Series 31

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Richard's face makes his reservations about the new clock music all too clear.

Series 31 ran from January 1996 to March 1996. The thirty-first of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by David Acton.

This was the series which implemented the 'extra intensity' clock music, which was soon replaced with the original tune. It also introduced the COD9 dictionary.

Glyn Wigley, Dominic Moyes, Maria Thomson, and Anthony Jenkin are the only people to have won a game with the jazzed up clock music.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	David Acton	8	486
2	Anthony Jenkin	8	459
3	Kenneth Michie	5	338
4	Glyn Wigley	4	284
5	Anne Bougourd	4	227
6	Peter Burt	3	233
7	Chris Williams	3	217
8	Kevin Fisk	3	190

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

Finals progress

David Acton (1) vs Kevin Fisk (8)	David Acton (1) vs Anne Bougourd (5)	David Acton (1) vs Kenneth Michie (3)
Anne Bougourd (5) vs Glyn Wigley (4)
Kenneth Michie (3) vs Peter Burt (6)	Kenneth Michie (3) vs Chris Williams (7)
Chris Williams (7) vs Anthony Jenkin (2)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
1718	1/01/1996	P	Janet Wilding	56 – 60	Glyn Wigley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Mark Nyman
1719	2/01/1996	P	Dominic Moyes	68 – 38	Glyn Wigley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Mark Nyman
1720	3/01/1996	P	Dominic Moyes	43 – 47	Maria Thomson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Mark Nyman
1721	4/01/1996	P	Anthony Jenkin	40 – 28	Maria Thomson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Mark Nyman
1722	5/01/1996	P	Anthony Jenkin	68 – 51	Barbara Taylor	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes
1723	8/01/1996	P	Anthony Jenkin	62 – 42	Ben Jeffrey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes
1724	9/01/1996	P	Anthony Jenkin	64 – 48	Shelagh Melville	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes
1725	10/01/1996	P	Anthony Jenkin	64 – 27	David Bremner	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes
1726	11/01/1996	P	Anthony Jenkin	44 – 29	Diane Simpkins	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes
1727	12/01/1996	P	Anthony Jenkin	59 – 31	Nevil Malin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes
1728	15/01/1996	P	Anthony Jenkin	58 – 26	Angela Raker	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes
1729	16/01/1996	P	David Benson	50 – 33	Barry Hussey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes
1730	17/01/1996	P	David Benson	56 – 31	Bill Williamson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Kendall Clarke
1731	18/01/1996	P	David Benson	55 – 52	Carolyn Pearce	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Kendall Clarke
1732	19/01/1996	P	David Benson	25 – 56	Kenneth Michie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Kendall Clarke
1733	22/01/1996	P	Bruce Lake	31 – 50	Kenneth Michie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Kendall Clarke
1734	23/01/1996	P	Sean Carey	55 – 65*	Kenneth Michie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Kendall Clarke
1735	24/01/1996	P	Anne Hidden	49 – 63	Kenneth Michie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Kendall Clarke
1736	25/01/1996	P	Steve Mintz	41 – 60	Kenneth Michie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Kendall Clarke
1737	26/01/1996	P	Madeleine Evans	54 – 44	Kenneth Michie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Kendall Clarke
1738	29/01/1996	P	Madeleine Evans	47 – 37	Alan Gillies	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Kendall Clarke
1739	30/01/1996	P	Madeleine Evans	33 – 47	Ralph Huckin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Kendall Clarke
1740	31/01/1996	P	Sue Jones	43 – 36	Ralph Huckin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Kendall Clarke
1741	1/02/1996	P	Sue Jones	39 – 44	Chris Lang	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Kendall Clarke
1742	2/02/1996	P	Richard Hayes	53 – 51	Chris Lang	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Denis Norden	Kendall Clarke
1743	5/02/1996	P	Richard Hayes	43 – 40	Pat Wheeler	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Denis Norden	Kendall Clarke
1744	6/02/1996	P	Richard Hayes	23 – 52	Brian Phillips	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Denis Norden	Kendall Clarke
1745	7/02/1996	P	Seamus McAteer	42 – 27	Brian Phillips	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Denis Norden	Kendall Clarke
1746	8/02/1996	P	Seamus McAteer	54 – 17	Clair Leadbeater	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Denis Norden	Kendall Clarke
1747	9/02/1996	P	Seamus McAteer	42 – 32	Ronnie Lambert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Denis Norden	Kendall Clarke
1748	12/02/1996	P	Seamus McAteer	41 – 62	Steve Gruzd	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Kendall Clarke
1749	13/02/1996	P	Gail Hardman	24 – 49	Steve Gruzd	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Kendall Clarke
1750	14/02/1996	P	Bob Lynn	53 – 47	Steve Gruzd	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Kendall Clarke
1751	15/02/1996	P	Bob Lynn	47 – 51	Peter Burt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Kendall Clarke
1752	16/02/1996	P	Patsy Watson	54 – 64*	Peter Burt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Kendall Clarke
1753	19/02/1996	P	Les Dodd	46 – 74	Peter Burt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Kendall Clarke
1754	20/02/1996	P	Kevin Fisk	51 – 44	Peter Burt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Kendall Clarke
1755	21/02/1996	P	Kevin Fisk	47 – 39	Joy Fieldman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Catherine Stokes
1756	22/02/1996	P	Kevin Fisk	48 – 37	John McNally	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Catherine Stokes
1757	23/02/1996	P	Kevin Fisk	44 – 48	Bryan Darbey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Catherine Stokes
1758	26/02/1996	P	Margaret Watson	38 – 50	Bryan Darbey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Catherine Stokes
1759	27/02/1996	P	David Acton	67 – 42	Bryan Darbey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Catherine Stokes
1760	28/02/1996	P	David Acton	62 – 21	John Shirreffs	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Catherine Stokes
1761	29/02/1996	P	David Acton	47 – 40	Joan Coker	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Catherine Stokes
1762	1/03/1996	P	David Acton	81 – 8	Peter Chamberlain	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Catherine Stokes
1763	4/03/1996	P	David Acton	52 – 44	Ed Barlow	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Catherine Stokes
1764	5/03/1996	P	David Acton	52 – 31	Liz Groombridge	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Catherine Stokes
1765	6/03/1996	P	David Acton	70 – 35	Paulinus Barnes	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Catherine Stokes
1766	7/03/1996	P	David Acton	55 – 44	Paul Parry	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Catherine Stokes
1767	8/03/1996	P	Philip Treloggan	36 – 52	Anne Bougourd	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
1768	11/03/1996	P	Fred Casely	35 – 40	Anne Bougourd	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
1769	12/03/1996	P	Michael Cartwright	42 – 49	Anne Bougourd	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
1770	13/03/1996	P	Rachael Stuart	26 – 53	Anne Bougourd	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
1771	14/03/1996	P	Chris Williams	50 – 33	Anne Bougourd	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
1772	15/03/1996	P	Chris Williams	60 – 50	George Law	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rosalind Ayres	Susie Dent
1773	18/03/1996	P	Chris Williams	66 – 32	Allison Roberts	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
1774	19/03/1996	P	Chris Williams	41 – 42	David Ligat	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rosalind Ayres	Susie Dent
1775	20/03/1996	P	Ged Coyle	46 – 51	David Ligat	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
1776	21/03/1996	QF	Kevin Fisk	36 – 63	David Acton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rosalind Ayres	Susie Dent
1777	22/03/1996	QF	Anthony Jenkin	26 – 54	Chris Williams	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
1778	25/03/1996	QF	Peter Burt	16 – 44	Kenneth Michie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rosalind Ayres	Susie Dent
1779	26/03/1996	QF	Glyn Wigley	42 – 46	Anne Bougourd	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
1780	27/03/1996	SF	David Acton	54 – 48	Anne Bougourd	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rosalind Ayres	Susie Dent
1781	28/03/1996	SF	Chris Williams	58 – 61	Kenneth Michie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
1782	29/03/1996	GF	David Acton	83 – 67	Kenneth Michie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres	Susie Dent

* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum

External links

• Series 31 on The Countdown Database.
• Series 31 on The Countdown Page.