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Series 74
From Countdown
Series 74 was the ninth regular series of Countdown presented by Nick Hewer. The series began with Championship of Champions XIV, broadcast from 4 to 22 January 2016, before reverting to normal episodes from 25 January. Series 74 ended on 24 June 2016, with Paul Erdunast emerging as series champion.
Contents |
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul Erdunast | 8 | 925 |
2 | Robin McKay | 8 | 888 |
3 | Ann Dibben | 8 | 884 |
4 | Conrad Teixeira | 8 | 806 |
5 | Dave Costello | 8 | 723 |
6 | Tim Down | 8 | 717 |
7 | Sean Cooke | 5 | 541 |
8 | Tony Lock | 4 | 384 |
NOTE: Dave Costello's total of 723 includes the 10 points from the tiebreak conundrum he solved on his first show, which would normally not be counted, but has been presumably erroneously added on by the production team.
Finals progress
Paul Erdunast (1) vs Tony Lock (8) | Paul Erdunast (1) vs Conrad Teixeira (4) | Paul Erdunast (1) vs Ann Dibben (3) |
Dave Costello (5) vs Conrad Teixeira (4) | ||
Ann Dibben (3) vs Tim Down (6) | Ann Dibben (3) vs Robin McKay (2) | |
Sean Cooke (7) vs Robin McKay (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4–22 January 2016: Championship of Champions XIV | ||||||||
6293 | 25/01/2016 | P | Tim Down | 78 – 68 | Nicholas Birks | Nicholas Owen | Susie Dent | 126 |
6294 | 26/01/2016 | P | Tim Down | 84 – 52 | Margaret Riches | Nicholas Owen | Susie Dent | 126 |
6295 | 27/01/2016 | P | Tim Down | 104 – 37 | Paul Turgoose | Nicholas Owen | Susie Dent | 134 |
6296 | 28/01/2016 | P | Tim Down | 91 – 41 | Veronica Daniel | Nicholas Owen | Susie Dent | 134 |
6297 | 29/01/2016 | P | Tim Down | 92 – 34 | Benjamin Owen | Nicholas Owen | Susie Dent | 124 |
6298 | 1/02/2016 | P | Tim Down | 78 – 62 | David E Coote | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 137 |
6299 | 2/02/2016 | P | Tim Down | 105 – 61 | Colin Tuite | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 134 |
6300 | 3/02/2016 | P | Michael Lees | 100 – 70 | Chris Harding | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 134 |
6301 | 4/02/2016 | P | Michael Lees | 77 – 80 | David Edgar | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 136 |
6302 | 5/02/2016 | P | David Edgar | 60 – 31 | Steve Jacob | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 134 |
6303 | 8/02/2016 | P | David Edgar | 88 – 47 | Robin Joynson | Jennie McAlpine | Susie Dent | 142 |
6304 | 9/02/2016 | P | David Edgar | 92 – 56 | Anthony Nuttall | Jennie McAlpine | Susie Dent | 136 |
6305 | 10/02/2016 | P | David Edgar | 62 – 71 | Jack Creswell | Jennie McAlpine | Susie Dent | 124 |
6306 | 11/02/2016 | P | Jack Creswell | 90 – 44 | Damien Weston | Jennie McAlpine | Susie Dent | 134 |
6307 | 12/02/2016 | P | Jack Creswell | 74 – 21 | Jamie Dunn | Jennie McAlpine | Susie Dent | 111 |
6308 | 15/02/2016 | P | Jack Creswell | 49 – 90 | David Armstrong | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 121 |
6309 | 16/02/2016 | P | David Armstrong | 84 – 70 | Gareth Pugh | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 136 |
6310 | 17/02/2016 | P | David Armstrong | 83 – 50 | Natalie Helme | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 120 |
6311 | 18/02/2016 | P | David Armstrong | 32 – 122 | Paul Erdunast | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 137 |
6312 | 19/02/2016 | P | Paul Erdunast | 127 – 46 | Stuart Moore | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 132 |
6313 | 22/02/2016 | P | Paul Erdunast | 130 – 73 | Ben Dali | Julia Bradbury | Susie Dent | 135 |
6314 | 23/02/2016 | P | Paul Erdunast | 113 – 15 | Julie Hall | Julia Bradbury | Susie Dent | 132 |
6315 | 24/02/2016 | P | Paul Erdunast | 106 – 40 | Luke Bates | Julia Bradbury | Susie Dent | 124 |
6316 | 25/02/2016 | P | Paul Erdunast | 118 – 48 | Philip Allen | Julia Bradbury | Susie Dent | 144 |
6317 | 26/02/2016 | P | Paul Erdunast | 98 – 20 | Colin Mills | Julia Bradbury | Susie Dent | 118 |
6318 | 29/02/2016 | P | Paul Erdunast | 111 – 26 | Dave Higgins | Julia Bradbury | Susie Dent | 134 |
6319 | 1/03/2016 | P | Anthony Williams | 56 – 78 | Alexander Assim | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 137 |
6320 | 2/03/2016 | P | Alexander Assim | 50 – 106 | Paul Craib | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 133 |
6321 | 3/03/2016 | P | Paul Craib | 89 – 40 | Andy Moore | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 136 |
6322 | 4/03/2016 | P | Paul Craib | 93 – 50 | Liz Miglinczy | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 144 |
6323 | 7/03/2016 | P | Paul Craib | 54 – 75 | James Hogan | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 137 |
6324 | 8/03/2016 | P | James Hogan | 59 – 98 | Conrad Teixeira | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 131 |
6325 | 9/03/2016 | P | Conrad Teixeira | 88 – 64 | Jack Witts | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 123 |
6326 | 10/03/2016 | P | Conrad Teixeira | 116 – 70 | Angus Eady | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 131 |
6327 | 11/03/2016 | P | Conrad Teixeira | 116 – 35 | Erica Barnes | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 144 |
6328 | 14/03/2016 | P | Conrad Teixeira | 95 – 65 | Mark Swayland | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 135 |
6329 | 21/03/2016 | P | Conrad Teixeira | 87 – 67 | Andrew Goddard | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | 142 |
6330 | 22/03/2016 | P | Conrad Teixeira | 82 – 55 | Paul Bloom | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | 140 |
6331 | 23/03/2016 | P | Conrad Teixeira | 124 – 79 | Graham Lazenby | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | 134 |
6332 | 24/03/2016 | P | Sam Johnson | 62 – 67 | Sean Cooke | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | 123 |
6333 | 28/03/2016 | P | Sean Cooke | 82 – 52 | Andy Reynolds | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | 125 |
6334 | 29/03/2016 | P | Sean Cooke | 124 – 75 | Heather Armstrong | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | 147 |
6335 | 30/03/2016 | P | Sean Cooke | 103 – 31 | Priya Lyall | Tim Vine | Susie Dent | 141 |
6336 | 31/03/2016 | P | Sean Cooke | 102 – 83 | Pip Honour | Tim Vine | Susie Dent | 125 |
6337 | 1/04/2016 | P | Sean Cooke | 63 – 66 | John Parke | Tim Vine | Susie Dent | 129 |
6338 | 4/04/2016 | P | John Parke | 64 – 66 | Steve Heywood | Tim Vine | Susie Dent | 143 |
6339 | 5/04/2016 | P | Steve Heywood | 70 – 80* | Hugo Newell | Tim Vine | Susie Dent | 127 |
6340 | 6/04/2016 | P | Hugo Newell | 43 – 70 | Tom Coward | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 133 |
6341 | 11/04/2016 | P | Tom Coward | 72 – 71 | Pete Grierson | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 122 |
6342 | 12/04/2016 | P | Tom Coward | 55 – 117 | Ann Dibben | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 153 |
6343 | 13/04/2016 | P | Ann Dibben | 107 – 45 | Ashton Gardner | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 133 |
6344 | 14/04/2016 | P | Ann Dibben | 99 – 33 | John Billitteri | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 124 |
6345 | 15/04/2016 | P | Ann Dibben | 118 – 60 | Paul Lonsdale | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 131 |
6346 | 18/04/2016 | P | Ann Dibben | 102 – 54 | Ben Manuell | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 129 |
6347 | 19/04/2016 | P | Ann Dibben | 112 – 63 | Neville Spiers | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 124 |
6348 | 20/04/2016 | P | Ann Dibben | 101 – 37 | Sean Taylor | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 130 |
6349 | 21/04/2016 | P | Ann Dibben | 128 – 28 | Nick Ferguson | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 145 |
6350 | 22/04/2016 | P | Jon Hinchliffe | 93 – 103* | Dave Costello | Charlotte Hawkins | Susie Dent | 157 |
6351 | 25/04/2016 | P | Dave Costello | 90 – 74 | Briony Hunter | Charlotte Hawkins | Susie Dent | 133 |
6352 | 26/04/2016 | P | Dave Costello | 90 – 70 | Ken Steed | Charlotte Hawkins | Susie Dent | 133 |
6353 | 27/04/2016 | P | Dave Costello | 83 – 50 | Martin Ripley | Charlotte Hawkins | Susie Dent | 123 |
6354 | 28/04/2016 | P | Dave Costello | 90 – 39 | Sam Crompton | Charlotte Hawkins | Susie Dent | 126 |
6355 | 29/04/2016 | P | Dave Costello | 101 – 54 | Elliot Hooper | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 125 |
6356 | 2/05/2016 | P | Dave Costello | 74 – 62 | Pippa Weigh | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 112 |
6357 | 3/05/2016 | P | Dave Costello | 92 – 58 | Thomas Wade | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 125 |
6358 | 9/05/2016 | P | Tony Lock | 90 – 47 | Jamie Lomas | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 120 |
6359 | 10/05/2016 | P | Tony Lock | 85 – 78 | Lee Williams | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 131 |
6360 | 16/05/2016 | P | Tony Lock | 86 – 68 | Andy Breckenridge | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 134 |
6361 | 17/05/2016 | P | Tony Lock | 81 – 78 | Ian Newman | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 134 |
6362 | 18/05/2016 | P | Tony Lock | 42 – 129 | Robin McKay | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 143 |
6363 | 19/05/2016 | P | Robin McKay | 102 – 54 | Kevin Dixon | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 140 |
6364 | 20/05/2016 | P | Robin McKay | 107 – 52 | Mel Mills | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 123 |
6365 | 23/05/2016 | P | Robin McKay | 111 – 40 | Si Prendergast | Michael Buerk | Susie Dent | 146 |
6366 | 24/05/2016 | P | Robin McKay | 112 – 8 | Struan Charters | Michael Buerk | Susie Dent | 166 |
6367 | 25/05/2016 | P | Robin McKay | 109 – 49 | John Goodall | Michael Buerk | Susie Dent | 134 |
6368 | 26/05/2016 | P | Robin McKay | 107 – 23 | Jason Vincent | Michael Buerk | Susie Dent | 145 |
6369 | 27/05/2016 | P | Robin McKay | 111 – 44 | Aden Brooks | Michael Buerk | Susie Dent | 122 |
6370 | 30/05/2016 | P | Matthew MacCabe | 61 – 31 | John Butler | Chris Hollins | Susie Dent | 127 |
6371 | 31/05/2016 | P | Matthew MacCabe | 87 – 102 | Alasdair Haines | Chris Hollins | Susie Dent | 136 |
6372 | 1/06/2016 | P | Alasdair Haines | 83 – 93 | Jonny Peppiatt | Chris Hollins | Susie Dent | 146 |
6373 | 2/06/2016 | P | Jonny Peppiatt | 96 – 71 | Chris Lowry | Chris Hollins | Susie Dent | 157 |
6374 | 6/06/2016 | P | Jonny Peppiatt | 80* – 70 | Peter Davies | Chris Hollins | Susie Dent | 136 |
6375 | 7/06/2016 | P | Jonny Peppiatt | 65 – 94 | Ollie Heath | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 136 |
6376 | 8/06/2016 | P | Ollie Heath | 85 – 65 | John Cullen | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 123 |
6377 | 9/06/2016 | P | Ollie Heath | 74 – 104 | Norm Ahmad | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 133 |
6378 | 10/06/2016 | QF | Paul Erdunast | 114 – 34 | Tony Lock | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 132 |
6379 | 13/06/2016 | QF | Robin McKay | 107 – 72 | Sean Cooke | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 132 |
6380 | 20/06/2016 | QF | Ann Dibben | 107 – 106 | Tim Down | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 127 |
6381 | 21/06/2016 | QF | Conrad Teixeira | 85 – 75 | Dave Costello | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 152 |
6382 | 22/06/2016 | SF | Paul Erdunast | 118 – 91 | Conrad Teixeira | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 122 |
6383 | 23/06/2016 | SF | Robin McKay | 112 – 113 | Ann Dibben | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 144 |
6384 | 24/06/2016 | GF | Paul Erdunast | 116 – 105 | Ann Dibben | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 135 |