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A '''draw''' is a game where both players have the same score at the end of the show. In mordern [[15 round game|15-round]] [[Countdown]] there's no such thing as a draw, instead extra [[conundrum]]s are used until one player wins the game. Up until the end of [[Series 21]] if two players drew they played each other again the next day, which causes numerous problems with the recording schedule, not just for the production team but for [[contestant]]s who may have to go back home and come back up to the studios for another recording session. | A '''draw''' is a game where both players have the same score at the end of the show. In mordern [[15 round game|15-round]] [[Countdown]] there's no such thing as a draw, instead extra [[conundrum]]s are used until one player wins the game. Up until the end of [[Series 21]] if two players drew they played each other again the next day, which causes numerous problems with the recording schedule, not just for the production team but for [[contestant]]s who may have to go back home and come back up to the studios for another recording session. | ||
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− | *The first draw ever was between [[Philip Nelkon]] and [[David Wright]] - [[episode 64 | + | *The first draw ever was between [[Philip Nelkon]] and [[David Wright]] - [[the game|episode 64]] in [[Series 2]] finished 40-all. |
*The last draw was between [[Lew Schwarz]] and [[Nuala Clenaghan]]. Lew went on to become and [[Octochamp]] with two draws, which gave him a total of 547 points - which is theoretically the highest total score for an Octochamp, although of course [[David Williams]] got his 535 points in 8 games, not in 10. Lew is the only player to play in two drawn games. | *The last draw was between [[Lew Schwarz]] and [[Nuala Clenaghan]]. Lew went on to become and [[Octochamp]] with two draws, which gave him a total of 547 points - which is theoretically the highest total score for an Octochamp, although of course [[David Williams]] got his 535 points in 8 games, not in 10. Lew is the only player to play in two drawn games. | ||
*The lowest scoring draw was 35-all, done three times - episodes [[Episode 297|297]], [[Episode 311|311]] and [[Episode 1088|1088]]. | *The lowest scoring draw was 35-all, done three times - episodes [[Episode 297|297]], [[Episode 311|311]] and [[Episode 1088|1088]]. | ||
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==List of draws== | ==List of draws== | ||
− | + | This is a list of all the draws in ''[[Countdown]]'' history, in chronological order. | |
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{{ep | 146 | 24/04/1984 | P | [[Sydney Price]] | 36 - 36 | [[Graham Paxton]] | [[Nigel Rees]] | [[Julia Swannel]] }} | {{ep | 146 | 24/04/1984 | P | [[Sydney Price]] | 36 - 36 | [[Graham Paxton]] | [[Nigel Rees]] | [[Julia Swannel]] }} | ||
{{ep | 151 | 2/05/1984 | P | [[Stuart Schofield]] | 51 - 51 | [[Robert Richland]] | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | Julia Swannel }} | {{ep | 151 | 2/05/1984 | P | [[Stuart Schofield]] | 51 - 51 | [[Robert Richland]] | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | Julia Swannel }} | ||
− | {{ep | | + | {{ep | 158 | 15/05/1984 | P | [[Mike Willis]] | 52 - 42 | [[Debbie Maguire]] | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannel }} |
− | {{ep | 196 | 30/10/1984 | P | | + | {{ep | 196 | 30/10/1984 | P | Colin Pearce | 55 - 55 | [[Sarah Hadaway]] | Nigel Rees | Yvonne Warberton }} |
− | {{ep | 297 | 24/10/1985 | P | [[Peter Collier]] | 35 - 35 | [[Dennis Allen]] | | + | {{ep | 297 | 24/10/1985 | P | [[Peter Collier]] | 35 - 35 | [[Dennis Allen]] | John Junkin | }} |
− | {{ep | 311 | 13/11/1985 | P | | + | {{ep | 311 | 13/11/1985 | P | Tim O'Kane | 35 - 35 | [[Enid Fordham]] | John Junkin | }} |
− | {{ep | 317 | 22/11/1985 | P | | + | {{ep | 317 | 22/11/1985 | P | Tim Davies | 44 - 44 | [[Arthur Boden]] | Gyles Brandreth | }} |
− | {{ep | 351 | 22/01/1986 | P | | + | {{ep | 351 | 22/01/1986 | P | Dorothy Bailey | 49 - 49 | [[Paul Comaish]] | Gyles Brandreth | }} |
− | {{ep | | + | {{ep | 370 | 18/02/1986 | P | Sandie Simonis | 63 - 60 | Andy Keeble | Gyles Brandreth | }} |
− | {{ep | 413 | 21/04/1986 | P | [[Peter Conroy]] | 42 - 42 | [[Mick Keeble]] | [[Bill Tidy]] | + | {{ep | 413 | 21/04/1986 | P | [[Peter Conroy]] | 42 - 42 | [[Mick Keeble]] | [[Bill Tidy]] | Catherine Clarke }} |
− | + | {{ep | 1088 | 28/01/1991 | P | Raine Hilson | 35 - 35 | [[John Arfon]] | Bill Tidy | Freda Thornton }} | |
− | + | {{ep | 1108 | 25/02/1991 | P | Gillian Tickle | 49 - 49 | [[Suzanne Kinnersley]] | Richard Stilgoe | Alexandra Clayton }} | |
− | + | {{ep | 1117 | 8/03/1991 | P | Lew Schwarz | 42 - 42 | [[Julie Purdey]] | Nigel Rees | Judy Pearsall }} | |
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− | {{ep | 1088 | 28/01/1991 | P | | ||
− | {{ep | 1108 | 25/02/1991 | P | | ||
− | {{ep | 1117 | 8/03/1991 | P | | ||
{{ep | 1120 | 13/03/1991 | P | Lew Schwarz | 54 - 54 | [[Nuala Clenaghan]] | Nigel Rees | Judy Pearsall }} | {{ep | 1120 | 13/03/1991 | P | Lew Schwarz | 54 - 54 | [[Nuala Clenaghan]] | Nigel Rees | Judy Pearsall }} | ||
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[[Category:Terminology|Draw]] | [[Category:Terminology|Draw]] | ||
[[Category:Lists|Draw]] | [[Category:Lists|Draw]] | ||
[[Category:Draws|*]] | [[Category:Draws|*]] |
Revision as of 08:48, 25 April 2008
A draw is a game where both players have the same score at the end of the show. In mordern 15-round Countdown there's no such thing as a draw, instead extra conundrums are used until one player wins the game. Up until the end of Series 21 if two players drew they played each other again the next day, which causes numerous problems with the recording schedule, not just for the production team but for contestants who may have to go back home and come back up to the studios for another recording session.
Facts and figures
- The first draw ever was between Philip Nelkon and David Wright - episode 64 in Series 2 finished 40-all.
- The last draw was between Lew Schwarz and Nuala Clenaghan. Lew went on to become and Octochamp with two draws, which gave him a total of 547 points - which is theoretically the highest total score for an Octochamp, although of course David Williams got his 535 points in 8 games, not in 10. Lew is the only player to play in two drawn games.
- The lowest scoring draw was 35-all, done three times - episodes 297, 311 and 1088.
- Colin Pearce and Sarah Hadaway manufactured the highest scoring draw - 55 points in each in episode 196, Series 5.
List of draws
This is a list of all the draws in Countdown history, in chronological order.