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Series 24

From Countdown

Series 24 ran from June 1992 to September 1992. The twenty-fourth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Wayne Summers. This series featured the first appearance of Susie Dent, who would later become the show's permanent lexicographer.

Seed table

Rank Name Wins Points
1 Norman Christian 8 454
2 Alan Payne 6 314
3 Wayne Summers 5 309
4 Steven Tait 4 280
5 Richard Onions 5 270
6 Ged O'Toole 4 263
7 Adam Smith 3 225
8 Fiona Davies* 4 274
*Fiona Davies qualified for the finals of Series 23 but was unable to attend. She was put into a play-off against Maureen Grabham to determine the #8 seed of the Series, which Fiona won, and Maureen was eliminated.
Between Series 22 and Series 37, players were ranked by total number of points, including winning and losing scores.

Finals progress

Norman Christian (1) vs Fiona Davies (8) Fiona Davies (8) vs Richard Onions (5) Fiona Davies (8)
vs
Wayne Summers (3)
Richard Onions (5) vs Steven Tait (4)
Wayne Summers (3) vs Ged O'Toole (6) Wayne Summers (3) vs Alan Payne (2)
Adam Smith (7) vs Alan Payne (2)
The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
1263 29/06/1992 P Bernadette Battman 41 – 73 Wayne Summers Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rula Lenska Susie Dent 85
1264 30/06/1992 P Robert Cockrell 36 – 39 Wayne Summers Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rula Lenska Susie Dent 73
1265 01/07/1992 P Deborah Rettie 45 – 55* Wayne Summers Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rula Lenska Susie Dent 64
1266 02/07/1992 P Clive Dean 19 – 42 Wayne Summers Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rula Lenska Susie Dent 77
1267 03/07/1992 P Tracy Moore 33 – 46 Wayne Summers Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rula Lenska Susie Dent 71
1268 06/07/1992 P Martin Summers 64 – 54 Wayne Summers Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rula Lenska Susie Dent 87
1269 07/07/1992 P Martin Summers 59 – 48 Keith Wright Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman James Whale Susie Dent 85
1270 08/07/1992 P Martin Summers 24 – 56 Mandy Lewis Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman James Whale Susie Dent 86
1271 09/07/1992 P Peter Etherington 47 – 40 Mandy Lewis Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman James Whale Susie Dent 72
1272 10/07/1992 P Peter Etherington 48 – 47 Sue Stoney Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman James Whale Susie Dent 70
1273 13/07/1992 P Peter Etherington 42 – 56 Steven Tait Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman James Whale Susie Dent 76
1274 14/07/1992 P Peter Williams 33 – 63 Steven Tait Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Susie Dent 72
1275 15/07/1992 P Anthony Weld 45 – 58 Steven Tait Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Susie Dent 83
1276 16/07/1992 P Veronica Reichwald 22 – 62 Steven Tait Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Susie Dent 69
1277 17/07/1992 P Felicity Gelder 42 – 41 Steven Tait Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Susie Dent 73
1278 20/07/1992 P Felicity Gelder 54 – 64 Terry Doughty Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Susie Dent 70
1279 21/07/1992 P David Elliott 45 – 34 Terry Doughty Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Susie Dent 83
1280 22/07/1992 P David Elliott 44 – 47 Tony Hodson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sheridan Morley Richard Samson 72
1281 23/07/1992 P James Squires 39 – 44 Tony Hodson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sheridan Morley Richard Samson 73
1282 24/07/1992 P Joan Kaye 17 – 39 Tony Hodson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sheridan Morley Richard Samson 70
1283 27/07/1992 P Robin Stormonth-Darling 55 – 29 Tony Hodson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sheridan Morley Richard Samson 94
1284 28/07/1992 P Robin Stormonth-Darling 46 – 45 Barbara Wylde Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sheridan Morley Richard Samson 73
1285 29/07/1992 P Robin Stormonth-Darling 33 – 45 Richard Onions Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Richard Samson 74
1286 30/07/1992 P Jack Stokes 41 – 69 Richard Onions Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Richard Samson 73
1287 31/07/1992 P Gillian Jones 22 – 49 Richard Onions Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Richard Samson 69
1288 03/08/1992 P Mohammed Yusuf 22 – 41 Richard Onions Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Richard Samson 70
1289 04/08/1992 P Jimmy Peoples 37 – 39 Richard Onions Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Richard Samson 74
1290 05/08/1992 P Mary Jordan 51 – 27 Richard Onions Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Richard Samson 71
1291 06/08/1992 P Mary Jordan 37 – 79 Ged O'Toole Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Judy Pearsall 96
1292 07/08/1992 P John Eden 31 – 52 Ged O'Toole Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Judy Pearsall 71
1293 10/08/1992 P Carol Smith 40 – 56 Ged O'Toole Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Judy Pearsall 74
1294 11/08/1992 P Len Gilligan 41 – 47 Ged O'Toole Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Judy Pearsall 70
1295 12/08/1992 P Norman Christian 55 – 29 Ged O'Toole Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Judy Pearsall 75
1296 13/08/1992 P Norman Christian 55 – 31 Gweni Sorokin Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Judy Pearsall 72
1297 14/08/1992 P Norman Christian 53 – 17 Julian Gale Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Judy Pearsall 72
1298 17/08/1992 P Norman Christian 40 – 27 John Watkin Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Judy Pearsall 72
1299 18/08/1992 P Norman Christian 74 – 39 Angela Wood Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Judy Pearsall 82
1300 19/08/1992 P Norman Christian 53 – 32 Ernie Brewer Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Judy Pearsall 69
1301 20/08/1992 P Norman Christian 58 – 35 Bernard Rogers Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Judy Pearsall 73
1302 21/08/1992 P Norman Christian 66 – 34 Lorna Foster Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Judy Pearsall 93
1303 24/08/1992 P Sallyanne Steatham 46 – 55 Peter Wilson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Norman Painting Sara Tulloch 69
1304 25/08/1992 P Martin Coxell 41 – 28 Peter Wilson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Norman Painting Sara Tulloch 70
1305 26/08/1992 P Martin Coxell 44 – 42 Terry Burns Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Norman Painting Sara Tulloch 71
1306 27/08/1992 P Martin Coxell 57 – 34 Andy Pike Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Norman Painting Sara Tulloch 81
1307 28/08/1992 P Martin Coxell 27 – 38 Maureen Grabham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Norman Painting Sara Tulloch 68
1308 31/08/1992 P Wally Charlwood 29 – 41 Maureen Grabham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Norman Painting Sara Tulloch 73
1309 01/09/1992 P Joan Steinson 44 – 48 Maureen Grabham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Sara Tulloch 81
1310 02/09/1992 P Adam Smith 57 – 47 Maureen Grabham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Sara Tulloch 70
1311 03/09/1992 P Adam Smith 55 – 32 Marian Billings Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Sara Tulloch 81
1312 04/09/1992 P Adam Smith 66 – 11 Margaret Kent Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Sara Tulloch 84
1313 07/09/1992 P Adam Smith 47 – 54 Edward Martin Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Sara Tulloch 76
1314 08/09/1992 P Alan Payne 44 – 33 Edward Martin Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Sara Tulloch 82
1315 09/09/1992 P Alan Payne 57 – 39 Tim Dolan Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Sara Tulloch 72
1316 10/09/1992 P Alan Payne 69 – 38 Sandi Harja Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Sara Tulloch 75
1317 11/09/1992 P Alan Payne 42 – 30 Tom Martland Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Sara Tulloch 71
1318 14/09/1992 P Alan Payne 67 – 50 Jim Peet Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Sara Tulloch 84
1319 15/09/1992 P Alan Payne 35 – 34 Phil Pipe Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Sara Tulloch 72
1320 16/09/1992 QP Maureen Grabham 27 – 65 Fiona Davies Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Judy Pearsall 68
1321 17/09/1992 QF Norman Christian 39 – 41 Fiona Davies Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Judy Pearsall 69
1322 18/09/1992 QF Adam Smith 26 – 28 Alan Payne Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Judy Pearsall 72
1323 21/09/1992 QF Ged O'Toole 49 – 54 Wayne Summers Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Judy Pearsall 85
1324 22/09/1992 QF Steven Tait 31 – 46 Richard Onions Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Judy Pearsall 69
1325 23/09/1992 SF Richard Onions 34 – 64 Fiona Davies Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Judy Pearsall 73
1326 24/09/1992 SF Wayne Summers 42 – 41 Alan Payne Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Judy Pearsall 71
1327 25/09/1992 GF Wayne Summers 67 – 47 Fiona Davies Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams, Jenny Hanley Judy Pearsall 106
* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum

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