Series 5

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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

Numbers after "+" signs in the Wins column represent drawn games. Points totals include winning and drawing scores, but not losing ones. Players ranked by total number of points.

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)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Host	Arithmetician	Guest	Lex	Max
15–23 October 1984: Championship of Champions I
192	24/10/1984	P	Michael Smith	24 – 49	Phillip Alder	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Nigel Rees	Yvonne Warburton	67
193	25/10/1984	P	Graham Jones	32 – 36	Phillip Alder	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Ned Sherrin	Yvonne Warburton	68
194	26/10/1984	P	Jan Turner	39 – 37	Phillip Alder	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Nigel Rees	Yvonne Warburton	74
195	29/10/1984	P	Jan Turner	26 – 42	Colin Pearce	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Ned Sherrin	Yvonne Warburton	73
196	30/10/1984	P	Sarah Hadaway	55 – 55	Colin Pearce	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Nigel Rees	Yvonne Warburton	73
197	31/10/1984	P	Sarah Hadaway	52 – 53	Colin Pearce	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Ned Sherrin	Yvonne Warburton	73
198	1/11/1984	P	Pat Champion	24 – 66	Colin Pearce	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Ned Sherrin	Yvonne Warburton	72
199	2/11/1984	P	Paul Hallan	37 – 39	Colin Pearce	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Nigel Rees	Yvonne Warburton	71
200	5/11/1984	P	Alan Woollard	29 – 25	Colin Pearce	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Ned Sherrin	Yvonne Warburton	80
201	6/11/1984	P	Alan Woollard	42 – 56	Leslie Olson	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Nigel Rees	Yvonne Warburton	71
202	7/11/1984	P	Roland Gardner	46 – 50	Leslie Olson	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Ned Sherrin	Yvonne Warburton	72
203	8/11/1984	P	Peter Evans	67 – 48	Leslie Olson	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Nigel Rees	Yvonne Warburton	73
204	9/11/1984	P	Peter Evans	38 – 33	Daniel Shine	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Ned Sherrin	Yvonne Warburton	71
205	12/11/1984	P	Stephen White	41 – 42	Peter Evans	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	74
206	13/11/1984	P	Peter Evans	41 – 47	Jane Smith	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	72
207	14/11/1984	P	Haydon Crowe	18 – 65	Jane Smith	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	69
208	15/11/1984	P	Pam Fairless	48 – 34	Jane Smith	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	69
209	16/11/1984	P	Pam Fairless	51 – 52	Robert Violett	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	86
210	19/11/1984	P	Ken Yates	23 – 49	Robert Violett	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	70
211	20/11/1984	P	Nicholas Thompson	38 – 35	Robert Violett	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	68
212	21/11/1984	P	Nicholas Thompson	27 – 51	June Madell	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	72
213	22/11/1984	P	Lewis Jacobs	29 – 43	June Madell	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	67
214	23/11/1984	P	Keith Cloke	33 – 52	June Madell	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	74
215	26/11/1984	P	Richard Maddox	41 – 37	June Madell	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	70
216	27/11/1984	P	Richard Maddox	52 – 41	Rosalind Orr	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Eve Pollard	Yvonne Warburton	78
217	28/11/1984	P	Richard Maddox	25 – 46	John Wallace	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Eve Pollard	Yvonne Warburton	71
218	29/11/1984	P	John Wallace	58 – 55	Ian Channing	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Eve Pollard	Yvonne Warburton	74
219	30/11/1984	P	John Wallace	32 – 23	Margaret Johnson	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Eve Pollard	Yvonne Warburton	70
220	3/12/1984	P	John Wallace	51 – 35	Lewis Murray	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Eve Pollard	Yvonne Warburton	81
221	4/12/1984	P	Johnathan Burrows	44 – 58	John Wallace	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton	72
222	5/12/1984	P	Barry Passfield	51 – 54	John Wallace	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton	72
223	6/12/1984	P	John Wallace	52 – 41	Denis Barber	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton	70
224	7/12/1984	P	Kath Cheetham	51 – 53	John Wallace	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton	72
225	10/12/1984	P	Elizabeth Thomson	46 – 42	Tony Shilton	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton	81
226	11/12/1984	P	Adrian Moore	32 – 36	Elizabeth Thomson	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton	71
227	12/12/1984	P	Elizabeth Thomson	49 – 30	David Appleby	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton	70
228	13/12/1984	QF	John Wallace	49 – 67	Robert Violett	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	69
229	14/12/1984	QF	Colin Pearce	48 – 40	Leslie Olson	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	83
230	17/12/1984	QF	Peter Evans	49 – 38	Jane Smith	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	65
231	18/12/1984	QF	Elizabeth Thomson	38 – 42	June Madell	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	80
232	19/12/1984	SF	June Madell	25 – 47	Robert Violett	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	69
233	20/12/1984	SF	Peter Evans	53 – 43	Colin Pearce	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	70
234	21/12/1984	GF	Peter Evans	87 – 71	Robert Violett	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	114

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