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Series 89
From Countdown
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.
Apterites Kevin McAfee and Shabir Hussain have appeared in this series so far.
In April, regular guest Pam Ayres and new guest Dr Nighat Arif will appear in Dictionary Corner.
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Finnerty | 8 | 876 |
2 | Mark Goodliffe | 8 | 816 |
3 | Michael Calder | 8 | 736 |
4 | Jack Harvey | 8 | 696 |
5 | Nathan Mulligan | 4 | 396 |
6 | James Hussey | 3 | 330 |
7 | Jan Scowcroft | 2 | 234 |
8 | Nikki Needham | 2 | 231 |
9 | Isabelle Heward* | 2 | 166 |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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8177 | 02/01/2024 | P | Mark Goodliffe | 91 – 58 | Dan Morrell | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Babatunde Aléshé | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
8178 | 03/01/2024 | P | Mark Goodliffe | 116 – 43 | Sharon McIvor | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Babatunde Aléshé | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
8179 | 04/01/2024 | P | Mark Goodliffe | 105 – 58 | Julie Acheson | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Babatunde Aléshé | Susie Dent | 147 | ||
8180 | 05/01/2024 | P | Mark Goodliffe | 105 – 82 | Laura Gilbert | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Babatunde Aléshé | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
8181 | 08/01/2024 | P | Kevin McAfee | 79 – 81 | Nathan Mulligan | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | 147 | ||
8182 | 09/01/2024 | P | Nathan Mulligan | 85 – 52 | John Peake | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
8183 | 10/01/2024 | P | Nathan Mulligan | 87 – 58 | Matt Heal | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
8184 | 11/01/2024 | P | Nathan Mulligan | 75 – 55 | Marina Voak | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
8185 | 12/01/2024 | P | Nathan Mulligan | 68 – 70 | Jan Scowcroft | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | John Thomson | Susie Dent | 148 | ||
8186 | 15/01/2024 | P | Jan Scowcroft | 92 – 89 | Dorian Jeffrey | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Prue Leith | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
8187 | 16/01/2024 | P | Jan Scowcroft | 72 – 102 | Mark Finnerty | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Prue Leith | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
8188 | 17/01/2024 | P | Mark Finnerty | 108 – 12 | Georgina Heath | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Prue Leith | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
8189 | 18/01/2024 | P | Mark Finnerty | 128 – 45 | Alison Fairclough | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Prue Leith | Susie Dent | 155 | ||
8190 | 19/01/2024 | P | Mark Finnerty | 105 – 53 | Kevin Cornell | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Prue Leith | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
8191 | 22/01/2024 | P | Mark Finnerty | 113 – 81 | Mike Courtney | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 138 | ||
8192 | 23/01/2024 | P | Mark Finnerty | 113 – 32 | David Finch | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
8193 | 24/01/2024 | P | Mark Finnerty | 102 – 20 | Sharon Redrobe | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
8194 | 25/01/2024 | P | Mark Finnerty | 105 – 36 | Matthew Cox | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
8195 | 26/01/2024 | P | Dave Tinkler | 91 – 64 | Mick Jennings | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
8196 | 29/01/2024 | P | Dave Tinkler | 58 – 100 | James Hussey | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tasha Ghouri | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
8197 | 30/01/2024 | P | James Hussey | 77 – 68 | Gráinne Stephenson | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tasha Ghouri | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
8198 | 31/01/2024 | P | James Hussey | 78 – 61 | Ryan Lipman | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tasha Ghouri | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
8199 | 01/02/2024 | P | James Hussey | 75 – 86 | Jack Harvey | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tasha Ghouri | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
8200 | 02/02/2024 | P | Jack Harvey | 94 – 79 | Nick Wood | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tasha Ghouri | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
8201 | 05/02/2024 | P | Jack Harvey | 88 – 52 | Ian Ackers | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jo Brand | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
8202 | 06/02/2024 | P | Jack Harvey | 89 – 76 | John Hadley | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jo Brand | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
8203 | 07/02/2024 | P | Jack Harvey | 87 – 50 | Matthew Butt | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jo Brand | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
8204 | 08/02/2024 | P | Jack Harvey | 79 – 78 | Katharine Randall | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jo Brand | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
8205 | 09/02/2024 | P | Jack Harvey | 88 – 77 | Peter Newton | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jo Brand | Susie Dent | 147 | ||
8206 | 12/02/2024 | P | Jack Harvey | 85 – 67 | Keith Aldridge | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
8207 | 13/02/2024 | P | Shabir Hussain | 33 – 83 | Michael Calder | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
8208 | 14/02/2024 | P | Michael Calder | 78 – 64 | David Munday | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
8209 | 15/02/2024 | P | Michael Calder | 80 – 70 | Jill Martin | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
8210 | 16/02/2024 | P | Michael Calder | 76 – 71 | Jack Haynes | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
8211 | 19/02/2024 | P | Michael Calder | 116 – 63 | Aaron McAree | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Sara Davies | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
8212 | 20/02/2024 | P | Michael Calder | 104 – 60 | Mark Fielding | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Sara Davies | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
8213 | 21/02/2024 | P | Michael Calder | 90 – 59 | Stephen Colton | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Sara Davies | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
8214 | 22/02/2024 | P | Michael Calder | 109 – 49 | Julia Blake | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Sara Davies | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
8215 | 23/02/2024 | P | Nikki Needham | 73 – 55 | Melanie Clapham | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Sara Davies | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
8216 | 26/02/2024 | P | Nikki Needham | 100 – 40 | Mark Lynch | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Vick Hope | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
8217 | 27/02/2024 | P | Nikki Needham | 58 – 86 | Isabelle Heward | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Vick Hope | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
8218 | 28/02/2024 | P | Isabelle Heward | 80 – 43 | Paul Davey | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Vick Hope | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
8219 | 29/02/2024 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Vick Hope | Susie Dent | |||
8220 | 01/03/2024 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Vick Hope | Susie Dent | |||
8221 | 04/03/2024 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rory Bremner | Susie Dent | |||
8222 | 05/03/2024 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rory Bremner | Susie Dent | |||
8223 | 06/03/2024 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rory Bremner | Susie Dent | |||
8224 | 07/03/2024 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rory Bremner | Susie Dent | |||
8225 | 08/03/2024 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rory Bremner | Susie Dent | |||
8226 | 11/03/2024 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rick Edwards | Susie Dent | |||
8227 | 12/03/2024 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rick Edwards | Susie Dent | |||
8228 | 13/03/2024 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rick Edwards | Susie Dent | |||
8229 | 14/03/2024 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rick Edwards | Susie Dent | |||
8230 | 15/03/2024 | P | tba | – | tba | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rick Edwards | Susie Dent |