Series 43

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Series 43 ran from 26 June to 25 December 2000. The forty-third of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Graham Nash, and introduced the new NODE dictionary.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	David Williams	8	535
2	Graham Nash	8	465
3	Kate Ritchie	6	385
4	John Harrison	6	381
5	Matthew Turner	5	336
6	Clare Wright	4	300
7	Gordon Cusworth	4	286
8	James Sheppard	4	275

Between Series 38 and Series 59, players are sorted by number of wins, then by number of points. Points from both wins and losses count. Points from sudden death conundrums are not counted, and players with the same number of wins and points are sorted by highest score.

Finals progress

David Williams (1) vs James Sheppard (8)	David Williams (1) vs Matthew Turner (5)	Matthew Turner (5) vs Graham Nash (2)
Matthew Turner (5) vs John Harrison (4)
Kate Ritchie (3) vs Clare Wright (6)	Clare Wright (6) vs Graham Nash (2)
Gordon Cusworth (7) vs Graham Nash (2)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Host	Arithmetician	Guest	Lex	Max
2798	26/06/2000	P	Bruce Lambert	58 – 25	Esther Middleton	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Magnus Magnusson	Penny Silva	75
2799	27/06/2000	P	Bruce Lambert	28 – 62	Bob Knape	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Magnus Magnusson	Penny Silva	74
2800	28/06/2000	P	Bob Knape	46 – 49	Frances Glassberg	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Magnus Magnusson	Penny Silva	85
2801	4/07/2000	P	Frances Glassberg	42 – 55	Jim Dry	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Magnus Magnusson	Penny Silva	74
2802	5/07/2000	P	Jim Dry	49 – 64	Jonathan Storey	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Magnus Magnusson	Penny Silva	72
2803	6/07/2000	P	Jonathan Storey	70 – 23	Bob Blackhurst	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Richard Digance	Damian Eadie	74
2804	7/07/2000	P	Jonathan Storey	54 – 63	Kate Ritchie	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Richard Digance	Damian Eadie	80
2805	10/07/2000	P	Kate Ritchie	66 – 29	John Payne	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Richard Digance	Damian Eadie	72
2806	11/07/2000	P	Kate Ritchie	54 – 38	Vi Robertson	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Richard Digance	Damian Eadie	84
2807	12/07/2000	P	Kate Ritchie	63 – 21	Roger Dentith	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Richard Digance	Damian Eadie	72
2808	13/07/2000	P	Kate Ritchie	58 – 21	Martin Bates	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Richard Digance	Damian Eadie	84
2809	14/07/2000	P	Kate Ritchie	52 – 29	Tony Ridge	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	David Steel	Gillian Evans	71
2810	17/07/2000	P	Kate Ritchie	29 – 65	Daniel Burton	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	David Steel	Gillian Evans	70
2811	18/07/2000	P	Daniel Burton	38 – 43	Melanie Beaumont	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	David Steel	Gillian Evans	68
2812	19/07/2000	P	Melanie Beaumont	42 – 37	Lynette Grzonka	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	David Steel	Gillian Evans	72
2813	20/07/2000	P	Melanie Beaumont	49 – 60	Graham Nash	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	David Steel	Gillian Evans	73
2814	21/07/2000	P	Graham Nash	55 – 26	Bill Maskew	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	David Steel	Gillian Evans	83
2815	24/07/2000	P	Graham Nash	57 – 49	Tony Long	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Tom O'Connor	Damian Eadie	75
2816	28/07/2000	P	Graham Nash	63 – 36	David Duncan	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Tom O'Connor	Damian Eadie	73
2817	31/07/2000	P	Graham Nash	72 – 36	Roger Robinson	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Tom O'Connor	Damian Eadie	83
2818	1/08/2000	P	Graham Nash	46 – 5	Sarah Newell	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Tom O'Connor	Damian Eadie	71
2819	2/08/2000	P	Graham Nash	60 – 49	Jason Campbell	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Tom O'Connor	Damian Eadie	84
2820	8/08/2000	P	Graham Nash	52 – 22	Jo Austin	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Tom O'Connor	Damian Eadie	72
2821	9/08/2000	P	David Ellis	41 – 53	Michael Sharman	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Andrea McLean	Damian Eadie	74
2822	10/08/2000	P	Michael Sharman	30 – 60	Martin Craven	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Andrea McLean	Damian Eadie	73
2823	11/08/2000	P	Martin Craven	46 – 55	Roger Perrin	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Andrea McLean	Damian Eadie	84
2824	15/08/2000	P	Roger Perrin	53 – 57	Sheila Reid	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Andrea McLean	Damian Eadie	75
2825	16/08/2000	P	Sheila Reid	51 – 44	Tony Seaman	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Andrea McLean	Damian Eadie	84
2826	22/08/2000	P	Sheila Reid	60 – 43	Irene Daley	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Andrea McLean	Damian Eadie	74
2827	23/08/2000	P	Sheila Reid	41 – 67	David Williams	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	73
2828	24/08/2000	P	David Williams	78 – 29	Tony McGill	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	83
2829	25/08/2000	P	David Williams	72 – 41	Alistair Littlewood	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	81
2830	29/08/2000	P	David Williams	62 – 13	Rose Agnew	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	74
2831	30/08/2000	P	David Williams	69 – 42	Marion Alexander	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	71
2832	5/09/2000	P	David Williams	63 – 33	Mike Pilkington	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	81
2833	6/09/2000	P	David Williams	59 – 36	Paul Coulson	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Carol Barnes	Susie Dent	75
2834	7/09/2000	P	David Williams	65 – 41	Mark Dermody	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Carol Barnes	Susie Dent	73
2835	8/09/2000	P	Sybil Thomson	53 – 43	Debbie Turnbull	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Carol Barnes	Susie Dent	84
2836	11/09/2000	P	Sybil Thomson	46 – 30	Anthony Smith	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Carol Barnes	Susie Dent	72
2837	12/09/2000	P	Sybil Thomson	26 – 59	Michele Backman	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Carol Barnes	Susie Dent	71
2838	13/09/2000	P	Michele Backman	51 – 52	David Healey	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Rick Wakeman	Damian Eadie	76
2839	14/09/2000	P	David Healey	40 – 67	Kris Jones	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Rick Wakeman	Damian Eadie	72
2840	15/09/2000	P	Kris Jones	41 – 45	Iain Macdonald	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Rick Wakeman	Damian Eadie	73
2841	18/09/2000	P	Iain Macdonald	39 – 33	Ann Masterson	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Rick Wakeman	Damian Eadie	71
2842	19/09/2000	P	Iain Macdonald	57 – 47	Elaine Beale	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Damian Eadie	95
2843	20/09/2000	P	Iain Macdonald	58 – 40	James Kennedy	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Damian Eadie	74
2844	21/09/2000	P	Iain Macdonald	36 – 52	Pat Byrne	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Damian Eadie	74
2845	22/09/2000	P	Pat Byrne	30 – 61	Bernard Mitchell	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Damian Eadie	70
2846	25/09/2000	P	Bernard Mitchell	61 – 40	Frank McDonnell	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Damian Eadie	83
2847	26/09/2000	P	Bernard Mitchell	47 – 60	Sue Line	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Geoffrey Durham	Damian Eadie	74
2848	27/09/2000	P	Sue Line	27 – 66	Clare Wright	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Keith Barron	Catherine Clarke	86
2849	28/09/2000	P	Clare Wright	52 – 36	Bill Aitken	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Keith Barron	Catherine Clarke	73
2850	29/09/2000	P	Clare Wright	72 – 44	Roger Smith	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Keith Barron	Catherine Clarke	85
2851	2/10/2000	P	Clare Wright	60 – 35	Karen Storey	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Keith Barron	Catherine Clarke	73
2852	3/10/2000	P	Clare Wright	50 – 53	Murray Cooper	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Keith Barron	Catherine Clarke	71
2853	4/10/2000	P	Murray Cooper	36 – 42	John Thompson	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Keith Barron	Catherine Clarke	74
2854	5/10/2000	P	John Thompson	42 – 45	Ben Ferry	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Angela Rippon	Tania Styles	93
2855	6/10/2000	P	Ben Ferry	38 – 64	Gordon Cusworth	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Angela Rippon	Tania Styles	73
2856	9/10/2000	P	Gordon Cusworth	53 – 30	Mary Bolton	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Angela Rippon	Tania Styles	76
2857	10/10/2000	P	Gordon Cusworth	65 – 40	Paul Wood	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Angela Rippon	Tania Styles	82
2858	11/10/2000	P	Gordon Cusworth	61 – 21	Fuad Ahmed	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Angela Rippon	Tania Styles	74
2859	12/10/2000	P	Gordon Cusworth	43 – 69	Audrey Clark	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Angela Rippon	Tania Styles	85
2860	13/10/2000	P	Audrey Clark	45 – 52	Bola Adelaja	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Lesley Graham	Tania Styles	74
2861	16/10/2000	P	Bola Adelaja	71 – 38	Irene Rhodes	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Lesley Graham	Tania Styles	77
2862	17/10/2000	P	Bola Adelaja	38 – 51	Colin Cameron	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Lesley Graham	Tania Styles	71
2863	18/10/2000	P	Colin Cameron	34 – 16	Kathleen Staines	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Lesley Graham	Tania Styles	72
2864	19/10/2000	P	Colin Cameron	42 – 66	Andrew Ferguson	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Lesley Graham	Tania Styles	83
2865	20/10/2000	P	Andrew Ferguson	64 – 38	Terry Brannan	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Lesley Graham	Tania Styles	72
2866	23/10/2000	P	Andrew Ferguson	62 – 34	Tony Fodder	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Melvyn Hayes	Susie Dent	94
2867	24/10/2000	P	Andrew Ferguson	46 – 49	Helen Smith	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Melvyn Hayes	Susie Dent	71
2868	25/10/2000	P	Helen Smith	40 – 39	Sue Row	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Melvyn Hayes	Susie Dent	75
2869	26/10/2000	P	Helen Smith	25 – 38	James Sheppard	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Melvyn Hayes	Susie Dent	72
2870	27/10/2000	P	James Sheppard	70 – 60	Linda Dawe	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Melvyn Hayes	Susie Dent	75
2871	30/10/2000	P	James Sheppard	68 – 34	Alf Harris	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Melvyn Hayes	Susie Dent	70
2872	31/10/2000	P	James Sheppard	64 – 47	Hemant Gujadhur	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Susie Dent	73
2873	1/11/2000	P	James Sheppard	35 – 44	Paul Ellis	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Susie Dent	73
2875	3/11/2000	P	Paul Ellis	29 – 48	Mick Clithero	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Susie Dent	71
2876	6/11/2000	P	Mick Clithero	58 – 60	John Harrison	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Susie Dent	75
2877	7/11/2000	P	John Harrison	71 – 53	Sandeep Mazumder	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Richard Stilgoe	Damian Eadie	86
2878	8/11/2000	P	John Harrison	59 – 47	Pat Arnold	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Richard Stilgoe	Damian Eadie	72
2879	9/11/2000	P	John Harrison	51 – 21	Gerry Rae	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Richard Stilgoe	Damian Eadie	84
2880	10/11/2000	P	John Harrison	50 – 39	Laura Harker	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Richard Stilgoe	Damian Eadie	72
2881	13/11/2000	P	John Harrison	46 – 36	Jack Griffiths	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Richard Stilgoe	Damian Eadie	74
2882	14/11/2000	P	John Harrison	44 – 58	Angus Cook	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Richard Stilgoe	Damian Eadie	72
2883	15/11/2000	P	Angus Cook	52 – 33	Raff Flackett	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Simon Biagi	Damian Eadie	73
2884	16/11/2000	P	Angus Cook	56 – 42	Peter Griffin	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Simon Biagi	Damian Eadie	86
2885	17/11/2000	P	Angus Cook	50 – 42	Ray Patching	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Simon Biagi	Damian Eadie	83
2886	20/11/2000	P	Angus Cook	35 – 46	Chris Connan	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Simon Biagi	Damian Eadie	72
2887	21/11/2000	P	Chris Connan	51 – 49	Alison Padgett	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Simon Biagi	Damian Eadie	72
2888	22/11/2000	P	Chris Connan	44 – 42	Peter Brierley	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Simon Biagi	Damian Eadie	76
2889	23/11/2000	P	Chris Connan	32 – 34	John Barber	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Catherine Clarke	73
2890	24/11/2000	P	John Barber	45 – 36	Jack Sutherland	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Catherine Clarke	85
2891	27/11/2000	P	John Barber	43 – 59	Andrew Jackson	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Catherine Clarke	71
2892	28/11/2000	P	Andrew Jackson	52 – 57	Matthew Turner	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Catherine Clarke	73
2893	29/11/2000	P	Matthew Turner	59 – 46	Bob Ireland	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Catherine Clarke	72
2894	30/11/2000	P	Matthew Turner	59 – 31	Margaret Sherwin	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Philip Franks	Catherine Clarke	75
2895	1/12/2000	P	Matthew Turner	63 – 39	Wayne Allen	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Fern Britton	Catherine Clarke	73
2896	4/12/2000	P	Matthew Turner	52 – 33	Sarah Keane	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Fern Britton	Catherine Clarke	72
2897	5/12/2000	P	Matthew Turner	46 – 51	Sid Sears	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Fern Britton	Catherine Clarke	75
2898	6/12/2000	P	Sid Sears	57 – 19	Nicky Petrie	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Fern Britton	Catherine Clarke	71
2899	7/12/2000	P	Sid Sears	41 – 51	Stephen Briggs	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Fern Britton	Catherine Clarke	75
2900	8/12/2000	P	Stephen Briggs	66 – 36	Elsie Metcalfe	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Fern Britton	Catherine Clarke	73
2901	11/12/2000	P	Stephen Briggs	69 – 45	Donald Lyons	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Anya Sitaram	Richard Samson	73
2902	12/12/2000	P	Stephen Briggs	45 – 55*	James Aukett	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Anya Sitaram	Richard Samson	73
2903	13/12/2000	P	James Aukett	50 – 51	Gill Munro	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Anya Sitaram	Richard Samson	87
2904	14/12/2000	P	Gill Munro	42 – 55	Robert Roden	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Anya Sitaram	Richard Samson	72
2905	15/12/2000	QF	David Williams	62 – 46	James Sheppard	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Anya Sitaram	Richard Samson	73
2906	18/12/2000	QF	Graham Nash	60 – 50	Gordon Cusworth	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Anya Sitaram	Richard Samson	84
2907	19/12/2000	QF	Kate Ritchie	44 – 52	Clare Wright	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Barry Cryer	Susie Dent	82
2908	20/12/2000	QF	John Harrison	45 – 55	Matthew Turner	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Barry Cryer	Susie Dent	68
2909	21/12/2000	SF	David Williams	40 – 57	Matthew Turner	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Barry Cryer	Susie Dent	73
2910	22/12/2000	SF	Graham Nash	70 – 53	Clare Wright	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Barry Cryer	Susie Dent	73
2911	25/12/2000	GF	Graham Nash	89 – 69	Matthew Turner	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Barry Cryer	Susie Dent	128

* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum

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