Series 2

From Countdown

Series 2 ran from April 1983 to July 1983, at the later time of 5:30pm. The second of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, this time it was broadcast on Tuesdays-Fridays, apart from the final week, which was Monday-Saturday. It was won by Ash Haji.

1 Seed table
2 Progress
3 Episodes
4 External links

[edit] Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Score
1	Russell Byers	4	207
2	Philip Nelkon	2	150
3	Dixie Baird	4	198
4	Sheila Mann	6	273
5	Maurice Packman	2	108
6	Peter Finley	2	107
7	Ash Haji	2	103
8	Gary Roussak	2	93
9	Maureen Kelly	2	86
10	Bobbie Bennett	2	81
11	Joan Ross	2	83
12	Ingram Wilcox	2	74
13	Norma Nicholson	1	69
14	Michael Firth	1	52
15	Philip Appleby	1	43
16	David Myerscough	0	0

The method by which seedings for this series were calculated is not known. Sheila Mann had the highest number of points and the most wins, but was rated as only the fourth seed. David Myerscough was given a seeding place for his score of 50, the highest losing score of the series. The series is also unusual for having sixteen finalists, especially as there were only 38 contestants in the whole series.

[edit] Progress

Russell Byers (1) vs David Myerscough (16)	Russell Byers (1) vs Philip Nelkon (2)	Russell Byers (1) vs Norma Nicholson (13)	Russell Byers (1) vs Ash Haji (7)
Philip Nelkon (2) vs Philip Appleby (15)
Dixie Baird (3) vs Michael Firth (14)	Dixie Baird (3) vs Norma Nicholson (13)
Sheila Mann (4) vs Norma Nicholson (13)
Maurice Packman (5) vs Ingram Wilcox (12)	Maurice Packman (5) vs Peter Finley (6)	Maurice Packman (5) vs Ash Haji (7)
Peter Finley (6) vs Joan Ross (11)
Ash Haji (7) vs Bobbie Bennett (10)	Ash Haji (7) vs Gary Roussak (8)
Gary Roussak (8) vs Maureen Kelly (9)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

[edit] Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Guest	Lex
28	5/04/1983	P	Jane McLeman	40 – 42	Hugh Fraser	Kenneth Williams
29	6/04/1983	P	Hugh Fraser	36 – 39	Sheila Mann	Kenneth Williams
30	7/04/1983	P	Sheila Mann	48 – 47	Lance Smith	Kenneth Williams
31	12/04/1983	P	Sheila Mann	52 – 50	David Myerscough	Kenneth Williams
32	13/04/1983	P	Sheila Mann	44 – 30	Vic Cooper	Kenneth Williams
33	14/04/1983	P	Sheila Mann	53 – 38	James Lawless	Kenneth Williams
34	15/04/1983	P	Sheila Mann	37 – ?	Ann Dennis	Kenneth Williams
35	19/04/1983	P	Sheila Mann	26 – 62	Peter Finley	Kenneth Williams
36	20/04/1983	P	Peter Finley	45 – 41	Ruth Erskine	Kenneth Williams
37	21/04/1983	P	Peter Finley	? – 66	Geoffrey Weeks	Kenneth Williams
38	22/04/1983	P	Geoffrey Weeks	42 – 61	Maurice Packman	Kenneth Williams
39	26/04/1983	P	Maurice Packman	47 – 14	Catherine Byfield	Kenneth Williams
40	27/04/1983	P	Maurice Packman	28 – 43	Philip Appleby	Kenneth Williams
41	28/04/1983	P	Philip Appleby	37 – 69	Norma Nicholson	Kenneth Williams
42	29/04/1983	P	Norma Nicholson	37 – 45	Ash Haji	Kenneth Williams
43	3/05/1983	P	Ash Haji	58 – 18	Gray Robertson	Kenneth Williams
44	4/05/1983	P	Ash Haji	30 – 59	Russell Byers	Kenneth Williams
45	5/05/1983	P	Russell Byers	44 – 40	Philip Goddard	Kenneth Williams
46	6/05/1983	P	Russell Byers	50 – 32	Margaret Reid	Kenneth Williams
47	10/05/1983	P	Russell Byers	54 – 30	Sue White	Gyles Brandreth
48	11/05/1983	P	Russell Byers	37 – 52	Michael Firth	Gyles Brandreth
49	12/05/1983	P	Michael Firth	40 – 45	Gary Roussak	Gyles Brandreth
50	13/05/1983	P	Gary Roussak	48 – 28	Ruth Lowy	Gyles Brandreth
51	17/05/1983	P	Gary Roussak	39 – 49	Bobbie Bennett	Gyles Brandreth
52	18/05/1983	P	Bobbie Bennett	32 – 26	Eric Lamprell	Gyles Brandreth
53	19/05/1983	P	Bobbie Bennett	23 – 42	Maureen Kelly	Gyles Brandreth
54	20/05/1983	P	Maureen Kelly	44 – 38	Andrew Dyson	Gyles Brandreth
55	24/05/1983	P	Maureen Kelly	35 – 62	Ivy Baird	Gyles Brandreth
56	25/05/1983	P	Ivy Baird	40 – 39	Paul Rose	Gyles Brandreth
57	26/05/1983	P	Ivy Baird	45 – 31	David Dougan	Gyles Brandreth
58	27/05/1983	P	Ivy Baird	51 – 32	Isabelle Higgie	Gyles Brandreth
59	31/05/1983	P	Ivy Baird	39 – 40	Ingram Wilcox	Gyles Brandreth
60	1/06/1983	P	Ingram Wilcox	34 – 31	Beryl Blacheter	Gyles Brandreth
61	2/06/1983	P	Ingram Wilcox	28 – 41	Joan Ross	Gyles Brandreth
62	3/06/1983	P	Joan Ross	42 – 41	Brian Sugar	Gyles Brandreth
63	7/06/1983	P	Joan Ross	17 – 53	Philip Nelkon	Kenneth Williams
64	8/06/1983	P	Philip Nelkon	40 – 40	David Wright	Kenneth Williams
65	9/06/1983	P	Philip Nelkon	57 – 18	David Wright	Kenneth Williams
66	10/06/1983	QP	Russell Byers	54 – 39	David Myerscough	Gyles Brandreth
67	14/06/1983	QP	Gary Roussak	48 – 38	Maureen Kelly	Kenneth Williams
68	15/06/1983	QP	Peter Finley	60 – 24	Joan Ross	Gyles Brandreth
69	16/06/1983	QP	Sheila Mann	39 – 52	Norma Nicholson	Kenneth Williams
70	17/06/1983	QP	Dixie Baird	40 – 39	Michael Firth	Gyles Brandreth
71	21/06/1983	QP	Maurice Packman	57 – 32	Ingram Wilcox	Kenneth Williams
72	22/06/1983	QP	Ash Haji	49 – 26	Bobbie Bennett	Gyles Brandreth
73	23/06/1983	QP	Philip Nelkon	57 – 45	Philip Appleby	Gyles Brandreth
74	24/06/1983	QF	Gary Roussak	39 – 47	Russell Byers	Gyles Brandreth	Lesley Burnett
75	27/06/1983	QF	Peter Finley	37 – 49	Norma Nicholson	Gyles Brandreth	Lesley Burnett
76	28/06/1983	QF	Dixie Baird	30 – 57	Maurice Packman	Kenneth Williams	Lesley Burnett
77	29/06/1983	QF	Ash Haji	68 – 39	Philip Nelkon	Gyles Brandreth	Lesley Burnett
78	30/06/1983	SF	Russell Byers	67 – 43	Norma Nicholson	Kenneth Williams	Lesley Burnett
79	1/07/1983	SF	Ash Haji	41 – 35	Maurice Packman	Gyles Brandreth	Lesley Burnett
80	2/07/1983	GF	Ash Haji	71 – 70	Russell Byers	Kenneth Williams, Gyles Brandreth	Lesley Burnett