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Series 81
From Countdown
Series 81 was the sixteenth series hosted by Nick Hewer. It began on 1 July 2019 and ended on 20 December 2019. It was won by Apterite and number one seed James Haughton, who defeated fellow Apterite and number two seed Jamie Wing in the Grand Final. This was the first series since Series 78 won by the number one seed.
No episode was shown on 12 July due to live coverage of the 2019 British Grand Prix practice sessions.
Series 81 is the first ever series in which nine contestants became octochamps. With only the top 8 players ranked by wins and then cumulative scores progressing to the quarter-finals, Corrina Attwood made dubious Countdown history by becoming the first octochamp to fail to qualify. Three of these octochamps joined the 800 club, but only Haughton accrued over 900 points. The Grand Final of this series was also the first since Series 77 not to feature a contestant who had previous runs on the show.
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).
Contents |
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | James Haughton | 8 | 958 |
2 | Jamie Wing | 8 | 899 |
3 | Paul Nixon | 8 | 893 |
4 | Morgan Sauer | 8 | 775 |
5 | Andy Evans | 8 | 750 |
6 | John Osmond | 8 | 711 |
7 | Tom Silverlock | 8 | 704 |
8 | David Law | 8 | 700 |
Finals progress
James Haughton (1) vs David Law (8) | James Haughton (1) vs Morgan Sauer (4) | James Haughton (1) vs Jamie Wing (2) |
Andy Evans (5) vs Morgan Sauer (4) | ||
Paul Nixon (3) vs John Osmond (6) | Paul Nixon (3) vs Jamie Wing (2) | |
Tom Silverlock (7) vs Jamie Wing (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7108 | 1/07/2019 | P | Imogen Gordon | 75 – 82 | Colin Beattie | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 137 |
7109 | 2/07/2019 | P | Colin Beattie | 86 – 79 | Jamie Frier | Suzi Perry | Susie Dent | 138 |
7110 | 3/07/2019 | P | Colin Beattie | 71 – 83 | Tom Silverlock | Suzi Perry | Susie Dent | 132 |
7111 | 4/07/2019 | P | Tom Silverlock | 75 – 63 | Sam Digby | Suzi Perry | Susie Dent | 125 |
7112 | 5/07/2019 | P | Tom Silverlock | 78 – 77 | Libby Fawcett | Suzi Perry | Susie Dent | 124 |
7113 | 8/07/2019 | P | Tom Silverlock | 84 – 64 | Marwan Riach | Suzi Perry | Susie Dent | 126 |
7114 | 9/07/2019 | P | Tom Silverlock | 80 – 73 | Trevor Coates | Michaela Strachan | Susie Dent | 127 |
7115 | 10/07/2019 | P | Tom Silverlock | 96 – 76 | Aaron Samuel | Michaela Strachan | Susie Dent | 126 |
7116 | 11/07/2019 | P | Tom Silverlock | 111 – 22 | Abby Ward | Michaela Strachan | Susie Dent | 155 |
7117 | 15/07/2019 | P | Tom Silverlock | 97 – 58 | Amy McClemont | Michaela Strachan | Susie Dent | 153 |
7118 | 16/07/2019 | P | James Haughton | 118 – 41 | Patrick Coombes | Michaela Strachan | Susie Dent | 158 |
7119 | 17/07/2019 | P | James Haughton | 103 – 50 | Darren Rampton | Rory Bremner | Susie Dent | 120 |
7120 | 18/07/2019 | P | James Haughton | 133 – 31 | Sonia Elston | Rory Bremner | Susie Dent | 156 |
7121 | 19/07/2019 | P | James Haughton | 125 – 20 | Ryan Williams | Rory Bremner | Susie Dent | 144 |
7122 | 22/07/2019 | P | James Haughton | 134 – 30 | Iain Sime | Rory Bremner | Susie Dent | 150 |
7123 | 23/07/2019 | P | James Haughton | 114 – 30 | Rob Payne | Rory Bremner | Susie Dent | 143 |
7124 | 24/07/2019 | P | James Haughton | 118 – 51 | Katrina Bond | Rory Bremner | Susie Dent | 133 |
7125 | 25/07/2019 | P | James Haughton | 113 – 16 | Frank Coma | Paul Sinha | Susie Dent | 130 |
7126 | 26/07/2019 | P | Gail Farnworth | 48 – 73 | Philip Catton | Paul Sinha | Susie Dent | 133 |
7127 | 29/07/2019 | P | Philip Catton | 40 – 93 | Corrina Attwood | Paul Sinha | Susie Dent | 123 |
7128 | 30/07/2019 | P | Corrina Attwood | 77 – 66 | Norman Grieve | Paul Sinha | Susie Dent | 134 |
7129 | 31/07/2019 | P | Corrina Attwood | 78 – 62 | Patrick Holland | Paul Sinha | Susie Dent | 156 |
7130 | 1/08/2019 | P | Corrina Attwood | 80 – 70 | Caroline Raby | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 121 |
7131 | 2/08/2019 | P | Corrina Attwood | 94 – 70 | Gary Coney | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 137 |
7132 | 5/08/2019 | P | Corrina Attwood | 118 – 32 | Malcolm Laurie | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 145 |
7133 | 6/08/2019 | P | Corrina Attwood | 73 – 49 | Paul Robinson | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 131 |
7134 | 7/08/2019 | P | Corrina Attwood | 68 – 47 | Chris Evans | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 136 |
7135 | 8/08/2019 | P | Tom Ross | 63 – 86 | Colin Greenwood | Charlie Higson | Susie Dent | 127 |
7136 | 9/08/2019 | P | Colin Greenwood | 70 – 47 | Margaret Dickson | Charlie Higson | Susie Dent | 138 |
7137 | 12/08/2019 | P | Colin Greenwood | 78 – 81 | Stephen Mellor | Charlie Higson | Susie Dent | 134 |
7138 | 13/08/2019 | P | Stephen Mellor | 94 – 24 | Julie Didlick | Charlie Higson | Susie Dent | 137 |
7139 | 14/08/2019 | P | Stephen Mellor | 87 – 78 | David Nixon | Charlie Higson | Susie Dent | 142 |
7140 | 15/08/2019 | P | Stephen Mellor | 103 – 63 | Alan Taemur | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 133 |
7141 | 16/08/2019 | P | Stephen Mellor | 100 – 54 | Martin Loader | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 134 |
7142 | 19/08/2019 | P | Stephen Mellor | 80 – 89 | David Law | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 123 |
7143 | 20/08/2019 | P | David Law | 95 – 77 | Nina Gunton | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 133 |
7144 | 21/08/2019 | P | David Law | 85 – 12 | Robin Tomlinson | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 124 |
7145 | 22/08/2019 | P | David Law | 84 – 79 | Martin Garrett | Raj Bisram | Susie Dent | 156 |
7146 | 23/08/2019 | P | David Law | 96 – 35 | Max McCabe | Raj Bisram | Susie Dent | 149 |
7147 | 26/08/2019 | P | David Law | 97 – 29 | Steven Sutton | Raj Bisram | Susie Dent | 148 |
7148 | 27/08/2019 | P | David Law | 70 – 13 | Anne Luxon | Raj Bisram | Susie Dent | 134 |
7149 | 28/08/2019 | P | David Law | 84 – 59 | Roy Anderson | Raj Bisram | Susie Dent | 125 |
7150 | 29/08/2019 | P | Barbara Topping | 55 – 43 | Phil Hayman | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 135 |
7151 | 30/08/2019 | P | Barbara Topping | 52 – 98 | Fiona King | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 136 |
7152 | 2/09/2019 | P | Fiona King | 53 – 84 | Liam Bastick | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 133 |
7153 | 3/09/2019 | P | Liam Bastick | 77 – 72 | Peter Tarry | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 126 |
7154 | 4/09/2019 | P | Liam Bastick | 82 – 57 | James McLachlan | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 134 |
7155 | 5/09/2019 | P | Liam Bastick | 84 – 68 | Ken Baines | Anneka Rice | Susie Dent | 134 |
7156 | 6/09/2019 | P | Liam Bastick | 68 – 78 | Sarah Delap | Anneka Rice | Susie Dent | 121 |
7157 | 9/09/2019 | P | Sarah Delap | 79 – 51 | Dave Beresford | Anneka Rice | Susie Dent | 138 |
7158 | 10/09/2019 | P | Sarah Delap | 63 – 51 | Joanna Colley | Anneka Rice | Susie Dent | 128 |
7159 | 11/09/2019 | P | Sarah Delap | 76 – 56 | Hattie Wright | Anneka Rice | Susie Dent | 140 |
7160 | 12/09/2019 | P | Sarah Delap | 73 – 72 | Stuart Kilpatrick | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 137 |
7161 | 13/09/2019 | P | Sarah Delap | 74 – 45 | Phil Mears | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 135 |
7162 | 16/09/2019 | P | Sarah Delap | 74 – 84* | Matt Sykes | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 126 |
7163 | 17/09/2019 | P | Matt Sykes | 65 – 100 | Andy Evans | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 127 |
7164 | 18/09/2019 | P | Andy Evans | 83* – 73 | Gerry Gray | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 145 |
7165 | 19/09/2019 | P | Andy Evans | 94 – 53 | Steve Taylor | Nina Hossain | Susie Dent | 133 |
7166 | 20/09/2019 | P | Andy Evans | 114 – 61 | Bekki Peckett | Nina Hossain | Susie Dent | 125 |
7167 | 23/09/2019 | P | Andy Evans | 80 – 58 | Abbie Arrowsmith | Nina Hossain | Susie Dent | 118 |
7168 | 24/09/2019 | P | Andy Evans | 88 – 68 | Daniel Smith | Nina Hossain | Susie Dent | 126 |
7169 | 25/09/2019 | P | Andy Evans | 112 – 50 | David Lee | Nina Hossain | Susie Dent | 123 |
7170 | 26/09/2019 | P | Andy Evans | 89 – 74 | Geoff Pinney | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 137 |
7171 | 27/09/2019 | P | Simon Garside | 47 – 82 | Pauline Creer | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 140 |
7172 | 30/09/2019 | P | Pauline Creer | 45 – 107 | Paul Nixon | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 154 |
7173 | 1/10/2019 | P | Paul Nixon | 93 – 48 | Harry Robinson | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 122 |
7174 | 2/10/2019 | P | Paul Nixon | 107 – 44 | Dave Richardson | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 129 |
7175 | 3/10/2019 | P | Paul Nixon | 126 – 45 | Martyn Willmore | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 147 |
7176 | 4/10/2019 | P | Paul Nixon | 136 – 45 | Helen Millington | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 167 |
7177 | 7/10/2019 | P | Paul Nixon | 109 – 32 | Peter Williams | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 154 |
7178 | 8/10/2019 | P | Paul Nixon | 112 – 58 | Elliot Black | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 135 |
7179 | 9/10/2019 | P | Paul Nixon | 103 – 30 | Lorraine Davis | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 124 |
7180 | 10/10/2019 | P | Phil Galsworthy | 55 – 71 | Matt Rosenfeld | Jeremy Thompson | Susie Dent | 139 |
7181 | 11/10/2019 | P | Matt Rosenfeld | 104 – 87 | Rob Phillips | Jeremy Thompson | Susie Dent | 146 |
7182 | 14/10/2019 | P | Matt Rosenfeld | 67 – 82 | Pierse Walsh | Jeremy Thompson | Susie Dent | 135 |
7183 | 15/10/2019 | P | Pierse Walsh | 75 – 67 | Phil O'Reilly | Jeremy Thompson | Susie Dent | 156 |
7184 | 16/10/2019 | P | Pierse Walsh | 80 – 49 | Roqaya Ahmed | Jeremy Thompson | Susie Dent | 145 |
7185 | 17/10/2019 | P | Pierse Walsh | 78 – 50 | Tony Norris | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 130 |
7186 | 18/10/2019 | P | Pierse Walsh | 95 – 45 | Linda Southgate | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 133 |
7187 | 21/10/2019 | P | Pierse Walsh | 77 – 82 | John Osmond | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 148 |
7188 | 22/10/2019 | P | John Osmond | 68 – 65 | Vamsi Pratapa | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 132 |
7189 | 23/10/2019 | P | John Osmond | 77 – 53 | Colin Mason | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 146 |
7190 | 24/10/2019 | P | John Osmond | 109 – 24 | Ben Pooley | Levi Roots | Susie Dent | 143 |
7191 | 25/10/2019 | P | John Osmond | 119 – 22 | Ann Wagstaff | Levi Roots | Susie Dent | 135 |
7192 | 28/10/2019 | P | John Osmond | 78 – 44 | Catherine Oliver | Levi Roots | Susie Dent | 125 |
7193 | 29/10/2019 | P | John Osmond | 95 – 94 | Mike Woodberry | Levi Roots | Susie Dent | 164 |
7194 | 30/10/2019 | P | John Osmond | 83 – 62 | Toby Pleming | Levi Roots | Susie Dent | 125 |
7195 | 31/10/2019 | P | Sarah Buchanan | 57 – 54 | Russell Sullivan | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 145 |
7196 | 1/11/2019 | P | Sarah Buchanan | 80 – 46 | Lawrence Chapman | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 135 |
7197 | 4/11/2019 | P | Sarah Buchanan | 30 – 81 | Morgan Sauer | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 119 |
7198 | 5/11/2019 | P | Morgan Sauer | 86 – 67 | Susie Fytche | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 151 |
7199 | 6/11/2019 | P | Morgan Sauer | 102 – 67 | Kay Goodsell | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 119 |
7200 | 7/11/2019 | P | Morgan Sauer | 115 – 53 | Conor Sherry | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 136 |
7201 | 8/11/2019 | P | Morgan Sauer | 101 – 86 | Alfie Webb | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 142 |
7202 | 11/11/2019 | P | Morgan Sauer | 93 – 24 | Kurtis Lipman | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 144 |
7203 | 12/11/2019 | P | Morgan Sauer | 85 – 44 | Jake Spencer | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 134 |
7204 | 13/11/2019 | P | Morgan Sauer | 112 – 69 | Lynne Scanlon | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 125 |
7205 | 14/11/2019 | P | Ray Albrow | 68 – 109 | Paul Anderson | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 133 |
7206 | 15/11/2019 | P | Paul Anderson | 110 – 41 | Jane Levingston | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 137 |
7207 | 18/11/2019 | P | Paul Anderson | 111 – 93 | Ewen Alexander | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 132 |
7208 | 19/11/2019 | P | Paul Anderson | 124 – 52 | Yvonne Wills | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 155 |
7209 | 20/11/2019 | P | Paul Anderson | 95 – 61 | Nick Parden | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 132 |
7210 | 21/11/2019 | P | Paul Anderson | 98 – 72 | Peter Rattle | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 140 |
7211 | 22/11/2019 | P | Paul Anderson | 90 – 100* | Jamie Wing | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 134 |
7212 | 25/11/2019 | P | Jamie Wing | 117 – 23 | Sharif Dougramaji | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 126 |
7213 | 26/11/2019 | P | Jamie Wing | 114 – 53 | Greg Folgate | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 135 |
7214 | 27/11/2019 | P | Jamie Wing | 120 – 62 | Peter Jackson | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 147 |
7215 | 28/11/2019 | P | Jamie Wing | 118 – 68 | Alan Jones | Hannah Fry | Susie Dent | 129 |
7216 | 29/11/2019 | P | Jamie Wing | 122 – 44 | Barbara Wylde | Hannah Fry | Susie Dent | 132 |
7217 | 2/12/2019 | P | Jamie Wing | 96 – 53 | Joseph Bennett | Hannah Fry | Susie Dent | 138 |
7218 | 3/12/2019 | P | Jamie Wing | 122 – 86 | Alex Stuart | Hannah Fry | Susie Dent | 148 |
7219 | 4/12/2019 | P | Anthony Scott | 69 – 70 | Zach Hart | Hannah Fry | Susie Dent | 135 |
7220 | 5/12/2019 | P | Zach Hart | 26 – 139 | Luke Johnson-Davies | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 146 |
7221 | 6/12/2019 | P | Luke Johnson-Davies | 122 – 60 | Janice Collins | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 144 |
7222 | 9/12/2019 | P | Luke Johnson-Davies | 113 – 58 | Jim Torpey | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 143 |
7223 | 10/12/2019 | P | Luke Johnson-Davies | 124 – 28 | John Lawlor | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 144 |
7224 | 11/12/2019 | P | Luke Johnson-Davies | 126 – 59 | Stephen Rooney | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 133 |
7225 | 12/12/2019 | QF | James Haughton | 147 – 60 | David Law | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 166 |
7226 | 13/12/2019 | QF | Jamie Wing | 121 – 78 | Tom Silverlock | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 146 |
7227 | 16/12/2019 | QF | Paul Nixon | 117 – 102 | John Osmond | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 158 |
7228 | 17/12/2019 | QF | Morgan Sauer | 78 – 77 | Andy Evans | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 123 |
7229 | 18/12/2019 | SF | James Haughton | 113 – 79 | Morgan Sauer | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 131 |
7230 | 19/12/2019 | SF | Jamie Wing | 91 – 77 | Paul Nixon | Tim Vine | Susie Dent | 125 |
7231 | 20/12/2019 | GF | James Haughton | 110 – 95 | Jamie Wing | Tim Vine | Susie Dent | 125 |