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Series 5
From Countdown
Series 5 ran from October 1984 to December 1984. It was the first series to broadcast on all five weekdays. Episodes were shown at 4:30 pm, and the series began with Championship of Champions I. The fifth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Peter Evans.
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | John Wallace | 8 | 404 |
2 | Colin Pearce | 4+1 | 255 |
3 | Peter Evans | 3 | 147 |
4 | June Madell | 3 | 146 |
5 | Elizabeth Thomson | 3 | 131 |
6 | Jane Smith | 2 | 112 |
7 | Leslie Olson | 2 | 106 |
8 | Robert Violett | 2 | 101 |
Finals progress
John Wallace (1) vs Robert Violett (8) | Robert Violett (8) vs June Madell (4) | Robert Violett (8) vs Peter Evans (3) |
Elizabeth Thomson (5) vs June Madell (4) | ||
Peter Evans (3) vs Jane Smith (6) | Peter Evans (3) vs Colin Pearce (2) | |
Leslie Olson (7) vs Colin Pearce (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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15–23 October 1984: Championship of Champions I | ||||||||||||
192 | 24/10/1984 | P | Michael Smith | 24 - 49 | Phillip Alder | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Yvonne Warburton | 67 | |
193 | 25/10/1984 | P | Graham Jones | 32 - 36 | Phillip Alder | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Ned Sherrin | Yvonne Warburton | 68 | |
194 | 26/10/1984 | P | Jan Turner | 39 - 37 | Phillip Alder | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Yvonne Warburton | 74 | |
195 | 29/10/1984 | P | Jan Turner | 26 - 42 | Colin Pearce | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Ned Sherrin | Yvonne Warburton | 73 | |
196 | 30/10/1984 | P | Sarah Hadaway | 55 - 55 | Colin Pearce | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Yvonne Warburton | 73 | |
197 | 31/10/1984 | P | Sarah Hadaway | 52 - 53 | Colin Pearce | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Ned Sherrin | Yvonne Warburton | 73 | |
198 | 01/11/1984 | P | Pat Champion | 24 - 66 | Colin Pearce | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Ned Sherrin | Yvonne Warburton | 72 | |
199 | 02/11/1984 | P | Paul Hallan | 37 - 39 | Colin Pearce | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Yvonne Warburton | 71 | |
200 | 05/11/1984 | P | Alan Woollard | 29 - 25 | Colin Pearce | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Ned Sherrin | Yvonne Warburton | 80 | |
201 | 06/11/1984 | P | Alan Woollard | 42 - 56 | Leslie Olson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Yvonne Warburton | 71 | |
202 | 07/11/1984 | P | Roland Gardner | 46 - 50 | Leslie Olson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Ned Sherrin | Yvonne Warburton | 72 | |
203 | 08/11/1984 | P | Peter Evans | 67 - 48 | Leslie Olson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Yvonne Warburton | 73 | |
204 | 09/11/1984 | P | Peter Evans | 38 - 33 | Daniel Shine | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Ned Sherrin | Yvonne Warburton | 71 | |
205 | 12/11/1984 | P | Stephen White | 41 - 42 | Peter Evans | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 74 | |
206 | 13/11/1984 | P | Peter Evans | 41 - 47 | Jane Smith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 72 | |
207 | 14/11/1984 | P | Haydon Crowe | 18 - 65 | Jane Smith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 69 | |
208 | 15/11/1984 | P | Pam Fairless | 48 - 34 | Jane Smith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 69 | |
209 | 16/11/1984 | P | Pam Fairless | 51 - 52 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 86 | |
210 | 19/11/1984 | P | Ken Yates | 23 - 49 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 70 | |
211 | 20/11/1984 | P | Nicholas Thompson | 38 - 35 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 68 | |
212 | 21/11/1984 | P | Nicholas Thompson | 27 - 51 | June Madell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 72 | |
213 | 22/11/1984 | P | Lewis Jacobs | 29 - 43 | June Madell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 67 | |
214 | 23/11/1984 | P | Keith Cloke | 33 - 52 | June Madell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 74 | |
215 | 26/11/1984 | P | Richard Maddox | 41 - 37 | June Madell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 70 | |
216 | 27/11/1984 | P | Richard Maddox | 52 - 41 | Rosalind Orr | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Eve Pollard | Yvonne Warburton | 78 | |
217 | 28/11/1984 | P | Richard Maddox | 25 - 46 | John Wallace | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Eve Pollard | Yvonne Warburton | 71 | |
218 | 29/11/1984 | P | John Wallace | 58 - 55 | Ian Channing | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Eve Pollard | Yvonne Warburton | 74 | |
219 | 30/11/1984 | P | John Wallace | 32 - 23 | Margaret Johnson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Eve Pollard | Yvonne Warburton | 70 | |
220 | 03/12/1984 | P | John Wallace | 51 - 35 | Lewis Murray | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Eve Pollard | Yvonne Warburton | 81 | |
221 | 04/12/1984 | P | Johnathan Burrows | 44 - 58 | John Wallace | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Yvonne Warburton | 72 | |
222 | 05/12/1984 | P | Barry Passfield | 51 - 54 | John Wallace | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Yvonne Warburton | 72 | |
223 | 06/12/1984 | P | John Wallace | 52 - 41 | Denis Barber | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Yvonne Warburton | 70 | |
224 | 07/12/1984 | P | Kath Cheetham | 51 - 53 | John Wallace | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Yvonne Warburton | 72 | |
225 | 10/12/1984 | P | Elizabeth Thomson | 46 - 42 | Tony Shilton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Yvonne Warburton | 81 | |
226 | 11/12/1984 | P | Adrian Moore | 32 - 36 | Elizabeth Thomson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Yvonne Warburton | 71 | |
227 | 12/12/1984 | P | Elizabeth Thomson | 49 - 30 | David Appleby | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Yvonne Warburton | 70 | |
228 | 13/12/1984 | QF | John Wallace | 49 - 67 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 69 | |
229 | 14/12/1984 | QF | Colin Pearce | 48 - 40 | Leslie Olson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 83 | |
230 | 17/12/1984 | QF | Peter Evans | 49 - 38 | Jane Smith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 65 | |
231 | 18/12/1984 | QF | Elizabeth Thomson | 38 - 42 | June Madell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 80 | |
232 | 19/12/1984 | SF | June Madell | 25 - 47 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 69 | |
233 | 20/12/1984 | SF | Peter Evans | 53 - 43 | Colin Pearce | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 70 | |
234 | 21/12/1984 | GF | Peter Evans | 87 - 71 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 114 |