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Series 73
From Countdown
Series 73 was the eighth regular series of Countdown presented by Nick Hewer. It began with just one episode on 15 June 2015 before taking a break for horse racing. The series returned on 22 June 2015 and finished on 23 December 2015, making it the first since Series 46 to have ended on a day of the week other than Friday. It was won by Jonathan Wynn.
The series was of an incredibly strong standard and featured apterites Thomas Carey, Jonathan Wynn, Matthew Tassier, and Matty Artell in the finals, as well as several others who did not make it to the finals (Rhys Benjamin, James Rowan, and Hazel Drury).
Only 1 point separated the top two seeds but, for the first time since Series 65, the number 1 seed was eliminated in the semi-final, making the Grand Final of this series the first since Series 65 not to feature a number 1 seed.
Contents |
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Carey | 8 | 923 |
2 | Jonathan Wynn | 8 | 922 |
3 | Stephen Briggs | 8 | 883 |
4 | John Hardie | 8 | 845 |
5 | Matthew Tassier | 8 | 799 |
6 | Judy Bursford | 7 | 603 |
7 | Liam Moloney | 6 | 745 |
8 | Matty Artell | 5 | 541 |
Finals progress
Thomas Carey (1) vs Matty Artell (8) | Thomas Carey (1) vs Matthew Tassier (5) | Matthew Tassier (5) vs Jonathan Wynn (2) |
Matthew Tassier (5) vs John Hardie (4) | ||
Stephen Briggs (3) vs Judy Bursford (6) | Stephen Briggs (3) vs Jonathan Wynn (2) | |
Liam Moloney (7) vs Jonathan Wynn (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6157 | 15/06/2015 | P | James Judge | 68 – 78 | Rhys Benjamin | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 124 |
6158 | 22/06/2015 | P | Rhys Benjamin | 92 – 63 | Michael Stokes | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 131 |
6159 | 23/06/2015 | P | Rhys Benjamin | 81 – 53 | Maxine Jones | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 123 |
6160 | 24/06/2015 | P | Rhys Benjamin | 78 – 59 | Abby Foulkes | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 118 |
6161 | 25/06/2015 | P | Rhys Benjamin | 89 – 65 | Olly Hall | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 120 |
6162 | 26/06/2015 | P | Rhys Benjamin | 76 – 98 | Pat Lonergan | Joe McElderry | Susie Dent | 144 |
6163 | 29/06/2015 | P | Pat Lonergan | 74 – 69 | Rob Maxwell | Joe McElderry | Susie Dent | 134 |
6164 | 30/06/2015 | P | Pat Lonergan | 86 – 55 | Andrew Nicholson | Joe McElderry | Susie Dent | 135 |
6165 | 1/07/2015 | P | Pat Lonergan | 67 – 64 | Kunal Saujani | Joe McElderry | Susie Dent | 141 |
6166 | 2/07/2015 | P | Pat Lonergan | 83 – 93 | Judy Bursford | Joe McElderry | Susie Dent | 121 |
6167 | 3/07/2015 | P | Judy Bursford | 78 – 61 | Tim Batchelor | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 123 |
6168 | 6/07/2015 | P | Judy Bursford | 83 – 25 | Phil Lane | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 134 |
6169 | 7/07/2015 | P | Judy Bursford | 84 – 82 | Rachel Hurst | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 135 |
6170 | 8/07/2015 | P | Judy Bursford | 67 – 49 | Ken Bainbridge | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 120 |
6171 | 13/07/2015 | P | Judy Bursford | 70 – 62 | James Macpherson | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 131 |
6172 | 14/07/2015 | P | Judy Bursford | 69 – 55 | David Bowen | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 133 |
6173 | 15/07/2015 | P | Judy Bursford | 59 – 118 | Liam Moloney | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 135 |
6174 | 16/07/2015 | P | Liam Moloney | 104 – 44 | Gloria Schofield | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 156 |
6175 | 17/07/2015 | P | Liam Moloney | 111 – 31 | Karl Forman | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 134 |
6176 | 20/07/2015 | P | Liam Moloney | 121 – 58 | Craig Glennie | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 123 |
6177 | 21/07/2015 | P | Liam Moloney | 103 – 73 | Dave Noble | Michael Buerk | Susie Dent | 134 |
6178 | 22/07/2015 | P | Liam Moloney | 111 – 70 | Jyoti Madlani | Michael Buerk | Susie Dent | 125 |
6179 | 23/07/2015 | P | Liam Moloney | 77 – 98 | Stephen Briggs | Michael Buerk | Susie Dent | 124 |
6180 | 24/07/2015 | P | Stephen Briggs | 103 – 44 | Sam Fuller | Michael Buerk | Susie Dent | 131 |
6181 | 27/07/2015 | P | Stephen Briggs | 127 – 51 | Tom Pitt-Brooke | Michael Buerk | Susie Dent | 144 |
6182 | 3/08/2015 | P | Stephen Briggs | 98 – 67 | Chris Wreaves | Gethin Jones | Susie Dent | 132 |
6183 | 4/08/2015 | P | Stephen Briggs | 116 – 55 | Euan Crabb | Gethin Jones | Susie Dent | 134 |
6184 | 5/08/2015 | P | Stephen Briggs | 106 – 51 | Kadi Batra | Gethin Jones | Susie Dent | 122 |
6185 | 6/08/2015 | P | Stephen Briggs | 110 – 48 | Grant Weaver | Gethin Jones | Susie Dent | 119 |
6186 | 7/08/2015 | P | Stephen Briggs | 125 – 56 | Nigel Bridge | Gethin Jones | Susie Dent | 129 |
6187 | 10/08/2015 | P | Nathan Pace | 72 – 22 | Andrew Cooper | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 121 |
6188 | 11/08/2015 | P | Nathan Pace | 74 – 89 | Barbara Lucioni | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 131 |
6189 | 12/08/2015 | P | Barbara Lucioni | 50 – 89 | Kevin Breeze | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 119 |
6190 | 13/08/2015 | P | Kevin Breeze | 89 – 67 | David Bathurst | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 132 |
6191 | 14/08/2015 | P | Kevin Breeze | 89 – 45 | Bill Hurst | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 129 |
6192 | 17/08/2015 | P | Kevin Breeze | 74 – 62 | Mike Tapia | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 118 |
6193 | 18/08/2015 | P | Kevin Breeze | 72 – 82 | Chris Roy | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 120 |
6194 | 24/08/2015 | P | Chris Roy | 30 – 100 | Jonathan Wynn | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 136 |
6195 | 25/08/2015 | P | Jonathan Wynn | 107 – 46 | Mark Ainsley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 123 |
6196 | 26/08/2015 | P | Jonathan Wynn | 111 – 55 | Steve Heeney | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 124 |
6197 | 27/08/2015 | P | Jonathan Wynn | 119 – 49 | Will Irvine | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 122 |
6198 | 28/08/2015 | P | Jonathan Wynn | 112 – 79 | Daniel Morris | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 132 |
6199 | 31/08/2015 | P | Jonathan Wynn | 131 – 55 | Paul Curtayne | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 134 |
6200 | 1/09/2015 | P | Jonathan Wynn | 113 – 65 | David Vernon | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 134 |
6201 | 2/09/2015 | P | Jonathan Wynn | 129 – 33 | Hannah Short | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 132 |
6202 | 3/09/2015 | P | Martyn Shenton | 50 – 87 | Matty Artell | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 130 |
6203 | 4/09/2015 | P | Matty Artell | 90 – 40 | Daniel Hodgetts | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 123 |
6204 | 7/09/2015 | P | Matty Artell | 100 – 60 | Paula Lewis | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 134 |
6205 | 8/09/2015 | P | Matty Artell | 96 – 87 | Jonathan Joyce | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 120 |
6206 | 9/09/2015 | P | Matty Artell | 101 – 41 | David Crafter | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 125 |
6207 | 14/09/2015 | P | Matty Artell | 67 – 82 | Wayne McSorley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 134 |
6208 | 15/09/2015 | P | Wayne McSorley | 82 – 52 | Renita David | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 119 |
6209 | 16/09/2015 | P | Wayne McSorley | 62 – 79 | Colin White | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 136 |
6210 | 17/09/2015 | P | Colin White | 47 – 120 | Thomas Carey | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 132 |
6211 | 18/09/2015 | P | Thomas Carey | 122 – 25 | Billy Richardson | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 135 |
6212 | 21/09/2015 | P | Thomas Carey | 118 – 52 | Alwyn Davies | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 129 |
6213 | 22/09/2015 | P | Thomas Carey | 109 – 100 | Adam Curran | Sir Ranulph Fiennes | Susie Dent | 131 |
6214 | 23/09/2015 | P | Thomas Carey | 116 – 37 | Mary Fox | Sir Ranulph Fiennes | Susie Dent | 121 |
6215 | 24/09/2015 | P | Thomas Carey | 119 – 80 | Brendan Duke | Sir Ranulph Fiennes | Susie Dent | 130 |
6216 | 28/09/2015 | P | Thomas Carey | 109 – 41 | Chris Selman | Sir Ranulph Fiennes | Susie Dent | 116 |
6217 | 29/09/2015 | P | Thomas Carey | 110 – 62 | Lee Nixon | Sir Ranulph Fiennes | Susie Dent | 131 |
6218 | 30/09/2015 | P | Matt Le Tissier | 105 – 48 | Shaun Connolly-Flynn | Graeme Le Saux | Susie Dent | 134 |
6219 | 1/10/2015 | P | Matt Le Tissier | 102 – 34 | Georgie Metters | Graeme Le Saux | Susie Dent | 125 |
6220 | 2/10/2015 | P | Matt Le Tissier | 86 – 38 | David Pople | Graeme Le Saux | Susie Dent | 128 |
6221 | 5/10/2015 | P | Matt Le Tissier | 51 – 102 | John Hardie | Graeme Le Saux | Susie Dent | 133 |
6222 | 6/10/2015 | P | John Hardie | 109 – 48 | Ben Dempster | Graeme Le Saux | Susie Dent | 134 |
6223 | 7/10/2015 | P | John Hardie | 104 – 32 | Kris Jack | Charlie Stayt | Susie Dent | 120 |
6224 | 8/10/2015 | P | John Hardie | 104 – 97 | James Rowan | Charlie Stayt | Susie Dent | 145 |
6225 | 12/10/2015 | P | John Hardie | 109 – 51 | Fiona Currie | Charlie Stayt | Susie Dent | 122 |
6226 | 13/10/2015 | P | John Hardie | 108 – 76 | Philip Leonard | Charlie Stayt | Susie Dent | 122 |
6227 | 14/10/2015 | P | John Hardie | 99 – 76 | Chris Barstow | Charlie Stayt | Susie Dent | 119 |
6228 | 15/10/2015 | P | John Hardie | 110 – 24 | David Cumming | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 153 |
6229 | 16/10/2015 | P | Gareth Chapman | 90 – 48 | Naomi Powell | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 126 |
6230 | 19/10/2015 | P | Gareth Chapman | 71 – 79 | Alex Skulnick | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 132 |
6231 | 20/10/2015 | P | Alex Skulnick | 68 – 89 | Zac Goodman | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 139 |
6232 | 21/10/2015 | P | Zac Goodman | 76 – 54 | Hayden McDonald | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 132 |
6233 | 22/10/2015 | P | Zac Goodman | 82 – 67 | Paul Harley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 144 |
6234 | 23/10/2015 | P | Zac Goodman | 114 – 10 | Ross Lough | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 134 |
6235 | 26/10/2015 | P | Zac Goodman | 79 – 38 | Francesca Kerr | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 144 |
6236 | 27/10/2015 | P | Zac Goodman | 55 – 79 | Andrew Irvine | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 133 |
6237 | 28/10/2015 | P | Andrew Irvine | 80 – 52 | Ishmael Kamran | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 134 |
6238 | 29/10/2015 | P | Andrew Irvine | 63 – 90 | Hazel Drury | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 135 |
6239 | 30/10/2015 | P | Hazel Drury | 87 – 43 | Nick Griggs | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 153 |
6240 | 2/11/2015 | P | Hazel Drury | 74 – 69 | Gary Cocker | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 140 |
6241 | 3/11/2015 | P | Hazel Drury | 109 – 48 | Matt Goulette | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 123 |
6242 | 4/11/2015 | P | Hazel Drury | 79 – 88 | Anthony Poulton-Smith | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 124 |
6243 | 5/11/2015 | P | Anthony Poulton-Smith | 52 – 89 | Keith Kan | Michelle Collins | Susie Dent | 137 |
6244 | 6/11/2015 | P | Keith Kan | 75 – 38 | Luci Clarke | Michelle Collins | Susie Dent | 143 |
6245 | 9/11/2015 | P | Keith Kan | 65 – 102 | Matthew Tassier | Michelle Collins | Susie Dent | 141 |
6246 | 10/11/2015 | P | Matthew Tassier | 98 – 24 | Tam O'Hare | Michelle Collins | Susie Dent | 124 |
6247 | 11/11/2015 | P | Matthew Tassier | 77 – 65 | Romaine Boothe | Michelle Collins | Susie Dent | 131 |
6248 | 12/11/2015 | P | Matthew Tassier | 110 – 26 | Bob Lowe | Sherrie Hewson | Susie Dent | 146 |
6249 | 13/11/2015 | P | Matthew Tassier | 120 – 26 | Eoin Jardine | Sherrie Hewson | Susie Dent | 135 |
6250 | 16/11/2015 | P | Matthew Tassier | 103 – 57 | Sarah Bladon | Sherrie Hewson | Susie Dent | 124 |
6251 | 17/11/2015 | P | Matthew Tassier | 114 – 48 | Chris Kiely | Sherrie Hewson | Susie Dent | 134 |
6252 | 18/11/2015 | P | Matthew Tassier | 75 – 51 | Jim Anderson | Sherrie Hewson | Susie Dent | 112 |
6253 | 19/11/2015 | P | Sam Morley | 70 – 91 | Margaret Fatih | Deborah Meaden | Susie Dent | 139 |
6254 | 20/11/2015 | P | Margaret Fatih | 69 – 67 | Graham Burgess | Deborah Meaden | Susie Dent | 142 |
6255 | 23/11/2015 | P | Margaret Fatih | 52 – 97 | James Richards | Deborah Meaden | Susie Dent | 133 |
6256 | 24/11/2015 | P | James Richards | 78 – 46 | Hassan Mumin | Deborah Meaden | Susie Dent | 131 |
6257 | 25/11/2015 | P | James Richards | 84 – 69 | David Tucker | Deborah Meaden | Susie Dent | 121 |
6258 | 26/11/2015 | P | James Richards | 100 – 52 | Anees Ikramullah | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 141 |
6259 | 27/11/2015 | P | James Richards | 104 – 38 | Indika Sarathchandra | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 132 |
6260 | 30/11/2015 | P | James Richards | 64 – 107 | Steven Fletcher | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 137 |
6261 | 1/12/2015 | P | Steven Fletcher | 61 – 74 | Chris Betteridge | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 126 |
6262 | 2/12/2015 | P | Chris Betteridge | 101 – 58 | Adam Ball | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 130 |
6263 | 3/12/2015 | P | Chris Betteridge | 85 – 76 | Dave Singer | Nicki Chapman | Susie Dent | 123 |
6264 | 4/12/2015 | P | Chris Betteridge | 74 – 89 | Scott Babb | Nicki Chapman | Susie Dent | 138 |
6265 | 7/12/2015 | P | Scott Babb | 69 – 74 | Jane Kempton | Nicki Chapman | Susie Dent | 131 |
6266 | 8/12/2015 | P | Jane Kempton | 66 – 79 | Jamie Collyer | Nicki Chapman | Susie Dent | 120 |
6267 | 9/12/2015 | P | Jamie Collyer | 88 – 68 | Steve Bassett | Nicki Chapman | Susie Dent | 133 |
6268 | 10/12/2015 | P | Jamie Collyer | 94 – 67 | Menino Pereira | David Baddiel | Susie Dent | 133 |
6269 | 11/12/2015 | P | Jamie Collyer | 84 – 58 | James Gallagher | David Baddiel | Susie Dent | 125 |
6270 | 14/12/2015 | P | Jamie Collyer | 69 – 85 | Tim Down | David Baddiel | Susie Dent | 132 |
6271 | 15/12/2015 | QF | Thomas Carey | 124 – 87 | Matty Artell | David Baddiel | Susie Dent | 136 |
6272 | 16/12/2015 | QF | Jonathan Wynn | 90 – 84 | Liam Moloney | David Baddiel | Susie Dent | 122 |
6273 | 17/12/2015 | QF | Stephen Briggs | 110 – 48 | Judy Bursford | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 122 |
6274 | 18/12/2015 | QF | John Hardie | 107 – 122 | Matthew Tassier | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 146 |
6275 | 21/12/2015 | SF | Thomas Carey | 94 – 104 | Matthew Tassier | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 153 |
6276 | 22/12/2015 | SF | Jonathan Wynn | 134 – 100 | Stephen Briggs | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 157 |
6277 | 23/12/2015 | GF | Jonathan Wynn | 98 – 94 | Matthew Tassier | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 130 |