Countdown Masters Series 2 - Revision history

BeachBoy99: /* Episodes */ M95

2025-07-21T00:13:53Z

‎Episodes: M95

TobyMcDonald at 02:36, 6 January 2025

2025-01-06T02:36:05Z

JohnnyCanuck at 23:53, 15 August 2022

2022-08-15T23:53:42Z

TobyMcDonald at 13:26, 10 July 2022

2022-07-10T13:26:38Z

Show changes

TobyMcDonald: TobyMcDonald moved page Masters Series 2 to Countdown Masters Series 2 over redirect: Per Talk:Countdown Masters

2022-06-24T20:04:07Z

TobyMcDonald moved page Masters Series 2 to Countdown Masters Series 2 over redirect: Per Talk:Countdown Masters

JohnnyCanuck: Fair enough although those episodes are literally different from the others and there is no indication of this in the episode table, as (for example) Series 68 had when its format changed.

2021-09-14T23:56:16Z

Fair enough although those episodes are literally different from the others and there is no indication of this in the episode table, as (for example) Series 68 had when its format changed.

The Doctor: sorry johnny but MASSIVELY disagree with this

2021-09-14T23:49:58Z

sorry johnny but MASSIVELY disagree with this

JohnnyCanuck: /* Episodes */

2021-09-14T13:50:37Z

‎Episodes

JohnnyCanuck: /* Episodes */

2021-09-14T13:50:23Z

‎Episodes

Launchballer: /* External Links */ hk

2020-12-11T00:05:02Z

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 {{ep | M93 | 07/01/1991–11/01/1991 | M |[[Robert Violett]]| 71 – 70 |[[Liz Barber]]|none|Freda Thornton|134}}
 {{ep | M94 | 14/01/1991–16/01/1991 | M |[[Gino Corr]]| 56 – 55 |[[Billy Ward]]|none|Freda Thornton|}}
-{{ep | M95 | Unreleased | M |[[Michael Wareham]]| 88 – 95 |[[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]]|none||}}
+{{ep | M95 | Unreleased | M |[[Michael Wareham]]| 88 – 95 |[[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]]|none|Freda Thornton|133}}
 {{ep | M96 | Unreleased | M |[[Alex Pearse]]| 80 – 77 |[[Lawrence Pearse]]|none||}}
 {{ep | M97 | Unreleased | M |[[Andrew Fisher]]| 120 – 77 |[[Clive Freedman (Series 6)|Clive Freedman]]|none||148}}

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-{{series|previous=Countdown Masters Series 1}}
+{{series infobox
-'''''[[Countdown Masters]]'' Series 2''' ran from April 1990 to March 1991, concurrently with [[Series 20]] and [[Series 21|21]] of ''[[Countdown]]''. It was won by [[Andrew Fisher]]. From the third week, the scheduled broadcast time was moved again, to 9:19 am.
+|series             = ''Countdown Masters'' Series 2
-[[Episode M54|Episodes M54]], [[Episode M55|M55]] and [[Episode M91|M91]] in this series were played over only four days instead of the usual five, as a result of games not being broadcast on certain days during the Christmas and Easter holiday seasons. The system of using the highest score of the series to determine the winner of the [[Oxford English Dictionary|dictionaries]] was maintained, however, despite players in the four-day episodes being at a marked disadvantage for obtaining it: had [[Robert Coton]] (one such player) solved an additional [[numbers game]] and [[conundrum]], and obtained a nine in the [[letters game]], he would have won the series.
+[[Episode M54|Episodes M54]], [[Episode M55|M55]] and [[Episode M91|M91]] in this series were played over only four days instead of the usual five, as a result of games not being broadcast on certain days during the Christmas and Easter holiday seasons. The system of using the highest score of the series to determine the winner of the [[Oxford English Dictionary|dictionaries]] was maintained, however, despite players in the four-day episodes being at a marked disadvantage for obtaining it – had [[Robert Coton]] (one such player) solved an additional [[numbers game]] and [[conundrum]], and obtained a nine in the [[letters game]], he would have won the series.
 ==Participants==
 The participants, listed by the series with which they are most commonly associated, are:
 *[[Series 1]]: [[Christine Jones]], [[Michael Wylie]]
 *[[Series 2]]: [[Philip Appleby|Phil Appleby]], [[Ivy Baird|Dixie Baird]], [[Russell Byers]], [[Peter Finley|Pete Finley]], [[Philip Nelkon]], [[Joan Ross]], [[Gary Roussak]]
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 *[[Series 19]]: '''[[Michael Wareham]]''', [[Sunil Bowry]], [[Neil Collins]], [[Mark Cooper]], [[Gino Corr]], [[John Cruickshank]], [[John Cruse]], [[Maureen Harmer]], [[Iqbal Hussein]], [[Linda Keen]], [[Steve McNab]], [[Linda Munden]], [[Joan Orchard]], [[Roger Smith (Series 19)|Roger Smith]], [[Brian Speet]], [[John Young]]
 *[[Series 20]]: '''[[Liz Barber]]''', [[Roy Bendall]], [[Maurice Binks]], [[George Head]], [[Denys Hollis]], [[Richard Hooke]], [[Stephen Mack]], [[Billy Ward]]
-Series champions are displayed in '''bold''' and appear first for each series, then each contestant appears alphabetically.
 ==Standings==
 Only the top five are shown.
 {| class="episode_table"
 |-
-! Rank
+|| 1 || '''[[Andrew Fisher]]''' || 120
 |-
-|rowspan="2"|2||[[Michael Wylie]]||rowspan="2"|118
+| rowspan="2" | 2 || [[Michael Wylie]] || rowspan="2" | 118
 |-
-||[[Stephen Deakin]]
+|| [[Stephen Deakin]]
 |-
-||4||[[Peter Finley|Pete Finley]]||116
+|| 4 || [[Peter Finley|Pete Finley]] || 116
 |-
-||5||[[Robert Richland]]||111
+|| 5 || [[Robert Richland]] || 111
 |}
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 {{ep | M104 | 25/03/1991–29/03/1991 | M |[[Helen Grayson]]| 81 – 78 |[[Philip Nelkon]]|none||}}
 {{episode table end}}
-<center>‡ This episode consisted of four parts and 12 rounds; all others had five parts and 15 rounds.</center>
+<center>‡ This episode consisted of four parts and 12 rounds – all others had five parts and 15 rounds.</center>
 ==External Links==
-*{{TCDP|text=Countdown Masters Series 2|url=masters2.htm}}
+{{TCDP|text=''Countdown Masters'' Series 2|url=masters2.htm}}
 [[Category:Series|20.5]]

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 {{episode table}}
 {{ep | M53 | 02/04/1990–06/04/1990 | M |[[Tom Dudley]]| 41 – 97 |[[Maxine Keegan]]|none|[[Catherine Clarke]]|136}}
-{{ep | M54 | 09/04/1990–12/04/1990 | M |[[Joan Ross]]| 55 – 42 |[[Linda Munden]]|none|Catherine Clarke|105}}
+{{ep | M54 | 09/04/1990–12/04/1990 | M |[[Joan Ross]]| 55 – 42‡ |[[Linda Munden]]|none|Catherine Clarke|105}}
-{{ep | M55 | 17/04/1990–20/04/1990 | M |[[Roger Smith (Series 19)|Roger Smith]]| 42 – 41 |[[Bill Taylor]]|none|Catherine Clarke|99}}
+{{ep | M55 | 17/04/1990–20/04/1990 | M |[[Roger Smith (Series 19)|Roger Smith]]| 42 – 41‡ |[[Bill Taylor]]|none|Catherine Clarke|99}}
 {{ep | M56 | 23/04/1990–27/04/1990 | M |[[Brian Speet]]| 38 – 109 |[[David Gillespie]]|none|Catherine Clarke|133}}
 {{ep | M57 | 30/04/1990–04/05/1990 | M |[[Mark Cooper]]| 81 – 78 |[[Les Martin]]|none|Catherine Clarke|136}}
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 {{ep | M89 | 10/12/1990–14/12/1990 | M |[[Clive Spate]]| 110 – 80 |[[Julian Hough]]|none|Freda Thornton|135}}
 {{ep | M90 | 17/12/1990–21/12/1990 | M |[[Jean Fish]]| 85 – 53 |[[Maureen Harmer]]|none|Freda Thornton|137}}
-{{ep | M91 | 25/12/1990–28/12/1990 | M |[[Geoff Taylor]]| 33 – 88 |[[Robert Coton]]|none|Freda Thornton|110}}
+{{ep | M91 | 25/12/1990–28/12/1990 | M |[[Geoff Taylor]]| 33 – 88‡ |[[Robert Coton]]|none|Freda Thornton|110}}
 {{ep | M92 | 31/12/1990–04/01/1991 | M |[[Iqbal Hussein]]| 95 – 48 |[[Sheila Alder]]|none|Freda Thornton|135}}
 {{ep | M93 | 07/01/1991–11/01/1991 | M |[[Robert Violett]]| 71 – 70 |[[Liz Barber]]|none|Freda Thornton|134}}
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 {{ep | M104 | 25/03/1991–29/03/1991 | M |[[Helen Grayson]]| 81 – 78 |[[Philip Nelkon]]|none||}}
 {{episode table end}}
 ==External Links==

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 '''[[Countdown Masters]] Series 2''' ran from April 1990 to March 1991, concurrently with [[Series 20]] and [[Series 21|21]] of ''Countdown''. It was won by [[Andrew Fisher]].  From the third week, the scheduled broadcast time was moved again, to 9:19 am.
-Several episodes in Masters Series 2 were played over only four days instead of the usual five, mainly as a result of games not being broadcast on Christmas, Easter and other holidays. The system of using the highest score of the series to determine the winner of the dictionaries was maintained, however, despite players in the four-day episodes being at a marked disadvantage for obtaining it: had [[Robert Coton]] (one such player) solved an additional numbers game and conundrum, and obtained a nine in the letters round, he would have won the series.
+[[Episode M54|Episodes M54]], [[Episode M55|M55]] and [[Episode M91|M91]] in Masters Series 2 were played over only four days instead of the usual five, as a result of games not being broadcast on certain days during the Christmas and Easter holiday seasons. The system of using the highest score of the series to determine the winner of the dictionaries was maintained, however, despite players in the four-day episodes being at a marked disadvantage for obtaining it: had [[Robert Coton]] (one such player) solved an additional numbers game and conundrum, and obtained a nine in the letters round, he would have won the series.
 ==Participants==
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 {{ep | M104 | 25/03/1991-29/03/1991 | M | [[Helen Grayson]] | 81 - 78 | [[Philip Nelkon]] | none | | }}
 {{episode table end}}
 ==External Links==

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 {{episode table}}
 {{ep | M53 | 2/04/1990-6/04/1990 | M | [[Tom Dudley]] | 41 - 97 | [[Maxine Keegan]] | none | [[Catherine Clarke]] | 136 }}
-{{ep | M54 | 9/04/1990-12/04/1990 | M† | [[Joan Ross]] | 55 - 42 | [[Linda Munden]] | none | Catherine Clarke | 105 }}
+{{ep | M54 | 9/04/1990-12/04/1990 | M | [[Joan Ross]] | 55 - 42 | [[Linda Munden]] | none | Catherine Clarke | 105 }}
-{{ep | M55 | 17/04/1990-20/04/1990 | M† | [[Roger Smith (Series 19)|Roger Smith]] | 42 - 41 | [[Bill Taylor]] | none | Catherine Clarke | 99 }}
+{{ep | M55 | 17/04/1990-20/04/1990 | M | [[Roger Smith (Series 19)|Roger Smith]] | 42 - 41 | [[Bill Taylor]] | none | Catherine Clarke | 99 }}
 {{ep | M56 | 23/04/1990-27/04/1990 | M | [[Brian Speet]] | 38 - 109 | [[David Gillespie]] | none | Catherine Clarke | 133 }}
 {{ep | M57 | 30/04/1990-4/05/1990 | M | [[Mark Cooper]] | 81 - 78 | [[Les Martin]] | none | Catherine Clarke | 136 }}
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 {{ep | M89 | 10/12/1990-14/12/1990 | M | [[Clive Spate]] | 110 - 80 | [[Julian Hough]] | none | Freda Thornton | 135 }}
 {{ep | M90 | 17/12/1990-21/12/1990 | M | [[Jean Fish]] | 85 - 53 | [[Maureen Harmer]] | none | Freda Thornton | 137 }}
-{{ep | M91 | 25/12/1990-28/12/1990 | M† | [[Geoff Taylor]] | 33 - 88 | [[Robert Coton]] | none | Freda Thornton | 110 }}
+{{ep | M91 | 25/12/1990-28/12/1990 | M | [[Geoff Taylor]] | 33 - 88 | [[Robert Coton]] | none | Freda Thornton | 110 }}
 {{ep | M92 | 31/12/1990-4/01/1991 | M | [[Iqbal Hussein]] | 95 - 48 | [[Sheila Alder]] | none | Freda Thornton | 135 }}
 {{ep | M93 | 7/01/1991-11/01/1991 | M | [[Robert Violett]] | 71 - 70 | [[Liz Barber]] | none | Freda Thornton | 134 }}
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 {{ep | M104 | 25/03/1991-29/03/1991 | M | [[Helen Grayson]] | 81 - 78 | [[Philip Nelkon]] | none | | }}
 {{episode table end}}
 ==External Links==

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