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Series 39
From Countdown
Series 39 ran from 29 June to 25 December 1998. The thirty-ninth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Kate Ogilvie, who remains the most recent female series champion of Countdown to this day.
Contents |
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Terry Knowles | 8 | 502 |
2 | Kate Ogilvie | 8 | 417 |
3 | Vic Foster | 7 | 448 |
4 | Richard Saldanha | 6 | 396 |
5 | Nick Buttle | 6 | 374 |
6 | Andrew Lucas | 6 | 357 |
7 | Pat Peacock | 5 | 338 |
8 | Valerie Swanick | 4 | 270 |
NOTE: Vicky Smith had enough points to qualify for the finals as #7 seed, but couldn't make it for personal reasons. Glynn Leaney was undefeated at the end of the Series, but preferred to come back in Series 40, rather than qualify in Series 39 as #7 seed.
Finals progress
Terry Knowles (1) vs Valerie Swanick (8) | Terry Knowles (1) vs Richard Saldanha (4) | Richard Saldanha (4) vs Kate Ogilvie (2) |
Nick Buttle (5) vs Richard Saldanha (4) | ||
Vic Foster (3) vs Andrew Lucas (6) | Andrew Lucas (6) vs Kate Ogilvie (2) | |
Pat Peacock (7) vs Kate Ogilvie (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2293 | 29/06/1998 | P | Gillian Galek | 40* – 30 | Beverley Scott | Toyah Willcox | Mark Nyman | 83 |
2294 | 30/06/1998 | P | Gillian Galek | 42 – 55 | Robert Muir | Toyah Willcox | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2295 | 1/07/1998 | P | Robert Muir | 52 – 51 | Richard Frost | Toyah Willcox | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2296 | 2/07/1998 | P | Robert Muir | 55 – 32 | Arthur Barrow | Toyah Willcox | Mark Nyman | 84 |
2297 | 3/07/1998 | P | Robert Muir | 42 – 52* | Clive Freedman | Toyah Willcox | Mark Nyman | 80 |
2298 | 6/07/1998 | P | Clive Freedman | 42 – 48 | Jackie Anderson | Toyah Willcox | Mark Nyman | 83 |
2299 | 7/07/1998 | P | Jackie Anderson | 53 – 35 | Manda Osborne | Martin Jarvis | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2300 | 8/07/1998 | P | Jackie Anderson | 50 – 37 | William Goram | Martin Jarvis | Mark Nyman | 94 |
2301 | 9/07/1998 | P | Jackie Anderson | 38 – 59 | Steve Metcalf | Martin Jarvis | Mark Nyman | 75 |
2302 | 10/07/1998 | P | Steve Metcalf | 61 – 6 | Bill Watson | Martin Jarvis | Mark Nyman | 85 |
2303 | 13/07/1998 | P | Steve Metcalf | 34 – 69 | Simon Cobb | Martin Jarvis | Mark Nyman | 86 |
2304 | 14/07/1998 | P | Simon Cobb | 65 – 50 | Vasudeo Joshi | Martin Jarvis | Mark Nyman | 95 |
2305 | 15/07/1998 | P | Simon Cobb | 29 – 64 | Pat Peacock | Anne Gregg | Hannah Robertson | 85 |
2306 | 16/07/1998 | P | Pat Peacock | 41 – 26 | Edward Doherty | Anne Gregg | Hannah Robertson | 73 |
2307 | 17/07/1998 | P | Pat Peacock | 58 – 27 | Danny Sapsford | Anne Gregg | Hannah Robertson | 84 |
2308 | 20/07/1998 | P | Pat Peacock | 57 – 35 | Colin Moore | Anne Gregg | Hannah Robertson | 74 |
2309 | 21/07/1998 | P | Pat Peacock | 51 – 36 | Val Jamieson | Anne Gregg | Hannah Robertson | 73 |
2310 | 22/07/1998 | P | Pat Peacock | 57 – 63 | John Deignan | Anne Gregg | Hannah Robertson | 94 |
2311 | 23/07/1998 | P | John Deignan | 56 – 41 | Rhiannon Williams | Richard Sisson | Hannah Robertson | 82 |
2312 | 24/07/1998 | P | John Deignan | 37 – 41 | Jennie Waite | Richard Sisson | Hannah Robertson | 73 |
2313 | 27/07/1998 | P | Jennie Waite | 63 – 41 | John Jannaway | Richard Sisson | Hannah Robertson | 84 |
2314 | 28/07/1998 | P | Jennie Waite | 59 – 49 | Bob Lansom | Richard Sisson | Hannah Robertson | 70 |
2315 | 29/07/1998 | P | Jennie Waite | 40 – 49 | Brian Stewart | Richard Sisson | Hannah Robertson | 72 |
2316 | 30/07/1998 | P | Brian Stewart | 50 – 48 | Alan Crabtree | Richard Sisson | Hannah Robertson | 71 |
2317 | 31/07/1998 | P | Brian Stewart | 50 – 60 | Nick Buttle | Angela Rippon | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2318 | 3/08/1998 | P | Nick Buttle | 56 – 26 | Philip Wegener | Angela Rippon | Mark Nyman | 72 |
2319 | 4/08/1998 | P | Nick Buttle | 51 – 46 | Mike Moran | Angela Rippon | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2320 | 5/08/1998 | P | Nick Buttle | 51 – 41 | Shirley Wright | Angela Rippon | Mark Nyman | 83 |
2321 | 6/08/1998 | P | Nick Buttle | 57 – 32 | Ronald Hamblyn | Angela Rippon | Mark Nyman | 71 |
2322 | 7/08/1998 | P | Nick Buttle | 55 – 51 | Bob Berry | Angela Rippon | Mark Nyman | 71 |
2323 | 10/08/1998 | P | Nick Buttle | 44 – 45 | Andrew Lucas | Tim Rice | Mark Nyman | 94 |
2324 | 11/08/1998 | P | Andrew Lucas | 48 – 23 | James Hendy | Tim Rice | Mark Nyman | 76 |
2325 | 12/08/1998 | P | Andrew Lucas | 45 – 43 | Gwen Clark | Tim Rice | Mark Nyman | 70 |
2326 | 13/08/1998 | P | Andrew Lucas | 72 – 34 | Brian Foreman | Tim Rice | Mark Nyman | 96 |
2327 | 14/08/1998 | P | Andrew Lucas | 54 – 50 | Graham Highton | Tim Rice | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2328 | 17/08/1998 | P | Andrew Lucas | 39 – 34 | Jean Jillings-Warner | Tim Rice | Mark Nyman | 71 |
2329 | 18/08/1998 | P | Andrew Lucas | 54 – 58 | Douglas Smith | Rachael Heyhoe-Flint | Susie Dent | 73 |
2330 | 19/08/1998 | P | Douglas Smith | 36 – 52 | Iain Forbes | Rachael Heyhoe-Flint | Susie Dent | 74 |
2331 | 20/08/1998 | P | Iain Forbes | 25 – 50 | Zoran Blackie | Rachael Heyhoe-Flint | Susie Dent | 74 |
2332 | 21/08/1998 | P | Zoran Blackie | 32 – 55 | Vic Foster | Rachael Heyhoe-Flint | Susie Dent | 71 |
2333 | 24/08/1998 | P | Vic Foster | 65 – 45 | Chris Evans | Rachael Heyhoe-Flint | Susie Dent | 76 |
2334 | 25/08/1998 | P | Vic Foster | 59 – 38 | Alan Brindley | Rachael Heyhoe-Flint | Susie Dent | 74 |
2335 | 26/08/1998 | P | Vic Foster | 58 – 26 | June Salt | Nigel Rees | Hannah Robertson | 74 |
2336 | 27/08/1998 | P | Vic Foster | 70 – 47 | Neil Chambers | Nigel Rees | Hannah Robertson | 75 |
2337 | 28/08/1998 | P | Vic Foster | 49 – 42 | Jack Byrne | Nigel Rees | Hannah Robertson | 81 |
2338 | 31/08/1998 | P | Vic Foster | 49 – 17 | Fiona Cuthbertson | Nigel Rees | Hannah Robertson | 83 |
2339 | 1/09/1998 | P | Vic Foster | 43 – 46 | Alan Bailey | Nigel Rees | Hannah Robertson | 74 |
2340 | 2/09/1998 | P | Alan Bailey | 38 – 48 | Mike Jones | Nigel Rees | Hannah Robertson | 74 |
2341 | 3/09/1998 | P | Mike Jones | 54 – 43 | Alex Davis | Barry Cryer | Anna Hall | 74 |
2342 | 4/09/1998 | P | Mike Jones | 51 – 40 | Junaid Mubeen | Barry Cryer | Anna Hall | 70 |
2343 | 7/09/1998 | P | Mike Jones | 51 – 0 | Sylvia Pitman | Barry Cryer | Anna Hall | 74 |
2344 | 8/09/1998 | P | Mike Jones | 32 – 50 | Neil Doherty | Barry Cryer | Anna Hall | 71 |
2345 | 9/09/1998 | P | Neil Doherty | 25 – 18 | Bob Wright | Barry Cryer | Anna Hall | 72 |
2346 | 10/09/1998 | P | Neil Doherty | 47 – 37 | Sandy Fergusson | Barry Cryer | Anna Hall | 72 |
2347 | 11/09/1998 | P | Neil Doherty | 42 – 48 | Kate Ogilvie | Diane Keen | Mark Nyman | 86 |
2348 | 14/09/1998 | P | Kate Ogilvie | 50 – 38 | Roy Smith | Diane Keen | Mark Nyman | 74 |
2349 | 15/09/1998 | P | Kate Ogilvie | 64 – 42 | Phyllis Gilmour | Diane Keen | Mark Nyman | 85 |
2350 | 16/09/1998 | P | Kate Ogilvie | 44 – 43 | John Saunders | Diane Keen | Mark Nyman | 72 |
2351 | 17/09/1998 | P | Kate Ogilvie | 54 – 35 | Jane Gordon-Cumming | Diane Keen | Mark Nyman | 75 |
2352 | 18/09/1998 | P | Kate Ogilvie | 54 – 35 | Declan Cahill | Diane Keen | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2353 | 21/09/1998 | P | Kate Ogilvie | 53 – 30 | Mark Duffield | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 83 |
2354 | 22/09/1998 | P | Kate Ogilvie | 50 – 44 | Steven Prior | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 74 |
2355 | 23/09/1998 | P | Pat Magana | 27 – 68 | Alan Dyson | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 73 |
2356 | 24/09/1998 | P | Alan Dyson | 39 – 46 | Peter Preston Igweke | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 74 |
2357 | 25/09/1998 | P | Peter Preston Igweke | 45 – 56 | Vicky Smith | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 75 |
2358 | 28/09/1998 | P | Vicky Smith | 56 – 40 | Rex Rowe | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 73 |
2359 | 29/09/1998 | P | Vicky Smith | 54 – 42 | Brian Fell | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 73 |
2360 | 30/09/1998 | P | Vicky Smith | 52 – 40 | George Griffiths | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 77 |
2361 | 1/10/1998 | P | Vicky Smith | 41 – 26 | Rita Belding | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 72 |
2362 | 2/10/1998 | P | Vicky Smith | 47 – 45 | Brian Binns | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 74 |
2363 | 5/10/1998 | P | Vicky Smith | 40 – 45 | Sally Hutchings | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 73 |
2364 | 6/10/1998 | P | Sally Hutchings | 49 – 47 | David Eccleshall | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 84 |
2365 | 7/10/1998 | P | Sally Hutchings | 53 – 68 | Joe Bridal | Colin Baker | Mark Nyman | 83 |
2366 | 8/10/1998 | P | Joe Bridal | 46 – 29 | Bill Briscoe | Colin Baker | Mark Nyman | 75 |
2367 | 9/10/1998 | P | Joe Bridal | 52 – 41 | Colette Murphy | Colin Baker | Mark Nyman | 94 |
2368 | 12/10/1998 | P | Joe Bridal | 50 – 49 | Ben McFarlane | Colin Baker | Mark Nyman | 71 |
2369 | 13/10/1998 | P | Joe Bridal | 45 – 55 | Valerie Swanick | Colin Baker | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2370 | 14/10/1998 | P | Valerie Swanick | 57 – 30 | Shanker Menon | Colin Baker | Mark Nyman | 70 |
2371 | 15/10/1998 | P | Valerie Swanick | 60 – 42 | Graham Robertson | Gwen Taylor | Mark Nyman | 74 |
2372 | 16/10/1998 | P | Valerie Swanick | 54 – 44 | Judith Turner | Gwen Taylor | Mark Nyman | 83 |
2373 | 19/10/1998 | P | Valerie Swanick | 44 – 49 | Kenneth Horne | Gwen Taylor | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2374 | 20/10/1998 | P | Kenneth Horne | 51 – 28 | Pauline Lennon | Gwen Taylor | Mark Nyman | 81 |
2375 | 21/10/1998 | P | Kenneth Horne | 60 – 41 | Tony Browne | Gwen Taylor | Mark Nyman | 72 |
2376 | 22/10/1998 | P | Kenneth Horne | 59 – 13 | Brian Plant | Gwen Taylor | Mark Nyman | 75 |
2377 | 23/10/1998 | P | Kenneth Horne | 48 – 53 | Gill Scott | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent | 94 |
2378 | 26/10/1998 | P | Gill Scott | 52 – 59 | Richard Saldanha | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent | 73 |
2379 | 27/10/1998 | P | Richard Saldanha | 62 – 38 | John Coy | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent | 84 |
2380 | 28/10/1998 | P | Richard Saldanha | 57 – 53 | Sara Macintosh | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent | 71 |
2381 | 29/10/1998 | P | Richard Saldanha | 54* – 44 | Ross Mackenzie | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent | 67 |
2382 | 30/10/1998 | P | Richard Saldanha | 50 – 32 | Brian Wright | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent | 84 |
2383 | 2/11/1998 | P | Richard Saldanha | 73 – 39 | David Parfitt | Philip Franks | Anna Hall | 87 |
2384 | 3/11/1998 | P | Richard Saldanha | 41 – 58 | Richard Saddington | Philip Franks | Anna Hall | 63 |
2385 | 4/11/1998 | P | Richard Saddington | 34 – 48 | Clare Dobbs | Philip Franks | Anna Hall | 72 |
2386 | 5/11/1998 | P | Clare Dobbs | 60 – 33 | Ian Lightbody | Philip Franks | Anna Hall | 74 |
2387 | 6/11/1998 | P | Clare Dobbs | 54 – 50 | Anne Hughes | Philip Franks | Anna Hall | 76 |
2388 | 9/11/1998 | P | Clare Dobbs | 42 – 46 | Freddie Marshall | Philip Franks | Anna Hall | 69 |
2389 | 10/11/1998 | P | Freddie Marshall | 17 – 64 | Terry Knowles | Jo Brand | Mark Nyman | 81 |
2390 | 11/11/1998 | P | Terry Knowles | 58 – 33 | Tony Guidoboni | Jo Brand | Mark Nyman | 72 |
2391 | 12/11/1998 | P | Terry Knowles | 60 – 39 | Liz Annison | Jo Brand | Mark Nyman | 71 |
2392 | 13/11/1998 | P | Terry Knowles | 72 – 35 | Quin Collier | Jo Brand | Mark Nyman | 74 |
2393 | 16/11/1998 | P | Terry Knowles | 58 – 27 | John Docherty | Jo Brand | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2394 | 17/11/1998 | P | Terry Knowles | 55 – 25 | Margaret Chester-Barnett | Jo Brand | Mark Nyman | 72 |
2395 | 18/11/1998 | P | Terry Knowles | 71 – 38 | John Brady | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent | 77 |
2396 | 19/11/1998 | P | Terry Knowles | 64 – 55 | Juliet Montague | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent | 74 |
2397 | 20/11/1998 | P | William Reilly | 30 – 52 | Alan Sharland | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent | 76 |
2398 | 23/11/1998 | P | Alan Sharland | 67 – 34 | Brian Bedford | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent | 73 |
2399 | 24/11/1998 | P | Alan Sharland | 38 – 55 | Mark Jeary | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent | 69 |
2400 | 25/11/1998 | P | Mark Jeary | 46 – 56* | Chris Diamond | Russell Hunter | Hannah Robertson | 73 |
2401 | 26/11/1998 | P | Chris Diamond | 29 – 62 | Anne Haley | Russell Hunter | Hannah Robertson | 73 |
2402 | 27/11/1998 | P | Anne Haley | 60 – 40 | Elsie Craw | Russell Hunter | Hannah Robertson | 84 |
2403 | 30/11/1998 | P | Anne Haley | 52 – 50 | David Hart | Russell Hunter | Hannah Robertson | 83 |
2404 | 1/12/1998 | P | Anne Haley | 43 – 58 | Phil Hunt | Russell Hunter | Hannah Robertson | 72 |
2405 | 2/12/1998 | P | Phil Hunt | 60 – 55 | Claire O'Neil | Russell Hunter | Hannah Robertson | 73 |
2406 | 3/12/1998 | P | Phil Hunt | 34 – 46 | Kate O'Connor | Gyles Brandreth | Hannah Robertson | 66 |
2407 | 4/12/1998 | P | Kate O'Connor | 43 – 59 | Noel Godson | Gyles Brandreth | Hannah Robertson | 74 |
2408 | 7/12/1998 | P | Noel Godson | 42 – 40 | Marc Hughes | Gyles Brandreth | Hannah Robertson | 94 |
2409 | 8/12/1998 | P | Noel Godson | 57 – 47 | Susan Thompson | Gyles Brandreth | Hannah Robertson | 70 |
2410 | 9/12/1998 | P | Noel Godson | 33 – 41 | Glynn Leaney | Gyles Brandreth | Hannah Robertson | 72 |
2411 | 10/12/1998 | P | Glynn Leaney | 57 – 35 | Norman Humphries | Gyles Brandreth | Hannah Robertson | 71 |
2412 | 11/12/1998 | P | Glynn Leaney | 45 – 38 | Mark Daulby | Magnus Magnusson | Mark Nyman | 72 |
2413 | 14/12/1998 | P | Glynn Leaney | 53 – 41 | Gerard McCarthy | Magnus Magnusson | Mark Nyman | 85 |
2414 | 15/12/1998 | P | Glynn Leaney | 45 – 43 | Clare Ockwell | Magnus Magnusson | Mark Nyman | 74 |
2415 | 16/12/1998 | P | Glynn Leaney | 47 – 44 | Andrew Slocombe | Magnus Magnusson | Mark Nyman | 85 |
2416 | 17/12/1998 | QF | Terry Knowles | 65 – 33 | Val Swanick | Magnus Magnusson | Mark Nyman | 74 |
2417 | 18/12/1998 | QF | Kate Ogilvie | 61 – 46 | Pat Peacock | Magnus Magnusson | Mark Nyman | 71 |
2418 | 21/12/1998 | QF | Vic Foster | 36 – 46* | Andrew Lucas | Gloria Hunniford | Mark Nyman | 73 |
2419 | 22/12/1998 | QF | Richard Saldanha | 63 – 55 | Nick Buttle | Gloria Hunniford | Mark Nyman | 72 |
2420 | 23/12/1998 | SF | Terry Knowles | 41 – 51 | Richard Saldanha | Gloria Hunniford | Mark Nyman | 70 |
2421 | 24/12/1998 | SF | Kate Ogilvie | 52 – 39 | Andrew Lucas | Gloria Hunniford | Mark Nyman | 83 |
2422 | 25/12/1998 | GF | Kate Ogilvie | 83 – 81 | Richard Saldanha | Gloria Hunniford | Mark Nyman | 118 |