Series 19

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Series 19 ran from January 1990 to March 1990. The nineteenth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Michael Wareham. Notably, throughout the whole series, no contestants declared any nine-letter words in the letters games.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Lindsay Denyer	8	386
2	Joan Orchard	7	298
3	Michael Wareham	4	222
4	Maureen Harmer	5	216
5	Gino Corr	4	199
6	Mark Cooper	4	151
7	Elaine Newcombe	3	149
8	Linda Keen	2	108

Between Series 3 and Series 20, players were ranked by total number of points, including winning and drawing scores, but not losing ones.

Finals progress

Lindsay Denyer (1) vs Linda Keen (8)	Lindsay Denyer (1) vs Gino Corr (5)	Gino Corr (5) vs Michael Wareham (3)
Gino Corr (5) vs Maureen Harmer (4)
Michael Wareham (3) vs Mark Cooper (6)	Michael Wareham (3) vs Elaine Newcombe (7)
Elaine Newcombe (7) vs Joan Orchard (2)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
938	1/01/1990	P	Eileen Whitworth	30 – 44	Linda Munden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Carol Thatcher	Della Thompson
939	2/01/1990	P	Beryl Lee	12 – 51	Linda Munden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Carol Thatcher	Della Thompson
940	3/01/1990	P	John Cruickshank	43 – 29	Linda Munden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Carol Thatcher	Della Thompson
941	4/01/1990	P	John Cruickshank	47 – 38	Steve McNab	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Carol Thatcher	Della Thompson
942	5/01/1990	P	John Cruickshank	26 – 41	Felicity Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Carol Thatcher	Della Thompson
943	8/01/1990	P	Lindsay Denyer	44 – 43	Felicity Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Carol Thatcher	Della Thompson
944	9/01/1990	P	Lindsay Denyer	54 – 21	Pat Unwin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Carol Thatcher	Della Thompson
945	10/01/1990	P	Lindsay Denyer	55 – 22	Joe Walvish	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Bill Tidy	Della Thompson
946	11/01/1990	P	Lindsay Denyer	43 – 33	Cath Williams	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Bill Tidy	Della Thompson
947	12/01/1990	P	Lindsay Denyer	53 – 51	Sunil Bowry	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Bill Tidy	Della Thompson
948	15/01/1990	P	Lindsay Denyer	36 – 35	Colin James	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Bill Tidy	Della Thompson
949	16/01/1990	P	Lindsay Denyer	56 – 40	Lee Hayward	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Bill Tidy	Della Thompson
950	17/01/1990	P	Lindsay Denyer	45 – 32	Clare Wigmore	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Bill Tidy	Della Thompson
951	18/01/1990	P	Glyn Linder	35 – 51	Joan Orchard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Catherine Clarke
952	19/01/1990	P	Frank Wills	25 – 41	Joan Orchard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Catherine Clarke
953	22/01/1990	P	Shaun Wright	20 – 42	Joan Orchard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Catherine Clarke
954	23/01/1990	P	Bob Holt	24 – 29	Joan Orchard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Catherine Clarke
955	24/01/1990	P	Pat Barnett	34 – 50	Joan Orchard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Catherine Clarke
956	25/01/1990	P	Nicholas Birch	37 – 44	Joan Orchard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Catherine Clarke
957	26/01/1990	P	Ronald Coolun	33 – 41	Joan Orchard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Simon Mason
958	29/01/1990	P	Peg Smith	47 – 31	Joan Orchard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Simon Mason
959	30/01/1990	P	Peg Smith	31 – 39	Maureen Harmer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Simon Mason
960	31/01/1990	P	Betty Dutton	23 – 35	Maureen Harmer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Simon Mason
961	1/02/1990	P	Brian Cornell	38 – 52	Maureen Harmer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Simon Mason
962	2/02/1990	P	Dr. Jean Mackenzie	34 – 57	Maureen Harmer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Simon Mason
963	5/02/1990	P	John Young	20 – 33	Maureen Harmer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lance Percival	Simon Mason
964	6/02/1990	P	Roger Smith	43 – 30	Maureen Harmer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lance Percival	Simon Mason
965	7/02/1990	P	Roger Smith	32 – 48	Linda Keen	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lance Percival	Simon Mason
966	8/02/1990	P	Neil Collins	39 – 60	Linda Keen	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lance Percival	Simon Mason
967	9/02/1990	P	Elaine Newcombe	48 – 45	Linda Keen	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lance Percival	Simon Mason
968	12/02/1990	P	Elaine Newcombe	45 – 44	Dave Claridge	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Simon Mason
969	13/02/1990	P	Elaine Newcombe	56 – 44	Tomi Owens	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Simon Mason
970	14/02/1990	P	Elaine Newcombe	49 – 60	Robin Michaelson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Simon Mason
971	15/02/1990	P	Mark Cooper	53 – 52	Robin Michaelson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Simon Mason
972	16/02/1990	P	Mark Cooper	58 – 29	Paul Poeny	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Simon Mason
973	19/02/1990	P	Mark Cooper	40 – 38	Jackie Pinkney	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Simon Mason
974	20/02/1990	P	Mark Cooper	34 – 42	John Morrissey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Simon Mason
975	21/02/1990	P	Dick Burden	45 – 34	John Morrissey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Simon Mason
976	22/02/1990	P	Dick Burden	38 – 40	John Prince	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Simon Mason
977	23/02/1990	P	Richard Lee	52 – 50	John Prince	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Freda Thornton
978	26/02/1990	P	Phil Reed	37 – 39	John Prince	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Freda Thornton
979	27/02/1990	P	Phil Reed	38 – 55	Brian Speet	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Freda Thornton
980	28/02/1990	P	Harry Bruford	16 – 49	Brian Speet	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Freda Thornton
981	1/03/1990	P	Robert Endeacott	32 – 28	Brian Speet	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Freda Thornton
982	2/03/1990	P	Robert Endeacott	45 – 58	Michael Wareham	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Freda Thornton
983	5/03/1990	P	Doreen Rowcroft	5 – 53	Michael Wareham	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Freda Thornton
984	6/03/1990	P	Keith Gorst	20 – 52	Michael Wareham	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Freda Thornton
985	7/03/1990	P	Jenny Commode	27 – 59	Michael Wareham	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Freda Thornton
986	8/03/1990	P	Sylvia Roche	55 – 34	Michael Wareham	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Freda Thornton
987	9/03/1990	P	Sylvia Roche	37 – 45	John Cruse	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Freda Thornton
988	12/03/1990	P	Stuart Donald	38 – 43	John Cruse	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Freda Thornton
989	13/03/1990	P	Eva Joseph	39 – 35	John Cruse	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Freda Thornton
990	14/03/1990	P	Eva Joseph	38 – 51	Iqbal Hussein	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Freda Thornton
991	15/03/1990	P	Gino Corr	54 – 42	Iqbal Hussein	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Freda Thornton
992	16/03/1990	P	Gino Corr	54 – 14	Jean Read	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Freda Thornton
993	19/03/1990	P	Gino Corr	48 – 28	Michael Wilson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Freda Thornton
994	20/03/1990	P	Gino Corr	43 – 37	Peter Morris	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Freda Thornton
995	21/03/1990	P	Duncan Dale-Emberton	48 – 33	Gino Corr	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Simon Mason
996	22/03/1990	QF	Lindsay Denyer	44 – 31	Linda Keen	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Simon Mason
997	23/03/1990	QF	Elaine Newcombe	46 – 32	Joan Orchard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Simon Mason
998	26/03/1990	QF	Mark Cooper	34 – 42	Michael Wareham	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Simon Mason
999	27/03/1990	QF	Maureen Harmer	22 – 55	Gino Corr	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Simon Mason
1000	28/03/1990	SF	Lindsay Denyer	20 – 56	Gino Corr	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Bill Tidy	Simon Mason
1001	29/03/1990	SF	Elaine Newcombe	32 – 48	Michael Wareham	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Bill Tidy	Simon Mason
1002	30/03/1990	GF	Michael Wareham	92 – 68	Gino Corr	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees, Bill Tidy	Simon Mason

External links

• Series 19 on The Countdown Database.
• Series 19 on The Countdown Page.