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+ | {{series|previous=Series 67|next=Series 69}} | ||
+ | '''Series 68''' (also known as the '''Countdown 30th Birthday Championship''') is the current series of Countdown. It was filmed in late 2012 and early 2013 and broadcast between 7 January and 1 March 2013 to celebrate thirty years of Countdown. | ||
+ | Over 200 past contestants applied to take part; 41 were selected by producer [[Damian Eadie]] to participate. Nine preliminary games will narrow the field to 32 contestants, who will then compete in a straight knockout for the championship. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Participants== | ||
+ | :The participants are listed by the series that they are most commonly associated with (Series champions are in '''bold'''): | ||
+ | |||
+ | *[[Series 4]]: [[Christine Hunt (Series 4)|Christine Hunt]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 6]]: '''[[Darryl Francis]]''' | ||
+ | *[[Series 8]]: [[Sandie Simonis]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 13]]: [[Mike Whiteoak]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 21]]: '''[[Barry Grossman]]''', [[Jackie McLeod]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 22]]: [[David Webb]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 28]]: [[Wayne Kelly]], [[Chris Hawkins]], [[Nick Deller]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 38]]: '''[[John Ashmore]]''', [[Jill Bright]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 43]]: [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 44]]: [[David Hoskisson]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 46]]: '''[[Ben Wilson]]''' | ||
+ | *[[Series 47]]: '''[[Chris Wills]]''', [[Tom Hargreaves]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 52]]: '''[[Mark Tournoff]]''' | ||
+ | *[[Series 53]]: [[Jon O'Neill]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 54]]: '''[[Conor Travers]]''' | ||
+ | *[[Series 55]]: [[Steven Briers]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 56]]: '''[[Nick Wainwright]]''' | ||
+ | *[[Series 58]]: '''[[David O'Donnell]]''' | ||
+ | *[[Series 59]]: [[Martin Bishop]], [[Kai Laddiman]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 60]]: '''[[Kirk Bevins]]''', [[Neil Zussman]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 61]]: '''[[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]]''', [[Andrew Hulme]], [[Innis Carson]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 62]]: [[Nicki Sellars]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 63]]: '''[[Jack Hurst]]''', [[Tom Rowell]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 64]]: '''[[Edward McCullagh]]''', [[Adam Gillard]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 65]]: '''[[Graeme Cole]]''', [[Mark Deeks]], [[Paul Keane]] | ||
+ | *[[Series 66]]: '''[[Jack Worsley]]''', [[Jonathan Rawlinson]], [[Peter Lee]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Fixtures== | ||
+ | {{episode table}} | ||
+ | {{episode table block|Preliminary Round}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5615 | 7/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Tom Hargreaves]]| 117 - 57 |[[Nicki Sellars]]|[[Dave Myers]]|[[Susie Dent]]|131}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5616 | 8/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Wayne Kelly]]| - |[[Nick Wainwright]]|Dave Myers|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5617 | 9/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Mark Deeks]]| - |[[Jack Hurst]]|Dave Myers|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5618 | 10/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Ben Wilson]]| - |[[Conor Travers]]|Dave Myers|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5619 | 11/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Mark Tournoff]]| - |[[Nick Deller]]|Dave Myers|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5620 | 14/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Darryl Francis]]| - |[[David Webb]]|[[Martin Lewis]]|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5621 | 15/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Jackie McLeod]]| - |[[Barry Grossman]]|Martin Lewis|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5622 | 16/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Andrew Hulme]]| - |[[Steven Briers]]|Martin Lewis|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5623 | 17/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Edward McCullagh]]| - |[[Jonathan Rawlinson]]|Martin Lewis|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{episode table block|Round 1}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5624 | 18/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Peter Lee]]| - |[[Tom Rowell]]|Martin Lewis|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5625 | 21/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Kai Laddiman]]| - |[[Jon O'Neill]]|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5626 | 22/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Chris Hawkins]]| - |[[Jill Bright]]|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5627 | 23/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Martin Bishop]]| - |[[Chris Wills]]|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5628 | 24/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]]| - |[[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]]|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5629 | 25/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Innis Carson]]| - |[[Adam Gillard]]|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5630 | 28/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Christine Hunt (Series 4)|Christine Hunt]]| - |[[Sandie Simonis]]|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5631 | 29/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Paul Keane]]| - |[[Neil Zussman]]|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5632 | 30/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[David Hoskisson]]| - |[[Mike Whiteoak]]|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5633 | 31/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Graeme Cole]]| - |[[Jack Worsley]]|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5634 | 1/02/2013 | 30B1 |[[John Ashmore]]| - |[[Kirk Bevins]]|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5635 | 4/02/2013 | 30B1 |[[David O'Donnell]]| - |[[Tom Hargreaves]]|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5636 | 5/02/2013 | 30B1 |Winner 5616| - |Winner 5617|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5637 | 6/02/2013 | 30B1 |Winner 5618| - |Winner 5619|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5638 | 7/02/2013 | 30B1 |Winner 5620| - |Winner 5621|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5639 | 8/02/2013 | 30B1 |Winner 5622| - |Winner 5623|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{episode table block|Round 2}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5640 | 11/02/2013 | 30B2 |Winner 5624| - |Winner 5639|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5641 | 12/02/2013 | 30B2 |Winner 5625| - |Winner 5638|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5642 | 13/02/2013 | 30B2 |Winner 5626| - |Winner 5637|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5643 | 14/02/2013 | 30B2 |Winner 5627| - |Winner 5636|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5644 | 15/02/2013 | 30B2 |Winner 5628| - |Winner 5635|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5645 | 18/02/2013 | 30B2 |Winner 5629| - |Winner 5634|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5646 | 19/02/2013 | 30B2 |Winner 5630| - |Winner 5633|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5647 | 20/02/2013 | 30B2 |Winner 5632| - |Winner 5631|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{episode table block|Quarter-Finals}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5648 | 21/02/2013 | 30BQF |Winner 5640| - |Winner 5647|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5649 | 22/02/2013 | 30BQF |Winner 5641| - |Winner 5646|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5650 | 25/02/2013 | 30BQF |Winner 5642| - |Winner 5645|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5651 | 26/02/2013 | 30BQF |Winner 5643| - |Winner 5644|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{episode table block|Semi-Finals}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5652 | 27/02/2013 | 30BSF |Winner 5648| - |Winner 5651|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5653 | 28/02/2013 | 30BSF |Winner 5649| - |Winner 5650|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{episode table block|Grand Final}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5654 | 1/03/2013 | 30BGF |Winner 5652| - |Winner 5653|tba|Susie Dent|}} | ||
+ | {{episode table end}} | ||
+ | <center>Note: C1 & C2 positions for each game are confirmed.</center> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==External Links== | ||
+ | {{Series 68|Series 68}} | ||
+ | [[Category:Series|68]] |
Revision as of 19:37, 7 January 2013
Series 68 (also known as the Countdown 30th Birthday Championship) is the current series of Countdown. It was filmed in late 2012 and early 2013 and broadcast between 7 January and 1 March 2013 to celebrate thirty years of Countdown.
Over 200 past contestants applied to take part; 41 were selected by producer Damian Eadie to participate. Nine preliminary games will narrow the field to 32 contestants, who will then compete in a straight knockout for the championship.
Participants
- The participants are listed by the series that they are most commonly associated with (Series champions are in bold):
- Series 4: Christine Hunt
- Series 6: Darryl Francis
- Series 8: Sandie Simonis
- Series 13: Mike Whiteoak
- Series 21: Barry Grossman, Jackie McLeod
- Series 22: David Webb
- Series 28: Wayne Kelly, Chris Hawkins, Nick Deller
- Series 38: John Ashmore, Jill Bright
- Series 43: David Williams
- Series 44: David Hoskisson
- Series 46: Ben Wilson
- Series 47: Chris Wills, Tom Hargreaves
- Series 52: Mark Tournoff
- Series 53: Jon O'Neill
- Series 54: Conor Travers
- Series 55: Steven Briers
- Series 56: Nick Wainwright
- Series 58: David O'Donnell
- Series 59: Martin Bishop, Kai Laddiman
- Series 60: Kirk Bevins, Neil Zussman
- Series 61: Chris Davies, Andrew Hulme, Innis Carson
- Series 62: Nicki Sellars
- Series 63: Jack Hurst, Tom Rowell
- Series 64: Edward McCullagh, Adam Gillard
- Series 65: Graeme Cole, Mark Deeks, Paul Keane
- Series 66: Jack Worsley, Jonathan Rawlinson, Peter Lee
Fixtures
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preliminary Round | ||||||||||||
5615 | 7/01/2013 | 30BP | Tom Hargreaves | 117 – 57 | Nicki Sellars | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
5616 | 8/01/2013 | 30BP | Wayne Kelly | – | Nick Wainwright | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | |||
5617 | 9/01/2013 | 30BP | Mark Deeks | – | Jack Hurst | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | |||
5618 | 10/01/2013 | 30BP | Ben Wilson | – | Conor Travers | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | |||
5619 | 11/01/2013 | 30BP | Mark Tournoff | – | Nick Deller | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | |||
5620 | 14/01/2013 | 30BP | Darryl Francis | – | David Webb | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | |||
5621 | 15/01/2013 | 30BP | Jackie McLeod | – | Barry Grossman | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | |||
5622 | 16/01/2013 | 30BP | Andrew Hulme | – | Steven Briers | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | |||
5623 | 17/01/2013 | 30BP | Edward McCullagh | – | Jonathan Rawlinson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | |||
Round 1 | ||||||||||||
5624 | 18/01/2013 | 30B1 | Peter Lee | – | Tom Rowell | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | |||
5625 | 21/01/2013 | 30B1 | Kai Laddiman | – | Jon O'Neill | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5626 | 22/01/2013 | 30B1 | Chris Hawkins | – | Jill Bright | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5627 | 23/01/2013 | 30B1 | Martin Bishop | – | Chris Wills | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5628 | 24/01/2013 | 30B1 | David Williams | – | Chris Davies | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5629 | 25/01/2013 | 30B1 | Innis Carson | – | Adam Gillard | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5630 | 28/01/2013 | 30B1 | Christine Hunt | – | Sandie Simonis | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5631 | 29/01/2013 | 30B1 | Paul Keane | – | Neil Zussman | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5632 | 30/01/2013 | 30B1 | David Hoskisson | – | Mike Whiteoak | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5633 | 31/01/2013 | 30B1 | Graeme Cole | – | Jack Worsley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5634 | 1/02/2013 | 30B1 | John Ashmore | – | Kirk Bevins | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5635 | 4/02/2013 | 30B1 | David O'Donnell | – | Tom Hargreaves | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5636 | 5/02/2013 | 30B1 | Winner 5616 | – | Winner 5617 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5637 | 6/02/2013 | 30B1 | Winner 5618 | – | Winner 5619 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5638 | 7/02/2013 | 30B1 | Winner 5620 | – | Winner 5621 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5639 | 8/02/2013 | 30B1 | Winner 5622 | – | Winner 5623 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
Round 2 | ||||||||||||
5640 | 11/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5624 | – | Winner 5639 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5641 | 12/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5625 | – | Winner 5638 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5642 | 13/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5626 | – | Winner 5637 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5643 | 14/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5627 | – | Winner 5636 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5644 | 15/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5628 | – | Winner 5635 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5645 | 18/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5629 | – | Winner 5634 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5646 | 19/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5630 | – | Winner 5633 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5647 | 20/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5632 | – | Winner 5631 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
Quarter-Finals | ||||||||||||
5648 | 21/02/2013 | 30BQF | Winner 5640 | – | Winner 5647 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5649 | 22/02/2013 | 30BQF | Winner 5641 | – | Winner 5646 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5650 | 25/02/2013 | 30BQF | Winner 5642 | – | Winner 5645 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5651 | 26/02/2013 | 30BQF | Winner 5643 | – | Winner 5644 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
Semi-Finals | ||||||||||||
5652 | 27/02/2013 | 30BSF | Winner 5648 | – | Winner 5651 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5653 | 28/02/2013 | 30BSF | Winner 5649 | – | Winner 5650 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
Grand Final | ||||||||||||
5654 | 1/03/2013 | 30BGF | Winner 5652 | – | Winner 5653 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent |