Series 30
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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.
Contents |
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Score |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
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) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1653 | 3/07/1995 | P | Sue Renwick | 44 – 40 | Donal Moriarty | Frazer Hines | Susie Dent | 74 |
1654 | 4/07/1995 | P | Sue Renwick | 60 – 17 | Holly Aalders | Frazer Hines | Susie Dent | 69 |
1655 | 5/07/1995 | P | Sue Renwick | 69 – 51 | Colin Grainger | Frazer Hines | Susie Dent | 84 |
1656 | 6/07/1995 | P | Sue Renwick | 26 – 60 | Ben Cooke | Frazer Hines | Susie Dent | 84 |
1657 | 7/07/1995 | P | Lynda Jarman | 30 – 47 | Ben Cooke | Frazer Hines | Susie Dent | 72 |
1658 | 10/07/1995 | P | Dave Tutte | 33 – 44 | Ben Cooke | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 73 |
1659 | 11/07/1995 | P | Jill Rodgers | 25 – 45 | Ben Cooke | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 73 |
1660 | 12/07/1995 | P | Morris Anderson | 55 – 49 | Ben Cooke | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 73 |
1661 | 13/07/1995 | P | Morris Anderson | 56 – 26 | Jane Trigg | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 85 |
1662 | 14/07/1995 | P | Morris Anderson | 48 – 52 | Martin Linden | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 72 |
1663 | 17/07/1995 | P | Ian Hunter | 59 – 69 | Martin Linden | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 73 |
1664 | 18/07/1995 | P | Viv Jones | 52 – 58 | Martin Linden | Richard Stilgoe | Richard Samson | 73 |
1665 | 19/07/1995 | P | James Garvie | 39 – 47 | Martin Linden | Richard Stilgoe | Richard Samson | 72 |
1666 | 20/07/1995 | P | Andrew Bull | 73 – 57 | Martin Linden | Richard Stilgoe | Richard Samson | ?? |
1667 | 21/07/1995 | P | Andrew Bull | 61 – 34 | Isobel Turner | Richard Stilgoe | Richard Samson | 74 |
1668 | 24/07/1995 | P | Andrew Bull | 61 – 36 | John Marshman | Richard Stilgoe | Richard Samson | 93 |
1669 | 25/07/1995 | P | Andrew Bull | 69 – 27 | Jim McIntyre | Richard Stilgoe | Richard Samson | ?? |
1670 | 26/07/1995 | P | Andrew Bull | 46 – 50 | Verity Joubert | Richard Stilgoe | Richard Samson | 74 |
1671 | 27/07/1995 | P | Warren Read | 32 – 43 | Verity Joubert | Philip Franks | Richard Samson | 73 |
1672 | 28/07/1995 | P | Paul Horswill | 31 – 58 | Verity Joubert | Philip Franks | Richard Samson | 73 |
1673 | 31/07/1995 | P | Edna King | 30 – 56 | Verity Joubert | Philip Franks | Richard Samson | ?? |
1674 | 1/08/1995 | P | Chris Williams | 69 – 33 | Verity Joubert | Philip Franks | Richard Samson | ?? |
1675 | 2/08/1995 | P | Chris Williams | 35 – 39 | Gillian Salmon | Philip Franks | Richard Samson | 81 |
1676 | 3/08/1995 | P | Mike Faulkner | 38 – 44 | Gillian Salmon | Philip Franks | Richard Samson | 86 |
1677 | 4/08/1995 | P | Bhu Patel | 53 – 51 | Gillian Salmon | Nigel Rees | Susie Dent | 73 |
1678 | 7/08/1995 | P | Bhu Patel | 44 – 53 | Lorraine Gregg | Nigel Rees | Susie Dent | 72 |
1679 | 8/08/1995 | P | David Coombs | 45 – 60 | Lorraine Gregg | Nigel Rees | Susie Dent | 85 |
1680 | 9/08/1995 | P | Aileen Lockey | 57 – 50 | Lorraine Gregg | Nigel Rees | Susie Dent | 72 |
1681 | 10/08/1995 | P | Aileen Lockey | 56 – 27 | Penny Lindsay | Nigel Rees | Susie Dent | 84 |
1682 | 11/08/1995 | P | Aileen Lockey | 50 – 29 | Rob Watkiss | Michael Parkinson | Susie Dent | 83 |
1683 | 14/08/1995 | P | Aileen Lockey | 39 – 61 | Catriona Cappleman | Michael Parkinson | Susie Dent | 72 |
1684 | 15/08/1995 | P | Molly Black | 39 – 51 | Catriona Cappleman | Michael Parkinson | Susie Dent | 74 |
1685 | 16/08/1995 | P | Steve Fitton | 24 – 72 | Catriona Cappleman | Michael Parkinson | Susie Dent | 83 |
1686 | 17/08/1995 | P | Adrienne Berger | 34 – 39 | Catriona Cappleman | Michael Parkinson | Susie Dent | 73 |
1687 | 18/08/1995 | P | Graham Cross | 47 – 45 | Catriona Cappleman | Michael Parkinson | Susie Dent | 70 |
1688 | 21/08/1995 | P | Graham Cross | 62 – 29 | Kathleen Myers | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | 72 |
1689 | 22/08/1995 | P | Graham Cross | 49 – 33 | Charles Bethell | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | 73 |
1690 | 23/08/1995 | P | Graham Cross | 52 – 39 | Teresa Sales | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | 69 |
1691 | 24/08/1995 | P | Graham Cross | 59 – 56 | Alec Robertson | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | 74 |
1692 | 25/08/1995 | P | Graham Cross | 54 – 52 | Sally Dale | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | 73 |
1693 | 28/08/1995 | P | Graham Cross | 22 – 49 | Stephen Sharp | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | 73 |
1694 | 29/08/1995 | P | Nicki Sly | 12 – 50 | Stephen Sharp | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | 71 |
1695 | 30/08/1995 | P | John Howard | 25 – 57 | Stephen Sharp | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 73 |
1696 | 31/08/1995 | P | Martina McColgan | 56 – 34 | Stephen Sharp | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 72 |
1697 | 1/09/1995 | P | Martina McColgan | 31 – 55 | Ken Brown | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 74 |
1698 | 4/09/1995 | P | Marjorie Maxwell | 48 – 46 | Ken Brown | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 76 |
1699 | 5/09/1995 | P | Marjorie Maxwell | 35 – 17 | Pam Blatchley | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 71 |
1700 | 6/09/1995 | P | Marjorie Maxwell | 36 – 39 | John Molloy | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 71 |
1701 | 7/09/1995 | P | Ed Watson | 40 – 52 | John Molloy | Martin Jarvis | Ruth Killick | 72 |
1702 | 8/09/1995 | P | Maggie Desogus | 49 – 31 | John Molloy | Martin Jarvis | Ruth Killick | 68 |
1703 | 11/09/1995 | P | Maggie Desogus | 51 – 61* | Chris Colsmann | Martin Jarvis | Ruth Killick | 85 |
1704 | 12/09/1995 | P | Surya Ahamed | 44 – 45 | Chris Colsmann | Martin Jarvis | Ruth Killick | 71 |
1705 | 13/09/1995 | P | Maria Over | 19 – 51 | Chris Colsmann | Martin Jarvis | Ruth Killick | 74 |
1706 | 14/09/1995 | P | Tony Tonissoo | 14 – 48 | Chris Colsmann | Martin Jarvis | Ruth Killick | 68 |
1707 | 15/09/1995 | P | Kate Leckie | 36 – 35 | Chris Colsmann | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 70 |
1708 | 18/09/1995 | P | Kate Leckie | 27 – 68 | Glyn Wigley | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 73 |
1709 | 19/09/1995 | P | Alma Alliance | 46 – 55 | Glyn Wigley | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 94 |
1710 | 20/09/1995 | P | Jeremy Noble | 29 – 63 | Glyn Wigley | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 72 |
1711 | 21/09/1995 | QF | Graham Cross | 37 – 68 | Chris Colsmann | David Jacobs | Susie Dent | 72 |
1712 | 22/09/1995 | QF | Andrew Bull | 45 – 52 | Verity Joubert | David Jacobs | Susie Dent | 72 |
1713 | 25/09/1995 | QF | Sue Renwick | 56 – 24 | Ben Cooke | David Jacobs | Susie Dent | 65 |
1714 | 26/09/1995 | QF | Martin Linden | 59 – 48 | Catriona Cappleman | David Jacobs | Susie Dent | 70 |
1715 | 27/09/1995 | SF | Martin Linden | 45 – 49 | Chris Colsmann | David Jacobs | Susie Dent | 70 |
1716 | 28/09/1995 | SF | Sue Renwick | 31 – 52 | Verity Joubert | David Jacobs | Susie Dent | 74 |
1717 | 29/09/1995 | GF | Chris Colsmann | 65 – 86 | Verity Joubert | David Jacobs, Jon Pertwee | Susie Dent | 127 |