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Series 11
From Countdown
Series 11 ran from February 1987 to April 1987. The eleventh of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by John Clarke.
Series 11 introduced a change to the appearance of the letter and number tiles used on the show. Blue tiles with white sans-serif text replaced the grey tiles with yellow serif text that had been used previously.
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | John Clarke | 5 | 303 |
2 | Alan Johnson | 5 | 216 |
3 | Marianne Croll | 3+1 | 211 |
4 | Ted Kimmons | 4 | 192 |
5 | James Wilkie | 4 | 187 |
6 | Ken Heaton | 3 | 166 |
7 | David Reid | 3 | 163 |
8 | Maurice Sobell | 3 | 161 |
Finals progress
John Clarke (1) vs Maurice Sobell (8) | John Clarke (1) vs James Wilkie (5) | John Clarke (1) vs David Reid (7) |
James Wilkie (5) vs Ted Kimmons (4) | ||
Marianne Croll (3) vs Ken Heaton (6) | Ken Heaton (6) vs David Reid (7) | |
David Reid (7) vs Alan Johnson (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
496 | 3/02/1987 | P | David Kendix | 40 – 52 | Maurice Sobell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Diane Solomon | Della Thompson | 73 | |
497 | 4/02/1987 | P | Derek Picton | 34 – 62 | Maurice Sobell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Diane Solomon | Della Thompson | 70 | |
498 | 5/02/1987 | P | George Telford | 41 – 47 | Maurice Sobell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Diane Solomon | Della Thompson | 75 | |
499 | 6/02/1987 | P | Pat Harvey | 48 – 30 | Maurice Sobell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Diane Solomon | Della Thompson | 71 | |
500 | 9/02/1987 | P | Pat Harvey | 45 – 56 | Geoff Hinchliffe | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Steve Jones | Della Thompson | 82 | |
501 | 10/02/1987 | P | Anne Beuglass | 36 – 55 | Geoff Hinchliffe | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Steve Jones | Della Thompson | 76 | |
502 | 11/02/1987 | P | Alan Johnson | 51 – 48 | Geoff Hinchliffe | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Steve Jones | Della Thompson | 85 | |
503 | 12/02/1987 | P | Alan Johnson | 33 – 21 | Ted Taylor | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Steve Jones | Della Thompson | 74 | |
504 | 13/02/1987 | P | Alan Johnson | 39 – 30 | Robert Reid | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Steve Jones | Della Thompson | 71 | |
505 | 16/02/1987 | P | Alan Johnson | 40 – 39 | Jeananne Kidd | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Steve Jones | Della Thompson | 85 | |
506 | 17/02/1987 | P | Alan Johnson | 53 – 33 | Steve Grimble | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Bill Tidy | Della Thompson | 93 | |
507 | 18/02/1987 | P | Alan Johnson | 35 – 50 | Ken Heaton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Bill Tidy | Della Thompson | 76 | |
508 | 19/02/1987 | P | Roy Commins | 34 – 48 | Ken Heaton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Bill Tidy | Della Thompson | 70 | |
509 | 20/02/1987 | P | Daren Putt | 23 – 68 | Ken Heaton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Bill Tidy | Della Thompson | 73 | |
510 | 23/02/1987 | P | Ken Heaton | 45 – 51 | Marianne Croll | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 83 | |
511 | 24/02/1987 | P | Jack Melville | 52 – 57 | Marianne Croll | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 86 | |
512 | 25/02/1987 | P | Diana Beasley | 51 – 51 | Marianne Croll | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 73 | |
513 | 26/02/1987 | P | Diana Beasley | 25 – 52 | Marianne Croll | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 72 | |
514 | 27/02/1987 | P | Ted Kimmons | 64 – 36 | Marianne Croll | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 94 | |
515 | 2/03/1987 | P | Ted Kimmons | 44 – 24 | Bob Moore | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Julia Swannell | 71 | |
516 | 3/03/1987 | P | Ted Kimmons | 42 – 41 | Roger Squires | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Julia Swannell | 84 | |
517 | 4/03/1987 | P | Ted Kimmons | 42 – 37 | Steve Jones | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Julia Swannell | 71 | |
518 | 5/03/1987 | P | Ted Kimmons | 19 – 56 | David Reid | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Julia Swannell | 74 | |
519 | 6/03/1987 | P | Stephen Rooney | 50 – 60 | David Reid | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Julia Swannell | 84 | |
520 | 9/03/1987 | P | Peter Dickinson | 33 – 47 | David Reid | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Julia Swannell | 74 | |
521 | 10/03/1987 | P | James Wilkie | 48 – 44 | David Reid | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 82 | |
522 | 11/03/1987 | P | James Wilkie | 55 – 38 | Michael Dalton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 69 | |
523 | 12/03/1987 | P | James Wilkie | 35 – 31 | Andrew Bradstock | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 71 | |
524 | 13/03/1987 | P | James Wilkie | 49 – 36 | Simon Smith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 85 | |
525 | 16/03/1987 | P | James Wilkie | 31 – 32 | Derek Roddis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 84 | |
526 | 17/03/1987 | P | Martyn Horwell | 51 – 48 | Derek Roddis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 71 | |
527 | 18/03/1987 | P | Martyn Horwell | 40 – 45 | Jim Deeney | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 73 | |
528 | 19/03/1987 | P | Sharon Harper | 32 – 59 | Jim Deeney | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 75 | |
529 | 20/03/1987 | P | Steve Macdonald | 42 – 52 | Jim Deeney | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 86 | |
530 | 23/03/1987 | P | Marc Rogers | 46 – 21 | Jim Deeney | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 70 | |
531 | 24/03/1987 | P | Marc Rogers | 59 – 49 | Alan West | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 72 | |
532 | 25/03/1987 | P | Marc Rogers | 43 – 56 | Bert MacNeill | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Russell Harty | Freda Thornton | ?? | |
533 | 26/03/1987 | P | John Clarke | 45 – 29 | Bert MacNeill | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Russell Harty | Freda Thornton | 73 | |
534 | 27/03/1987 | P | John Clarke | 61 – 53 | David Carr | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Russell Harty | Freda Thornton | ?? | |
535 | 30/03/1987 | P | John Clarke | 61 – 42 | Sue Duncalf | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Russell Harty | Freda Thornton | 74 | |
536 | 31/03/1987 | P | John Clarke | 67 – 27 | Keith Newby | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Russell Harty | Freda Thornton | 74 | |
537 | 1/04/1987 | P | John Clarke | 69 – 31 | Alan Benson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Russell Harty | Freda Thornton | 73 | |
538 | 2/04/1987 | QF | John Clarke | 74 – 56 | Maurice Sobell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Russell Harty | Freda Thornton | 106 | |
539 | 3/04/1987 | QF | David Reid | 46 – 40 | Alan Johnson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Russell Harty | Freda Thornton | 84 | |
540 | 6/04/1987 | QF | Marianne Croll | 32 – 53 | Ken Heaton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Russell Harty | Freda Thornton | 70 | |
541 | 7/04/1987 | QF | Ted Kimmons | 13 – 53 | James Wilkie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Russell Harty | Freda Thornton | 77 | |
542 | 8/04/1987 | SF | James Wilkie | 19 – 48 | John Clarke | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Bill Tidy | Catherine Clarke | 69 | |
543 | 9/04/1987 | SF | David Reid | 53 – 48 | Ken Heaton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Bill Tidy | Catherine Clarke | 74 | |
544 | 10/04/1987 | GF | David Reid | 61 – 97 | John Clarke | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Bill Tidy, Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | 131 |