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List of scores under 10

From Countdown

This list shows all the scores under 10, not including 10 itself.

List of scores under 10

Episodes are sorted by score. Tied scores are sorted chronologically.

9-round format

The first contestant to score under 10 in the 9-round format was Fred Jean on 16 November 1983. This would stand as the lowest ever score for nearly four years until John Brooks failed to score against Mark Preston on 19 August 1987. The 80 point difference was all the biggest differential of the 9-round era. Eleven years later, Sylvia Pitman equalled Brooks' record by not scoring a single point on 7 September 1998. On this list, Neil Greenall is notable as being the only player to win a game before making the score under 10.

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
637 19/08/1987 P John Brooks 0 – 80 Mark Preston Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Freda Thornton 83
2343 07/09/1998 P Mike Jones 51 – 0 Sylvia Pitman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Anna Hall 74
115 16/11/1983 P Mark Nyman 57 – 4 Fred Jean Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Beverley Isherwood Cathy Hytner William Rushton Yvonne Warburton 69
252 30/01/1985 P Tom Roberts 5 – 59 Darryl Francis Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Richard Stilgoe Yvonne Warburton 70
390 18/03/1986 P Leonard Southall 5 – 68 Anthony Butcher Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Julia Swannell 83
841 09/02/1989 P Eileen Stokes 5 – 69 Evan Simpson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Eve Pollard Della Thompson 72
983 05/03/1990 P Doreen Rowcroft 5 – 53 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Freda Thornton 84
2087 05/09/1997 P Lisa Jonsson 5 – 55 Malcolm Fairy Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Alyson McGaw 73
2818 01/08/2000 P Graham Nash 46 – 5 Sarah Newell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Damian Eadie 71
3069 30/08/2001 P Neil Greenall 5 – 69 James Hankin Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Tania Styles 82
291 16/10/1985 P Clive Freedman 36 – 6 Jill Payne Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth ??
671 10/11/1987 P Betty Powell 6 – 63 John Hadfield Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Russell Harty Catherine Clarke 69
1028 06/08/1990 P Philip Calvert 6 – 42 Maurice Binks Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Patrick Mower Freda Thornton 69
1964 18/03/1997 P Bea Rae 6 – 67 James Martin Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Suzi Quatro Susie Dent 81
2302 10/07/1998 P Steve Metcalf 61 – 6 Bill Watson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Mark Nyman 85
1762 01/03/1996 P David Acton 81 – 8 Peter Chamberlain Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Catherine Stokes 83

15-round format

Old 15-round format

Notably, Carl Anderson's score of seven points was in the final game of the old 15-round format.

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
5264 16/05/2011 P Tom Barnes 119 – 7 Christine Buffrey Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Delia Smith Susie Dent 129
5665 22/03/2013 P Andy Platt 109 – 7 Carl Anderson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 115

New 15-round format

Sarah Herbert was the first contestant to score zero points in the new 15-round format, later equalled by Avi Sharma.

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
7761 13/05/2022 P Ryan Carlsen 106 – 0 Sarah Herbert Anne Robinson Rachel Riley Michael Crick Susie Dent 147
8083 15/08/2023 P George Baker 92 – 0 Avi Sharma Colin Murray Rachel Riley Tom Read Wilson Susie Dent 123
7332 27/08/2020 P Sam Cappleman-Lynes 117 – 5 Bernie Kingston Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 131
6076 30/01/2015 P Tracey Mills 104 – 6 Wendy Cooke Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Helen Skelton Susie Dent 122
7239 13/01/2020 P Josh Waddell 78 – 6 Tara Abachi Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Arnold Susie Dent 135
7471 24/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 120 – 6 Bobby Casey Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Konnie Huq Susie Dent 138
7742 18/04/2022 P Matt O'Connor 130 – 6 Charlie Edwards Anne Robinson Rachel Riley Sophie Ellis-Bextor Susie Dent 133
7744 20/04/2022 P Matt O'Connor 120 – 6 Anna Chandra Anne Robinson Rachel Riley Sophie Ellis-Bextor Susie Dent 125
6421 29/08/2016 P Martin Hurst 111 – 7 Arnold Solomon Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Gloria Hunniford Susie Dent 127
6366 24/05/2016 P Robin McKay 112 – 8 Struan Charters Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Michael Buerk Susie Dent 166

Celebrity Countdown

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
C4 14/05/1998 CC Jilly Goolden 9 – 47 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Patrick Lichfield Susie Dent 58

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
Cats9 13/09/2013 S Bob Mortimer
& Lee Mack 		0 – 153* Jon Richardson
& Adam Hills 		Jimmy Carr Rachel Riley Joe Wilkinson Alex Horne &
the Horne Section 		Susie Dent 177
Cats70 22/10/2016 S Richard Ayoade
& Rob Beckett 		3 – 48 Jon Richardson
& Claudia Winkleman 		Jimmy Carr Rachel Riley Adam Riches Susie Dent 70
Cats86 06/07/2017 S Stephen Mangan
& Sean Lock 		55 – 5 Richard Ayoade
& Katherine Ryan 		Jimmy Carr Rachel Riley Bill Bailey Susie Dent 71
Cats137 07/01/2022 S Kiri Pritchard-McLean
& Roisin Conaty 		6 – 33 Jon Richardson
& Rob Beckett 		Jimmy Carr Rachel Riley Huge Davies Susie Dent 48
Cats59 24/03/2016 S Kevin Bridges
& Sean Lock 		7 – 40** Jon Richardson
& Rebecca Front 		Jimmy Carr Rachel Riley Joe Lycett Susie Dent 87
Cats74 30/12/2016 S Sara Pascoe
& Johnny Vegas 		7*** – 45 Jon Richardson
& Richard Osman 		Jimmy Carr Rachel Riley Joe Wilkinson David O'Doherty Susie Dent 73
Cats79 10/02/2017 S Roisin Conaty
& Joe Wilkinson 		7+ – 74+**** Jon Richardson
& David Mitchell 		Jimmy Carr Rachel Riley Tom Allen Susie Dent 83
* includes 100 points from the conundrum
** includes 5 points from a bonus game
*** includes 1 point from a bonus guess
**** includes 34 points from the conundrum
+ includes 1 point from a bonus challenge

Evolution of the lowest scores

9-round format

The results of many of the games from Series 1 are unknown, so this list may be incomplete.

Old 15-round format

New 15-round format

Notable exception

Keith Pottage scored 12 points against Jonathan Anstey in his appearance in Series 18. During the game, Anstey had MIRIER disallowed. However, LIMIER was ruled valid, so MIRIER should have been too. Therefore, Pottage's score should have been 7. This is not included in this list.

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