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Revision as of 14:21, 26 May 2010

A special episode is an episode that is not part of the main Countdown series, but is shown to fill a gap in the Channel 4 schedule – typically due to an unexpected absence of cricket or racing – or occasionally for some other reason.

List of special episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
445 13/10/1986 Champions of Champions I & II Clive Freedman 67 – 76 Mark Nyman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth, Bill Tidy Catherine Clarke
495 2/2/1987 500th show Bill Tidy et al 41 – 32 Gyles Brandreth et al Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner none Della Thompson
1003 2/7/1990 1000th show Allan Saldanha 94 – 93 Tim Morrissey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth,
Richard Stilgoe 		Catherine Clarke
1523 4/7/1994 1500th show Gareth Williams 62 – 99 Allan Saldanha Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Denis Norden Mark Nyman
CS1997 25/12/1997 Christmas Special Richard Whiteley 30 – 43 Carol King William G Stewart Susie Dent Magnus Magnusson Mark Nyman
2874 2/11/2000 18th Birthday Gyles Brandreth
and Mark Nyman 		50 – 46 Jo Brand
and Damian Eadie 		Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman none Susie Dent
S1 26/5/2003 Husband & Wife Stuart Barker 98 – 78 Daphne Barker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ann Widdecombe Susie Dent
S2 25/7/2003 Replayed Series 40 Final Terence English 92 – 57 Glynn Leaney Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ann Widdecombe Susie Dent
S3 4/8/2003 High Scoring Losers Terry Rattle 94 – 78 Elfie Winterton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ann Widdecombe Susie Dent
S4 18/8/2003 Maths Teachers Mark Roper 95 – 68 Ruth Atkin Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent
S5 25/8/2003 Solicitors Simon Cobb 88 – 93 David Stainer Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent
S6 2/9/2003 Clergymen Alan Wright 71 – 97 John Povey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent
S7 3/9/2003 Scrabble Masters Brett Smitheram 87 – 101 Harshan Lamabadusuriya Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Damian Eadie
S8 8/9/2003 Replayed Series 31 Final David Acton 70 – 104 Kenneth Michie Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Damian Eadie
S9 9/9/2003 Champions of Champions IX & X Scott Mearns 100 – 109 Natascha Kearsey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bob Bevan Alison Heard
S10 10/9/2003 Police Officers Debbie Haycock 81 – 61 Peter Brinkley Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Susie Dent
S11 11/9/2003 High Scoring Losers Melanie Beaumont 83 – 126 Linda Dawe Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bernard Ingham Alison Heard
S12 12/9/2003 Series 47 & 48 Champions Julian Fell 100 – 92 Chris Wills Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bob Bevan Alison Heard
S13 15/3/2004 Publicans Paul Burlinson 66 – 84 Pamela Roud Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bernard Ingham Alison Heard
S14 19/3/2004 Father & Daughter Sally Hutchings 104 – 87 Peter Hutchings Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Susie Dent
S15 14/6/2004 Replayed Series 35 Final Pete Cashmore 66 – 107 Dag Griffiths Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent
S16 26/7/2004 Replayed Series 39 Final Richard Saldanha 83 – 92 Kate Ogilvie Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent
S17 2/8/2004 Aficionados Mike Brown 113 – 70 Nita Marr Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Susie Dent
S18 13/8/2004 Replayed Series 37 Final Ray McPhie 104 – 89 Christine White Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ann Widdecombe Susie Dent
S19 23/8/2004 Mother & Son Margaret Sambrooks 95 – 47 Tony Brooks Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bob Bevan Alison Heard
S20 30/8/2004 Starlets Lucy Guile 66 – 76 James Robinson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bob Bevan Alison Heard
S21 20/12/2004 Brothers Sandeep Mazumder 72 – 67 Sanjay Mazumder Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ann Widdecombe Susie Dent
S22 25/3/2005 Cabaret Entertainers John Marlowe 56 – 91 Alf Berry Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bernard Ingham Alison Heard
S23 30/5/2005 Starlets Austin Shin 98 – 67 Beth Sutton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bernard Ingham Alison Heard
S(24) UNRELEASED Replayed Series 38 Final Steve Fisher ? John Ashmore Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bob Bevan Alison Heard
S(25) UNRELEASED Old Countdownians Joyce Cansfield ? Dixie Baird Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bernard Ingham Alison Heard
4473 2/11/2007 25th Anniversary Chris Wills 58 – 69 Conor Travers Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman none Alison Heard
S26 15/03/2010 Series 60 & 61 Champions Chris Davies 77 – 81 Kirk Bevins Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Gary Osborne Susie Dent

See also

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