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.

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.

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
2	Stephen Deakin	118
4	Pete Finley	116
5	Robert Richland	111

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Host	Arithmetician	Guest	Lex	Max
M53	2/04/1990-6/04/1990	M	Tom Dudley	41 – 97	Maxine Keegan	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Catherine Clarke	136
M54	9/04/1990-12/04/1990	M	Joan Ross	55 – 42	Linda Munden	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Catherine Clarke	105
M55	17/04/1990-20/04/1990	M	Roger Smith	42 – 41	Bill Taylor	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Catherine Clarke	99
M56	23/04/1990-27/04/1990	M	Brian Speet	38 – 109	David Gillespie	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Catherine Clarke	133
M57	30/04/1990-4/05/1990	M	Mark Cooper	81 – 78	Les Martin	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Catherine Clarke	136
M58	7/05/1990-11/05/1990	M	Steve McNab	67 – 76	Sunil Bowry	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Catherine Clarke	136
M59	14/05/1990-18/05/1990	M	Shirley Scott	74 – 85	Mark St. John London	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Della Thompson	136
M60	21/05/1990-25/05/1990	M	Richard Evans	96 – 57	Rajaretnam Yogasagarar	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Della Thompson	134
M61	28/05/1990-1/06/1990	M	Anthony Butcher	89 – 91	Russell Byers	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Della Thompson
M62	4/06/1990-8/06/1990	M	Eddie Murphy	35 – 60	Linda Keen	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Della Thompson	134
M63	11/06/1990-15/06/1990	M	Jonathan Anstey	95 – 75	Mandi Hale	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Della Thompson	137
M64	18/06/1990-22/06/1990	M	John Cruickshank	42 – 79	Clive Everill	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Della Thompson	133
M65	25/06/1990-29/06/1990	M	Eleanor Crosby	77 – 100	Derek Stuart-Clark	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Simon Mason	143
M66	2/07/1990-6/07/1990	M	Tony Clarke	60 – 70	Leslie Martin	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Simon Mason	137
M67	9/07/1990-13/07/1990	M	Leslie Preston	72 – 55	Edna Dale	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Simon Mason	134
M68	16/07/1990-20/07/1990	M	Nita Marr	81 – 99	Jenny Haldane	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Simon Mason	141
M69	23/07/1990-27/07/1990	M	David Ware	83 – 96	Ian Cook	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Simon Mason	136
M70	30/07/1990-3/08/1990	M	Michael Wylie	118 – 44	Stephen Balment	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Simon Mason	134
M71	6/08/1990-10/08/1990	M	David Trace	82 – 92	Peter Evans	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Mark Nyman	129
M72	13/08/1990-17/08/1990	M	John Cruse	66 – 63	Colin Woollard	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Mark Nyman	133
M73	20/08/1990-24/08/1990	M	George Head	58 – 97	Christine Jones	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Mark Nyman	135
M74	27/08/1990-31/08/1990	M	Brian Hudson	93 – 69	Neil Collins	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Mark Nyman	136
M75	3/09/1990-7/09/1990	M	John Clark	92 – 72	Sydney Price	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Mark Nyman	135
M76	10/09/1990-14/09/1990	M	Tony Vick	75 – 118	Stephen Deakin	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Mark Nyman	132
M77	17/09/1990-21/09/1990	M	Robert Richland	111 – 56	Joan Orchard	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Mark Nyman	134
M78	24/09/1990-28/09/1990	M	Roger Wales	48 – 86	Mike Percik	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Mark Nyman	130
M79	1/10/1990-5/10/1990	M	Keith Pottage	86 – 57	Malcolm Erridge	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Mark Nyman	133
M80	8/10/1990-12/10/1990	M	Allan Simmons	85 – 44	Steve Williams	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Mark Nyman	137
M81	15/10/1990-19/10/1990	M	Harry Venet	75 – 88	Elisabeth Jardine	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Mark Nyman	135
M82	22/10/1990-26/10/1990	M	Tim Davies	64 – 51	Debbie Maguire	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Mark Nyman	133
M83	29/10/1990-2/11/1990	M	Colin Davis	61 – 40	John Young	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Mark Nyman	134
M84	5/11/1990-9/11/1990	M	Gary Franks	49 – 109	David White	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Mark Nyman	133
M85	12/11/1990-16/11/1990	M	Phil Appleby	89 – 34	Neil Wilkins	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Mark Nyman	136
M86	19/11/1990-23/11/1990	M	Denys Hollis	48 – 76	Gary Roussak	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Freda Thornton	132
M87	26/11/1990-30/11/1990	M	Stephen Mack	98 – 36	Richard Hooke	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Freda Thornton	125
M88	3/12/1990-7/12/1990	M	Roy Bendall	82 – 85	Maurice Binks	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Freda Thornton	134
M89	10/12/1990-14/12/1990	M	Clive Spate	110 – 80	Julian Hough	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Freda Thornton	135
M90	17/12/1990-21/12/1990	M	Jean Fish	85 – 53	Maureen Harmer	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Freda Thornton	137
M91	25/12/1990-28/12/1990	M	Geoff Taylor	33 – 88	Robert Coton	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Freda Thornton	110
M92	31/12/1990-4/01/1991	M	Iqbal Hussein	95 – 48	Sheila Alder	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Freda Thornton	135
M93	7/01/1991-11/01/1991	M	Robert Violett	71 – 70	Liz Barber	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Freda Thornton	134
M94	14/01/1991-16/01/1991	M	Gino Corr	56 – 55	Billy Ward	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Freda Thornton
M95	Unreleased	M	Michael Wareham	88 – 95	John Clarke	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none
M96	Unreleased	M	Alex Pearse	80 – 77	Lawrence Pearse	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none
M97	Unreleased	M	Andrew Fisher	120 – 77	Clive Freedman	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none		148
M98	Unreleased	M	Sandie Simonis	77 – 49	Jane Smith	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Catherine Clarke
M99	Unreleased	M	Marianne Croll	47 – 94	Diana Beasley	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none	Freda Thornton
M100	25/02/1991-1/03/1991	M	Evan Simpson	101 – 67	Olivia Lloyd-Potts	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none
M101	4/03/1991-8/03/1991	M	Ian Bebbington	99 – 86	Andrew Guy	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none
M102	Unreleased	M	Frank Houston	103 – 69	Dixie Baird	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none
M103	18/03/1991-22/03/1991	M	Mike Willis	79 – 116	Pete Finley	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none
M104	25/03/1991-29/03/1991	M	Helen Grayson	81 – 78	Philip Nelkon	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	none

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