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Series 77
Series 77 is the current series of Countdown. It began on 3 July 2017 and will run until 22 December 2017. This series is the twelfth presented by Nick Hewer.
Series 77 is the first to feature the "new" blue set. A photo revealing this set's design (later revealed to be a screencap from the closing credits of Episode 6619, broadcast on 7 July 2017) was tweeted on Rachel Riley's Twitter feed in April 2017; it introduces new brown podiums and changes to the colour of the floor-mounted platform while preserving the same blue background used from Series 60 through 76. [1] Coupled with that, an episode of 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, namely 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 11, Episode 3, featured the new studio in June 2017.
From 3 July through to Series 77's grand final date of 22 December, Countdown is expected to be broadcast on every weekday, with the exception of three Fridays on which Channel 4 is instead broadcasting live Formula 1. Specifically, the programme was off the air on 14 July, 25 August and on 24 November due to the channel's coverage of the British, Belgian and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix respectively. When Channel 4 transmitted the practice run of the Singapore Grand Prix on 15 September, Countdown was shown at a record-early 12:40pm. The series will also see Rachel Riley's 2000th episode (excluding appearances on Catsdown), in an episode due to air in November. [2]
Leaderboard
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Chafer-Cook | 8 | 896 |
2 | John Cowen | 8 | 799 |
3 | Noel McIlvenny | 8 | 793 |
4 | Michael Pfeffer | 8 | 770 |
5 | Ben Leyburn | 5 | 558 |
6 | Nikki Saarsteiner | 4 | 392 |
7 | Shabir Alidina | 4 | 364 |
8 | Sarah Holey | 3 | 380 |
9 | David McGaw | 3 | 357 |
10 | Phil Peel * | 3 | 282 |
NOTE: Due to the incorrect disallowal of SHAMER in his seventh game, Michael Pfeffer's total should have been 776 points; however, as of yet, this has not affected the seeding order.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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6615 | 3/07/2017 | P | Tom Chafer-Cook | 118 – 37 | Carmel O'Brien | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6616 | 4/07/2017 | P | Tom Chafer-Cook | 129 – 21 | Nick Knight | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6617 | 5/07/2017 | P | Tom Chafer-Cook | 110 – 55 | Rob Spereall | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6618 | 6/07/2017 | P | Tom Chafer-Cook | 107 – 51 | Al Harris | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6619 | 7/07/2017 | P | Tom Chafer-Cook | 91 – 73 | Martin Smith | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Greg Rusedski | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6620 | 10/07/2017 | P | Tom Chafer-Cook | 98 – 17 | Barry Taylor | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
6621 | 11/07/2017 | P | Luke Parker | 34 – 75 | Laura Marsh | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6622 | 12/07/2017 | P | Laura Marsh | 59 – 88 | Shabir Alidina | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6623 | 13/07/2017 | P | Shabir Alidina | 67 – 58 | Adam Pope | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
6624 | 17/07/2017 | P | Shabir Alidina | 79 – 42 | Roberta Johnstone | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
6625 | 18/07/2017 | P | Shabir Alidina | 77 – 55 | Martin Davidson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6626 | 19/07/2017 | P | Shabir Alidina | 53 – 128 | John Cowen | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
6627 | 20/07/2017 | P | John Cowen | 106 – 24 | Tom Blessington | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 129 | ||
6628 | 21/07/2017 | P | John Cowen | 79 – 38 | Raf Seneviratne | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
6629 | 24/07/2017 | P | John Cowen | 97 – 74 | Andrew Alden | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6630 | 25/07/2017 | P | John Cowen | 103 – 77 | David Marsh | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
6631 | 26/07/2017 | P | John Cowen | 104 – 35 | Pete Hall | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6632 | 27/07/2017 | P | John Cowen | 88 – 64 | Sue Wishart | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6633 | 28/07/2017 | P | John Cowen | 94 – 46 | Vivek Mathews | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6634 | 31/07/2017 | P | Michael Pfeffer | 93 – 81 | Paul Ellis | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6635 | 1/08/2017 | P | Michael Pfeffer | 95 – 67 | Gordon Burgess | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6636 | 2/08/2017 | P | Michael Pfeffer | 105 – 71 | Jonny Currie | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6637 | 3/08/2017 | P | Michael Pfeffer | 119 – 81 | Jack Anscomb | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
6638 | 4/08/2017 | P | Michael Pfeffer | 99 – 65 | Emma Higginbotham | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
6639 | 7/08/2017 | P | Michael Pfeffer | 92 – 51 | Tyron King | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 156 | ||
6640 | 8/08/2017 | P | Michael Pfeffer | 102 – 48 | Brian Kitson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
6641 | 9/08/2017 | P | Michael Pfeffer | 65 – 50 | David Whitby | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
6642 | 10/08/2017 | P | Patrick Hopkins | 82 – 46 | Jonathon Bizzell | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6643 | 11/08/2017 | P | Patrick Hopkins | 70 – 100 | Sarah Capperauld | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6644 | 14/08/2017 | P | Sarah Capperauld | 78 – 45 | Randy D'Cruz | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
6645 | 15/08/2017 | P | Sarah Capperauld | 30 – 83 | Noel McIlvenny | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6646 | 16/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 100 – 53 | Andrew Smithies | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 155 | ||
6647 | 17/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 96 – 21 | Chris Feetenby | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6648 | 18/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 109 – 54 | Paul Collins | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6649 | 21/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 100 – 61 | Mike Browning | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
6650 | 22/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 93 – 16 | Ben Parker | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 140 | ||
6651 | 23/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 120 – 36 | Neil Harvey | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
6652 | 24/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 92 – 44 | Gary Shacklady | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
6653 | 28/08/2017 | P | Laurence Jeffrey | 73 – 100 | David McGaw | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6654 | 29/08/2017 | P | David McGaw | 86 – 66 | Ravi Shinhmar | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6655 | 30/08/2017 | P | David McGaw | 101 – 67 | Gabriel Odia | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Pougatch | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
6656 | 31/08/2017 | P | David McGaw | 70 – 76 | Nikki Saarsteiner | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Pougatch | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
6657 | 1/09/2017 | P | Nikki Saarsteiner | 73 – 48 | Andrew Booth | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Pougatch | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6658 | 4/09/2017 | P | Nikki Saarsteiner | 86 – 44 | Terry Whittaker | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Pougatch | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6659 | 5/09/2017 | P | Nikki Saarsteiner | 82 – 70 | Mike Barnett | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Pougatch | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6660 | 6/09/2017 | P | Nikki Saarsteiner | 75 – 78 | Steve Anderson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6661 | 7/09/2017 | P | Steve Anderson | 54 – 94 | Sarah Holey | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6662 | 8/09/2017 | P | Sarah Holey | 119 – 45 | Mandy Walker | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 147 | ||
6663 | 11/09/2017 | P | Sarah Holey | 95 – 79 | Tony Enright | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6664 | 12/09/2017 | P | Sarah Holey | 72 – 105 | Ben Leyburn | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
6665 | 13/09/2017 | P | Ben Leyburn | 114 – 69 | Danielle Beswick | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
6666 | 14/09/2017 | P | Ben Leyburn | 76 – 68 | Ray Waddington | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6667 | 15/09/2017 | P | Ben Leyburn | 88 – 85 | Paul Conchie | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6668 | 18/09/2017 | P | Ben Leyburn | 87 – 36 | Martin Osborne | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6669 | 19/09/2017 | P | Ben Leyburn | 88 – 103 | Phil Peel | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 138 | ||
6670 | 20/09/2017 | P | Phil Peel | 96 – 56 | Joe Ellis | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Steve Backshall | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
6671 | 21/09/2017 | P | Phil Peel | 83 – 47 | Jordan Hale | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Steve Backshall | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6672 | 22/09/2017 | P | Phil Peel | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Steve Backshall | Susie Dent | |||
6673 | 25/09/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Steve Backshall | Susie Dent | |||
6674 | 26/09/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Steve Backshall | Susie Dent | |||
6675 | 27/09/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | |||
6676 | 28/09/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | |||
6677 | 29/09/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | |||
6678 | 2/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | |||
6679 | 3/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | |||
6680 | 4/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | |||
6681 | 5/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | |||
6682 | 6/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | |||
6683 | 9/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | |||
6684 | 10/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | |||
6685 | 11/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | |||
6686 | 12/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | |||
6687 | 13/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | |||
6688 | 16/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | |||
6689 | 17/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | |||
6690 | 18/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | |||
6691 | 19/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | |||
6692 | 20/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | |||
6693 | 23/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | |||
6694 | 24/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | |||
6695 | 25/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Challis | Susie Dent | |||
6696 | 26/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Challis | Susie Dent | |||
6697 | 27/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Challis | Susie Dent | |||
6698 | 30/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Challis | Susie Dent | |||
6699 | 31/10/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Challis | Susie Dent | |||
6700 | 1/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Challis | Susie Dent | |||
6701 | 2/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alison Steadman | Susie Dent | |||
6702 | 3/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alison Steadman | Susie Dent | |||
6703 | 6/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alison Steadman | Susie Dent | |||
6704 | 7/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alison Steadman | Susie Dent | |||
6705 | 8/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alison Steadman | Susie Dent | |||
6706 | 9/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | |||
6707 | 10/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | |||
6708 | 13/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | |||
6709 | 14/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | |||
6710 | 15/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | |||
6711 | 16/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | |||
6712 | 17/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | |||
6713 | 20/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | |||
6714 | 21/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | |||
6715 | 22/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | |||
6716 | 23/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | |||
6717 | 27/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | |||
6718 | 28/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | |||
6719 | 29/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | |||
6720 | 30/11/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | |||
6721 | 1/12/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | |||
6722 | 4/12/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | |||
6723 | 5/12/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | |||
6724 | 6/12/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | |||
6725 | 7/12/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | |||
6726 | 8/12/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | |||
6727 | 11/12/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | |||
6728 | 12/12/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | |||
6729 | 13/12/2017 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | |||
6730 | 14/12/2017 | QF | #1 Seed | – | #8 Seed | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | |||
6731 | 15/12/2017 | QF | #2 Seed | – | #7 Seed | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | |||
6732 | 18/12/2017 | QF | #3 Seed | – | #6 Seed | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
6733 | 19/12/2017 | QF | #4 Seed | – | #5 Seed | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
6734 | 20/12/2017 | SF | 6730 Winner | – | 6733 Winner | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
6735 | 21/12/2017 | SF | 6731 Winner | – | 6732 Winner | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
6736 | 22/12/2017 | GF | 6734 Winner | – | 6735 Winner | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent |