Series 94

Series 94
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Series information
First episode	29 June 2026
Last episode	tbc
Number of contestants	43
Number of episodes	40
Results
Winner	tbc
Runner-up	tbc

Series 94 is the upcoming series of Countdown. It will commence on 29 June 2026, and will conclude in December 2026.

This series will notably abolish the long-standing "restaurant rule", meaning the plural forms of every mass noun will be rendered invalid unless the ODP entry specifies a count noun sense. Prior to this change, plural forms of mass nouns were permitted on the basis that the dictionary entry denoted an item that could be ordered in multiple quantities in a restaurant such as POLENTA and TIRAMISU.

Apterites that have appeared in the series to date include Karen Pearson (the rollover contestant from the previous series).

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Karen Pearson*	4	376

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
8799	29/06/2026	P	Karen Pearson	111 – 78	Richard Walker	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jon Culshaw	Susie Dent
8800	30/06/2026	P	TBC	–	TBC	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jon Culshaw	Susie Dent
8801	01/07/2026	P	TBC	–	TBC	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jon Culshaw	Susie Dent
8802	02/07/2026	P	TBC	–	TBC	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jon Culshaw	Susie Dent
8803	03/07/2026	P	TBC	–	TBC	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jon Culshaw	Susie Dent
8804	06/07/2026	P	TBC	–	TBC	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Alex Fletcher	Susie Dent
8805	07/07/2026	P	TBC	–	TBC	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Alex Fletcher	Susie Dent
8806	08/07/2026	P	TBC	–	TBC	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Alex Fletcher	Susie Dent
8807	09/07/2026	P	TBC	–	TBC	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Alex Fletcher	Susie Dent
8808	10/07/2026	P	TBC	–	TBC	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Alex Fletcher	Susie Dent

External links

• Series 94 on The Countdown Database.