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− | '''Series 15''' ran from April 1988 to June 1988. The fifteenth of 53 series presented by [[Richard Whiteley]], it was won by [[Dick Green]]. | + | '''Series 15''' ran from April 1988 to June 1988. The fifteenth of 53 [[Series Winners|series]] presented by [[Richard Whiteley]], it was won by [[Dick Green]]. |
− | This was probably the strongest series of the | + | This was probably the strongest series of the 1980s. For the first time in ''[[Countdown]]'' history – and the only ever time in that decade – two [[octochamp|octochamps]] played against each other in the Grand Final. The final was very close, and even controversial in that runner-up [[Allan Saldanha]] had his offering of {{word|YOLKED}} wrongly disallowed. Although the [[conundrum]], solved by Green, would still have been crucial even if it had been allowed, Saldanha was given his own copies of the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] – identical to Green's prize – on the grounds that the disallowed word may have affected the prodigy's psychology under pressure. |
==Seed table== | ==Seed table== |
Revision as of 17:28, 7 March 2022
Series 15 ran from April 1988 to June 1988. The fifteenth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Dick Green.
This was probably the strongest series of the 1980s. For the first time in Countdown history – and the only ever time in that decade – two octochamps played against each other in the Grand Final. The final was very close, and even controversial in that runner-up Allan Saldanha had his offering of YOLKED wrongly disallowed. Although the conundrum, solved by Green, would still have been crucial even if it had been allowed, Saldanha was given his own copies of the Oxford English Dictionary – identical to Green's prize – on the grounds that the disallowed word may have affected the prodigy's psychology under pressure.
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Allan Saldanha | 8 | 490 |
2 | Dick Green | 8 | 463 |
3 | Gavin Rogers | 5 | 241 |
4 | Kathleen Vickers | 4 | 187 |
5 | Peter Pryer | 3 | 183 |
6 | Pat Martin | 3 | 157 |
7 | Frances Rush | 3 | 155 |
8 | Paul Walker | 2 | 94 |
Finals progress
Allan Saldanha (1) vs Paul Walker (8) | Allan Saldanha (1) vs Peter Pryer (5) | Allan Saldanha (1) vs Dick Green (2) |
Peter Pryer (5) vs Kathleen Vickers (4) | ||
Gavin Rogers (3) vs Pat Martin (6) | Gavin Rogers (3) vs Dick Green (2) | |
Frances Rush (7) vs Dick Green (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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708 | 11/04/1988 | P | Allan Saldanha | 57 – 28 | Bridgette Lagden | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Clement Freud | Julia Swannell | 83 | |
709 | 12/04/1988 | P | Allan Saldanha | 61 – 26 | Billy Wright | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Clement Freud | Julia Swannell | 73 | |
710 | 13/04/1988 | P | Allan Saldanha | 57 – 26 | Alan Brooker | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Clement Freud | Julia Swannell | 73 | |
711 | 14/04/1988 | P | Allan Saldanha | 65 – 23 | Margaret Elliot | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Clement Freud | Julia Swannell | 74 | |
712 | 15/04/1988 | P | Allan Saldanha | 60 – 24 | Antony Stafford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Clement Freud | Julia Swannell | 76 | |
713 | 18/04/1988 | P | Allan Saldanha | 81 – 15 | Katy Green | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Clement Freud | Julia Swannell | 84 | |
714 | 19/04/1988 | P | Allan Saldanha | 55 – 45 | Nick Wilkes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Clement Freud | Julia Swannell | 69 | |
715 | 20/04/1988 | P | Allan Saldanha | 54 – 40 | Danny Morris | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Clement Freud | Julia Swannell | 73 | |
716 | 21/04/1988 | P | Frances Rush | 58 – 43 | Chris Mackenzie-Thorpe | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Clement Freud | Julia Swannell | 84 | |
717 | 22/04/1988 | P | Frances Rush | 57 – 33 | Chrystal Rose | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Dinah Sheridan | Della Thompson | 68 | |
718 | 25/04/1988 | P | Frances Rush | 40 – 28 | Colin Wood | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Dinah Sheridan | Della Thompson | 73 | |
719 | 26/04/1988 | P | Frances Rush | 45 – 59 | Pat Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Dinah Sheridan | Della Thompson | 72 | |
720 | 27/04/1988 | P | Philip Jones | 42 – 43 | Pat Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Dinah Sheridan | Della Thompson | 82 | |
721 | 28/04/1988 | P | Dorothy Wood | 19 – 55 | Pat Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Dinah Sheridan | Della Thompson | 74 | |
722 | 29/04/1988 | P | Peter Pryer | 70 – 27 | Pat Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Sylvia Syms | Della Thompson | 72 | |
723 | 2/05/1988 | P | Peter Pryer | 54 – 43 | Jonathan Copping | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Sylvia Syms | Della Thompson | 72 | |
724 | 3/05/1988 | P | Peter Pryer | 59 – 57 | Doug Workman | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Sylvia Syms | Della Thompson | 73 | |
725 | 4/05/1988 | P | Peter Pryer | 26 – 46 | Helen Laird | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Sylvia Syms | Della Thompson | 70 | |
726 | 5/05/1988 | P | John Burrall | 46 – 34 | Helen Laird | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Sylvia Syms | Della Thompson | 73 | |
727 | 6/05/1988 | P | John Burrall | 35 – 45 | Keith Myerscough | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Sylvia Syms | Della Thompson | 84 | |
728 | 9/05/1988 | P | Dave Clapham | 35 – 21 | Keith Myerscough | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Derek Nimmo | Della Thompson | 85 | |
729 | 10/05/1988 | P | Dave Clapham | 48 – 45 | Rose Meyer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Derek Nimmo | Della Thompson | 84 | |
730 | 11/05/1988 | P | Dave Clapham | 38 – 41 | Chris Beith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Derek Nimmo | Della Thompson | 84 | |
731 | 12/05/1988 | P | Dave Hambley | 34 – 42 | Chris Beith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Derek Nimmo | Della Thompson | 76 | |
732 | 13/05/1988 | P | Dick Green | 51 – 16 | Chris Beith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Derek Nimmo | Della Thompson | 67 | |
733 | 16/05/1988 | P | Dick Green | 61 – 33 | Neil Carr | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Richard Stilgoe | Della Thompson | 85 | |
734 | 17/05/1988 | P | Dick Green | 58 – 37 | Dennis Byrne | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Richard Stilgoe | Della Thompson | 73 | |
735 | 18/05/1988 | P | Dick Green | 58 – 44 | Norma Cooper | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Richard Stilgoe | Della Thompson | 74 | |
736 | 19/05/1988 | P | Dick Green | 50 – 26 | Margaret Bright | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Richard Stilgoe | Della Thompson | 73 | |
737 | 20/05/1988 | P | Dick Green | 64 – 16 | Alison Abrams | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Richard Stilgoe | Della Thompson | 72 | |
738 | 23/05/1988 | P | Dick Green | 53 – 39 | Duncan Hale | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Richard Stilgoe | Della Thompson | 72 | |
739 | 24/05/1988 | P | Dick Green | 68 – 20 | Tony Morgan | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Gyles Brandreth | Freda Thornton | 75 | |
740 | 25/05/1988 | P | Gavin Rogers | 48 – 29 | Jean Braden | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Gyles Brandreth | Freda Thornton | 82 | |
741 | 26/05/1988 | P | Gavin Rogers | 42 – 36 | Les Savage | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Gyles Brandreth | Freda Thornton | 73 | |
742 | 27/05/1988 | P | Gavin Rogers | 45 – 20 | Sally Henstock | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 72 | |
743 | 30/05/1988 | P | Gavin Rogers | 57 – 35 | Ken Toll | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 75 | |
744 | 31/05/1988 | P | Gavin Rogers | 49 – 39 | Alison Nicholas | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 73 | |
745 | 1/06/1988 | P | Gavin Rogers | 38 – 40 | Paul Walker | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 73 | |
746 | 2/06/1988 | P | Frank Clark | 50 – 54 | Paul Walker | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 77 | |
747 | 3/06/1988 | P | Kathleen Vickers | 41 – 31 | Paul Walker | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 72 | |
748 | 6/06/1988 | P | Kathleen Vickers | 47 – 31 | Alan Harvey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 73 | |
749 | 7/06/1988 | P | Kathleen Vickers | 46 – 37 | Steve Hindle | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 95 | |
750 | 8/06/1988 | P | Kathleen Vickers | 53 – 25 | Grace Bennett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 84 | |
751 | 9/06/1988 | QF | Allan Saldanha | 50 – 37 | Paul Walker | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 74 | |
752 | 10/06/1988 | QF | Frances Rush | 65 – 75 | Dick Green | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 81 | |
753 | 13/06/1988 | QF | Pat Martin | 22 – 59 | Gavin Rogers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 86 | |
754 | 14/06/1988 | QF | Kathleen Vickers | 36 – 51 | Peter Pryer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 73 | |
755 | 15/06/1988 | SF | Allan Saldanha | 42 – 38 | Peter Pryer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 74 | |
756 | 16/06/1988 | SF | Dick Green | 69 – 51 | Gavin Rogers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 83 | |
757 | 17/06/1988 | GF | Allan Saldanha | 70 – 81 | Dick Green | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Richard Stilgoe, Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | 115 |