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Series 83
Series 83 is the current series of Countdown and the eighteenth and final series presented by Nick Hewer, with some episodes presented by Colin Murray. It was preceded by three special episodes after the finals of Series 82, and began on 4 January 2021.
Recordings of the series commenced in October 2020. Social distancing guidelines, introduced in the second half of the previous series, will remain in place for the foreseeable future. Additionally, it is understood that the programme will now permanently record without a studio audience post-pandemic. [1]
Editions broadcast between 13 January and 9 February were presented by Colin Murray: these editions were recorded in November 2020 during England's second lockdown and Nick Hewer was shielding at the time. This is therefore the first regular series to have more than one host, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 16 notwithstanding. Hewer announced on his first day back that he would retire in 2021; his final episode will be the grand final of this series in June. In addition, a recording block on 11-12 January – the first during the third England lockdown – had to be delayed due to Hewer shielding again, Colin Murray being unavailable, two out of three Dictionary Corner guests dropping out and only seven of fifteen contestants being available. Murray returned on 3 March to present a further ten shows while Hewer was shielding again after getting vaccinated.
Apterites James Burley, Adam Latchford, Louis Moen, Claire Spinks, Joey Burton, Ruth Cappleman,Chloe Lavan and Tom Vincent have participated in the series so far, though it is noted that Latchford became a member after their recordings. Apterites due to take part in this series are Bobby Casey, John George and Malcolm Atkinson.
Channel 4 were awarded the rights to the 2021 Anthony De Mello Trophy, the first time since 2019 live international cricket had been shown on the channel (and their first Test Matches since 2005). The last-minute nature of the announcement forced episodes during the third Test Match, affecting 24 and 25 February, to premiere on More4 at 2:25pm. The edition for 26 February was also initially scheduled for More4, but was moved back to Channel 4 following the early conclusion of the match.
Current leaderboard
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | James Burley | 8 | 819 |
2 | Adam Latchford | 8 | 732 |
3 | Coral Heath | 8 | 717 |
4 | Declan McGurk | 6 | 616 |
5 | James Cope | 5 | 463 |
6 | Ruth Cappleman | 4 | 445 |
7 | Daniel Jonathan | 4 | 416 |
8 | Conor Morgan | 2 | 270 |
9 | Will Blackman | 2 | 252 |
10 | Joey Burton | 2 | 245 |
Tom Vincent* | 2 | 162 |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Presenter: Nick Hewer | ||||||||||||
7414 | 4/01/2021 | P | Daniel Jonathan | 58 – 80 | Paul Gaskell | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Levi Roots | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
7415 | 5/01/2021 | P | Paul Gaskell | 70 – 84 | James Burley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Levi Roots | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
7416 | 6/01/2021 | P | James Burley | 127 – 55 | Edward Carter | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 156 | ||
7417 | 7/01/2021 | P | James Burley | 91 – 60 | Peter Franklin Routh | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
7418 | 8/01/2021 | P | James Burley | 112 – 49 | Seb James | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
7419 | 11/01/2021 | P | James Burley | 106 – 72 | Mark Pettitt | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
7420 | 12/01/2021 | P | James Burley | 100 – 36 | Andrew Brookes | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 156 | ||
Presenter: Colin Murray | ||||||||||||
7421 | 13/01/2021 | P | James Burley | 106 – 66 | Roger Clarke | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rory Bremner | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
7422 | 14/01/2021 | P | James Burley | 93 – 48 | Russ Evans | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 154 | ||
7423 | 15/01/2021 | P | Darren Phipps-Walker | 86 – 77 | Gillian King | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 153 | ||
7424 | 18/01/2021 | P | Darren Phipps-Walker | 66 – 70 | Matthew Chivers | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
7425 | 19/01/2021 | P | Matthew Chivers | 71 – 79 | Will Blackman | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
7426 | 20/01/2021 | P | Will Blackman | 110 – 59 | Gary Willerton | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Prue Leith | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
7427 | 21/01/2021 | P | Will Blackman | 63 – 79 | James Cope | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Prue Leith | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
7428 | 22/01/2021 | P | James Cope | 48 – 39 | Hayley Scarrow | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Prue Leith | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
7429 | 25/01/2021 | P | James Cope | 81 – 52 | Jodi Morgan | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Prue Leith | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
7430 | 26/01/2021 | P | James Cope | 89 – 66 | Martyn Pegram | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Prue Leith | Susie Dent | 156 | ||
7431 | 27/01/2021 | P | James Cope | 102 – 60 | Aaron Rattan | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
7432 | 28/01/2021 | P | James Cope | 64 – 95 | Conor Morgan | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
7433 | 29/01/2021 | P | Conor Morgan | 103 – 51 | Kristian Turner | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
7434 | 1/02/2021 | P | Conor Morgan | 72 – 82* | Adam Latchford | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
7435 | 2/02/2021 | P | Adam Latchford | 87 – 49 | Aneesh Aggarwal | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
7436 | 3/02/2021 | P | Adam Latchford | 115 – 51 | Jacky Treacy | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 148 | ||
7437 | 4/02/2021 | P | Adam Latchford | 95 – 56 | Chiedza Mutongwizo | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
7438 | 5/02/2021 | P | Adam Latchford | 96 – 40 | Charles Biggs | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
7439 | 8/02/2021 | P | Adam Latchford | 100 – 62 | Louis Moen | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
7440 | 9/02/2021 | P | Adam Latchford | 82 – 75 | Arran Smith | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 155 | ||
Presenter: Nick Hewer | ||||||||||||
7441 | 10/02/2021 | P | Adam Latchford | 85 – 70 | Jeremy Bradley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pasha Kovalev | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
7442 | 11/02/2021 | P | Judith Marshall | 67 – 79 | Declan McGurk | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pasha Kovalev | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
7443 | 12/02/2021 | P | Declan McGurk | 91 – 51 | Jason Menzies | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pasha Kovalev | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
7444 | 15/02/2021 | P | Declan McGurk | 88 – 83 | Phil Lloyd-Bushell | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pasha Kovalev | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
7445 | 16/02/2021 | P | Declan McGurk | 117 – 37 | Danny Lofthouse | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pasha Kovalev | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
7446 | 17/02/2021 | P | Declan McGurk | 73 – 53 | Martin K Lewis | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jeremy Thompson | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
7447 | 18/02/2021 | P | Declan McGurk | 102 – 27 | Jack Coyle | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jeremy Thompson | Susie Dent | 166 | ||
7448 | 19/02/2021 | P | Declan McGurk | 66 – 100 | Coral Heath | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jeremy Thompson | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
7449 | 22/02/2021 | P | Coral Heath | 79 – 74 | Claire Spinks | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jeremy Thompson | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
7450 | 23/02/2021 | P | Coral Heath | 74 – 63 | George Thomson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jeremy Thompson | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
7451 | 24/02/2021 | P | Coral Heath | 97 – 28 | Yvonne Parkes | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
7452 | 25/02/2021 | P | Coral Heath | 90 – 35 | Matthew Marko | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
7453 | 26/02/2021 | P | Coral Heath | 88 – 86 | Dave Bowley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
7454 | 1/03/2021 | P | Coral Heath | 83 – 54 | Danny Webster | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
7455 | 2/03/2021 | P | Coral Heath | 106 – 73 | Neil McFarlane | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
Presenter: Colin Murray | ||||||||||||
7456 | 3/03/2021 | P | Joey Burton | 95 – 31 | Steve Caron | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
7457 | 4/03/2021 | P | Joey Burton | 93 – 48 | Jake Perry | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
7458 | 5/03/2021 | P | Joey Burton | 57 – 83 | Ruth Cappleman | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
7459 | 8/03/2021 | P | Ruth Cappleman | 90 – 64 | Chloe Lavan | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
7460 | 9/03/2021 | P | Ruth Cappleman | 108 – 61 | Andrei Karlsson | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
7461 | 10/03/2021 | P | Ruth Cappleman | 104 – 58 | Michael Hastings | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
7462 | 11/03/2021 | P | Ruth Cappleman | 60 – 84 | Tom Vincent | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 140 | ||
7463 | 12/03/2021 | P | Tom Vincent | 88* – 78 | Ian Simpson | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
7464 | 15/03/2021 | P | Tom Vincent | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | |||
7465 | 16/03/2021 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | |||
Presenter: Nick Hewer | ||||||||||||
7466 | 17/03/2021 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | |||
7467 | 18/03/2021 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | |||
7468 | 19/03/2021 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | |||
7469 | 22/03/2021 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | |||
7470 | 23/03/2021 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | |||
7471 | 24/03/2021 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Konnie Huq | Susie Dent | |||
7472 | 25/03/2021 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Konnie Huq | Susie Dent | |||
7473 | 26/03/2021 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Konnie Huq | Susie Dent | |||
7474 | 29/03/2021 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Konnie Huq | Susie Dent | |||
7475 | 30/03/2021 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Konnie Huq | Susie Dent | |||
7476 | 31/03/2021 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | |||
7477 | 1/04/2021 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | |||
7478 | 2/04/2021 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | |||
7479 | 5/04/2021 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | |||
7480 | 6/04/2021 | P | tba | – | tba | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent |