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Masters Series 2
From Countdown
Countdown Masters Series 2 ran from April 1990 to March 1991, concurrently with Series 20 and 21 of Countdown. It was won by Andrew Fisher. From the third week, the scheduled broadcast time was moved again, to 9:19 am.
Several episodes in Masters Series 2 were played over only four days instead of the usual five, mainly as a result of games not being broadcast on Christmas, Easter and other holidays. The system of using the highest score of the series to determine the winner of the dictionaries was maintained, however, despite players in the four-day episodes being at a marked disadvantage for obtaining it: had Robert Coton (one such player) solved an additional numbers game and conundrum, and obtained a nine in the letters round, he would have won the series.
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Participants
The participants, listed by the series with which they are most commonly associated, are:
- Series 1: Christine Jones, Michael Wylie
- Series 2: Phil Appleby, Dixie Baird, Russell Byers, Pete Finley, Philip Nelkon, Joan Ross, Gary Roussak
- Series 3: Andrew Guy, Allan Simmons, Harry Venet
- Series 4: Brian Hudson, David Gillespie, Debbie Maguire, Sydney Price, Robert Richland, Mike Willis, Colin Woollard
- Series 5: Peter Evans, Jane Smith, Robert Violett
- Series 6: Sheila Alder, Colin Davis, Malcolm Erridge, Helen Grayson, Olivia Lloyd-Potts, Neil Wilkins
- Series 7: Ian Bebbington, Robert Coton, Tim Davies, Jean Fish, Gary Franks, Clive Freedman, Julian Hough
- Series 8: Clive Spate, Anthony Butcher, Tony Clarke, Andrew Fisher, Leslie Preston, Sandie Simonis
- Series 9: David Trace, Geoff Taylor, Eddie Murphy, David White
- Series 10: Elisabeth Jardine, Les Martin, Mike Percik
- Series 11: John Clarke, Diana Beasley, Marianne Croll
- Series 12: Stephen Balment
- Series 13: John Clark, Nita Marr
- Series 14: Ian Cook, Eleanor Crosby, Stephen Deakin, Frank Houston
- Series 16: Tony Vick, Edna Dale, Jenny Haldane, Maxine Keegan, Roger Wales, Steve Williams
- Series 17: Lawrence Pearse, Alex Pearse, Evan Simpson
- Series 18: Rajaretnam Yogasagarar, Jonathan Anstey, Richard Evans, Clive Everill, Mandi Hale, Leslie Martin, Keith Pottage, Shirley Scott, Tom Dudley, Mark St John London, Derek Stuart-Clark, Bill Taylor, David Ware
- Series 19: Michael Wareham, Sunil Bowry, Neil Collins, Mark Cooper, Gino Corr, John Cruickshank, John Cruse, Maureen Harmer, Iqbal Hussein, Linda Keen, Steve McNab, Linda Munden, Joan Orchard, Roger Smith, Brian Speet, John Young
- Series 20: Liz Barber, Roy Bendall, Maurice Binks, George Head, Denys Hollis, Richard Hooke, Stephen Mack, Billy Ward
Series champions are displayed in bold and appear first for each series, then each contestant appears alphabetically.
Standings
Only the top five are shown.
Rank | Name | Score |
---|---|---|
1 | Andrew Fisher | 120 |
2 | Michael Wylie | 118 |
Stephen Deakin | ||
4 | Pete Finley | 116 |
5 | Robert Richland | 111 |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M53 | 2/04/1990-6/04/1990 | M | Tom Dudley | 41 – 97 | Maxine Keegan | none | Catherine Clarke | 136 |
M54 | 9/04/1990-12/04/1990 | M | Joan Ross | 55 – 42 | Linda Munden | none | Catherine Clarke | 105 |
M55 | 17/04/1990-20/04/1990 | M | Roger Smith | 42 – 41 | Bill Taylor | none | Catherine Clarke | 99 |
M56 | 23/04/1990-27/04/1990 | M | Brian Speet | 38 – 109 | David Gillespie | none | Catherine Clarke | 133 |
M57 | 30/04/1990-4/05/1990 | M | Mark Cooper | 81 – 78 | Les Martin | none | Catherine Clarke | 136 |
M58 | 7/05/1990-11/05/1990 | M | Steve McNab | 67 – 76 | Sunil Bowry | none | Catherine Clarke | 136 |
M59 | 14/05/1990-18/05/1990 | M | Shirley Scott | 74 – 85 | Mark St. John London | none | Della Thompson | 136 |
M60 | 21/05/1990-25/05/1990 | M | Richard Evans | 96 – 57 | Rajaretnam Yogasagarar | none | Della Thompson | 134 |
M61 | 28/05/1990-1/06/1990 | M | Anthony Butcher | 89 – 91 | Russell Byers | none | Della Thompson | |
M62 | 4/06/1990-8/06/1990 | M | Eddie Murphy | 35 – 60 | Linda Keen | none | Della Thompson | 134 |
M63 | 11/06/1990-15/06/1990 | M | Jonathan Anstey | 95 – 75 | Mandi Hale | none | Della Thompson | 137 |
M64 | 18/06/1990-22/06/1990 | M | John Cruickshank | 42 – 79 | Clive Everill | none | Della Thompson | 133 |
M65 | 25/06/1990-29/06/1990 | M | Eleanor Crosby | 77 – 100 | Derek Stuart-Clark | none | Simon Mason | 143 |
M66 | 2/07/1990-6/07/1990 | M | Tony Clarke | 60 – 70 | Leslie Martin | none | Simon Mason | 137 |
M67 | 9/07/1990-13/07/1990 | M | Leslie Preston | 72 – 55 | Edna Dale | none | Simon Mason | 134 |
M68 | 16/07/1990-20/07/1990 | M | Nita Marr | 81 – 99 | Jenny Haldane | none | Simon Mason | 141 |
M69 | 23/07/1990-27/07/1990 | M | David Ware | 83 – 96 | Ian Cook | none | Simon Mason | 136 |
M70 | 30/07/1990-3/08/1990 | M | Michael Wylie | 118 – 44 | Stephen Balment | none | Simon Mason | 134 |
M71 | 6/08/1990-10/08/1990 | M | David Trace | 82 – 92 | Peter Evans | none | Mark Nyman | 129 |
M72 | 13/08/1990-17/08/1990 | M | John Cruse | 66 – 63 | Colin Woollard | none | Mark Nyman | 133 |
M73 | 20/08/1990-24/08/1990 | M | George Head | 58 – 97 | Christine Jones | none | Mark Nyman | 135 |
M74 | 27/08/1990-31/08/1990 | M | Brian Hudson | 93 – 69 | Neil Collins | none | Mark Nyman | 136 |
M75 | 3/09/1990-7/09/1990 | M | John Clark | 92 – 72 | Sydney Price | none | Mark Nyman | 135 |
M76 | 10/09/1990-14/09/1990 | M | Tony Vick | 75 – 118 | Stephen Deakin | none | Mark Nyman | 132 |
M77 | 17/09/1990-21/09/1990 | M | Robert Richland | 111 – 56 | Joan Orchard | none | Mark Nyman | 134 |
M78 | 24/09/1990-28/09/1990 | M | Roger Wales | 48 – 86 | Mike Percik | none | Mark Nyman | 130 |
M79 | 1/10/1990-5/10/1990 | M | Keith Pottage | 86 – 57 | Malcolm Erridge | none | Mark Nyman | 133 |
M80 | 8/10/1990-12/10/1990 | M | Allan Simmons | 85 – 44 | Steve Williams | none | Mark Nyman | 137 |
M81 | 15/10/1990-19/10/1990 | M | Harry Venet | 75 – 88 | Elisabeth Jardine | none | Mark Nyman | 135 |
M82 | 22/10/1990-26/10/1990 | M | Tim Davies | 64 – 51 | Debbie Maguire | none | Mark Nyman | 133 |
M83 | 29/10/1990-2/11/1990 | M | Colin Davis | 61 – 40 | John Young | none | Mark Nyman | 134 |
M84 | 5/11/1990-9/11/1990 | M | Gary Franks | 49 – 109 | David White | none | Mark Nyman | 133 |
M85 | 12/11/1990-16/11/1990 | M | Phil Appleby | 89 – 34 | Neil Wilkins | none | Mark Nyman | 136 |
M86 | 19/11/1990-23/11/1990 | M | Denys Hollis | 48 – 76 | Gary Roussak | none | Freda Thornton | 132 |
M87 | 26/11/1990-30/11/1990 | M | Stephen Mack | 98 – 36 | Richard Hooke | none | Freda Thornton | 125 |
M88 | 3/12/1990-7/12/1990 | M | Roy Bendall | 82 – 85 | Maurice Binks | none | Freda Thornton | 134 |
M89 | 10/12/1990-14/12/1990 | M | Clive Spate | 110 – 80 | Julian Hough | none | Freda Thornton | 135 |
M90 | 17/12/1990-21/12/1990 | M | Jean Fish | 85 – 53 | Maureen Harmer | none | Freda Thornton | 137 |
M91 | 25/12/1990-28/12/1990 | M | Geoff Taylor | 33 – 88 | Robert Coton | none | Freda Thornton | 110 |
M92 | 31/12/1990-4/01/1991 | M | Iqbal Hussein | 95 – 48 | Sheila Alder | none | Freda Thornton | 135 |
M93 | 7/01/1991-11/01/1991 | M | Robert Violett | 71 – 70 | Liz Barber | none | Freda Thornton | 134 |
M94 | 14/01/1991-16/01/1991 | M | Gino Corr | 56 – 55 | Billy Ward | none | Freda Thornton | |
M95 | Unreleased | M | Michael Wareham | 88 – 95 | John Clarke | none | ||
M96 | Unreleased | M | Alex Pearse | 80 – 77 | Lawrence Pearse | none | ||
M97 | Unreleased | M | Andrew Fisher | 120 – 77 | Clive Freedman | none | 148 | |
M98 | Unreleased | M | Sandie Simonis | 77 – 49 | Jane Smith | none | Catherine Clarke | |
M99 | Unreleased | M | Marianne Croll | 47 – 94 | Diana Beasley | none | Freda Thornton | |
M100 | 25/02/1991-1/03/1991 | M | Evan Simpson | 101 – 67 | Olivia Lloyd-Potts | none | ||
M101 | 4/03/1991-8/03/1991 | M | Ian Bebbington | 99 – 86 | Andrew Guy | none | ||
M102 | Unreleased | M | Frank Houston | 103 – 69 | Dixie Baird | none | ||
M103 | 18/03/1991-22/03/1991 | M | Mike Willis | 79 – 116 | Pete Finley | none | ||
M104 | 25/03/1991-29/03/1991 | M | Helen Grayson | 81 – 78 | Philip Nelkon | none |