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Series 68
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Series 68 (also known as the Countdown 30th Birthday Championship) is the current series of Countdown. It was filmed in late 2012 and early 2013 and broadcast between 7 January and 1 March 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
- Series 6: Darryl Francis
- 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, Tom Rowell
- Series 64: Edward McCullagh, Adam Gillard
- Series 65: Graeme Cole, Mark Deeks, Paul Keane
- Series 66: Jack Worsley, Jonathan Rawlinson, Peter Lee
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preliminary Round | ||||||||||||
5615 | 7/01/2013 | 30BP | Tom Hargreaves | 117 – 57 | Nicki Sellars | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
5616 | 8/01/2013 | 30BP | Wayne Kelly | 105 – 68 | Nick Wainwright | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
5617 | 9/01/2013 | 30BP | Mark Deeks | 103 – 108 | Jack Hurst | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
5618 | 10/01/2013 | 30BP | Ben Wilson | 91 – 117 | Conor Travers | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
5619 | 11/01/2013 | 30BP | Mark Tournoff | 101 – 100 | Nick Deller | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
5620 | 14/01/2013 | 30BP | Darryl Francis | – | David Webb | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | |||
5621 | 15/01/2013 | 30BP | Jackie McLeod | – | Barry Grossman | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | |||
5622 | 16/01/2013 | 30BP | Andrew Hulme | – | Steven Briers | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | |||
5623 | 17/01/2013 | 30BP | Edward McCullagh | – | Jonathan Rawlinson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | |||
Round 1 | ||||||||||||
5624 | 18/01/2013 | 30B1 | Peter Lee | – | Tom Rowell | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | |||
5625 | 21/01/2013 | 30B1 | Kai Laddiman | – | Jon O'Neill | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | |||
5626 | 22/01/2013 | 30B1 | Chris Hawkins | – | Jill Bright | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | |||
5627 | 23/01/2013 | 30B1 | Martin Bishop | – | Chris Wills | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | |||
5628 | 24/01/2013 | 30B1 | David Williams | – | Chris Davies | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | |||
5629 | 25/01/2013 | 30B1 | Innis Carson | – | Adam Gillard | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | |||
5630 | 28/01/2013 | 30B1 | Christine Hunt | – | Sandie Simonis | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | |||
5631 | 29/01/2013 | 30B1 | Paul Keane | – | Neil Zussman | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | |||
5632 | 30/01/2013 | 30B1 | David Hoskisson | – | Mike Whiteoak | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | |||
5633 | 31/01/2013 | 30B1 | Graeme Cole | – | Jack Worsley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | |||
5634 | 1/02/2013 | 30B1 | John Ashmore | – | Kirk Bevins | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | |||
5635 | 4/02/2013 | 30B1 | David O'Donnell | – | Tom Hargreaves | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Adie | Susie Dent | |||
5636 | 5/02/2013 | 30B1 | Wayne Kelly | – | Jack Hurst | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Adie | Susie Dent | |||
5637 | 6/02/2013 | 30B1 | Conor Travers | – | Mark Tournoff | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Adie | Susie Dent | |||
5638 | 7/02/2013 | 30B1 | Winner 5620 | – | Winner 5621 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Adie | Susie Dent | |||
5639 | 8/02/2013 | 30B1 | Winner 5622 | – | Winner 5623 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Adie | Susie Dent | |||
Round 2 | ||||||||||||
5640 | 11/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5624 | – | Winner 5639 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5641 | 12/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5625 | – | Winner 5638 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5642 | 13/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5626 | – | Winner 5637 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5643 | 14/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5627 | – | Winner 5636 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5644 | 15/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5628 | – | Winner 5635 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5645 | 18/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5629 | – | Winner 5634 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5646 | 19/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5630 | – | Winner 5633 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5647 | 20/02/2013 | 30B2 | Winner 5632 | – | Winner 5631 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
Quarter-Finals | ||||||||||||
5648 | 21/02/2013 | 30BQF | Winner 5640 | – | Winner 5647 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5649 | 22/02/2013 | 30BQF | Winner 5641 | – | Winner 5646 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5650 | 25/02/2013 | 30BQF | Winner 5642 | – | Winner 5645 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5651 | 26/02/2013 | 30BQF | Winner 5643 | – | Winner 5644 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
Semi-Finals | ||||||||||||
5652 | 27/02/2013 | 30BSF | Winner 5648 | – | Winner 5651 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
5653 | 28/02/2013 | 30BSF | Winner 5649 | – | Winner 5650 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent | |||
Grand Final | ||||||||||||
5654 | 1/03/2013 | 30BGF | Winner 5652 | – | Winner 5653 | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | tba | Susie Dent |