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30th Birthday Championship

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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. It is also officially the first part of Series 68.

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.

On 21 January 2013, the show moved premises to MediaCityUK in Salford, its third permanent home in its 30 year history.

Participants

The participants are listed by the series that they are most commonly associated with (Series champions are in bold):

Progress

Tom Rowell (63) vs Jonathan Rawlinson (66) Jonathan Rawlinson vs Neil Zussman Jonathan Rawlinson
vs
Jack Hurst
Jack Hurst
vs
Conor Travers
Dave Hoskisson (44) vs Neil Zussman (60)
Chris Wills (47) vs Jack Hurst (63) Jack Hurst vs David O'Donnell
Chris Davies (61) vs David O'Donnell (58)
Jon O'Neill (53) vs Darryl Francis (6) Jon O'Neill vs Jack Worsley Jon O'Neill
vs
Conor Travers
Christine Hunt (4) vs Jack Worsley (66)
Chris Hawkins (28) vs Conor Travers (54) Conor Travers vs Kirk Bevins
Innis Carson (61) vs Kirk Bevins (60)
The winner of each game is displayed in bold.
The numbers refer to the series in which each contestant originally played in the finals.

Episodes

# 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 105 – 68 Nick Wainwright Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dave Myers Susie Dent 120
5617 9/01/2013 30BP Mark Deeks 103 – 108 Jack Hurst Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dave Myers Susie Dent 120
5618 10/01/2013 30BP Ben Wilson 91 – 117 Conor Travers Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dave Myers Susie Dent 126
5619 11/01/2013 30BP Mark Tournoff 101 – 100 Nick Deller Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dave Myers Susie Dent 119
5620 14/01/2013 30BP Darryl Francis 86 – 68 David Webb Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Martin Lewis Susie Dent 119
5621 15/01/2013 30BP Jackie McLeod 65 – 79 Barry Grossman Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Martin Lewis Susie Dent 119
5622 16/01/2013 30BP Andrew Hulme 113 – 74 Steven Briers Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Martin Lewis Susie Dent 127
5623 17/01/2013 30BP Ed McCullagh 94 – 104* Jonathan Rawlinson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Martin Lewis Susie Dent 117
Round 1
5624 18/01/2013 30B1 Peter Lee 84 – 92 Tom Rowell Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Martin Lewis Susie Dent 131
5625 21/01/2013 30B1 Kai Laddiman 76 – 101 Jon O'Neill Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Margaret Mountford Susie Dent 132
5626 22/01/2013 30B1 Chris Hawkins 95 – 51 Jill Bright Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Margaret Mountford Susie Dent 123
5627 23/01/2013 30B1 Martin Bishop 99 – 102 Chris Wills Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Margaret Mountford Susie Dent 124
5628 24/01/2013 30B1 David Williams 58 – 108 Chris Davies Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Margaret Mountford Susie Dent 119
5629 25/01/2013 30B1 Innis Carson 116 – 91 Adam Gillard Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Margaret Mountford Susie Dent 137
5630 28/01/2013 30B1 Christine Hunt 88* – 78 Sandie Simonis Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Foster Susie Dent 134
5631 29/01/2013 30B1 Paul Keane 81 – 99 Neil Zussman Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Foster Susie Dent 131
5632 30/01/2013 30B1 Dave Hoskisson 85 – 81 Mike Whiteoak Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Foster Susie Dent 125
5633 31/01/2013 30B1 Graeme Cole 98 – 104 Jack Worsley Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Foster Susie Dent 118
5634 1/02/2013 30B1 John Ashmore 92 – 130 Kirk Bevins Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Foster Susie Dent 130
5635 4/02/2013 30B1 David O'Donnell 111 – 86 Tom Hargreaves Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Kate Adie Susie Dent 128
5636 5/02/2013 30B1 Wayne Kelly 89 – 143 Jack Hurst Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Kate Adie Susie Dent 152
5637 6/02/2013 30B1 Conor Travers 112 – 62 Mark Tournoff Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Kate Adie Susie Dent 119
5638 7/02/2013 30B1 Darryl Francis 82 – 63 Barry Grossman Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Kate Adie Susie Dent 118
5639 8/02/2013 30B1 Andrew Hulme 91 – 98 Jonathan Rawlinson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Kate Adie Susie Dent 115
Round 2
5640 11/02/2013 30B2 Tom Rowell 65 – 94 Jonathan Rawlinson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Ken Bruce Susie Dent 128
5641 12/02/2013 30B2 Jon O'Neill 122 – 91 Darryl Francis Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Ken Bruce Susie Dent 130
5642 13/02/2013 30B2 Chris Hawkins 85 – 119 Conor Travers Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Ken Bruce Susie Dent 119
5643 14/02/2013 30B2 Chris Wills 70 – 115 Jack Hurst Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Ken Bruce Susie Dent 119
5644 15/02/2013 30B2 Chris Davies 117 – 127* David O'Donnell Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Ken Bruce Susie Dent 140
5645 18/02/2013 30B2 Innis Carson 102 – 112* Kirk Bevins Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 120
5646 19/02/2013 30B2 Christine Hunt 67 – 115 Jack Worsley Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 117
5647 20/02/2013 30B2 Dave Hoskisson 75 – 90 Neil Zussman Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 117
Quarter-Finals
5648 21/02/2013 30BQF Jonathan Rawlinson 118 – 53 Neil Zussman Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 119
5649 22/02/2013 30BQF Jon O'Neill 122 – 104 Jack Worsley Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 122
5650 25/02/2013 30BQF Conor Travers 119 – 94 Kirk Bevins Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 119
5651 26/02/2013 30BQF Jack Hurst 115 – 97 David O'Donnell Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 122
Semi-Finals
5652 27/02/2013 30BSF Jonathan Rawlinson 105 – 116 Jack Hurst Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 126
5653 28/02/2013 30BSF Jon O'Neill 102 – 120 Conor Travers Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 120
Grand Final
5654 1/03/2013 30BGF Jack Hurst 111 – 146 Conor Travers Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent
* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum
Note: C1 & C2 positions for each game are confirmed.

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