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Series 75
Series 75 is the current series of Countdown. It began on Monday 27 June 2016 and will continue until Friday 23 December. This series is the tenth presented by Nick Hewer, and the second episode of the series, broadcast on 28 June, marked Hewer's 1,000th Countdown appearance.
The show was off the air for a week and a half in September, due to Channel 4's coverage of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Beginning on 17 October 2016, the show's transmission time was moved one hour forward, to 2:10pm, to accommodate the final series of Deal or No Deal. This, as well as brief spells at 2:10 during Series 71 and 72, is the earliest broadcast time in the show's history with the exception of the Countdown Masters and the early-morning repeats.
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Martin Hurst | 8 | 830 |
2 | Jamie Washington | 8 | 825 |
3 | Andrew Macleod | 8 | 809 |
4 | John Shaw | 8 | 774 |
5 | Andrew Fenton | 8 | 728 |
6 | Rik Anstee | 6 | 561 |
7 | Stephen Fuller | 6 | 507 |
8 | Tom Stephens | 5 | 474 |
Finals progress
Martin Hurst (1) vs Tom Stephens (8) | ||
Andrew Fenton (5) vs John Shaw (4) | ||
Andrew Macleod (3) vs Rik Anstee (6) | ||
Stephen Fuller (7) vs Jamie Washington (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6385 | 27/06/2016 | P | Norm Ahmad | 93 – 95 | Andrew Fenton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6386 | 28/06/2016 | P | Andrew Fenton | 93 – 54 | Stephen Wintle | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6387 | 29/06/2016 | P | Andrew Fenton | 95 – 48 | Chris Worthing | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6388 | 30/06/2016 | P | Andrew Fenton | 71 – 62 | Rhys Danino | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6389 | 1/07/2016 | P | Andrew Fenton | 79 – 54 | Michael Hawkins | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6390 | 4/07/2016 | P | Andrew Fenton | 101 – 77 | Matt Whelan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alison Steadman | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
6391 | 5/07/2016 | P | Andrew Fenton | 112 – 58 | Ken Irvin | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alison Steadman | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
6392 | 6/07/2016 | P | Andrew Fenton | 82 – 53 | Pádraig Ryan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alison Steadman | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6393 | 11/07/2016 | P | Steve Broad | 72 – 102 | Rachel Sheridan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alison Steadman | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6394 | 12/07/2016 | P | Rachel Sheridan | 77 – 79 | Stephen Fuller | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alison Steadman | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6395 | 13/07/2016 | P | Stephen Fuller | 84 – 66 | Jonny Guy | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6396 | 14/07/2016 | P | Stephen Fuller | 74 – 40 | Philippa Craven | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6397 | 15/07/2016 | P | Stephen Fuller | 83 – 63 | Andrew Cripps | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 147 | ||
6398 | 18/07/2016 | P | Stephen Fuller | 82 – 63 | Dave Hussey-Yeo | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
6399 | 19/07/2016 | P | Stephen Fuller | 78 – 71 | Mark Lawrence | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
6400 | 20/07/2016 | P | Stephen Fuller | 27 – 106 | Aidan Linge | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | David James | Susie Dent | 154 | ||
6401 | 21/07/2016 | P | Aidan Linge | 91 – 65 | Ciarán Duffy | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | David James | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6402 | 22/07/2016 | P | Aidan Linge | 105 – 38 | Lauren Wark | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | David James | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6403 | 25/07/2016 | P | Aidan Linge | 92 – 102* | Chris Leaney | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | David James | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6404 | 1/08/2016 | P | Chris Leaney | 79 – 115 | Stephen Bloom | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | David James | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6405 | 2/08/2016 | P | Stephen Bloom | 84 – 83 | Andrew McGill | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
6406 | 3/08/2016 | P | Stephen Bloom | 73 – 80 | Cammy Lovatt | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6407 | 4/08/2016 | P | Cammy Lovatt | 94 – 89 | Robin Bott | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
6408 | 5/08/2016 | P | Cammy Lovatt | 73 – 97 | Annie Humphries | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6409 | 8/08/2016 | P | Annie Humphries | 100 – 70 | Zak Brown | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6410 | 9/08/2016 | P | Annie Humphries | 94 – 61 | Malcolm Potter | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6411 | 10/08/2016 | P | Annie Humphries | 108 – 16 | Paul Emmett | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Charlie Stayt | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6412 | 11/08/2016 | P | Annie Humphries | 87 – 52 | Roy Davies | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Charlie Stayt | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6413 | 12/08/2016 | P | Annie Humphries | 93 – 82 | Jane Ashton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Charlie Stayt | Susie Dent | 155 | ||
6414 | 15/08/2016 | P | Annie Humphries | 103 – 32 | Danny Cariello | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Charlie Stayt | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6415 | 16/08/2016 | P | Annie Humphries | 93 – 45 | Ben Gallivan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Charlie Stayt | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6416 | 22/08/2016 | P | Graham Stanley | 78 – 84 | Nick Meredith | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6417 | 23/08/2016 | P | Nick Meredith | 71 – 84 | Natalie Matale | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
6418 | 24/08/2016 | P | Natalie Matale | 65 – 51 | John McDonald | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6419 | 25/08/2016 | P | Natalie Matale | 54 – 102 | Martin Hurst | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
6420 | 26/08/2016 | P | Martin Hurst | 95 – 80 | Alan Gillies | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
6421 | 29/08/2016 | P | Martin Hurst | 111 – 7 | Arnold Solomon | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
6422 | 30/08/2016 | P | Martin Hurst | 130 – 36 | Tom Law | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 156 | ||
6423 | 31/08/2016 | P | Martin Hurst | 83 – 73 | Simon Cookson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 110 | ||
6424 | 1/09/2016 | P | Martin Hurst | 107 – 59 | Yvonne Endacott | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6425 | 2/09/2016 | P | Martin Hurst | 98 – 48 | Damon Wingfield | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6426 | 5/09/2016 | P | Martin Hurst | 104 – 48 | Owen Polley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 147 | ||
6427 | 6/09/2016 | P | Jamie Washington | 110 – 52 | Robert Dwyer | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
6428 | 7/09/2016 | P | Jamie Washington | 91 – 73 | Kate Strang | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
6429 | 19/09/2016 | P | Jamie Washington | 113 – 78 | Gareth Bann | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6430 | 20/09/2016 | P | Jamie Washington | 104 – 70 | Paul King | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
6431 | 21/09/2016 | P | Jamie Washington | 93 – 45 | Steve Griffin | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
6432 | 22/09/2016 | P | Jamie Washington | 104 – 75 | Tim Martin | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6433 | 26/09/2016 | P | Jamie Washington | 101 – 77 | Philip Hannan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6434 | 27/09/2016 | P | Jamie Washington | 109 – 58 | Gary McEnaney | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6435 | 28/09/2016 | P | Andy Barnaby | 66 – 81 | Chris Sinclair | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6436 | 29/09/2016 | P | Chris Sinclair | 102* – 92 | Mark Gourley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6437 | 30/09/2016 | P | Chris Sinclair | 73 – 100 | Lucy Westwood | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
6438 | 3/10/2016 | P | Lucy Westwood | 62 – 109 | Ikenna Oguguo | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6439 | 4/10/2016 | P | Ikenna Oguguo | 53 – 101 | Jamie Smith | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 129 | ||
6440 | 5/10/2016 | P | Jamie Smith | 94 – 34 | Tim McIlroy | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
6441 | 6/10/2016 | P | Jamie Smith | 100 – 81 | Anna Hepburn-Job | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Williams | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
6442 | 10/10/2016 | P | Jamie Smith | 98 – 77 | Alan Parker | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Williams | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
6443 | 11/10/2016 | P | Jamie Smith | 76 – 77 | Andrew Macleod | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Williams | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
6444 | 12/10/2016 | P | Andrew Macleod | 82 – 57 | Charlie Walker | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Williams | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6445 | 13/10/2016 | P | Andrew Macleod | 95 – 63 | Sam Gunning | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Williams | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6446 | 14/10/2016 | P | Andrew Macleod | 122 – 49 | Adam Bevan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Brendan Cole | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6447 | 17/10/2016 | P | Andrew Macleod | 106 – 51 | Ruaraidh Macdonald | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Brendan Cole | Susie Dent | 138 | ||
6448 | 18/10/2016 | P | Andrew Macleod | 109 – 28 | Samantha Dorrough | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Brendan Cole | Susie Dent | 158 | ||
6449 | 19/10/2016 | P | Andrew Macleod | 94 – 69 | David Stirling | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Brendan Cole | Susie Dent | 140 | ||
6450 | 20/10/2016 | P | Andrew Macleod | 124 – 83 | Peter Andrews | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Brendan Cole | Susie Dent | 165 | ||
6451 | 21/10/2016 | P | Dave Chapman | 56 – 102 | Elesh Mistry | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Joe Lycett | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6452 | 24/10/2016 | P | Elesh Mistry | 80 – 79 | Margaret Burrell | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Joe Lycett | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6453 | 25/10/2016 | P | Elesh Mistry | 71 – 73 | Daniel Clerkson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Joe Lycett | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6454 | 26/10/2016 | P | Daniel Clerkson | 79 – 97 | Mick Groarke | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Joe Lycett | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
6455 | 27/10/2016 | P | Mick Groarke | 88 – 70 | Michael Turner | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Joe Lycett | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6456 | 28/10/2016 | P | Mick Groarke | 77 – 84 | Rik Anstee | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Joe Lycett | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6457 | 31/10/2016 | P | Rik Anstee | 84 – 71 | Jona Aucott | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Challis | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
6458 | 1/11/2016 | P | Rik Anstee | 53 – 44 | Matthew Patenall | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Challis | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
6459 | 2/11/2016 | P | Rik Anstee | 79 – 53 | Alice Curtis | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Challis | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
6460 | 3/11/2016 | P | Rik Anstee | 83 – 60 | Andy Goble | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Challis | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6461 | 4/11/2016 | P | Rik Anstee | 83 – 75 | Jamie Hogg | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Challis | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6462 | 7/11/2016 | P | Rik Anstee | 95 – 101 | Amber Farrington | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6463 | 8/11/2016 | P | Amber Farrington | 70 – 50 | Dave Whittaker | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
6464 | 9/11/2016 | P | Amber Farrington | 80 – 85 | Doug Roberts | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
6465 | 10/11/2016 | P | Doug Roberts | 87 – 46 | Kevin Stokes | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6466 | 14/11/2016 | P | Doug Roberts | 78 – 55 | Arnaud Blanche | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
6467 | 15/11/2016 | P | Doug Roberts | 66 – 42 | Ciarán McCann | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Louise Minchin | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
6468 | 16/11/2016 | P | Doug Roberts | 73 – 79 | Tom Stephens | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Louise Minchin | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
6469 | 17/11/2016 | P | Tom Stephens | 88 – 44 | Nick Jones | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Louise Minchin | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
6470 | 18/11/2016 | P | Tom Stephens | 69 – 46 | Mike Springett | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Louise Minchin | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
6471 | 21/11/2016 | P | Tom Stephens | 84 – 81 | Wayne Ashton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Louise Minchin | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
6472 | 22/11/2016 | P | Tom Stephens | 90 – 70 | Jordan Chambers | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Louise Minchin | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
6473 | 23/11/2016 | P | Tom Stephens | 64 – 79 | Charlie Clarke | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Charlotte Hawkins | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6474 | 24/11/2016 | P | Charlie Clarke | 98 – 71 | Susie Hands | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Charlotte Hawkins | Susie Dent | 148 | ||
6475 | 28/11/2016 | P | Charlie Clarke | 50 – 102 | John Shaw | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Charlotte Hawkins | Susie Dent | 147 | ||
6476 | 29/11/2016 | P | John Shaw | 77 – 69 | Peter Moran | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Charlotte Hawkins | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6477 | 30/11/2016 | P | John Shaw | 108 – 34 | Lee Oman | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Charlotte Hawkins | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6478 | 1/12/2016 | P | John Shaw | 121 – 68 | Pete Mackarel | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
6479 | 2/12/2016 | P | John Shaw | 95 – 58 | Shirley Robb | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6480 | 5/12/2016 | P | John Shaw | 73 – 47 | Joel Trenchard | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
6481 | 6/12/2016 | P | John Shaw | 102 – 22 | Paul McLaughlin | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6482 | 7/12/2016 | P | John Shaw | 96 – 69 | Matthew McLane | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6483 | 8/12/2016 | P | Richard Hayward | 75 – 67 | Ben Walton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6484 | 12/12/2016 | P | Richard Hayward | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | |||
6485 | 13/12/2016 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | |||
6486 | 14/12/2016 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | |||
6487 | 15/12/2016 | QF | Martin Hurst | – | Tom Stephens | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | |||
6488 | 16/12/2016 | QF | Jamie Washington | – | Stephen Fuller | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | |||
6489 | 19/12/2016 | QF | Andrew Macleod | – | Rik Anstee | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Carol Kirkwood | Susie Dent | |||
6490 | 20/12/2016 | QF | John Shaw | – | Andrew Fenton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Carol Kirkwood | Susie Dent | |||
6491 | 21/12/2016 | SF | 6487 Winner | – | 6490 Winner | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Carol Kirkwood | Susie Dent | |||
6492 | 22/12/2016 | SF | 6488 Winner | – | 6489 Winner | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Carol Kirkwood | Susie Dent | |||
6493 | 23/12/2016 | GF | 6491 Winner | – | 6492 Winner | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Carol Kirkwood | Susie Dent |