Series 2

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Series 2 ran from April 1983 to July 1983, at the later time of 5:30pm. The second of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, this time it was broadcast on Tuesdays-Fridays, apart from the final week, which was Monday-Saturday. It was won by Ash Haji.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Russell Byers	4	207
2	Philip Nelkon	2	150
3	Ivy Baird	4	198
4	Sheila Mann	6	273
5	Maurice Packman	2	108
6	Peter Finley	2	107
7	Ash Haji	2	103
8	Gary Roussak	2	93
9	Maureen Kelly	2	86
10	Bobbie Bennett	2	81
11	Joan Ross	2	83
12	Ingram Wilcox	2	74
13	Norma Nicholson	1	69
14	Michael Firth	1	52
15	Philip Appleby	1	43
16	David Myerscough	0	0

The method by which seedings for this series were calculated is not known. Sheila Mann had the highest number of points and the most wins, but was rated as only the fourth seed. David Myerscough was given a seeding place for his score of 50, the highest losing score of the series. The series is also unusual for having sixteen finalists, especially as there were only 38 contestants in the whole series, meaning that nearly half the contestants qualified for the finals.

Progress

Russell Byers (1) vs David Myerscough (16)	Russell Byers (1) vs Ivy Baird (3)	Russell Byers (1) vs Gary Roussak (8)	Russell Byers (1) vs Norma Nicholson (13)
Ivy Baird (3) vs Michael Firth (14)
Maurice Packman (5) vs Ingram Wilcox (12)	Gary Roussak (8) vs Norma Nicholson (13)
Ash Haji (7) vs Bobbie Bennett (10)
Gary Roussak (8) vs Maureen Kelly (9)	Philip Appleby (15) vs Joan Ross (11)	Norma Nicholson (13) vs Bobbie Bennett (10)
Joan Ross (11) vs Peter Finley (6)
Norma Nicholson (13) vs Sheila Mann (4)	Bobbie Bennett (10) vs Ivy Baird (3)
Philip Appleby (15) vs Philip Nelkon (2)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
28	5/04/1983	P	Jane McLeman	40 – 42	Hugh Fraser	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
29	6/04/1983	P	Sheila Mann	39 – 36	Hugh Fraser	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
30	7/04/1983	P	Sheila Mann	48 – 47	Lance Smith	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
31	12/04/1983	P	Sheila Mann	52 – 50	David Myerscough	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
32	13/04/1983	P	Sheila Mann	44 – 30	Vic Cooper	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
33	14/04/1983	P	Sheila Mann	53 – 38	James Lawless	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
34	15/04/1983	P	Sheila Mann	37 – ?	Ann Dennis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
35	19/04/1983	P	Sheila Mann	26 – 62	Peter Finley	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
36	20/04/1983	P	Ruth Erskine	41 – 45	Peter Finley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
37	21/04/1983	P	Geoffrey Weeks	66 – ?	Peter Finley	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
38	22/04/1983	P	Geoffrey Weeks	42 – 61	Maurice Packman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
39	26/04/1983	P	Catherine Byfield	14 – 47	Maurice Packman	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
40	27/04/1983	P	Philip Appleby	43 – 28	Maurice Packman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
41	28/04/1983	P	Philip Appleby	37 – 69	Norma Nicholson	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
42	29/04/1983	P	Ash Haji	45 – 37	Norma Nicholson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
43	3/05/1983	P	Ash Haji	58 – 18	Gray Robertson	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
44	4/05/1983	P	Ash Haji	30 – 59	Russell Byers	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
45	5/05/1983	P	Philip Goddard	40 – 44	Russell Byers	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
46	6/05/1983	P	Margaret Reid	32 – 50	Russell Byers	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
47	10/05/1983	P	Sue White	30 – 54	Russell Byers	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
48	11/05/1983	P	Michael Firth	52 – 37	Russell Byers	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
49	12/05/1983	P	Michael Firth	40 – 45	Gary Roussak	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
50	13/05/1983	P	Ruth Lowy	28 – 48	Gary Roussak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
51	17/05/1983	P	Bobbie Bennett	49 – 39	Gary Roussak	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
52	18/05/1983	P	Bobbie Bennett	32 – 26	Eric Lamprell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
53	19/05/1983	P	Bobbie Bennett	23 – 42	Maureen Kelly	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
54	20/05/1983	P	Andrew Dyson	38 – 44	Maureen Kelly	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
55	24/05/1983	P	Ivy Baird	62 – 35	Maureen Kelly	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
56	25/05/1983	P	Ivy Baird	40 – 39	Paul Rose	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
57	26/05/1983	P	Ivy Baird	45 – 31	David Dougan	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
58	27/05/1983	P	Ivy Baird	51 – 32	Isabelle Higgie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
59	31/05/1983	P	Ivy Baird	39 – 40	Ingram Wilcox	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
60	1/06/1983	P	Beryl Blacheter	31 – 34	Ingram Wilcox	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
61	2/06/1983	P	Joan Ross	41 – 28	Ingram Wilcox	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
62	3/06/1983	P	Joan Ross	42 – 41	Brian Sugar	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
63	7/06/1983	P	Joan Ross	17 – 53	Philip Nelkon	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
64	8/06/1983	P	David Wright	40 – 40	Philip Nelkon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
65	9/06/1983	P	David Wright	18 – 57	Philip Nelkon	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
66	10/06/1983	QP	Russell Byers	54 – 39	David Myerscough	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
67	14/06/1983	QP	Gary Roussak	48* – 38	Maureen Kelly	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
68	15/06/1983	QP	Peter Finley	60 – 24	Joan Ross	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
69	16/06/1983	QP	Sheila Mann	39 – 52	Norma Nicholson	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
70	17/06/1983	QP	Ivy Baird	40 – 39	Michael Firth	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
71	21/06/1983	QP	Maurice Packman	57 – 32	Ingram Wilcox	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
72	22/06/1983	QP	Ash Haji	49 – 26	Bobbie Bennett	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
73	23/06/1983	QP	Philip Nelkon	57 – 45	Philip Appleby	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
74	24/06/1983	QF	Gary Roussak	39 – 47	Russell Byers	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Lesley Burnett
75	27/06/1983	QF	Peter Finley	37 – 49	Norma Nicholson	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Angela O'Dougherty	Gyles Brandreth	Lesley Burnett
76	28/06/1983	QF	Ivy Baird	30 – 57	Maurice Packman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Angela O'Dougherty	Kenneth Williams	Lesley Burnett
77	29/06/1983	QF	Ash Haji	68 – 39	Philip Nelkon	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Angela O'Dougherty	Gyles Brandreth	Lesley Burnett
78	30/06/1983	SF	Russell Byers	67 – 43	Norma Nicholson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Angela O'Dougherty	Kenneth Williams	Lesley Burnett
79	1/07/1983	SF	Ash Haji	41 – 35	Maurice Packman	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Angela O'Dougherty	Gyles Brandreth	Lesley Burnett
80	2/07/1983	GF	Ash Haji	71 – 70	Russell Byers	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett, Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams, Gyles Brandreth	Lesley Burnett	115

* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum

External links

• Series 2 on The Countdown Database.
• Series 2 on The Countdown Page.