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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]] - [[the game | + | *The first draw ever was between [[Philip Nelkon]] and [[David Wright]] - [[episode 64|the game]] 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== | ||
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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 | 196 | 30/10/1984 | P | Colin Pearce | 55 - 55 | [[Sarah Hadaway]] | Nigel Rees | Yvonne Warberton }} | + | {{ep | 157 | 14/05/1984 | P | [[Debbie Maguire]] | 43 - 43 | [[Mike Willis]] | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannel }} |
− | {{ep | 297 | 24/10/1985 | P | [[Peter Collier]] | 35 - 35 | [[Dennis Allen]] | John Junkin | }} | + | {{ep | 196 | 30/10/1984 | P | [[Colin Pearce]] | 55 - 55 | [[Sarah Hadaway]] | Nigel Rees | [[Yvonne Warberton]] }} |
− | {{ep | 311 | 13/11/1985 | P | Tim O'Kane | 35 - 35 | [[Enid Fordham]] | John Junkin | }} | + | {{ep | 297 | 24/10/1985 | P | [[Peter Collier]] | 35 - 35 | [[Dennis Allen]] | [[John Junkin]] | }} |
− | {{ep | 317 | 22/11/1985 | P | Tim Davies | 44 - 44 | [[Arthur Boden]] | Gyles Brandreth | }} | + | {{ep | 311 | 13/11/1985 | P | [[Tim O'Kane]] | 35 - 35 | [[Enid Fordham]] | John Junkin | }} |
− | {{ep | 351 | 22/01/1986 | P | Dorothy Bailey | 49 - 49 | [[Paul Comaish]] | Gyles Brandreth | }} | + | {{ep | 317 | 22/11/1985 | P | [[Tim Davies]] | 44 - 44 | [[Arthur Boden]] | Gyles Brandreth | }} |
− | {{ep | | + | {{ep | 351 | 22/01/1986 | P | [[Dorothy Bailey]] | 49 - 49 | [[Paul Comaish]] | Gyles Brandreth | }} |
− | {{ep | 413 | 21/04/1986 | P | [[Peter Conroy]] | 42 - 42 | [[Mick Keeble]] | [[Bill Tidy]] | Catherine Clarke }} | + | {{ep | 369 | 17/02/1986 | P | [[Andy Keeble]] | 53 - 53 | [[Sandie Simonis]] | Gyles Brandreth | }} |
− | {{ep | 1088 | 28/01/1991 | P | Raine Hilson | 35 - 35 | [[John Arfon]] | Bill Tidy | Freda Thornton }} | + | {{ep | 413 | 21/04/1986 | P | [[Peter Conroy]] | 42 - 42 | [[Mick Keeble]] | [[Bill Tidy]] | [[Catherine Clarke]] }} |
− | {{ep | 1108 | 25/02/1991 | P | Gillian Tickle | 49 - 49 | [[Suzanne Kinnersley]] | Richard Stilgoe | Alexandra Clayton }} | + | {{ep | 512 | 25/02/1987 | P | [[Marianne Croll]] | 51 - 51 | [[Diana Beasley]] | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannel }} |
− | {{ep | 1117 | 8/03/1991 | P | Lew Schwarz | 42 - 42 | [[Julie Purdey]] | Nigel Rees | Judy Pearsall }} | + | {{ep | 563 | 7/05/1987 | P | [[Jon Marsh]] | 49 - 49 | [[Phyllis Stevens]] | Patrick Mower | [[Freda Thornton]] }} |
+ | {{ep | 602 | 1/07/1987 | P | [[Peter Medhurst]] | 47 - 47 | [[Cath Powell]] | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 607 | 8/07/1987 | P | [[Hilary Hopper]] | 44 - 44 | [[Boz Osberg]] | [[Russell Harty]] | Catherine Clarke }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 679 | 20/11/1987 | P | [[Joel Salkin]] | 52 - 52 | [[Derek Rutter]] | Bill Tidy | Julia Swannel }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 832 | 27/01/1989 | P | [[Tim Morrissey]] | 51 - 51 | [[Mary Hawes]] | [[Sylvia Syms]] | Freda Thornton }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 846 | 16/02/1989 | P | [[Len Marshall (Series 17)|Len Marshall]] | 48 - 48 | [[Anna Sims]] | [[Eve Pollard]] | [[Della Thompson]] }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 888 | 7/08/1989 | P | [[Jonathan Anstey]] | 61 - 61 | [[Sue Hall]] | Eve Pollard | [[Simon Mason]] }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 1049 | 4/09/1990 | P | [[Fiona Willis]] | 50 - 50 | [[Ian McLoughlin]] | [[Brian Johnston]] | [[Mark Nyman]] }} | ||
+ | {{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]] }} | ||
{{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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Revision as of 13:47, 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.
Statistics
- The first draw ever was between Philip Nelkon and David Wright - the game 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.