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Series 9

From Countdown

Series 9 ran from March to June 1986, and began with Championship of Champions II. The ninth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by David Trace. This series was the second shortest in Countdown history by number of episodes, featuring 40 (excluding those in the CoC); only Series 1 had fewer.

Seed table

Rank Name Wins Points
1 David Trace 8 423
2 Geoffrey Taylor 4 211
3 Laurie Puddefoot 3 169
4 David White 2 120
5 Peter Scott 2 109
6 Alan Lee 2 103
7 Mick Keeble 1+1 102
8 Anne Tipp 2 99
Numbers after "+" signs in the Wins column represent drawn games.
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

David Trace (1) vs Anne Tipp (8) David Trace (1) vs David White (4) David Trace (1)
vs
Mick Keeble (7)
Peter Scott (5) vs David White (4)
Laurie Puddefoot (3) vs Alan Lee (6) Alan Lee (6) vs Mick Keeble (7)
Mick Keeble (7) vs Geoffrey Taylor (2)
The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
31 March–8 April 1986: Championship of Champions II
405 09/04/1986 P Tony Jenner 44 – 61 David Trace Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Catherine Clarke 87
406 10/04/1986 P Susan Crafer 24 – 48 David Trace Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Catherine Clarke 73
407 11/04/1986 P Paul Kaye 25 – 35 David Trace Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Eve Pollard Catherine Clarke 74
408 14/04/1986 P Wendy Marks 27 – 58 David Trace Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Eve Pollard Catherine Clarke 74
409 15/04/1986 P John Bratley 35 – 56 David Trace Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Eve Pollard Catherine Clarke 80
410 16/04/1986 P Gloria Jones 20 – 59 David Trace Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Eve Pollard Catherine Clarke 94
411 17/04/1986 P Denis Baines 28 – 55 David Trace Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Eve Pollard Catherine Clarke 73
412 18/04/1986 P Lynn Blackburn 17 – 51 David Trace Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Eve Pollard Catherine Clarke 72
413 21/04/1986 P Peter Conroy 42 – 42 Mick Keeble Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Catherine Clarke 74
414 22/04/1986 P Peter Conroy 50 – 60 Mick Keeble Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Catherine Clarke 71
415 23/04/1986 P Geoffrey Taylor 48 – 40 Mick Keeble Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Catherine Clarke 69
416 24/04/1986 P Geoffrey Taylor 54 – 47 Joan Newton-Lewis Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Catherine Clarke 75
417 25/04/1986 P Geoffrey Taylor 62 – 29 Glynn Parker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Catherine Clarke 83
418 28/04/1986 P Geoffrey Taylor 47 – 41 Loretta Syrad Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Catherine Clarke 73
419 29/04/1986 P Geoffrey Taylor 28 – 52 David White Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Catherine Clarke 73
420 30/04/1986 P David White 68 – 24 Ann Thompson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Della Thompson 76
421 01/05/1986 P David White 33 – 42 Yvette Bach Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Della Thompson 84
422 02/05/1986 P Eddie Murphy 46 – 26 Yvette Bach Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Della Thompson 71
423 05/05/1986 P Eddie Murphy 44 – 30 Graham Benn Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Steve Jones Della Thompson 73
424 06/05/1986 P Eddie Murphy 48 – 62 Laurie Puddefoot Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Steve Jones Della Thompson 73
425 07/05/1986 P Dorothy George 41 – 50 Laurie Puddefoot Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Steve Jones Della Thompson 72
426 08/05/1986 P Kenneth Horn 15 – 57 Laurie Puddefoot Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Steve Jones Della Thompson 72
427 09/05/1986 P Jill Campbell 66 – 50 Laurie Puddefoot Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Steve Jones Della Thompson 71
428 12/05/1986 P Jill Campbell 40 – 44 John Diamond Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Steve Jones Della Thompson 73
429 13/05/1986 P Chris Hall 27 – 40 John Diamond Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Steve Jones Della Thompson 70
430 14/05/1986 P Alison Heath 31 – 26 John Diamond Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Rula Lenska Della Thompson 85
431 15/05/1986 P Alison Heath 33 – 50 Alan Lee Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Rula Lenska Della Thompson 74
432 16/05/1986 P Alan Lee 53 – 19 Irene Howarth Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Rula Lenska Della Thompson 75
433 19/05/1986 P Alan Lee 38 – 53 Peter Scott Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Rula Lenska Della Thompson 74
434 20/05/1986 P Roy Brown 30 – 56 Peter Scott Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Rula Lenska Della Thompson 71
435 21/05/1986 P Anne Tipp 55 – 26 Peter Scott Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Della Thompson 95
436 22/05/1986 P Anne Tipp 44 – 35 Paul Evans Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Della Thompson 74
437 23/05/1986 P Anne Tipp 27 – 47 Mark Kingston Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Della Thompson 72
438 26/05/1986 QF Anne Tipp 34 – 52 David Trace Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Della Thompson 74
439 27/05/1986 QF Mick Keeble 52 – 42 Geoff Taylor Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Della Thompson 74
440 28/05/1986 QF Alan Lee 49 – 47 Laurie Puddefoot Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Della Thompson 75
441 29/05/1986 QF Peter Scott 13 – 63 David White Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Della Thompson 70
442 30/05/1986 SF David White 34 – 49 David Trace Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Catherine Clarke 73
443 02/06/1986 SF Mick Keeble 52 – 51 Alan Lee Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Catherine Clarke 71
444 03/06/1986 GF Mick Keeble 74 – 80 David Trace Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth, Bill Tidy Catherine Clarke 129

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