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Series 23

From Countdown

Series 23 ran from December 1991 to March 1992. The twenty-third of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley was won by Gareth Williams.

The finals of this series went completely true to the seedings (i.e. the higher seed always beat the lower seed, with no upsets).

Seed table

Rank Name Wins Points
1 Gareth Williams 8 436
2 Phil Jordan 8 425
3 Paul Perriman 6 383
4 Alan Harston 5 323
5 Michael Woods 3 227
6 Neil Rowley 3 182
7 Rodney Crawshaw 3 170
8 Glen Webb 2 166
NOTE: Fiona Davies, who would have appeared as fifth seed with 274 points, was unable to attend the finals and instead was given a special playoff against the next series' eighth seed, Maureen Grabham, and went on to reach the Grand Final of that series. For the finals of this series, she was replaced by two-time winner Glen Webb. Also, Gareth Williams was awarded seven bonus points after Dictionary Corner had wrongly disallowed ELITIST in one of his heats, although the seedings were unaffected.
Between Series 22 and Series 37, players were ranked by total number of points, including winning and losing scores.

Finals progress

Gareth Williams (1) vs Glen Webb (8) Gareth Williams (1) vs Alan Harston (4) Gareth Williams (1)
vs
Phil Jordan (2)
Michael Woods (5) vs Alan Harston (4)
Paul Perriman (3) vs Neil Rowley (6) Paul Perriman (3) vs Phil Jordan (2)
Rodney Crawshaw (7) vs Phil Jordan (2)
The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
1198 30/12/1991 P Alan Harston 54 – 33 Diana White Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Brian Johnston Judy Pearsall 69
1199 31/12/1991 P Alan Harston 52 – 24 Stuart Torn Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Brian Johnston Judy Pearsall 73
1200 01/01/1992 P Alan Harston 56 – 45 Alan Benton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Brian Johnston Judy Pearsall 74
1201 02/01/1992 P Alan Harston 65 – 35 Chris Cooper Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Brian Johnston Judy Pearsall 73
1202 03/01/1992 P Alan Harston 52 – 56 Glen Webb Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Brian Johnston Judy Pearsall 73
1203 06/01/1992 P Eric Emslie 28 – 60 Glen Webb Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Judy Pearsall 73
1204 07/01/1992 P Romilly Stuart-Jervis 60 – 50 Glen Webb Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Judy Pearsall 73
1205 08/01/1992 P Romilly Stuart-Jervis 49 – 59 Earl Aiken Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Judy Pearsall 74
1206 09/01/1992 P Shirley Brown 59 – 52 Earl Aiken Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Judy Pearsall 81
1207 10/01/1992 P Shirley Brown 49 – 43 Anthony Warm Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Judy Pearsall 72
1208 13/01/1992 P Shirley Brown 36 – 62 Neil Rowley Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Judy Pearsall 72
1209 14/01/1992 P Frank Richards 39 – 49 Neil Rowley Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Rice Judy Pearsall 71
1210 15/01/1992 P Fiona Keil 25 – 58 Neil Rowley Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Rice Judy Pearsall 82
1211 16/01/1992 P Dennis Edgson 35 – 13 Neil Rowley Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Rice Judy Pearsall 59
1212 17/01/1992 P Dennis Edgson 46 – 52 Paul Perriman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Rice Judy Pearsall 76
1213 20/01/1992 P Steve Roper 21 – 49 Paul Perriman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Rice Judy Pearsall 72
1214 21/01/1992 P Elsa Monteith 30 – 64 Paul Perriman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Rice Judy Pearsall 70
1215 22/01/1992 P Keith Walmsley 34 – 56 Paul Perriman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Richard Samson 71
1216 23/01/1992 P Terry Kirk 45 – 56 Paul Perriman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Richard Samson 73
1217 24/01/1992 P Gerry Ziff 38 – 68 Paul Perriman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Richard Samson 73
1218 27/01/1992 P Davina Latham 65 – 38 Paul Perriman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Richard Samson 72
1219 28/01/1992 P Davina Latham 42 – 36 Vince Henderson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Richard Samson 72
1220 29/01/1992 P Davina Latham 41 – 46 Glenda Dickinson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Richard Samson 71
1221 30/01/1992 P Ivan Thomas 68 – 45 Glenda Dickinson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sally James Richard Samson 72
1222 31/01/1992 P Ivan Thomas 37 – 55 Ella Bernard Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sally James Richard Samson 72
1223 03/02/1992 P Michael Woods 51 – 45 Ella Bernard Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sally James Richard Samson 74
1224 04/02/1992 P Michael Woods 80 – 56 Jacky Pett Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sally James Richard Samson 81
1225 05/02/1992 P Michael Woods 58 – 28 Patrick Riley Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sally James Richard Samson 84
1226 06/02/1992 P Michael Woods 38 – 46 Nick Atkinson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sally James Richard Samson 73
1227 07/02/1992 P Phil Jordan 48 – 20 Nick Atkinson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sally James Richard Samson 70
1228 10/02/1992 P Phil Jordan 59 – 32 Jenny Gardner Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Richard Samson 73
1229 11/02/1992 P Phil Jordan 61 – 35 James Furnival Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Richard Samson 72
1230 12/02/1992 P Phil Jordan 53 – 44 Anthony Annakin-Smith Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Richard Samson 85
1231 13/02/1992 P Phil Jordan 62 – 27 Maureen Forrester Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Richard Samson 83
1232 14/02/1992 P Phil Jordan 62 – 49 Simon Gillam Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Richard Samson 84
1233 17/02/1992 P Phil Jordan 37 – 24 Alan Roberts Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Richard Samson 75
1234 18/02/1992 P Phil Jordan 43 – 30 Frank Glover Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Freda Thornton 71
1235 19/02/1992 P John Cobb 33 – 57 Martyn Smith Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Freda Thornton 71
1236 20/02/1992 P Ken Tully 37 – 24 Martyn Smith Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Freda Thornton 70
1237 21/02/1992 P Ken Tully 45 – 25 Anne Miller Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Freda Thornton 66
1238 24/02/1992 P Ken Tully 42 – 52 Brad Marcus Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Freda Thornton 83
1239 25/02/1992 P Stephen McGeown 52 – 24 Brad Marcus Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 73
1240 26/02/1992 P Stephen McGeown 44 – 62 Fiona Davies Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 74
1241 27/02/1992 P Steve Bright 45 – 53 Fiona Davies Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 73
1242 28/02/1992 P Daphne Chapple 13 – 44 Fiona Davies Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 71
1243 02/03/1992 P Joe Brookstone 43 – 65 Fiona Davies Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 72
1244 03/03/1992 P Fergus Sharp 54 – 50 Fiona Davies Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 71
1245 04/03/1992 P Fergus Sharp 39 – 42 Rodney Crawshaw Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Norman Painting Judy Pearsall 73
1246 05/03/1992 P Gill Meason 35 – 45* Rodney Crawshaw Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Norman Painting Judy Pearsall 70
1247 06/03/1992 P Chris Eatough 35 – 49 Rodney Crawshaw Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Norman Painting Judy Pearsall 67
1248 09/03/1992 P Gareth Williams 57 – 34 Rodney Crawshaw Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Norman Painting Judy Pearsall 69
1249 10/03/1992 P Gareth Williams 54 – 42 Arthur Evans Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Norman Painting Judy Pearsall 71
1250 11/03/1992 P Gareth Williams 49 – 43 Angela Burke Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Norman Painting Judy Pearsall 71
1251 12/03/1992 P Gareth Williams 42 – 29 Ron Schofield Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Judy Pearsall 71
1252 13/03/1992 P Gareth Williams 57 – 15 Eric Williams Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Judy Pearsall 68
1253 16/03/1992 P Gareth Williams 55 – 46 Ole Pedersen Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Judy Pearsall 82
1254 17/03/1992 P Gareth Williams 59 – 29 Graeme Thomas Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Judy Pearsall 81
1255 18/03/1992 P Gareth Williams 56 – 51 Thomas Carolan Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Judy Pearsall 75
1256 19/03/1992 QF Gareth Williams 69 – 36 Glen Webb Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Catherine Clarke 74
1257 20/03/1992 QF Rodney Crawshaw 37 – 63 Phil Jordan Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Catherine Clarke 75
1258 23/03/1992 QF Neil Rowley 49 – 55 Paul Perriman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Catherine Clarke 72
1259 24/03/1992 QF Alan Harston 59 – 42 Michael Woods Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Catherine Clarke 71
1260 25/03/1992 SF Alan Harston 35 – 66 Gareth Williams Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Catherine Clarke 72
1261 26/03/1992 SF Phil Jordan 60 – 40 Paul Perriman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Catherine Clarke 82
1262 27/03/1992 GF Phil Jordan 59 – 68 Gareth Williams Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey, Nicholas Day Catherine Clarke 126
* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum

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