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List of 9-round scores over 75

From Countdown

This list includes all the 9-round scores over 75, not including 75 itself. The first 9-round game was broadcast on 2 November 1982 and the last regular one on 20 September 2001 (six more were played in the following two years in the Junior Championship and Ladies' Championship). In that time, just over 3,000 episodes were broadcast, in which there were 24 9-round scores over 75.

The highest score ever achieved was 83, first by Stephen Balment on 14 April 1987, and second by Allan Saldanha on 21 November 1996 (which is notable as it was in the Supreme Championship and he played Series 6 winner Darryl Francis).

The only players to make two 9-round scores over 75 were Harvey Freeman, Mike Whiteoak, Allan Saldanha and Scott Mearns.

List of scores over 75

Episodes are sorted by score. Tied scores are sorted chronologically.

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
546 14/04/1987 P Stephen Balment 83 – 45 Keith Albans Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Catherine Clarke 85
1886 21/11/1996 eSF Darryl Francis 24 – 83 Allan Saldanha Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Catherine Stokes 85
460 03/11/1986 P Harvey Freeman 82 – 30 Rita Meston Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Lee Peck Freda Thornton 83
2641 11/11/1999 P Lucy Roberts 82 – 46 Derek Taylor Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Alastair Stewart Damian Eadie 88
713 18/04/1988 P Allan Saldanha 81 – 15 Katy Green Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Clement Freud Julia Swannell 84
890 09/08/1989 P Neil Barlow 40 – 81 Jonathan Anstey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Eve Pollard Simon Mason 84
1762 01/03/1996 P David Acton 81 – 8 Peter Chamberlain Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Catherine Stokes 83
2271 28/05/1998 P Jill Bright 81 – 38 Wilma Anscombe Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Merrill Thomas Mark Nyman 94
627 05/08/1987 P Derek Edwards 52 – 80 Mike Whiteoak Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Diane Solomon Freda Thornton 83
637 19/08/1987 P John Brooks 0 – 80 Mark Preston Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Freda Thornton 83
817 06/01/1989 CSF Tony Vick 80* – 70 Steve Williams Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Tim Rice Catherine Clarke 81
1224 04/02/1992 P Michael Woods 80 – 56 Jacky Pett Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sally James Richard Samson 81
2553 28/06/1999 P Bobby Johnson 12 – 80 Scott Mearns Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Damian Eadie 86
2693 21/01/2000 P John Snedden 80 – 38 Amey Deshpande Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Joan Bakewell Susie Dent 93
126 06/12/1983 QF Mark Nyman 79 – 18 Ted Wiles Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Ned Sherrin Julia Swannell 83
623 30/07/1987 P Peter Tatlow 59 – 79 Mike Whiteoak Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Lance Percival Freda Thornton 86
1291 06/08/1992 P Mary Jordan 37 – 79 Ged O'Toole Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Judy Pearsall 96
1633 06/03/1995 P Bridget Rose 25 – 79 Chris Rogers Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sheridan Morley Susie Dent 83
2828 24/08/2000 P David Williams 78 – 29 Tony McGill Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Susie Dent 83
834 31/01/1989 P Tim Morrissey 77 – 56 Dave Chapple Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 79
1810 07/08/1996 P Craig Douglas 77 – 48 Roy Senior Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 84
492 17/12/1986 SF Harvey Freeman 76 – 36 Les Martin Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Catherine Clarke ??
2537 04/06/1999 P Pamela Roud 76 – 56 Tracy Schneider Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Carol Barnes Mark Nyman 86
2555 30/06/1999 P Scott Mearns 76 – 39 Sarah Houchin Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Damian Eadie 85
* includes 10 points from a tiebreak conundrum

Evolution of the highest 9-round score

The results of many games from Series 1 are unknown, so this list may be incomplete.

**Michael Wylie's score of 66 was scored during one of these episodes but it is not known which.

See also