Series 22

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Series 22 ran from July 1991 to September 1991. The twenty-second of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Chris Waddington.

This was the first series to adopt the method of sudden death conundrums to resolve a tie, as opposed to a replay on the following broadcast.

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This series marked the debut of the Wings set, seen above. It was turned purple in 1996, then tangerine in 1999, before finally being replaced in 2003.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Chris Waddington	8	463
2	Anne Lyng	7	423
3	Robert Teuton	5	331
4	David Webb	5	300
5	Una Szewc	5	276
6	Niall Laverty	3	201
7	Jim Saunders	3	193
8	Philip Griffiths	3	189

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

Finals progress

Chris Waddington (1) vs Philip Griffiths (8)	Chris Waddington (1) vs David Webb (4)	Chris Waddington (1) vs Robert Teuton (3)
Una Szewc (5) vs David Webb (4)
Robert Teuton (3) vs Niall Laverty (6)	Robert Teuton (3) vs Jim Saunders (7)
Jim Saunders (7) vs Anne Lyng (2)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
1133	1/07/1991	P	Una Szewc	41 – 25	Miri Purse	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Freda Thornton
1134	2/07/1991	P	Una Szewc	50 – 38	David Radcliffe	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Freda Thornton
1135	3/07/1991	P	Una Szewc	55 – 41	Tony Hodgson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Freda Thornton
1136	4/07/1991	P	Una Szewc	54 – 29	Dorothy Barrett	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Freda Thornton
1137	5/07/1991	P	Una Szewc	27 – 55	John Shock	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Freda Thornton
1138	8/07/1991	P	Frank Little	67 – 42	John Shock	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Freda Thornton
1139	9/07/1991	P	Frank Little	41 – 45	Bette Amor	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Freda Thornton
1140	10/07/1991	P	David Munday	42 – 55	Bette Amor	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Freda Thornton
1141	11/07/1991	P	Andy Potter	38 – 31	Bette Amor	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Freda Thornton
1142	12/07/1991	P	Andy Potter	26 – 66	Anne Lyng	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Richard Samson
1143	15/07/1991	P	Vikrant Bansal	30 – 36	Anne Lyng	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Richard Samson
1144	16/07/1991	P	Craig Simnett	21 – 70	Anne Lyng	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Richard Samson
1145	17/07/1991	P	Eileen Taylor	46 – 47	Anne Lyng	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Richard Samson
1146	18/07/1991	P	David Hurwich	20 – 52	Anne Lyng	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Richard Samson
1147	19/07/1991	P	John Duncan	29 – 61	Anne Lyng	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Richard Samson
1148	22/07/1991	P	John Roper	25 – 66	Anne Lyng	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Richard Samson
1149	23/07/1991	P	David Webb	53 – 25	Anne Lyng	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sheridan Morley	Richard Samson
1150	24/07/1991	P	David Webb	50 – 21	Hattie Ison	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sheridan Morley	Richard Samson
1151	25/07/1991	P	David Webb	61 – 39	Jackie Watson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sheridan Morley	Richard Samson
1152	26/07/1991	P	David Webb	52 – 18	Harry Victor	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sheridan Morley	Richard Samson
1153	29/07/1991	P	David Webb	43 – 40	Andrew Mitchell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sheridan Morley	Richard Samson
1154	30/07/1991	P	David Webb	41 – 64	Robert Teuton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Alexandra Clayton
1155	31/07/1991	P	Barbara Hudson	13 – 69	Robert Teuton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Alexandra Clayton
1156	1/08/1991	P	Brian Pettit	42 – 52*	Robert Teuton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Alexandra Clayton
1157	2/08/1991	P	Gerry Lynch	37 – 65	Robert Teuton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Alexandra Clayton
1158	5/08/1991	P	Sibyl Ruth	31 – 51	Robert Teuton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Alexandra Clayton
1159	6/08/1991	P	Jonathan Gresty	71 – 30	Robert Teuton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Alexandra Clayton
1160	7/08/1991	P	Jonathan Gresty	59 – 42	Jim Tobin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Alexandra Clayton
1161	8/08/1991	P	Jonathan Gresty	36 – 41	Jon Owens	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Alexandra Clayton
1162	9/08/1991	P	Dorothy Farahar	42 – 37	Jon Owens	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Alexandra Clayton
1163	12/08/1991	P	Dorothy Farahar	37 – 68	Niall Laverty	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Alexandra Clayton
1164	13/08/1991	P	David Smith	27 – 55	Niall Laverty	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Alexandra Clayton
1165	14/08/1991	P	Bryan Maycock	39 – 51	Niall Laverty	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Alexandra Clayton
1166	15/08/1991	P	Renee Meenehan	36 – 27	Niall Laverty	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Dinah Sheridan	Catherine Clarke
1167	16/08/1991	P	Renee Meenehan	44 – 51	Jim Saunders	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Dinah Sheridan	Catherine Clarke
1168	19/08/1991	P	Michael Stebbings	38 – 55	Jim Saunders	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Dinah Sheridan	Catherine Clarke
1169	20/08/1991	P	Michael Meenehan	34 – 42	Jim Saunders	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Dinah Sheridan	Catherine Clarke
1170	21/08/1991	P	Thelma Bell	48 – 45	Jim Saunders	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Dinah Sheridan	Catherine Clarke
1171	22/08/1991	P	Thelma Bell	55 – 60	Howard Spencer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Dinah Sheridan	Catherine Clarke
1172	23/08/1991	P	Tommy Gilligan	59 – 41	Howard Spencer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Bill Tidy	Catherine Clarke
1173	26/08/1991	P	Tommy Gilligan	48 – 58	Karen Willis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Bill Tidy	Catherine Clarke
1174	27/08/1991	P	Tony Alder	36 – 41	Karen Willis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Bill Tidy	Catherine Clarke
1175	28/08/1991	P	Chris Waddington	56 – 52	Karen Willis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Bill Tidy	Catherine Clarke
1176	29/08/1991	P	Chris Waddington	60 – 40	Margaret Woodford	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Bill Tidy	Catherine Clarke
1177	30/08/1991	P	Chris Waddington	60 – 50	Clifford Lee	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Bill Tidy	Catherine Clarke
1178	2/09/1991	P	Chris Waddington	58 – 38	Eric Massey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sheridan Morley	Judy Pearsall
1179	3/09/1991	P	Chris Waddington	38 – 37	Angus Douglas	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sheridan Morley	Judy Pearsall
1180	4/09/1991	P	Chris Waddington	63 – 48	Jenny Edge	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sheridan Morley	Judy Pearsall
1181	5/09/1991	P	Chris Waddington	55 – 52	John Nixon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sheridan Morley	Judy Pearsall
1182	6/09/1991	P	Chris Waddington	73 – 60	Terry Stapleton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sheridan Morley	Judy Pearsall
1183	9/09/1991	P	Bill Donaldson	39 – 65	Tamsin Rawlins	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sheridan Morley	Judy Pearsall
1184	10/09/1991	P	Jack Keane	30 – 37	Tamsin Rawlins	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Judy Pearsall
1185	11/09/1991	P	Barbara Kent	53 – 37	Tamsin Rawlins	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Judy Pearsall
1186	12/09/1991	P	Barbara Kent	43 – 31	Carl Meeson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Judy Pearsall
1187	13/09/1991	P	Barbara Kent	22 – 54	Philip Griffiths	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Judy Pearsall
1188	16/09/1991	P	David Stevens	44 – 56	Philip Griffiths	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Judy Pearsall
1189	17/09/1991	P	Alan Titterington	28 – 44	Philip Griffiths	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Judy Pearsall
1190	18/09/1991	P	Alan Harston	44 – 35	Philip Griffiths	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Richard Samson
1191	19/09/1991	QF	Chris Waddington	59 – 35	Philip Griffiths	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Richard Samson
1192	20/09/1991	QF	Anne Lyng	44 – 52	Jim Saunders	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Richard Samson
1193	23/09/1991	QF	Robert Teuton	59 – 48	Niall Laverty	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Richard Samson
1194	24/09/1991	QF	Una Szewc	47 – 65	David Webb	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Richard Samson
1195	25/09/1991	SF	Chris Waddington	60 – 56	David Webb	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Richard Samson
1196	26/09/1991	SF	Robert Teuton	54 – 43	Jim Saunders	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Richard Samson
1197	27/09/1991	GF	Robert Teuton	90 – 98	Chris Waddington	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres	Richard Samson

* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum

External links

• Series 22 on The Countdown Database.
• Series 22 on The Countdown Page.