Series 6

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Series 6 ran from January 1985 to March 1985, with most episodes broadcast at 4:30 pm. The sixth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Darryl Francis.

During Series 6, Michael Wylie began the tradition of setting conundrum scrambles manually rather than simply rearranging all the letters at random.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Helen Grayson	7	437
2	Darryl Francis	8	436
3	Laurie Silver	7	362
4	Olivia Lloyd	5	229
5	Robert Healan	3	127
6	Adam Gilinsky	3	112
7	Neil Wilkins	2	104
8	Peter Hillman	2	102

Between Series 3 and Series 20, players were ranked by total number of points, including winning and drawing scores, but not losing ones.

Finals progress

Helen Grayson (1) vs Peter Hillman (8)	Helen Grayson (1) vs Olivia Lloyd (4)	Olivia Lloyd (4) vs Darryl Francis (2)
Robert Healan (5) vs Olivia Lloyd (4)
Laurie Silver (3) vs Adam Gilinsky (6)	Adam Gilinsky (6) vs Darryl Francis (2)
Neil Wilkins (7) vs Darryl Francis (2)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
235	7/01/1985	P	Ann Goodsell	30 – 45	Laurie Silver	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton
236	8/01/1985	P	John Anderson	22 – 54	Laurie Silver	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton
237	9/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	61 – 51	Pauline Clarke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton
238	10/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	51 – 35	Colin Davis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton
239	11/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	38 – 29	Kim Hathaway	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton
240	14/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	55 – 46	Alan Vogt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton
241	15/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	58 – 29	Susan Hobin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton
242	16/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	32 – 38	Ian Lowe	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton
243	17/01/1985	P	Ian Lowe	61 – 18	Mary Spencer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton
244	18/01/1985	P	Ian Lowe	33 – 38	Steven Tew	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton
245	21/01/1985	P	Darryl Francis	47 – 46	Steven Tew	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton
246	22/01/1985	P	Andrew Mason	26 – 60	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton
247	24/01/1985	P	Diana Mills	18 – 51	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton
248	25/01/1985	P	Darryl Francis	52 – 49	Alan Carvell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton
249	27/01/1985	P	Irene Pollard	21 – 41	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton
250	28/01/1985	P	Clive Simkin	16 – 57	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton
251	29/01/1985	P	Armand Gilinsky	47 – 69	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton
252	30/01/1985	P	Tom Roberts	5 – 59	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton
253	31/01/1985	P	Ann Francis	40 – 42	Adam Gilinsky	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton
254	1/02/1985	P	David Hudson	24 – 25	Adam Gilinsky	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton	69
255	4/02/1985	P	Paola Fabrizi	32 – 45	Adam Gilinsky	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton
256	5/02/1985	P	Robert Healan	38 – 30	Adam Gilinsky	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton
257	6/02/1985	P	Robert Healan	42 – 38	Sally Hampson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Liz Fraser	Yvonne Warburton
258	7/02/1985	P	Robert Healan	47 – 43	Malcolm Erridge	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Liz Fraser	Yvonne Warburton
259	8/02/1985	P	David Cornwell	53 – 34	Robert Healan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Liz Fraser	Yvonne Warburton
260	11/02/1985	P	David Cornwell	39 – 42	Sheila Alder	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Liz Fraser	Yvonne Warburton
261	12/02/1985	P	Richard MacFarlane	27 – 29	Sheila Alder	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Liz Fraser	Yvonne Warburton
262	13/02/1985	P	Olivia Lloyd	52 – 35	Sheila Alder	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Liz Fraser	Yvonne Warburton
263	14/02/1985	P	Olivia Lloyd	36 – 16	Oksana Last	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton
264	15/02/1985	P	Olivia Lloyd	44 – 35	Paul Cook	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton
265	18/02/1985	P	Olivia Lloyd	57 – 42	Philippa Spencer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton
266	19/02/1985	P	Olivia Lloyd	40 – 37	Rodney Smith	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton
267	20/02/1985	P	Olivia Lloyd	42 – 62	Helen Grayson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton
268	21/02/1985	P	Helen Grayson	69 – 28	John Elliott	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton
269	22/02/1985	P	Helen Grayson	56 – 45	Diana Gritt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton
270	25/02/1985	P	Helen Grayson	66 – 17	Ian Shepherd	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton
271	26/02/1985	P	Helen Grayson	69 – 39	Malcolm McMaster	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton
272	27/02/1985	P	Helen Grayson	55 – 27	Danis Ullah	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton
273	28/02/1985	P	Helen Grayson	60 – 17	Neil Harris	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton
274	1/03/1985	P	Linda Maddock	44 – 49	Alan Henrickson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Julia Swannell
275	4/03/1985	P	Stephen Bryant	58 – 31	Alan Henrickson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Julia Swannell
276	5/03/1985	P	Stephen Bryant	39 – 50	Valerie Johnstone	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Julia Swannell
277	6/03/1985	P	Peter Hillman	50 – 48	Valerie Johnstone	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Julia Swannell
278	7/03/1985	P	Peter Hillman	52 – 45	Muriel Ainslie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Julia Swannell
279	8/03/1985	P	Peter Hillman	38 – 54	Neil Wilkins	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Julia Swannell
280	11/03/1985	P	Ruth Whitehouse	46 – 50	Neil Wilkins	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Julia Swannell	70
281	12/03/1985	P	Clive Freedman	64 – 30	Neil Wilkins	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Julia Swannell
282	13/03/1985	QF	Helen Grayson	54 – 18	Peter Hillman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Julia Swannell
283	14/03/1985	QF	Neil Wilkins	35 – 56	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Julia Swannell
284	15/03/1985	QF	Adam Gilinsky	34 – 30	Laurie Silver	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Julia Swannell
285	18/03/1985	QF	Olivia Lloyd	57 – 54	Robert Healan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Julia Swannell
286	19/03/1985	SF	Olivia Lloyd	59 – 53	Helen Grayson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Julia Swannell
287	20/03/1985	SF	Adam Gilinsky	34 – 72	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Julia Swannell
288	21/03/1985	GF	Olivia Lloyd	37 – 69	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth, Richard Stilgoe	Julia Swannell	110

External links

• Series 6 on The Countdown Database.
• Series 6 on The Countdown Page.