Series 40
From Countdown
Series 40 ran from December 1998 to June 1999. The fortieth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Terence English. This was also the first series in which the Countdown teapot was added into the champion's goody bag.
The quarter-final line-up for this series was notable for several reasons.
Firstly, two Contestants from the previous series qualified for the quarter finals of this series:
Glynn Leaney had qualified for the Series 39 quarter finals as #8 by winning the last six games of the series, but had opted instead to return and start the new series as Champion. In winning the first two games, he became an Octochamp and qualified for the quarter finals of this series as #2 seed.
Vicky Smith, meanwhile, had qualified as #6 seed for this series without actually appearing outright in a single episode of series 40. She had won 6 wins from 7 games during Series 39 to qualify for the quarter finals as #7 seed, but was unable to make the studio dates due to illness, so her score was carried forward into this series.
Secondly, Stan Arnott qualified as #8 seed due to extra points received from an administrative error in his second game that went unnoticed. Has this error been noticed, then he would have failed to qualify for the quarter finals, and John Morrison would have qualified in his place.
Contents |
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Hutchings | 8 | 422 |
2 | Glynn Leaney | 8 | 405 |
3 | Pamela Roud | 6 | 409 |
4 | Ricky Cohen | 6 | 390 |
5 | Terence English | 6 | 371 |
6 | Vicky Smith * | 6 | 346 |
7 | Nancy Roberts | 6 | 308 |
8 | Stan Arnott | 5 | 308 |
Between Series 38 and Series 63, players are sorted by number of wins then by number of points. Points from both wins and losses count. Points from sudden death conundrums aren't counted, and players with the same number of wins and points are sorted by highest score.
Finals progress
Peter Hutchings (1) vs Stan Arnott (8) | Peter Hutchings (1) vs Terence English (5) | Terence English (5) vs Glynn Leaney (2) |
Terence English (5) vs Ricky Cohen (4) | ||
Pamela Roud (3) vs Vicky Smith (6) | Pamela Roud (3) vs Glynn Leaney (2) | |
Nancy Roberts (7) vs Glynn Leaney (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2423 | 28/12/1998 | P | Glynn Leaney | 62 – 61 | Luke Living | Stephen Fry | Mark Nyman | 84 |
2424 | 29/12/1998 | P | Glynn Leaney | 55 – 34 | Liz Alsford | Stephen Fry | Mark Nyman | 70 |
2425 | 30/12/1998 | P | Dave Benham | 44 – 49 | Barry Landman | Stephen Fry | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2426 | 31/12/1998 | P | Barry Landman | 33 – 53 | Emma Brown | Stephen Fry | Mark Nyman | 84 |
2427 | 1/01/1999 | P | Emma Brown | 55 – 65 | Ted Smith | Stephen Fry | Mark Nyman | 83 |
2428 | 4/01/1999 | P | Ted Smith | 59 – 36 | Richard Benham | Stephen Fry | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2429 | 5/01/1999 | P | Ted Smith | 47 – 42 | Bridget Holroyd | Christopher Timothy | Damian Eadie | 82 |
2430 | 6/01/1999 | P | Ted Smith | 41 – 51 | Tom Rock | Christopher Timothy | Damian Eadie | 74 |
2431 | 7/01/1999 | P | Tom Rock | 51 – 22 | Janet Payne | Christopher Timothy | Damian Eadie | 68 |
2432 | 8/01/1999 | P | Tom Rock | 31 – 40 | Andrew Thompson | Christopher Timothy | Damian Eadie | 69 |
2433 | 11/01/1999 | P | Andrew Thompson | 52 – 59 | Michael Gildersleve | Christopher Timothy | Damian Eadie | 74 |
2434 | 12/01/1999 | P | Michael Gildersleve | 54 – 40 | Sheila Davis | Christopher Timothy | Damian Eadie | 83 |
2435 | 13/01/1999 | P | Michael Gildersleve | 48 – 33 | Jacqui Marshall | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 72 |
2436 | 14/01/1999 | P | Michael Gildersleve | 35 – 54 | Geoff Wilson | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 72 |
2437 | 15/01/1999 | P | Geoff Wilson | 29 – 61 | John Holton | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 74 |
2438 | 18/01/1999 | P | John Holton | 48 – 40 | Theresa Clark | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 70 |
2439 | 19/01/1999 | P | John Holton | 54 – 34 | Chris Hutchinson | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 74 |
2440 | 20/01/1999 | P | John Holton | 35 – 30 | Sue Mills | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 82 |
2441 | 21/01/1999 | P | John Holton | 34 – 70 | Terence English | Denis Norden | Susie Dent | 85 |
2442 | 22/01/1999 | P | Terence English | 54 – 19 | Charles Downs | Denis Norden | Susie Dent | 80 |
2443 | 25/01/1999 | P | Terence English | 45 – 33 | Tess Jones | Denis Norden | Susie Dent | 74 |
2444 | 26/01/1999 | P | Terence English | 52 – 51 | Nigel Fox | Denis Norden | Susie Dent | 84 |
2445 | 27/01/1999 | P | Terence English | 51 – 13 | David De Saxe | Denis Norden | Susie Dent | 73 |
2446 | 28/01/1999 | P | Terence English | 53 – 27 | Jean Lunn | Denis Norden | Susie Dent | 73 |
2447 | 29/01/1999 | P | Terence English | 46 – 73 | Barry Lyons | John Dunn | Damian Eadie | 85 |
2448 | 1/02/1999 | P | Barry Lyons | 61 – 24 | Kathryn Wilkie | John Dunn | Damian Eadie | 82 |
2449 | 2/02/1999 | P | Barry Lyons | 49 – 57 | Keith Kan | John Dunn | Damian Eadie | 87 |
2450 | 3/02/1999 | P | Keith Kan | 35 – 49 | Gill Russell Smith | John Dunn | Damian Eadie | 73 |
2451 | 4/02/1999 | P | Gill Russell Smith | 56 – 43 | James Illingworth | John Dunn | Damian Eadie | 73 |
2452 | 5/02/1999 | P | Gill Russell Smith | 21 – 61 | Pauline Latham | John Dunn | Damian Eadie | 72 |
2453 | 8/02/1999 | P | Pauline Latham | 55 – 26 | Pete Church | Arthur Smith | Mark Nyman | 82 |
2454 | 9/02/1999 | P | Pauline Latham | 42 – 45 | Lester Mak | Arthur Smith | Mark Nyman | 83 |
2455 | 10/02/1999 | P | Lester Mak | 15 – 43 | Jayne Parslow | Arthur Smith | Mark Nyman | 72 |
2456 | 11/02/1999 | P | Jayne Parslow | 32 – 45 | Alan Williams | Arthur Smith | Mark Nyman | 71 |
2457 | 12/02/1999 | P | Alan Williams | 48 – 20 | Lillias Thompson | Arthur Smith | Mark Nyman | 74 |
2458 | 15/02/1999 | P | Alan Williams | 38 – 44 | David Andrew | Arthur Smith | Mark Nyman | 82 |
2459 | 16/02/1999 | P | David Andrew | 45 – 23 | Harry Hulme | Gwen Taylor | Damian Eadie | 73 |
2460 | 17/02/1999 | P | David Andrew | 51 – 47 | Maryse Sargent | Gwen Taylor | Damian Eadie | 72 |
2461 | 18/02/1999 | P | David Andrew | 57 – 34 | Ian Knox | Gwen Taylor | Damian Eadie | 70 |
2462 | 19/02/1999 | P | David Andrew | 51 – 56 | Ricky Cohen | Gwen Taylor | Damian Eadie | 71 |
2463 | 22/02/1999 | P | Ricky Cohen | 46 – 26 | Sue Rose | Gwen Taylor | Damian Eadie | 72 |
2464 | 23/02/1999 | P | Ricky Cohen | 69 – 35 | Raymond Devey | Gwen Taylor | Damian Eadie | 73 |
2465 | 24/02/1999 | P | Ricky Cohen | 47 – 34 | Mary George | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 74 |
2466 | 25/02/1999 | P | Ricky Cohen | 60 – 46 | Brian Bull | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 92 |
2467 | 26/02/1999 | P | Ricky Cohen | 67 – 43 | Michael Rollings | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 75 |
2468 | 1/03/1999 | P | Ricky Cohen | 45 – 49 | Jill Miller | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 73 |
2469 | 2/03/1999 | P | Jill Miller | 38 – 55 | Christopher Russon | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 73 |
2470 | 3/03/1999 | P | Christopher Russon | 43 – 42 | Dave Price | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 70 |
2471 | 4/03/1999 | P | Christopher Russon | 43 – 21 | Steve Day | Penny Smith | Mark Nyman | 75 |
2472 | 5/03/1999 | P | Christopher Russon | 55 – 29 | Ann Slee | Penny Smith | Mark Nyman | 72 |
2473 | 8/03/1999 | P | Christopher Russon | 39 – 52 | John Wright | Penny Smith | Mark Nyman | 72 |
2474 | 9/03/1999 | P | John Wright | 41 – 58 | Stan Arnott | Penny Smith | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2475 | 10/03/1999 | P | Stan Arnott | 61 – 41 | Phil O'Gorman | Penny Smith | Mark Nyman | 75 |
2476 | 11/03/1999 | P | Stan Arnott | 59 – 41 | Sue Jackson | Penny Smith | Mark Nyman | 70 |
2477 | 12/03/1999 | P | Stan Arnott | 49 – 43 | Steve Jacobs | Angela Rippon | Damian Eadie | 72 |
2478 | 15/03/1999 | P | Stan Arnott | 53 – 28 | Pamela Roberts | Angela Rippon | Damian Eadie | 73 |
2479 | 16/03/1999 | P | Stan Arnott | 28 – 40 | Ben Furness | Angela Rippon | Damian Eadie | 72 |
2480 | 17/03/1999 | P | Ben Furness | 27 – 53 | Andrew Booth | Angela Rippon | Damian Eadie | 73 |
2481 | 18/03/1999 | P | Andrew Booth | 39 – 32 | Aileen Bell | Angela Rippon | Damian Eadie | 71 |
2482 | 19/03/1999 | P | Andrew Booth | 25 – 45 | Mark Darch | Angela Rippon | Damian Eadie | 71 |
2483 | 22/03/1999 | P | Mark Darch | 71 – 33 | Jonathan Hancox | Marc Freden | Susie Dent | 83 |
2484 | 23/03/1999 | P | Mark Darch | 33 – 47 | Nancy Roberts | Marc Freden | Susie Dent | 73 |
2485 | 24/03/1999 | P | Nancy Roberts | 39 – 33 | George Lane | Marc Freden | Susie Dent | 70 |
2486 | 25/03/1999 | P | Nancy Roberts | 47 – 44 | Patricia Sly | Marc Freden | Susie Dent | 74 |
2487 | 26/03/1999 | P | Nancy Roberts | 50 – 44 | Hamish Williamson | Marc Freden | Susie Dent | 73 |
2488 | 29/03/1999 | P | Nancy Roberts | 43 – 31 | Philip Rees | Marc Freden | Susie Dent | 83 |
2489 | 30/03/1999 | P | Nancy Roberts | 55 – 41 | Alec Everitt | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 72 |
2490 | 31/03/1999 | P | Nancy Roberts | 27 – 50 | Daniel Holloway | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 72 |
2491 | 1/04/1999 | P | Daniel Holloway | 53 – 43 | Sylvia Walton | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 73 |
2492 | 2/04/1999 | P | Daniel Holloway | 52 – 28 | Sefton Park | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 74 |
2493 | 5/04/1999 | P | Daniel Holloway | 53 – 45 | Chris Kennedy | Geoffrey Durham | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2494 | 6/04/1999 | P | Daniel Holloway | 54 – 42 | Anne Langford | Geoffrey Durham | Mark Nyman | 83 |
2495 | 7/04/1999 | P | Daniel Holloway | 38 – 50 | David McCarron | Sarah Kennedy | Mark Nyman | 72 |
2496 | 8/04/1999 | P | David McCarron | 56 – 36 | Jane Taylor | Sarah Kennedy | Mark Nyman | 77 |
2497 | 9/04/1999 | P | David McCarron | 51 – 33 | Brian Hazlett | Sarah Kennedy | Mark Nyman | 70 |
2498 | 12/04/1999 | P | David McCarron | 47 – 42 | Connie Gittins | Sarah Kennedy | Mark Nyman | 82 |
2499 | 13/04/1999 | P | David McCarron | 28 – 47 | Robert Sell | Sarah Kennedy | Mark Nyman | 81 |
2500 | 14/04/1999 | P | Robert Sell | 38 – 42 | Jim Allen | Sarah Kennedy | Mark Nyman | 84 |
2501 | 15/04/1999 | P | Jim Allen | 50 – 46 | Elaine Grayson | Jo Brand | Damian Eadie | 72 |
2502 | 16/04/1999 | P | Jim Allen | 41 – 37 | Perry Fung | Jo Brand | Damian Eadie | 74 |
2503 | 19/04/1999 | P | Jim Allen | 50 – 57 | Dorian Jeffrey | Jo Brand | Damian Eadie | 74 |
2504 | 20/04/1999 | P | Dorian Jeffrey | 57 – 55 | Tessa Phelan | Jo Brand | Damian Eadie | 85 |
2505 | 21/04/1999 | P | Dorian Jeffrey | 24 – 55 | Carol Larkins | Jo Brand | Damian Eadie | 72 |
2506 | 22/04/1999 | P | Carol Larkins | 38 – 23 | Ben Oliver | Jo Brand | Damian Eadie | 74 |
2507 | 23/04/1999 | P | Carol Larkins | 34 – 65 | Stephen Dodds | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 74 |
2508 | 26/04/1999 | P | Stephen Dodds | 45 – 27 | Helen George | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 72 |
2509 | 27/04/1999 | P | Stephen Dodds | 56 – 21 | Andrew Wilson | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 73 |
2510 | 28/04/1999 | P | Stephen Dodds | 63 – 33 | Jenny Williamson | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 73 |
2511 | 29/04/1999 | P | Stephen Dodds | 52 – 62* | Keith Loveys | Tim Rice | Mark Nyman | 74 |
2512 | 30/04/1999 | P | Keith Loveys | 66 – 36 | Marian Mosby | Tim Rice | Mark Nyman | 82 |
2513 | 3/05/1999 | P | Keith Loveys | 56 – 64 | Colin Sinnett | Nigel Rees | Mark Nyman | 84 |
2514 | 4/05/1999 | P | Colin Sinnett | 32 – 51 | John Morrison | Nigel Rees | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2515 | 5/05/1999 | P | John Morrison | 52 – 33 | Catherine Dobson | Nigel Rees | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2516 | 6/05/1999 | P | John Morrison | 52 – 44 | Sridhar Narayan | Nigel Rees | Mark Nyman | 83 |
2517 | 7/05/1999 | P | John Morrison | 55 – 38 | Jackie Humphries | Nigel Rees | Mark Nyman | 80 |
2518 | 10/05/1999 | P | John Morrison | 60 – 41 | Cameron Johnson | Nigel Rees | Mark Nyman | 82 |
2519 | 11/05/1999 | P | John Morrison | 35 – 54 | Peter Hutchings | David Steel | Anna Hall | 75 |
2520 | 12/05/1999 | P | Peter Hutchings | 45 – 42 | May Smith | David Steel | Anna Hall | 72 |
2521 | 13/05/1999 | P | Peter Hutchings | 60 – 33 | Tom Read | David Steel | Anna Hall | 74 |
2522 | 14/05/1999 | P | Peter Hutchings | 59 – 34 | Jenny Shorley | David Steel | Anna Hall | 76 |
2523 | 17/05/1999 | P | Peter Hutchings | 73 – 38 | Humphrey Lewis | David Steel | Anna Hall | 74 |
2524 | 18/05/1999 | P | Peter Hutchings | 59 – 35 | Edward Bagshaw | David Steel | Anna Hall | 81 |
2525 | 19/05/1999 | P | Peter Hutchings | 51 – 43 | Dawn Medcalf | Magnus Magnusson | Hannah Robertson | 73 |
2526 | 20/05/1999 | P | Peter Hutchings | 21 – 11 | Jimmy Neil | Magnus Magnusson | Hannah Robertson | 76 |
2527 | 21/05/1999 | P | Phil Hazell | 23 – 69 | Susan Shilton | Magnus Magnusson | Hannah Robertson | 74 |
2528 | 24/05/1999 | P | Susan Shilton | 70 – 17 | Andrew Murphy | Magnus Magnusson | Hannah Robertson | 75 |
2529 | 25/05/1999 | P | Susan Shilton | 63 – 41 | Joan Trinder | Magnus Magnusson | Hannah Robertson | 73 |
2530 | 26/05/1999 | P | Susan Shilton | 51 – 55 | Malcolm Seddons | Magnus Magnusson | Hannah Robertson | 81 |
2531 | 27/05/1999 | P | Malcolm Seddons | 55 – 46 | James Squires | Helen Lederer | Damian Eadie | 71 |
2532 | 28/05/1999 | P | Malcolm Seddons | 46 – 44 | Gerald Knight | Helen Lederer | Damian Eadie | 73 |
2533 | 31/05/1999 | P | Malcolm Seddons | 43 – 58 | Pamela Roud | Helen Lederer | Damian Eadie | 74 |
2534 | 1/06/1999 | P | Pamela Roud | 50 – 32 | Chris Keeley | Helen Lederer | Damian Eadie | 83 |
2535 | 2/06/1999 | P | Pamela Roud | 50 – 38 | Alison Austin | Helen Lederer | Damian Eadie | 73 |
2536 | 3/06/1999 | P | Pamela Roud | 56 – 37 | Femi Awowade | Helen Lederer | Damian Eadie | 73 |
2537 | 4/06/1999 | P | Pamela Roud | 76 – 56 | Tracy Schneider | Carol Barnes | Mark Nyman | 86 |
2538 | 7/06/1999 | P | Pamela Roud | 69 – 52 | Lex Johnston | Carol Barnes | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2539 | 8/06/1999 | P | Pamela Roud | 50 – 51 | Paul Kerry | Carol Barnes | Mark Nyman | 95 |
2540 | 9/06/1999 | P | Paul Kerry | 45 – 40 | Becky Smithson | Carol Barnes | Mark Nyman | 72 |
2541 | 10/06/1999 | P | Paul Kerry | 48 – 27 | Joan Airey | Carol Barnes | Mark Nyman | 74 |
2542 | 11/06/1999 | P | Paul Kerry | 40 – 10 | Paul Servé-Wells | Carol Barnes | Mark Nyman | 70 |
2543 | 14/06/1999 | P | Paul Kerry | 53 – 43 | Peter Hazelwood | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 75 |
2544 | 15/06/1999 | P | Paul Kerry | 44 – 46 | Bobby Johnson | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 70 |
2545 | 16/06/1999 | P | Bobby Johnson | 54 – 35 | Marie Rocco | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 83 |
2546 | 17/06/1999 | QF | Peter Hutchings | 42 – 39 | Stan Arnott | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 75 |
2547 | 18/06/1999 | QF | Glynn Leaney | 60 – 29 | Nancy Roberts | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 104 |
2548 | 21/06/1999 | QF | Ricky Cohen | 65 – 75 | Terence English | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 82 |
2549 | 22/06/1999 | QF | Pamela Roud | 74 – 54 | Vicky Smith | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 84 |
2550 | 23/06/1999 | SF | Peter Hutchings | 30 – 67 | Terence English | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 73 |
2551 | 24/06/1999 | SF | Glynn Leaney | 49 – 40 | Pamela Roud | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 73 |
2552 | 25/06/1999 | GF | Glynn Leaney | 77 – 81 | Terence English | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 118 |