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| − | == | + | A '''max game''' is a game in which the maximum possible score is achieved in every single round. This is indicated by bolding the score, max and name in episode tables. Whether or not a numbers round with the max score but not the closest possible solution to the target that's considered as a max, is a matter of debate in the community: [[Allan Saldanha]]'s win against [[Joyce Cansfield]] and [[Ronan Higginson]]'s win against [[Adam Dexter]] are the two instances of this in the list below and are considered by some, to not be true max games. |
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| + | A '''double max game''' is a game where the two players achieve the maximum possible joint score. This results from both players maxing all [[letters]] and [[numbers]] rounds, and then one solving the [[conundrum]]. This has never been achieved on televised ''{{w|Countdown (game show)|Countdown}}'' with [[Episode 5649|22 February ]] and [[Episode 5653|28 February 2013]] below, each being one maxed letters round short of the achievement. And separately [[Episode 8798|26 June 2026]] being one maxed [[numbers round]] short of the achievement. | ||
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| + | Some games from the early years of ''[[Countdown]]'' are not known, so it is possible that [[Jenny Haldane]]'s max game was not the first. | ||
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| + | ==List of max games== | ||
| + | The list is sorted chronologically. | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
| − | {{ep | 792 | | + | {{ep | 792 | 05/08/1988 | P |[[John Widdowson]]|46 - '''70'''|'''[[Jenny Haldane]]'''|[[Ned Sherrin]]|[[Freda Thornton]]|'''70'''}} |
| − | {{ep | 1621 | 16/02/1995 | P |'''[[Darren Shacklady]]'''| '''69''' - 38 |[[Tony David]]|[[Jan Harvey]]|[[Ruth Killick]]|'''69'''}} | + | {{ep | 1621 | 16/02/1995 | P |'''[[Darren Shacklady]]'''|'''69''' - 38|[[Tony David]]|[[Jan Harvey]]|[[Ruth Killick]]|'''69'''}} |
| − | {{ep | 4770 | | + | {{ep | 1903 | 16/12/1996 | SQF |[[Joyce Cansfield]]|50 – '''67'''|'''[[Allan Saldanha]]'''|[[Nigel Rees]]|[[Catherine Clarke]]|'''67''' }} |
| − | {{ep | 5634 | | + | {{ep | 4770 | 04/03/2009 | P |'''[[Kirk Bevins]]'''|'''126''' – 47|[[Ben Nicholas]]|[[Dr Phil Hammond]]|[[Susie Dent]]|'''126'''}} |
| − | {{ep | 5642 | 13/02/2013 | 30B2 |[[Chris Hawkins]]| 85 - '''119''' |'''[[Conor Travers]]'''|[[Ken Bruce]]|Susie Dent|'''119'''}} | + | {{ep | 5634 | 01/02/2013 | 30B1 |[[John Ashmore]]|92 - '''130'''|'''Kirk Bevins'''|[[Mark Foster]]|Susie Dent|'''130'''}} |
| − | {{ep | 5649 | 22/02/2013 | 30BQF |'''[[Jon O'Neill]]'''| '''122''' - 104 |[[Jack Worsley]]|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|'''122'''}} | + | {{ep | 5642 | 13/02/2013 | 30B2 |[[Chris Hawkins]]|85 - '''119'''|'''[[Conor Travers]]'''|[[Ken Bruce]]|Susie Dent|'''119'''}} |
| − | {{ep | 5650 | 25/02/2013 | 30BQF |''' | + | {{ep | 5649 | 22/02/2013 | 30BQF |'''[[Jon O'Neill]]'''|'''122''' - 104|[[Jack Worsley]]|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|'''122'''}} |
| − | {{ep | 5653 | 28/02/2013 | 30BSF | | + | {{ep | 5650 | 25/02/2013 | 30BQF |'''Conor Travers'''|'''119''' - 94|Kirk Bevins|[[Jenny Eclair]]|Susie Dent|'''119'''}} |
| − | {{ep | 6054 | 17/12/2014 | SF |'''[[Dan McColm]]'''| '''123''' - 77 |[[George Ford]]|[[David Baddiel]]|Susie Dent|'''123'''}} | + | {{ep | 5653 | 28/02/2013 | 30BSF |Jon O'Neill|102 - '''120'''|'''Conor Travers'''|Jenny Eclair|Susie Dent|'''120'''}} |
| + | {{ep | 6054 | 17/12/2014 | SF |'''[[Dan McColm]]'''|'''123''' - 77|[[George Ford]]|[[David Baddiel]]|Susie Dent|'''123'''}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 7407 | 10/12/2020 | QF |'''[[Luke Johnson-Davies]]'''|'''136''' - 89|[[David Kempshall]]|[[John Inverdale]]|Susie Dent|'''136'''}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 7860 | 29/09/2022 | P |'''[[Tom Stevenson]]'''|'''154''' – 28|[[Lauren Bowley]]|[[Eve Muirhead]]|Susie Dent|'''154'''}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 8023 | 23/05/2023 | P |'''[[Ronan Higginson]]'''|'''135''' – 27|[[Martin Peirce]]|[[Vick Hope]]|Susie Dent|'''135'''}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 8048 | 27/06/2023 | SF |'''Ronan Higginson'''|'''122''' – 98|[[Adam Dexter]]|[[Maggie Aderin-Pocock]]|Susie Dent|'''122'''}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 8571 | 30/07/2025 | P |'''[[Brett Davids]]'''|'''119''' – 80|[[Paul Hegarty]]|[[Jon Culshaw]]|Susie Dent|'''119'''}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 8798 | 26/06/2026 | GF |'''[[Patrick Thompson]]'''|'''147''' – 127|[[Charlie Harrison]]|[[Oti Mabuse]]|Susie Dent|'''147'''}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Jos game]] | ||
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[[Category:Terminology]] | [[Category:Terminology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:51, 26 June 2026
- See also : Max
A max game is a game in which the maximum possible score is achieved in every single round. This is indicated by bolding the score, max and name in episode tables. Whether or not a numbers round with the max score but not the closest possible solution to the target that's considered as a max, is a matter of debate in the community: Allan Saldanha's win against Joyce Cansfield and Ronan Higginson's win against Adam Dexter are the two instances of this in the list below and are considered by some, to not be true max games.
A double max game is a game where the two players achieve the maximum possible joint score. This results from both players maxing all letters and numbers rounds, and then one solving the conundrum. This has never been achieved on televised Countdown with 22 February and 28 February 2013 below, each being one maxed letters round short of the achievement. And separately 26 June 2026 being one maxed numbers round short of the achievement.
Some games from the early years of Countdown are not known, so it is possible that Jenny Haldane's max game was not the first.
List of max games
The list is sorted chronologically.
