Series 64 - Revision history

DaaniyalAli: /* Final */

2026-07-19T14:31:09Z

‎Final

DaaniyalAli at 14:27, 19 July 2026

2026-07-19T14:27:24Z

DaaniyalAli at 19:13, 6 November 2025

2025-11-06T19:13:50Z

TobyMcDonald at 23:45, 5 January 2025

2025-01-05T23:45:26Z

Mclarenguy22: You can appear at 16, but not 15.

2022-06-18T15:21:11Z

You can appear at 16, but not 15.

TobyMcDonald at 22:57, 5 June 2022

2022-06-05T22:57:33Z

Show changes

Mclarenguy22: /* Seed table */

2021-07-03T21:22:22Z

‎Seed table

Mclarenguy22 at 21:21, 3 July 2021

2021-07-03T21:21:48Z

Mclarenguy22 at 09:55, 24 September 2020

2020-09-24T09:55:39Z

JRTerrier24 at 22:30, 2 May 2020

2020-05-02T22:30:42Z

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 ===Final===
-McCullagh gained the early advantage by spotting {{word|BROWNIES}} in the first round and he extended his lead thanks to five points on a very tough first [[numbers game]]. Gillard also performed admirably but he was unable to force a crucial conundrum, with both finalists matching each others' declarations in all but one round from Part 2 onwards. The non-crucial conundrum stumped both finalists but McCullagh did enough to become the Series 64 champion and won the final by {{score|113|94}}.
+McCullagh gained the early advantage by spotting {{word|BROWNIES}} in the first round and he extended his lead, thanks to five points on a very tough first [[numbers game]]. Gillard also performed admirably but he was unable to force a crucial conundrum, with both finalists matching each others' declarations in all but one round from Part 2 onwards. The non-crucial conundrum stumped both finalists but McCullagh did enough to become the Series 64 champion and won the final by {{score|113|94}}.
 ==Episodes==

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 |runner-up          = Adam Gillard
 }}
-'''Series 64''' ran from 10 January to 3 June 2011. The [[Series Winners|series]] was the fifth of six presented by [[Jeff Stelling]], and introduced the new [[Oxford Dictionary of English|ODE3]]. New production rules prohibiting [[contestant]]s aged 15 or under were also enforced, for legal reasons. It was won by [[Edward McCullagh]].
+'''Series 64''' ran from 10 January to 3 June 2011. The fifth of six [[series]] presented by [[Jeff Stelling]], was won by [[Edward McCullagh]].
-It was the first series to air at 3:10pm, the third-ever earliest regular [[Countdown transmission times|broadcast time]] for ''[[Countdown]]''. It was also notably shorter than average, ending on 3 June rather than in the second half of June as is typical for a January-to-June series; the reasons for this are unknown.
+This series introduced the new [[Oxford Dictionary of English|ODE3]] and new production rules of prohibiting [[contestant]]s aged fifteen or under, from appearing on the show due to legal reasons.
 ==Seed table==
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 {{Seed table end}}
-<center>[[Graham Hill]] with six wins and 577 points, qualified for the finals as No. 6 seed but was unable to play.</center>
+<center>[[Graham Hill]] with six wins and 577 points, qualified for the finals as the No. 6 seed but was unable to play.</center>
 {{Seeding S60-present}}
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 ==Series finals==
 ===Quarter-finals===
-[[Michelle Nevitt]] may only have qualified for the series finals due to Graham Hill's withdrawal, but she still gave a respectable showing against [[Adam Gillard]]. However, the top seed was too strong and he would have registered the [[List of series high scores|highest score of the series]] (beating his own record) but for an unfortunate mistake on the conundrum. Second seed Edward McCullagh's passage to the semi-finals was even more emphatic, as he thrashed [[Andrew McNamara]]. He also notched his ninth [[century]] in as many attempts, despite a couple of setbacks in part one. The first “upset” of the finals came in the third quarter-final between [[Tom Barnes]] and [[Mary Adie]] (third and sixth seeds respectively). Barnes was strong favourite to progress after an impressive run in the heats but found himself trailing by ten points going into the conundrum, after a back and forth match. Both players made incorrect guesses late on and it was Adie who prevailed. The last of the quarter-finals was even tighter, as a tiebreak conundrum was needed to separate [[Ned Pendleton]] and [[Andy McGurn]]. After Pendleton incorrectly buzzed in with the answer {{word|SPOONING {{x}}}}, McGurn correctly guessed {{word|POISONING}} to win a titanic battle.
+[[Michelle Nevitt]] may have only qualified for the series finals due to Graham Hill's withdrawal, but she still gave a respectable showing against [[Adam Gillard]]. But Gillard was too strong and he would have registered the [[List of series high scores|highest score of the series]] (beating his own record by one point), but for an unfortunate mistake on the [[conundrum]]. Edward McCullagh's passage to the semi-finals was even more emphatic, as he thrashed [[Andrew McNamara]]. He also notched his ninth [[century]] in, as many attempts despite a couple of setbacks in Part 1. The first upset of the finals came in the third quarter-final between [[Tom Barnes]] and [[Mary Adie]]. Barnes was the strong favourite to progress after an impressive run in the heats but found himself trailing by ten points going into the conundrum, after a back and forth match. Both players made incorrect guesses late on but it was Adie who prevailed. The last of the quarter-finals was even tighter, as a tiebreak conundrum was needed to separate [[Ned Pendleton]] and [[Andy McGurn]]. After Pendleton incorrectly buzzed in with the answer of {{word|SPOONING {{x}}}}, McGurn correctly guessed {{word|POISONING}} to win a titanic battle.
 ===Semi-finals===
-Unfortunately, neither semi-final was a close contest. McGurn gave Gillard and early scare but ultimately the number one seed fought back impressively. Adie was unable to repeat her quarter-final heroics against McCullagh, who delivered a devastating performance that featured thirteen maximums and seven darrens. It was no surprise that the top two seeds had made the grand final.
+Unfortunately, neither semi-final was a close contest. McGurn gave Gillard and early scare but ultimately the No. 1 seed fought back impressively. Adie was unable to repeat her quarter-final heroics against McCullagh, who delivered a devastating performance that featured thirteen maximums and seven [[darrenic]]s.
 ===Final===
-McCullagh gained the early advantage by spotting {{word|BROWNIES}} late in the first round and he extended his lead thanks to five points on a very tough first [[numbers game]]. Gillard also performed admirably but he was unable to force a crucial conundrum, with both contestants matching each others' declarations in all but one round from part two onwards. The non-crucial conundrum stumped both finalists, but McCullagh had done enough to become the champion on Series 64, winning the final by a {{score|113|94}} scoreline.
+McCullagh gained the early advantage by spotting {{word|BROWNIES}} in the first round and he extended his lead thanks to five points on a very tough first [[numbers game]]. Gillard also performed admirably but he was unable to force a crucial conundrum, with both finalists matching each others' declarations in all but one round from Part 2 onwards. The non-crucial conundrum stumped both finalists but McCullagh did enough to become the Series 64 champion and won the final by {{score|113|94}}.
 ==Episodes==

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 {{Seed table end}}
-<center>[[Graham Hill]], with six wins and 577 points, qualified for the finals as No. 6 seed but was unable to play.</center>
+<center>[[Graham Hill]] with six wins and 577 points, qualified for the finals as No. 6 seed but was unable to play.</center>
 {{Seeding S60-present}}

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-{{series|previous=Series 63|next=Series 65}}
+{{series infobox
-[[Image:S64prize.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Series 64 champion [[Edward McCullagh]] with his winning [[Oxford English Dictionary|dictionaries]] and [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy|trophy]].]]
+|previous           = Series 63
 '''Series 64''' ran from 10 January to 3 June 2011. The [[Series Winners|series]] was the fifth of six presented by [[Jeff Stelling]], and introduced the new [[Oxford Dictionary of English|ODE3]]. New production rules prohibiting [[contestant]]s aged 15 or under were also enforced, for legal reasons. It was won by [[Edward McCullagh]].
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 ==Seed table==
 {{Seed table}}
-{{Seed|1 |[[Adam Gillard]]    |8|903}}
+{{Seed|1|[[Adam Gillard]]    |8|903}}
-{{Seed|2 |[[Edward McCullagh]]|8|896|w}}
+{{Seed|2|[[Edward McCullagh]]|8|896|w}}
-{{Seed|3 |[[Tom Barnes]]      |8|822}}
+{{Seed|3|[[Tom Barnes]]      |8|822}}
-{{Seed|4 |[[Andy McGurn]]     |8|702}}
+{{Seed|4|[[Andy McGurn]]     |8|702}}
-{{Seed|5 |[[Ned Pendleton]]   |8|664}}
+{{Seed|5|[[Ned Pendleton]]   |8|664}}
-{{Seed|6 |[[Mary Adie]]       |5|498}}
+{{Seed|6|[[Mary Adie]]       |5|498}}
-{{Seed|7 |[[Andrew McNamara]] |5|466}}
+{{Seed|7|[[Andrew McNamara]] |5|466}}
-{{Seed|8 |[[Michelle Nevitt]] |4|366}}
+{{Seed|8|[[Michelle Nevitt]] |4|366}}
 {{Seed table end}}
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 {{ep | 5274 | 30/05/2011 | QF |[[Tom Barnes]]| 73 - 83 |[[Mary Adie]]|[[Gregg Wallace]]|Susie Dent|128}}
 {{ep | 5275 | 31/05/2011 | QF |[[Ned Pendleton]]| 89 - 99* |[[Andy McGurn]]|Gregg Wallace|Susie Dent|118}}
-{{ep | 5276 | 01/06/2011 | SF |[[Adam Gillard]]| 108 - 52 |[[Andy McGurn]]|Gregg Wallace|Susie Dent|133}}
+{{ep | 5276 | 01/06/2011 | SF |Adam Gillard| 108 - 52 |Andy McGurn|Gregg Wallace|Susie Dent|133}}
-{{ep | 5277 | 02/06/2011 | SF |[[Edward McCullagh]]| 120 - 41 |[[Mary Adie]]|Gregg Wallace|Susie Dent|131}}
+{{ep | 5277 | 02/06/2011 | SF |Edward McCullagh| 120 - 41 |Mary Adie|Gregg Wallace|Susie Dent|131}}
-{{ep | 5278 | 03/06/2011 | GF |[[Adam Gillard]]| 94 - 113 |[[Edward McCullagh]]|Gregg Wallace|Susie Dent|127}}
+{{ep | 5278 | 03/06/2011 | GF |Adam Gillard| 94 - 113 |Edward McCullagh|Gregg Wallace|Susie Dent|127}}
 {{episode table end}}
-<center>* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum</center>
+<center>* Includes 10 points from a tiebreak [[conundrum]]</center>
 ==External Links==
 {{Series links|64|Series 64}}
 [[Category:Series|64]]

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 {{series|previous=Series 63|next=Series 65}}
 [[Image:S64prize.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Series 64 champion [[Edward McCullagh]] with his winning [[Oxford English Dictionary|dictionaries]] and [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy|trophy]].]]
-'''Series 64''' ran from 10 January to 3 June 2011. The [[Series Winners|series]] was the fifth of six presented by [[Jeff Stelling]], and introduced the new [[Oxford Dictionary of English|ODE3]]. New production rules prohibiting [[contestant]]s aged 16 or under were also enforced, for legal reasons. It was won by [[Edward McCullagh]].
+'''Series 64''' ran from 10 January to 3 June 2011. The [[Series Winners|series]] was the fifth of six presented by [[Jeff Stelling]], and introduced the new [[Oxford Dictionary of English|ODE3]]. New production rules prohibiting [[contestant]]s aged 15 or under were also enforced, for legal reasons. It was won by [[Edward McCullagh]].
 It was the first series to air at 3:10pm, the third-ever earliest regular [[Countdown transmission times|broadcast time]] for ''[[Countdown]]''. It was also notably shorter than average, ending on 3 June rather than in the second half of June as is typical for a January-to-June series; the reasons for this are unknown.

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 {{Seed|8 |[[Michelle Nevitt]]   |4|366}}
 {{Seed table end}}
-<center>[[Graham Hill]], with 6 wins and 577 points, could have qualified for the finals as #6 seed, but was unable to play.</center>
+<center>[[Graham Hill]], with 6 wins and 577 points, qualified for the finals as No. 6 seed but was unable to play.</center>
 {{Seeding S64-present}}

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 {{series|previous=Series 63|next=Series 65}}
 [[Image:S64prize.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Series 64 champion [[Edward McCullagh]] with his winning dictionaries and [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy|trophy]].]]
-'''Series 64''' ran from 10 January to 3 June 2011. The series was the fifth of six presented by [[Jeff Stelling]], and introduced the new ODE3. New production rules prohibiting contestants aged 16 or under were also enforced, due to the environment in which the programme is recorded. It was won by [[Edward McCullagh]].
+'''Series 64''' ran from 10 January to 3 June 2011. The series was the fifth of six presented by [[Jeff Stelling]], and introduced the new ODE3. New production rules prohibiting contestants aged 16 or under were also enforced, for legal reasons. It was won by [[Edward McCullagh]].
 It was the first series to air at 3:10pm, the third-ever earliest regular broadcast time for ''Countdown''. It was also notably shorter than average, ending on 3 June rather than in the second half of June as is typical for a January-to-June series; the reasons for this are unknown.