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Series 71
From Countdown
Series 71 was the sixth regular series presented by Nick Hewer. It began on 30 June 2014 and ended on 19 December 2014. It was won by Dan McColm, who en route to the final scored the first perfect game in the "new" 15-round format.
This series is also notable for the ODE3 being replaced by the Oxford Dictionary 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.
Contents |
Leaderboard
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 | Guest | Lex | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5947 | 30/06/2014 | P | James Wall | 68 – 33 | Tricia Blatherwick | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 133 |
5948 | 1/07/2014 | P | James Wall | 68 – 73 | Sue Melling | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 142 |
5949 | 2/07/2014 | P | Sue Melling | 39 – 69 | Rob Jennings | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 121 |
5950 | 3/07/2014 | P | Rob Jennings | 41 – 37 | Denise O'Neill | Griff Rhys Jones | Susie Dent | 120 |
5951 | 4/07/2014 | P | Rob Jennings | 55 – 63 | Neil Rigby | Griff Rhys Jones | Susie Dent | 119 |
5952 | 7/07/2014 | P | Neil Rigby | 62 – 79 | Tim Gregory | Griff Rhys Jones | Susie Dent | 123 |
5953 | 8/07/2014 | P | Tim Gregory | 62 – 49 | Lewis Henderson | Griff Rhys Jones | Susie Dent | 123 |
5954 | 9/07/2014 | P | Tim Gregory | 30 – 91 | Ian Linton | Griff Rhys Jones | Susie Dent | 118 |
5955 | 14/07/2014 | P | Ian Linton | 105 – 57 | Katie Bould | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 129 |
5956 | 15/07/2014 | P | Ian Linton | 92 – 102 | Damen Bramwell | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 133 |
5957 | 16/07/2014 | P | Damen Bramwell | 79 – 113 | James Penny | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 133 |
5958 | 17/07/2014 | P | James Penny | 84 – 78 | Vicki White | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 119 |
5959 | 18/07/2014 | P | James Penny | 106 – 58 | Daniel Hurley | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 134 |
5960 | 21/07/2014 | P | James Penny | 49 – 109 | Jason Turner | Anton du Beke | Susie Dent | 124 |
5961 | 22/07/2014 | P | Jason Turner | 116 – 36 | Ben Wardropper | Anton du Beke | Susie Dent | 124 |
5962 | 23/07/2014 | P | Jason Turner | 82 – 100 | Tricia Pay | Anton du Beke | Susie Dent | 123 |
5963 | 24/07/2014 | P | Tricia Pay | 119 – 51 | David Parsons | Anton du Beke | Susie Dent | 134 |
5964 | 25/07/2014 | P | Tricia Pay | 109 – 80 | Tom Read | Anton du Beke | Susie Dent | 122 |
5965 | 28/07/2014 | P | Tricia Pay | 101 – 98 | Duncan McGregor | Bill Turnbull | Susie Dent | 133 |
5966 | 4/08/2014 | P | Tricia Pay | 110 – 50 | Kiattisak Thepsuriya | Bill Turnbull | Susie Dent | 129 |
5967 | 5/08/2014 | P | Tricia Pay | 106 – 69 | Darren Measor | Bill Turnbull | Susie Dent | 131 |
5968 | 6/08/2014 | P | Tricia Pay | 116 – 43 | Bob Ireland | Bill Turnbull | Susie Dent | 122 |
5969 | 7/08/2014 | P | Tricia Pay | 96 – 58 | Dave Nicholson | Bill Turnbull | Susie Dent | 122 |
5970 | 8/08/2014 | P | Mark Davies | 102 – 52 | Amy Trueman | Gethin Jones | Susie Dent | 122 |
5971 | 11/08/2014 | P | Mark Davies | 111 – 75 | Julia Hayward | Gethin Jones | Susie Dent | 141 |
5972 | 12/08/2014 | P | Mark Davies | 107 – 73 | John Cook | Gethin Jones | Susie Dent | 121 |
5973 | 13/08/2014 | P | Mark Davies | 101 – 50 | Robbie Davies | Gethin Jones | Susie Dent | 118 |
5974 | 14/08/2014 | P | Mark Davies | 85 – 66 | Bill Linton | Gethin Jones | Susie Dent | 132 |
5975 | 15/08/2014 | P | Mark Davies | 137 – 76 | Keith Myers-Sleight | Angellica Bell | Susie Dent | 145 |
5976 | 18/08/2014 | P | Mark Davies | 103 – 47 | Stella Beaumont | Angellica Bell | Susie Dent | 130 |
5977 | 19/08/2014 | P | Mark Davies | 98 – 86 | Simon Bryan | Angellica Bell | Susie Dent | 121 |
5978 | 25/08/2014 | P | Russ Thornton | 79 – 72 | Douglas Legg | Angellica Bell | Susie Dent | 133 |
5979 | 26/08/2014 | P | Russ Thornton | 80 – 86 | David Stanford | Angellica Bell | Susie Dent | 133 |
5980 | 27/08/2014 | P | David Stanford | 75 – 63 | Lynne Campbell | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 135 |
5981 | 28/08/2014 | P | David Stanford | 80 – 74 | Callum Pickering | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 131 |
5982 | 29/08/2014 | P | David Stanford | 89 – 52 | Joe Clarke | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 132 |
5983 | 1/09/2014 | P | David Stanford | 85 – 83 | Steve Hagger | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 124 |
5984 | 2/09/2014 | P | David Stanford | 81 – 28 | Sara Thompson | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 122 |
5985 | 3/09/2014 | P | David Stanford | 81 – 33 | Natassja Stiles | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 129 |
5986 | 4/09/2014 | P | David Stanford | 47 – 75 | Szelong Ng | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 129 |
5987 | 5/09/2014 | P | Szelong Ng | 52 – 68 | Paul Bradley | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 134 |
5988 | 8/09/2014 | P | Paul Bradley | 40 – 129 | Jamie Ilett-Jones | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 144 |
5989 | 9/09/2014 | P | Jamie Ilett-Jones | 74 – 84 | Farhan Ahmed | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 121 |
5990 | 10/09/2014 | P | Farhan Ahmed | 99 – 59 | Aly Spencer | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 125 |
5991 | 15/09/2014 | P | Farhan Ahmed | 121 – 45 | Michele Lennox | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 123 |
5992 | 16/09/2014 | P | Farhan Ahmed | 70 – 103 | Paul Worsley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 134 |
5993 | 17/09/2014 | P | Paul Worsley | 96 – 73 | Colm Byrne | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 130 |
5994 | 18/09/2014 | P | Paul Worsley | 87 – 62 | David Morgans | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 132 |
5995 | 19/09/2014 | P | Paul Worsley | 108 – 90 | Kieran O'Driscoll | Deborah Meaden | Susie Dent | 120 |
5996 | 22/09/2014 | P | Paul Worsley | 93 – 45 | Paul Barton | Deborah Meaden | Susie Dent | 139 |
5997 | 23/09/2014 | P | Paul Worsley | 90 – 88 | Natalie McCluskey | Deborah Meaden | Susie Dent | 125 |
5998 | 24/09/2014 | P | Paul Worsley | 70 – 76 | Michael McDowell | Deborah Meaden | Susie Dent | 121 |
5999 | 25/09/2014 | P | Michael McDowell | 73 – 52 | Elisabeth Jardine | Deborah Meaden | Susie Dent | 113 |
6000 | 29/09/2014 | P | Michael McDowell | 95 – 75 | Alan Chumbley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 134 |
6001 | 30/09/2014 | P | Michael McDowell | 101 – 45 | Mike Grant | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 132 |
6002 | 1/10/2014 | P | Michael McDowell | 52 – 91 | Paul Talmey | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 121 |
6003 | 2/10/2014 | P | Paul Talmey | 69 – 72 | Ellen Baker | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 123 |
6004 | 3/10/2014 | P | Ellen Baker | 77 – 71 | Sharif Nashashibi | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 124 |
6005 | 6/10/2014 | P | Ellen Baker | 50 – 107 | Vicki Landriau | Tony Jacklin | Susie Dent | 133 |
6006 | 7/10/2014 | P | Vicki Landriau | 86 – 93 | Gary Mehaffy | Tony Jacklin | Susie Dent | 122 |
6007 | 8/10/2014 | P | Gary Mehaffy | 70 – 113 | Dan McColm | Tony Jacklin | Susie Dent | 131 |
6008 | 9/10/2014 | P | Dan McColm | 92 – 70 | Ben Hodgson | Tony Jacklin | Susie Dent | 127 |
6009 | 10/10/2014 | P | Dan McColm | 112 – 37 | Daisy Stemple | Tony Jacklin | Susie Dent | 119 |
6010 | 13/10/2014 | P | Dan McColm | 116 – 47 | John Vivian | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 128 |
6011 | 14/10/2014 | P | Dan McColm | 129 – 58 | Samantha Cooper | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 131 |
6012 | 15/10/2014 | P | Dan McColm | 137 – 53 | Harry Jarrett | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 139 |
6013 | 16/10/2014 | P | Dan McColm | 126 – 44 | Antony Aston | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 130 |
6014 | 20/10/2014 | P | Dan McColm | 117 – 51 | Stephen Whieldon | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 121 |
6015 | 21/10/2014 | P | Jonny Rye | 89 – 78 | Richard Cowling | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 122 |
6016 | 22/10/2014 | P | Jonny Rye | 101 – 75 | Sally Wight | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 119 |
6017 | 23/10/2014 | P | Jonny Rye | 92 – 102 | George Ford | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 125 |
6018 | 24/10/2014 | P | George Ford | 114 – 68 | John Payne | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 132 |
6019 | 27/10/2014 | P | George Ford | 101 – 61 | Ita Moynihan | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 122 |
6020 | 28/10/2014 | P | George Ford | 100 – 36 | Kathy Richland | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 121 |
6021 | 29/10/2014 | P | George Ford | 95 – 25 | Stewart Fraser | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 124 |
6022 | 30/10/2014 | P | George Ford | 107 – 56 | Jonathan Lee | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 122 |
6023 | 31/10/2014 | P | George Ford | 112 – 32 | Sue Edgar | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 124 |
6024 | 3/11/2014 | P | George Ford | 101 – 77 | Tom Pettinger | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 118 |
6025 | 4/11/2014 | P | Gweni Sorokin | 62 – 52 | Martyn Hamer | Sian Williams | Susie Dent | 124 |
6026 | 5/11/2014 | P | Gweni Sorokin | 48 – 65 | Jamie Jardine | Sian Williams | Susie Dent | 126 |
6027 | 6/11/2014 | P | Jamie Jardine | 51 – 118 | Laurence Killen | Sian Williams | Susie Dent | 134 |
6028 | 7/11/2014 | P | Laurence Killen | 85 – 76 | Caro Hunt | Sian Williams | Susie Dent | 124 |
6029 | 10/11/2014 | P | Laurence Killen | 98 – 53 | Steven Mallett | Sian Williams | Susie Dent | 130 |
6030 | 11/11/2014 | P | Laurence Killen | 96 – 47 | Linda Smart | Kate Garraway | Susie Dent | 143 |
6031 | 12/11/2014 | P | Laurence Killen | 79 – 61 | Alex Davies | Kate Garraway | Susie Dent | 131 |
6032 | 13/11/2014 | P | Laurence Killen | 107 – 57 | Josephine Keane | Kate Garraway | Susie Dent | 118 |
6033 | 17/11/2014 | P | Laurence Killen | 114 – 66 | Danny Davies | Kate Garraway | Susie Dent | 119 |
6034 | 18/11/2014 | P | Laurence Killen | 97 – 78 | Robert Collie | Kate Garraway | Susie Dent | 121 |
6035 | 19/11/2014 | P | Joey Mulligan | 29 – 60 | Malcolm Fletcher | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 122 |
6036 | 20/11/2014 | P | Malcolm Fletcher | 74 – 93 | Edward Byrne | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 135 |
6037 | 21/11/2014 | P | Edward Byrne | 73 – 88 | Andrew Avery | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 120 |
6038 | 24/11/2014 | P | Andrew Avery | 75 – 82 | Rachel Evans | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 128 |
6039 | 25/11/2014 | P | Rachel Evans | 70 – 66 | David Hooson | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 120 |
6040 | 26/11/2014 | P | Rachel Evans | 65 – 107 | Antoinette Ryan | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 157 |
6041 | 27/11/2014 | P | Antoinette Ryan | 120 – 33 | Tom Jordan | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 134 |
6042 | 28/11/2014 | P | Antoinette Ryan | 103 – 28 | Kevin Duckworth | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 123 |
6043 | 1/12/2014 | P | Antoinette Ryan | 104 – 79 | Emma Brown | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 145 |
6044 | 2/12/2014 | P | Antoinette Ryan | 118 – 51 | Bob Currie | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 157 |
6045 | 3/12/2014 | P | Antoinette Ryan | 104 – 68 | Justin Ray | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 120 |
6046 | 4/12/2014 | P | Antoinette Ryan | 91 – 48 | Peter Douet | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 124 |
6047 | 5/12/2014 | P | Antoinette Ryan | 112 – 54 | Matt Willock | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 133 |
6048 | 8/12/2014 | P | Den McQuillan | 69 – 74 | Jacky Pinkney | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 118 |
6049 | 9/12/2014 | P | Jacky Pinkney | 69 – 112 | Andy Noden | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 130 |
6050 | 10/12/2014 | QF | Dan McColm | 109 – 60 | Paul Worsley | Arlene Phillips | Susie Dent | 121 |
6051 | 11/12/2014 | QF | Antoinette Ryan | 82 – 65 | David Stanford | Arlene Phillips | Susie Dent | 121 |
6052 | 15/12/2014 | QF | Laurence Killen | 98 – 97 | Tricia Pay | David Baddiel | Susie Dent | 126 |
6053 | 16/12/2014 | QF | Mark Davies | 78 – 90 | George Ford | David Baddiel | Susie Dent | 122 |
6054 | 17/12/2014 | SF | Dan McColm | 123 – 77 | George Ford | David Baddiel | Susie Dent | 123 |
6055 | 18/12/2014 | SF | Antoinette Ryan | 102 – 88 | Laurence Killen | David Baddiel | Susie Dent | 132 |
6056 | 19/12/2014 | GF | Dan McColm | 117 – 87 | Antoinette Ryan | David Baddiel | Susie Dent | 129 |