Series 26

Series 26
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Series information
First episode	5 July 1993
Last episode	1 October 1993
Highest score (9-round games only)	71 (Alec Webb)
Number of contestants	59
Number of episodes	65
Results
Winner	Andy Bodle
Runner-up	Andrew Perry

Series 26 ran from 5 July to 1 October 1993. The twenty-sixth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Andy Bodle.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Andrew Perry	7	412
2	Howard Whiteley	5	304
3	Chris Feetenby	5	287
4	Kathryn Barratt	4	286
5	Alan Harwood	4	255
6	Theresa McKeown	4	236
7	Andy Bodle	3	231
8	Peggy Mills	3	215

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

Finals progress

Andrew Perry (1) vs Peggy Mills (8)	Andrew Perry (1) vs Alan Harwood (5)	Andrew Perry (1) vs Andy Bodle (7)
Alan Harwood (5) vs Kathryn Barratt (4)
Chris Feetenby (3) vs Theresa McKeown (6)	Chris Feetenby (3) vs Andy Bodle (7)
Andy Bodle (7) vs Howard Whiteley (2)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
1393	05/07/1993	P	Lee Worth	52 – 34	Belinda Quffa	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Richard Samson	69
1394	06/07/1993	P	Lee Worth	54 – 63	Howard Whiteley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Richard Samson	75
1395	07/07/1993	P	Richard Manley	24 – 46	Howard Whiteley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Richard Samson	69
1396	08/07/1993	P	Liz Collins	44 – 57	Howard Whiteley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Richard Samson	80
1397	09/07/1993	P	Jack Jones	33 – 41	Howard Whiteley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Richard Samson	70
1398	12/07/1993	P	Russ Murch	28 – 60	Howard Whiteley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Richard Samson	73
1399	13/07/1993	P	Chris Feetenby	46 – 37	Howard Whiteley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Richard Samson	73
1400	14/07/1993	P	Chris Feetenby	61 – 39	John Catto	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Richard Samson	71
1401	15/07/1993	P	Chris Feetenby	38 – 37	Steven Draper	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Richard Samson	74
1402	16/07/1993	P	Chris Feetenby	40 – 26	Margaret Gateley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Richard Samson	72
1403	19/07/1993	P	Chris Feetenby	59 – 37	Vic Price	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Richard Samson	82
1404	20/07/1993	P	Chris Feetenby	43 – 57	Paul Golder	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Richard Samson	73
1405	21/07/1993	P	Peggy Mills	59 – 48	Paul Golder	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	David Jacobs	Richard Samson	96
1406	22/07/1993	P	Peggy Mills	43 – 40	Peter O'Grady	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rosalind Ayres	Richard Samson	72
1407	23/07/1993	P	Peggy Mills	67 – 27	Maisie Gladstone	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rosalind Ayres	Richard Samson	73
1408	26/07/1993	P	Peggy Mills	46 – 47	John Howell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rosalind Ayres	Richard Samson	68
1409	27/07/1993	P	Ross Brennan	37 – 53	John Howell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rosalind Ayres	Richard Samson	83
1410	28/07/1993	P	Russ Shaw	47 – 54	John Howell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rosalind Ayres	Richard Samson	82
1411	29/07/1993	P	Val Frost	64 – 47	John Howell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rosalind Ayres	Richard Samson	74
1412	30/07/1993	P	Val Frost	50 – 57	Andy Bodle	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Susie Dent	72
1413	02/08/1993	P	Chris Churchill	38 – 69	Andy Bodle	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Susie Dent	72
1414	03/08/1993	P	Erica Philips	33 – 60	Andy Bodle	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Susie Dent	75
1415	04/08/1993	P	Joe Brown	46 – 45	Andy Bodle	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Susie Dent	80
1416	05/08/1993	P	Joe Brown	53 – 56	Alan Harwood	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Susie Dent	73
1417	06/08/1993	P	Wendy Crozier	32 – 40	Alan Harwood	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Susie Dent	69
1418	09/08/1993	P	Maurice Fine	23 – 69	Alan Harwood	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent	84
1419	10/08/1993	P	Jeff Cummins	18 – 50	Alan Harwood	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent	75
1420	11/08/1993	P	Eileen Slack	64 – 40	Alan Harwood	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent	82
1421	12/08/1993	P	Eileen Slack	43 – 50	Alec Webb	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent	70
1422	13/08/1993	P	Peter Aldous	28 – 71	Alec Webb	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent	83
1423	16/08/1993	P	Theresa McKeown	40 – 37	Alec Webb	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent	71
1424	17/08/1993	P	Theresa McKeown	55 – 42	Mick Gould	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent	83
1425	18/08/1993	P	Theresa McKeown	58 – 28	Des Murray	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jenny Hanley	Susie Dent	71
1426	19/08/1993	P	Theresa McKeown	45 – 41	Margaret Irvine	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jenny Hanley	Susie Dent	71
1427	20/08/1993	P	Theresa McKeown	38 – 39	Peter Franklin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jenny Hanley	Susie Dent	69
1428	23/08/1993	P	Clive Cresswell	24 – 67	Peter Franklin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jenny Hanley	Susie Dent	84
1429	24/08/1993	P	Claire Abdy	58 – 35	Peter Franklin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jenny Hanley	Susie Dent	71
1430	25/08/1993	P	Claire Abdy	42 – 33	Simon Millard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jenny Hanley	Susie Dent	70
1431	26/08/1993	P	Claire Abdy	65 – 42	James Pellow	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Ruth Killick	81
1432	27/08/1993	P	Claire Abdy	44 – 51	Joan McLean	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Ruth Killick	69
1433	30/08/1993	P	Andrew Perry	50 – 42	Joan McLean	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Ruth Killick	73
1434	31/08/1993	P	Andrew Perry	59 – 22	John Sefton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Ruth Killick	70
1435	01/09/1993	P	Andrew Perry	57 – 53	Lynne Blackburn	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Ruth Killick	72
1436	02/09/1993	P	Andrew Perry	50 – 45	Martin Howell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Ruth Killick	73
1437	03/09/1993	P	Andrew Perry	65 – 28	Richard Hamer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Ruth Killick	73
1438	06/09/1993	P	Andrew Perry	40 – 28	Marty Davis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Ruth Killick	72
1439	07/09/1993	P	Andrew Perry	56 – 26	John Hunt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Ruth Killick	70
1440	08/09/1993	P	Andrew Perry	35 – 41	Gary Thomson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Ruth Killick	75
1441	09/09/1993	P	Jane Atkins	37 – 31	Gary Thomson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Ruth Killick	69
1442	10/09/1993	P	Jane Atkins	21 – 61	Eugene McGoldrick	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Ruth Killick	82
1443	13/09/1993	P	David Coan	46 – 41	Eugene McGoldrick	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Ruth Killick	70
1444	14/09/1993	P	David Coan	61 – 33	Steve Perry	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Ruth Killick	75
1445	15/09/1993	P	David Coan	51 – 67	Kathryn Barratt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	74
1446	16/09/1993	P	Chris Mundell	37 – 50	Kathryn Barratt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rosalind Ayres	Susie Dent	71
1447	17/09/1993	P	William Elsom	40 – 70	Kathryn Barratt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	74
1448	20/09/1993	P	Ann Turner	45 – 68	Kathryn Barratt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rosalind Ayres	Susie Dent	72
1449	21/09/1993	P	Gary Polhill	43 – 31	Kathryn Barratt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	81
1450	22/09/1993	P	Gary Polhill	44 – 47	Darren Carter	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rosalind Ayres	Susie Dent	70
1451	23/09/1993	QF	Andrew Perry	45 – 21	Peggy Mills	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	83
1452	24/09/1993	QF	Howard Whiteley	37 – 58	Andy Bodle	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rosalind Ayres	Susie Dent	75
1453	27/09/1993	QF	Chris Feetenby	55 – 20	Theresa McKeown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	74
1454	28/09/1993	QF	Kathryn Barratt	45 – 49	Alan Harwood	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rosalind Ayres	Susie Dent	72
1455	29/09/1993	SF	Andrew Perry	59 – 53	Alan Harwood	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	73
1456	30/09/1993	SF	Chris Feetenby	34 – 53	Andy Bodle	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rosalind Ayres	Susie Dent	81
1457	01/10/1993	GF	Andy Bodle	73 – 45	Andrew Perry	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres	Susie Dent	115

External Links

• Series 26 on The Countdown Database.
• Series 26 on The Countdown Page.