Series 89

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Series 89 is the current series of Countdown, and the fifth series to feature Colin Murray as presenter. It began on 2 January 2024 and will conclude in June 2024.

Mark Goodliffe, who won the final four preliminary matches of Series 88, returned to continue his run in the first heat of this series.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Mark Goodliffe*	7	711

*still playing Since Series 60, players are sorted by number of wins, then by number of points. Points from both wins and losses count. Points from sudden death conundrums are not counted, and players with the same number of wins and points are sorted by the number of conundrums correctly guessed, then highest single-game score.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
8177	02/01/2024	P	Mark Goodliffe	91 – 58	Dan Morrell	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Babatunde Aléshé	Susie Dent	135
8178	03/01/2024	P	Mark Goodliffe	116 – 43	Sharon McIvor	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Babatunde Aléshé	Susie Dent	133
8179	04/01/2024	P	Mark Goodliffe	105 – 58	Julie Acheson	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Babatunde Aléshé	Susie Dent	147
8180	05/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Babatunde Aléshé	Susie Dent
8181	08/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Thomson	Susie Dent
8182	09/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Thomson	Susie Dent
8183	10/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Thomson	Susie Dent
8184	11/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Thomson	Susie Dent
8185	12/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Thomson	Susie Dent
8186	15/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Prue Leith	Susie Dent
8187	16/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Prue Leith	Susie Dent
8188	17/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Prue Leith	Susie Dent
8189	18/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Prue Leith	Susie Dent
8190	19/01/2024	P	tba	–	tba	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Prue Leith	Susie Dent

* includes 10 points from a tiebreak conundrum

External Links

• Series 89 on The Countdown Database.