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Countdown Masters Series 1
From Countdown
Countdown Masters Series 1 ran from April 1989 to March 1990, concurrently with Series 18 and 19 of Countdown. It was won by Julian Hough. Episodes were initially broadcasted at 6:05 am and repeated at 8:19 am, but in September this changed to just one scheduled broadcast at 8:45 am.
Participants
The participants, listed by the series with which they are most commonly associated, are:
- Series 1: Joyce Cansfield, Michael Wylie
- Series 2: Ash Haji, Peter Finley, Maureen Kelly, Sheila Mann, Ingram Wilcox
- Series 3: William Bradford, Mark Nyman, Allan Simmons, Harry Venet
- Series 4: Brian Hudson, Christine Hunt, Sydney Price, Tony Rand, Robert Richland
- Series 5: Peter Evans, Jane Smith, Robert Violett, John Wallace
- Series 6: Darryl Francis, Helen Grayson, Olivia Lloyd-Potts, Laurie Silver, Neil Wilkins
- Series 7: Jean Fish, Gary Franks, Clive Freedman, Julian Hough, Marion Johnstone, Tim O'Kane, Tim Davies
- Series 8: Clive Spate, Dorothy Bailey, Tony Clarke, Roy Jackson, Sandie Simonis
- Series 9: David Trace, Mick Keeble, Alan Lee, Eddie Murphy, Laurie Puddefoot, Peter Scott, David White
- Series 10: Harvey Freeman, Mike Percik, David Whiting, Liz Wilcox
- Series 11: John Clarke, Marianne Croll, Jim Deeney, Ken Heaton, David Reid, Maurice Sobell, James Wilkie
- Series 12: Stephen Balment, Matthew Francis, Steve Haggerty, Jon Marsh, Janet McRae, Cathy Morgan
- Series 13: Hilary Hopper, Nita Marr, Kevin Nelson, Cath Powell, Robert Randall, Peter Tatlow, Mike Whiteoak
- Series 14: Eleanor Crosby, Stephen Deakin, John Hadfield, Peter Pryer, Frances Rush, Derek Rutter, Joel Salkin, Alan Steel
- Series 15: Chris Beith, Dick Green, Pat Martin, Gavin Rogers, Allan Saldanha, Paul Walker, Kathleen Vickers
- Series 16: Tony Vick, Cliff Boynton, Nigel Gardner, Jenny Haldane, Gareth Hughes, John Lister, Giselle Rowlinson, Fred Sellers, Roger Wales, John Widdowson, Steve Williams
- Series 17: Len Marshall, Tim Morrissey, Vicki McCarthy, Lawrence Pearse, David Poulter, Evan Simpson, Jim Saywell, Jean Shaw
- Series 18: Diane Pratesi
- Series 19: Felicity Brown
Series champions are displayed in bold and appear first for each series, then each contestant appears alphabetically.
Standings
Only the top five are shown.
Rank | Name | Score |
---|---|---|
1 | Julian Hough | 124 |
2 | Allan Simmons | 121 |
3 | Robert Richland | 117 |
4 | Nita Marr | 114 |
5 | Derek Rutter | 113 |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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M1 | 3/04/1989-7/04/1989 | M | Nita Marr | 114 – 69 | John Wallace | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 134 | ||
M2 | 10/04/1989-14/04/1989 | M | Stephen Deakin | 94 – 98 | Helen Grayson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 139 | ||
M3 | 18/04/1989-21/04/1989 | M | Tim Davies | 84 – 73 | Tony Rand | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 127 | ||
M4 | 24/04/1989-28/04/1989 | M | Sydney Price | 59 – 73 | Christine Hunt | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 137 | ||
M5 | 1/05/1989-5/05/1989 | M | Jon Marsh | 59 – 102 | Steve Williams | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 135 | ||
M6 | 8/05/1989-12/05/1989 | M | Cathy Morgan | 88 – 64 | Alan Steel | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 135 | ||
M7 | 15/05/1989-19/05/1989 | M | Pat Martin | 54 – 101 | David White | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 157 | ||
M8 | 22/05/1989-26/05/1989 | M | Robert Richland | 117 – 72 | Joel Salkin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 154 | ||
M9 | 29/05/1989-2/06/1989 | M | Paul Walker | 104 – 66 | Steve Haggerty | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 132 | ||
M10 | 5/06/1989-9/06/1989 | M | Nigel Gardner | 78 – 86 | Matthew Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 135 | ||
M11 | 12/06/1989-16/06/1989 | M | Mick Keeble | 82 – 87 | Jean Fish | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 135 | ||
M12 | 19/06/1989-23/06/1989 | M | Jenny Haldane | 98 – 54 | Olivia Lloyd-Potts | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 145 | ||
M13 | 26/06/1989-30/06/1989 | M | Michael Wylie | 100 – 58 | Laurie Puddefoot | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 134 | ||
M14 | 3/07/1989-7/07/1989 | M | Tony Clarke | 89 – 46 | Dorothy Bailey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 137 | ||
M15 | 10/07/1989-14/07/1989 | M | Kathleen Vickers | 66 – 93 | Len Marshall | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 137 | ||
M16 | 17/07/1989-21/07/1989 | M | Julian Hough | 124 – 61 | John Hadfield | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 136 | ||
M17 | 24/07/1989-28/07/1989 | M | Dick Green | 88 – 112 | David Trace | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 138 | ||
M18 | 31/07/1989-4/08/1989 | M | David Poulter | 57 – 105 | Stephen Balment | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | |||
M19 | 7/08/1989-11/08/1989 | M | Ken Heaton | 81 – 79 | Peter Pryer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 147 | ||
M20 | 14/08/1989-18/08/1989 | M | Brian Hudson | 86 – 63 | Kevin Nelson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 133 | ||
M21 | 21/08/1989-25/08/1989 | M | David Reid | 80 – 68 | Tim O'Kane | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 147 | ||
M22 | 28/08/1989-1/09/1989 | M | Gareth Hughes | 54 – 90 | Maurice Sobell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 136 | ||
M23 | 4/09/1989-8/09/1989 | M | Gary Franks | 90 – 60 | Sandie Simonis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 133 | ||
M24 | 11/09/1989-15/09/1989 | M | John Widdowson | 90 – 67 | Vicki McCarthy | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 138 | ||
M25 | 18/09/1989-22/09/1989 | M | Eleanor Crosby | 86 – 42 | James Wilkie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 133 | ||
M26 | 25/09/1989-29/09/1989 | M | Peter Scott | 70 – 113 | Derek Rutter | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 147 | ||
M27 | 2/10/1989-6/10/1989 | M | Joyce Cansfield | 102 – 58 | Chris Beith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 136 | ||
M28 | 9/10/1989-13/10/1989 | M | Marion Johnstone | 58 – 62 | Eddie Murphy | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 135 | ||
M29 | 16/10/1989-20/10/1989 | M | Liz Wilcox | 60 – 85 | Roy Jackson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 137 | ||
M30 | 23/10/1989-27/10/1989 | M | Cliff Boynton | ?? – ?? | Robert Randall | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | |||
M31 | 30/10/1989-3/11/1989 | M | Jim Deeney | 68 – 95 | John Lister | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 139 | ||
M32 | 6/11/1989-10/11/1989 | M | Jim Saywell | ?? – ?? | Jane Smith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | |||
M33 | 13/11/1989-17/11/1989 | M | Clive Freedman | 90 – 73 | Darryl Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 136 | ||
M34 | 20/11/1989-24/11/1989 | M | Frances Rush | 95 – 44 | Maureen Kelly | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 137 | ||
M35 | 27/11/1989-1/12/1989 | M | Lawrence Pearse | 75 – 77 | John Clarke | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 138 | ||
M36 | 4/12/1989-8/12/1989 | M | Ash Haji | 54 – 102 | Peter Evans | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 158 | ||
M37 | 11/12/1989-15/12/1989 | M | Tim Morrissey | 83 – 100 | Allan Saldanha | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 138 | ||
M38 | 18/12/1989-22/12/1989 | M | Janet McRae | 84 – 61 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | |||
M39 | 25/12/1989-29/12/1989 | M | Alan Lee | 72 – 70 | Giselle Rowlinson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 137 | ||
M40 | 1/01/1990-5/01/1990 | M | Roger Wales | 78 – 101 | David Whiting | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | |||
M41 | 8/01/1990-12/01/1990 | M | Laurie Silver | 72 – 80 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 133 | ||
M42 | 15/01/1990-19/01/1990 | M | Mike Whiteoak | 49 – 96 | Gavin Rogers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 140 | ||
M43 | 22/01/1990-26/01/1990 | M | Harry Venet | 41 – 121 | Allan Simmons | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 133 | ||
M44 | 29/01/1990-2/02/1990 | M | Hilary Hopper | 77 – 110 | Mike Percik | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 136 | ||
M45 | 5/02/1990-9/02/1990 | M | Mark Nyman | 76 – 68 | Harvey Freeman | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 132 | ||
M46 | 12/02/1990-16/02/1990 | M | Cath Powell | 59 – 110 | Neil Wilkins | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 146 | ||
M47 | 19/02/1990-23/02/1990 | M | Sheila Mann | 36 – 106 | Clive Spate | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 134 | ||
M48 | 26/02/1990-2/03/1990 | M | Evan Simpson | 93 – 86 | Tony Vick | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 134 | ||
M49 | 5/03/1990-9/03/1990 | M | Marianne Croll | 69 – 79 | Peter Tatlow | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 136 | ||
M50 | 12/03/1990-16/03/1990 | M | Felicity Brown | 74 – 76 | Fred Sellers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 130 | ||
M51 | 19/03/1990-23/03/1990 | M | Diane Pratesi | 85 – 68 | Jean Shaw | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 134 | ||
M52 | 26/03/1990-30/03/1990 | M | Ingram Wilcox | 50 – 98 | Peter Finley | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 138 |