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Series 88
Series 88 is the current series of Countdown, and the fourth series to feature Colin Murray as presenter. It began on 30 June 2023, and will conclude in December.
Adrian Clarke, who won the final preliminary match of Series 87, returned to continue his run in the first heat of this series.
Episode 8056 was broadcast five minutes earlier at 14:05 to accommodate the live second practice of the 2023 British Grand Prix.
Apterite Tom Swain has appeared in this series, with Sam Hughes due to appear later in the series.
This series will see former presenter Jeff Stelling in Dictionary Corner for the week from 21–25 August, marking his first appearance on the show since he left the presenter role in 2011.
Current standings
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | David Edwards | 7 | 700 |
2 | Hywel Jones | 6 | 585 |
3 | Adrian Clarke | 5 | 490 |
4 | Mark Brooks | 4 | 405 |
5 | James Jeans | 1 | 164 |
6 | Ian Watson | 1 | 148 |
7 | Harry Savage* | 1 | 122 |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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8051 | 30/06/2023 | P | Adrian Clarke | 75 – 54 | Tom Saunders | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Bob Harris | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
8052 | 03/07/2023 | P | Adrian Clarke | 94 – 74 | Mike Lott | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Bob Harris | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
8053 | 04/07/2023 | P | Adrian Clarke | 91 – 12 | Harry Bayne | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Bob Harris | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
8054 | 05/07/2023 | P | Adrian Clarke | 82 – 65 | Sheila McAdam | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Bob Harris | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
8055 | 06/07/2023 | P | Adrian Clarke | 65 – 85 | David Edwards | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Bob Harris | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
8056 | 07/07/2023 | P | David Edwards | 83 – 59 | Annie Sinclair | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rory Bremner | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
8057 | 10/07/2023 | P | David Edwards | 100 – 70 | Jake Wood | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rory Bremner | Susie Dent | 147 | ||
8058 | 11/07/2023 | P | David Edwards | 86 – 46 | Nayan Mistry | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rory Bremner | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
8059 | 12/07/2023 | P | David Edwards | 74 – 58 | Amy Jones | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rory Bremner | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
8060 | 13/07/2023 | P | David Edwards | 84 – 76 | Tim Rainer | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rory Bremner | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
8061 | 14/07/2023 | P | David Edwards | 115 – 54 | Ada Norman | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Trevor Nelson | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
8062 | 17/07/2023 | P | David Edwards | 73 – 82 | Ian Watson | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Trevor Nelson | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
8063 | 18/07/2023 | P | Ian Watson | 66 – 90 | James Jeans | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Trevor Nelson | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
8064 | 19/07/2023 | P | James Jeans | 74 – 89 | Mark Brooks | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Trevor Nelson | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
8065 | 20/07/2023 | P | Mark Brooks | 90 – 68 | Adrian Martin | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Trevor Nelson | Susie Dent | 152 | ||
8066 | 21/07/2023 | P | Mark Brooks | 73 – 63 | Wendy Woodward | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Neil Delamere | Susie Dent | 138 | ||
8067 | 24/07/2023 | P | Mark Brooks | 77 – 69 | Ben Cooper | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Neil Delamere | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
8068 | 25/07/2023 | P | Mark Brooks | 76 – 82 | Hywel Jones | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Neil Delamere | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
8069 | 26/07/2023 | P | Hywel Jones | 96 – 59 | Trevor Dawson | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Neil Delamere | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
8070 | 27/07/2023 | P | Hywel Jones | 87 – 63 | Tom Swain | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Neil Delamere | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
8071 | 28/07/2023 | P | Hywel Jones | 77 – 65 | Chess Slattery | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
8072 | 31/07/2023 | P | Hywel Jones | 98 – 65 | Alistair Miller | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | 129 | ||
8073 | 01/08/2023 | P | Hywel Jones | 86 – 65 | Darren Cripps | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
8074 | 02/08/2023 | P | Hywel Jones | 59 – 122 | Harry Savage | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | |||
8075 | 03/08/2023 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | |||
8076 | 04/08/2023 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Edith Bowman | Susie Dent | |||
8077 | 07/08/2023 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Edith Bowman | Susie Dent | |||
8078 | 08/08/2023 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Edith Bowman | Susie Dent | |||
8079 | 09/08/2023 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Edith Bowman | Susie Dent | |||
8080 | 10/08/2023 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Edith Bowman | Susie Dent | |||
8081 | 11/08/2023 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Edith Bowman | Susie Dent | |||
8082 | 14/07/2023 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tom Read Wilson | Susie Dent | |||
8083 | 15/08/2023 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tom Read Wilson | Susie Dent | |||
8084 | 16/08/2023 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tom Read Wilson | Susie Dent | |||
8085 | 17/08/2023 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tom Read Wilson | Susie Dent | |||
8086 | 18/08/2023 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tom Read Wilson | Susie Dent | |||
8087 | 21/08/2023 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jeff Stelling | Susie Dent | |||
8088 | 22/08/2023 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jeff Stelling | Susie Dent | |||
8089 | 23/08/2023 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jeff Stelling | Susie Dent | |||
8090 | 24/08/2023 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jeff Stelling | Susie Dent | |||
8091 | 25/08/2023 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jeff Stelling | Susie Dent |