Series 89 - Revision history

TobyMcDonald at 00:40, 6 January 2025

2025-01-06T00:40:45Z

DaaniyalAli at 17:59, 30 December 2024

2024-12-30T17:59:18Z

DaaniyalAli at 15:44, 30 December 2024

2024-12-30T15:44:03Z

DaaniyalAli at 22:52, 21 November 2024

2024-11-21T22:52:55Z

LoganSkelton at 22:26, 30 October 2024

2024-10-30T22:26:20Z

LoganSkelton at 22:24, 30 October 2024

2024-10-30T22:24:44Z

Graeme Cole: /* Episodes */ Fix max for episode 8186

2024-07-20T20:59:53Z

‎Episodes: Fix max for episode 8186

CountdownChloe at 11:01, 1 July 2024

2024-07-01T11:01:48Z

GTh at 16:45, 28 June 2024

2024-06-28T16:45:25Z

DaaniyalAli: /* Seed table */

2024-06-28T15:05:29Z

‎Seed table

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-{{series|previous=Series 88|next=Series 90}}
+{{series infobox
-[[File:Presentation S89.png|thumb|250px|right|The Prize Presentation in the Grand Final of Series 89.]]
+|previous           = Series 88
-[[File:S89 Champion.png|thumb|250px|right|[[Arthur Page]] holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning Series 89.]]
+|next               = Series 90
 '''Series 89''' of ''[[Countdown]]'' was the fifth to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 2 January 2024 and concluded on 28 June 2024 when [[Arthur Page]] became the champion by beating [[Michael Calder (Series 60)|Michael Calder]] in the [[Episode 8305|final]].
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 {{Seed table}}
 {{Seed|1|[[Arthur Page]]                              |8|953|w}}
-{{Seed|2|[[Mark Finnerty]]                            |8|876|}}
+{{Seed|2|[[Mark Finnerty]]                            |8|876}}
-{{Seed|3|[[Toby Byfield]]                             |8|830|}}
+{{Seed|3|[[Toby Byfield]]                             |8|830}}
-{{Seed|4|[[Jessica Pratesi]]                          |8|822|}}
+{{Seed|4|[[Jessica Pratesi]]                          |8|822}}
-{{Seed|5|[[Mark Goodliffe]]                           |8|816|}}
+{{Seed|5|[[Mark Goodliffe]]                           |8|816}}
-{{Seed|6|[[Michael Calder (Series 60)|Michael Calder]]|8|736|}}
+{{Seed|6|[[Michael Calder (Series 60)|Michael Calder]]|8|736}}
-{{Seed|7|[[Jack Harvey]]                              |8|696|}}
+{{Seed|7|[[Jack Harvey]]                              |8|696}}
-{{Seed|8|[[Isabelle Heward]]                          |8|686|}}
+{{Seed|8|[[Isabelle Heward]]                          |8|686}}
 {{Seed table end}}
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 ==Finals progress==
 {{finals progress
-| 1 = [[Arthur Page]] | q1w = 1| s1w = 1| fw = 1
+| 1 = [[Arthur Page]]                               | q1w = 1 | s1w = 1 | fw = 1
 | 8 = [[Isabelle Heward]]
-| 4 = [[Jessica Pratesi]] | q4w = 4
+| 4 = [[Jessica Pratesi]]                           | q4w = 4
 | 5 = [[Mark Goodliffe]]
 | 3 = [[Toby Byfield]]
-| 6 = [[Michael Calder (Series 60)|Michael Calder]] | q3w = 6| s2w = 6
+| 6 = [[Michael Calder (Series 60)|Michael Calder]] | q3w = 6 | s2w = 6
-| 2 = [[Mark Finnerty]] | q2w = 2
+| 2 = [[Mark Finnerty]]                             | q2w = 2
 | 7 = [[Jack Harvey]]
 }}
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 {{ep | 8305 | 28/06/2024 | GF |Arthur Page|121 – 61|Michael Calder|Marcus Brigstocke|Susie Dent|144}}
 {{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 S89.png|thumb|250px|right|The Prize Presentation in the Grand Final of Series 89.]]
 [[File:S89 Champion.png|thumb|250px|right|[[Arthur Page]] holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning Series 89.]]
-'''Series 89''' of ''[[Countdown]]'' was the fifth to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 2 January 2024 and concluded on 28 June 2024, when [[Arthur Page]] became the champion by beating [[Michael Calder (Series 60)|Michael Calder]] in the [[Episode 8305|final]].
+'''Series 89''' of ''[[Countdown]]'' was the fifth to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 2 January 2024 and concluded on 28 June 2024 when [[Arthur Page]] became the champion by beating [[Michael Calder (Series 60)|Michael Calder]] in the [[Episode 8305|final]].
 This was the first series since [[Series 82]] (in 2020) to have eight [[octochamp]]s and only the sixth series in the show's history to have this accolade.

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 '''Series 89''' of ''[[Countdown]]'' was the fifth to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 2 January 2024 and concluded on 28 June 2024, when [[Arthur Page]] became the champion by beating [[Michael Calder (Series 60)|Michael Calder]] in the [[Episode 8305|final]].
-[[Mark Goodliffe]], who won the final four preliminary matches of [[Series 88]], returned to continue his run in the first heat of this series and went on to become one of the eight [[octochamp]]s of the series, the first time this has occurred since [[Series 82]] (in 2020) and only the sixth series in the show's history to have this accolade.
+This was the first series since [[Series 82]] (in 2020) to have eight [[octochamp]]s and only the sixth series in the show's history to have this accolade.
 [[Apterous|Apterite]]s [[Kevin McAfee]], [[Shabir Hussain]], [[Lucas Glanville]], [[Toby Byfield]], [[Mark Mills]], [[Anthony Noonan]], [[Alex Robertson]], [[Arthur Page]], [[Bekk Kennedy-Escott]], [[James Cook]] and [[Ben Furness]] appeared in this series.

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 '''Series 89''' of ''[[Countdown]]'' was the fifth to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 2 January 2024 and concluded on 28 June 2024, when [[Arthur Page]] became the champion by beating [[Michael Calder (Series 60)|Michael Calder]] in the [[Episode 8305|final]].
-[[Mark Goodliffe]], who won the final four preliminary matches of [[Series 88]], returned to continue his run in the first heat of this series, and went on to become one of the eight octochamps of the series, the first time this has occurred since [[Series 82]], and only the sixth series in the show's history to have this accolade.
+[[Mark Goodliffe]], who won the final four preliminary matches of [[Series 88]], returned to continue his run in the first heat of this series and went on to become one of the eight [[octochamp]]s of the series, the first time this has occurred since [[Series 82]] (in 2020) and only the sixth series in the show's history to have this accolade.
 [[Apterous|Apterite]]s [[Kevin McAfee]], [[Shabir Hussain]], [[Lucas Glanville]], [[Toby Byfield]], [[Mark Mills]], [[Anthony Noonan]], [[Alex Robertson]], [[Arthur Page]], [[Bekk Kennedy-Escott]], [[James Cook]] and [[Ben Furness]] appeared in this series.

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 '''Series 89''' of ''[[Countdown]]'' was the fifth to feature [[Colin Murray]] as [[presenter]]. It began on 2 January 2024 and concluded on 28 June 2024, when [[Arthur Page]] became the champion by beating [[Michael Calder (Series 60)|Michael Calder]] in the [[Episode 8305|final]].
-[[Mark Goodliffe]], who won the final four preliminary matches of [[Series 88]], returned to continue his run in the first heat of this series, and went on to become one of the eight octochamps of the series, the first time this has occurred since [[Series 82]].
+[[Mark Goodliffe]], who won the final four preliminary matches of [[Series 88]], returned to continue his run in the first heat of this series, and went on to become one of the eight octochamps of the series, the first time this has occurred since [[Series 82]], and only the sixth series in the show's history to have this accolade.
 [[Apterous|Apterite]]s [[Kevin McAfee]], [[Shabir Hussain]], [[Lucas Glanville]], [[Toby Byfield]], [[Mark Mills]], [[Anthony Noonan]], [[Alex Robertson]], [[Arthur Page]], [[Bekk Kennedy-Escott]], [[James Cook]] and [[Ben Furness]] appeared in this series.

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 {{ep | 8184 | 11/01/2024 | P |Nathan Mulligan|75 – 55|[[Marina Voak]]|John Thomson|Susie Dent|130}}
 {{ep | 8185 | 12/01/2024 | P |Nathan Mulligan|68 – 70|[[Jan Scowcroft]]|John Thomson|Susie Dent|148}}
-{{ep | 8186 | 15/01/2024 | P |Jan Scowcroft|92 – 89|[[Dorian Jeffrey]]|[[Prue Leith]]|Susie Dent|136}}
+{{ep | 8186 | 15/01/2024 | P |Jan Scowcroft|92 – 89|[[Dorian Jeffrey]]|[[Prue Leith]]|Susie Dent|134}}
 {{ep | 8187 | 16/01/2024 | P |Jan Scowcroft|72 – 102|[[Mark Finnerty]]|Prue Leith|Susie Dent|137}}
 {{ep | 8188 | 17/01/2024 | P |Mark Finnerty|108 – 12|[[Georgina Heath]]|Prue Leith|Susie Dent|133}}

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 {{ep | 8303 | 26/06/2024 | SF |Arthur Page|102 – 90|Jessica Pratesi|Marcus Brigstocke|Susie Dent|134}}
 {{ep | 8304 | 27/06/2024 | SF |Mark Finnerty|56 – 78|Michael Calder|Marcus Brigstocke|Susie Dent|136}}
-{{ep | 8305 | 28/06/2024 | GF |Arthur Page| – |Michael Calder|Marcus Brigstocke|Susie Dent|}}
+{{ep | 8305 | 28/06/2024 | GF |Arthur Page|121 – 61|Michael Calder|Marcus Brigstocke|Susie Dent|144}}
 {{episode table end}}
 <center>* includes 10 points from a tiebreak [[conundrum]]</center>