Series 3

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Series 3 ran from September 1983 to December 1983, and was broadcast on Mondays-Thursdays. Episodes were erratically scheduled this series at times varying between 4:30, 4:45 and 5pm. It was won by Andrew Guy.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Mark Nyman	8	427
2	William Bradford	8	399
3	Allan Simmons	7	385
4	Harry Venet	6	303
5	Esther Byers	4	216
6	Andrew Guy	2	118
7	David Brook	2	104
8	Ted Wiles	1	55

Between Series 3 and Series 20, players were ranked by total number of points, including winning and drawing scores, but not losing ones.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
81	19/09/1983	P	Harry Venet	36 – 26	David Drake-Brockman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin
82	20/09/1983	P	Harry Venet	56 – 40	Len Daniels	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin
83	21/09/1983	P	Madge Newall	12 – 57	Harry Venet	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin
84	22/09/1983	P	Harry Venet	47 – 45	Isabel Bagley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin
85	26/09/1983	P	Harry Venet	42 – 40	Ron Hendra	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin
86	27/09/1983	P	Harry Venet	65 – 23	Trish Scott	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin
87	28/09/1983	P	Harry Venet	45 – 46	Jackie Nathan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin
88	29/09/1983	P	Jackie Nathan	47 – 55	Ted Wiles	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin
89	3/10/1983	P	Ted Wiles	35 – 41	Allan Simmons	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
90	4/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	47 – 37	George France	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
91	5/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	36 – 36	Alan Walker	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
92	6/10/1983	P	Alan Walker	42 – 61	Allan Simmons	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
93	10/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	61 – 18	Pat Williams	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
94	11/10/1983	P	Peter Dean	21 – 47	Allan Simmons	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
95	12/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	47 – 40	John Rusted	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
96	13/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	45 – 19	Eric Shaw	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
97	17/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	31 – 38	William Bradford	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
98	18/10/1983	P	William Bradford	47 – 40	Andrew Long	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
99	19/10/1983	P	William Bradford	50 – 40	Pat Bowlas	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
100	20/10/1983	P	William Bradford	50 – 40	David Coss	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
101	24/10/1983	P	William Bradford	42 – 24	Christine Williams	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
102	25/10/1983	P	William Bradford	50 – 42	Adrian Yonace	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
103	26/10/1983	P	William Bradford	53 – 16	Pat Flowers	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
104	27/10/1983	P	William Bradford	69 – 34	Jane Guestin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
105	31/10/1983	P	Andrew Guy	57 – 32	Christopher Tunnah	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
106	1/11/1983	P	Andrew Guy	61 – 39	Phil Slade	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
107	2/11/1983	P	Andrew Guy	50 – 51	Syd Spilsbury	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
108	3/11/1983	P	Syd Spilsbury	35 – 53	David Brook	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
109	7/11/1983	P	Bernard Oakes	33 – 51	David Brook	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
110	8/11/1983	P	David Brook	36 – 42	Matthew Wright	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
111	9/11/1983	P	Matthew Wright	58 – 50	Alan Cross	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
112	10/11/1983	P	Matthew Wright	32 – 39	David Lawton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
113	14/11/1983	P	David Lawton	23 – 59	Mark Nyman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
114	15/11/1983	P	Mark Nyman	54 – 44	Alan Morris	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
115	16/11/1983	P	Mark Nyman	57 – 4	Fred Jean	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
116	17/11/1983	P	David Hughes	40 – 57	Mark Nyman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
117	21/11/1983	P	Mark Nyman	43 – 36	Roy Davenport	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
118	22/11/1983	P	Mark Nyman	62 – 22	Heather Twidle	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin
119	23/11/1983	P	Mark Nyman	40 – 35	Myra Mayor	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin
120	24/11/1983	P	Peter Richardson	46 – 55	Mark Nyman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin
121	28/11/1983	P	Leonard Moore	53 – 42	Susan Boulter	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin
122	29/11/1983	P	Leonard Moore	28 – 57	Esther Byers	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin
123	30/11/1983	P	Esther Byers	49 – 43	George McGee	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin
124	1/12/1983	P	Esther Byers	56 – 26	Susan Hands	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin
125	5/12/1983	P	Esther Byers	54 – 26	Pamela Barrie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin
126	6/12/1983	QF	Mark Nyman	79 – 18	Ted Wiles	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin	Julia Swannel
127	7/12/1983	QF	David Brook	37 – 51	William Bradford	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin	Julia Swannel
128	8/12/1983	QF	Andrew Guy	62 – 35	Allan Simmons	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin	Julia Swannel
129	12/12/1983	QF	Harry Venet	38 – 50	Esther Byers	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin	Julia Swannel
130	13/12/1983	SF	Mark Nyman	56 – 51	Esther Byers	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin	Julia Swannel
131	14/12/1983	SF	William Bradford	42 – 65	Andrew Guy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin	Julia Swannel
132	15/12/1983	GF	Andrew Guy	92 – 85	Mark Nyman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin, Gyles Brandreth	Julia Swannel

External links

• Series 3 on The Countdown Database.
• Series 3 on The Countdown Page.