Series 32

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Series 32 ran from July 1996 to September 1996. The thirty-second of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Alan Sinclair.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Satbir Gupta	8	472
2	Craig Douglas	4	286
3	Alan Sinclair	4	264
4	Graeme Sugarman	4	264
5	Dennis Fearon	4	225
6	David Ligat	4	223
7	Paul Harper	3	199
8	Stephen Paver	3	194

Points totals include winning and losing scores. Players ranked by total number of points.

Finals progress

Satbir Gupta (1) vs Stephen Paver (8)	Satbir Gupta (1) vs Dennis Fearon (5)	Dennis Fearon (5) vs Alan Sinclair (3)
Dennis Fearon (5) vs Graeme Sugarman (4)
Alan Sinclair (3) vs David Ligat (6)	Alan Sinclair (3) vs Craig Douglas (2)
Paul Harper (7) vs Craig Douglas (2)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Host	Arithmetician	Guest	Lex	Max
1783	1/07/1996	P	Sue Byrne	42 – 45	David Ligat	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes	72
1784	2/07/1996	P	Sheena Urquhart	26 – 43	David Ligat	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes	72
1785	3/07/1996	P	Graeme Sugarman	47 – 42	David Ligat	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes	71
1786	4/07/1996	P	Graeme Sugarman	53 – 41	Tracy Tepper	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes	74
1787	5/07/1996	P	Graeme Sugarman	41 – 33	Tikanand Gujadhur	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes	83
1788	8/07/1996	P	Graeme Sugarman	67 – 57	Donal McAnallen	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes	70
1789	9/07/1996	P	Graeme Sugarman	56 – 66	Nan Packer	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes	82
1790	10/07/1996	P	Hadley Cohen	64 – 36	Nan Packer	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes	74
1791	11/07/1996	P	Hadley Cohen	56* – 46	Lou Munday	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes	74
1792	12/07/1996	P	Hadley Cohen	38 – 50	Kim Poole	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes	73
1793	15/07/1996	P	Martin Wright	54 – 61	Kim Poole	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes	86
1794	16/07/1996	P	David Reid	46 – 29	Kim Poole	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Catherine Stokes	71
1795	17/07/1996	P	David Reid	43 – 40	Doreen Verrall	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Tom O'Connor	Kendall Clarke	74
1796	18/07/1996	P	David Reid	32 – 51	Alan Lewis	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Tom O'Connor	Kendall Clarke	70
1797	19/07/1996	P	Michael Hirst	49 – 24	Alan Lewis	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Tom O'Connor	Kendall Clarke	82
1798	22/07/1996	P	Michael Hirst	47 – 57*	Margaret Kearley	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Tom O'Connor	Kendall Clarke	69
1799	23/07/1996	P	Paul Harper	54 – 42	Margaret Kearley	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Tom O'Connor	Kendall Clarke	69
1800	24/07/1996	P	Paul Harper	56 – 31	Peter Wilcockson	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Tom O'Connor	Kendall Clarke	73
1801	25/07/1996	P	Paul Harper	56 – 32	Hilary Hicklin	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	June Whitfield	Kendall Clarke	71
1802	26/07/1996	P	Paul Harper	33 – 36	Peter Cottee	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	June Whitfield	Kendall Clarke	71
1803	29/07/1996	P	Alan Sinclair	49 – 36	Peter Cottee	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	June Whitfield	Kendall Clarke	72
1804	30/07/1996	P	Alan Sinclair	68 – 17	Eileen Williams	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	June Whitfield	Kendall Clarke	73
1805	31/07/1996	P	Alan Sinclair	54 – 47	Stephen Cook	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	June Whitfield	Kendall Clarke	74
1806	1/08/1996	P	Alan Sinclair	65 – 57	Daniel Hodgin	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	June Whitfield	Kendall Clarke	85
1807	2/08/1996	P	Craig Douglas	45 – 28	Alan Sinclair	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	85
1808	5/08/1996	P	Craig Douglas	54 – 45	Lynne Parr	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	75
1809	6/08/1996	P	Craig Douglas	62 – 44	Steve Kay	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	82
1810	7/08/1996	P	Craig Douglas	77 – 48	Roy Senior	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	84
1811	8/08/1996	P	Craig Douglas	48 – 56	Satbir Gupta	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	70
1812	9/08/1996	P	Suzanne Dent	23 – 56	Satbir Gupta	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	68
1813	12/08/1996	P	Barry Prime	40 – 60	Satbir Gupta	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	83
1814	13/08/1996	P	Joan Livingston	19 – 62	Satbir Gupta	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	82
1815	14/08/1996	P	Simon Levy	36 – 39	Satbir Gupta	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	71
1816	15/08/1996	P	James Randall	46 – 56*	Satbir Gupta	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	69
1817	16/08/1996	P	Stephen Thomson	17 – 73	Satbir Gupta	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Richard Stilgoe	Susie Dent	86
1818	19/08/1996	P	Theo Crush	14 – 70	Satbir Gupta	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Richard Stilgoe	Susie Dent	73
1819	20/08/1996	P	Mike Llewellin	58 – 54	June Ruskin	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Richard Stilgoe	Susie Dent	84
1820	21/08/1996	P	Mike Llewellin	40 – 37	Lois Cornwall	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Richard Stilgoe	Susie Dent	72
1821	22/08/1996	P	Mike Llewellin	24 – 69	Marcus Hares	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Richard Stilgoe	Susie Dent	76
1822	23/08/1996	P	John Nield	40 – 47	Marcus Hares	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent	72
1823	26/08/1996	P	Stephen Paver	56 – 53	Marcus Hares	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent	72
1824	27/08/1996	P	Stephen Paver	61 – 39	Kath Hodgin	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent	71
1825	28/08/1996	P	Stephen Paver	42 – 37	Guy Phethean	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent	72
1826	29/08/1996	P	Stephen Paver	35 – 60	Nikki Needham	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent	74
1827	30/08/1996	P	Peter Muddiman	49 – 45	Nikki Needham	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Ken Bruce	Catherine Stokes	74
1828	2/09/1996	P	Peter Muddiman	29 – 68	George Gruner	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Ken Bruce	Catherine Stokes	82
1829	3/09/1996	P	Jean Frost	60 – 55	George Gruner	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Ken Bruce	Catherine Stokes	71
1830	4/09/1996	P	Jean Frost	40 – 51	Peter Hibbitt	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Ken Bruce	Catherine Stokes	83
1831	5/09/1996	P	Richard Salmon	28 – 51	Peter Hibbitt	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Ken Bruce	Catherine Stokes	73
1832	6/09/1996	P	Julie Barlow	66 – 39	Peter Hibbitt	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	David Jacobs	Catherine Stokes	84
1833	9/09/1996	P	Julie Barlow	30 – 48	John Britten	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	David Jacobs	Catherine Stokes	74
1834	10/09/1996	P	Mark Tripp	60 – 24	John Britten	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	David Jacobs	Catherine Stokes	70
1835	11/09/1996	P	Mark Tripp	45 – 23	Bella Wilson	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	David Jacobs	Catherine Stokes	72
1836	12/09/1996	P	Mark Tripp	50 – 41	John Smith	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	David Jacobs	Catherine Stokes	71
1837	13/09/1996	P	Mark Tripp	32 – 56	Dennis Fearon	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	David Jacobs	Catherine Stokes	71
1838	16/09/1996	P	Joan Boardman	30 – 58	Dennis Fearon	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	75
1839	17/09/1996	P	Les Rendell	35 – 52	Dennis Fearon	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	79
1840	18/09/1996	P	Lou Brundell	46 – 59	Dennis Fearon	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	76
1841	19/09/1996	QF	Satbir Gupta	61 – 23	Stephen Paver	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	74
1842	20/09/1996	QF	Paul Harper	30 – 61	Craig Douglas	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	74
1843	23/09/1996	QF	David Ligat	37 – 45	Alan Sinclair	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	81
1844	24/09/1996	QF	Graeme Sugarman	53 – 63*	Dennis Fearon	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	70
1845	25/09/1996	SF	Satbir Gupta	53 – 63*	Dennis Fearon	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	73
1846	26/09/1996	SF	Alan Sinclair	55 – 39	Craig Douglas	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	70
1847	27/09/1996	GF	Alan Sinclair	78 – 73	Dennis Fearon	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	117

* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum

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