Due to persistent vandalism, account creation has been suspended. If you would like an account, please contact Charlie Reams on Apterous.
Series 16
From Countdown
Series 16 ran from June 1988 to September 1988. The sixteenth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Tony Vick. Notably, on her way to the quarter finals, Jenny Haldane compiled what is believed to be the first max game in the history of 9 round televised Countdown.
Series 16's finals stages contained the most upsets of any finals bracket ever, with six of the seven matches being won by the player with the lower seed.
Contents |
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Steve Williams | 8 | 412 |
2 | Jenny Haldane | 7 | 397 |
3 | Nigel Gardner | 5 | 289 |
4 | Andrew Loheide | 4 | 207 |
5 | Roger Wales | 3 | 164 |
6 | John Widdowson | 3 | 164 |
7 | Tony Vick | 3 | 158 |
8 | Gareth Hughes | 3 | 154 |
Finals progress
Steve Williams (1) vs Gareth Hughes (8) | Steve Williams (1) vs Roger Wales (5) | Roger Wales (5) vs Tony Vick (7) |
Roger Wales (5) vs Andrew Loheide (4) | ||
Nigel Gardner (3) vs John Widdowson (6) | John Widdowson (6) vs Tony Vick (7) | |
Tony Vick (7) vs Jenny Haldane (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
758 | 20/06/1988 | P | Sarah Richardson | 38 – 56 | Nigel Gardner | Richard Stilgoe | Catherine Clarke | 71 |
759 | 21/06/1988 | P | Lucy Brown | 32 – 57 | Nigel Gardner | Richard Stilgoe | Catherine Clarke | 72 |
760 | 22/06/1988 | P | Joyce Layson | 21 – 62 | Nigel Gardner | Richard Stilgoe | Catherine Clarke | 73 |
761 | 23/06/1988 | P | John Cranwell | 28 – 65 | Nigel Gardner | Richard Stilgoe | Catherine Clarke | 70 |
762 | 24/06/1988 | P | Keith Rossiter | 36 – 49 | Nigel Gardner | Richard Stilgoe | Catherine Clarke | 72 |
763 | 27/06/1988 | P | Brian Mulhern | 53 – 46 | Nigel Gardner | Richard Stilgoe | Catherine Clarke | 73 |
764 | 28/06/1988 | P | Brian Mulhern | 45 – 46 | Giselle Rowlinson | Brian Johnston | Della Thompson | 71 |
765 | 29/06/1988 | P | Chris Whiteside | 36 – 63 | Giselle Rowlinson | Brian Johnston | Della Thompson | 73 |
766 | 30/06/1988 | P | Mollie Clay | 37 – 29 | Giselle Rowlinson | Brian Johnston | Della Thompson | 95 |
767 | 1/07/1988 | P | Mollie Clay | 34 – 38 | Lesley Highton | Brian Johnston | Della Thompson | 83 |
768 | 4/07/1988 | P | Gareth Hughes | 43 – 33 | Lesley Highton | Brian Johnston | Della Thompson | 74 |
769 | 5/07/1988 | P | Gareth Hughes | 55 – 47 | Stewart Dakers | Brian Johnston | Della Thompson | 73 |
770 | 6/07/1988 | P | Gareth Hughes | 56 – 30 | Jo Buckley | Brian Johnston | Della Thompson | 74 |
771 | 7/07/1988 | P | Gareth Hughes | 46 – 47 | Frederick Sellers | Brian Johnston | Della Thompson | 72 |
772 | 8/07/1988 | P | Steve Williams | 52 – 36 | Frederick Sellers | Brian Johnston | Della Thompson | 73 |
773 | 11/07/1988 | P | Steve Williams | 51 – 30 | Roy Anderson | Barbara Taylor Bradford | Catherine Clarke | 95 |
774 | 12/07/1988 | P | Steve Williams | 51 – 46 | Norman Armitage | Barbara Taylor Bradford | Catherine Clarke | 69 |
775 | 13/07/1988 | P | Steve Williams | 53 – 29 | Beryl Owen | Barbara Taylor Bradford | Catherine Clarke | 74 |
776 | 14/07/1988 | P | Steve Williams | 59 – 36 | Derek Baxter | Barbara Taylor Bradford | Catherine Clarke | 72 |
777 | 15/07/1988 | P | Steve Williams | 45 – 25 | Margaret Baker | Barbara Taylor Bradford | Catherine Clarke | 72 |
778 | 18/07/1988 | P | Steve Williams | 53 – 16 | Paul Taylor | Sylvia Syms | Catherine Clarke | 74 |
779 | 19/07/1988 | P | Steve Williams | 48 – 36 | Steve Maginn | Sylvia Syms | Catherine Clarke | 73 |
780 | 20/07/1988 | P | Tony Vick | 56 – 27 | Mick Rann | Sylvia Syms | Catherine Clarke | 73 |
781 | 21/07/1988 | P | Tony Vick | 58 – 31 | Lynda Mackenzie | Sylvia Syms | Catherine Clarke | 72 |
782 | 22/07/1988 | P | Tony Vick | 44 – 41 | Brian Phillips | Sylvia Syms | Catherine Clarke | 70 |
783 | 25/07/1988 | P | Tony Vick | 53 – 58 | Maxine Keegan | Sylvia Syms | Catherine Clarke | 73 |
784 | 26/07/1988 | P | Edna Dale | 30 – 23 | Maxine Keegan | Sylvia Syms | Catherine Clarke | 73 |
785 | 27/07/1988 | P | Edna Dale | 40 – 46 | John Lister | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | 71 |
786 | 28/07/1988 | P | Jacky Griffiths | 38 – 48 | John Lister | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | 72 |
787 | 29/07/1988 | P | Wayne Blackburn | 45 – 31 | John Lister | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | 70 |
788 | 1/08/1988 | P | Wayne Blackburn | 30 – 63 | Cliff Boynton | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | 71 |
789 | 2/08/1988 | P | John Widdowson | 61 – 52 | Cliff Boynton | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | 73 |
790 | 3/08/1988 | P | John Widdowson | 52 – 21 | Doris Bland | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | 74 |
791 | 4/08/1988 | P | John Widdowson | 51 – 38 | Pete Lister | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | 73 |
792 | 5/08/1988 | P | John Widdowson | 46 – 70 | Jenny Haldane | Ned Sherrin | Freda Thornton | 70 |
793 | 8/08/1988 | P | Margaret Thomas | 37 – 45 | Jenny Haldane | Ned Sherrin | Freda Thornton | 68 |
794 | 9/08/1988 | P | Ian Fairweather | 34 – 56 | Jenny Haldane | Ned Sherrin | Freda Thornton | 73 |
795 | 10/08/1988 | P | Mary Slade | 28 – 55 | Jenny Haldane | Ned Sherrin | Freda Thornton | 68 |
796 | 11/08/1988 | P | Geoff Atkinson | 44 – 51 | Jenny Haldane | Ned Sherrin | Freda Thornton | 80 |
797 | 12/08/1988 | P | Jackie Sturrock | 32 – 58 | Jenny Haldane | Ned Sherrin | Freda Thornton | 73 |
798 | 15/08/1988 | P | Catherine Nicholls | 18 – 62 | Jenny Haldane | Ned Sherrin | Freda Thornton | 73 |
799 | 16/08/1988 | P | Roger Wales | 46 – 35 | Jenny Haldane | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 71 |
800 | 17/08/1988 | P | Roger Wales | 63 – 43 | Peter Barlow | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 69 |
801 | 18/08/1988 | P | Roger Wales | 55 – 32 | Vicky Tomlinson | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 73 |
802 | 19/08/1988 | P | Roger Wales | 36 – 51 | Andrew Loheide | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 74 |
803 | 22/08/1988 | P | George Ding | 29 – 61 | Andrew Loheide | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 72 |
804 | 23/08/1988 | P | Leslie Mansfield | 40 – 56 | Andrew Loheide | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 73 |
805 | 24/08/1988 | P | Ivy Adamson | 37 – 39 | Andrew Loheide | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 74 |
806 | 25/08/1988 | QF | Steve Williams | 52 – 44 | Gareth Hughes | Bill Tidy | Della Thompson | 81 |
807 | 26/08/1988 | QF | Tony Vick | 57 – 45 | Jenny Haldane | Bill Tidy | Della Thompson | 74 |
808 | 29/08/1988 | QF | John Widdowson | 57 – 23 | Nigel Gardner | Bill Tidy | Della Thompson | 72 |
809 | 30/08/1988 | QF | Roger Wales | 33 – 24 | Andrew Loheide | Bill Tidy | Della Thompson | 73 |
810 | 31/08/1988 | SF | Steve Williams | 52 – 55 | Roger Wales | Carol Thatcher | Della Thompson | 74 |
811 | 1/09/1988 | SF | John Widdowson | 58 – 61 | Tony Vick | Carol Thatcher | Della Thompson | 71 |
812 | 2/09/1988 | GF | Roger Wales | 69 – 100 | Tony Vick | Bill Tidy, Carol Thatcher | Della Thompson | 116 |