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30th Birthday Championship
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The Countdown 30th Birthday Championship will be filmed in late 2012 and early 2013 and broadcast in early 2013 to celebrate thirty years of Countdown. Over 200 past contestants applied to take part; 41 were selected by producer Damian Eadie to participate. Nine preliminary games will narrow the field to 32 contestants, who will then compete in a straight knockout for the championship.
Participants
- The participants are listed by the series that they are most commonly associated with (Series champions are in bold):
- Series 4: Christine Hunt, Robert Richland
- Series 8: Sandie Simonis
- Series 13: Mike Whiteoak
- Series 21: Barry Grossman, Jackie McLeod
- Series 22: David Webb
- Series 28: Wayne Kelly, Chris Hawkins, Nick Deller
- Series 38: John Ashmore, Jill Bright
- Series 43: David Williams
- Series 44: David Hoskisson
- Series 46: Ben Wilson
- Series 47: Chris Wills, Tom Hargreaves
- Series 52: Mark Tournoff
- Series 53: Jon O'Neill
- Series 54: Conor Travers
- Series 55: Steven Briers
- Series 56: Nick Wainwright
- Series 58: David O'Donnell
- Series 59: Martin Bishop, Kai Laddiman
- Series 60: Kirk Bevins, Neil Zussman
- Series 61: Chris Davies, Andrew Hulme, Innis Carson
- Series 62: Nicki Sellars
- Series 63: Jack Hurst, Marcus Hares, Tom Rowell
- Series 64: Edward McCullagh
- Series 65: Graeme Cole, Mark Deeks, Paul Keane
- Series 66: Jack Worsley, Jonathan Rawlinson, Peter Lee
Fixtures
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preliminary Round | ||||||||||||
5617 | 7/01/2013 | 30BP | Tom Hargreaves | – | Nicki Sellars | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5618 | 8/01/2013 | 30BP | Wayne Kelly | – | Nick Wainwright | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5619 | 9/01/2013 | 30BP | Mark Deeks | – | Jack Hurst | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5620 | 10/01/2013 | 30BP | Ben Wilson | – | Conor Travers | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5621 | 11/01/2013 | 30BP | Mark Tournoff | – | Nick Deller | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5622 | 14/01/2013 | 30BP | Robert Richland | – | David Webb | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5623 | 15/01/2013 | 30BP | Jackie McLeod | – | Barry Grossman | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5624 | 16/01/2013 | 30BP | Andrew Hulme | – | Steven Briers | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5625 | 17/01/2013 | 30BP | Edward McCullagh | – | Jonathan Rawlinson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
Round 1 | ||||||||||||
5626 | 18/01/2013 | 30B1 | Peter Lee | – | Tom Rowell | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5627 | 21/01/2013 | 30B1 | Kai Laddiman | – | Jon O'Neill | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5628 | 22/01/2013 | 30B1 | Chris Hawkins | – | Jill Bright | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5629 | 23/01/2013 | 30B1 | Martin Bishop | – | Chris Wills | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5630 | 24/01/2013 | 30B1 | David Williams | – | Chris Davies | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5631 | 25/01/2013 | 30B1 | Innis Carson | – | Marcus Hares | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5632 | 28/01/2013 | 30B1 | Christine Hunt | – | Sandie Simonis | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5633 | 29/01/2013 | 30B1 | Paul Keane | – | Neil Zussman | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5634 | 30/01/2013 | 30B1 | David Hoskisson | – | Mike Whiteoak | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5635 | 31/01/2013 | 30B1 | Graeme Cole | – | Jack Worsley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5636 | 1/02/2013 | 30B1 | John Ashmore | – | Kirk Bevins | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5637 | 4/02/2013 | 30B1 | David O'Donnell | – | Winner 5617 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5638 | 5/02/2013 | 30B1 | Winner 5618 | – | Winner 5619 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5639 | 6/02/2013 | 30B1 | Winner 5620 | – | Winner 5621 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5640 | 7/02/2013 | 30B1 | Winner 5622 | – | Winner 5623 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5641 | 8/02/2013 | 30B1 | Winner 5624 | – | Winner 5625 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
Round 2 | ||||||||||||
5642 | 11/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5626 | – | Winner 5641 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5643 | 12/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5627 | – | Winner 5640 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5644 | 13/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5628 | – | Winner 5639 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5645 | 14/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5629 | – | Winner 5638 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5646 | 15/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5630 | – | Winner 5637 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5647 | 18/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5631 | – | Winner 5636 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5648 | 19/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5632 | – | Winner 5635 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5649 | 20/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5634 | – | Winner 5633 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
Quarter-Finals | ||||||||||||
5650 | 21/02/2013 | 30BQF | Winner 5642 | – | Winner 5649 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5651 | 22/02/2013 | 30BQF | Winner 5643 | – | Winner 5648 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5652 | 25/02/2013 | 30BQF | Winner 5644 | – | Winner 5647 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5653 | 26/02/2013 | 30BQF | Winner 5645 | – | Winner 5646 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
Semi-Finals | ||||||||||||
5654 | 27/02/2013 | 30BSF | Winner 5650 | – | Winner 5653 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5655 | 28/02/2013 | 30BSF | Winner 5651 | – | Winner 5652 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
Grand Final | ||||||||||||
5656 | 1/03/2013 | 30BGF | Winner 5654 | – | Winner 5655 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent |