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Series 35

From Countdown

Series 35 ran from March 1997 to June 1997. The thirty-fifth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Peter Cashmore.

Seed table

Rank Name Wins Points
1 Dag Griffiths 8 453
2 Natascha Kearsey 8 413
3 Peter Cashmore 5 348
4 Robert Jones 5 324
5 Amy Godel 5 285
6 Stuart Barker 5 266
7 Piers Brown 4 219
8 Sue Henning 3 198
Between Series 22 and Series 37, players were ranked by total number of points, including winning and losing scores.

Finals progress

Dag Griffiths (1) vs Sue Henning (8) Dag Griffiths (1) vs Amy Godel (5) Dag Griffiths (1)
vs
Peter Cashmore (3)
Amy Godel (5) vs Robert Jones (4)
Peter Cashmore (3) vs Stuart Barker (6) Peter Cashmore (3) vs Natascha Kearsey (2)
Piers Brown (7) vs Natascha Kearsey (2)
The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
1973 31/03/1997 P Mike Sinclair 41 – 34 Grianne Ryan Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Rob Scriven 87
1974 01/04/1997 P Mike Sinclair 35 – 40 Eve Whalen Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Rob Scriven 69
1975 02/04/1997 P Nick Boldock 48 – 23 Eve Whalen Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Rob Scriven 72
1976 03/04/1997 P Nick Boldock 48 – 52 Alan Cannon Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Rob Scriven 70
1977 04/04/1997 P Julie Tomlinson 24 – 45 Alan Cannon Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Rob Scriven 85
1978 07/04/1997 P Alan Cannon 43 – 60 Peter Cashmore Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Rob Scriven 74
1979 08/04/1997 P Charles Spence 31 – 65 Peter Cashmore Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Rob Scriven 72
1980 09/04/1997 P Margery Boudge 44 – 54 Peter Cashmore Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Rob Scriven 70
1981 10/04/1997 P Malcolm Rothery 47 – 71 Peter Cashmore Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Rob Scriven 83
1982 11/04/1997 P Tom Bradshaw 54 – 64 Peter Cashmore Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Rob Scriven 71
1983 14/04/1997 P Natascha Kearsey 46 – 34 Peter Cashmore Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Rob Scriven 73
1984 15/04/1997 P Natascha Kearsey 58 – 34 Geoff Roberts Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Rob Scriven 70
1985 16/04/1997 P Natascha Kearsey 61 – 42 Alan Davison Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Rob Scriven 75
1986 17/04/1997 P Natascha Kearsey 43 – 41 Diana Thomas Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Rob Scriven 72
1987 18/04/1997 P Natascha Kearsey 41 – 25 Colin Thomas Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Rob Scriven 70
1988 21/04/1997 P Natascha Kearsey 57 – 41 Tim Bentley Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Peter Sweasey 81
1989 22/04/1997 P Natascha Kearsey 60 – 28 Sharon Leonard Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Catherine Stokes 85
1990 23/04/1997 P Natascha Kearsey 47 – 45 Phil Campbell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Catherine Stokes 72
1991 24/04/1997 P Pauline Lewis 40 – 50 Stuart Barker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Hania Porucznik 74
1992 25/04/1997 P Betty Robertson 31 – 48 Stuart Barker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Alyson McGaw 73
1993 28/04/1997 P Dean Hanafy 31 – 39 Stuart Barker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Alyson McGaw 82
1994 29/04/1997 P Janet Davies 42 – 43 Stuart Barker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Catherine Stokes 73
1995 30/04/1997 P Stuart Barker 54 – 45 Alex Heaton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Angela Rippon Susie Dent 75
1996 01/05/1997 P Stuart Barker 32 – 45 Dag Griffiths Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Angela Rippon Susie Dent 72
1997 02/05/1997 P Olive Checkley 26 – 56 Dag Griffiths Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Angela Rippon Susie Dent 71
1998 05/05/1997 P Devansh Trehan 29 – 66 Dag Griffiths Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Angela Rippon Susie Dent 82
1999 06/05/1997 P Steve Dalton 17 – 43 Dag Griffiths Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Angela Rippon Susie Dent 59
2000 07/05/1997 P Jo Lockett 23 – 48 Dag Griffiths Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Angela Rippon Susie Dent 73
2001 08/05/1997 P Bob Dunmall 15 – 65 Dag Griffiths Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Terry Wogan Susie Dent 72
2002 09/05/1997 P Gordon Smith 21 – 60 Dag Griffiths Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Terry Wogan Susie Dent 70
2003 12/05/1997 P Alison Whitley 35 – 70 Dag Griffiths Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Terry Wogan Susie Dent 84
2004 13/05/1997 P Andy Seed 46 – 48 Robert Shaw Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Terry Wogan Susie Dent 72
2005 14/05/1997 P Natasha Casie Chetty 40 – 47 Robert Shaw Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Terry Wogan Susie Dent 65
2006 15/05/1997 P Hughie High 48 – 42 Robert Shaw Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Peter Sweasey 94
2007 16/05/1997 P Hughie High 42 – 46 Steve Beech Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Peter Sweasey 67
2008 19/05/1997 P Steve Beech 19 – 39 Piers Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Peter Sweasey 74
2009 20/05/1997 P Jean Wilford 33 – 46 Piers Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Peter Sweasey 71
2010 21/05/1997 P John Fry 48 – 51 Piers Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Peter Sweasey 72
2011 22/05/1997 P Peter Ashurst 39 – 55 Piers Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Peter Sweasey 72
2012 23/05/1997 P Sue Henning 60 – 28 Piers Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Peter Sweasey 73
2013 26/05/1997 P Sue Henning 39 – 23 Rob Loasby Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Peter Sweasey 72
2014 27/05/1997 P Sue Henning 56 – 21 Danny Carpio Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Peter Sweasey 72
2015 28/05/1997 P Sue Henning 43 – 53 Julie Wilson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Peter Sweasey 75
2016 29/05/1997 P Steven Morgan 36 – 43 Julie Wilson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Peter Sweasey 82
2017 30/05/1997 P Jim Fitt 51 – 39 Julie Wilson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Peter Sweasey 82
2018 02/06/1997 P Jim Fitt 43 – 48 Robert Jones Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Peter Sweasey 72
2019 03/06/1997 P Robert Jones 57 – 37 Ali Carpenter Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Rob Scriven 73
2020 04/06/1997 P Robert Jones 55 – 45 David Clements Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Rob Scriven 70
2021 05/06/1997 P Robert Jones 58 – 51 Craig McCormick Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Rob Scriven 73
2022 06/06/1997 P Robert Jones 57 – 46 Martin Hurst Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Rob Scriven 83
2023 09/06/1997 P Robert Jones 49 – 52 Amy Godel Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Rob Scriven 71
2024 10/06/1997 P Andrew Satterthwaite 32 – 36 Amy Godel Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Rob Scriven 74
2025 11/06/1997 P Caroline Senior 36 – 43 Amy Godel Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Rob Scriven 83
2026 12/06/1997 P Roger Graham 19 – 67 Amy Godel Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Rob Scriven 77
2027 13/06/1997 P Angela Sanderson 42 – 54 Amy Godel Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Rob Scriven 83
2028 16/06/1997 P Andy Stacey 54 – 33 Amy Godel Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Rob Scriven 72
2029 17/06/1997 P Andy Stacey 51 – 38 Jane Shulman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Rob Scriven 73
2030 18/06/1997 P Andy Stacey 44 – 37 Barry Smith Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Rob Scriven 72
2031 19/06/1997 QF Dag Griffiths 32 – 25 Sue Henning Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Rob Scriven 70
2032 20/06/1997 QF Natascha Kearsey 62 – 31 Piers Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Rob Scriven 70
2033 23/06/1997 QF Peter Cashmore 56 – 46 Stuart Barker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ken Bruce Catherine Stokes 74
2034 24/06/1997 QF Robert Jones 12 – 60 Amy Godel Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Terry Wogan Catherine Stokes 74
2035 25/06/1997 SF Dag Griffiths 48 – 41 Amy Godel Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ken Bruce Catherine Stokes 69
2036 26/06/1997 SF Natascha Kearsey 27 – 62 Peter Cashmore Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Terry Wogan Catherine Stokes 69
2037 27/06/1997 GF Dag Griffiths 88 – 95 Peter Cashmore Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ken Bruce, Terry Wogan Catherine Stokes 120

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