Series 6

Series 6
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Series information
First episode	7 January 1985
Last episode	21 March 1985
Highest score (9-round games only)	72 (Darryl Francis)
Number of contestants	50
Number of episodes	54
Results
Winner	Darryl Francis
Runner-up	Olivia Lloyd

Series 6 ran from 7 January to 21 March 1985. The sixth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, was won by Darryl Francis.

Most episodes were broadcast at 4:30pm.

During this series, Michael Wylie was believed to have begun the tradition of setting conundrum scrambles manually rather than simply rearranging all the letters at random.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Helen Grayson	7	437
2	Darryl Francis	8	436
3	Laurie Silver	7	362
4	Olivia Lloyd	5	229
5	Robert Healan	3	127
6	Adam Gilinsky	3	112
7	Neil Wilkins	2	104
8	Peter Hillman	2	102

Between Series 3 and Series 20, players were ranked by total number of points, including winning and drawing scores, but not losing ones.

Finals progress

Helen Grayson (1) vs Peter Hillman (8)	Helen Grayson (1) vs Olivia Lloyd (4)	Olivia Lloyd (4) vs Darryl Francis (2)
Robert Healan (5) vs Olivia Lloyd (4)
Laurie Silver (3) vs Adam Gilinsky (6)	Adam Gilinsky (6) vs Darryl Francis (2)
Neil Wilkins (7) vs Darryl Francis (2)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
235	07/01/1985	P	Ann Goodsell	30 – 45	Laurie Silver	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton	71
236	08/01/1985	P	John Anderson	22 – 54	Laurie Silver	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton	69
237	09/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	61 – 51	Pauline Clarke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton	69
238	10/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	51 – 35	Colin Davis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton	71
239	11/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	38 – 29	Kim Hathaway	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	71
240	14/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	55 – 46	Alan Vogt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	83
241	15/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	58 – 29	Susan Hobin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	70
242	16/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	32 – 38	Ian Lowe	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	72
243	17/01/1985	P	Ian Lowe	61 – 18	Mary Spencer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	73
244	18/01/1985	P	Ian Lowe	33 – 38	Steven Tew	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	72
245	21/01/1985	P	Darryl Francis	47 – 46	Steven Tew	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	68
246	22/01/1985	P	Andrew Mason	26 – 60	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	72
247	24/01/1985	P	Diana Mills	18 – 51	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	68
248	25/01/1985	P	Darryl Francis	52 – 49	Alan Carvell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	73
249	27/01/1985	P	Irene Pollard	21 – 41	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	70
250	28/01/1985	P	Clive Simkin	16 – 57	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	71
251	29/01/1985	P	Armand Gilinsky	47 – 69	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warburton	71
252	30/01/1985	P	Tom Roberts	5 – 59	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton	70
253	31/01/1985	P	Ann Francis	40 – 42	Adam Gilinsky	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton	82
254	01/02/1985	P	David Hudson	24 – 25	Adam Gilinsky	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton	69
255	04/02/1985	P	Paola Fabrizi	32 – 45	Adam Gilinsky	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton	71
256	05/02/1985	P	Robert Healan	38 – 30	Adam Gilinsky	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton	69
257	06/02/1985	P	Robert Healan	42 – 38	Sally Hampson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Liz Fraser	Yvonne Warburton	71
258	07/02/1985	P	Robert Healan	47 – 43	Malcolm Erridge	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Liz Fraser	Yvonne Warburton	70
259	08/02/1985	P	David Cornwell	53 – 34	Robert Healan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Liz Fraser	Yvonne Warburton	70
260	11/02/1985	P	David Cornwell	39 – 42	Sheila Alder	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Liz Fraser	Yvonne Warburton	70
261	12/02/1985	P	Richard MacFarlane	27 – 29	Sheila Alder	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Liz Fraser	Yvonne Warburton	90
262	13/02/1985	P	Olivia Lloyd	52 – 35	Sheila Alder	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Liz Fraser	Yvonne Warburton	70
263	14/02/1985	P	Olivia Lloyd	36 – 16	Oksana Last	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton	69
264	15/02/1985	P	Olivia Lloyd	44 – 35	Paul Cook	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton	70
265	18/02/1985	P	Olivia Lloyd	57 – 42	Philippa Spencer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton	72
266	19/02/1985	P	Olivia Lloyd	40 – 37	Rodney Smith	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton	74
267	20/02/1985	P	Olivia Lloyd	42 – 62	Helen Grayson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton	69
268	21/02/1985	P	Helen Grayson	69 – 28	John Elliott	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warburton	70
269	22/02/1985	P	Helen Grayson	56 – 45	Diana Gritt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton	68
270	25/02/1985	P	Helen Grayson	66 – 17	Ian Shepherd	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton	??
271	26/02/1985	P	Helen Grayson	69 – 39	Malcolm McMaster	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton	71
272	27/02/1985	P	Helen Grayson	55 – 27	Danis Ullah	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton	68
273	28/02/1985	P	Helen Grayson	60 – 17	Neil Harris	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warburton	69
274	01/03/1985	P	Linda Maddock	44 – 49	Alan Henrickson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Julia Swannell	67
275	04/03/1985	P	Stephen Bryant	58 – 31	Alan Henrickson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Julia Swannell	73
276	05/03/1985	P	Stephen Bryant	39 – 50	Valerie Johnstone	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Julia Swannell	71
277	06/03/1985	P	Peter Hillman	50 – 48	Valerie Johnstone	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Julia Swannell	72
278	07/03/1985	P	Peter Hillman	52 – 45	Muriel Ainslie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Julia Swannell	71
279	08/03/1985	P	Peter Hillman	38 – 54	Neil Wilkins	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Julia Swannell	72
280	11/03/1985	P	Ruth Whitehouse	46 – 50	Neil Wilkins	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Julia Swannell	69
281	12/03/1985	P	Clive Freedman	64 – 30	Neil Wilkins	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Julia Swannell	72
282	13/03/1985	QF	Helen Grayson	54 – 18	Peter Hillman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Julia Swannell	68
283	14/03/1985	QF	Neil Wilkins	35 – 56	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Julia Swannell	68
284	15/03/1985	QF	Adam Gilinsky	34 – 30	Laurie Silver	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Julia Swannell	93
285	18/03/1985	QF	Olivia Lloyd	57 – 54	Robert Healan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Julia Swannell	71
286	19/03/1985	SF	Olivia Lloyd	59 – 53	Helen Grayson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Julia Swannell	74
287	20/03/1985	SF	Adam Gilinsky	34 – 72	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Julia Swannell	74
288	21/03/1985	GF	Olivia Lloyd	37 – 69	Darryl Francis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth, Richard Stilgoe	Julia Swannell	113

External Links

• Series 6 on The Countdown Database.
• Series 6 on The Countdown Page.