Series 68

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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.

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.

Participants

The participants are listed by the series that they are most commonly associated with (Series champions are in bold):

• Series 4: Christine Hunt
• Series 6: Darryl Francis
• Series 8: Sandie Simonis
• Series 13: Mike Whiteoak
• Series 21: Barry Grossman, Jackie McLeod
• Series 22: David Webb
• Series 28: Wayne Kelly, Chris Hawkins, Nick Deller
• Series 38: John Ashmore, Jill Bright
• Series 43: David Williams
• Series 44: David Hoskisson
• Series 46: Ben Wilson
• 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, 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

Fixtures

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
Preliminary Round
5615	7/01/2013	30BP	Tom Hargreaves	117 – 57	Nicki Sellars	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dave Myers	Susie Dent	131
5616	8/01/2013	30BP	Wayne Kelly	105 – 68	Nick Wainwright	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dave Myers	Susie Dent	120
5617	9/01/2013	30BP	Mark Deeks	103 – 108	Jack Hurst	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dave Myers	Susie Dent	120
5618	10/01/2013	30BP	Ben Wilson	–	Conor Travers	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dave Myers	Susie Dent
5619	11/01/2013	30BP	Mark Tournoff	–	Nick Deller	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dave Myers	Susie Dent
5620	14/01/2013	30BP	Darryl Francis	–	David Webb	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Martin Lewis	Susie Dent
5621	15/01/2013	30BP	Jackie McLeod	–	Barry Grossman	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Martin Lewis	Susie Dent
5622	16/01/2013	30BP	Andrew Hulme	–	Steven Briers	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Martin Lewis	Susie Dent
5623	17/01/2013	30BP	Edward McCullagh	–	Jonathan Rawlinson	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Martin Lewis	Susie Dent
Round 1
5624	18/01/2013	30B1	Peter Lee	–	Tom Rowell	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Martin Lewis	Susie Dent
5625	21/01/2013	30B1	Kai Laddiman	–	Jon O'Neill	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Margaret Mountford	Susie Dent
5626	22/01/2013	30B1	Chris Hawkins	–	Jill Bright	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Margaret Mountford	Susie Dent
5627	23/01/2013	30B1	Martin Bishop	–	Chris Wills	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Margaret Mountford	Susie Dent
5628	24/01/2013	30B1	David Williams	–	Chris Davies	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Margaret Mountford	Susie Dent
5629	25/01/2013	30B1	Innis Carson	–	Adam Gillard	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Margaret Mountford	Susie Dent
5630	28/01/2013	30B1	Christine Hunt	–	Sandie Simonis	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Mark Foster	Susie Dent
5631	29/01/2013	30B1	Paul Keane	–	Neil Zussman	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Mark Foster	Susie Dent
5632	30/01/2013	30B1	David Hoskisson	–	Mike Whiteoak	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Mark Foster	Susie Dent
5633	31/01/2013	30B1	Graeme Cole	–	Jack Worsley	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Mark Foster	Susie Dent
5634	1/02/2013	30B1	John Ashmore	–	Kirk Bevins	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Mark Foster	Susie Dent
5635	4/02/2013	30B1	David O'Donnell	–	Tom Hargreaves	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
5636	5/02/2013	30B1	Wayne Kelly	–	Jack Hurst	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
5637	6/02/2013	30B1	Winner 5618	–	Winner 5619	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
5638	7/02/2013	30B1	Winner 5620	–	Winner 5621	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
5639	8/02/2013	30B1	Winner 5622	–	Winner 5623	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
Round 2
5640	11/02/2013	30B2	Winner 5624	–	Winner 5639	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
5641	12/02/2013	30B2	Winner 5625	–	Winner 5638	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
5642	13/02/2013	30B2	Winner 5626	–	Winner 5637	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
5643	14/02/2013	30B2	Winner 5627	–	Winner 5636	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
5644	15/02/2013	30B2	Winner 5628	–	Winner 5635	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
5645	18/02/2013	30B2	Winner 5629	–	Winner 5634	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
5646	19/02/2013	30B2	Winner 5630	–	Winner 5633	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
5647	20/02/2013	30B2	Winner 5632	–	Winner 5631	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
Quarter-Finals
5648	21/02/2013	30BQF	Winner 5640	–	Winner 5647	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
5649	22/02/2013	30BQF	Winner 5641	–	Winner 5646	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
5650	25/02/2013	30BQF	Winner 5642	–	Winner 5645	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
5651	26/02/2013	30BQF	Winner 5643	–	Winner 5644	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
Semi-Finals
5652	27/02/2013	30BSF	Winner 5648	–	Winner 5651	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
5653	28/02/2013	30BSF	Winner 5649	–	Winner 5650	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent
Grand Final
5654	1/03/2013	30BGF	Winner 5652	–	Winner 5653	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent

Note: C1 & C2 positions for each game are confirmed.

External Links

• Series 68 on The Countdown Database.
• Series 68 on The Countdown Page.