Series 34

From Countdown

Series 34 ran from December 1996 to March 1997. The thirty-fourth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Huw Morgan.

1 Seed table
2 Finals progress
3 Episodes
4 External links

[edit] Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Score
1	James Martin	8	462
2	Tony Killilea	5	342
3	Steve Coberman	5	329
4	Peter Sampson	4	237
5	Huw Morgan	3	207
6	Harshan Lamabadusuriya	3	207
7	Paul Peters	3	195
8	Norman Metcalfe	3	194

Points totals include winning, losing and drawing scores. Players ranked by total number of points.

[edit] Finals progress

James Martin (1) vs Norman Metcalfe (8)	James Martin (1) vs Huw Morgan (5)	Huw Morgan (5) vs Harshan Lamabadusuriya (6)
Huw Morgan (5) vs Peter Sampson (4)
Steve Coberman (3) vs Harshan Lamabadusuriya (6)	Harshan Lamabadusuriya (6) vs Paul Peters (7)
Paul Peters (7) vs Tony Killilea (2)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

[edit] Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Guest	Lex
1908	30/12/1996	P	Bob Edwards	44 – 55	Harshan Lamabadusuriya	Sheridan Morley	Rob Scriven
1909	31/12/1996	P	Harshan Lamabadusuriya	50 – 12	Sandra Verhiest	Sheridan Morley	Rob Scriven
1910	1/01/1997	P	Harshan Lamabadusuriya	66 – 40	John Verhiest	Sheridan Morley	Rob Scriven
1911	2/01/1997	P	Harshan Lamabadusuriya	36 – 54	Paul Wells	Sheridan Morley	Rob Scriven
1912	3/01/1997	P	Paul Wells	48 – 62	Mike Kindred	Sheridan Morley	Rob Scriven
1913	6/01/1997	P	Jeremy Cook	45 – 23	Mike Kindred	Sheridan Morley	Rob Scriven
1914	7/01/1997	P	Jeremy Cook	46 – 40	Norma Pearson	Richard Stilgoe	Rob Scriven
1915	8/01/1997	P	Jeremy Cook	51 – 39	Terrie Scothern	Richard Stilgoe	Rob Scriven
1916	9/01/1997	P	Jeremy Cook	39 – 44	Norman Metcalfe	Richard Stilgoe	Joanna Kay
1917	10/01/1997	P	Norman Metcalfe	56 – 39	Duncan Robertson	Richard Stilgoe	Joanna Kay
1918	13/01/1997	P	Norman Metcalfe	50 – 44	Jane Gray	Richard Stilgoe	David Howson
1919	14/01/1997	P	Norman Metcalfe	44 – 48	Jeff Youell	Richard Stilgoe	Michael Cox
1920	15/01/1997	P	Jeff Youell	53 – 70	Steve Erskine	Philip Franks	Joanna Kay
1921	16/01/1997	P	Steve Erskine	28 – 41	Tony Killilea	Philip Franks	Joanna Kay
1922	17/01/1997	P	Tony Killilea	61 – 30	John Eadie	Philip Franks	Joanna Kay
1923	20/01/1997	P	Tony Killilea	58 – 26	Judith Bossano	Philip Franks	Joanna Kay
1924	21/01/1997	P	Tony Killilea	59 – 47	Paul Keightley	Philip Franks	Joanna Kay
1925	22/01/1997	P	Tony Killilea	63 – 42	Chris Smith	Philip Franks	Joanna Kay
1926	23/01/1997	P	Tony Killilea	60 – 70*	Peter Sampson	Ken Bruce	Joanna Kay
1927	24/01/1997	P	Peter Sampson	53 – 42	Glyn Chidley	Ken Bruce	Joanna Kay
1928	27/01/1997	P	Peter Sampson	48 – 38	Alan Watkinson	Ken Bruce	Joanna Kay
1929	28/01/1997	P	Peter Sampson	40 – 32	Bob Shadwick	Ken Bruce	Joanna Kay
1930	29/01/1997	P	Peter Sampson	26 – 39	Caroline Jago	Ken Bruce	Joanna Kay
1931	30/01/1997	P	Caroline Jago	55* – 45	John Parker	Ken Bruce	Joanna Kay
1932	31/01/1997	P	Caroline Jago	43 – 60	Mick Bouchereau	Geoffrey Durham	Rob Scriven
1933	3/02/1997	P	Mick Bouchereau	45 – 49	Margaret Bird	Geoffrey Durham	Rob Scriven
1934	4/02/1997	P	Margaret Bird	41 – 43	Paul Peters	Geoffrey Durham	Rob Scriven
1935	5/02/1997	P	Paul Peters	62 – 36	Richard Baker	Geoffrey Durham	Rob Scriven
1936	6/02/1997	P	Paul Peters	58 – 45	Mark Wilbraham	Geoffrey Durham	Rob Scriven
1937	7/02/1997	P	Paul Peters	32 – 60	Paul Nixon	Geoffrey Durham	Rob Scriven
1938	10/02/1997	P	Paul Nixon	57 – 28	John Blackburn	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent
1939	11/02/1997	P	Paul Nixon	29 – 31	Roger Hayward	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent
1940	12/02/1997	P	Roger Hayward	43 – 26	Jackie Manton	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent
1941	13/02/1997	P	Roger Hayward	39 – 49	Stuart Jones	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent
1942	14/02/1997	P	Stuart Jones	44 – 46	Huw Morgan	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent
1943	17/02/1997	P	Huw Morgan	59 – 45	David Nixon	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent
1944	18/02/1997	P	Huw Morgan	50 – 47	Christine McAdam	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
1945	19/02/1997	P	Huw Morgan	52 – 56	Steve Coberman	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
1946	20/02/1997	P	Steve Coberman	56 – 48	Martin Thomas	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
1947	21/02/1997	P	Steve Coberman	53 – 28	Paul Wright	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
1948	24/02/1997	P	Steve Coberman	54 – 37	Karen Sharman	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
1949	25/02/1997	P	Steve Coberman	59 – 30	Rory Belfield	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
1950	26/02/1997	P	Steve Coberman	51 – 67	Andrew Newens	Sheila Ferguson	Susie Dent
1951	27/02/1997	P	Andrew Newens	52 – 23	Kay Byth	Sheila Ferguson	Susie Dent
1952	28/02/1997	P	Andrew Newens	44 – 20	Frank Smith	Sheila Ferguson	Susie Dent
1953	3/03/1997	P	Mary Jones	68 – 28	Andrew Newens	Sheila Ferguson	Susie Dent
1954	4/03/1997	P	Mary Jones	36 – 46	Simon Kirkwood	Sheila Ferguson	Susie Dent
1955	5/03/1997	P	Simon Kirkwood	58 – 32	Noel Beever	Sheila Ferguson	Susie Dent
1956	6/03/1997	P	Simon Kirkwood	32 – 29	Helen Wyatt	Denis Norden	Susie Dent
1957	7/03/1997	P	Simon Kirkwood	44 – 51	Paul Morgan	Denis Norden	Susie Dent
1958	10/03/1997	P	Paul Morgan	16 – 67	James Martin	Denis Norden	Susie Dent
1959	11/03/1997	P	James Martin	59 – 55	Raymond Tate	Denis Norden	Susie Dent
1960	12/03/1997	P	James Martin	52 – 18	Avril Goodall	Denis Norden	Susie Dent
1961	13/03/1997	P	James Martin	52 – 41	Jon Barlow	Denis Norden	Susie Dent
1962	14/03/1997	P	James Martin	68 – 20	Gerald Foster	Suzi Quatro	Susie Dent
1963	17/03/1997	P	James Martin	53 – 39	Andrew Gait	Suzi Quatro	Susie Dent
1964	18/03/1997	P	James Martin	67 – 6	Bea Rae	Suzi Quatro	Susie Dent
1965	19/03/1997	P	James Martin	44 – 43	Mike Stamps	Suzi Quatro	Susie Dent
1966	20/03/1997	QF	Norman Metcalfe	16 – 54	James Martin	Suzi Quatro	Susie Dent
1967	21/03/1997	QF	Paul Peters	57 – 53	Tony Killilea	Suzi Quatro	Susie Dent
1968	24/03/1997	QF	Huw Morgan	54 – 28	Steve Coberman	Richard Digance	Rob Scriven
1969	25/03/1997	QF	Harshan Lamabadusuriya	72 – 30	Peter Sampson	Richard Digance	Rob Scriven
1970	26/03/1997	SF	Harshan Lamabadusuriya	48 – 31	James Martin	Richard Digance	Rob Scriven
1971	27/03/1997	SF	Huw Morgan	61 – 45	Paul Peters	Richard Digance	Rob Scriven
1972	28/03/1997	GF	Harshan Lamabadusuriya	65 – 79	Huw Morgan	Richard Digance	Rob Scriven