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Series 86
Series 86 is the current series of Countdown and the first to feature Colin Murray as regular presenter, following Anne Robinson stepping down from the programme after presenting the first eighteen episodes of the series. Les Dennis and Jenny Eclair presented eight and four episodes after Colin came down with COVID-19. It is the first of any kind, including Catsdown, to have more than two presenters.
The nineteenth episode of this series saw the return of the clock starter button and, for fifteen episodes, the return of nine-letter Teatime Teasers (after which they reverted to eight letters). In addition, Murray began selecting who declared first based on who he thought got there first, rather than sticking to traditional order.
COVID-19 affected the first, second, and third episode and the thirty-fourth episode onwards; Susie Dent did not appear in the first three episodes due to contracting the virus, during which Robert Rinder sat in as guest lexicographer, while Colin Murray - who took over from Anne Robinson from 14 July 2022 - tested positive on the Monday of his second recording block, with Les Dennis covering for Monday and Tuesday's eight episodes between 4 and 15 August 2022 (and his Coronation Street co-star Daniel Brocklebank being brought in as an emergency stand-in guest for the first three of these), Jenny Eclair covering for Wednesday's four episodes between 16 and 19 August 2022, and filming remaining three episodes behind for the remainder of the series.
After Monday 19 September 2022 was declared a bank holiday and national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, the episodes in its week were postponed by one day, shifting the week's broadcasts from Monday-Friday to Tuesday-Saturday.
Apterites Graham Harrison, Edward Byrne, Damian McEvoy, John Aziz, Jite Ighorodje, Mark O'Brien, Jack Davies, Joseph Bartram, Niall Waters, Alan Young, Tom Stevenson, and Sean Mowat have appeared so far, with fellow Apterite Christy Cooper due to appear later on.
Current standings
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Edward Byrne | 8 | 969 |
2 | Quinn Bartlett | 8 | 846 |
3 | Alan Young | 8 | 806 |
4 | Daren Barnes | 8 | 719 |
5 | Steven Etherington | 7 | 645+** |
6 | John Aziz | 5 | 617 |
7 | Sue Telfer | 5 | 535 |
8 | Joseph Bartram | 5 | 479 |
9 | Tom Stevenson* | 4 | 513 |
10 | Daniel Bloom | 3 | 338 |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7787 | 20/06/2022 | P | Steven Etherington | 84 – 50 | Andrew Western | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Robert Rinder | 131 | |||
7788 | 21/06/2022 | P | Steven Etherington | 78 – 84 | Daren Barnes | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Robert Rinder | 125 | |||
7789 | 22/06/2022 | P | Daren Barnes | 85 – 50 | Laurence Freeman | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Robert Rinder | 135 | |||
7790 | 23/06/2022 | P | Daren Barnes | 94 – 68 | Paul Moore | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Phil Spencer | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
7791 | 24/06/2022 | P | Daren Barnes | 85 – 77 | June Knott | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Phil Spencer | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
7792 | 27/06/2022 | P | Daren Barnes | 99 – 94 | Graham Harrison | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Phil Spencer | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
7793 | 28/06/2022 | P | Daren Barnes | 103 – 57 | Martin Colbert | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Phil Spencer | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
7794 | 29/06/2022 | P | Daren Barnes | 82 – 67 | Richard Wagler | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Phil Spencer | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
7795 | 30/06/2022 | P | Daren Barnes | 87 – 64 | Chris Canham | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Christopher Biggins | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
7796 | 01/07/2022 | P | Paul Harcourt | 79 – 34 | James Corbett | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Christopher Biggins | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
7797 | 04/07/2022 | P | Paul Harcourt | 50 – 112 | Edward Byrne | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Christopher Biggins | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
7798 | 05/07/2022 | P | Edward Byrne | 140 – 40 | Sarah Booth | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Christopher Biggins | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
7799 | 06/07/2022 | P | Edward Byrne | 117 – 42 | Daniel Gittins | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Christopher Biggins | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
7800 | 07/07/2022 | P | Edward Byrne | 115 – 33 | Mark Redmond | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Jenny Ryan | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
7801 | 08/07/2022 | P | Edward Byrne | 115 – 51 | Lucy Gross | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Jenny Ryan | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
7802 | 11/07/2022 | P | Edward Byrne | 104 – 56 | Anthony Wilson | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Jenny Ryan | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
7803 | 12/07/2022 | P | Edward Byrne | 123 – 14 | James Wright | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Jenny Ryan | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
7804 | 13/07/2022 | P | Edward Byrne | 143 – 58 | Matt Greer | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Jenny Ryan | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
7805 | 14/07/2022 | P | Daemon Pink | 54 – 78 | Jo Bekircan | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Brendan Cole | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
7806 | 15/07/2022 | P | Jo Bekircan | 66 – 73 | Mike Cannon | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Brendan Cole | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
7807 | 18/07/2022 | P | Mike Cannon | 83 – 21 | Thomas McGonagle | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Brendan Cole | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
7808 | 19/07/2022 | P | Mike Cannon | 60 – 96 | Billy Whitehead | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Brendan Cole | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
7809 | 20/07/2022 | P | Billy Whitehead | 83 – 84 | Laura Hadfield | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Brendan Cole | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
7810 | 21/07/2022 | P | Laura Hadfield | 72 – 78 | Neil Lindsay | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Levi Roots | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
7811 | 22/07/2022 | P | Neil Lindsay | 54 – 99 | Damian McEvoy | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Levi Roots | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
7812 | 25/07/2022 | P | Damian McEvoy | 59 – 75 | Sue Telfer | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Levi Roots | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
7813 | 26/07/2022 | P | Sue Telfer | 100 – 50 | Luke Richardson | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Levi Roots | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
7814 | 27/07/2022 | P | Sue Telfer | 77 – 65 | Phil O'Driscoll | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Levi Roots | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
7815 | 28/07/2022 | P | Sue Telfer | 103 – 51 | Steve Walker | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Neil Delamere | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
7816 | 29/07/2022 | P | Sue Telfer | 96 – 58 | Shazia Hassim | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Neil Delamere | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
7817 | 01/08/2022 | P | Sue Telfer | 84 – 124 | Quinn Bartlett | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Neil Delamere | Susie Dent | 156 | ||
7818 | 02/08/2022 | P | Quinn Bartlett | 106 – 49 | Thomas Ellington | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Neil Delamere | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
7819 | 03/08/2022 | P | Quinn Bartlett | 114 – 37 | Leome Francis | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Neil Delamere | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
7820 | 04/08/2022 | P | Quinn Bartlett | 102 – 57 | Shane Mooney | Les Dennis | Rachel Riley | Daniel Brocklebank | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
7821 | 05/08/2022 | P | Quinn Bartlett | 93 – 74 | Orla Daly | Les Dennis | Rachel Riley | Daniel Brocklebank | Susie Dent | 153 | ||
7822 | 08/08/2022 | P | Quinn Bartlett | 117 – 98 | Marina Curran | Les Dennis | Rachel Riley | Daniel Brocklebank | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
7823 | 09/08/2022 | P | Quinn Bartlett | 104 – 24 | Jacqueline Aviolet | Les Dennis | Rachel Riley | Heather Small | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
7824 | 10/08/2022 | P | Quinn Bartlett | 86 – 82 | Mike Dobson | Les Dennis | Rachel Riley | Heather Small | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
7825 | 11/08/2022 | P | Clare Matthews | 37 – 54 | Simon Atkinson | Les Dennis | Rachel Riley | Heather Small | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
7826 | 12/08/2022 | P | Simon Atkinson | 72 – 78 | Naz Islam | Les Dennis | Rachel Riley | Heather Small | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
7827 | 15/08/2022 | P | Naz Islam | 87 – 61 | Daniel Hill | Les Dennis | Rachel Riley | Heather Small | Susie Dent | 153 | ||
7828 | 16/08/2022 | P | Naz Islam | 113 – 55 | Linda Devo | Jenny Eclair | Rachel Riley | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 154 | ||
7829 | 17/08/2022 | P | Naz Islam | 58 – 83 | Glenn Baird | Jenny Eclair | Rachel Riley | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
7830 | 18/08/2022 | P | Glenn Baird | 60 – 77 | Stephen Turnock | Jenny Eclair | Rachel Riley | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
7831 | 19/08/2022 | P | Stephen Turnock | 74 – 77 | Darrell Wilson | Jenny Eclair | Rachel Riley | Janet Street-Porter | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
7832 | 22/08/2022 | P | Darrell Wilson | 48 – 69 | Riki Murphy | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Carl Frampton | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
7833 | 23/08/2022 | P | Riki Murphy | 36 – 103 | John Aziz | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Carl Frampton | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
7834 | 24/08/2022 | P | John Aziz | 98 – 68 | Jite Ighorodje | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Carl Frampton | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
7835 | 25/08/2022 | P | John Aziz | 92 – 47 | Richard Goodman | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Carl Frampton | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
7836 | 26/08/2022 | P | John Aziz | 104 – 58 | Mark O'Brien | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Carl Frampton | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
7837 | 29/08/2022 | P | John Aziz | 110 – 83 | Eliza Wajid | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Russell Kane | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
7838 | 30/08/2022 | P | John Aziz | 110 – 111 | Shad Chokdar | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Russell Kane | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
7839 | 31/08/2022 | P | Shad Chokdar | 80 – 31 | Ian Fraser | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Russell Kane | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
7840 | 01/09/2022 | P | Shad Chokdar | 57 – 109 | Jack Davies | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Russell Kane | Susie Dent | 117 | ||
7841 | 02/09/2022 | P | Jack Davies | 54 – 78 | Daniel Bloom | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Russell Kane | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
7842 | 05/09/2022 | P | Daniel Bloom | 87 – 63 | Kirsty Morris | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Nina Wadia | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
7843 | 06/09/2022 | P | Daniel Bloom | 97 – 32 | Jonathan Roebuck | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Nina Wadia | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
7844 | 07/09/2022 | P | Daniel Bloom | 76 – 78 | Joseph Bartram | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Nina Wadia | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
7845 | 08/09/2022 | P | Joseph Bartram | 71 – 31 | Adam Brown | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Nina Wadia | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
7846 | 09/09/2022 | P | Joseph Bartram | 82 – 47 | Rob Chapman | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Nina Wadia | Susie Dent | 155 | ||
7847 | 12/09/2022 | P | Joseph Bartram | 79 – 60 | Niall Waters | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rick Edwards | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
7848 | 13/09/2022 | P | Joseph Bartram | 100 – 60 | Paula Carter | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rick Edwards | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
7849 | 14/09/2022 | P | Joseph Bartram | 69 – 95 | Alan Young | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rick Edwards | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
7850 | 15/09/2022 | P | Alan Young | 114 – 43 | Avnee Chouhan | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rick Edwards | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
7851 | 16/09/2022 | P | Alan Young | 114 – 36 | Nigel Deans | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rick Edwards | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
7852 | 20/09/2022 | P | Alan Young | 84 – 67 | Alex Ayling | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Noreen Khan | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
7853 | 21/09/2022 | P | Alan Young | 117 – 82 | Dawn MacPhie | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Noreen Khan | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
7854 | 22/09/2022 | P | Alan Young | 108 – 53 | Ian Gough | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Noreen Khan | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
7855 | 23/09/2022 | P | Alan Young | 84 – 72 | Natalie Curran | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Noreen Khan | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
7856 | 24/09/2022 | P | Alan Young | 90 – 45 | Calvin Jones | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Noreen Khan | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
7857 | 26/09/2022 | P | Mike Oliver | 58 – 120 | Tom Stevenson | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Eve Muirhead | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
7858 | 27/09/2022 | P | Tom Stevenson | 120 – 61 | Sean Mowat | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Eve Muirhead | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
7859 | 28/09/2022 | P | Tom Stevenson | 119 – 10 | Sara Woolridge | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Eve Muirhead | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
7860 | 29/09/2022 | P | Tom Stevenson | 154 – 28 | Lauren Bowley | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Eve Muirhead | Susie Dent | 154 | ||
7861 | 30/09/2022 | P | Tom Stevenson | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Eve Muirhead | Susie Dent | |||
7862 | 03/10/2022 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Pat Nevin | Susie Dent | |||
7863 | 04/10/2022 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Pat Nevin | Susie Dent | |||
7864 | 05/10/2022 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Pat Nevin | Susie Dent | |||
7865 | 06/10/2022 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Pat Nevin | Susie Dent | |||
7866 | 07/10/2022 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Pat Nevin | Susie Dent | |||
7867 | 10/10/2022 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Ardal O'Hanlon | Susie Dent | |||
7868 | 11/10/2022 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Ardal O'Hanlon | Susie Dent | |||
7869 | 12/10/2022 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Ardal O'Hanlon | Susie Dent | |||
7870 | 13/10/2022 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Ardal O'Hanlon | Susie Dent | |||
7871 | 14/10/2022 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Ardal O'Hanlon | Susie Dent | |||
7872 | 17/10/2022 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | |||
7873 | 18/10/2022 | P | tba | – | Christy Cooper | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | |||
7874 | 19/10/2022 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | |||
7875 | 20/10/2022 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | |||
7876 | 21/10/2022 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent |