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Series 19
From Countdown
Series 19 ran from January 1990 to March 1990. The nineteenth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Michael Wareham. Notably, throughout the whole series, no contestants declared any nine-letter words in the letters games.
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lindsay Denyer | 8 | 386 |
2 | Joan Orchard | 7 | 298 |
3 | Michael Wareham | 4 | 222 |
4 | Maureen Harmer | 5 | 216 |
5 | Gino Corr | 4 | 199 |
6 | Mark Cooper | 4 | 151 |
7 | Elaine Newcombe | 3 | 149 |
8 | Linda Keen | 2 | 108 |
Finals progress
Lindsay Denyer (1) vs Linda Keen (8) | Lindsay Denyer (1) vs Gino Corr (5) | Gino Corr (5) vs Michael Wareham (3) |
Gino Corr (5) vs Maureen Harmer (4) | ||
Michael Wareham (3) vs Mark Cooper (6) | Michael Wareham (3) vs Elaine Newcombe (7) | |
Elaine Newcombe (7) vs Joan Orchard (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
938 | 1/01/1990 | P | Eileen Whitworth | 30 – 44 | Linda Munden | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Carol Thatcher | Della Thompson | |||
939 | 2/01/1990 | P | Beryl Lee | 12 – 51 | Linda Munden | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Carol Thatcher | Della Thompson | |||
940 | 3/01/1990 | P | John Cruickshank | 43 – 29 | Linda Munden | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Carol Thatcher | Della Thompson | |||
941 | 4/01/1990 | P | John Cruickshank | 47 – 38 | Steve McNab | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Carol Thatcher | Della Thompson | |||
942 | 5/01/1990 | P | John Cruickshank | 26 – 41 | Felicity Brown | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Carol Thatcher | Della Thompson | |||
943 | 8/01/1990 | P | Lindsay Denyer | 44 – 43 | Felicity Brown | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Carol Thatcher | Della Thompson | |||
944 | 9/01/1990 | P | Lindsay Denyer | 54 – 21 | Pat Unwin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Carol Thatcher | Della Thompson | |||
945 | 10/01/1990 | P | Lindsay Denyer | 55 – 22 | Joe Walvish | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bill Tidy | Della Thompson | |||
946 | 11/01/1990 | P | Lindsay Denyer | 43 – 33 | Cath Williams | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bill Tidy | Della Thompson | |||
947 | 12/01/1990 | P | Lindsay Denyer | 53 – 51 | Sunil Bowry | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bill Tidy | Della Thompson | |||
948 | 15/01/1990 | P | Lindsay Denyer | 36 – 35 | Colin James | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bill Tidy | Della Thompson | |||
949 | 16/01/1990 | P | Lindsay Denyer | 56 – 40 | Lee Hayward | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bill Tidy | Della Thompson | |||
950 | 17/01/1990 | P | Lindsay Denyer | 45 – 32 | Clare Wigmore | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bill Tidy | Della Thompson | |||
951 | 18/01/1990 | P | Glyn Linder | 35 – 51 | Joan Orchard | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Ernie Wise | Catherine Clarke | |||
952 | 19/01/1990 | P | Frank Wills | 25 – 41 | Joan Orchard | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Ernie Wise | Catherine Clarke | |||
953 | 22/01/1990 | P | Shaun Wright | 20 – 42 | Joan Orchard | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Ernie Wise | Catherine Clarke | |||
954 | 23/01/1990 | P | Bob Holt | 24 – 29 | Joan Orchard | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Ernie Wise | Catherine Clarke | |||
955 | 24/01/1990 | P | Pat Barnett | 34 – 50 | Joan Orchard | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Ernie Wise | Catherine Clarke | |||
956 | 25/01/1990 | P | Nicholas Birch | 37 – 44 | Joan Orchard | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Ernie Wise | Catherine Clarke | |||
957 | 26/01/1990 | P | Ronald Coolun | 33 – 41 | Joan Orchard | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Simon Mason | |||
958 | 29/01/1990 | P | Peg Smith | 47 – 31 | Joan Orchard | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Simon Mason | |||
959 | 30/01/1990 | P | Peg Smith | 31 – 39 | Maureen Harmer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Simon Mason | |||
960 | 31/01/1990 | P | Betty Dutton | 23 – 35 | Maureen Harmer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Simon Mason | |||
961 | 1/02/1990 | P | Brian Cornell | 38 – 52 | Maureen Harmer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Simon Mason | |||
962 | 2/02/1990 | P | Dr. Jean Mackenzie | 34 – 57 | Maureen Harmer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Simon Mason | |||
963 | 5/02/1990 | P | John Young | 20 – 33 | Maureen Harmer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lance Percival | Simon Mason | |||
964 | 6/02/1990 | P | Roger Smith | 43 – 30 | Maureen Harmer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lance Percival | Simon Mason | |||
965 | 7/02/1990 | P | Roger Smith | 32 – 48 | Linda Keen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lance Percival | Simon Mason | |||
966 | 8/02/1990 | P | Neil Collins | 39 – 60 | Linda Keen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lance Percival | Simon Mason | |||
967 | 9/02/1990 | P | Elaine Newcombe | 48 – 45 | Linda Keen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lance Percival | Simon Mason | |||
968 | 12/02/1990 | P | Elaine Newcombe | 45 – 44 | Dave Claridge | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Simon Mason | |||
969 | 13/02/1990 | P | Elaine Newcombe | 56 – 44 | Tomi Owens | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Simon Mason | |||
970 | 14/02/1990 | P | Elaine Newcombe | 49 – 60 | Robin Michaelson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Simon Mason | |||
971 | 15/02/1990 | P | Mark Cooper | 53 – 52 | Robin Michaelson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Simon Mason | |||
972 | 16/02/1990 | P | Mark Cooper | 58 – 29 | Paul Poeny | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Simon Mason | |||
973 | 19/02/1990 | P | Mark Cooper | 40 – 38 | Jackie Pinkney | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Simon Mason | |||
974 | 20/02/1990 | P | Mark Cooper | 34 – 42 | John Morrissey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Simon Mason | |||
975 | 21/02/1990 | P | Dick Burden | 45 – 34 | John Morrissey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Simon Mason | |||
976 | 22/02/1990 | P | Dick Burden | 38 – 40 | John Prince | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Simon Mason | |||
977 | 23/02/1990 | P | Richard Lee | 52 – 50 | John Prince | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Freda Thornton | |||
978 | 26/02/1990 | P | Phil Reed | 37 – 39 | John Prince | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Freda Thornton | |||
979 | 27/02/1990 | P | Phil Reed | 38 – 55 | Brian Speet | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Freda Thornton | |||
980 | 28/02/1990 | P | Harry Bruford | 16 – 49 | Brian Speet | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Freda Thornton | |||
981 | 1/03/1990 | P | Robert Endeacott | 32 – 28 | Brian Speet | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Freda Thornton | |||
982 | 2/03/1990 | P | Robert Endeacott | 45 – 58 | Michael Wareham | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Freda Thornton | |||
983 | 5/03/1990 | P | Doreen Rowcroft | 5 – 53 | Michael Wareham | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Freda Thornton | |||
984 | 6/03/1990 | P | Keith Gorst | 20 – 52 | Michael Wareham | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Freda Thornton | |||
985 | 7/03/1990 | P | Jenny Commode | 27 – 59 | Michael Wareham | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Freda Thornton | |||
986 | 8/03/1990 | P | Sylvia Roche | 55 – 34 | Michael Wareham | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Freda Thornton | |||
987 | 9/03/1990 | P | Sylvia Roche | 37 – 45 | John Cruse | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Freda Thornton | |||
988 | 12/03/1990 | P | Stuart Donald | 38 – 43 | John Cruse | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sylvia Syms | Freda Thornton | |||
989 | 13/03/1990 | P | Eva Joseph | 39 – 35 | John Cruse | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sylvia Syms | Freda Thornton | |||
990 | 14/03/1990 | P | Eva Joseph | 38 – 51 | Iqbal Hussein | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sylvia Syms | Freda Thornton | |||
991 | 15/03/1990 | P | Gino Corr | 54 – 42 | Iqbal Hussein | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sylvia Syms | Freda Thornton | |||
992 | 16/03/1990 | P | Gino Corr | 54 – 14 | Jean Read | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sylvia Syms | Freda Thornton | |||
993 | 19/03/1990 | P | Gino Corr | 48 – 28 | Michael Wilson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sylvia Syms | Freda Thornton | |||
994 | 20/03/1990 | P | Gino Corr | 43 – 37 | Peter Morris | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sylvia Syms | Freda Thornton | |||
995 | 21/03/1990 | P | Duncan Dale-Emberton | 48 – 33 | Gino Corr | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Simon Mason | |||
996 | 22/03/1990 | QF | Lindsay Denyer | 44 – 31 | Linda Keen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Simon Mason | 72 | ||
997 | 23/03/1990 | QF | Elaine Newcombe | 46 – 32 | Joan Orchard | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Simon Mason | |||
998 | 26/03/1990 | QF | Mark Cooper | 34 – 42 | Michael Wareham | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Simon Mason | 73 | ||
999 | 27/03/1990 | QF | Maureen Harmer | 22 – 55 | Gino Corr | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Simon Mason | 82 | ||
1000 | 28/03/1990 | SF | Lindsay Denyer | 20 – 56 | Gino Corr | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bill Tidy | Simon Mason | 68 | ||
1001 | 29/03/1990 | SF | Elaine Newcombe | 32 – 48 | Michael Wareham | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bill Tidy | Simon Mason | 73 | ||
1002 | 30/03/1990 | GF | Michael Wareham | 92 – 68 | Gino Corr | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees, Bill Tidy | Simon Mason | 115 |