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Series 64
From Countdown
Series 64 ran from 10 January to 3 June 2011. The series was the fifth of six presented by Jeff Stelling, and introduced the new ODE3. New production rules prohibiting contestants aged 16 or under were also enforced, due to the environment in which the programme is recorded. It was won by Edward McCullagh.
It was the first series to air at 3:10pm, the third-ever earliest regular broadcast time for Countdown. It was also notably shorter than average, ending on 3 June rather than in the second half of June as is typical for a January-to-June series; the reasons for this are unknown.
Contents |
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Adam Gillard | 8 | 903 |
2 | Edward McCullagh | 8 | 896 |
3 | Tom Barnes | 8 | 822 |
4 | Andy McGurn | 8 | 702 |
5 | Ned Pendleton | 8 | 664 |
6 | Mary Adie | 5 | 498 |
7 | Andrew McNamara | 5 | 466 |
8 | Michelle Nevitt | 4 | 366 |
Finals progress
Adam Gillard (1) vs Michelle Nevitt (8) | Adam Gillard (1) vs Andy McGurn (4) | Adam Gillard (1) vs Edward McCullagh (2) |
Ned Pendleton (5) vs Andy McGurn (4) | ||
Tom Barnes (3) vs Mary Adie (6) | Mary Adie (6) vs Edward McCullagh (2) | |
Andrew McNamara (7) vs Edward McCullagh (2) |
Series finals
Quarter-finals
Michelle Nevitt may only have qualified for the series finals due to Graham Hill's withdrawal, but she still gave a respectable showing against Adam Gillard. However, the top seed was too strong and he would have registered the highest score of the series (beating his own record) but for an unfortunate mistake on the conundrum. Second seed Edward McCullagh's passage to the semi-finals was even more emphatic, as he thrashed Andrew McNamara. He also notched his ninth century in as many attempts, despite a couple of setbacks in part one. The first “upset” of the finals came in the third quarter-final between Tom Barnes and Mary Adie (third and sixth seeds respectively). Barnes was strong favourite to progress after an impressive run in the heats but found himself trailing by ten points going into the conundrum, after a back and forth match. Both players made incorrect guesses late on and it was Adie who prevailed. The last of the quarter-finals was even tighter, as a tiebreak conundrum was needed to separate Ned Pendleton and Andy McGurn. After Pendleton incorrectly buzzed in with the answer SPOONING ☓, McGurn correctly guessed POISONING to win a titanic battle.
Semi-finals
Unfortunately, neither semi-final was a close contest. McGurn gave Gillard and early scare but ultimately the number one seed fought back impressively. Adie was unable to repeat her quarter-final heroics against McCullagh, who delivered a devastating performance that featured thirteen maximums and seven darrens. It was no surprise that the top two seeds had made the grand final.
Final
McCullagh gained the early advantage by spotting BROWNIES late in the first round and he extended his lead thanks to five points on a very tough first numbers game. Gillard also performed admirably but he was unable to force a crucial conundrum, with both contestants matching each others' declarations in all but one round from part two onwards. The non-crucial conundrum stumped both finalists, but McCullagh had done enough to become the champion on Series 64, winning the final by a 113 – 94 scoreline.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5179 | 10/01/2011 | P | Mike Pickering | 77 – 58 | Karen Conduit | Tim Vine | Susie Dent | 136 |
5180 | 11/01/2011 | P | Mike Pickering | 70 – 80 | Gavin Cooksley | Tim Vine | Susie Dent | 119 |
5181 | 12/01/2011 | P | Gavin Cooksley | 51 – 106 | Adam Gillard | Tim Vine | Susie Dent | 116 |
5182 | 13/01/2011 | P | Adam Gillard | 105 – 36 | Fran Dyson | Tim Vine | Susie Dent | 129 |
5183 | 14/01/2011 | P | Adam Gillard | 126 – 70 | Ray Li | Tim Vine | Susie Dent | 129 |
5184 | 17/01/2011 | P | Adam Gillard | 113 – 65 | Andy Turner | Jonathan Maitland | Susie Dent | 116 |
5185 | 18/01/2011 | P | Adam Gillard | 110 – 74 | Liz Prior | Jonathan Maitland | Susie Dent | 131 |
5186 | 19/01/2011 | P | Adam Gillard | 116 – 32 | Cheryl Cutler | Jonathan Maitland | Susie Dent | 151 |
5187 | 20/01/2011 | P | Adam Gillard | 102 – 75 | Adam Manning | Jonathan Maitland | Susie Dent | 131 |
5188 | 21/01/2011 | P | Adam Gillard | 125 – 23 | Mavis Riley | Jonathan Maitland | Susie Dent | 141 |
5189 | 24/01/2011 | P | Ken Alden | 90 – 47 | Dave Roome | Andrew Castle | Susie Dent | 151 |
5190 | 25/01/2011 | P | Ken Alden | 54 – 91 | Jamie Humphries | Andrew Castle | Susie Dent | 138 |
5191 | 26/01/2011 | P | Jamie Humphries | 78 – 59 | Steven Thorpe | Andrew Castle | Susie Dent | 129 |
5192 | 27/01/2011 | P | Jamie Humphries | 83 – 89 | Jody Sparrow | Andrew Castle | Susie Dent | 125 |
5193 | 28/01/2011 | P | Jody Sparrow | 96 – 42 | Paolo Barone | Andrew Castle | Susie Dent | 111 |
5194 | 31/01/2011 | P | Jody Sparrow | 66 – 89 | Dave Dyer | Gregg Wallace | Susie Dent | 128 |
5195 | 1/02/2011 | P | Dave Dyer | 108 – 29 | Thom Archer | Gregg Wallace | Susie Dent | 123 |
5196 | 2/02/2011 | P | Dave Dyer | 83 – 115 | Edward McCullagh | Gregg Wallace | Susie Dent | 132 |
5197 | 3/02/2011 | P | Edward McCullagh | 97 – 28 | David Clerkin | Gregg Wallace | Susie Dent | 119 |
5198 | 4/02/2011 | P | Edward McCullagh | 120 – 45 | Judy Baynes | Gregg Wallace | Susie Dent | 130 |
5199 | 7/02/2011 | P | Edward McCullagh | 108 – 24 | Paul Walsh | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 117 |
5200 | 8/02/2011 | P | Edward McCullagh | 118 – 38 | Harold Sanditen | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 119 |
5201 | 9/02/2011 | P | Edward McCullagh | 106 – 76 | Andrew Mossford | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 116 |
5202 | 10/02/2011 | P | Edward McCullagh | 121 – 27 | Lalitha Thyagarajan | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 127 |
5203 | 11/02/2011 | P | Edward McCullagh | 111 – 40 | Terry O'Hanlon | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 119 |
5204 | 14/02/2011 | P | Dennis Shannon | 73 – 81 | Andy Campbell | Debra Stephenson | Susie Dent | 127 |
5205 | 15/02/2011 | P | Andy Campbell | 87 – 86 | Matthew Barrett | Debra Stephenson | Susie Dent | 119 |
5206 | 16/02/2011 | P | Andy Campbell | 65 – 89 | Mark Jones | Debra Stephenson | Susie Dent | 122 |
5207 | 17/02/2011 | P | Mark Jones | 62 – 69 | Ned Pendleton | Debra Stephenson | Susie Dent | 141 |
5208 | 18/02/2011 | P | Ned Pendleton | 70 – 48 | Colin Cox | Debra Stephenson | Susie Dent | 116 |
5209 | 21/02/2011 | P | Ned Pendleton | 70 – 63 | Andy Johnson | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | 119 |
5210 | 22/02/2011 | P | Ned Pendleton | 92 – 59 | Greg Bowler | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | 127 |
5211 | 23/02/2011 | P | Ned Pendleton | 91 – 83 | John Cornforth | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | 122 |
5212 | 24/02/2011 | P | Ned Pendleton | 89 – 66 | Dan McColm | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | 118 |
5213 | 25/02/2011 | P | Ned Pendleton | 91 – 57 | Jon Edmondson | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | 120 |
5214 | 28/02/2011 | P | Ned Pendleton | 92 – 54 | Emmet Masterson | Mark Durden-Smith | Susie Dent | 131 |
5215 | 1/03/2011 | P | Nick Adigu-Burke | 87 – 77 | Raghd Rostom | Mark Durden-Smith | Susie Dent | 127 |
5216 | 2/03/2011 | P | Nick Adigu-Burke | 57 – 60 | Michelle Nevitt | Mark Durden-Smith | Susie Dent | 118 |
5217 | 3/03/2011 | P | Michelle Nevitt | 86 – 83 | James Sturman | Mark Durden-Smith | Susie Dent | 134 |
5218 | 4/03/2011 | P | Michelle Nevitt | 77 – 70 | Dave Roberts | Mark Durden-Smith | Susie Dent | 125 |
5219 | 7/03/2011 | P | Michelle Nevitt | 89 – 69 | Craig Laurenson | John Parrott | Susie Dent | 116 |
5220 | 8/03/2011 | P | Michelle Nevitt | 54 – 94 | Andy McGurn | John Parrott | Susie Dent | 121 |
5221 | 9/03/2011 | P | Andy McGurn | 64 – 58 | Adam Fleetwood | John Parrott | Susie Dent | 120 |
5222 | 10/03/2011 | P | Andy McGurn | 110 – 56 | Pam Hill | John Parrott | Susie Dent | 120 |
5223 | 11/03/2011 | P | Andy McGurn | 76 – 47 | Michael Hastings | John Parrott | Susie Dent | 117 |
5224 | 21/03/2011 | P | Andy McGurn | 94 – 87 | James Hall | Donal MacIntyre | Susie Dent | 119 |
5225 | 22/03/2011 | P | Andy McGurn | 82 – 52 | Emily Finnan | Donal MacIntyre | Susie Dent | 129 |
5226 | 23/03/2011 | P | Andy McGurn | 96 – 83 | Peter McLoughlin | Donal MacIntyre | Susie Dent | 126 |
5227 | 24/03/2011 | P | Andy McGurn | 86 – 56 | John Maddox | Donal MacIntyre | Susie Dent | 149 |
5228 | 25/03/2011 | P | Rhonda Holden | 68 – 43 | Jan Noone | Donal MacIntyre | Susie Dent | 130 |
5229 | 28/03/2011 | P | Rhonda Holden | 68 – 71 | Len Bryon | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 119 |
5230 | 29/03/2011 | P | Len Bryon | 53 – 93 | Mark Gavin | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 130 |
5231 | 30/03/2011 | P | Mark Gavin | 74 – 83 | Andrew McNamara | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 115 |
5232 | 31/03/2011 | P | Andrew McNamara | 70 – 52 | Frank Beechey | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 122 |
5233 | 1/04/2011 | P | Andrew McNamara | 80 – 75 | Martin O'Loughlin | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 119 |
5234 | 4/04/2011 | P | Andrew McNamara | 89 – 53 | William Davies | Dave Spikey | Susie Dent | 118 |
5235 | 5/04/2011 | P | Andrew McNamara | 74 – 30 | Gary Sprake | Dave Spikey | Susie Dent | 119 |
5236 | 6/04/2011 | P | Andrew McNamara | 70 – 75 | Colin Young | Dave Spikey | Susie Dent | 119 |
5237 | 7/04/2011 | P | Colin Young | 68 – 72 | Graham Hill | Dave Spikey | Susie Dent | 119 |
5238 | 8/04/2011 | P | Graham Hill | 95 – 83 | Paula Shallcross | Dave Spikey | Susie Dent | 129 |
5239 | 11/04/2011 | P | Graham Hill | 79 – 43 | David Bailey | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 139 |
5240 | 12/04/2011 | P | Graham Hill | 87 – 69 | Thyba Ali | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 126 |
5241 | 13/04/2011 | P | Graham Hill | 102 – 27 | Jack Walker | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 119 |
5242 | 14/04/2011 | P | Graham Hill | 73 – 68 | Emma Foster | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 127 |
5243 | 15/04/2011 | P | Graham Hill | 69 – 86 | Mary Adie | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 118 |
5244 | 18/04/2011 | P | Mary Adie | 105* – 95 | Barbara Grice | Carol Smillie | Susie Dent | 120 |
5245 | 19/04/2011 | P | Mary Adie | 85 – 45 | Aidan Casey | Carol Smillie | Susie Dent | 118 |
5246 | 20/04/2011 | P | Mary Adie | 86 – 40 | Anne Senneck | Carol Smillie | Susie Dent | 121 |
5247 | 21/04/2011 | P | Mary Adie | 88 – 60 | James Timpson | Carol Smillie | Susie Dent | 116 |
5248 | 22/04/2011 | P | Mary Adie | 58 – 65 | Chris Childs | Carol Smillie | Susie Dent | 121 |
5249 | 25/04/2011 | P | Chris Childs | 60 – 73 | Adrian Turner | Patti Clare | Susie Dent | 126 |
5250 | 26/04/2011 | P | Adrian Turner | 57 – 108 | Scott Robson | Patti Clare | Susie Dent | 128 |
5251 | 27/04/2011 | P | Scott Robson | 89 – 55 | Jenny Reynolds | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 127 |
5252 | 28/04/2011 | P | Scott Robson | 55 – 68 | Roger Edwards | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 121 |
5253 | 29/04/2011 | P | Roger Edwards | 78 – 69 | Mathew Pickering | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 120 |
5254 | 2/05/2011 | P | Roger Edwards | 104 – 66 | Kevin Drury | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent | 132 |
5255 | 3/05/2011 | P | Roger Edwards | 66 – 86 | Joe Jenkinson | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent | 141 |
5256 | 4/05/2011 | P | Joe Jenkinson | 67 – 69 | Jennifer Strachan | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent | 127 |
5257 | 5/05/2011 | P | Jennifer Strachan | 42 – 95 | Tony Atkins | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent | 145 |
5258 | 6/05/2011 | P | Tony Atkins | 91 – 74 | Jordan Humphries | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent | 135 |
5259 | 9/05/2011 | P | Tony Atkins | 71 – 81 | Cliff Barnes | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 116 |
5260 | 10/05/2011 | P | Cliff Barnes | 56 – 94 | Tom Barnes | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 127 |
5261 | 11/05/2011 | P | Tom Barnes | 110 – 43 | Rebecca Harraway | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 117 |
5262 | 12/05/2011 | P | Tom Barnes | 123 – 28 | Stuart Pecksen | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 141 |
5263 | 13/05/2011 | P | Tom Barnes | 89 – 60 | Tracy Morris | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 118 |
5264 | 16/05/2011 | P | Tom Barnes | 119 – 7 | Christine Buffrey | Delia Smith | Susie Dent | 129 |
5265 | 17/05/2011 | P | Tom Barnes | 105 – 73 | Sarah Martin | Delia Smith | Susie Dent | 127 |
5266 | 18/05/2011 | P | Tom Barnes | 86 – 44 | Brian Gale | Delia Smith | Susie Dent | 126 |
5267 | 19/05/2011 | P | Tom Barnes | 96 – 42 | Liz Dey | Delia Smith | Susie Dent | 138 |
5268 | 20/05/2011 | P | Tom Bolland | 58 – 82 | Liam Herringshaw | Delia Smith | Susie Dent | 127 |
5269 | 23/05/2011 | P | Liam Herringshaw | 82 – 57 | Jamie Atkins | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 127 |
5270 | 24/05/2011 | P | Liam Herringshaw | 70 – 65 | Gary Kenwright | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 140 |
5271 | 25/05/2011 | P | Liam Herringshaw | 97 – 64 | Tom Beaumont | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 120 |
5272 | 26/05/2011 | QF | Michelle Nevitt | 76 – 117 | Adam Gillard | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 129 |
5273 | 27/05/2011 | QF | Edward McCullagh | 101 – 36 | Andrew McNamara | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 119 |
5274 | 30/05/2011 | QF | Tom Barnes | 73 – 83 | Mary Adie | Gregg Wallace | Susie Dent | 128 |
5275 | 31/05/2011 | QF | Ned Pendleton | 89 – 99* | Andy McGurn | Gregg Wallace | Susie Dent | 118 |
5276 | 1/06/2011 | SF | Adam Gillard | 108 – 52 | Andy McGurn | Gregg Wallace | Susie Dent | 133 |
5277 | 2/06/2011 | SF | Edward McCullagh | 120 – 41 | Mary Adie | Gregg Wallace | Susie Dent | 131 |
5278 | 3/06/2011 | GF | Adam Gillard | 94 – 113 | Edward McCullagh | Gregg Wallace | Susie Dent | 127 |