 P John Cruickshank 47 – 38 Steve McNab Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Carol Thatcher Della Thompson 73
942 5/01/1990 P John Cruickshank 26 – 41 Felicity Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Carol Thatcher Della Thompson 73
943 8/01/1990 P Lindsay Denyer 44 – 43 Felicity Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Carol Thatcher Della Thompson 71
944 9/01/1990 P Lindsay Denyer 54 – 21 Pat Unwin Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Carol Thatcher Della Thompson 71
945 10/01/1990 P Lindsay Denyer 55 – 22 Joe Walvish Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Della Thompson 73
946 11/01/1990 P Lindsay Denyer 43 – 33 Cath Williams Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Della Thompson 70
947 12/01/1990 P Lindsay Denyer 53 – 51 Sunil Bowry Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Della Thompson 74
948 15/01/1990 P Lindsay Denyer 36 – 35 Colin James Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Della Thompson ??
949 16/01/1990 P Lindsay Denyer 56 – 40 Lee Hayward Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Della Thompson 73
950 17/01/1990 P Lindsay Denyer 45 – 32 Clare Wigmore Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Della Thompson 72
951 18/01/1990 P Glyn Linder 35 – 51 Joan Orchard Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ernie Wise Catherine Clarke 74
952 19/01/1990 P Frank Wills 25 – 41 Joan Orchard Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ernie Wise Catherine Clarke 71
953 22/01/1990 P Shaun Wright 20 – 42 Joan Orchard Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ernie Wise Catherine Clarke 73
954 23/01/1990 P Bob Holt 24 – 29 Joan Orchard Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ernie Wise Catherine Clarke 69
955 24/01/1990 P Pat Barnett 34 – 50 Joan Orchard Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ernie Wise Catherine Clarke 71
956 25/01/1990 P Nicholas Birch 37 – 44 Joan Orchard Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ernie Wise Catherine Clarke 66
957 26/01/1990 P Ronald Coolun 33 – 41 Joan Orchard Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Simon Mason 76
958 29/01/1990 P Peg Smith 47 – 31 Joan Orchard Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Simon Mason 70
959 30/01/1990 P Peg Smith 31 – 39 Maureen Harmer Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Simon Mason 72
960 31/01/1990 P Betty Dutton 23 – 35 Maureen Harmer Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Simon Mason 74
961 1/02/1990 P Brian Cornell 38 – 52 Maureen Harmer Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Simon Mason 74
962 2/02/1990 P Dr. Jean Mackenzie 34 – 57 Maureen Harmer Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Simon Mason 75
963 5/02/1990 P John Young 20 – 33 Maureen Harmer Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lance Percival Simon Mason 73
964 6/02/1990 P Roger Smith 43 – 30 Maureen Harmer Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lance Percival Simon Mason 73
965 7/02/1990 P Roger Smith 32 – 48 Linda Keen Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lance Percival Simon Mason 85
966 8/02/1990 P Neil Collins 39 – 60 Linda Keen Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lance Percival Simon Mason 75
967 9/02/1990 P Elaine Newcombe 48 – 45 Linda Keen Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lance Percival Simon Mason 72
968 12/02/1990 P Elaine Newcombe 45 – 44 Dave Claridge Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Simon Mason 81
969 13/02/1990 P Elaine Newcombe 56 – 44 Tomi Owens Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Simon Mason 85
970 14/02/1990 P Elaine Newcombe 49 – 60 Robin Michaelson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Simon Mason 73
971 15/02/1990 P Mark Cooper 53 – 52 Robin Michaelson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Simon Mason 73
972 16/02/1990 P Mark Cooper 58 – 29 Paul Poeny Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Simon Mason 73
973 19/02/1990 P Mark Cooper 40 – 38 Jackie Pinkney Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Simon Mason 75
974 20/02/1990 P Mark Cooper 34 – 42 John Morrissey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Simon Mason 74
975 21/02/1990 P Dick Burden 45 – 34 John Morrissey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Simon Mason 75
976 22/02/1990 P Dick Burden 38 – 40 John Prince Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Simon Mason 82
977 23/02/1990 P Richard Lee 50 – 52 John Prince Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth Freda Thornton 69
978 26/02/1990 P Phil Reed 39 – 37 John Prince Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth Freda Thornton 81
979 27/02/1990 P Phil Reed 38 – 55 Brian Speet Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth Freda Thornton 72
980 28/02/1990 P Harry Bruford 16 – 49 Brian Speet Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth Freda Thornton 71
981 1/03/1990 P Robert Endeacott 32 – 28 Brian Speet Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth Freda Thornton 81
982 2/03/1990 P Robert Endeacott 45 – 58 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Freda Thornton 84
983 5/03/1990 P Doreen Rowcroft 5 – 53 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Freda Thornton 84
984 6/03/1990 P Keith Gorst 20 – 52 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Freda Thornton 73
985 7/03/1990 P Jenny Commode 27 – 59 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Freda Thornton 71
986 8/03/1990 P Sylvia Roche 55 – 34 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Freda Thornton 71
987 9/03/1990 P Sylvia Roche 37 – 45 John Cruse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Freda Thornton 72
988 12/03/1990 P Stuart Donald 38 – 43 John Cruse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 72
989 13/03/1990 P Eva Joseph 39 – 35 John Cruse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 79
990 14/03/1990 P Eva Joseph 38 – 51 Iqbal Hussein Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 73
991 15/03/1990 P Gino Corr 54 – 42 Iqbal Hussein Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 73
992 16/03/1990 P Gino Corr 54 – 14 Jean Read Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 70
993 19/03/1990 P Gino Corr 48 – 28 Michael Wilson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 75
994 20/03/1990 P Gino Corr 43 – 37 Peter Morris Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 70
995 21/03/1990 P Duncan Dale-Emberton 48 – 33 Gino Corr Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Simon Mason 66
996 22/03/1990 QF Lindsay Denyer 44 – 31 Linda Keen Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Simon Mason 72
997 23/03/1990 QF Elaine Newcombe 46 – 32 Joan Orchard Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Simon Mason 84
998 26/03/1990 QF Mark Cooper 34 – 42 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Simon Mason 73
999 27/03/1990 QF Maureen Harmer 22 – 55 Gino Corr Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Simon Mason 82
1000 28/03/1990 SF Lindsay Denyer 20 – 56 Gino Corr Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Simon Mason 68
1001 29/03/1990 SF Elaine Newcombe 32 – 48 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Simon Mason 73
1002 30/03/1990 GF Michael Wareham 92 – 68 Gino Corr Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees, Bill Tidy Simon Mason 116

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