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Series 71

Series 71 ran from 30 June 2014 to 19 December 2014. The sixth of 18 series presented by Nick Hewer. It was won by Dan McColm, who en route to the final scored the first max game in the "new" 15-round format.
This series is also notable for the ODE3 being replaced by Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO), and with Susie Dent now using a laptop computer in place of a paper dictionary and pencam in Dictionary Corner.
Three new special episodes were broadcast at the end of the series, filling broadcasting gaps during and after the finals. These shows featured former contestants Bobby Banerjee, Bobby Johnson, Priscilla Munday, Eileen Taylor, Michael McDowell and Duncan McGregor.
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dan McColm | 8 | 942 |
2 | Antoinette Ryan | 8 | 859 |
3 | Tricia Pay | 8 | 857 |
4 | Mark Davies | 8 | 844 |
5 | George Ford | 8 | 832 |
6 | Laurence Killen | 8 | 794 |
7 | David Stanford | 7 | 624 |
8 | Paul Worsley | 6 | 647 |
Finals progress
Dan McColm (1) vs Paul Worsley (8) | Dan McColm (1) vs George Ford (5) | Dan McColm (1) vs Antoinette Ryan (2) |
George Ford (5) vs Mark Davies (4) | ||
Tricia Pay (3) vs Laurence Killen (6) | Laurence Killen (6) vs Antoinette Ryan (2) | |
David Stanford (7) vs Antoinette Ryan (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5947 | 30/06/2014 | P | James Wall | 68 – 33 | Tricia Blatherwick | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
5948 | 01/07/2014 | P | James Wall | 68 – 73 | Sue Melling | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
5949 | 02/07/2014 | P | Sue Melling | 39 – 69 | Rob Jennings | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
5950 | 03/07/2014 | P | Rob Jennings | 41 – 37 | Denise O'Neill | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Griff Rhys Jones | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
5951 | 04/07/2014 | P | Rob Jennings | 55 – 63 | Neil Rigby | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Griff Rhys Jones | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
5952 | 07/07/2014 | P | Neil Rigby | 62 – 79 | Tim Gregory | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Griff Rhys Jones | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
5953 | 08/07/2014 | P | Tim Gregory | 62 – 49 | Lewis Henderson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Griff Rhys Jones | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
5954 | 09/07/2014 | P | Tim Gregory | 30 – 91 | Ian Linton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Griff Rhys Jones | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
5955 | 14/07/2014 | P | Ian Linton | 105 – 57 | Katie Bould | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 129 | ||
5956 | 15/07/2014 | P | Ian Linton | 92 – 102 | Damen Bramwell | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
5957 | 16/07/2014 | P | Damen Bramwell | 79 – 113 | James Penny | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
5958 | 17/07/2014 | P | James Penny | 84 – 78 | Vicki White | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
5959 | 18/07/2014 | P | James Penny | 106 – 58 | Daniel Hurley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
5960 | 21/07/2014 | P | James Penny | 49 – 109 | Jason Turner | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Anton du Beke | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
5961 | 22/07/2014 | P | Jason Turner | 116 – 36 | Ben Wardropper | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Anton du Beke | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
5962 | 23/07/2014 | P | Jason Turner | 82 – 100 | Tricia Pay | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Anton du Beke | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
5963 | 24/07/2014 | P | Tricia Pay | 119 – 51 | David Parsons | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Anton du Beke | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
5964 | 25/07/2014 | P | Tricia Pay | 109 – 80 | Tom Read | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Anton du Beke | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
5965 | 28/07/2014 | P | Tricia Pay | 101 – 98 | Duncan McGregor | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Bill Turnbull | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
5966 | 04/08/2014 | P | Tricia Pay | 110 – 50 | Kiattisak Thepsuriya | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Bill Turnbull | Susie Dent | 129 | ||
5967 | 05/08/2014 | P | Tricia Pay | 106 – 69 | Darren Measor | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Bill Turnbull | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
5968 | 06/08/2014 | P | Tricia Pay | 116 – 43 | Bob Ireland | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Bill Turnbull | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
5969 | 07/08/2014 | P | Tricia Pay | 96 – 58 | Dave Nicholson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Bill Turnbull | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
5970 | 08/08/2014 | P | Mark Davies | 102 – 52 | Amy Trueman | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gethin Jones | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
5971 | 11/08/2014 | P | Mark Davies | 111 – 75 | Julia Hayward | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gethin Jones | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
5972 | 12/08/2014 | P | Mark Davies | 107 – 73 | John Cook | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gethin Jones | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
5973 | 13/08/2014 | P | Mark Davies | 101 – 50 | Robbie Davies | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gethin Jones | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
5974 | 14/08/2014 | P | Mark Davies | 85 – 66 | Bill Linton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gethin Jones | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
5975 | 15/08/2014 | P | Mark Davies | 137 – 76 | Keith Myers-Sleight | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Angellica Bell | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
5976 | 18/08/2014 | P | Mark Davies | 103 – 47 | Stella Beaumont | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Angellica Bell | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
5977 | 19/08/2014 | P | Mark Davies | 98 – 86 | Simon Bryan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Angellica Bell | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
5978 | 25/08/2014 | P | Russ Thornton | 79 – 72 | Douglas Legg | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Angellica Bell | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
5979 | 26/08/2014 | P | Russ Thornton | 80 – 86 | David Stanford | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Angellica Bell | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
5980 | 27/08/2014 | P | David Stanford | 75 – 63 | Lynne Campbell | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
5981 | 28/08/2014 | P | David Stanford | 80 – 74 | Callum Pickering | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
5982 | 29/08/2014 | P | David Stanford | 89 – 52 | Joe Clarke | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
5983 | 01/09/2014 | P | David Stanford | 85 – 83 | Steve Hagger | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
5984 | 02/09/2014 | P | David Stanford | 81 – 28 | Sara Thompson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
5985 | 03/09/2014 | P | David Stanford | 81 – 33 | Natassja Stiles | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 129 | ||
5986 | 04/09/2014 | P | David Stanford | 47 – 75 | Szelong Ng | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 129 | ||
5987 | 05/09/2014 | P | Szelong Ng | 52 – 68 | Paul Bradley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
5988 | 08/09/2014 | P | Paul Bradley | 40 – 129 | Jamie Ilett-Jones | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
5989 | 09/09/2014 | P | Jamie Ilett-Jones | 74 – 84 | Farhan Ahmed | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
5990 | 10/09/2014 | P | Farhan Ahmed | 99 – 59 | Aly Spencer | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
5991 | 15/09/2014 | P | Farhan Ahmed | 121 – 45 | Michele Lennox | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
5992 | 16/09/2014 | P | Farhan Ahmed | 70 – 103 | Paul Worsley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
5993 | 17/09/2014 | P | Paul Worsley | 96 – 73 | Colm Byrne | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
5994 | 18/09/2014 | P | Paul Worsley | 87 – 62 | David Morgans | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
5995 | 19/09/2014 | P | Paul Worsley | 108 – 90 | Kieran O'Driscoll | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Deborah Meaden | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
5996 | 22/09/2014 | P | Paul Worsley | 93 – 45 | Paul Barton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Deborah Meaden | Susie Dent | 139 | ||
5997 | 23/09/2014 | P | Paul Worsley | 90 – 88 | Natalie McCluskey | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Deborah Meaden | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
5998 | 24/09/2014 | P | Paul Worsley | 70 – 76 | Michael McDowell | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Deborah Meaden | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
5999 | 25/09/2014 | P | Michael McDowell | 73 – 52 | Elisabeth Jardine | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Deborah Meaden | Susie Dent | 113 | ||
6000 | 29/09/2014 | P | Michael McDowell | 95 – 75 | Alan Chumbley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6001 | 30/09/2014 | P | Michael McDowell | 101 – 45 | Mike Grant | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6002 | 01/10/2014 | P | Michael McDowell | 52 – 91 | Paul Talmey | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6003 | 02/10/2014 | P | Paul Talmey | 69 – 72 | Ellen Baker | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6004 | 03/10/2014 | P | Ellen Baker | 77 – 71 | Sharif Nashashibi | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6005 | 06/10/2014 | P | Ellen Baker | 50 – 107 | Vicki Landriau | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tony Jacklin | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6006 | 07/10/2014 | P | Vicki Landriau | 86 – 93 | Gary Mehaffy | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tony Jacklin | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6007 | 08/10/2014 | P | Gary Mehaffy | 70 – 113 | Dan McColm | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tony Jacklin | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
6008 | 09/10/2014 | P | Dan McColm | 92 – 70 | Ben Hodgson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tony Jacklin | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
6009 | 10/10/2014 | P | Dan McColm | 112 – 37 | Daisy Stemple | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tony Jacklin | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
6010 | 13/10/2014 | P | Dan McColm | 116 – 47 | John Vivian | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
6011 | 14/10/2014 | P | Dan McColm | 129 – 58 | Samantha Cooper | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
6012 | 15/10/2014 | P | Dan McColm | 137 – 53 | Harry Jarrett | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 139 | ||
6013 | 16/10/2014 | P | Dan McColm | 126 – 44 | Antony Aston | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
6014 | 20/10/2014 | P | Dan McColm | 117 – 51 | Stephen Whieldon | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6015 | 21/10/2014 | P | Jonny Rye | 89 – 78 | Richard Cowling | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6016 | 22/10/2014 | P | Jonny Rye | 101 – 75 | Sally Wight | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
6017 | 23/10/2014 | P | Jonny Rye | 92 – 102 | George Ford | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6018 | 24/10/2014 | P | George Ford | 114 – 68 | John Payne | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6019 | 27/10/2014 | P | George Ford | 101 – 61 | Ita Moynihan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6020 | 28/10/2014 | P | George Ford | 100 – 36 | Kathy Richland | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6021 | 29/10/2014 | P | George Ford | 95 – 25 | Stewart Fraser | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6022 | 30/10/2014 | P | George Ford | 107 – 56 | Jonathan Lee | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6023 | 31/10/2014 | P | George Ford | 112 – 32 | Sue Edgar | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6024 | 03/11/2014 | P | George Ford | 101 – 77 | Tom Pettinger | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
6025 | 04/11/2014 | P | Gweni Sorokin | 62 – 52 | Martyn Hamer | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Sian Williams | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6026 | 05/11/2014 | P | Gweni Sorokin | 48 – 65 | Jamie Jardine | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Sian Williams | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6027 | 06/11/2014 | P | Jamie Jardine | 51 – 118 | Laurence Killen | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Sian Williams | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6028 | 07/11/2014 | P | Laurence Killen | 85 – 76 | Caro Hunt | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Sian Williams | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6029 | 10/11/2014 | P | Laurence Killen | 98 – 53 | Steven Mallett | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Sian Williams | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
6030 | 11/11/2014 | P | Laurence Killen | 96 – 47 | Linda Smart | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Garraway | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
6031 | 12/11/2014 | P | Laurence Killen | 79 – 61 | Alex Davies | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Garraway | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
6032 | 13/11/2014 | P | Laurence Killen | 107 – 57 | Josephine Keane | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Garraway | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
6033 | 17/11/2014 | P | Laurence Killen | 114 – 66 | Danny Davies | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Garraway | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
6034 | 18/11/2014 | P | Laurence Killen | 97 – 78 | Robert Collie | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Garraway | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6035 | 19/11/2014 | P | Joey Mulligan | 29 – 60 | Malcolm Fletcher | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6036 | 20/11/2014 | P | Malcolm Fletcher | 74 – 93 | Edward Byrne | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6037 | 21/11/2014 | P | Edward Byrne | 73 – 88 | Andrew Avery | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
6038 | 24/11/2014 | P | Andrew Avery | 75 – 82 | Rachel Evans | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
6039 | 25/11/2014 | P | Rachel Evans | 70 – 66 | David Hooson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
6040 | 26/11/2014 | P | Rachel Evans | 65 – 107 | Antoinette Ryan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 157 | ||
6041 | 27/11/2014 | P | Antoinette Ryan | 120 – 33 | Tom Jordan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6042 | 28/11/2014 | P | Antoinette Ryan | 103 – 28 | Kevin Duckworth | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6043 | 01/12/2014 | P | Antoinette Ryan | 104 – 79 | Emma Brown | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
6044 | 02/12/2014 | P | Antoinette Ryan | 118 – 51 | Bob Currie | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 157 | ||
6045 | 03/12/2014 | P | Antoinette Ryan | 104 – 68 | Justin Ray | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
6046 | 04/12/2014 | P | Antoinette Ryan | 91 – 48 | Peter Douet | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6047 | 05/12/2014 | P | Antoinette Ryan | 112 – 54 | Matt Willock | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6048 | 08/12/2014 | P | Den McQuillan | 69 – 74 | Jacky Pinkney | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
6049 | 09/12/2014 | P | Jacky Pinkney | 69 – 112 | Andy Noden | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
6050 | 10/12/2014 | QF | Dan McColm | 109 – 60 | Paul Worsley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Arlene Phillips | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6051 | 11/12/2014 | QF | Antoinette Ryan | 82 – 65 | David Stanford | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Arlene Phillips | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6052 | 15/12/2014 | QF | Laurence Killen | 98 – 97 | Tricia Pay | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | David Baddiel | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6053 | 16/12/2014 | QF | Mark Davies | 78 – 90 | George Ford | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | David Baddiel | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6054 | 17/12/2014 | SF | Dan McColm | 123 – 77 | George Ford | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | David Baddiel | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6055 | 18/12/2014 | SF | Antoinette Ryan | 102 – 88 | Laurence Killen | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | David Baddiel | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6056 | 19/12/2014 | GF | Dan McColm | 117 – 87 | Antoinette Ryan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | David Baddiel | Susie Dent | 129 |