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Series 77
From Countdown
Series 77 was the twelfth series presented by Nick Hewer. It ran from 3 July 2017 to 22 December 2017 and was won by Tom Chafer-Cook.
Series 77 broke several records on Countdown. Not only was it the third series after Series 47 and Series 76 to have all eight finalists as octochamps, it was also the first time in 15 years since Series 47 to have all eight octochamps appear in the same series. (Annie Humphries was an octochamp in series 75, but was unable to make the finals, and was allowed to compete in series 76 finals instead.) This also meant that 2017 was the first year that all sixteen finalists were octochamps.
Series 23, 25, 45, 63, 68, 77, 81, and 82 are the only series in which the finals went completely true to the seedings (i.e. the higher seed always beat the lower seed, with no upsets).
Series 77 is also the first to feature the "new" blue set. A photo revealing this set's design (later revealed to be a screencap from the closing credits of Episode 6619, broadcast on 7 July 2017) was tweeted on Rachel Riley's Twitter feed in April 2017; it introduces new brown podiums, which turn pink before the start of a crucial conundrum, and changes to the colour of the floor-mounted platform while preserving the same blue background used from Series 60 through 76. [1] Coupled with that, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 11, Episode 3 featured the new studio in June 2017.
From the beginning of the series to the Grand Final, the show was broadcast on every weekday due to lack of sport coverage, with the exception of three Fridays on which Channel 4 instead broadcast live Formula 1. Specifically, the programme was off the air on 14 July, 25 August and on 24 November due to the channel's coverage of the British, Belgian and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix respectively. When Channel 4 transmitted the second practice session of the Singapore Grand Prix on 15 September, Countdown was shown at a record-early 12:40pm.
This series also saw Rachel Riley's 2,000th episode (excluding appearances on Catsdown), a milestone that was celebrated in the episode broadcast on 23 November 2017 with Nick Hewer's presentation of a bouquet and cake to Riley. [2]
Contents |
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Chafer-Cook | 8 | 896 |
2 | Bradley Horrocks | 8 | 864 |
3 | John Cowen | 8 | 799 |
4 | Noel McIlvenny | 8 | 793 |
5 | Eoin Jackson | 8 | 778 |
6 | Michael Pfeffer | 8 | 770 |
7 | James Kennedy | 8 | 736 |
8 | Graeme Staples | 8 | 678 |
NOTE: Due to the wrongful disallowals of their offerings of DEFAMOUS and SHAMER respectively, Eoin Jackson's and Michael Pfeffer's respective totals should have been 786 and 776 points respectively; however, the seeding order was not affected by either of these errors.
Finals progress
Tom Chafer-Cook (1) vs Graeme Staples (8) | Tom Chafer-Cook (1) vs Noel McIlvenny (4) | Tom Chafer-Cook (1) vs Bradley Horrocks (2) |
Eoin Jackson (5) vs Noel McIlvenny (4) | ||
John Cowen (3) vs Michael Pfeffer (6) | John Cowen (3) vs Bradley Horrocks (2) | |
James Kennedy (7) vs Bradley Horrocks (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6615 | 3/07/2017 | P | Tom Chafer-Cook | 118 – 37 | Carmel O'Brien | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 134 |
6616 | 4/07/2017 | P | Tom Chafer-Cook | 129 – 21 | Nick Knight | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 134 |
6617 | 5/07/2017 | P | Tom Chafer-Cook | 110 – 55 | Rob Spereall | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 132 |
6618 | 6/07/2017 | P | Tom Chafer-Cook | 107 – 51 | Al Harris | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 132 |
6619 | 7/07/2017 | P | Tom Chafer-Cook | 91 – 73 | Martin Smith | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 123 |
6620 | 10/07/2017 | P | Tom Chafer-Cook | 98 – 17 | Barry Taylor | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 130 |
6621 | 11/07/2017 | P | Luke Parker | 34 – 75 | Laura Marsh | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 135 |
6622 | 12/07/2017 | P | Laura Marsh | 59 – 88 | Shabir Alidina | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 135 |
6623 | 13/07/2017 | P | Shabir Alidina | 67 – 58 | Adam Pope | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 143 |
6624 | 17/07/2017 | P | Shabir Alidina | 79 – 42 | Roberta Johnstone | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 136 |
6625 | 18/07/2017 | P | Shabir Alidina | 77 – 55 | Martin Davidson | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 126 |
6626 | 19/07/2017 | P | Shabir Alidina | 53 – 128 | John Cowen | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 136 |
6627 | 20/07/2017 | P | John Cowen | 106 – 24 | Tom Blessington | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 129 |
6628 | 21/07/2017 | P | John Cowen | 79 – 38 | Raf Seneviratne | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 136 |
6629 | 24/07/2017 | P | John Cowen | 97 – 74 | Andrew Alden | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 125 |
6630 | 25/07/2017 | P | John Cowen | 103 – 77 | David Marsh | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 141 |
6631 | 26/07/2017 | P | John Cowen | 104 – 35 | Pete Hall | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 121 |
6632 | 27/07/2017 | P | John Cowen | 88 – 64 | Sue Wishart | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 133 |
6633 | 28/07/2017 | P | John Cowen | 94 – 46 | Vivek Mathews | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 121 |
6634 | 31/07/2017 | P | Michael Pfeffer | 93 – 81 | Paul Ellis | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 132 |
6635 | 1/08/2017 | P | Michael Pfeffer | 95 – 67 | Gordon Burgess | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 122 |
6636 | 2/08/2017 | P | Michael Pfeffer | 105 – 71 | Jonny Currie | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 125 |
6637 | 3/08/2017 | P | Michael Pfeffer | 119 – 81 | Jack Anscomb | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 141 |
6638 | 4/08/2017 | P | Michael Pfeffer | 99 – 65 | Emma Higginbotham | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 142 |
6639 | 7/08/2017 | P | Michael Pfeffer | 92 – 51 | Tyron King | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 156 |
6640 | 8/08/2017 | P | Michael Pfeffer | 102 – 48 | Brian Kitson | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 137 |
6641 | 9/08/2017 | P | Michael Pfeffer | 65 – 50 | David Whitby | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 141 |
6642 | 10/08/2017 | P | Patrick Hopkins | 82 – 46 | Jonathon Bizzell | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 132 |
6643 | 11/08/2017 | P | Patrick Hopkins | 70 – 100 | Sarah Capperauld | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 134 |
6644 | 14/08/2017 | P | Sarah Capperauld | 78 – 45 | Randy D'Cruz | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 141 |
6645 | 15/08/2017 | P | Sarah Capperauld | 30 – 83 | Noel McIlvenny | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 134 |
6646 | 16/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 100 – 53 | Andrew Smithies | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 155 |
6647 | 17/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 96 – 21 | Chris Feetenby | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 134 |
6648 | 18/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 109 – 54 | Paul Collins | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 132 |
6649 | 21/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 100 – 61 | Mike Browning | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 144 |
6650 | 22/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 93 – 16 | Ben Parker | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 140 |
6651 | 23/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 120 – 36 | Neil Harvey | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 146 |
6652 | 24/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 92 – 44 | Gary Shacklady | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 127 |
6653 | 28/08/2017 | P | Laurence Jeffrey | 73 – 100 | David McGaw | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 135 |
6654 | 29/08/2017 | P | David McGaw | 86 – 66 | Ravi Shinhmar | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 133 |
6655 | 30/08/2017 | P | David McGaw | 101 – 67 | Gabriel Odia | Mark Pougatch | Susie Dent | 120 |
6656 | 31/08/2017 | P | David McGaw | 70 – 76 | Nikki Saarsteiner | Mark Pougatch | Susie Dent | 130 |
6657 | 1/09/2017 | P | Nikki Saarsteiner | 73 – 48 | Andrew Booth | Mark Pougatch | Susie Dent | 123 |
6658 | 4/09/2017 | P | Nikki Saarsteiner | 86 – 44 | Terry Whittaker | Mark Pougatch | Susie Dent | 122 |
6659 | 5/09/2017 | P | Nikki Saarsteiner | 82 – 70 | Mike Barnett | Mark Pougatch | Susie Dent | 124 |
6660 | 6/09/2017 | P | Nikki Saarsteiner | 75 – 78 | Steve Anderson | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 121 |
6661 | 7/09/2017 | P | Steve Anderson | 54 – 94 | Sarah Holey | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 135 |
6662 | 8/09/2017 | P | Sarah Holey | 119 – 45 | Mandy Walker | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 147 |
6663 | 11/09/2017 | P | Sarah Holey | 95 – 79 | Tony Enright | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 125 |
6664 | 12/09/2017 | P | Sarah Holey | 72 – 105 | Ben Leyburn | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 145 |
6665 | 13/09/2017 | P | Ben Leyburn | 114 – 69 | Danielle Beswick | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 146 |
6666 | 14/09/2017 | P | Ben Leyburn | 76 – 68 | Ray Waddington | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 132 |
6667 | 15/09/2017 | P | Ben Leyburn | 88 – 85 | Paul Conchie | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 135 |
6668 | 18/09/2017 | P | Ben Leyburn | 87 – 36 | Martin Osborne | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 125 |
6669 | 19/09/2017 | P | Ben Leyburn | 88 – 103 | Phil Peel | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 138 |
6670 | 20/09/2017 | P | Phil Peel | 96 – 56 | Joe Ellis | Steve Backshall | Susie Dent | 146 |
6671 | 21/09/2017 | P | Phil Peel | 83 – 47 | Jordan Hale | Steve Backshall | Susie Dent | 125 |
6672 | 22/09/2017 | P | Phil Peel | 67 – 61 | Norman Woodcock | Steve Backshall | Susie Dent | 144 |
6673 | 25/09/2017 | P | Phil Peel | 97 – 26 | Nick Bryant-Nichols | Steve Backshall | Susie Dent | 155 |
6674 | 26/09/2017 | P | Phil Peel | 107 – 58 | Ben Humphrey | Steve Backshall | Susie Dent | 134 |
6675 | 27/09/2017 | P | Phil Peel | 56 – 118 | Eoin Jackson | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 122 |
6676 | 28/09/2017 | P | Eoin Jackson | 74 – 59 | Simon Pryor | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 123 |
6677 | 29/09/2017 | P | Eoin Jackson | 92 – 82 | Martin Hunter | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 144 |
6678 | 2/10/2017 | P | Eoin Jackson | 86 – 14 | Jacob Gardner | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 122 |
6679 | 3/10/2017 | P | Eoin Jackson | 79 – 52 | Jaysal Patel | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 133 |
6680 | 4/10/2017 | P | Eoin Jackson | 94 – 64 | Dan Batten | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 121 |
6681 | 5/10/2017 | P | Eoin Jackson | 112 – 88 | Debbie Scott | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 125 |
6682 | 6/10/2017 | P | Eoin Jackson | 123 – 78 | Stuart Abbott | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 147 |
6683 | 9/10/2017 | P | James Perry | 47 – 84 | Owen Taaffe | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 137 |
6684 | 10/10/2017 | P | Owen Taaffe | 70 – 82 | Lawrie Western | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 130 |
6685 | 11/10/2017 | P | Lawrie Western | 59 – 51 | Bryony Gettins | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 142 |
6686 | 12/10/2017 | P | Lawrie Western | 42 – 55 | Alex Smith | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 121 |
6687 | 13/10/2017 | P | Alex Smith | 80 – 74 | Margaret Johnson | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 143 |
6688 | 16/10/2017 | P | Alex Smith | 96 – 71 | Jo Counsell | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 143 |
6689 | 17/10/2017 | P | Alex Smith | 96 – 79 | Martin Long | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 132 |
6690 | 18/10/2017 | P | Alex Smith | 73 – 80 | James Kennedy | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 132 |
6691 | 19/10/2017 | P | James Kennedy | 105 – 39 | Krishna Shukla | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 136 |
6692 | 20/10/2017 | P | James Kennedy | 88 – 41 | Dylan Henderson | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 137 |
6693 | 23/10/2017 | P | James Kennedy | 83 – 82 | Rania Abdul-Wahab | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 135 |
6694 | 24/10/2017 | P | James Kennedy | 99 – 46 | Ian Currie | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 132 |
6695 | 25/10/2017 | P | James Kennedy | 95 – 80 | John Oxley | John Challis | Susie Dent | 146 |
6696 | 26/10/2017 | P | James Kennedy | 94 – 61 | Mary Anderson | John Challis | Susie Dent | 125 |
6697 | 27/10/2017 | P | James Kennedy | 92 – 52 | Charlie Turner | John Challis | Susie Dent | 113 |
6698 | 30/10/2017 | P | Tom Brodie | 37 – 94 | Rob McCrudden | John Challis | Susie Dent | 127 |
6699 | 31/10/2017 | P | Rob McCrudden | 76 – 55 | Jas Bindarh | John Challis | Susie Dent | 118 |
6700 | 1/11/2017 | P | Rob McCrudden | 80 – 96 | Dan Cartwright | John Challis | Susie Dent | 124 |
6701 | 2/11/2017 | P | Dan Cartwright | 71 – 72 | James Riddell | Alison Steadman | Susie Dent | 132 |
6702 | 3/11/2017 | P | James Riddell | 93 – 80 | Tim Allen | Alison Steadman | Susie Dent | 132 |
6703 | 6/11/2017 | P | James Riddell | 76 – 59 | Hilary Hills | Alison Steadman | Susie Dent | 120 |
6704 | 7/11/2017 | P | James Riddell | 72 – 39 | David Lee | Alison Steadman | Susie Dent | 122 |
6705 | 8/11/2017 | P | James Riddell | 93 – 62 | Jason Webb | Alison Steadman | Susie Dent | 120 |
6706 | 9/11/2017 | P | James Riddell | 94 – 43 | William Thomson | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 124 |
6707 | 10/11/2017 | P | James Riddell | 58 – 102 | Graeme Staples | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 133 |
6708 | 13/11/2017 | P | Graeme Staples | 85 – 60 | Mike Brain | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 124 |
6709 | 14/11/2017 | P | Graeme Staples | 95 – 64 | Elaine Horton | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 122 |
6710 | 15/11/2017 | P | Graeme Staples | 83 – 54 | Ben Smith | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 145 |
6711 | 16/11/2017 | P | Graeme Staples | 77 – 54 | Colm Kelly | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 121 |
6712 | 17/11/2017 | P | Graeme Staples | 64 – 51 | Lucy Cooper | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 135 |
6713 | 20/11/2017 | P | Graeme Staples | 90 – 85 | Beth Walker | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 155 |
6714 | 21/11/2017 | P | Graeme Staples | 82 – 76 | Mike Smith | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 137 |
6715 | 22/11/2017 | P | Bradley Horrocks | 109 – 40 | Liam Dwek | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 124 |
6716 | 23/11/2017 | P | Bradley Horrocks | 113 – 57 | Peter Buckley | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 122 |
6717 | 27/11/2017 | P | Bradley Horrocks | 116 – 49 | Alenka Butkovicova | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 124 |
6718 | 28/11/2017 | P | Bradley Horrocks | 82 – 70 | Laurie Dyer | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 124 |
6719 | 29/11/2017 | P | Bradley Horrocks | 102 – 68 | Steve Harris | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 133 |
6720 | 30/11/2017 | P | Bradley Horrocks | 122 – 42 | Leah Holroyd | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 164 |
6721 | 1/12/2017 | P | Bradley Horrocks | 111 – 37 | Jason Hill | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 144 |
6722 | 4/12/2017 | P | Bradley Horrocks | 109 – 40 | Luke O'Reilly | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 147 |
6723 | 5/12/2017 | P | Claire Molyneux | 58 – 90 | Phil Abbott | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 126 |
6724 | 6/12/2017 | P | Phil Abbott | 112 – 16 | Emma Saunders | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 123 |
6725 | 7/12/2017 | P | Phil Abbott | 62 – 93 | Chris Weldon | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 125 |
6726 | 8/12/2017 | P | Chris Weldon | 89 – 67 | John Pinkney | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 120 |
6727 | 11/12/2017 | P | Chris Weldon | 93 – 59 | Michelle Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 131 |
6728 | 12/12/2017 | P | Chris Weldon | 109 – 59 | Steven Charleston | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 143 |
6729 | 13/12/2017 | P | Chris Weldon | 71 – 77 | Roger Springthorpe | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 126 |
6730 | 14/12/2017 | QF | Tom Chafer-Cook | 105 – 60 | Graeme Staples | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 121 |
6731 | 15/12/2017 | QF | Bradley Horrocks | 86 – 80 | James Kennedy | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 121 |
6732 | 18/12/2017 | QF | John Cowen | 105 – 49 | Michael Pfeffer | Rufus Hound | Susie Dent | 123 |
6733 | 19/12/2017 | QF | Noel McIlvenny | 111 – 109 | Eoin Jackson | Rufus Hound | Susie Dent | 142 |
6734 | 20/12/2017 | SF | Tom Chafer-Cook | 134 – 83 | Noel McIlvenny | Rufus Hound | Susie Dent | 135 |
6735 | 21/12/2017 | SF | Bradley Horrocks | 95 – 83 | John Cowen | Rufus Hound | Susie Dent | 134 |
6736 | 22/12/2017 | GF | Tom Chafer-Cook | 100 – 91 | Bradley Horrocks | Rufus Hound | Susie Dent | 122 |