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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 is considered 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 game|letters]] and [[Numbers game|numbers]] rounds, and one then solving the [[conundrum]]. This has never been achieved on televised ''Countdown'', with Episodes [[Episode 5649|5649]] and [[Episode 5653|5653]] below each being one maxed letters 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 | 1903 | 16/12/1996 | SQF |[[Joyce Cansfield]]| 50 – '''67''' |'''[[Allan Saldanha]]'''|[[Nigel Rees]]|[[Catherine Clarke]]|'''67''' }} | + | {{ep | 1903 | 16/12/1996 | SQF |[[Joyce Cansfield]]|50 – '''67'''|'''[[Allan Saldanha]]'''|[[Nigel Rees]]|[[Catherine Clarke]]|'''67''' }} |
| − | {{ep | 4770 | | + | {{ep | 4770 | 04/03/2009 | P |'''[[Kirk Bevins]]'''|'''126''' – 47|[[Ben Nicholas]]|[[Dr Phil Hammond]]|[[Susie Dent]]|'''126'''}} |
| − | {{ep | 5634 | | + | {{ep | 5634 | 01/02/2013 | 30B1 |[[John Ashmore]]|92 - '''130'''|'''Kirk Bevins'''|[[Mark Foster]]|Susie Dent|'''130'''}} |
| − | {{ep | 5642 | 13/02/2013 | 30B2 |[[Chris Hawkins]]| 85 - '''119''' |'''[[Conor Travers]]'''|[[Ken Bruce]]|Susie Dent|'''119'''}} | + | {{ep | 5642 | 13/02/2013 | 30B2 |[[Chris Hawkins]]|85 - '''119'''|'''[[Conor Travers]]'''|[[Ken Bruce]]|Susie Dent|'''119'''}} |
| − | {{ep | 5649 | 22/02/2013 | 30BQF |'''[[Jon O'Neill]]'''| '''122''' - 104 |[[Jack Worsley]]|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|'''122'''}} | + | {{ep | 5649 | 22/02/2013 | 30BQF |'''[[Jon O'Neill]]'''|'''122''' - 104|[[Jack Worsley]]|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|'''122'''}} |
| − | {{ep | 5650 | 25/02/2013 | 30BQF |''' | + | {{ep | 5650 | 25/02/2013 | 30BQF |'''Conor Travers'''|'''119''' - 94|Kirk Bevins|[[Jenny Eclair]]|Susie Dent|'''119'''}} |
| − | {{ep | 5653 | 28/02/2013 | 30BSF | | + | {{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 | 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'''}} | ||
{{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 11:19, 31 July 2025
- 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 is considered 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 one then solving the conundrum. This has never been achieved on televised Countdown, with Episodes 5649 and 5653 below each being one maxed letters 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.
