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| − | {{series|previous=Series 67|next=Series 69}} | + | {{series|previous=30th Birthday Championship|next=Series 69}} |
| − | '''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. | + | '''Series 68''' is the next regular [[series]] of [[Countdown]]. This series will be the third regular series to be presented by [[Nick Hewer]]. Series 68 will begin on 4 March 2013 and will end in June 2013. |
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| − | 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.
| + | Beginning on 25 March 2013, a couple of weeks into the heats, the show will be played to the [[15 round format (new)|new 15 round format]] of LLNLLNLLNLLLLNC. |
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| − | On 21 January 2013, the show moved premises to {{w|MediaCityUK}} in Salford, its third permanent home in its 30 year history.
| + | ==Leaderboard== |
| | + | {{Seed table}} |
| | + | {{Seed|1 |[[Rachael Moran]] * |3|238}} |
| | + | {{Seed table end}} |
| | + | <center><nowiki>*</nowiki> still playing</center> |
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| − | ==Participants==
| + | {{Seeding S64-present}} |
| − | :The participants are listed by the series that they are most commonly associated with (Series champions are in '''bold'''):
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| − | *[[Series 4]]: [[Christine Hunt (Series 4)|Christine Hunt]]
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| − | *[[Series 6]]: '''[[Darryl Francis]]'''
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| − | *[[Series 8]]: [[Sandie Simonis]]
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| − | *[[Series 13]]: [[Mike Whiteoak]]
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| − | *[[Series 21]]: '''[[Barry Grossman]]''', [[Jackie McLeod]]
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| − | *[[Series 22]]: [[David Webb]]
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| − | *[[Series 28]]: [[Wayne Kelly]], [[Chris Hawkins]], [[Nick Deller]]
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| − | *[[Series 38]]: '''[[John Ashmore]]''', [[Jill Bright]]
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| − | *[[Series 43]]: [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]]
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| − | *[[Series 44]]: [[David Hoskisson|Dave Hoskisson]]
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| − | *[[Series 46]]: '''[[Ben Wilson]]'''
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| − | *[[Series 47]]: '''[[Chris Wills]]''', [[Tom Hargreaves]]
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| − | *[[Series 52]]: '''[[Mark Tournoff]]'''
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| − | *[[Series 53]]: [[Jon O'Neill]]
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| − | *[[Series 54]]: '''[[Conor Travers]]'''
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| − | *[[Series 55]]: [[Steven Briers]]
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| − | *[[Series 56]]: '''[[Nick Wainwright]]'''
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| − | *[[Series 58]]: '''[[David O'Donnell]]'''
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| − | *[[Series 59]]: [[Martin Bishop]], [[Kai Laddiman]]
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| − | *[[Series 60]]: '''[[Kirk Bevins]]''', [[Neil Zussman]]
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| − | *[[Series 61]]: '''[[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]]''', [[Andrew Hulme]], [[Innis Carson]]
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| − | *[[Series 62]]: [[Nicki Sellars]]
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| − | *[[Series 63]]: '''[[Jack Hurst]]''', [[Tom Rowell]]
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| − | *[[Series 64]]: '''[[Edward McCullagh|Ed McCullagh]]''', [[Adam Gillard]]
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| − | *[[Series 65]]: '''[[Graeme Cole]]''', [[Mark Deeks]], [[Paul Keane]]
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| − | *[[Series 66]]: '''[[Jack Worsley]]''', [[Jonathan Rawlinson]], [[Peter Lee]]
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| − | ==Progress==
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| − | {{CoC progress | |
| − | | 1 = [[Tom Rowell]] | 1s = 63
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| − | | 2 = [[Jonathan Rawlinson]] | 2s = 66 | h1w = 2 | q1w = 2
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| − | | 3 = [[David Hoskisson|Dave Hoskisson]] | 3s = 44
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| − | | 4 = [[Neil Zussman]] | 4s = 60 | h2w = 4
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| − | | 5 = [[Chris Wills]] | 5s = 47
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| − | | 6 = [[Jack Hurst]] | 6s = 63 | h3w = 6
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| − | | 7 = [[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]] | 7s = 61
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| − | | 8 = [[David O'Donnell]] | 8s = 58 | h4w = 8
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| − | | 9 = [[Jon O'Neill]] | 9s = 53 | h5w = 9 | q3w = 9
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| − | | 10 = [[Darryl Francis]] | 10s = 6
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| − | | 11 = [[Christine Hunt (Series 4)|Christine Hunt]] | 11s = 4
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| − | | 12 = [[Jack Worsley]] | 12s = 66 | h6w = 12
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| − | | 13 = [[Chris Hawkins]] | 13s = 28
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| − | | 14 = [[Conor Travers]] | 14s = 54 | h7w = 14 | q4w = 14
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| − | | 15 = [[Innis Carson]] | 15s = 61
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| − | | 16 = [[Kirk Bevins]] | 16s = 60 | h8w = 16
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| − | }} | |
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| | ==Episodes== | | ==Episodes== |
| | {{episode table}} | | {{episode table}} |
| − | {{episode table block|Preliminary Round}}
| + | {{ep | 5655 | 4/03/2013 | P |[[Rachael Moran]]| - |tba|[[Chris Packham]]|[[Susie Dent]]|}} |
| − | {{ep | 5615 | 7/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Tom Hargreaves]]| 117 - 57 |[[Nicki Sellars]]|[[Dave Myers]]|[[Susie Dent]]|131}} | + | {{ep | 5656 | 5/03/2013 | P |tba| - |tba|Chris Packham|Susie Dent|}} |
| − | {{ep | 5616 | 8/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Wayne Kelly]]| 105 - 68 |[[Nick Wainwright]]|Dave Myers|Susie Dent|120}}
| + | {{ep | 5657 | 6/03/2013 | P |tba| - |tba|Chris Packham|Susie Dent|}} |
| − | {{ep | 5617 | 9/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Mark Deeks]]| 103 - 108 |[[Jack Hurst]]|Dave Myers|Susie Dent|120}}
| + | {{ep | 5658 | 7/03/2013 | P |tba| - |tba|Chris Packham|Susie Dent|}} |
| − | {{ep | 5618 | 10/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Ben Wilson]]| 91 - 117 |[[Conor Travers]]|Dave Myers|Susie Dent|126}}
| + | {{ep | 5659 | 8/03/2013 | P |tba| - |tba|Chris Packham|Susie Dent|}} |
| − | {{ep | 5619 | 11/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Mark Tournoff]]| 101 - 100 |[[Nick Deller]]|Dave Myers|Susie Dent|119}}
| + | {{ep | 5660 | 11/03/2013 | P |tba| - |tba|[[Jon Culshaw]]|Susie Dent|}} |
| − | {{ep | 5620 | 14/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Darryl Francis]]| 86 - 68 |[[David Webb]]|[[Martin Lewis]]|Susie Dent|119}}
| + | {{ep | 5661 | 18/03/2013 | P |tba| - |tba|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|}} |
| − | {{ep | 5621 | 15/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Jackie McLeod]]| 65 - 79 |[[Barry Grossman]]|Martin Lewis|Susie Dent|119}}
| + | {{ep | 5662 | 19/03/2013 | P |tba| - |tba|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|}} |
| − | {{ep | 5622 | 16/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Andrew Hulme]]| 113 - 74 |[[Steven Briers]]|Martin Lewis|Susie Dent|127}}
| + | {{ep | 5663 | 20/03/2013 | P |tba| - |tba|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|}} |
| − | {{ep | 5623 | 17/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Edward McCullagh|Ed McCullagh]]| 94 - 104* |[[Jonathan Rawlinson]]|Martin Lewis|Susie Dent|117}}
| + | {{ep | 5664 | 21/03/2013 | P |tba| - |tba|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|}} |
| − | | + | {{ep | 5665 | 22/03/2013 | P |tba| - |tba|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|}} |
| − | {{episode table block|Round 1}}
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| − | {{ep | 5624 | 18/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Peter Lee]]| 84 - 92 |[[Tom Rowell]]|Martin Lewis|Susie Dent|131}}
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| − | {{ep | 5625 | 21/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Kai Laddiman]]| 76 - 101 |[[Jon O'Neill]]|[[Margaret Mountford]]|Susie Dent|132}}
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| − | {{ep | 5626 | 22/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Chris Hawkins]]| 95 - 51 |[[Jill Bright]]|Margaret Mountford|Susie Dent|123}}
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| − | {{ep | 5627 | 23/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Martin Bishop]]| 99 - 102 |[[Chris Wills]]|Margaret Mountford|Susie Dent|124}}
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| − | {{ep | 5628 | 24/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]]| 58 - 108 |[[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]]|Margaret Mountford|Susie Dent|119}} | |
| − | {{ep | 5629 | 25/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Innis Carson]]| 116 - 91 |[[Adam Gillard]]|Margaret Mountford|Susie Dent|137}}
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| − | {{ep | 5630 | 28/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Christine Hunt (Series 4)|Christine Hunt]]| 88* - 78 |[[Sandie Simonis]]|[[Mark Foster]]|Susie Dent|134}} | |
| − | {{ep | 5631 | 29/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Paul Keane]]| 81 - 99 |[[Neil Zussman]]|Mark Foster|Susie Dent|131}}
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| − | {{ep | 5632 | 30/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[David Hoskisson|Dave Hoskisson]]| 85 - 81 |[[Mike Whiteoak]]|Mark Foster|Susie Dent|125}}
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| − | {{ep | 5633 | 31/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Graeme Cole]]| 98 - 104 |[[Jack Worsley]]|Mark Foster|Susie Dent|118}}
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| − | {{ep | 5634 | 1/02/2013 | 30B1 |[[John Ashmore]]| 92 - '''130''' |'''[[Kirk Bevins]]'''|Mark Foster|Susie Dent|'''130'''}}
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| − | {{ep | 5635 | 4/02/2013 | 30B1 |[[David O'Donnell]]| 111 - 86 |[[Tom Hargreaves]]|[[Kate Adie]]|Susie Dent|128}}
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| − | {{ep | 5636 | 5/02/2013 | 30B1 |[[Wayne Kelly]]| 89 - 143 |[[Jack Hurst]]|Kate Adie|Susie Dent|152}}
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| − | {{ep | 5637 | 6/02/2013 | 30B1 |[[Conor Travers]]| 112 - 62 |[[Mark Tournoff]]|Kate Adie|Susie Dent|119}}
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| − | {{ep | 5638 | 7/02/2013 | 30B1 |[[Darryl Francis]]| 82 - 63 |[[Barry Grossman]]|Kate Adie|Susie Dent|118}} | |
| − | {{ep | 5639 | 8/02/2013 | 30B1 |[[Andrew Hulme]]| 91 - 98 |[[Jonathan Rawlinson]]|Kate Adie|Susie Dent|115}} | |
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| − | {{episode table block|Round 2}}
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| − | {{ep | 5640 | 11/02/2013 | 30B2 |[[Tom Rowell]]| 65 - 94 |[[Jonathan Rawlinson]]|[[Ken Bruce]]|Susie Dent|128}} | |
| − | {{ep | 5641 | 12/02/2013 | 30B2 |[[Jon O'Neill]]| 122 - 91 |[[Darryl Francis]]|Ken Bruce|Susie Dent|130}}
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| − | {{ep | 5642 | 13/02/2013 | 30B2 |[[Chris Hawkins]]| 85 - '''119''' |'''[[Conor Travers]]'''|Ken Bruce|Susie Dent|'''119'''}} | |
| − | {{ep | 5643 | 14/02/2013 | 30B2 |[[Chris Wills]]| 70 - 115 |[[Jack Hurst]]|Ken Bruce|Susie Dent|119}}
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| − | {{ep | 5644 | 15/02/2013 | 30B2 |[[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]]| 117 - 127* |[[David O'Donnell]]|Ken Bruce|Susie Dent|140}}
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| − | {{ep | 5645 | 18/02/2013 | 30B2 |[[Innis Carson]]| 102 - 112* |[[Kirk Bevins]]|[[Dr Phil Hammond]]|Susie Dent|120}}
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| − | {{ep | 5646 | 19/02/2013 | 30B2 |[[Christine Hunt (Series 4)|Christine Hunt]]| 67 - 115 |[[Jack Worsley]]|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|117}} | |
| − | {{ep | 5647 | 20/02/2013 | 30B2 |[[David Hoskisson|Dave Hoskisson]]| 75 - 90 |[[Neil Zussman]]|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|117}} | |
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| − | {{episode table block|Quarter-Finals}}
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| − | {{ep | 5648 | 21/02/2013 | 30BQF |[[Jonathan Rawlinson]]| 118 - 53 |[[Neil Zussman]]|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|119}}
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| − | {{ep | 5649 | 22/02/2013 | 30BQF |'''[[Jon O'Neill]]'''| '''122''' - 104 |[[Jack Worsley]]|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|'''122'''}}
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| − | {{ep | 5650 | 25/02/2013 | 30BQF |'''[[Conor Travers]]'''| '''119''' - 94 |[[Kirk Bevins]]|[[Jenny Eclair]]|Susie Dent|'''119'''}}
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| − | {{ep | 5651 | 26/02/2013 | 30BQF |[[Jack Hurst]]| - |[[David O'Donnell]]|Jenny Eclair|Susie Dent|}}
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| − | {{episode table block|Semi-Finals}}
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| − | {{ep | 5652 | 27/02/2013 | 30BSF |[[Jonathan Rawlinson]]| - |Winner 5651|Jenny Eclair|Susie Dent|}} | |
| − | {{ep | 5653 | 28/02/2013 | 30BSF |[[Jon O'Neill]]| - |[[Conor Travers]]|Jenny Eclair|Susie Dent|}}
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| − | {{episode table block|Grand Final}}
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| − | {{ep | 5654 | 1/03/2013 | 30BGF |Winner 5652| - |Winner 5653|Jenny Eclair|Susie Dent|}} | |
| | {{episode table end}} | | {{episode table end}} |
| − | <center>* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum</center>
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| − | <center>Note: C1 & C2 positions for each game are confirmed.</center>
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| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{Series links|68|Series 68}} | | {{Series links|68|Series 68}} |
| | [[Category:Series|68]] | | [[Category:Series|68]] |
