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 three vowels and minimum four 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.

A desktop computer was given away as a supplementary prize to the player who achieved the highest score in a single 9-round game of Series 30. This was ultimately won by No. 2 seed Andrew Bull, who achieved 73 points in Episode 1666.

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	03/07/1995	P	Sue Renwick	44 – 40	Donal Moriarty	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Susie Dent	74
1654	04/07/1995	P	Sue Renwick	60 – 17	Holly Aalders	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Susie Dent	68
1655	05/07/1995	P	Sue Renwick	69 – 51	Colin Grainger	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Susie Dent	83
1656	06/07/1995	P	Sue Renwick	26 – 60	Ben Cooke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Susie Dent	73
1657	07/07/1995	P	Lynda Jarman	30 – 47	Ben Cooke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Susie Dent	71
1658	10/07/1995	P	Dave Tutte	33 – 44	Ben Cooke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent	73
1659	11/07/1995	P	Jill Rodgers	25 – 45	Ben Cooke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent	73
1660	12/07/1995	P	Morris Anderson	55 – 49	Ben Cooke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent	73
1661	13/07/1995	P	Morris Anderson	56 – 26	Jane Trigg	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent	85
1662	14/07/1995	P	Morris Anderson	48 – 52	Martin Linden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent	72
1663	17/07/1995	P	Ian Hunter	59 – 69	Martin Linden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent	72
1664	18/07/1995	P	Viv Jones	52 – 58	Martin Linden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Richard Samson	72
1665	19/07/1995	P	James Garvie	39 – 47	Martin Linden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Richard Samson	72
1666	20/07/1995	P	Andrew Bull	73 – 57	Martin Linden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Richard Samson	82
1667	21/07/1995	P	Andrew Bull	61 – 34	Isobel Turner	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Richard Samson	74
1668	24/07/1995	P	Andrew Bull	61 – 36	John Marshman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Richard Samson	93
1669	25/07/1995	P	Andrew Bull	69 – 27	Jim McIntyre	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Richard Samson	73
1670	26/07/1995	P	Andrew Bull	46 – 50	Verity Joubert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Richard Samson	74
1671	27/07/1995	P	Warren Read	32 – 43	Verity Joubert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Richard Samson	72
1672	28/07/1995	P	Paul Horswill	31 – 58	Verity Joubert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Richard Samson	72
1673	31/07/1995	P	Edna King	30 – 56	Verity Joubert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Richard Samson	74
1674	01/08/1995	P	Chris Williams	69 – 33	Verity Joubert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Richard Samson	73
1675	02/08/1995	P	Chris Williams	35 – 39	Gillian Salmon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Richard Samson	82
1676	03/08/1995	P	Mike Faulkner	38 – 44	Gillian Salmon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Richard Samson	86
1677	04/08/1995	P	Bhu Patel	53 – 51	Gillian Salmon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent	73
1678	07/08/1995	P	Bhu Patel	44 – 53	Lorraine Gregg	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent	72
1679	08/08/1995	P	David Coombs	45 – 60	Lorraine Gregg	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent	85
1680	09/08/1995	P	Aileen Lockey	57 – 50	Lorraine Gregg	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent	70
1681	10/08/1995	P	Aileen Lockey	56 – 27	Penny Lindsay	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent	74
1682	11/08/1995	P	Aileen Lockey	50 – 29	Rob Watkiss	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Parkinson	Susie Dent	83
1683	14/08/1995	P	Aileen Lockey	39 – 61	Catriona Cappleman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Parkinson	Susie Dent	72
1684	15/08/1995	P	Molly Black	39 – 51	Catriona Cappleman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Parkinson	Susie Dent	73
1685	16/08/1995	P	Steve Fitton	24 – 72	Catriona Cappleman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Parkinson	Susie Dent	73
1686	17/08/1995	P	Adrienne Berger	34 – 39	Catriona Cappleman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Parkinson	Susie Dent	73
1687	18/08/1995	P	Graham Cross	47 – 45	Catriona Cappleman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Parkinson	Susie Dent	70
1688	21/08/1995	P	Graham Cross	62 – 29	Kathleen Myers	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	72
1689	22/08/1995	P	Graham Cross	49 – 33	Charles Bethell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	72
1690	23/08/1995	P	Graham Cross	52 – 39	Teresa Sales	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	69
1691	24/08/1995	P	Graham Cross	59 – 56	Alec Robertson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	74
1692	25/08/1995	P	Graham Cross	54 – 52	Sally Dale	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	72
1693	28/08/1995	P	Graham Cross	22 – 49	Stephen Sharp	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	73
1694	29/08/1995	P	Nicki Sly	12 – 50	Stephen Sharp	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	70
1695	30/08/1995	P	John Howard	25 – 57	Stephen Sharp	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent	73
1696	31/08/1995	P	Martina McColgan	56 – 34	Stephen Sharp	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent	71
1697	01/09/1995	P	Martina McColgan	31 – 55	Ken Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent	74
1698	04/09/1995	P	Marjorie Maxwell	48 – 46	Ken Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent	76
1699	05/09/1995	P	Marjorie Maxwell	35 – 17	Pam Blatchley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent	70
1700	06/09/1995	P	Marjorie Maxwell	36 – 39	John Molloy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent	71
1701	07/09/1995	P	Ed Watson	40 – 52	John Molloy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Ruth Killick	71
1702	08/09/1995	P	Maggie Desogus	49 – 31	John Molloy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Ruth Killick	68
1703	11/09/1995	P	Maggie Desogus	51 – 61*	Chris Colsmann	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Ruth Killick	75
1704	12/09/1995	P	Surya Ahamed	44 – 45	Chris Colsmann	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Ruth Killick	71
1705	13/09/1995	P	Maria Over	19 – 51	Chris Colsmann	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Ruth Killick	74
1706	14/09/1995	P	Tony Tonissoo	14 – 48	Chris Colsmann	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Ruth Killick	68
1707	15/09/1995	P	Kate Leckie	36 – 35	Chris Colsmann	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	70
1708	18/09/1995	P	Kate Leckie	27 – 68	Glyn Wigley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	73
1709	19/09/1995	P	Alma Alliance	46 – 55	Glyn Wigley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	94
1710	20/09/1995	P	Jeremy Noble	29 – 63	Glyn Wigley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	71
1711	21/09/1995	QF	Graham Cross	37 – 68	Chris Colsmann	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Susie Dent	71
1712	22/09/1995	QF	Andrew Bull	45 – 52	Verity Joubert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Susie Dent	72
1713	25/09/1995	QF	Sue Renwick	56 – 24	Ben Cooke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Susie Dent	66
1714	26/09/1995	QF	Martin Linden	59 – 48	Catriona Cappleman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Susie Dent	70
1715	27/09/1995	SF	Martin Linden	45 – 49	Chris Colsmann	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Susie Dent	70
1716	28/09/1995	SF	Sue Renwick	31 – 52	Verity Joubert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Susie Dent	73
1717	29/09/1995	GF	Chris Colsmann	65 – 86	Verity Joubert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs, Jon Pertwee	Susie Dent	127

* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum

External Links

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