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Series 79
From Countdown
Series 79 was the fourteenth series presented by Nick Hewer. It began on 25 June 2018 and ended on 21 December 2018. It was won by number two seed Mike Daysley, who defeated the number one seed Martin May on a crucial conundrum in the Grand Final. This ended a run of five successive series won by the number one seed.
During the second quarter of the series, for the first time in Countdown history, three octochamps appeared in immediate succession, with Adam Rolston, Tony Manwani and Dave Ashton compiling successive eight-game runs. Two further octochamps, Robin Johnson and Mike Daysley, then each appeared after gaps of just one game. Furthermore, octochamp Martin May – the only 800 club member of this series – appeared after a gap of just two games.
Episode 6959 was broadcast on Saturday 24 November at 2:45pm, immediately following live coverage of the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying session, due to the practice sessions of the event instead being broadcast the day before. This makes it the first 'Saturday Countdown' since 2006, when a handful of episodes in Series 54 aired on Saturdays due to increased ratings at the time. With the exception of the British Grand Prix, from 2019 Channel 4 lost the rights to show any Formula One practice sessions at all, meaning these interruptions would not be present in future series.
Contents |
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Martin May | 8 | 839 |
2 | Mike Daysley | 8 | 786 |
3 | Andrew Jackson | 8 | 764 |
4 | Dave Ashton | 8 | 739 |
5 | Tony Manwani | 8 | 715 |
6 | Alan Duval | 8 | 674 |
7 | Adam Rolston | 8 | 650 |
8 | Bob Lunt | 7 | 726 |
Finals progress
Martin May (1) vs Bob Lunt (8) | Martin May (1) vs Tony Manwani (5) | Martin May (1) vs Mike Daysley (2) |
Tony Manwani (5) vs Dave Ashton (4) | ||
Andrew Jackson (3) vs Alan Duval (6) | Alan Duval (6) vs Mike Daysley (2) | |
Adam Rolston (7) vs Mike Daysley (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6854 | 25/06/2018 | P | Diane Cordery | 91 – 46 | Toby Young | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 123 |
6855 | 26/06/2018 | P | Diane Cordery | 53 – 117 | Jodine Lawrence | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 135 |
6856 | 27/06/2018 | P | Jodine Lawrence | 75 – 33 | Marty Dunlop | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 117 |
6857 | 28/06/2018 | P | Jodine Lawrence | 82 – 66 | Derek Marner | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 123 |
6858 | 2/07/2018 | P | Jodine Lawrence | 60 – 84 | Lewis Carson | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 124 |
6859 | 3/07/2018 | P | Lewis Carson | 88 – 53 | Tom McDonald | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 120 |
6860 | 4/07/2018 | P | Lewis Carson | 95 – 68 | Khana Kayembe | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 144 |
6861 | 5/07/2018 | P | Lewis Carson | 91 – 41 | Joe Hawkes | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 134 |
6862 | 9/07/2018 | P | Lewis Carson | 66 – 64 | Ciaran Thompson | Adam Henson | Susie Dent | 123 |
6863 | 10/07/2018 | P | Lewis Carson | 88 – 75 | Joe Roscow | Adam Henson | Susie Dent | 131 |
6864 | 11/07/2018 | P | Lewis Carson | 92 – 64 | James Bell | Adam Henson | Susie Dent | 131 |
6865 | 12/07/2018 | P | Lewis Carson | 61 – 66 | Sarah Harper | Adam Henson | Susie Dent | 120 |
6866 | 13/07/2018 | P | Sarah Harper | 81 – 59 | Philip Whitehead | Adam Henson | Susie Dent | 133 |
6867 | 16/07/2018 | P | Sarah Harper | 60 – 80 | John Mason | Anita Rani | Susie Dent | 123 |
6868 | 17/07/2018 | P | John Mason | 75 – 47 | Ellie Davidson | Anita Rani | Susie Dent | 127 |
6869 | 18/07/2018 | P | John Mason | 93 – 47 | Ian Adams | Anita Rani | Susie Dent | 142 |
6870 | 19/07/2018 | P | John Mason | 78 – 47 | Anne Marrs | Anita Rani | Susie Dent | 133 |
6871 | 20/07/2018 | P | John Mason | 72 – 100 | Bryan Harrison | Anita Rani | Susie Dent | 132 |
6872 | 23/07/2018 | P | Bryan Harrison | 94 – 61 | Joe Chan | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 121 |
6873 | 24/07/2018 | P | Bryan Harrison | 69 – 54 | Liz Lear | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 134 |
6874 | 25/07/2018 | P | Bryan Harrison | 79 – 82 | Bob Lunt | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 133 |
6875 | 26/07/2018 | P | Bob Lunt | 78 – 58 | Chris Kilbride | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 122 |
6876 | 27/07/2018 | P | Bob Lunt | 98 – 77 | Alex Eyre | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 125 |
6877 | 30/07/2018 | P | Bob Lunt | 101 – 73 | Jonathan Greener | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 121 |
6878 | 31/07/2018 | P | Bob Lunt | 91 – 42 | Myra Cope | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 126 |
6879 | 1/08/2018 | P | Bob Lunt | 99 – 69 | Will Ferns | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 129 |
6880 | 2/08/2018 | P | Bob Lunt | 97 – 76 | Emily Woodford | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 124 |
6881 | 3/08/2018 | P | Bob Lunt | 80 – 104 | Matthew Bass | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 135 |
6882 | 6/08/2018 | P | Matthew Bass | 64 – 94 | Eddie Glass | Griff Rhys Jones | Susie Dent | 123 |
6883 | 7/08/2018 | P | Eddie Glass | 74 – 66 | Jim Freeman | Griff Rhys Jones | Susie Dent | 144 |
6884 | 8/08/2018 | P | Eddie Glass | 72 – 56 | Sally King | Griff Rhys Jones | Susie Dent | 125 |
6885 | 9/08/2018 | P | Eddie Glass | 73 – 77 | Steve Rush | Griff Rhys Jones | Susie Dent | 124 |
6886 | 10/08/2018 | P | Steve Rush | 75 – 57 | James Billington | Griff Rhys Jones | Susie Dent | 135 |
6887 | 13/08/2018 | P | Steve Rush | 93 – 71 | Tim Danton | Julia Bradbury | Susie Dent | 147 |
6888 | 14/08/2018 | P | Steve Rush | 66 – 75 | Adam Rolston | Julia Bradbury | Susie Dent | 153 |
6889 | 15/08/2018 | P | Adam Rolston | 76 – 59 | Leonora Fleming | Julia Bradbury | Susie Dent | 121 |
6890 | 16/08/2018 | P | Adam Rolston | 94 – 60 | Jimmy Donnelly | Julia Bradbury | Susie Dent | 144 |
6891 | 17/08/2018 | P | Adam Rolston | 73 – 43 | Peter Dooley | Julia Bradbury | Susie Dent | 144 |
6892 | 20/08/2018 | P | Adam Rolston | 99 – 71 | Mike Grundy | Raj Bisram | Susie Dent | 122 |
6893 | 21/08/2018 | P | Adam Rolston | 68 – 40 | Fiona O'Reilly | Raj Bisram | Susie Dent | 135 |
6894 | 22/08/2018 | P | Adam Rolston | 76 – 75 | Paul Watkins | Raj Bisram | Susie Dent | 124 |
6895 | 23/08/2018 | P | Adam Rolston | 89 – 39 | Craig Lumsden | Raj Bisram | Susie Dent | 143 |
6896 | 27/08/2018 | P | Paul Beever | 77 – 98 | Tony Manwani | Raj Bisram | Susie Dent | 136 |
6897 | 28/08/2018 | P | Tony Manwani | 105 – 58 | Pamela Threlfal | Anne Hegerty | Susie Dent | 136 |
6898 | 29/08/2018 | P | Tony Manwani | 99 – 62 | Joe Sinclair | Anne Hegerty | Susie Dent | 122 |
6899 | 30/08/2018 | P | Tony Manwani | 90 – 26 | Chris Davidson | Anne Hegerty | Susie Dent | 126 |
6900 | 31/08/2018 | P | Tony Manwani | 84 – 38 | Nick Fisk | Anne Hegerty | Susie Dent | 123 |
6901 | 3/09/2018 | P | Tony Manwani | 67 – 43 | Tom Kistell | Anne Hegerty | Susie Dent | 132 |
6902 | 4/09/2018 | P | Tony Manwani | 90 – 74 | Sam Klineberg | Mark Pougatch | Susie Dent | 121 |
6903 | 5/09/2018 | P | Tony Manwani | 82 – 73 | Duncan Hill | Mark Pougatch | Susie Dent | 120 |
6904 | 6/09/2018 | P | Dave Ashton | 95 – 68 | Joe Harris | Mark Pougatch | Susie Dent | 134 |
6905 | 7/09/2018 | P | Dave Ashton | 105 – 34 | Tricia Lea | Mark Pougatch | Susie Dent | 134 |
6906 | 10/09/2018 | P | Dave Ashton | 84 – 49 | Dan Martin | Mark Pougatch | Susie Dent | 125 |
6907 | 11/09/2018 | P | Dave Ashton | 82 – 62 | David O'Neill | Charlie Stayt | Susie Dent | 135 |
6908 | 12/09/2018 | P | Dave Ashton | 87 – 36 | Kim Wilson | Charlie Stayt | Susie Dent | 134 |
6909 | 13/09/2018 | P | Dave Ashton | 87 – 47 | Laura McDonald | Charlie Stayt | Susie Dent | 121 |
6910 | 17/09/2018 | P | Dave Ashton | 100 – 78 | Stephen Holford | Charlie Stayt | Susie Dent | 126 |
6911 | 18/09/2018 | P | Dave Ashton | 99 – 58 | Mark Garfield | Charlie Stayt | Susie Dent | 142 |
6912 | 19/09/2018 | P | Daniel Singleton | 63 – 86 | Greg Purling | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 146 |
6913 | 20/09/2018 | P | Greg Purling | 47 – 57 | Robin Johnson | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 132 |
6914 | 21/09/2018 | P | Robin Johnson | 86 – 66 | Chris Hague | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 125 |
6915 | 24/09/2018 | P | Robin Johnson | 96 – 61 | Jack Healy | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 126 |
6916 | 25/09/2018 | P | Robin Johnson | 99 – 24 | Danielle Watson | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 123 |
6917 | 26/09/2018 | P | Robin Johnson | 110 – 27 | Shannon Pocock | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 136 |
6918 | 27/09/2018 | P | Robin Johnson | 91 – 50 | Molly Huxley | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 131 |
6919 | 28/09/2018 | P | Robin Johnson | 94 – 82 | Colm Griffin | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 132 |
6920 | 1/10/2018 | P | Robin Johnson | 112 – 67 | Matt Rynn | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 144 |
6921 | 2/10/2018 | P | Jethro Colmer | 65 – 91 | Tealin Glenn | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 144 |
6922 | 3/10/2018 | P | Tealin Glenn | 87 – 110 | Mike Daysley | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 133 |
6923 | 4/10/2018 | P | Mike Daysley | 99 – 78 | Susan Stones | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 116 |
6924 | 5/10/2018 | P | Mike Daysley | 96 – 74 | Eamonn Mullen | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 126 |
6925 | 8/10/2018 | P | Mike Daysley | 108 – 62 | Debbie Berwick | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 135 |
6926 | 9/10/2018 | P | Mike Daysley | 98 – 63 | Alex Harrison | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 143 |
6927 | 10/10/2018 | P | Mike Daysley | 95 – 73 | Chris Allen | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 123 |
6928 | 11/10/2018 | P | Mike Daysley | 79 – 73 | Lee Bettinson | Clive Anderson | Susie Dent | 118 |
6929 | 12/10/2018 | P | Mike Daysley | 101 – 57 | Sarah Merrifield | Clive Anderson | Susie Dent | 122 |
6930 | 15/10/2018 | P | Eddie Andersson | 68 – 79 | Andy Wedlake | Clive Anderson | Susie Dent | 142 |
6931 | 16/10/2018 | P | Andy Wedlake | 75 – 77 | Paul Hollidge | Clive Anderson | Susie Dent | 123 |
6932 | 17/10/2018 | P | Paul Hollidge | 52 – 96 | Martin May | Clive Anderson | Susie Dent | 135 |
6933 | 18/10/2018 | P | Martin May | 117 – 52 | Chris Stableford | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 124 |
6934 | 19/10/2018 | P | Martin May | 103 – 54 | Seamus Bradley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 134 |
6935 | 22/10/2018 | P | Martin May | 108 – 59 | Leanne Heath | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 145 |
6936 | 23/10/2018 | P | Martin May | 101 – 15 | Vicki Griffiths | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 120 |
6937 | 24/10/2018 | P | Martin May | 89 – 42 | Maria Michaels | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 129 |
6938 | 25/10/2018 | P | Martin May | 108 – 67 | Alan Tubbert | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 155 |
6939 | 26/10/2018 | P | Martin May | 117 – 49 | Dover Dubosarsky | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 137 |
6940 | 29/10/2018 | P | Georgia Goulding | 85 – 24 | Heather Chisholm | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 134 |
6941 | 30/10/2018 | P | Georgia Goulding | 68 – 89 | Chris Sturdy | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 125 |
6942 | 31/10/2018 | P | Chris Sturdy | 84 – 65 | Michael Coulthread | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 134 |
6943 | 1/11/2018 | P | Chris Sturdy | 85 – 49 | Alex Brundritt | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 122 |
6944 | 2/11/2018 | P | Chris Sturdy | 98 – 55 | Tom Nearney | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 124 |
6945 | 5/11/2018 | P | Chris Sturdy | 94 – 33 | Jane Burns | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 121 |
6946 | 6/11/2018 | P | Chris Sturdy | 80 – 84 | Alan Duval | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 130 |
6947 | 7/11/2018 | P | Alan Duval | 68 – 67 | Bethan Lycett | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 122 |
6948 | 8/11/2018 | P | Alan Duval | 82 – 63 | Rich Murray | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 119 |
6949 | 9/11/2018 | P | Alan Duval | 93 – 40 | Peter Wilkes | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 121 |
6950 | 12/11/2018 | P | Alan Duval | 89 – 41 | Ian Kennedy | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 132 |
6951 | 13/11/2018 | P | Alan Duval | 82 – 19 | Lisa Skidmore | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 124 |
6952 | 14/11/2018 | P | Alan Duval | 87 – 64 | Jane Capie | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 135 |
6953 | 15/11/2018 | P | Alan Duval | 89 – 62 | Lewis Jones | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 133 |
6954 | 16/11/2018 | P | Rod Jermy | 39 – 63 | Paul Copeland | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 135 |
6955 | 19/11/2018 | P | Paul Copeland | 72 – 65 | Ellie Sherwood | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 131 |
6956 | 20/11/2018 | P | Paul Copeland | 64 – 80 | Andrew Jackson | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 135 |
6957 | 21/11/2018 | P | Andrew Jackson | 98 – 50 | Chris Harlow | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 124 |
6958 | 22/11/2018 | P | Andrew Jackson | 82 – 49 | Sam Warren | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 131 |
6959 | 24/11/2018 | P | Andrew Jackson | 103 – 42 | Sue Booton | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 124 |
6960 | 26/11/2018 | P | Andrew Jackson | 116 – 10 | Lewis Edgeley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 123 |
6961 | 27/11/2018 | P | Andrew Jackson | 97 – 33 | Abby Whatley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 125 |
6962 | 28/11/2018 | P | Andrew Jackson | 78 – 65 | Steve Rose | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 119 |
6963 | 29/11/2018 | P | Andrew Jackson | 110 – 82 | Archie Crane | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 141 |
6964 | 30/11/2018 | P | John Broderick | 60 – 72 | Julie Gray | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 137 |
6965 | 3/12/2018 | P | Julie Gray | 80 – 60 | Pete Clark | Nicki Chapman | Susie Dent | 155 |
6966 | 4/12/2018 | P | Julie Gray | 46 – 88 | Mark Jeary | Nicki Chapman | Susie Dent | 130 |
6967 | 5/12/2018 | P | Mark Jeary | 77* – 67 | Amy Nott | Nicki Chapman | Susie Dent | 125 |
6968 | 6/12/2018 | P | Mark Jeary | 85 – 62 | Martin Storie | Nicki Chapman | Susie Dent | 125 |
6969 | 7/12/2018 | P | Mark Jeary | 85 – 110 | Brendan Whitehurst | Nicki Chapman | Susie Dent | 126 |
6970 | 10/12/2018 | P | Brendan Whitehurst | 96 – 59 | James Fenn | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 133 |
6971 | 11/12/2018 | P | Brendan Whitehurst | 104 – 50 | Sam Reilly | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 117 |
6972 | 12/12/2018 | P | Brendan Whitehurst | 92 – 83 | David Rutherford | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 124 |
6973 | 13/12/2018 | QF | Martin May | 115 – 86 | Bob Lunt | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 141 |
6974 | 14/12/2018 | QF | Mike Daysley | 104 – 58 | Adam Rolston | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 125 |
6975 | 17/12/2018 | QF | Andrew Jackson | 60 – 62 | Alan Duval | Phill Jupitus | Susie Dent | 131 |
6976 | 18/12/2018 | QF | Dave Ashton | 79 – 114 | Tony Manwani | Phill Jupitus | Susie Dent | 129 |
6977 | 19/12/2018 | SF | Martin May | 93 – 83 | Tony Manwani | Phill Jupitus | Susie Dent | 147 |
6978 | 20/12/2018 | SF | Mike Daysley | 97 – 69 | Alan Duval | Phill Jupitus | Susie Dent | 121 |
6979 | 21/12/2018 | GF | Martin May | 80 – 82 | Mike Daysley | Phill Jupitus | Susie Dent | 120 |