Series 88 - Revision history

TobyMcDonald at 00:40, 6 January 2025

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GTh at 11:20, 28 June 2024

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Liamholton1 at 18:27, 30 December 2023

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The Doctor at 12:36, 25 December 2023

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Liamholton1 at 17:18, 23 December 2023

2023-12-23T17:18:05Z

Dicto: we have a template, it also adds a page to the respective category

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we have a template, it also adds a page to the respective category

RLSJ1997: Uploaded Photos, couldn't crop Rachel's hands out of Harry's frame though! :(

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Uploaded Photos, couldn't crop Rachel's hands out of Harry's frame though! :(

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‎Episodes

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‎Progress

GTh at 15:02, 22 December 2023

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-{{series|previous=Series 87|next=Series 89}}
+{{series infobox
-[[File:Presentation S88.png|thumb|250px|right|The Prize Presentation in the Grand Final of Series 88.]]
+|previous           = Series 87
-[[File:S88 Champion.png|thumb|250px|right|[[Harry Savage]] holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning Series 88.]]
+|next               = Series 89
 '''Series 88''' of ''[[Countdown]]'' was the fourth series to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 30 June 2023 and concluded on 22 December 2023, when [[Harry Savage]] became the champion by beating [[Viraj Seelam]] in the [[Episode 8176|final]].
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 ==Seed table==
 {{Seed table}}
-{{Seed| 1|[[Harry Savage]]                           |8|939|w}}
+{{Seed|1|[[Harry Savage]]                           |8|939|w}}
-{{Seed| 2|[[Viraj Seelam]]                           |8|867|}}
+{{Seed|2|[[Viraj Seelam]]                           |8|867}}
-{{Seed| 3|[[Ben Bazzard]]                            |8|822|}}
+{{Seed|3|[[Ben Bazzard]]                            |8|822}}
-{{Seed| 4|[[Paul O'Brien]]                           |8|781|}}
+{{Seed|4|[[Paul O'Brien]]                           |8|781}}
-{{Seed| 5|[[George Baker]]                           |8|734|}}
+{{Seed|5|[[George Baker]]                           |8|734}}
-{{Seed| 6|[[Caroline McManus]]                       |8|668|}}
+{{Seed|6|[[Caroline McManus]]                       |8|668}}
-{{Seed| 7|[[Rachel Copley]]                          |7|712|}}
+{{Seed|7|[[Rachel Copley]]                          |7|712}}
-{{Seed| 8|[[David Edwards (Series 88)|David Edwards]]|7|700|}}
+{{Seed|8|[[David Edwards (Series 88)|David Edwards]]|7|700}}
 {{Seed table end}}
 {{Seeding S60-present}}
-=Progress=
+==Progress==
 {{finals progress
-| 1 = [[Harry Savage]] | q1w = 1| s1w = 1  | fw = 1
+| 1 = [[Harry Savage]]                            | q1w = 1 | s1w = 1 | fw = 1
-| 8 = [[ David Edwards (Series 88)|David Edwards]]
+| 8 = [[David Edwards (Series 88)|David Edwards]]
-| 4 = [[Paul O'Brien]] | q4w = 4
+| 4 = [[Paul O'Brien]]                            | q4w = 4
 | 5 = [[George Baker]]
-| 3 = [[Ben Bazzard]] | q3w = 3
+| 3 = [[Ben Bazzard]]                             | q3w = 3
 | 6 = [[Caroline McManus]]
-| 2 = [[Viraj Seelam]] | q2w = 2 | s2w = 2
+| 2 = [[Viraj Seelam]]                            | q2w = 2 | s2w = 2
 | 7 = [[Rachel Copley]]
 }}
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 {{ep | 8176 | 22/12/2023 | GF |Harry Savage|105 – 77|Viraj Seelam|Christopher Biggins|Susie Dent|133}}
 {{episode table end}}
-<center>* includes 10 points from a tiebreak [[conundrum]]</center>
+<center>* Includes 10 points from a tiebreak [[conundrum]]</center>
 ==External Links==

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 [[File:Presentation S88.png|thumb|250px|right|The Prize Presentation in the Grand Final of Series 88.]]
 [[File:S88 Champion.png|thumb|250px|right|[[Harry Savage]] holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning Series 88.]]
-'''Series 88''' is the most recently completed [[series winners|series]] of ''[[Countdown]]'', and the fourth series to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 30 June 2023 and concluded on 22 December 2023, when [[Harry Savage]] became the champion by beating [[Viraj Seelam]] in the [[Episode 8176|final]].
+'''Series 88''' of ''[[Countdown]]'' was the fourth series to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 30 June 2023 and concluded on 22 December 2023, when [[Harry Savage]] became the champion by beating [[Viraj Seelam]] in the [[Episode 8176|final]].
 [[Apterous|Apterite]]s [[Tom Swain]], Harry Savage, [[Sam Hughes]], [[Dean Tulloch]], [[Josh Lester]], [[Niall Cusack]], [[Ben Bazzard]], [[James Doyle]], [[Dean Whearty]], Viraj Seelam and [[Lee McGookin]] appeared in this series, though Bazzard and McGookin joined after recording their heat appearances.

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 '''Series 88''' is the most recently completed [[series winners|series]] of ''[[Countdown]]'', and the fourth series to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 30 June 2023 and concluded on 22 December 2023, when [[Harry Savage]] became the champion by beating [[Viraj Seelam]] in the [[Episode 8176|final]].
-[[Apterous|Apterite]]s [[Tom Swain]], Harry Savage, [[Sam Hughes]], [[Dean Tulloch]], [[Josh Lester]], [[Niall Cusack]], [[Ben Bazzard]], [[James Doyle]], [[Dean Whearty]], Viraj Seelam and [[Lee McGookin]] have appeared in this series, though Bazzard and McGookin joined after recording their heat appearances.
+[[Apterous|Apterite]]s [[Tom Swain]], Harry Savage, [[Sam Hughes]], [[Dean Tulloch]], [[Josh Lester]], [[Niall Cusack]], [[Ben Bazzard]], [[James Doyle]], [[Dean Whearty]], Viraj Seelam and [[Lee McGookin]] appeared in this series, though Bazzard and McGookin joined after recording their heat appearances.
 [[Episode 8056]] was [[Countdown transmission times|broadcast five minutes earlier at 14:05]] to accommodate the live second practice of the {{w|2023 British Grand Prix}}.

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 [[File:S88 Champion.png|thumb|250px|right|[[Harry Savage]] holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning Series 88.]]
 '''Series 88''' is the most recently completed [[series winners|series]] of ''[[Countdown]]'', and the fourth series to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 30 June 2023 and concluded on 22 December 2023, when [[Harry Savage]] became the champion by beating [[Viraj Seelam]] in the [[Episode 8176|final]].
 [[Apterous|Apterite]]s [[Tom Swain]], Harry Savage, [[Sam Hughes]], [[Dean Tulloch]], [[Josh Lester]], [[Niall Cusack]], [[Ben Bazzard]], [[James Doyle]], [[Dean Whearty]], Viraj Seelam and [[Lee McGookin]] have appeared in this series, though Bazzard and McGookin joined after recording their heat appearances.

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:18, 23 December 2023
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	'''Series 88''' is the most recently completed [[series winners\|series]] of ''[[Countdown]]'', and the fourth series to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 30 June 2023 and concluded on 22 December 2023, when [[Harry Savage]] became the champion by beating [[Viraj Seelam]] in the [[Episode 8176\|final]].		'''Series 88''' is the most recently completed [[series winners\|series]] of ''[[Countdown]]'', and the fourth series to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 30 June 2023 and concluded on 22 December 2023, when [[Harry Savage]] became the champion by beating [[Viraj Seelam]] in the [[Episode 8176\|final]].

−	~~[[Adrian Clarke]], who won the final preliminary match of [[Series 87]], returned to continue his run in the first heat of this series.~~

	[[Apterous\|Apterite]]s [[Tom Swain]], Harry Savage, [[Sam Hughes]], [[Dean Tulloch]], [[Josh Lester]], [[Niall Cusack]], [[Ben Bazzard]], [[James Doyle]], [[Dean Whearty]], Viraj Seelam and [[Lee McGookin]] have appeared in this series, though Bazzard and McGookin joined after recording their heat appearances.		[[Apterous\|Apterite]]s [[Tom Swain]], Harry Savage, [[Sam Hughes]], [[Dean Tulloch]], [[Josh Lester]], [[Niall Cusack]], [[Ben Bazzard]], [[James Doyle]], [[Dean Whearty]], Viraj Seelam and [[Lee McGookin]] have appeared in this series, though Bazzard and McGookin joined after recording their heat appearances.

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 Former host [[Jeff Stelling]] appeared in [[Dictionary Corner]] for the week commencing 21 August, marking his first appearance on the show since he left as main presenter in 2011. In the third part of [[Episode 8091]], he swapped with Murray to present the show throughout last 6 rounds of the game.
-Six contestants became [[octochamps]] and all eight finalists amassed 700 points or more, with Savage being the only [[800 club|900 club]] member of this series. The finals of this series also went completely true to the seedings (i.e. the higher seed always beat the lower seed, with no upsets).
+Six contestants became [[octochamps]] and all eight finalists amassed 700 points or more, with Savage being the only [[800 club|900 club]] member of this series.
 ==Seed table==

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:15, 22 December 2023
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	{{series\|previous=Series 87\|next=Series 89}}		{{series\|previous=Series 87\|next=Series 89}}
		+	[[File:Presentation S88.png\|thumb\|250px\|right\|The Prize Presentation in the Grand Final of Series 88.]]
		+	[[File:S88 Champion.png\|thumb\|250px\|right\|[[Harry Savage]] holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning Series 88.]]
	'''Series 88''' is the most recently completed [[series winners\|series]] of ''[[Countdown]]'', and the fourth series to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 30 June 2023 and concluded on 22 December 2023, when [[Harry Savage]] became the champion by beating [[Viraj Seelam]] in the [[Episode 8176\|final]].		'''Series 88''' is the most recently completed [[series winners\|series]] of ''[[Countdown]]'', and the fourth series to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 30 June 2023 and concluded on 22 December 2023, when [[Harry Savage]] became the champion by beating [[Viraj Seelam]] in the [[Episode 8176\|final]].

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 {{ep | 8174 | 20/12/2023 | SF |Harry Savage|104 – 70|Paul O'Brien|Christopher Biggins|Susie Dent|125}}
 {{ep | 8175 | 21/12/2023 | SF |Viraj Seelam|98 – 74|Ben Bazzard|Christopher Biggins|Susie Dent|114}}
-{{ep | 8176 | 22/12/2023 | GF |Harry Savage|105 – 78|Viraj Seelam|Christopher Biggins|Susie Dent|133}}
+{{ep | 8176 | 22/12/2023 | GF |Harry Savage|105 – 77|Viraj Seelam|Christopher Biggins|Susie Dent|133}}
 {{episode table end}}
 <center>* includes 10 points from a tiebreak [[conundrum]]</center>