Series 30

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Verity Joubert, the series winner with her dictionaries

Series 30 ran from July 1995 to September 1995, and was the first series to feature the "minimum 3 vowels and minimum 4 consonants per round" rule. The thirtieth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Verity Joubert. Notably, the grand final between Joubert and Chris Colsmann involved the two overall lowest seeds of the series.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Graham Cross	6	345
2	Andrew Bull	4	310
3	Sue Renwick	5	309
4	Martin Linden	4	283
5	Catriona Cappleman	4	268
6	Ben Cooke	4	245
7	Verity Joubert	4	240
8	Chris Colsmann	4	230

Between Series 22 and Series 37, players were ranked by total number of points, including winning and losing scores.

Finals progress

Graham Cross (1) vs Chris Colsmann (8)	Chris Colsmann (8) vs Martin Linden (4)	Chris Colsmann (8) vs Verity Joubert (7)
Catriona Cappleman (5) vs Martin Linden (4)
Sue Renwick (3) vs Ben Cooke (6)	Sue Renwick (3) vs Verity Joubert (7)
Verity Joubert (7) vs Andrew Bull (2)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
1653	3/07/1995	P	Sue Renwick	44 – 40	Donal Moriarty	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Susie Dent
1654	4/07/1995	P	Sue Renwick	60 – 17	Holly Aalders	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Susie Dent
1655	5/07/1995	P	Sue Renwick	69 – 51	Colin Grainger	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Susie Dent
1656	6/07/1995	P	Sue Renwick	26 – 60	Ben Cooke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Susie Dent
1657	7/07/1995	P	Lynda Jarman	30 – 47	Ben Cooke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Susie Dent
1658	10/07/1995	P	Dave Tutte	33 – 44	Ben Cooke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
1659	11/07/1995	P	Jill Rodgers	25 – 45	Ben Cooke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
1660	12/07/1995	P	Morris Anderson	55 – 49	Ben Cooke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
1661	13/07/1995	P	Morris Anderson	56 – 26	Jane Trigg	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
1662	14/07/1995	P	Morris Anderson	48 – 52	Martin Linden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
1663	17/07/1995	P	Ian Hunter	59 – 69	Martin Linden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
1664	18/07/1995	P	Viv Jones	52 – 58	Martin Linden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Richard Samson
1665	19/07/1995	P	James Garvie	39 – 47	Martin Linden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Richard Samson
1666	20/07/1995	P	Andrew Bull	73 – 57	Martin Linden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Richard Samson
1667	21/07/1995	P	Andrew Bull	61 – 34	Isobel Turner	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Richard Samson
1668	24/07/1995	P	Andrew Bull	61 – 36	John Marshman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Richard Samson
1669	25/07/1995	P	Andrew Bull	69 – 27	Jim McIntyre	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Richard Samson
1670	26/07/1995	P	Andrew Bull	46 – 50	Verity Joubert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Richard Samson
1671	27/07/1995	P	Warren Read	32 – 43	Verity Joubert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Richard Samson
1672	28/07/1995	P	Paul Horswill	31 – 58	Verity Joubert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Richard Samson
1673	31/07/1995	P	Edna King	24 – 56	Verity Joubert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Richard Samson
1674	1/08/1995	P	Chris Williams	69 – 33	Verity Joubert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Richard Samson
1675	2/08/1995	P	Chris Williams	35 – 39	Gillian Salmon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Richard Samson
1676	3/08/1995	P	Mike Faulkner	38 – 44	Gillian Salmon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Richard Samson
1677	4/08/1995	P	Bhu Patel	53 – 51	Gillian Salmon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent
1678	7/08/1995	P	Bhu Patel	44 – 53	Lorraine Gregg	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent
1679	8/08/1995	P	David Coombs	45 – 60	Lorraine Gregg	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent
1680	9/08/1995	P	Aileen Lockey	57 – 50	Lorraine Gregg	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent
1681	10/08/1995	P	Aileen Lockey	56 – 27	Penny Lindsay	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent
1682	11/08/1995	P	Aileen Lockey	50 – 29	Rob Watkiss	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Parkinson	Susie Dent
1683	14/08/1995	P	Aileen Lockey	39 – 61	Catriona Cappleman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Parkinson	Susie Dent
1684	15/08/1995	P	Molly Black	39 – 51	Catriona Cappleman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Parkinson	Susie Dent
1685	16/08/1995	P	Steve Fitton	24 – 72	Catriona Cappleman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Parkinson	Susie Dent
1686	17/08/1995	P	Adrienne Berger	34 – 39	Catriona Cappleman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Parkinson	Susie Dent
1687	18/08/1995	P	Graham Cross	47 – 45	Catriona Cappleman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Parkinson	Susie Dent
1688	21/08/1995	P	Graham Cross	62 – 29	Kathleen Myers	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent
1689	22/08/1995	P	Graham Cross	49 – 33	Charles Bethell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent
1690	23/08/1995	P	Graham Cross	52 – 39	Teresa Sales	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent
1691	24/08/1995	P	Graham Cross	59 – 56	Alec Robertson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent
1692	25/08/1995	P	Graham Cross	54 – 52	Sally Dale	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent
1693	28/08/1995	P	Graham Cross	22 – 49	Stephen Sharp	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent
1694	29/08/1995	P	Nicki Sly	12 – 50	Stephen Sharp	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent
1695	30/08/1995	P	John Howard	25 – 57	Stephen Sharp	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent
1696	31/08/1995	P	Martina McColgan	56 – 34	Stephen Sharp	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent
1697	1/09/1995	P	Martina McColgan	31 – 55	Ken Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent
1698	4/09/1995	P	Marjorie Maxwell	48 – 46	Ken Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent
1699	5/09/1995	P	Marjorie Maxwell	35 – 17	Pam Blatchley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent
1700	6/09/1995	P	Marjorie Maxwell	36 – 39	John Molloy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent
1701	7/09/1995	P	Ed Watson	40 – 52	John Molloy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Ruth Killick
1702	8/09/1995	P	Maggie Desogus	49 – 31	John Molloy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Ruth Killick
1703	11/09/1995	P	Maggie Desogus	51 – 61*	Chris Colsmann	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Ruth Killick
1704	12/09/1995	P	Surya Ahamed	44 – 45	Chris Colsmann	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Ruth Killick
1705	13/09/1995	P	Maria Over	19 – 51	Chris Colsmann	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Ruth Killick
1706	14/09/1995	P	Tony Tonissoo	14 – 48	Chris Colsmann	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Ruth Killick
1707	15/09/1995	P	Kate Leckie	36 – 35	Chris Colsmann	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
1708	18/09/1995	P	Kate Leckie	27 – 68	Glyn Wigley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
1709	19/09/1995	P	Alma Alliance	46 – 55	Glyn Wigley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
1710	20/09/1995	P	Jeremy Noble	29 – 63	Glyn Wigley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
1711	21/09/1995	QF	Graham Cross	37 – 68	Chris Colsmann	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Susie Dent
1712	22/09/1995	QF	Andrew Bull	45 – 52	Verity Joubert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Susie Dent
1713	25/09/1995	QF	Sue Renwick	56 – 24	Ben Cooke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Susie Dent
1714	26/09/1995	QF	Martin Linden	59 – 48	Catriona Cappleman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Susie Dent
1715	27/09/1995	SF	Martin Linden	45 – 49	Chris Colsmann	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Susie Dent
1716	28/09/1995	SF	Sue Renwick	31 – 52	Verity Joubert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Susie Dent
1717	29/09/1995	GF	Chris Colsmann	65 – 86	Verity Joubert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs, Jon Pertwee	Susie Dent

* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum

External links

• Series 30 on The Countdown Database.
• Series 30 on The Countdown Page.