Special episode

A special episode is an episode that is not part of the main Countdown series, but is shown to fill a gap in the Channel 4 schedule – typically due to an unexpected absence of cricket or racing – or occasionally for some other reason.

List of special episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
S1	26/5/2003	Husband & Wife	Stuart Barker	98 – 78	Daphne Barker	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Ann Widdecombe	Susie Dent
S2	25/07/03	Replayed Final	Terence English	92 – 57	Glynn Leaney	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Ann Widdecombe	Susie Dent
S3	04/08/03	High Scoring Losers	Terry Rattle	94 – 78	Elfie Winterton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Ann Widdecombe	Susie Dent
S4	18/08/03	Maths Teachers	Mark Roper	95 – 68	Ruth Atkin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent
S5	25/08/03	Solicitors	Simon Cobb	88 – 93	David Stainer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent
S6	02/09/03	Clergymen	Alan Wright	71 – 97	John Povey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent
S7	03/09/03	Scrabble Masters	Brett Smitheram	87 – 101	Harshan Lamabadusuriya	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Richard Stilgoe	Damian Eadie
S8	08/09/03	Replayed Final	David Acton	70 – 104	Kenneth Michie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Richard Stilgoe	Damian Eadie
S9	09/09/03	Champions of Champions	Scott Mearns	100 – 109	Natascha Kearsey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Bob Bevan	Alison Heard
S10	10/09/03	Police Officers	Debbie Haycock	81 – 61	Peter Brinkley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Richard Stilgoe	Susie Dent
S11	11/09/03	High Scoring Losers	Melanie Beaumont	83 – 126	Linda Dawe	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Bernard Ingham	Alison Heard
S12	12/09/03	Series Champions	Julian Fell	100 – 92	Chris Wills	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Bob Bevan	Alison Heard
S13	15/03/04	Publicans	Paul Burlinson	66 – 84	Pamela Roud	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Bernard Ingham	Alison Heard
S14	19/03/04	Father & Daughter	Sally Hutchings	104 – 87	Peter Hutchings	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Richard Stilgoe	Susie Dent
S15	14/06/04	Replayed Final	Pete Cashmore	66 – 107	Dag Griffiths	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent
S16	26/07/04	Replayed Final	Richard Saldanha	83 – 92	Kate Ogilvie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent
S17	02/08/04	Aficionados	Mike Brown	113 – 70	Nita Marr	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Richard Stilgoe	Susie Dent
S18	13/08/04	Replayed Final	Ray McPhie	104 – 89	Christine White	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Ann Widdecombe	Susie Dent
S19	23/08/04	Mother & Son	Margaret Sambrooks	95 – 47	Tony Brooks	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Bob Bevan	Alison Heard
S20	30/08/04	Starlets	Lucy Guile	66 – 76	James Robinson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Bob Bevan	Alison Heard
S21	20/12/04	Brothers	Sandeep Mazumder	72 – 67	Sanjay Mazumder	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Ann Widdecombe	Susie Dent
S22	25/03/05	Cabaret Entertainers	John Marlowe	56 – 91	Alf Berry	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Bernard Ingham	Alison Heard
S23	30/05/05	Starlets	Austin Shin	98 – 67	Beth Sutton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Bernard Ingham	Alison Heard
S(24)	UNRELEASED	Replayed Final	Steve Fisher	?	John Ashmore	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Bob Bevan	Alison Heard
S(25)	UNRELEASED	Old Countdownians	Joyce Cansfield	?	Dixie Baird	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Bernard Ingham	Alison Heard

See also

• Celebrity Countdown
• Category:Special episodes