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Series 55

From Countdown
The Series 55 finalists with the presenters and Dictionary Corner.
Richard Brittain, the series winner with his trophy.

Series 55 ran from 19 June to 22 December 2006, and began with Championship of Champions XII. The second of two series hosted by Des Lynam, it was won by Richard Brittain.

The series featured two runaway leaders after the heats – Steven Briers with 843 points and Richard Brittain with 820 points. Briers lost dramatically on a crucial conundrum to Phil Watson, but Brittain made no mistake against Andrew Blades, winning 96 – 52. Stu Horsey, the number three seed won through, as did Tony Warren meaning that three of the semi-finalists were still unbeaten after nine games. Phil Watson couldn't topple two octochamps in a row and lost to Tony Warren, and Richard Brittain beat Stu Horsey 83 – 75 to set up a grand final between two players with 10 wins from 10 games.

In the grand final, Brittain took the lead after the first numbers game 27 – 19, while Warren fell apart and failed to score in three of the next five rounds. After having tyreman ☓ disallowed in Round 11, he trailed 93 – 60 going into the final conundrum FINALNITE which Brittain solved to end Series 55 with a century.

Seed table

Rank Name Wins Points
1 Steven Briers 8 843
2 Richard Brittain 8 820
3 Stu Horsey 8 732
4 Tony Warren 8 712
5 Chris McHenry 8 643
6 Joy Longworth 7 699
7 Andrew Blades 7 650
8 Phil Watson 6 574
Between Series 38 and Series 59, players were sorted by number of wins, then by number of points. Points from both wins and losses count. Points from sudden death conundrums were not counted, and players with the same number of wins and points were sorted by highest score.

Finals progress

Steven Briers (1) vs Phil Watson (8) Phil Watson (8) vs Tony Warren (4) Tony Warren (4)
vs
Richard Brittain (2)
Chris McHenry (5) vs Tony Warren (4)
Stu Horsey (3) vs Joy Longworth (6) Stu Horsey (3) vs Richard Brittain (2)
Andrew Blades (7) vs Richard Brittain (2)
The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
29 May–16 June 2006: Championship of Champions XII
4128 19/06/2006 P Tony Warren 79 – 45 Jill Todd Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Ricky Tomlinson Susie Dent 139
4129 20/06/2006 P Tony Warren 108 – 92 Danny Shears Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Ricky Tomlinson Susie Dent 134
4130 21/06/2006 P Don Leith 32 – 104 Graham Dugdale Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Ricky Tomlinson Susie Dent 131
4131 22/06/2006 P Graham Dugdale 112 – 43 Stella Crane Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Ricky Tomlinson Susie Dent 130
4132 23/06/2006 P Graham Dugdale 90 – 101 Alan O'Donnell Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Ricky Tomlinson Susie Dent 139
4133 26/06/2006 P Alan O'Donnell 73 – 102 Marion Lang Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Jan Ravens Susie Dent 142
4134 27/06/2006 P Marion Lang 90 – 78 Don Beesley Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Jan Ravens Susie Dent 119
4135 28/06/2006 P Marion Lang 61 – 91 Andrew Balsdon Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Jan Ravens Susie Dent 114
4136 29/06/2006 P Andrew Balsdon 84 – 58 Shelagh Peachey Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Jan Ravens Susie Dent 127
4137 30/06/2006 P Andrew Balsdon 49 – 98 Phil Watson Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Jan Ravens Susie Dent 121
4138 03/07/2006 P Phil Watson 98 – 62 Carlos Da Silva Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Esther Rantzen Susie Dent 120
4139 04/07/2006 P Phil Watson 56 – 55 Barry Grice Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Esther Rantzen Susie Dent 139
4140 05/07/2006 P Phil Watson 95 – 50 Sheila Ireland Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Esther Rantzen Susie Dent 120
4141 06/07/2006 P Phil Watson 63 – 52 Paul Collings Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Esther Rantzen Susie Dent 128
4142 07/07/2006 P Phil Watson 87 – 37 Carole Johnson Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Esther Rantzen Susie Dent 119
4143 10/07/2006 P Phil Watson 77 – 79 June Bloxham Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Eric Knowles Susie Dent 116
4144 11/07/2006 P June Bloxham 60 – 81 Stuart Dowey Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Eric Knowles Susie Dent 141
4145 12/07/2006 P Stuart Dowey 95 – 90 Phil Watkins Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Eric Knowles Susie Dent 133
4146 13/07/2006 P Stuart Dowey 67 – 73 Paul King Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Eric Knowles Susie Dent 127
4147 14/07/2006 P Paul King 33 – 90 Frank Jablonski Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Eric Knowles Susie Dent 130
4148 17/07/2006 P Frank Jablonski 90 – 46 Kate Bassett Des Lynam Carol Vorderman George Layton Susie Dent 120
4149 18/07/2006 P Frank Jablonski 42 – 73 Ken Jenkins Des Lynam Carol Vorderman George Layton Susie Dent 122
4150 19/07/2006 P Ken Jenkins 65 – 46 Michael McCarthy Des Lynam Carol Vorderman George Layton Susie Dent 120
4151 20/07/2006 P Ken Jenkins 64 – 61 Alan Adams Des Lynam Carol Vorderman George Layton Susie Dent 121
4152 21/07/2006 P Ken Jenkins 49 – 73 Jean Braithwaite Des Lynam Carol Vorderman George Layton Susie Dent 136
4153 24/07/2006 P Jean Braithwaite 74 – 75 Scott Davenport Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Kaye Adams Susie Dent 139
4154 25/07/2006 P Scott Davenport 73 – 81 Beelal Saab Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Kaye Adams Susie Dent 121
4155 26/07/2006 P Beelal Saab 70 – 76 Joy Longworth Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Kaye Adams Susie Dent 152
4156 27/07/2006 P Joy Longworth 95 – 41 Stewart Holdsworth Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Kaye Adams Susie Dent 139
4157 28/07/2006 P Joy Longworth 69 – 54 Peter Ryan Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Kaye Adams Susie Dent 130
4158 31/07/2006 P Joy Longworth 87 – 51 John Howells Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Wendi Peters Susie Dent 120
4159 01/08/2006 P Joy Longworth 108 – 33 Gerry Lucas Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Wendi Peters Susie Dent 129
4160 02/08/2006 P Joy Longworth 93 – 69 George Yates-Mercer Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Wendi Peters Susie Dent 132
4161 03/08/2006 P Joy Longworth 95 – 60 Steve Johnson Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Wendi Peters Susie Dent 119
4162 04/08/2006 P Joy Longworth 76 – 83 Andrew Laycock Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Wendi Peters Susie Dent 120
4163 07/08/2006 P Andrew Laycock 98 – 33 Omair Azam Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent 131
4164 08/08/2006 P Andrew Laycock 83 – 78 Graham Faulks Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent 119
4165 09/08/2006 P Andrew Laycock 78 – 62 Samuel Lynch Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent 132
4166 10/08/2006 P Andrew Laycock 91 – 78 Sam Jacobs Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent 126
4167 11/08/2006 P Andrew Laycock 73 – 98 Simon Born Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent 118
4168 14/08/2006 P Simon Born 94 – 60 Anne Brock Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Melvyn Hayes Susie Dent 135
4169 15/08/2006 P Simon Born 98 – 51 Geoffrey Jarvis Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Melvyn Hayes Susie Dent 112
4170 16/08/2006 P Simon Born 67 – 74 Godfrey Jackson Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Melvyn Hayes Susie Dent 142
4171 17/08/2006 P Godfrey Jackson 75 – 78 Rosemary Emanuel Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Melvyn Hayes Susie Dent 119
4172 18/08/2006 P Rosemary Emanuel 100 – 58 Jonni Pablo Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Melvyn Hayes Susie Dent 120
4173 21/08/2006 P Rosemary Emanuel 91 – 64 Dave Price-Williams Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Keith Barron Susie Dent 126
4174 22/08/2006 P Rosemary Emanuel 91 – 72 Berni Shand Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Keith Barron Susie Dent 130
4175 23/08/2006 P Rosemary Emanuel 75 – 80 Margaret Hunter Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Keith Barron Susie Dent 119
4176 24/08/2006 P Margaret Hunter 53 – 63 Carolyn Kennedy Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Keith Barron Susie Dent 121
4177 25/08/2006 P Carolyn Kennedy 46 – 117 Ian Hilton Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Keith Barron Susie Dent 141
4178 28/08/2006 P Ian Hilton 90 – 70 Marcus Toulmin-Rothe Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 118
4179 29/08/2006 P Ian Hilton 107 – 74 David Andrew Wood Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 120
4180 30/08/2006 P Ian Hilton 86 – 74 Joy Williams Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 143
4181 31/08/2006 P Ian Hilton 81 – 87 Sheri Evans Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 137
4182 01/09/2006 P Sheri Evans 114 – 63 Ralph 'Wilf' Burton Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 123
4183 04/09/2006 P Sheri Evans 83 – 76 Paul Bassett Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Susie Dent 134
4184 05/09/2006 P Sheri Evans 89 – 65 Elizabeth Smith Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Susie Dent 120
4185 06/09/2006 P Sheri Evans 85 – 70 Pete Metcalfe Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Susie Dent 128
4186 07/09/2006 P Sheri Evans 93 – 98 Sarah Duncan Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Susie Dent 142
4187 08/09/2006 P Sarah Duncan 82 – 46 Jean Bode Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Susie Dent 124
4188 11/09/2006 P Sarah Duncan 67 – 116 Richard Brittain Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Pam Ayres Susie Dent 143
4189 12/09/2006 P Richard Brittain 94 – 83 Claudia McQue Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Pam Ayres Susie Dent 132
4190 13/09/2006 P Richard Brittain 95 – 77 Gil-Ad Schwartz Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Pam Ayres Susie Dent 122
4191 14/09/2006 P Richard Brittain 105 – 68 Ali Ashman Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Pam Ayres Susie Dent 142
4192 15/09/2006 P Richard Brittain 100 – 82 Henry Smith Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Pam Ayres Susie Dent 119
4193 18/09/2006 P Richard Brittain 96 – 62 Jim Foster Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 122
4194 19/09/2006 P Richard Brittain 98 – 31 Anne Devlin Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 117
4195 20/09/2006 P Richard Brittain 116 – 66 Paul Manning Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 140
4196 21/09/2006 P Ian Mellor 91 – 52 Kavita Dixit Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 129
4197 22/09/2006 P Ian Mellor 63 – 72 Gordon Dimmack Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 113
4198 25/09/2006 P Gordon Dimmack 80 – 68 Sabrina Verjee Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 140
4199 26/09/2006 P Gordon Dimmack 51 – 66 Andrew Blades Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 133
4200 27/09/2006 P Andrew Blades 88 – 61 Joanna Randall Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 123
4201 28/09/2006 P Andrew Blades 76 – 67 Nick Price Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 131
4202 29/09/2006 P Andrew Blades 77 – 59 Angela Madigan Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 117
4203 02/10/2006 P Andrew Blades 88 – 27 Jill Tucker Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent 132
4204 03/10/2006 P Andrew Blades 93 – 54 Vincent Harris Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent 129
4205 04/10/2006 P Andrew Blades 87 – 36 Annabel Coles Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent 120
4206 05/10/2006 P Andrew Blades 75 – 102 Stu Horsey Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent 122
4207 06/10/2006 P Stu Horsey 105 – 58 Les Taylor Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent 130
4208 09/10/2006 P Stu Horsey 76 – 53 Simon Thomas Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Rick Wakeman Susie Dent 119
4209 10/10/2006 P Stu Horsey 86 – 74 Michael Wallace Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Rick Wakeman Susie Dent 117
4210 11/10/2006 P Stu Horsey 89 – 56 Luxmy Gopal Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Rick Wakeman Susie Dent 126
4211 12/10/2006 P Stu Horsey 101 – 32 David Price Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Rick Wakeman Susie Dent 150
4212 13/10/2006 P Stu Horsey 90 – 81 Suzanne Mims Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Rick Wakeman Susie Dent 129
4213 16/10/2006 P Stu Horsey 83 – 68 Tom Rosoman Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Susie Dent 140
4214 17/10/2006 P Helen Moir 44 – 77 Juliet Worthington Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Susie Dent 120
4215 18/10/2006 P Juliet Worthington 74 – 83 Christine Rodley Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Susie Dent 149
4216 19/10/2006 P Christine Rodley 96 – 50 Spencer Smith Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Susie Dent 118
4217 20/10/2006 P Christine Rodley 103 – 58 Alastair Ives Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Susie Dent 142
4218 23/10/2006 P Christine Rodley 88 – 67 Bob Couper Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Barry Norman Susie Dent 142
4219 24/10/2006 P Christine Rodley 74 – 76 Maurice Brown Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Barry Norman Susie Dent 120
4220 25/10/2006 P Maurice Brown 77 – 71 John Hartley Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Barry Norman Susie Dent 120
4221 26/10/2006 P Maurice Brown 87 – 84 Sue Sanders Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Barry Norman Susie Dent 134
4222 27/10/2006 P Maurice Brown 60 – 39 Kevin Olding Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Barry Norman Susie Dent 118
4223 30/10/2006 P Maurice Brown 56 – 75 David Lettington Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Jo Brand Susie Dent 130
4224 31/10/2006 P David Lettington 85 – 58 Patrica Louw Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Jo Brand Susie Dent 122
4225 01/11/2006 P David Lettington 66 – 55 Rebecca Cripps Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Jo Brand Susie Dent 119
4226 02/11/2006 P David Lettington 68 – 108 Richard Woodward Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Jo Brand Susie Dent 127
4227 03/11/2006 P Richard Woodward 62 – 76 Steven Briers Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Jo Brand Susie Dent 127
4228 06/11/2006 P Steven Briers 136 – 41 Dean Rowley Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Tony Christie Susie Dent 142
4229 07/11/2006 P Steven Briers 106 – 56 Vicky Hubble Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Tony Christie Susie Dent 124
4230 08/11/2006 P Steven Briers 116 – 68 Carl Gregory Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Tony Christie Susie Dent 134
4231 09/11/2006 P Steven Briers 108 – 59 Glenda Fullard Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Tony Christie Susie Dent 119
4232 10/11/2006 P Steven Briers 110 – 93 Dan Ward Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Tony Christie Susie Dent 141
4233 13/11/2006 P Steven Briers 92 – 53 Jennifer Brown Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Keith Barron Susie Dent 129
4234 14/11/2006 P Steven Briers 99 – 55 Sue Pascoe Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Keith Barron Susie Dent 127
4235 15/11/2006 P Phil Matthams 96 – 86 Christine Smith Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Keith Barron Susie Dent 123
4236 16/11/2006 P Phil Matthams 41 – 113 Bernie Corrigan Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Keith Barron Susie Dent 123
4237 17/11/2006 P Bernie Corrigan 77 – 94 Thomas Nixon Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Keith Barron Susie Dent 133
4238 20/11/2006 P Thomas Nixon 83 – 63 Richard Haring Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Ricky Tomlinson Susie Dent 136
4239 21/11/2006 P Thomas Nixon 101 – 53 Florence Forbes Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Ricky Tomlinson Susie Dent 120
4240 22/11/2006 P Thomas Nixon 71 – 88 Chris McHenry Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Ricky Tomlinson Susie Dent 122
4241 23/11/2006 P Chris McHenry 81 – 77 Judy Gill Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Ricky Tomlinson Susie Dent 131
4242 24/11/2006 P Chris McHenry 74 – 73 Stuart Moody Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Ricky Tomlinson Susie Dent 118
4243 27/11/2006 P Chris McHenry 79 – 77 David Langer Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Mel Giedroyc Susie Dent 121
4244 28/11/2006 P Chris McHenry 81 – 75 Brendan Henderson Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Mel Giedroyc Susie Dent 131
4245 29/11/2006 P Chris McHenry 79 – 71 Steve Lilley Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Mel Giedroyc Susie Dent 117
4246 30/11/2006 P Chris McHenry 62 – 54 Nicky Bray Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Mel Giedroyc Susie Dent 118
4247 01/12/2006 P Chris McHenry 99 – 50 Jay Hayter Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Mel Giedroyc Susie Dent 133
4248 04/12/2006 P Jane Anderton 77 – 82 Robin Brown Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Wendi Peters Susie Dent 143
4249 05/12/2006 P Robin Brown 100 – 37 Keith Shergold Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Wendi Peters Susie Dent 130
4250 06/12/2006 P Robin Brown 95 – 64 Terry Corbett Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Wendi Peters Susie Dent 131
4251 07/12/2006 P Robin Brown 92 – 77 Paul Evans Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Wendi Peters Susie Dent 120
4252 08/12/2006 P Robin Brown 89 – 94 Anita Freeland Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Wendi Peters Susie Dent 119
4253 11/12/2006 P Anita Freeland 98 – 59 Evan Rattray Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Ken Bruce Susie Dent 119
4254 12/12/2006 P Anita Freeland 107 – 36 Tom Henry Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Ken Bruce Susie Dent 128
4255 13/12/2006 P Anita Freeland 76 – 65 Rich McDowell Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Ken Bruce Susie Dent 121
4256 14/12/2006 QF Steven Briers 72 – 82 Phil Watson Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Ken Bruce Susie Dent 138
4257 15/12/2006 QF Andrew Blades 52 – 96 Richard Brittain Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Ken Bruce Susie Dent 154
4258 18/12/2006 QF Stu Horsey 76 – 69 Joy Longworth Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 119
4259 19/12/2006 QF Chris McHenry 37 – 75 Tony Warren Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 116
4260 20/12/2006 SF Phil Watson 82 – 85 Tony Warren Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 121
4261 21/12/2006 SF Richard Brittain 83 – 75 Stu Horsey Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 119
4262 22/12/2006 GF Tony Warren 60 – 103 Richard Brittain Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 118

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