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Series 24
From Countdown
Series 24 ran from June 1992 to September 1992. The twenty-fourth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Wayne Summers. This series featured the first appearance of Susie Dent, who would later become the show's permanent lexicographer.
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Norman Christian | 8 | 454 |
2 | Alan Payne | 6 | 314 |
3 | Wayne Summers | 5 | 309 |
4 | Steven Tait | 4 | 280 |
5 | Richard Onions | 5 | 270 |
6 | Ged O'Toole | 4 | 263 |
7 | Adam Smith | 3 | 225 |
8 | Fiona Davies* | 4 | 274 |
Finals progress
Norman Christian (1) vs Fiona Davies (8) | Fiona Davies (8) vs Richard Onions (5) | Fiona Davies (8) vs Wayne Summers (3) |
Richard Onions (5) vs Steven Tait (4) | ||
Wayne Summers (3) vs Ged O'Toole (6) | Wayne Summers (3) vs Alan Payne (2) | |
Adam Smith (7) vs Alan Payne (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1263 | 29/06/1992 | P | Bernadette Battman | 41 – 73 | Wayne Summers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Rula Lenska | Susie Dent | |||
1264 | 30/06/1992 | P | Robert Cockrell | 36 – 39 | Wayne Summers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Rula Lenska | Susie Dent | |||
1265 | 1/07/1992 | P | Deborah Rettie | 45 – 55* | Wayne Summers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Rula Lenska | Susie Dent | |||
1266 | 2/07/1992 | P | Clive Dean | 19 – 42 | Wayne Summers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Rula Lenska | Susie Dent | |||
1267 | 3/07/1992 | P | Tracy Moore | 33 – 46 | Wayne Summers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Rula Lenska | Susie Dent | |||
1268 | 6/07/1992 | P | Martin Summers | 64 – 54 | Wayne Summers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Rula Lenska | Susie Dent | |||
1269 | 7/07/1992 | P | Martin Summers | 59 – 48 | Keith Wright | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | James Whale | Susie Dent | |||
1270 | 8/07/1992 | P | Martin Summers | 24 – 56 | Mandy Lewis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | James Whale | Susie Dent | |||
1271 | 9/07/1992 | P | Peter Etherington | 47 – 40 | Mandy Lewis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | James Whale | Susie Dent | |||
1272 | 10/07/1992 | P | Peter Etherington | 48 – 47 | Sue Stoney | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | James Whale | Susie Dent | |||
1273 | 13/07/1992 | P | Peter Etherington | 42 – 56 | Steven Tait | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | James Whale | Susie Dent | |||
1274 | 14/07/1992 | P | Peter Williams | 33 – 63 | Steven Tait | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | |||
1275 | 15/07/1992 | P | Anthony Weld | 45 – 58 | Steven Tait | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | |||
1276 | 16/07/1992 | P | Veronica Reichwald | 22 – 62 | Steven Tait | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | |||
1277 | 17/07/1992 | P | Felicity Gelder | 42 – 41 | Steven Tait | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | |||
1278 | 20/07/1992 | P | Felicity Gelder | 54 – 64 | Terry Doughty | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | |||
1279 | 21/07/1992 | P | David Elliott | 45 – 34 | Terry Doughty | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | |||
1280 | 22/07/1992 | P | David Elliott | 44 – 47 | Tony Hodson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sheridan Morley | Richard Samson | |||
1281 | 23/07/1992 | P | James Squires | 39 – 44 | Tony Hodson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sheridan Morley | Richard Samson | |||
1282 | 24/07/1992 | P | Joan Kaye | 17 – 39 | Tony Hodson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sheridan Morley | Richard Samson | |||
1283 | 27/07/1992 | P | Robin Stormonth-Darling | 55 – 29 | Tony Hodson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sheridan Morley | Richard Samson | |||
1284 | 28/07/1992 | P | Robin Stormonth-Darling | 46 – 45 | Barbara Wylde | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sheridan Morley | Richard Samson | |||
1285 | 29/07/1992 | P | Robin Stormonth-Darling | 33 – 45 | Richard Onions | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Richard Samson | |||
1286 | 30/07/1992 | P | Jack Stokes | 41 – 69 | Richard Onions | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Richard Samson | |||
1287 | 31/07/1992 | P | Gillian Jones | 22 – 49 | Richard Onions | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Richard Samson | |||
1288 | 3/08/1992 | P | Mohammed Yusuf | 22 – 41 | Richard Onions | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Richard Samson | |||
1289 | 4/08/1992 | P | Jimmy Peoples | 37 – 39 | Richard Onions | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Richard Samson | |||
1290 | 5/08/1992 | P | Mary Jordan | 51 – 27 | Richard Onions | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Richard Samson | |||
1291 | 6/08/1992 | P | Mary Jordan | 37 – 79 | Ged O'Toole | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Judy Pearsall | |||
1292 | 7/08/1992 | P | John Eden | 31 – 52 | Ged O'Toole | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Judy Pearsall | |||
1293 | 10/08/1992 | P | Carol Smith | 40 – 56 | Ged O'Toole | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Judy Pearsall | |||
1294 | 11/08/1992 | P | Len Gilligan | 41 – 47 | Ged O'Toole | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Judy Pearsall | |||
1295 | 12/08/1992 | P | Norman Christian | 55 – 29 | Ged O'Toole | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Judy Pearsall | |||
1296 | 13/08/1992 | P | Norman Christian | 55 – 31 | Gweni Sorokin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Judy Pearsall | |||
1297 | 14/08/1992 | P | Norman Christian | 53 – 17 | Julian Gale | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Judy Pearsall | |||
1298 | 17/08/1992 | P | Norman Christian | 40 – 27 | John Watkin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Judy Pearsall | |||
1299 | 18/08/1992 | P | Norman Christian | 74 – 39 | Angela Wood | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Judy Pearsall | |||
1300 | 19/08/1992 | P | Norman Christian | 53 – 32 | Ernie Brewer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Judy Pearsall | |||
1301 | 20/08/1992 | P | Norman Christian | 58 – 35 | Bernard Rogers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Judy Pearsall | |||
1302 | 21/08/1992 | P | Norman Christian | 66 – 34 | Lorna Foster | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Judy Pearsall | |||
1303 | 24/08/1992 | P | Sallyanne Steatham | 46 – 55 | Peter Wilson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Norman Painting | Sara Tulloch | |||
1304 | 25/08/1992 | P | Martin Coxell | 41 – 28 | Peter Wilson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Norman Painting | Sara Tulloch | |||
1305 | 26/08/1992 | P | Martin Coxell | 44 – 42 | Terry Burns | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Norman Painting | Sara Tulloch | |||
1306 | 27/08/1992 | P | Martin Coxell | 57 – 34 | Andy Pike | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Norman Painting | Sara Tulloch | |||
1307 | 28/08/1992 | P | Martin Coxell | 27 – 38 | Maureen Grabham | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Norman Painting | Sara Tulloch | |||
1308 | 31/08/1992 | P | Wally Charlwood | 29 – 41 | Maureen Grabham | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Norman Painting | Sara Tulloch | |||
1309 | 1/09/1992 | P | Joan Steinson | 44 – 48 | Maureen Grabham | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bill Tidy | Sara Tulloch | |||
1310 | 2/09/1992 | P | Adam Smith | 57 – 47 | Maureen Grabham | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bill Tidy | Sara Tulloch | |||
1311 | 3/09/1992 | P | Adam Smith | 55 – 32 | Marian Billings | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bill Tidy | Sara Tulloch | |||
1312 | 4/09/1992 | P | Adam Smith | 66 – 11 | Margaret Kent | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bill Tidy | Sara Tulloch | |||
1313 | 7/09/1992 | P | Adam Smith | 47 – 54 | Edward Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bill Tidy | Sara Tulloch | |||
1314 | 8/09/1992 | P | Alan Payne | 44 – 33 | Edward Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bill Tidy | Sara Tulloch | |||
1315 | 9/09/1992 | P | Alan Payne | 57 – 39 | Tim Dolan | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Sara Tulloch | |||
1316 | 10/09/1992 | P | Alan Payne | 69 – 38 | Sandi Harja | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Sara Tulloch | |||
1317 | 11/09/1992 | P | Alan Payne | 42 – 30 | Tom Martland | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Sara Tulloch | |||
1318 | 14/09/1992 | P | Alan Payne | 67 – 50 | Jim Peet | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Sara Tulloch | |||
1319 | 15/09/1992 | P | Alan Payne | 35 – 34 | Phil Pipe | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Sara Tulloch | |||
1320 | 16/09/1992 | QP | Maureen Grabham | 27 – 65 | Fiona Davies | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Judy Pearsall | |||
1321 | 17/09/1992 | QF | Norman Christian | 39 – 41 | Fiona Davies | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Judy Pearsall | |||
1322 | 18/09/1992 | QF | Adam Smith | 26 – 28 | Alan Payne | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Judy Pearsall | |||
1323 | 21/09/1992 | QF | Ged O'Toole | 49 – 54 | Wayne Summers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Judy Pearsall | |||
1324 | 22/09/1992 | QF | Steven Tait | 31 – 46 | Richard Onions | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Judy Pearsall | |||
1325 | 23/09/1992 | SF | Richard Onions | 34 – 64 | Fiona Davies | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Judy Pearsall | |||
1326 | 24/09/1992 | SF | Wayne Summers | 42 – 41 | Alan Payne | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Judy Pearsall | |||
1327 | 25/09/1992 | GF | Wayne Summers | 67 – 47 | Fiona Davies | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams, Jenny Hanley | Judy Pearsall |