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Series 45
From Countdown
Series 45 ran from 2 July to 21 September 2001. The forty-fifth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley was won by John Rawnsley. The series was shortened to make way for the 15 round format and didn't have any quarter-finals, just semi-finals and a final.
Series 45 is the most recent series to have not had any octochamps (with the exception of Series 46, which featured viscounts instead). Series 23, 25, 45, 63, 68, 77, 81, and 82 are the only series in which the finals went completely true to the seedings (i.e. the higher seed always beat the lower seed, with no upsets).
Contents |
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | John Rawnsley | 7 | 409 |
2 | Geraldine Hylands | 7 | 355 |
3 | Craig Richardson | 6 | 352 |
4 | Phil Bennett | 6 | 321 |
Progress
John Rawnsley (1) vs Phil Bennett (4) | John Rawnsley (1) vs Geraldine Hylands (2) |
Geraldine Hylands (2) vs Craig Richardson (3) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3043 | 2/07/2001 | P | John Rawnsley | 61 – 37 | Leonard Lavelle | Stephen Fry | Damian Eadie | 85 |
3044 | 3/07/2001 | P | John Rawnsley | 38 – 34 | Michael Galgut | Stephen Fry | Damian Eadie | 84 |
3045 | 4/07/2001 | P | John Rawnsley | 65 – 41 | Mary Hains | Stephen Fry | Damian Eadie | 75 |
3046 | 10/07/2001 | P | John Rawnsley | 64 – 45 | Richard Turner | Carol Barnes | Susie Dent | 85 |
3047 | 11/07/2001 | P | John Rawnsley | 41 – 21 | Alexander Duncan | Carol Barnes | Susie Dent | 75 |
3048 | 12/07/2001 | P | John Rawnsley | 46 – 50 | Jim Hopkins | Carol Barnes | Susie Dent | 74 |
3049 | 13/07/2001 | P | Jim Hopkins | 34 – 52 | Rita Bean | Carol Barnes | Susie Dent | 72 |
3050 | 16/07/2001 | P | Rita Bean | 45 – 35 | Ian Pitkin | Carol Barnes | Susie Dent | 73 |
3051 | 17/07/2001 | P | Rita Bean | 61 – 40 | Peter Farmer | Carol Barnes | Susie Dent | 73 |
3052 | 18/07/2001 | P | Rita Bean | 57 – 46 | Alan Sagar | Siân Lloyd | Richard Samson | 84 |
3053 | 24/07/2001 | P | Rita Bean | 50 – 23 | James Carey | Siân Lloyd | Richard Samson | 86 |
3054 | 27/07/2001 | P | Rita Bean | 45 – 56 | Margaret Megeney | Siân Lloyd | Richard Samson | 73 |
3055 | 30/07/2001 | P | Margaret Megeney | 33 – 43 | Phil Bennett | Siân Lloyd | Richard Samson | 72 |
3056 | 31/07/2001 | P | Phil Bennett | 41 – 40 | Tom McCormack | Siân Lloyd | Richard Samson | 70 |
3057 | 1/08/2001 | P | Phil Bennett | 40 – 28 | Anne Docherty | Tom O'Connor | Richard Samson | 74 |
3058 | 7/08/2001 | P | Phil Bennett | 57 – 46 | David Royall | Tom O'Connor | Richard Samson | 76 |
3059 | 8/08/2001 | P | Phil Bennett | 59 – 27 | Geoff Young | Tom O'Connor | Richard Samson | 84 |
3060 | 9/08/2001 | P | Phil Bennett | 40 – 19 | Frank Welch | Tom O'Connor | Richard Samson | 72 |
3061 | 10/08/2001 | P | Phil Bennett | 41 – 50 | Brenda Dunn | Tom O'Connor | Richard Samson | 76 |
3062 | 13/08/2001 | P | Brenda Dunn | 41 – 57 | Craig Richardson | Tom O'Connor | Richard Samson | 76 |
3063 | 14/08/2001 | P | Craig Richardson | 33 – 31 | Edwin Mead | Sally Magnusson | Tania Styles | 75 |
3064 | 15/08/2001 | P | Craig Richardson | 53 – 40 | Bill Brakes | Sally Magnusson | Tania Styles | 85 |
3065 | 21/08/2001 | P | Craig Richardson | 62 – 21 | May Thomson | Sally Magnusson | Tania Styles | 84 |
3066 | 22/08/2001 | P | Craig Richardson | 53 – 24 | Susie Masum | Sally Magnusson | Tania Styles | 74 |
3067 | 28/08/2001 | P | Craig Richardson | 49 – 19 | Phil May | Sally Magnusson | Tania Styles | 73 |
3068 | 29/08/2001 | P | Craig Richardson | 45 – 46 | Neil Greenall | Sally Magnusson | Tania Styles | 104 |
3069 | 30/08/2001 | P | Neil Greenall | 5 – 69 | James Hankin | Geoffrey Durham | Tania Styles | 82 |
3070 | 31/08/2001 | P | James Hankin | 62 – 51 | Beverley Calder | Geoffrey Durham | Tania Styles | 84 |
3071 | 3/09/2001 | P | James Hankin | 44 – 33 | Jeff Evans | Geoffrey Durham | Tania Styles | 74 |
3072 | 4/09/2001 | P | James Hankin | 44 – 50 | David Dorward | Geoffrey Durham | Tania Styles | 80 |
3073 | 5/09/2001 | P | David Dorward | 41 – 50 | Mary Blair | Geoffrey Durham | Tania Styles | 71 |
3074 | 6/09/2001 | P | Mary Blair | 44 – 31 | Ian Robertson | Geoffrey Durham | Tania Styles | 94 |
3075 | 7/09/2001 | P | Mary Blair | 31 – 33 | Mac McDonald | Ken Hom | Susie Dent | 74 |
3076 | 10/09/2001 | P | Mac McDonald | 46 – 55 | Geraldine Hylands | Ken Hom | Susie Dent | 85 |
3077 | 11/09/2001 | P | Geraldine Hylands | 36 – 22 | Geoff Clarke | Ken Hom | Susie Dent | 74 |
3078 | 12/09/2001 | P | Geraldine Hylands | 59 – 51 | Billy Armstrong | Ken Hom | Susie Dent | 73 |
3079 | 13/09/2001 | P | Geraldine Hylands | 55 – 45 | Charlie Neill | Ken Hom | Susie Dent | 76 |
3080 | 14/09/2001 | P | Geraldine Hylands | 45 – 16 | Sue Oldreive | Ken Hom | Susie Dent | 81 |
3081 | 17/09/2001 | P | Geraldine Hylands | 37 – 36 | Fred Clark | Melvyn Hayes | Susie Dent | 72 |
3082 | 18/09/2001 | P | Geraldine Hylands | 68 – 44 | Mike Brown | Melvyn Hayes | Susie Dent | 75 |
3083 | 19/09/2001 | SF | John Rawnsley | 56 – 43 | Phil Bennett | Melvyn Hayes | Susie Dent | 83 |
3084 | 20/09/2001 | SF | Geraldine Hylands | 43 – 41 | Craig Richardson | Melvyn Hayes | Susie Dent | 83 |
3085 | 21/09/2001 | GF | Geraldine Hylands | 63 – 90 | John Rawnsley | Melvyn Hayes | Susie Dent | 128 |