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Series 49
From Countdown
Series 49 ran from 27 January to 27 June 2003, and began with Championship of Champions XI. The forty-ninth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley was won by John Davies, whose total of 766 points was at the time the lowest ever score for a player that went on to be a series winner, until Nick Wainwright won Series 56. #3 seed David Wilson only had 5 wins, the lowest win total for any #3 seed since the 15 round format was introduced.
John Davies saw off the challenge of Christine Scott in the first quarter-final. Scott chose six small numbers twice and failed to score in either game. Martin Gardner beat Peter Jeffery 101 – 64 and David Wilson recorded a very impressive score of 115 against Patrick Vowles. The #4 seed Ian Buckley couldn't join the top three seeds who'd all won, and crashed out against Andrew Tatham. In the semi-finals, John Davies beat Andrew Tatham with impressive words like BOOTLEGS and David Wilson saw off the challenge of Martin Gardner as he scored in 13 of the 15 rounds, including the impressive HORRIDLY when Martin only had HOLIER. The final wasn't a close affair, although Wilson led 6 – 0 after one round, he offered the invalid diazole ☓ and missed FURRIEST, TOILET and DOSAGES. Wilson only scored on one of the three numbers games, and after the conundrum TINEYMIND, he was beaten 102 – 58.
This series also included a 3-episode Ladies' Championship from 11-13 March. Four female series winners, Hilary Hopper (Series 13), Liz Barber (Series 20), Verity Joubert (Series 30) and Kate Ogilvie (Series 39), competed, with Kate Ogilvie coming out the overall winner.
Contents |
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | John Davies | 8 | 766 |
2 | Martin Gardner | 8 | 746 |
3 | David Wilson | 5 | 560 |
4 | Ian Buckley | 5 | 508 |
5 | Andrew Tatham | 5 | 497 |
6 | Patrick Vowles | 4 | 459 |
7 | Peter Jeffery | 4 | 411 |
8 | Christine Scott | 4 | 375 |
Finals progress
John Davies (1) vs Christine Scott (8) | John Davies (1) vs Andrew Tatham (5) | John Davies (1) vs David Wilson (3) |
Andrew Tatham (5) vs Ian Buckley (4) | ||
David Wilson (3) vs Patrick Vowles (6) | David Wilson (3) vs Martin Gardner (2) | |
Peter Jeffery (7) vs Martin Gardner (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6–24 January 2003: Championship of Champions XI | ||||||||
3405 | 27/01/2003 | P | Ian Burrows | 65 – 59 | Janet Rainford | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 120 |
3406 | 28/01/2003 | P | Ian Burrows | 87 – 79 | Don Campbell-Wilson | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 118 |
3407 | 29/01/2003 | P | Ian Burrows | 67 – 78 | Peter Cogar | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 119 |
3408 | 30/01/2003 | P | Peter Cogar | 77 – 97 | Rosemary Dale | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 127 |
3409 | 31/01/2003 | P | Rosemary Dale | 63 – 73 | Martin Gilbert | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 118 |
3410 | 3/02/2003 | P | Martin Gilbert | 78 – 66 | Nic Hodgkinson | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent | 119 |
3411 | 4/02/2003 | P | Martin Gilbert | 69 – 53 | Bertie McCully | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent | 131 |
3412 | 5/02/2003 | P | Martin Gilbert | 54 – 94 | Paul Best | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent | 122 |
3413 | 6/02/2003 | P | Paul Best | 52 – 70 | Christine Scott | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent | 129 |
3414 | 7/02/2003 | P | Christine Scott | 92 – 90 | Saji Kamalananthan | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent | 119 |
3415 | 10/02/2003 | P | Christine Scott | 75 – 58 | Fiona Walters | Esther Rantzen | Richard Samson | 138 |
3416 | 11/02/2003 | P | Christine Scott | 86 – 62 | John Glenny | Esther Rantzen | Richard Samson | 117 |
3417 | 12/02/2003 | P | Christine Scott | 52 – 81 | Russell Fleckney | Esther Rantzen | Richard Samson | 118 |
3418 | 13/02/2003 | P | Russell Fleckney | 86 – 97 | Ruth Hartley | Esther Rantzen | Richard Samson | 130 |
3419 | 14/02/2003 | P | Ruth Hartley | 101 – 49 | Nanette Swain | Esther Rantzen | Richard Samson | 130 |
3420 | 17/02/2003 | P | Ruth Hartley | 76 – 82 | John Marlowe | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 120 |
3421 | 18/02/2003 | P | John Marlowe | 82 – 78 | Cliff Port | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 121 |
3422 | 19/02/2003 | P | John Marlowe | 88 – 18 | Judy Smedley | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 130 |
3423 | 20/02/2003 | P | John Marlowe | 81 – 85 | Isabel Wilson | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 122 |
3424 | 21/02/2003 | P | Isabel Wilson | 66 – 87 | Roly Abbott | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 139 |
3425 | 24/02/2003 | P | Roly Abbott | 66 – 75 | John Clarke | Christine Hamilton | Susie Dent | 132 |
3426 | 25/02/2003 | P | John Clarke | 96 – 77 | David Poyser | Christine Hamilton | Susie Dent | 115 |
3427 | 26/02/2003 | P | John Clarke | 80 – 63 | Norma Gill | Christine Hamilton | Susie Dent | 111 |
3428 | 27/02/2003 | P | John Clarke | 73 – 101 | Peter Jeffery | Christine Hamilton | Susie Dent | 120 |
3429 | 28/02/2003 | P | Peter Jeffery | 80 – 63 | Gill Cook | Christine Hamilton | Susie Dent | 118 |
3430 | 3/03/2003 | P | Peter Jeffery | 84 – 82 | Gordon Munn | Barry Norman | Alison Heard | 128 |
3431 | 4/03/2003 | P | Peter Jeffery | 79 – 70 | CJ de Mooi | Barry Norman | Alison Heard | 126 |
3432 | 5/03/2003 | P | Peter Jeffery | 67 – 74 | Keith Johnson | Barry Norman | Alison Heard | 122 |
3433 | 6/03/2003 | P | Keith Johnson | 81 – 37 | Alice Keaveney | Barry Norman | Alison Heard | 120 |
3434 | 7/03/2003 | P | Keith Johnson | 91 – 43 | Eileen Draycott | Barry Norman | Alison Heard | 119 |
3435 | 10/03/2003 | P | Keith Johnson | 71 – 89 | Andrew Tatham | Rick Wakeman | Alison Heard | 130 |
11–13 March 2003: Ladies' Championship | ||||||||
3439 | 14/03/2003 | P | Andrew Tatham | 97 – 37 | Julian Duxbury | Rick Wakeman | Alison Heard | 121 |
3440 | 17/03/2003 | P | Andrew Tatham | 90 – 64 | Val Mills | Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen | Susie Dent | 118 |
3441 | 18/03/2003 | P | Andrew Tatham | 90 – 68 | Billy Parkinson | Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen | Susie Dent | 123 |
3442 | 19/03/2003 | P | Andrew Tatham | 69 – 61 | Lewis Bevan | Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen | Susie Dent | 115 |
3443 | 20/03/2003 | P | Andrew Tatham | 62 – 67 | Beth Sutton | Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen | Susie Dent | 119 |
3444 | 21/03/2003 | P | Beth Sutton | 92 – 53 | Simon Cussons | Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen | Susie Dent | 127 |
3445 | 24/03/2003 | P | Beth Sutton | 103 – 88 | Keith Williams | Raj Persaud | Alison Heard | 118 |
3446 | 25/03/2003 | P | Beth Sutton | 73 – 91 | Derek Pollard | Raj Persaud | Alison Heard | 126 |
3447 | 26/03/2003 | P | Derek Pollard | 80 – 61 | Elena Bonetti | Raj Persaud | Alison Heard | 118 |
3448 | 27/03/2003 | P | Derek Pollard | 101 – 76 | Janet Creamer | Raj Persaud | Alison Heard | 128 |
3449 | 28/03/2003 | P | Derek Pollard | 70 – 85 | Carl Dyke | Raj Persaud | Alison Heard | 117 |
3450 | 31/03/2003 | P | Carl Dyke | 69 – 53 | Mollie Wallis | Magnus Magnusson | Susie Dent | 140 |
3451 | 1/04/2003 | P | Carl Dyke | 67 – 78 | Ian Buckley | Magnus Magnusson | Susie Dent | 118 |
3452 | 2/04/2003 | P | Ian Buckley | 93 – 72 | Chris Canham | Magnus Magnusson | Susie Dent | 116 |
3453 | 3/04/2003 | P | Ian Buckley | 80 – 43 | Bill Gibb | Magnus Magnusson | Susie Dent | 119 |
3454 | 4/04/2003 | P | Ian Buckley | 93 – 66 | James Robinson | Magnus Magnusson | Susie Dent | 118 |
3455 | 7/04/2003 | P | Ian Buckley | 90 – 62 | Matthew Crew | Joan Bakewell | Susie Dent | 118 |
3456 | 8/04/2003 | P | Ian Buckley | 74 – 87 | Andrea Maycock | Joan Bakewell | Susie Dent | 132 |
3457 | 9/04/2003 | P | Andrea Maycock | 64 – 84 | David Wilson | Joan Bakewell | Susie Dent | 149 |
3458 | 10/04/2003 | P | David Wilson | 82 – 68 | Richard Sked | Joan Bakewell | Susie Dent | 120 |
3459 | 11/04/2003 | P | David Wilson | 104 – 32 | Mary Frankel | Joan Bakewell | Susie Dent | 133 |
3460 | 14/04/2003 | P | David Wilson | 113 – 40 | Peter Wreghitt | Charles Collingwood | Susie Dent | 144 |
3461 | 15/04/2003 | P | David Wilson | 97 – 73 | Marion Martin | Charles Collingwood | Susie Dent | 131 |
3462 | 16/04/2003 | P | David Wilson | 80 – 83 | Ric Morgan | Charles Collingwood | Susie Dent | 131 |
3463 | 17/04/2003 | P | Ric Morgan | 80 – 88 | Anne Beer | Charles Collingwood | Susie Dent | 128 |
3464 | 18/04/2003 | P | Anne Beer | 96 – 90 | Frank Blake | Charles Collingwood | Susie Dent | 121 |
3465 | 21/04/2003 | P | Anne Beer | 65 – 79 | Jan Rolnis | Lesley Graham | Richard Samson | 130 |
3466 | 22/04/2003 | P | Jan Rolnis | 98 – 95 | Andrew Naylor | Lesley Graham | Richard Samson | 122 |
3467 | 23/04/2003 | P | Jan Rolnis | 68 – 91 | Mike Wenble | Lesley Graham | Richard Samson | 121 |
3468 | 24/04/2003 | P | Mike Wenble | 67 – 62 | Lyndon Sedgwick | Lesley Graham | Richard Samson | 115 |
3469 | 25/04/2003 | P | Mike Wenble | 81 – 91* | Clive Rudd | Lesley Graham | Richard Samson | 129 |
3470 | 28/04/2003 | P | Clive Rudd | 82 – 83 | Martin Ballhatchet | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 133 |
3471 | 29/04/2003 | P | Martin Ballhatchet | 59 – 84 | Lesley Darlow | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 127 |
3472 | 30/04/2003 | P | Lesley Darlow | 57 – 78 | Chris Roberts | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 130 |
3473 | 1/05/2003 | P | Chris Roberts | 56 – 58 | Jim Stewart | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 117 |
3474 | 2/05/2003 | P | Jim Stewart | 48 – 103 | John Davies | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 128 |
3475 | 5/05/2003 | P | John Davies | 92 – 91 | Austin Shin | Jennie Bond | Susie Dent | 132 |
3476 | 6/05/2003 | P | John Davies | 87 – 71 | Norma Sutherland | Jennie Bond | Susie Dent | 140 |
3477 | 7/05/2003 | P | John Davies | 93 – 84 | Michael Perkins | Jennie Bond | Susie Dent | 140 |
3478 | 8/05/2003 | P | John Davies | 94 – 59 | Paul Johnson | Jennie Bond | Susie Dent | 119 |
3479 | 9/05/2003 | P | John Davies | 106 – 49 | Harry Simpson | Jennie Bond | Susie Dent | 121 |
3480 | 12/05/2003 | P | John Davies | 88 – 53 | Gwenda Withnall | Linda Smith | Alison Heard | 129 |
3481 | 13/05/2003 | P | John Davies | 103 – 93 | Jerry Humphreys | Linda Smith | Alison Heard | 131 |
3482 | 14/05/2003 | P | Anthony Wilson | 81 – 107 | Martin Gardner | Linda Smith | Alison Heard | 118 |
3483 | 15/05/2003 | P | Martin Gardner | 72 – 44 | Pat Elkington | Linda Smith | Alison Heard | 119 |
3484 | 16/05/2003 | P | Martin Gardner | 88 – 35 | Bernard Gudgin | Linda Smith | Alison Heard | 118 |
3485 | 19/05/2003 | P | Martin Gardner | 101 – 64 | Richard Brooks | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 128 |
3486 | 20/05/2003 | P | Martin Gardner | 101 – 47 | Gloria Crossley | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 138 |
3487 | 21/05/2003 | P | Martin Gardner | 76 – 63 | Dave Mackenzie | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 131 |
3488 | 27/05/2003 | P | Martin Gardner | 102 – 33 | John Carpenter | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 120 |
3489 | 28/05/2003 | P | Martin Gardner | 99 – 66 | Tracy Murrell | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 136 |
3490 | 29/05/2003 | P | Dave Walters | 56 – 54 | Ruth Bowes | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 128 |
3491 | 30/05/2003 | P | Dave Walters | 80 – 78 | Peter Tarry | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 130 |
3492 | 2/06/2003 | P | Dave Walters | 71 – 85 | Margaret Marshall | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 116 |
3493 | 3/06/2003 | P | Margaret Marshall | 73 – 82 | Marjory Carnegie | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 131 |
3494 | 4/06/2003 | P | Marjory Carnegie | 50 – 95 | Tony Steele | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 118 |
3495 | 5/06/2003 | P | Tony Steele | 60 – 84 | Patricia Eagles | Kathryn Apanowicz | Susie Dent | 141 |
3496 | 6/06/2003 | P | Patricia Eagles | 70 – 76 | Claire Cohan | Kathryn Apanowicz | Susie Dent | 120 |
3497 | 9/06/2003 | P | Claire Cohan | 45 – 59 | Bob Wright | Kathryn Apanowicz | Susie Dent | 137 |
3498 | 10/06/2003 | P | Bob Wright | 79 – 89* | Patrick Vowles | Kathryn Apanowicz | Susie Dent | 124 |
3499 | 11/06/2003 | P | Patrick Vowles | 73 – 60 | Ian Atkinson | Kathryn Apanowicz | Susie Dent | 130 |
3500 | 12/06/2003 | P | Patrick Vowles | 88 – 86 | Clive Jones | Peter Baldwin | Susie Dent | 130 |
3501 | 13/06/2003 | P | Patrick Vowles | 127 – 58 | Connie Piggott | Peter Baldwin | Susie Dent | 132 |
3502 | 16/06/2003 | P | Patrick Vowles | 82 – 88 | Alan Stevens | Peter Baldwin | Susie Dent | 119 |
3503 | 17/06/2003 | P | Alan Stevens | 67 – 59 | Steve Cann | Peter Baldwin | Susie Dent | 120 |
3504 | 18/06/2003 | P | Alan Stevens | 75 – 72 | Carol Ingham | Peter Baldwin | Susie Dent | 122 |
3505 | 19/06/2003 | QF | John Davies | 105 – 76 | Christine Scott | Clare Balding | Alison Heard | 142 |
3506 | 20/06/2003 | QF | Martin Gardner | 101 – 64 | Peter Jeffery | Clare Balding | Alison Heard | 122 |
3507 | 23/06/2003 | QF | Patrick Vowles | 55 – 115 | David Wilson | Clare Balding | Alison Heard | 120 |
3508 | 24/06/2003 | QF | Andrew Tatham | 100 – 56 | Ian Buckley | Clare Balding | Alison Heard | 119 |
3509 | 25/06/2003 | SF | Andrew Tatham | 65 – 93 | John Davies | Clare Balding | Alison Heard | 120 |
3510 | 26/06/2003 | SF | David Wilson | 98 – 86 | Martin Gardner | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 123 |
3511 | 27/06/2003 | GF | John Davies | 102 – 58 | David Wilson | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 118 |