Series 13

Series 13
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Series information
First episode	1 July 1987
Last episode	28 August 1987
Highest score (9-round games only)	80 (Mike Whiteoak) 80 (Mark Preston)
Number of contestants	35
Number of episodes	43
Results
Winner	Hilary Hopper
Runner-up	Kevin Nelson

Series 13 ran from 1 July to 28 August 1987, and began with Championship of Champions III. The thirteenth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Hilary Hopper.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Nita Marr	7	401
2	Mike Whiteoak	5	303
3	Kevin Nelson	5	263
4	Hilary Hopper	4+1	254
5	John Clark	4	233
6	Mark Preston	3	201
7	Peter Tatlow	2	122
8	Cath Powell	1+1	103

Numbers after "+" signs in the Wins column represent drawn games. Between Series 3 and Series 20, players were ranked by total number of points, including winning and drawing scores, but not losing ones.

Finals progress

Nita Marr (1) vs Cath Powell (8)	Nita Marr (1) vs Hilary Hopper (4)	Hilary Hopper (4) vs Kevin Nelson (3)
John Clark (5) vs Hilary Hopper (4)
Kevin Nelson (3) vs Mark Preston (6)	Kevin Nelson (3) vs Mike Whiteoak (2)
Peter Tatlow (7) vs Mike Whiteoak (2)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
22–30 June 1987: Championship of Champions III
602	01/07/1987	P	Peter Medhurst	47 – 47	Cath Powell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Catherine Clarke	74
603	02/07/1987	P	Peter Medhurst	28 – 56	Cath Powell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Catherine Clarke	85
604	03/07/1987	P	Hilary Hopper	60 – 23	Cath Powell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Catherine Clarke	72
605	06/07/1987	P	Hilary Hopper	43 – 22	Dennis Davies	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Catherine Clarke	71
606	07/07/1987	P	Hilary Hopper	54 – 41	Hilary Jones	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	85
607	08/07/1987	P	Hilary Hopper	44 – 44	Boz Osberg	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	83
608	09/07/1987	P	Hilary Hopper	53 – 43	Boz Osberg	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	71
609	10/07/1987	P	Hilary Hopper	50 – 60	Robert Randall	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	72
610	13/07/1987	P	Kevin Nelson	46 – 30	Robert Randall	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	74
611	14/07/1987	P	Kevin Nelson	46 – 37	Doreen Nunn	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	74
612	15/07/1987	P	Kevin Nelson	67 – 45	Tom Ellis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	73
613	16/07/1987	P	Kevin Nelson	55 – 39	Mike Reeve	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy	Freda Thornton	75
614	17/07/1987	P	Kevin Nelson	49 – 44	Alan Cannon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy	Freda Thornton	71
615	20/07/1987	P	Kevin Nelson	37 – 46	Mick Elsdon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy	Freda Thornton	75
616	21/07/1987	P	Audrey Marsden	35 – 34	Mick Elsdon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy	Freda Thornton	72
617	22/07/1987	P	Audrey Marsden	47 – 58	John Clark	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy	Freda Thornton	73
618	23/07/1987	P	Pat Shakespeare	26 – 67	John Clark	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy	Freda Thornton	76
619	24/07/1987	P	Richard Gilmore	39 – 59	John Clark	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Lance Percival	Freda Thornton	76
620	27/07/1987	P	Phil John	34 – 49	John Clark	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Lance Percival	Freda Thornton	69
621	28/07/1987	P	Peter Tatlow	61 – 44	John Clark	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Lance Percival	Freda Thornton	73
622	29/07/1987	P	Peter Tatlow	51 – 50	Ann Lawn	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Lance Percival	Freda Thornton	84
623	30/07/1987	P	Peter Tatlow	59 – 79	Mike Whiteoak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Lance Percival	Freda Thornton	86
624	31/07/1987	P	Dave Edgerley	25 – 43	Mike Whiteoak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Lance Percival	Freda Thornton	68
625	03/08/1987	P	Vince O'Donnell	24 – 59	Mike Whiteoak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Lance Percival	Freda Thornton	71
626	04/08/1987	P	George Orgill	37 – 42	Mike Whiteoak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Diane Solomon	Freda Thornton	82
627	05/08/1987	P	Derek Edwards	52 – 80	Mike Whiteoak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Diane Solomon	Freda Thornton	83
628	06/08/1987	P	Nita Marr	45 – 39	Mike Whiteoak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Diane Solomon	Freda Thornton	69
629	07/08/1987	P	Nita Marr	72 – 27	Letsy Constable	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Diane Solomon	Freda Thornton	77
630	10/08/1987	P	Nita Marr	48 – 26	Peter Holden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Diane Solomon	Freda Thornton	71
631	11/08/1987	P	Nita Marr	64 – 30	Yvonne Thomson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Diane Solomon	Freda Thornton	85
632	12/08/1987	P	Nita Marr	65 – 41	Suzanne Anderson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Freda Thornton	74
633	13/08/1987	P	Nita Marr	52 – 49	Walker Roberts	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Freda Thornton	70
634	14/08/1987	P	Nita Marr	55 – 36	Ruth Tonothy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Freda Thornton	74
635	17/08/1987	P	Nita Marr	34 – 52	Mark Preston	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Freda Thornton	73
636	18/08/1987	P	Shirley Llewellyn	31 – 69	Mark Preston	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Freda Thornton	84
637	19/08/1987	P	John Brooks	0 – 80	Mark Preston	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Freda Thornton	83
638	20/08/1987	QF	Nita Marr	47 – 28	Cath Powell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Derek Nimmo	Catherine Clarke	73
639	21/08/1987	QF	Peter Tatlow	69 – 74	Mike Whiteoak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Derek Nimmo	Catherine Clarke	83
640	24/08/1987	QF	Mark Preston	32 – 40	Kevin Nelson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Derek Nimmo	Catherine Clarke	71
641	25/08/1987	QF	Hilary Hopper	58 – 54	John Clark	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Derek Nimmo	Catherine Clarke	75
642	26/08/1987	SF	Nita Marr	34 – 54	Hilary Hopper	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Derek Nimmo	Catherine Clarke	69
643	27/08/1987	SF	Kevin Nelson	56 – 53	Mike Whiteoak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Derek Nimmo	Catherine Clarke	96
644	28/08/1987	GF	Hilary Hopper	94 – 79	Kevin Nelson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth, Derek Nimmo	Catherine Clarke	118

External Links

• Series 13 on The Countdown Database.
• Series 13 on The Countdown Page.