Series 89

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Series 89 is the current series of Countdown, and the fifth series to feature Colin Murray as presenter. It began on 2 January 2024 and will conclude in June 2024.

Mark Goodliffe, who won the final four preliminary matches of Series 88, returned to continue his run in the first heat of this series.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Mark Goodliffe	8	816
2	Nathan Mulligan	4	328
	Jan Scowcroft*	1	70

*still playing Since Series 60, players are sorted by number of wins, then by number of points. Points from both wins and losses count. Points from sudden death conundrums are not counted, and players with the same number of wins and points are sorted by the number of conundrums correctly guessed, then highest single-game score.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
8177	02/01/2024	P	Mark Goodliffe	91 – 58	Dan Morrell	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Babatunde Aléshé	Susie Dent	135
8178	03/01/2024	P	Mark Goodliffe	116 – 43	Sharon McIvor	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Babatunde Aléshé	Susie Dent	133
8179	04/01/2024	P	Mark Goodliffe	105 – 58	Julie Acheson	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Babatunde Aléshé	Susie Dent	147
8180	05/01/2024	P	Mark Goodliffe	105 – 82	Laura Gilbert	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Babatunde Aléshé	Susie Dent	134
8181	08/01/2024	P	Kevin McAfee	79 – 81	Nathan Mulligan	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Thomson	Susie Dent	147
8182	09/01/2024	P	Nathan Mulligan	85 – 52	John Peake	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Thomson	Susie Dent	124
8183	10/01/2024	P	Nathan Mulligan	87 – 58	Matt Heal	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Thomson	Susie Dent	127
8184	11/01/2024	P	Nathan Mulligan	75 – 55	Marina Voak	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Thomson	Susie Dent	130
8185	12/01/2024	P	Nathan Mulligan	68 – 70	Jan Scowcroft	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Thomson	Susie Dent	148
8186	15/01/2024	P	Jan Scowcroft	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Prue Leith	Susie Dent
8187	16/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Prue Leith	Susie Dent
8188	17/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Prue Leith	Susie Dent
8189	18/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Prue Leith	Susie Dent
8190	19/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Prue Leith	Susie Dent
8191	22/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jon Culshaw	Susie Dent
8192	23/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jon Culshaw	Susie Dent
8193	24/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jon Culshaw	Susie Dent
8194	25/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jon Culshaw	Susie Dent
8195	26/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jon Culshaw	Susie Dent

External Links

• Series 89 on The Countdown Database.