Countdown Masters Series 2

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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.

Episodes M54, M55 and M91 in this series were played over only four days instead of the usual five, as a result of games not being broadcast on certain days during the Christmas and Easter holiday seasons. 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 game, he would have won the series.

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	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
M53	02/04/1990–06/04/1990	M	Tom Dudley	41 – 97	Maxine Keegan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Catherine Clarke	136
M54	09/04/1990–12/04/1990	M	Joan Ross	55 – 42‡	Linda Munden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Catherine Clarke	105
M55	17/04/1990–20/04/1990	M	Roger Smith	42 – 41‡	Bill Taylor	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Catherine Clarke	99
M56	23/04/1990–27/04/1990	M	Brian Speet	38 – 109	David Gillespie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Catherine Clarke	133
M57	30/04/1990–04/05/1990	M	Mark Cooper	81 – 78	Les Martin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Catherine Clarke	136
M58	07/05/1990–11/05/1990	M	Steve McNab	67 – 76	Sunil Bowry	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Catherine Clarke	136
M59	14/05/1990–18/05/1990	M	Shirley Scott	74 – 85	Mark St. John London	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Della Thompson	136
M60	21/05/1990–25/05/1990	M	Richard Evans	96 – 57	Rajaretnam Yogasagarar	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Della Thompson	134
M61	28/05/1990–01/06/1990	M	Anthony Butcher	89 – 91	Russell Byers	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Della Thompson
M62	04/06/1990–08/06/1990	M	Eddie Murphy	35 – 60	Linda Keen	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Della Thompson	134
M63	11/06/1990–15/06/1990	M	Jonathan Anstey	95 – 75	Mandi Hale	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Della Thompson	137
M64	18/06/1990–22/06/1990	M	John Cruickshank	42 – 79	Clive Everill	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Della Thompson	133
M65	25/06/1990–29/06/1990	M	Eleanor Crosby	77 – 100	Derek Stuart-Clark	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Simon Mason	143
M66	02/07/1990–06/07/1990	M	Tony Clarke	60 – 70	Leslie Martin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Simon Mason	137
M67	09/07/1990–13/07/1990	M	Leslie Preston	72 – 55	Edna Dale	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Simon Mason	134
M68	16/07/1990–20/07/1990	M	Nita Marr	81 – 99	Jenny Haldane	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Simon Mason	141
M69	23/07/1990–27/07/1990	M	David Ware	83 – 96	Ian Cook	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Simon Mason	136
M70	30/07/1990–03/08/1990	M	Michael Wylie	118 – 44	Stephen Balment	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Simon Mason	134
M71	06/08/1990–10/08/1990	M	David Trace	82 – 92	Peter Evans	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Mark Nyman	129
M72	13/08/1990–17/08/1990	M	John Cruse	66 – 63	Colin Woollard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Mark Nyman	133
M73	20/08/1990–24/08/1990	M	George Head	58 – 97	Christine Jones	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Mark Nyman	135
M74	27/08/1990–31/08/1990	M	Brian Hudson	93 – 69	Neil Collins	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Mark Nyman	136
M75	03/09/1990–07/09/1990	M	John Clark	92 – 72	Sydney Price	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Mark Nyman	135
M76	10/09/1990–14/09/1990	M	Tony Vick	75 – 118	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Mark Nyman	132
M77	17/09/1990–21/09/1990	M	Robert Richland	111 – 56	Joan Orchard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Mark Nyman	134
M78	24/09/1990–28/09/1990	M	Roger Wales	48 – 86	Mike Percik	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Mark Nyman	130
M79	01/10/1990–05/10/1990	M	Keith Pottage	86 – 57	Malcolm Erridge	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Mark Nyman	133
M80	08/10/1990–12/10/1990	M	Allan Simmons	85 – 44	Steve Williams	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Mark Nyman	137
M81	15/10/1990–19/10/1990	M	Harry Venet	75 – 88	Elisabeth Jardine	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Mark Nyman	135
M82	22/10/1990–26/10/1990	M	Tim Davies	64 – 51	Debbie Maguire	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Mark Nyman	133
M83	29/10/1990–02/11/1990	M	Colin Davis	61 – 40	John Young	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Mark Nyman	134
M84	05/11/1990–09/11/1990	M	Gary Franks	49 – 109	David White	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Mark Nyman	133
M85	12/11/1990–16/11/1990	M	Phil Appleby	89 – 34	Neil Wilkins	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Mark Nyman	136
M86	19/11/1990–23/11/1990	M	Denys Hollis	48 – 76	Gary Roussak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Freda Thornton	132
M87	26/11/1990–30/11/1990	M	Stephen Mack	98 – 36	Richard Hooke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Freda Thornton	125
M88	03/12/1990–07/12/1990	M	Roy Bendall	82 – 85	Maurice Binks	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Freda Thornton	134
M89	10/12/1990–14/12/1990	M	Clive Spate	110 – 80	Julian Hough	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Freda Thornton	135
M90	17/12/1990–21/12/1990	M	Jean Fish	85 – 53	Maureen Harmer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Freda Thornton	137
M91	25/12/1990–28/12/1990	M	Geoff Taylor	33 – 88‡	Robert Coton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Freda Thornton	110
M92	31/12/1990–04/01/1991	M	Iqbal Hussein	95 – 48	Sheila Alder	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Freda Thornton	135
M93	07/01/1991–11/01/1991	M	Robert Violett	71 – 70	Liz Barber	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Freda Thornton	134
M94	14/01/1991–16/01/1991	M	Gino Corr	56 – 55	Billy Ward	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Freda Thornton
M95	Unreleased	M	Michael Wareham	88 – 95	John Clarke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none
M96	Unreleased	M	Alex Pearse	80 – 77	Lawrence Pearse	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none
M97	Unreleased	M	Andrew Fisher	120 – 77	Clive Freedman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none		148
M98	Unreleased	M	Sandie Simonis	77 – 49	Jane Smith	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Catherine Clarke
M99	Unreleased	M	Marianne Croll	47 – 94	Diana Beasley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Freda Thornton
M100	25/02/1991–01/03/1991	M	Evan Simpson	101 – 67	Olivia Lloyd-Potts	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none
M101	04/03/1991–08/03/1991	M	Ian Bebbington	99 – 86	Andrew Guy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none
M102	Unreleased	M	Frank Houston	103 – 69	Dixie Baird	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none
M103	18/03/1991–22/03/1991	M	Mike Willis	79 – 116	Pete Finley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none
M104	25/03/1991–29/03/1991	M	Helen Grayson	81 – 78	Philip Nelkon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none

‡ This episode consisted of four parts and 12 rounds; all others had five parts and 15 rounds.

External Links

• Countdown Masters Series 2 on The Countdown Page.