Series 37

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Series 37 ran from September 1997 to December 1997. The thirty-seventh of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Ray McPhie. This was also the first Series to introduce the Champion and Challenger's chairs.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Kate Surtees	7	423
2	Ray McPhie	8	416
3	Brett Smitheram	6	372
4	Christine White	4	289
5	Mark Wyndham-Jones	4	276
6	Ruth Collier	3	236
7	Ricky Zinger	3	215
8	Janet Nelson	3	204

Between Series 22 and Series 37, players were ranked by total number of points, including winning and losing scores.

Finals progress

Kate Surtees (1) vs Janet Nelson (8)	Kate Surtees (1) vs Christine White (4)	Christine White (4) vs Ray McPhie (2)
Mark Wyndham-Jones (5) vs Christine White (4)
Brett Smitheram (3) vs Ruth Collier (6)	Ruth Collier (6) vs Ray McPhie (2)
Ricky Zinger (7) vs Ray McPhie (2)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
2103	29/09/1997	P	Rachelle Kedzior	43 – 57	Allan Cooper	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Sarah Kinsella	73
2104	30/09/1997	P	Ian Newman	29 – 61	Allan Cooper	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Sarah Kinsella	82
2105	1/10/1997	P	Bill Skinner	55 – 52	Allan Cooper	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Sarah Kinsella	87
2106	2/10/1997	P	Bill Skinner	52 – 27	Vera Sudlow	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Sarah Kinsella	73
2107	3/10/1997	P	Bill Skinner	34 – 58	Dan Southwell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Sarah Kinsella	72
2108	6/10/1997	P	Edgar Holme	47 – 32	Dan Southwell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Sarah Kinsella	72
2109	7/10/1997	P	Edgar Holme	36 – 55	Janet Nelson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Merrill Thomas	Sarah Kinsella	85
2110	8/10/1997	P	Janet Nelson	45 – 30	Bern Ayles	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Merrill Thomas	Sarah Kinsella	83
2111	9/10/1997	P	Janet Nelson	55 – 39	Barrie Scothern	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Merrill Thomas	Sarah Kinsella	74
2112	10/10/1997	P	Janet Nelson	49 – 63	Kate Surtees	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Merrill Thomas	Sarah Kinsella	74
2113	13/10/1997	P	Kate Surtees	40 – 39	David Dent	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Merrill Thomas	Sarah Kinsella	71
2114	14/10/1997	P	Kate Surtees	59 – 35	Clive Hilton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Merrill Thomas	Sarah Kinsella	73
2115	15/10/1997	P	Kate Surtees	51 – 30	Dennis Simmons	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Anna Eaton	75
2116	16/10/1997	P	Kate Surtees	61 – 51	Dorothy Pymer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Anna Eaton	69
2117	17/10/1997	P	Kate Surtees	47 – 36	Tom Sweeney	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Anna Eaton	73
2118	20/10/1997	P	Kate Surtees	58 – 23	Norman Oakley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Anna Eaton	71
2119	21/10/1997	P	Kate Surtees	44 – 59	Brett Smitheram	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Anna Eaton	81
2120	22/10/1997	P	Brett Smitheram	50 – 28	Sylvia Bell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Anna Eaton	73
2121	23/10/1997	P	Brett Smitheram	52 – 45	Colin Harwood	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Angela Rippon	Anna Eaton	67
2122	24/10/1997	P	Brett Smitheram	55 – 29	Betty Cunningham	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Angela Rippon	Anna Eaton	85
2123	27/10/1997	P	Brett Smitheram	53 – 31	Jonathan Goldstone	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Angela Rippon	Anna Eaton	70
2124	28/10/1997	P	Brett Smitheram	59 – 52	Jeff Schwartz	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Angela Rippon	Anna Eaton	71
2125	29/10/1997	P	Brett Smitheram	44 – 45	Alan Cameron	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Angela Rippon	Anna Eaton	77
2126	30/10/1997	P	Alan Cameron	45 – 51	Chris Fossey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Angela Rippon	Anna Eaton	71
2127	31/10/1997	P	Chris Fossey	39 – 55	Steve Cox	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rick Wakeman	Susie Dent	71
2128	3/11/1997	P	Steve Cox	32 – 63	Mark Wyndham-Jones	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rick Wakeman	Susie Dent	73
2129	4/11/1997	P	Mark Wyndham-Jones	48 – 29	Laura Spence	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rick Wakeman	Susie Dent	70
2130	5/11/1997	P	Mark Wyndham-Jones	43 – 26	Cyril Pickard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rick Wakeman	Susie Dent	73
2131	6/11/1997	P	Mark Wyndham-Jones	68 – 45	Gilbert North	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rick Wakeman	Susie Dent	74
2132	7/11/1997	P	Mark Wyndham-Jones	54 – 62	Ruth Collier	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rick Wakeman	Susie Dent	74
2133	10/11/1997	P	Ruth Collier	67 – 38	Sam Percy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	82
2134	11/11/1997	P	Ruth Collier	47 – 23	Mark Stenton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	72
2135	12/11/1997	P	Ruth Collier	60 – 64	Christine White	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	85
2136	13/11/1997	P	Christine White	65 – 48	David Clement	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	69
2137	14/11/1997	P	Christine White	55 – 44	Sally Attwater	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	83
2138	17/11/1997	P	Christine White	58 – 52	Alan Lund	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	73
2139	18/11/1997	P	Christine White	47 – 56	Ricky Zinger	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent	75
2140	19/11/1997	P	Ricky Zinger	70 – 54	Ledger White	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	72
2141	20/11/1997	P	Ricky Zinger	55 – 25	Margaret Wood	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	71
2142	21/11/1997	P	Ricky Zinger	34 – 45	Ray McPhie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	71
2143	24/11/1997	P	Ray McPhie	58 – 48	Paul Bowen	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	71
2144	25/11/1997	P	Ray McPhie	52 – 40	Rob Lolley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	70
2145	26/11/1997	P	Ray McPhie	55 – 22	John Charlesworth	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	74
2146	27/11/1997	P	Ray McPhie	47 – 45	Jan Jones	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tony Robinson	Mark Nyman	70
2147	28/11/1997	P	Ray McPhie	58 – 37	Sandy Lowe	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tony Robinson	Mark Nyman	82
2148	1/12/1997	P	Ray McPhie	48 – 41	Mandy Williams	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tony Robinson	Mark Nyman	69
2149	2/12/1997	P	Ray McPhie	53 – 44	Geoff Tarpey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tony Robinson	Mark Nyman	75
2150	3/12/1997	P	Kate Stannett	41 – 37	Isolde Yelland	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tony Robinson	Mark Nyman	71
2151	4/12/1997	P	Kate Stannett	50 – 38	Adam Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tony Robinson	Mark Nyman	71
2152	5/12/1997	P	Kate Stannett	55 – 38	Arthur Heal	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Barry Cryer	Mark Nyman	72
2153	8/12/1997	P	Kate Stannett	43 – 48	Christine Kavanagh	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Barry Cryer	Mark Nyman	73
2154	9/12/1997	P	Christine Kavanagh	58 – 62	Michael Joy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Barry Cryer	Mark Nyman	71
2155	10/12/1997	P	Michael Joy	30 – 43	Richard Basi	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Barry Cryer	Mark Nyman	72
2156	11/12/1997	QF	Kate Surtees	57 – 52	Janet Nelson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Barry Cryer	Mark Nyman	71
2157	12/12/1997	QF	Ray McPhie	57 – 53	Ricky Zinger	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Barry Cryer	Mark Nyman	73
2158	15/12/1997	QF	Brett Smitheram	44 – 54*	Ruth Collier	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Mark Nyman	84
2159	16/12/1997	QF	Christine White	53 – 42	Mark Wyndham-Jones	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Mark Nyman	69
2160	17/12/1997	SF	Kate Surtees	35 – 55	Christine White	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Mark Nyman	82
2161	18/12/1997	SF	Ray McPhie	53 – 38	Ruth Collier	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Mark Nyman	71
2162	19/12/1997	GF	Ray McPhie	86 – 79	Christine White	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Mark Nyman	128

* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum

External links

• Series 37 on The Countdown Database.
• Series 37 on The Countdown Page.