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'''Series 68''' (also known as the '''Countdown 30th Birthday Championship''') is the current series of Countdown. It was filmed in late 2012 and early 2013 and broadcast between 7 January and 1 March 2013 to celebrate thirty years of Countdown.
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:''Series 68 is separate to the [[30th Birthday Championship]].''
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[[File:GilesHutchingsTrophy.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Giles Hutchings]] holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning Series 68.]]
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'''Series 68''' ran from 4 March 2013 to 28 June 2013. The third of 18 [[series]] presented by [[Nick Hewer]]. Notably, this series only lasted for 67 episodes, the joint-lowest in a [[15 round format|15 round]] series (along with [[Series 46]]), largely due to the [[30th Birthday Championship]] occupying what would have ordinarily been its first eight weeks. As a result, Series 68 also had the lowest finals threshold in 15-round history, with only two wins being sufficient to qualify for the finals.
  
Over 200 past contestants applied to take part; 41 were selected by producer [[Damian Eadie]] to participate. Nine preliminary games will narrow the field to 32 contestants, who will then compete in a straight knockout for the championship.
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The series champion was [[Giles Hutchings]]; who in his heats, beat [[Jack Hurst]]'s record for most points achieved by an [[octochamp]] with 965 points.
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{{True to form}}
  
==Participants==
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On 25 March 2013, a couple of weeks into the heats, the format changed to the [[15 round format (new)|new 15 round format]] of LLNLLNLLNLLLLNC.
:The participants are listed by the series that they are most commonly associated with (Series champions are in '''bold'''):
 
  
*[[Series 4]]: [[Christine Hunt (Series 4)|Christine Hunt]]
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==Seed table==
*[[Series 6]]: '''[[Darryl Francis]]'''
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{{Seed table}}
*[[Series 8]]: [[Sandie Simonis]]
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{{Seed|1|[[Giles Hutchings]]|8|965|w}}
*[[Series 13]]: [[Mike Whiteoak]]
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{{Seed|2|[[Andy Platt]]     |8|889}}
*[[Series 21]]: '''[[Barry Grossman]]''', [[Jackie McLeod]]
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{{Seed|3|[[Eileen Taylor]] |8|754}}
*[[Series 22]]: [[David Webb]]
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{{Seed|4|[[Joe McGonigle]] |8|716}}
*[[Series 28]]: [[Wayne Kelly]], [[Chris Hawkins]], [[Nick Deller]]
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{{Seed|5|[[Sam McElhinney]] |4|393}}
*[[Series 38]]: '''[[John Ashmore]]''', [[Jill Bright]]
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{{Seed|6|[[Jill Hayward]]   |3|374}}
*[[Series 43]]: [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]]
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{{Seed|7|[[Chris Ball]]     |3|358}}
*[[Series 44]]: [[David Hoskisson]]
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{{Seed|8|[[Peter Fenton]]   |2|262}}
*[[Series 46]]: '''[[Ben Wilson]]'''
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{{Seed table end}}
*[[Series 47]]: '''[[Chris Wills]]''', [[Tom Hargreaves]]
 
*[[Series 52]]: '''[[Mark Tournoff]]'''
 
*[[Series 53]]: [[Jon O'Neill]]
 
*[[Series 54]]: '''[[Conor Travers]]'''
 
*[[Series 55]]: [[Steven Briers]]
 
*[[Series 56]]: '''[[Nick Wainwright]]'''
 
*[[Series 58]]: '''[[David O'Donnell]]'''
 
*[[Series 59]]: [[Martin Bishop]], [[Kai Laddiman]]
 
*[[Series 60]]: '''[[Kirk Bevins]]''', [[Neil Zussman]]
 
*[[Series 61]]: '''[[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]]''', [[Andrew Hulme]], [[Innis Carson]]
 
*[[Series 62]]: [[Nicki Sellars]]
 
*[[Series 63]]: '''[[Jack Hurst]]''', [[Tom Rowell]]
 
*[[Series 64]]: '''[[Edward McCullagh]]''', [[Adam Gillard]]
 
*[[Series 65]]: '''[[Graeme Cole]]''', [[Mark Deeks]], [[Paul Keane]]
 
*[[Series 66]]: '''[[Jack Worsley]]''', [[Jonathan Rawlinson]], [[Peter Lee]]
 
  
==Episodes==
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<center>[[Rachael Moran]], with four wins and 438 points, would have qualified for the finals as #5 seed, but she withdrew for personal reasons.</center>
{{episode table}}
 
{{episode table block|Preliminary Round}}
 
{{ep | 5615 | 7/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Tom Hargreaves]]| 117 - 57 |[[Nicki Sellars]]|[[Dave Myers]]|[[Susie Dent]]|131}}
 
{{ep | 5616 | 8/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Wayne Kelly]]| 105 - 68 |[[Nick Wainwright]]|Dave Myers|Susie Dent|120}}
 
{{ep | 5617 | 9/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Mark Deeks]]| 103 - 108 |[[Jack Hurst]]|Dave Myers|Susie Dent|120}}
 
{{ep | 5618 | 10/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Ben Wilson]]| 91 - 117 |[[Conor Travers]]|Dave Myers|Susie Dent|126}}
 
{{ep | 5619 | 11/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Mark Tournoff]]| 101 - 100 |[[Nick Deller]]|Dave Myers|Susie Dent|119}}
 
{{ep | 5620 | 14/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Darryl Francis]]|  -  |[[David Webb]]|[[Martin Lewis]]|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5621 | 15/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Jackie McLeod]]|  -  |[[Barry Grossman]]|Martin Lewis|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5622 | 16/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Andrew Hulme]]|  -  |[[Steven Briers]]|Martin Lewis|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5623 | 17/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Edward McCullagh]]|  -  |[[Jonathan Rawlinson]]|Martin Lewis|Susie Dent|}}
 
  
{{episode table block|Round 1}}
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{{Seeding S60-present}}
{{ep | 5624 | 18/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Peter Lee]]|  - |[[Tom Rowell]]|Martin Lewis|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5625 | 21/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Kai Laddiman]]|  -  |[[Jon O'Neill]]|[[Margaret Mountford]]|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5626 | 22/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Chris Hawkins]]|  -  |[[Jill Bright]]|Margaret Mountford|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5627 | 23/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Martin Bishop]]|  -  |[[Chris Wills]]|Margaret Mountford|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5628 | 24/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]]|  -  |[[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]]|Margaret Mountford|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5629 | 25/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Innis Carson]]|  -  |[[Adam Gillard]]|Margaret Mountford|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5630 | 28/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Christine Hunt (Series 4)|Christine Hunt]]|  -  |[[Sandie Simonis]]|[[Mark Foster]]|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5631 | 29/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Paul Keane]]|  -  |[[Neil Zussman]]|Mark Foster|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5632 | 30/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[David Hoskisson]]|  -  |[[Mike Whiteoak]]|Mark Foster|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5633 | 31/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Graeme Cole]]|  -  |[[Jack Worsley]]|Mark Foster|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5634 | 1/02/2013 | 30B1 |[[John Ashmore]]|  -  |[[Kirk Bevins]]|Mark Foster|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5635 | 4/02/2013 | 30B1 |[[David O'Donnell]]|  -  |[[Tom Hargreaves]]|[[Kate Adie]]|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5636 | 5/02/2013 | 30B1 |[[Wayne Kelly]]|  -  |[[Jack Hurst]]|Kate Adie|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5637 | 6/02/2013 | 30B1 |[[Conor Travers]]|  -  |[[Mark Tournoff]]|Kate Adie|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5638 | 7/02/2013 | 30B1 |Winner 5620|  -  |Winner 5621|Kate Adie|Susie Dent|}}
 
{{ep | 5639 | 8/02/2013 | 30B1 |Winner 5622|  -  |Winner 5623|Kate Adie|Susie Dent|}}
 
  
{{episode table block|Round 2}}
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==Finals progress==
{{ep | 5640 | 11/02/2013 | 30B2 |Winner 5624|  -  |Winner 5639|tba|Susie Dent|}}
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{{finals progress
{{ep | 5641 | 12/02/2013 | 30B2 |Winner 5625|  -  |Winner 5638|tba|Susie Dent|}}
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| 1 = [[Giles Hutchings]] | q1w = 1 | s1w = 1 | fw = 1
{{ep | 5642 | 13/02/2013 | 30B2 |Winner 5626| |Winner 5637|tba|Susie Dent|}}
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| 8 = [[Peter Fenton]]   
{{ep | 5643 | 14/02/2013 | 30B2 |Winner 5627|  -  |Winner 5636|tba|Susie Dent|}}
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| 5 = [[Sam McElhinney]] 
{{ep | 5644 | 15/02/2013 | 30B2 |Winner 5628|  -  |Winner 5635|tba|Susie Dent|}}
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| 4 = [[Joe McGonigle]]  | q4w = 4
{{ep | 5645 | 18/02/2013 | 30B2 |Winner 5629|  -  |Winner 5634|tba|Susie Dent|}}
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| 3 = [[Eileen Taylor]]  | q3w = 3
{{ep | 5646 | 19/02/2013 | 30B2 |Winner 5630|  -  |Winner 5633|tba|Susie Dent|}}
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| 6 = [[Jill Hayward]]   
{{ep | 5647 | 20/02/2013 | 30B2 |Winner 5632|  -  |Winner 5631|tba|Susie Dent|}}
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| 7 = [[Chris Ball]]     
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| 2 = [[Andy Platt]]      | q2w = 2 | s2w = 2
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}}
  
{{episode table block|Quarter-Finals}}
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==Episodes==
{{ep | 5648 | 21/02/2013 | 30BQF |Winner 5640| - |Winner 5647|tba|Susie Dent|}}
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{{episode table}}
{{ep | 5649 | 22/02/2013 | 30BQF |Winner 5641| - |Winner 5646|tba|Susie Dent|}}
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{{ep | 5655 | 04/03/2013 | P |[[Rachael Moran]]| 117 - 63 |[[Zee Mitha]]|[[Chris Packham]]|[[Susie Dent]]|128}}
{{ep | 5650 | 25/02/2013 | 30BQF |Winner 5642| - |Winner 5645|tba|Susie Dent|}}
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{{ep | 5656 | 05/03/2013 | P |Rachael Moran| 83 - 95 |[[Philip Jarvis]]|Chris Packham|Susie Dent|129}}
{{ep | 5651 | 26/02/2013 | 30BQF |Winner 5643| - |Winner 5644|tba|Susie Dent|}}
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{{ep | 5657 | 06/03/2013 | P |Philip Jarvis| 84 - 24 |[[Anthony Josephson]]|Chris Packham|Susie Dent|118}}
 
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{{ep | 5658 | 07/03/2013 | P |Philip Jarvis| 76 - 81 |[[Sam McElhinney]]|Chris Packham|Susie Dent|118}}
{{episode table block|Semi-Finals}}
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{{ep | 5659 | 08/03/2013 | P |Sam McElhinney| 82 - 61 |[[Juliette Bains]]|Chris Packham|Susie Dent|120}}
{{ep | 5652 | 27/02/2013 | 30BSF |Winner 5648| - |Winner 5651|tba|Susie Dent|}}
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{{ep | 5660 | 11/03/2013 | P |Sam McElhinney| 70 - 51 |[[Ian Dobkin]]|[[Jon Culshaw]]|Susie Dent|120}}
{{ep | 5653 | 28/02/2013 | 30BSF |Winner 5649| - |Winner 5650|tba|Susie Dent|}}
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{{ep | 5661 | 18/03/2013 | P |Sam McElhinney| 93 - 66 |[[Ricky Roberts]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|135}}
 
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{{ep | 5662 | 19/03/2013 | P |Sam McElhinney| 67 - 114 |[[Andy Platt]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|127}}
{{episode table block|Grand Final}}
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{{ep | 5663 | 20/03/2013 | P |Andy Platt| 112 - 25 |[[John Wiseman]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|149}}
{{ep | 5654 | 1/03/2013 | 30BGF |Winner 5652| - |Winner 5653|tba|Susie Dent|}}
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{{ep | 5664 | 21/03/2013 | P |Andy Platt| 108 - 32 |[[Jacqui Kemp]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|133}}
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{{ep | 5665 | 22/03/2013 | P |Andy Platt| 109 - 7 |[[Carl Anderson]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|115}}
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{{episode table block|From 25 March 2013 onwards, the [[15 round format (new)|"new" 15-round format]] was used.}}
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{{ep | 5666 | 25/03/2013 | P |Andy Platt| 100 - 33 |[[Daniel Davies]]|[[Richard Arnold]]|Susie Dent|120}}
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{{ep | 5667 | 26/03/2013 | P |Andy Platt| 116 - 80 |[[Alex Newton]]|Richard Arnold|Susie Dent|127}}
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{{ep | 5668 | 27/03/2013 | P |Andy Platt| 120 - 29 |[[Josh Young]]|Richard Arnold|Susie Dent|131}}
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{{ep | 5669 | 28/03/2013 | P |Andy Platt| 110 - 51 |[[Bob Windsor]]|Richard Arnold|Susie Dent|134}}
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{{ep | 5670 | 29/03/2013 | P |[[Alan Pollard]]| 61 - 89 |[[Peter Fenton]]|Richard Arnold|Susie Dent|123}}
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{{ep | 5671 | 01/04/2013 | P |Peter Fenton| 93 - 54 |[[Eric Uphoff]]|[[Julia Bradbury]]|Susie Dent|131}}
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{{ep | 5672 | 02/04/2013 | P |Peter Fenton| 80 - 97 |[[Jean Wright]]|Julia Bradbury|Susie Dent|124}}
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{{ep | 5673 | 03/04/2013 | P |Jean Wright| 54 - 129 |[[Giles Hutchings]]|Julia Bradbury|Susie Dent|134}}
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{{ep | 5674 | 08/04/2013 | P |Giles Hutchings| 119 - 19 |[[Mike Lee (Series 68)|Mike Lee]]|Julia Bradbury|Susie Dent|132}}
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{{ep | 5675 | 09/04/2013 | P |Giles Hutchings| 120 - 57 |[[Zulfi Ebrahim]]|Julia Bradbury|Susie Dent|121}}
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{{ep | 5676 | 10/04/2013 | P |Giles Hutchings| 115 - 50 |[[Nick Courtnadge]]|[[Richard Madeley]]|Susie Dent|126}}
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{{ep | 5677 | 11/04/2013 | P |Giles Hutchings| 120 - 65 |[[Mark Witney]]|Richard Madeley|Susie Dent|139}}
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{{ep | 5678 | 12/04/2013 | P |Giles Hutchings| 130 - 82 |[[Alan Flanagan]]|Richard Madeley|Susie Dent|144}}
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{{ep | 5679 | 15/04/2013 | P |Giles Hutchings| 121 - 62 |[[Rob Tuson]]|Richard Madeley|Susie Dent|131}}
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{{ep | 5680 | 16/04/2013 | P |Giles Hutchings| 111 - 58 |[[Nick Holland]]|Richard Madeley|Susie Dent|133}}
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{{ep | 5681 | 17/04/2013 | P |[[Victoria Woollaston]]| 63 - 76 |[[Dan Tibbles]]|[[Paul Zenon]]|Susie Dent|124}}
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{{ep | 5682 | 18/04/2013 | P |Dan Tibbles| 68 - 82 |[[John Gardner]]|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|120}}
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{{ep | 5683 | 19/04/2013 | P |John Gardner| 54 - 85 |[[Jill Hayward]]|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|119}}
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{{ep | 5684 | 22/04/2013 | P |Jill Hayward| 87 - 72 |[[JJ Burrows]]|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|118}}
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{{ep | 5685 | 23/04/2013 | P |Jill Hayward| 104 - 63 |[[Pat Gardner]]|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|126}}
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{{ep | 5686 | 24/04/2013 | P |Jill Hayward| 98 - 102 |[[Eileen Taylor]]|[[Bill Turnbull]]|Susie Dent|121}}
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{{ep | 5687 | 25/04/2013 | P |Eileen Taylor| 88 - 75 |[[Paul Johnson (Series 68)|Paul Johnson]]|Bill Turnbull|Susie Dent|133}}
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{{ep | 5688 | 29/04/2013 | P |Eileen Taylor| 85 - 46 |[[Ron Boyman]]|Bill Turnbull|Susie Dent|134}}
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{{ep | 5689 | 30/04/2013 | P |Eileen Taylor| 99 - 67 |[[Morgan Nock]]|Bill Turnbull|Susie Dent|124}}
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{{ep | 5690 | 01/05/2013 | P |Eileen Taylor| 111 - 31 |[[Katie Burge]]|Bill Turnbull|Susie Dent|123}}
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{{ep | 5691 | 02/05/2013 | P |Eileen Taylor| 99 - 72 |[[Neil Budge]]|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|Susie Dent|132}}
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{{ep | 5692 | 03/05/2013 | P |Eileen Taylor| 67 - 64 |[[Sam Lake]]|Gyles Brandreth|Susie Dent|133}}
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{{ep | 5693 | 06/05/2013 | P |Eileen Taylor| 103 - 45 |[[Jake Elliott]]|Gyles Brandreth|Susie Dent|124}}
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{{ep | 5694 | 07/05/2013 | P |[[Richard Izzard]]| 46 - 78 |[[Ian Burn]]|Gyles Brandreth|Susie Dent|118}}
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{{ep | 5695 | 13/05/2013 | P |Ian Burn| 57 - 83 |[[Joe McGonigle]]|Gyles Brandreth|Susie Dent|125}}
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{{ep | 5696 | 14/05/2013 | P |Joe McGonigle| 91 - 40 |[[Lynne Banks]]|[[Janet Street-Porter]]|Susie Dent|124}}
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{{ep | 5697 | 20/05/2013 | P |Joe McGonigle| 93 - 67 |[[Mark Goldsmith]]|Janet Street-Porter|Susie Dent|145}}
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{{ep | 5698 | 21/05/2013 | P |Joe McGonigle| 95 - 56 |[[Jonny Walker]]|Janet Street-Porter|Susie Dent|125}}
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{{ep | 5699 | 22/05/2013 | P |Joe McGonigle| 78 - 49 |[[Mark Ivey]]|Janet Street-Porter|Susie Dent|134}}
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{{ep | 5700 | 23/05/2013 | P |Joe McGonigle| 88 - 65 |[[Adam Beardwell]]|Janet Street-Porter|Susie Dent|134}}
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{{ep | 5701 | 24/05/2013 | P |Joe McGonigle| 94 - 76 |[[Greg Pearce]]|[[Jo Brand]]|Susie Dent|123}}
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{{ep | 5702 | 27/05/2013 | P |Joe McGonigle| 94 - 40 |[[Rachael Bagot]]|Jo Brand|Susie Dent|123}}
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{{ep | 5703 | 28/05/2013 | P |[[Stuart Scholes]]| 78 - 73 |[[David Lockett]]|Jo Brand|Susie Dent|127}}
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{{ep | 5704 | 29/05/2013 | P |Stuart Scholes| 84 - 72 |[[Dave Fielding]]|Jo Brand|Susie Dent|137}}
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{{ep | 5705 | 30/05/2013 | P |Stuart Scholes| 58 - 88 |[[Chris Ball]]|Jo Brand|Susie Dent|124}}
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{{ep | 5706 | 03/06/2013 | P |Chris Ball| 95 - 47 |[[Mill Pritchard]]|[[Helen Skelton]]|Susie Dent|130}}
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{{ep | 5707 | 04/06/2013 | P |Chris Ball| 84 - 57 |[[Vicky Greaves]]|Helen Skelton|Susie Dent|130}}
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{{ep | 5708 | 05/06/2013 | P |Chris Ball| 91 - 125 |[[Glen Webb]]|Helen Skelton|Susie Dent|145}}
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{{ep | 5709 | 06/06/2013 | P |Glen Webb| 91 - 58 |[[Mike Bailey]]|Helen Skelton|Susie Dent|136}}
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{{ep | 5710 | 07/06/2013 | P |Glen Webb| 122 - 59 |[[Richard Vaughan]]|Helen Skelton|Susie Dent|143}}
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{{ep | 5711 | 10/06/2013 | P |Glen Webb| 114 - 50 |[[Mike Stone]]|[[Dan Snow]]|Susie Dent|131}}
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{{ep | 5712 | 11/06/2013 | P |Glen Webb| 141 - 49 |[[Martin Wilsdon]]|Dan Snow|Susie Dent|145}}
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{{ep | 5713 | 12/06/2013 | P |Glen Webb| 109 - 48 |[[Mark Williams (Series 68)|Mark Williams]]|Dan Snow|Susie Dent|134}}
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{{ep | 5714 | 13/06/2013 | P |Glen Webb| 128 - 52 |[[Anne Whitehead]]|Dan Snow|Susie Dent|133}}
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{{ep | 5715 | 14/06/2013 | QF |[[Giles Hutchings]]| 109 - 86 |[[Peter Fenton]]|Dan Snow|Susie Dent|134}}
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{{ep | 5716 | 17/06/2013 | QF |[[Andy Platt]]| 115 - 29 |[[Chris Ball]]|[[Myleene Klass]]|Susie Dent|123}}
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{{ep | 5717 | 24/06/2013 | QF |[[Eileen Taylor]]| 86 - 81 |[[Jill Hayward]]|Myleene Klass|Susie Dent|134}}
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{{ep | 5718 | 25/06/2013 | QF |[[Joe McGonigle]]| 108 - 83 |[[Sam McElhinney]]|Myleene Klass|Susie Dent|124}}
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{{ep | 5719 | 26/06/2013 | SF |[[Giles Hutchings]]| 106 - 38 |[[Joe McGonigle]]|Myleene Klass|Susie Dent|124}}
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{{ep | 5720 | 27/06/2013 | SF |[[Andy Platt]]| 120 - 65 |[[Eileen Taylor]]|Myleene Klass|Susie Dent|126}}
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{{ep | 5721 | 28/06/2013 | GF |[[Giles Hutchings]]| 95 - 86 |[[Andy Platt]]|Myleene Klass|Susie Dent|115}}
 
{{episode table end}}
 
{{episode table end}}
<center>Note: C1 & C2 positions for each game are confirmed.</center>
 
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{Series links|68|Series 68}}
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{{Series links new|68|Series 68}}
 
[[Category:Series|68]]
 
[[Category:Series|68]]

Latest revision as of 15:38, 22 January 2023

Series 68 is separate to the 30th Birthday Championship.
Giles Hutchings holding the Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy after winning Series 68.

Series 68 ran from 4 March 2013 to 28 June 2013. The third of 18 series presented by Nick Hewer. Notably, this series only lasted for 67 episodes, the joint-lowest in a 15 round series (along with Series 46), largely due to the 30th Birthday Championship occupying what would have ordinarily been its first eight weeks. As a result, Series 68 also had the lowest finals threshold in 15-round history, with only two wins being sufficient to qualify for the finals.

The series champion was Giles Hutchings; who in his heats, beat Jack Hurst's record for most points achieved by an octochamp with 965 points. The finals of this series went completely true to the seedings (i.e. the higher seed always beat the lower seed, with no upsets).

On 25 March 2013, a couple of weeks into the heats, the format changed to the new 15 round format of LLNLLNLLNLLLLNC.

Seed table

Rank Name Wins Points
1 Giles Hutchings 8 965
2 Andy Platt 8 889
3 Eileen Taylor 8 754
4 Joe McGonigle 8 716
5 Sam McElhinney 4 393
6 Jill Hayward 3 374
7 Chris Ball 3 358
8 Peter Fenton 2 262
Rachael Moran, with four wins and 438 points, would have qualified for the finals as #5 seed, but she withdrew for personal reasons.
Since Series 60, players are sorted by number of wins, then by number of points. Points from both wins and losses count. Points from sudden death conundrums are not counted, and players with the same number of wins and points are sorted by the number of conundrums correctly guessed, then highest single-game score.

Finals progress

Giles Hutchings (1) vs Peter Fenton (8) Giles Hutchings (1) vs Joe McGonigle (4) Giles Hutchings (1)
vs
Andy Platt (2)
Sam McElhinney (5) vs Joe McGonigle (4)
Eileen Taylor (3) vs Jill Hayward (6) Eileen Taylor (3) vs Andy Platt (2)
Chris Ball (7) vs Andy Platt (2)
The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
5655 04/03/2013 P Rachael Moran 117 – 63 Zee Mitha Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Chris Packham Susie Dent 128
5656 05/03/2013 P Rachael Moran 83 – 95 Philip Jarvis Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Chris Packham Susie Dent 129
5657 06/03/2013 P Philip Jarvis 84 – 24 Anthony Josephson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Chris Packham Susie Dent 118
5658 07/03/2013 P Philip Jarvis 76 – 81 Sam McElhinney Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Chris Packham Susie Dent 118
5659 08/03/2013 P Sam McElhinney 82 – 61 Juliette Bains Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Chris Packham Susie Dent 120
5660 11/03/2013 P Sam McElhinney 70 – 51 Ian Dobkin Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 120
5661 18/03/2013 P Sam McElhinney 93 – 66 Ricky Roberts Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 135
5662 19/03/2013 P Sam McElhinney 67 – 114 Andy Platt Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 127
5663 20/03/2013 P Andy Platt 112 – 25 John Wiseman Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 149
5664 21/03/2013 P Andy Platt 108 – 32 Jacqui Kemp Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 133
5665 22/03/2013 P Andy Platt 109 – 7 Carl Anderson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 115
From 25 March 2013 onwards, the "new" 15-round format was used.
5666 25/03/2013 P Andy Platt 100 – 33 Daniel Davies Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Arnold Susie Dent 120
5667 26/03/2013 P Andy Platt 116 – 80 Alex Newton Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Arnold Susie Dent 127
5668 27/03/2013 P Andy Platt 120 – 29 Josh Young Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Arnold Susie Dent 131
5669 28/03/2013 P Andy Platt 110 – 51 Bob Windsor Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Arnold Susie Dent 134
5670 29/03/2013 P Alan Pollard 61 – 89 Peter Fenton Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Arnold Susie Dent 123
5671 01/04/2013 P Peter Fenton 93 – 54 Eric Uphoff Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Julia Bradbury Susie Dent 131
5672 02/04/2013 P Peter Fenton 80 – 97 Jean Wright Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Julia Bradbury Susie Dent 124
5673 03/04/2013 P Jean Wright 54 – 129 Giles Hutchings Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Julia Bradbury Susie Dent 134
5674 08/04/2013 P Giles Hutchings 119 – 19 Mike Lee Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Julia Bradbury Susie Dent 132
5675 09/04/2013 P Giles Hutchings 120 – 57 Zulfi Ebrahim Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Julia Bradbury Susie Dent 121
5676 10/04/2013 P Giles Hutchings 115 – 50 Nick Courtnadge Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Madeley Susie Dent 126
5677 11/04/2013 P Giles Hutchings 120 – 65 Mark Witney Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Madeley Susie Dent 139
5678 12/04/2013 P Giles Hutchings 130 – 82 Alan Flanagan Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Madeley Susie Dent 144
5679 15/04/2013 P Giles Hutchings 121 – 62 Rob Tuson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Madeley Susie Dent 131
5680 16/04/2013 P Giles Hutchings 111 – 58 Nick Holland Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Madeley Susie Dent 133
5681 17/04/2013 P Victoria Woollaston 63 – 76 Dan Tibbles Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 124
5682 18/04/2013 P Dan Tibbles 68 – 82 John Gardner Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 120
5683 19/04/2013 P John Gardner 54 – 85 Jill Hayward Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 119
5684 22/04/2013 P Jill Hayward 87 – 72 JJ Burrows Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 118
5685 23/04/2013 P Jill Hayward 104 – 63 Pat Gardner Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 126
5686 24/04/2013 P Jill Hayward 98 – 102 Eileen Taylor Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Bill Turnbull Susie Dent 121
5687 25/04/2013 P Eileen Taylor 88 – 75 Paul Johnson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Bill Turnbull Susie Dent 133
5688 29/04/2013 P Eileen Taylor 85 – 46 Ron Boyman Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Bill Turnbull Susie Dent 134
5689 30/04/2013 P Eileen Taylor 99 – 67 Morgan Nock Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Bill Turnbull Susie Dent 124
5690 01/05/2013 P Eileen Taylor 111 – 31 Katie Burge Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Bill Turnbull Susie Dent 123
5691 02/05/2013 P Eileen Taylor 99 – 72 Neil Budge Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Gyles Brandreth Susie Dent 132
5692 03/05/2013 P Eileen Taylor 67 – 64 Sam Lake Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Gyles Brandreth Susie Dent 133
5693 06/05/2013 P Eileen Taylor 103 – 45 Jake Elliott Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Gyles Brandreth Susie Dent 124
5694 07/05/2013 P Richard Izzard 46 – 78 Ian Burn Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Gyles Brandreth Susie Dent 118
5695 13/05/2013 P Ian Burn 57 – 83 Joe McGonigle Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Gyles Brandreth Susie Dent 125
5696 14/05/2013 P Joe McGonigle 91 – 40 Lynne Banks Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent 124
5697 20/05/2013 P Joe McGonigle 93 – 67 Mark Goldsmith Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent 145
5698 21/05/2013 P Joe McGonigle 95 – 56 Jonny Walker Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent 125
5699 22/05/2013 P Joe McGonigle 78 – 49 Mark Ivey Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent 134
5700 23/05/2013 P Joe McGonigle 88 – 65 Adam Beardwell Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent 134
5701 24/05/2013 P Joe McGonigle 94 – 76 Greg Pearce Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jo Brand Susie Dent 123
5702 27/05/2013 P Joe McGonigle 94 – 40 Rachael Bagot Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jo Brand Susie Dent 123
5703 28/05/2013 P Stuart Scholes 78 – 73 David Lockett Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jo Brand Susie Dent 127
5704 29/05/2013 P Stuart Scholes 84 – 72 Dave Fielding Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jo Brand Susie Dent 137
5705 30/05/2013 P Stuart Scholes 58 – 88 Chris Ball Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jo Brand Susie Dent 124
5706 03/06/2013 P Chris Ball 95 – 47 Mill Pritchard Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Helen Skelton Susie Dent 130
5707 04/06/2013 P Chris Ball 84 – 57 Vicky Greaves Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Helen Skelton Susie Dent 130
5708 05/06/2013 P Chris Ball 91 – 125 Glen Webb Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Helen Skelton Susie Dent 145
5709 06/06/2013 P Glen Webb 91 – 58 Mike Bailey Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Helen Skelton Susie Dent 136
5710 07/06/2013 P Glen Webb 122 – 59 Richard Vaughan Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Helen Skelton Susie Dent 143
5711 10/06/2013 P Glen Webb 114 – 50 Mike Stone Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dan Snow Susie Dent 131
5712 11/06/2013 P Glen Webb 141 – 49 Martin Wilsdon Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dan Snow Susie Dent 145
5713 12/06/2013 P Glen Webb 109 – 48 Mark Williams Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dan Snow Susie Dent 134
5714 13/06/2013 P Glen Webb 128 – 52 Anne Whitehead Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dan Snow Susie Dent 133
5715 14/06/2013 QF Giles Hutchings 109 – 86 Peter Fenton Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dan Snow Susie Dent 134
5716 17/06/2013 QF Andy Platt 115 – 29 Chris Ball Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Myleene Klass Susie Dent 123
5717 24/06/2013 QF Eileen Taylor 86 – 81 Jill Hayward Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Myleene Klass Susie Dent 134
5718 25/06/2013 QF Joe McGonigle 108 – 83 Sam McElhinney Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Myleene Klass Susie Dent 124
5719 26/06/2013 SF Giles Hutchings 106 – 38 Joe McGonigle Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Myleene Klass Susie Dent 124
5720 27/06/2013 SF Andy Platt 120 – 65 Eileen Taylor Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Myleene Klass Susie Dent 126
5721 28/06/2013 GF Giles Hutchings 95 – 86 Andy Platt Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Myleene Klass Susie Dent 115

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