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Series 33

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Series 33, also known as the Supreme Championship, ran from September 1996 to December 1996. It featured many of the best contestants from the previous thirty two series, and was won by Harvey Freeman.

The entrants comprised 26 series champions, three Championship of Champions winners who were not regular series champions and 25 other finalists from the first 32 series. The three champions of the first 32 series not to compete in the Supreme Championship were Andrew Guy, Nic Brown and Rajaretnam Yogasagarar. The Championship of Champions winner that didn't participate were Nic Brown and Mark Nyman - Nyman was the producer of the show at the time, and didn't invite himself back. Michael Wylie, the runner-up of the first ever Series was also working for Countdown at the time, and didn't invite himself back either.

Unlike a normal series, the Supreme Championship operated on a strict knock-out basis. The contestants were organised into seven groups, and the winner of each group went through to the finals. Most groups had eight contestants and were based on the obvious three-round knockout, while groups C, D and F had only seven and gave a first-round bye to Harvey Freeman, Joyce Cansfield and Wayne Summers respectively. Chris Rogers qualified for the quarter-finals by virtue of having won Championship of Champions VIII, which had immediately preceded the championship proper, and doubled up as qualifying group for the main draw.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
Group A
1855 9/10/1996 QF Don Reid 57 – 40 Olivia Lloyd-Potts Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Susie Dent
1856 10/10/1996 QF Dick Green 56 – 35 Fiona Davies Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Susie Dent
1857 11/10/1996 QF John Clarke 58 – 52 Derek Coombs Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Susie Dent
1858 14/10/1996 QF Andy Bodle 55 – 51 Phil Jordan Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Susie Dent
1859 15/10/1996 SF Don Reid 59 – 56 Dick Green Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent
1860 16/10/1996 SF John Clarke 55 – 39 Andy Bodle Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent
1861 17/10/1996 F John Clarke 63 – 53 Don Reid Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent
Group B
1862 18/10/1996 QF Clive Freedman 67 – 50 Mick Keeble Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent
1863 21/10/1996 QF Pete Evans 28 – 50 Evan Simpson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent
1864 22/10/1996 QF Chris Waddington 58 – 41 Christine Hunt Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent
1865 23/10/1996 QF David Elias 43 – 60 Andrew Perry Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent
1866 24/10/1996 SF Clive Freedman 68 – 58 Evan Simpson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman June Whitfield Susie Dent
1867 25/10/1996 SF Chris Waddington 37 – 43 Andrew Perry Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman June Whitfield Susie Dent
1868 28/10/1996 F Clive Freedman 43 – 71 Andrew Perry Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman June Whitfield Susie Dent
Group C
1869 29/10/1996 QF Ian Bebbington 45 – 36 James Sinclair Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman June Whitfield Susie Dent
1870 30/10/1996 QF Barry Grossman 48 – 42 Robert Violett Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman June Whitfield Susie Dent
1871 31/10/1996 QF Brian Hudson 58 – 48 Mandi Hale Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman June Whitfield Susie Dent
1872 1/11/1996 SF Ian Bebbington 54 – 72 Harvey Freeman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent
1873 4/11/1996 SF Barry Grossman 52 – 51 Brian Hudson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent
1874 5/11/1996 F Barry Grossman 37 – 44 Harvey Freeman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent
Group D
1875 6/11/1996 QF Stephen Balment 52 – 44 Gino Corr Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent
1876 7/11/1996 QF Lawrence Pearse 45 – 47 Jackie McLeod Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent
1877 8/11/1996 QF Clive Spate 63 – 23 David Reid Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent
1878 11/11/1996 SF Stephen Balment 48 – 57 Joyce Cansfield Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent
1879 12/11/1996 SF Jackie McLeod 49 – 46 Clive Spate Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent
1880 13/11/1996 F Jackie McLeod 42 – 50 Joyce Cansfield Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent
Group E
1881 14/11/1996 QF David Trace 68 – 63 Russell Byers Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent
1882 15/11/1996 QF Liz Barber 37 – 59 Richard Campbell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent
1883 18/11/1996 QF Darryl Francis 60 – 31 Mike Percik Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent
1884 19/11/1996 QF Michael Wareham 20 – 69 Allan Saldanha Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent
1885 20/11/1996 SF David Trace 46 – 36 Richard Campbell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Catherine Stokes
1886 21/11/1996 SF Darryl Francis 24 – 83 Allan Saldanha Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Catherine Stokes
1887 22/11/1996 F David Trace 34 – 45 Allan Saldanha Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Catherine Stokes
Group F
1888 25/11/1996 QF Hilary Hopper 56 – 23 Anthony Butcher Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Catherine Stokes
1889 26/11/1996 QF Janet McRae 38 – 62 Damian Eadie Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Catherine Stokes
1890 27/11/1996 QF Ash Haji 58 – 65 Julian Hough Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Catherine Stokes
1891 28/11/1996 SF Hilary Hopper 59 – 39 Wayne Summers Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance David Swarbrick
1892 29/11/1996 SF Julian Hough 46 – 52 Damian Eadie Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance David Swarbrick
1893 2/12/1996 F Hilary Hopper 59 – 40 Damian Eadie Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance David Swarbrick
Group G
1894 3/12/1996 QF Tim Morrissey 60 – 51 Nita Marr Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance David Swarbrick
1895 4/12/1996 QF Verity Joubert 35 – 43 Kevin Nelson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance David Swarbrick
1896 5/12/1996 QF Gareth Williams 59 – 55 Wayne Kelly Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance David Swarbrick
1897 6/12/1996 QF Tony Vick 63 – 30 Robert Teuton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jenny Hanley Susie Dent
1898 9/12/1996 SF Tim Morrissey 57 – 41 Kevin Nelson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jenny Hanley Susie Dent
1899 10/12/1996 SF Gareth Williams 41 – 51 Tony Vick Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jenny Hanley Susie Dent
1900 11/12/1996 F Tim Morrissey 73 – 41 Tony Vick Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jenny Hanley Susie Dent
Finals
1901 12/12/1996 QF John Clarke 56 – 41 Chris Rogers Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jenny Hanley Susie Dent
1902 13/12/1996 QF Andrew Perry 44 – 54 Harvey Freeman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jenny Hanley Susie Dent
1903 16/12/1996 QF Joyce Cansfield 50 – 67 Allan Saldanha Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Catherine Clarke
1904 17/12/1996 QF Hilary Hopper 49 – 56 Tim Morrissey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Catherine Clarke
1905 18/12/1996 SF John Clarke 48 – 65 Harvey Freeman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Catherine Clarke
1906 19/12/1996 SF Allan Saldanha 61 – 57 Tim Morrissey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Catherine Clarke
1907 20/12/1996 GF Allan Saldanha 79 – 82 Harvey Freeman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Catherine Clarke

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