Series 89

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Series 89 is the upcoming series of Countdown, and the fifth series to feature Colin Murray as presenter. It will begin on 2 January 2024 and will conclude in June 2024.

Mark Goodliffe, who won the final four preliminary matches of Series 87, returned to continue his run in the first heat of this series.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Mark Goodliffe*	4	399

*still playing Since Series 60, players are sorted by number of wins, then by number of points. Points from both wins and losses count. Points from sudden death conundrums are not counted, and players with the same number of wins and points are sorted by the number of conundrums correctly guessed, then highest single-game score.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
8177	02/01/2024	P	Mark Goodliffe	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	tba	Susie Dent

* includes 10 points from a tiebreak conundrum

External Links

• Series 89 on The Countdown Database.