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Series 55
From Countdown


Series 55 ran from 19 May 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 #3 seed won through, as did Tony Warren meaning that three of the semi-finalists were still unbeaten after 9 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 final between two players with 10 wins from 10 games.
In the final, Brittain took the lead after the first numbers game 27 – 19, but 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 INFANTILE which Brittain solved to end Series 55 with a century.
Contents |
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 |
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) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 May–16 June 2006: Championship of Champions XII | ||||||||
4128 | 19/06/2006 | P | Tony Warren | 79 – 45 | Jill Todd | Ricky Tomlinson | Susie Dent | 139 |
4129 | 20/06/2006 | P | Tony Warren | 108 – 92 | Danny Shears | Ricky Tomlinson | Susie Dent | 134 |
4130 | 21/06/2006 | P | Don Leith | 32 – 104 | Graham Dugdale | Ricky Tomlinson | Susie Dent | 131 |
4131 | 22/06/2006 | P | Graham Dugdale | 112 – 43 | Stella Crane | Ricky Tomlinson | Susie Dent | 130 |
4132 | 23/06/2006 | P | Graham Dugdale | 90 – 101 | Alan O'Donnell | Ricky Tomlinson | Susie Dent | 139 |
4133 | 26/06/2006 | P | Alan O'Donnell | 73 – 102 | Marion Lang | Jan Ravens | Susie Dent | 142 |
4134 | 27/06/2006 | P | Marion Lang | 90 – 78 | Don Beesley | Jan Ravens | Susie Dent | 119 |
4135 | 28/06/2006 | P | Marion Lang | 61 – 91 | Andrew Balsdon | Jan Ravens | Susie Dent | 114 |
4136 | 29/06/2006 | P | Andrew Balsdon | 84 – 58 | Shelagh Peachey | Jan Ravens | Susie Dent | 127 |
4137 | 30/06/2006 | P | Andrew Balsdon | 49 – 98 | Phil Watson | Jan Ravens | Susie Dent | 121 |
4138 | 3/07/2006 | P | Phil Watson | 98 – 62 | Carlos Da Silva | Esther Rantzen | Susie Dent | 120 |
4139 | 4/07/2006 | P | Phil Watson | 56 – 55 | Barry Grice | Esther Rantzen | Susie Dent | 139 |
4140 | 5/07/2006 | P | Phil Watson | 95 – 50 | Sheila Ireland | Esther Rantzen | Susie Dent | 120 |
4141 | 6/07/2006 | P | Phil Watson | 63 – 52 | Paul Collings | Esther Rantzen | Susie Dent | 128 |
4142 | 7/07/2006 | P | Phil Watson | 87 – 37 | Carole Johnson | Esther Rantzen | Susie Dent | 119 |
4143 | 10/07/2006 | P | Phil Watson | 77 – 79 | June Bloxham | Eric Knowles | Susie Dent | 116 |
4144 | 11/07/2006 | P | June Bloxham | 60 – 81 | Stuart Dowey | Eric Knowles | Susie Dent | 141 |
4145 | 12/07/2006 | P | Stuart Dowey | 95 – 90 | Phil Watkins | Eric Knowles | Susie Dent | 133 |
4146 | 13/07/2006 | P | Stuart Dowey | 67 – 73 | Paul King | Eric Knowles | Susie Dent | 127 |
4147 | 14/07/2006 | P | Paul King | 33 – 90 | Frank Jablonski | Eric Knowles | Susie Dent | 130 |
4148 | 17/07/2006 | P | Frank Jablonski | 90 – 46 | Kate Bassett | George Layton | Susie Dent | 120 |
4149 | 18/07/2006 | P | Frank Jablonski | 42 – 73 | Ken Jenkins | George Layton | Susie Dent | 122 |
4150 | 19/07/2006 | P | Ken Jenkins | 65 – 46 | Michael McCarthy | George Layton | Susie Dent | 120 |
4151 | 20/07/2006 | P | Ken Jenkins | 64 – 61 | Alan Adams | George Layton | Susie Dent | 121 |
4152 | 21/07/2006 | P | Ken Jenkins | 49 – 73 | Jean Braithwaite | George Layton | Susie Dent | 136 |
4153 | 24/07/2006 | P | Jean Braithwaite | 74 – 75 | Scott Davenport | Kaye Adams | Susie Dent | 139 |
4154 | 25/07/2006 | P | Scott Davenport | 73 – 81 | Beelal Saab | Kaye Adams | Susie Dent | 121 |
4155 | 26/07/2006 | P | Beelal Saab | 70 – 76 | Joy Longworth | Kaye Adams | Susie Dent | 152 |
4156 | 27/07/2006 | P | Joy Longworth | 95 – 41 | Stewart Holdsworth | Kaye Adams | Susie Dent | 139 |
4157 | 28/07/2006 | P | Joy Longworth | 69 – 54 | Peter Ryan | Kaye Adams | Susie Dent | 130 |
4158 | 31/07/2006 | P | Joy Longworth | 87 – 51 | John Howells | Wendi Peters | Susie Dent | 120 |
4159 | 1/08/2006 | P | Joy Longworth | 108 – 33 | Gerry Lucas | Wendi Peters | Susie Dent | 129 |
4160 | 2/08/2006 | P | Joy Longworth | 93 – 69 | George Yates-Mercer | Wendi Peters | Susie Dent | 132 |
4161 | 3/08/2006 | P | Joy Longworth | 95 – 60 | Steve Johnson | Wendi Peters | Susie Dent | 119 |
4162 | 4/08/2006 | P | Joy Longworth | 76 – 83 | Andrew Laycock | Wendi Peters | Susie Dent | 120 |
4163 | 7/08/2006 | P | Andrew Laycock | 98 – 33 | Omair Azam | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 131 |
4164 | 8/08/2006 | P | Andrew Laycock | 83 – 78 | Graham Faulks | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 119 |
4165 | 9/08/2006 | P | Andrew Laycock | 78 – 62 | Samuel Lynch | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 132 |
4166 | 10/08/2006 | P | Andrew Laycock | 91 – 78 | Sam Jacobs | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 126 |
4167 | 11/08/2006 | P | Andrew Laycock | 73 – 98 | Simon Born | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 118 |
4168 | 14/08/2006 | P | Simon Born | 94 – 60 | Anne Brock | Melvyn Hayes | Susie Dent | 135 |
4169 | 15/08/2006 | P | Simon Born | 98 – 51 | Geoffrey Jarvis | Melvyn Hayes | Susie Dent | 112 |
4170 | 16/08/2006 | P | Simon Born | 67 – 74 | Godfrey Jackson | Melvyn Hayes | Susie Dent | 142 |
4171 | 17/08/2006 | P | Godfrey Jackson | 75 – 78 | Rosemary Emanuel | Melvyn Hayes | Susie Dent | 119 |
4172 | 18/08/2006 | P | Rosemary Emanuel | 100 – 58 | Jonni Pablo | Melvyn Hayes | Susie Dent | 120 |
4173 | 21/08/2006 | P | Rosemary Emanuel | 91 – 64 | Dave Price-Williams | Keith Barron | Susie Dent | 126 |
4174 | 22/08/2006 | P | Rosemary Emanuel | 91 – 72 | Berni Shand | Keith Barron | Susie Dent | 130 |
4175 | 23/08/2006 | P | Rosemary Emanuel | 75 – 80 | Margaret Hunter | Keith Barron | Susie Dent | 119 |
4176 | 24/08/2006 | P | Margaret Hunter | 53 – 63 | Carolyn Kennedy | Keith Barron | Susie Dent | 121 |
4177 | 25/08/2006 | P | Carolyn Kennedy | 46 – 117 | Ian Hilton | Keith Barron | Susie Dent | 141 |
4178 | 28/08/2006 | P | Ian Hilton | 90 – 70 | Marcus Toulmin-Rothe | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 118 |
4179 | 29/08/2006 | P | Ian Hilton | 107 – 74 | David Andrew Wood | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 120 |
4180 | 30/08/2006 | P | Ian Hilton | 86 – 74 | Joy Williams | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 143 |
4181 | 31/08/2006 | P | Ian Hilton | 81 – 87 | Sheri Evans | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 137 |
4182 | 1/09/2006 | P | Sheri Evans | 114 – 63 | Ralph 'Wilf' Burton | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 123 |
4183 | 4/09/2006 | P | Sheri Evans | 83 – 76 | Paul Bassett | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 134 |
4184 | 5/09/2006 | P | Sheri Evans | 89 – 65 | Elizabeth Smith | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 120 |
4185 | 6/09/2006 | P | Sheri Evans | 85 – 70 | Pete Metcalfe | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 128 |
4186 | 7/09/2006 | P | Sheri Evans | 93 – 98 | Sarah Duncan | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 142 |
4187 | 8/09/2006 | P | Sarah Duncan | 82 – 46 | Jean Bode | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 124 |
4188 | 11/09/2006 | P | Sarah Duncan | 67 – 116 | Richard Brittain | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 143 |
4189 | 12/09/2006 | P | Richard Brittain | 94 – 83 | Claudia McQue | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 132 |
4190 | 13/09/2006 | P | Richard Brittain | 95 – 77 | Gil-Ad Schwartz | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 122 |
4191 | 14/09/2006 | P | Richard Brittain | 105 – 68 | Ali Ashman | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 142 |
4192 | 15/09/2006 | P | Richard Brittain | 100 – 82 | Henry Smith | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 119 |
4193 | 18/09/2006 | P | Richard Brittain | 96 – 62 | Jim Foster | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 122 |
4194 | 19/09/2006 | P | Richard Brittain | 98 – 31 | Anne Devlin | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 117 |
4195 | 20/09/2006 | P | Richard Brittain | 116 – 66 | Paul Manning | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 140 |
4196 | 21/09/2006 | P | Ian Mellor | 91 – 52 | Kavita Dixit | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 129 |
4197 | 22/09/2006 | P | Ian Mellor | 63 – 72 | Gordon Dimmack | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 113 |
4198 | 25/09/2006 | P | Gordon Dimmack | 80 – 68 | Sabrina Verjee | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | 140 |
4199 | 26/09/2006 | P | Gordon Dimmack | 51 – 66 | Andrew Blades | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | 133 |
4200 | 27/09/2006 | P | Andrew Blades | 88 – 61 | Joanna Randall | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | 123 |
4201 | 28/09/2006 | P | Andrew Blades | 76 – 67 | Nick Price | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | 131 |
4202 | 29/09/2006 | P | Andrew Blades | 77 – 59 | Angela Madigan | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | 117 |
4203 | 2/10/2006 | P | Andrew Blades | 88 – 27 | Jill Tucker | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 132 |
4204 | 3/10/2006 | P | Andrew Blades | 93 – 54 | Vincent Harris | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 129 |
4205 | 4/10/2006 | P | Andrew Blades | 87 – 36 | Annabel Coles | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 120 |
4206 | 5/10/2006 | P | Andrew Blades | 75 – 102 | Stu Horsey | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 122 |
4207 | 6/10/2006 | P | Stu Horsey | 105 – 58 | Les Taylor | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 130 |
4208 | 9/10/2006 | P | Stu Horsey | 76 – 53 | Simon Thomas | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 119 |
4209 | 10/10/2006 | P | Stu Horsey | 86 – 74 | Michael Wallace | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 117 |
4210 | 11/10/2006 | P | Stu Horsey | 89 – 56 | Luxmy Gopal | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 126 |
4211 | 12/10/2006 | P | Stu Horsey | 101 – 32 | David Price | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 150 |
4212 | 13/10/2006 | P | Stu Horsey | 90 – 81 | Suzanne Mims | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 129 |
4213 | 16/10/2006 | P | Stu Horsey | 83 – 68 | Tom Rosoman | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 140 |
4214 | 17/10/2006 | P | Helen Moir | 44 – 77 | Juliet Worthington | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 120 |
4215 | 18/10/2006 | P | Juliet Worthington | 74 – 83 | Christine Rodley | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 149 |
4216 | 19/10/2006 | P | Christine Rodley | 96 – 50 | Spencer Smith | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 118 |
4217 | 20/10/2006 | P | Christine Rodley | 103 – 58 | Alastair Ives | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 142 |
4218 | 23/10/2006 | P | Christine Rodley | 88 – 67 | Bob Couper | Barry Norman | Susie Dent | 142 |
4219 | 24/10/2006 | P | Christine Rodley | 74 – 76 | Maurice Brown | Barry Norman | Susie Dent | 120 |
4220 | 25/10/2006 | P | Maurice Brown | 77 – 71 | John Hartley | Barry Norman | Susie Dent | 120 |
4221 | 26/10/2006 | P | Maurice Brown | 87 – 84 | Sue Sanders | Barry Norman | Susie Dent | 134 |
4222 | 27/10/2006 | P | Maurice Brown | 60 – 39 | Kevin Olding | Barry Norman | Susie Dent | 118 |
4223 | 30/10/2006 | P | Maurice Brown | 56 – 75 | David Lettington | Jo Brand | Susie Dent | 130 |
4224 | 31/10/2006 | P | David Lettington | 85 – 58 | Patrica Louw | Jo Brand | Susie Dent | 122 |
4225 | 1/11/2006 | P | David Lettington | 66 – 55 | Rebecca Cripps | Jo Brand | Susie Dent | 119 |
4226 | 2/11/2006 | P | David Lettington | 68 – 108 | Richard Woodward | Jo Brand | Susie Dent | 127 |
4227 | 3/11/2006 | P | Richard Woodward | 62 – 76 | Steven Briers | Jo Brand | Susie Dent | 127 |
4228 | 6/11/2006 | P | Steven Briers | 136 – 41 | Dean Rowley | Tony Christie | Susie Dent | 142 |
4229 | 7/11/2006 | P | Steven Briers | 106 – 56 | Vicky Hubble | Tony Christie | Susie Dent | 124 |
4230 | 8/11/2006 | P | Steven Briers | 116 – 68 | Carl Gregory | Tony Christie | Susie Dent | 134 |
4231 | 9/11/2006 | P | Steven Briers | 108 – 59 | Glenda Fullard | Tony Christie | Susie Dent | 119 |
4232 | 10/11/2006 | P | Steven Briers | 110 – 93 | Dan Ward | Tony Christie | Susie Dent | 141 |
4233 | 13/11/2006 | P | Steven Briers | 92 – 53 | Jennifer Brown | Keith Barron | Susie Dent | 129 |
4234 | 14/11/2006 | P | Steven Briers | 99 – 55 | Sue Pascoe | Keith Barron | Susie Dent | 127 |
4235 | 15/11/2006 | P | Phil Matthams | 96 – 86 | Christine Smith | Keith Barron | Susie Dent | 123 |
4236 | 16/11/2006 | P | Phil Matthams | 41 – 113 | Bernie Corrigan | Keith Barron | Susie Dent | 123 |
4237 | 17/11/2006 | P | Bernie Corrigan | 77 – 94 | Thomas Nixon | Keith Barron | Susie Dent | 133 |
4238 | 20/11/2006 | P | Thomas Nixon | 83 – 63 | Richard Haring | Ricky Tomlinson | Susie Dent | 136 |
4239 | 21/11/2006 | P | Thomas Nixon | 101 – 53 | Florence Forbes | Ricky Tomlinson | Susie Dent | 120 |
4240 | 22/11/2006 | P | Thomas Nixon | 71 – 88 | Chris McHenry | Ricky Tomlinson | Susie Dent | 122 |
4241 | 23/11/2006 | P | Chris McHenry | 81 – 77 | Judy Gill | Ricky Tomlinson | Susie Dent | 131 |
4242 | 24/11/2006 | P | Chris McHenry | 74 – 73 | Stuart Moody | Ricky Tomlinson | Susie Dent | 118 |
4243 | 27/11/2006 | P | Chris McHenry | 79 – 77 | David Langer | Mel Giedroyc | Susie Dent | 121 |
4244 | 28/11/2006 | P | Chris McHenry | 81 – 75 | Brendan Henderson | Mel Giedroyc | Susie Dent | 131 |
4245 | 29/11/2006 | P | Chris McHenry | 79 – 71 | Steve Lilley | Mel Giedroyc | Susie Dent | 117 |
4246 | 30/11/2006 | P | Chris McHenry | 62 – 54 | Nicky Bray | Mel Giedroyc | Susie Dent | 118 |
4247 | 1/12/2006 | P | Chris McHenry | 99 – 50 | Jay Hayter | Mel Giedroyc | Susie Dent | 133 |
4248 | 4/12/2006 | P | Jane Anderton | 77 – 82 | Robin Brown | Wendi Peters | Susie Dent | 143 |
4249 | 5/12/2006 | P | Robin Brown | 100 – 37 | Keith Shergold | Wendi Peters | Susie Dent | 130 |
4250 | 6/12/2006 | P | Robin Brown | 95 – 64 | Terry Corbett | Wendi Peters | Susie Dent | 131 |
4251 | 7/12/2006 | P | Robin Brown | 92 – 77 | Paul Evans | Wendi Peters | Susie Dent | 120 |
4252 | 8/12/2006 | P | Robin Brown | 89 – 94 | Anita Freeland | Wendi Peters | Susie Dent | 119 |
4253 | 11/12/2006 | P | Anita Freeland | 98 – 59 | Evan Rattray | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 119 |
4254 | 12/12/2006 | P | Anita Freeland | 107 – 36 | Tom Henry | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 128 |
4255 | 13/12/2006 | P | Anita Freeland | 76 – 65 | Rich McDowell | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 121 |
4256 | 14/12/2006 | QF | Steven Briers | 72 – 82 | Phil Watson | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 138 |
4257 | 15/12/2006 | QF | Andrew Blades | 52 – 96 | Richard Brittain | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 154 |
4258 | 18/12/2006 | QF | Stu Horsey | 76 – 69 | Joy Longworth | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 119 |
4259 | 19/12/2006 | QF | Chris McHenry | 37 – 75 | Tony Warren | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 116 |
4260 | 20/12/2006 | SF | Phil Watson | 82 – 85 | Tony Warren | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 120 |
4261 | 21/12/2006 | SF | Richard Brittain | 83 – 75 | Stu Horsey | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 119 |
4262 | 22/12/2006 | GF | Tony Warren | 60 – 103 | Richard Brittain | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 118 |