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| − | '''''[[Celebrity Countdown]]'' Series 1''' ran from 23 April to 18 June 1998, and was a short-lived series that, as the title suggests, pitted celebrities against each other in a game of ''[[Countdown]]''. The format used was a shortened version of the then-standard [[9-round format]] | + | '''''[[Celebrity Countdown]]'' Series 1''' ran from 23 April to 18 June 1998, and was a short-lived series that, as the title suggests, pitted celebrities against each other in a game of ''[[Countdown]]''. The format used was a shortened version of the then-standard [[9-round format]] — dropping a [[letters game]] from each [[half]] to reduce the total number of rounds to seven. Thus, the format was half of the [[14 round format (old)|14-round format]] used for grand finals in the 9-round era. This format had also been used in the [[special episode]] played on [[Episode CS1997|Christmas Day 1997]] between [[Richard Whiteley]] and [[Carol Vorderman]]; that show is occasionally credited as part of the celebrity series. The series was broadcast on Thursday evenings but only lasted for eight episodes. |
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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| First episode | 23 April 1998 |
| Last episode | 18 June 1998 |
| Highest score | 47 (Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall) |
| Number of contestants | 16 |
| Number of episodes | 8 |
Celebrity Countdown Series 1 ran from 23 April to 18 June 1998, and was a short-lived series that, as the title suggests, pitted celebrities against each other in a game of Countdown. The format used was a shortened version of the then-standard 9-round format — dropping a letters game from each half to reduce the total number of rounds to seven. Thus, the format was half of the 14-round format used for grand finals in the 9-round era. This format had also been used in the special episode played on Christmas Day 1997 between Richard Whiteley and Carol Vorderman; that show is occasionally credited as part of the celebrity series. The series was broadcast on Thursday evenings but only lasted for eight episodes.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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| C1 | 23/04/1998 | CC | Des Lynam | 32 – 17 | Siân Lloyd | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Magnus Magnusson | Anna Eaton | 59 | ||
| C2 | 30/04/1998 | CC | Jo Brand | 37 – 29 | Arthur Smith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bamber Gascoigne | Susie Dent | 60 | ||
| C3 | 07/05/1998 | CC | Edwina Currie | 18 – 20 | Charles Kennedy | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Roy Hattersley | Susie Dent | 62 | ||
| C4 | 14/05/1998 | CC | Jilly Goolden | 9 – 47 | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Patrick Lichfield | Susie Dent | 58 | ||
| C5 | 28/05/1998 | CC | Ron Atkinson | 39 – 27 | Eamonn Holmes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Andy Gray | Mark Nyman | 61 | ||
| C6 | 04/06/1998 | CC | Jill Dando | 20 – 41 | Alastair Stewart | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | John Cole | Mark Nyman | 79 | ||
| C7 | 11/06/1998 | CC | Loyd Grossman | 20 – 23 | David Steel | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucinda Lambton | Mark Nyman | 59 | ||
| C8 | 18/06/1998 | CC | Alan Coren | 35 – 29 | Graeme Garden | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Matthew Parris | Susie Dent | 59 | ||
