Series 71

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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.

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

Since Series 60, players are sorted by number of wins, then by number of points. Points from both wins and losses count. Points from sudden death conundrums are not counted, and players with the same number of wins and points are sorted by the number of conundrums correctly guessed, then highest individual score.

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)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

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

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