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Series 6
From Countdown
Series 6 ran from January 1985 to March 1985, with most episodes broadcast at 4:30 pm. The sixth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Darryl Francis.
During Series 6, Michael Wylie began the tradition of setting conundrum scrambles manually rather than simply rearranging all the letters at random.
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Helen Grayson | 7 | 437 |
2 | Darryl Francis | 8 | 436 |
3 | Laurie Silver | 7 | 362 |
4 | Olivia Lloyd | 5 | 229 |
5 | Robert Healan | 3 | 127 |
6 | Adam Gilinsky | 3 | 112 |
7 | Neil Wilkins | 2 | 104 |
8 | Peter Hillman | 2 | 102 |
Finals progress
Helen Grayson (1) vs Peter Hillman (8) | Helen Grayson (1) vs Olivia Lloyd (4) | Olivia Lloyd (4) vs Darryl Francis (2) |
Robert Healan (5) vs Olivia Lloyd (4) | ||
Laurie Silver (3) vs Adam Gilinsky (6) | Adam Gilinsky (6) vs Darryl Francis (2) | |
Neil Wilkins (7) vs Darryl Francis (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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235 | 7/01/1985 | P | Ann Goodsell | 30 – 45 | Laurie Silver | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Yvonne Warburton | 71 | |
236 | 8/01/1985 | P | John Anderson | 22 – 54 | Laurie Silver | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Yvonne Warburton | 69 | |
237 | 9/01/1985 | P | Laurie Silver | 61 – 51 | Pauline Clarke | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Yvonne Warburton | 69 | |
238 | 10/01/1985 | P | Laurie Silver | 51 – 35 | Colin Davis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Yvonne Warburton | 71 | |
239 | 11/01/1985 | P | Laurie Silver | 38 – 29 | Kim Hathaway | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 71 | |
240 | 14/01/1985 | P | Laurie Silver | 55 – 46 | Alan Vogt | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 83 | |
241 | 15/01/1985 | P | Laurie Silver | 58 – 29 | Susan Hobin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 70 | |
242 | 16/01/1985 | P | Laurie Silver | 32 – 38 | Ian Lowe | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 72 | |
243 | 17/01/1985 | P | Ian Lowe | 61 – 18 | Mary Spencer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 73 | |
244 | 18/01/1985 | P | Ian Lowe | 33 – 38 | Steven Tew | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 72 | |
245 | 21/01/1985 | P | Darryl Francis | 47 – 46 | Steven Tew | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 68 | |
246 | 22/01/1985 | P | Andrew Mason | 26 – 60 | Darryl Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 72 | |
247 | 24/01/1985 | P | Diana Mills | 18 – 51 | Darryl Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 68 | |
248 | 25/01/1985 | P | Darryl Francis | 52 – 49 | Alan Carvell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 73 | |
249 | 27/01/1985 | P | Irene Pollard | 21 – 41 | Darryl Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 70 | |
250 | 28/01/1985 | P | Clive Simkin | 16 – 57 | Darryl Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 71 | |
251 | 29/01/1985 | P | Armand Gilinsky | 47 – 69 | Darryl Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 71 | |
252 | 30/01/1985 | P | Tom Roberts | 5 – 59 | Darryl Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warburton | 70 | |
253 | 31/01/1985 | P | Ann Francis | 40 – 42 | Adam Gilinsky | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warburton | 82 | |
254 | 1/02/1985 | P | David Hudson | 24 – 25 | Adam Gilinsky | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warburton | 68 | |
255 | 4/02/1985 | P | Paola Fabrizi | 32 – 45 | Adam Gilinsky | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warburton | 71 | |
256 | 5/02/1985 | P | Robert Healan | 38 – 30 | Adam Gilinsky | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warburton | 69 | |
257 | 6/02/1985 | P | Robert Healan | 42 – 38 | Sally Hampson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Liz Fraser | Yvonne Warburton | 71 | |
258 | 7/02/1985 | P | Robert Healan | 47 – 43 | Malcolm Erridge | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Liz Fraser | Yvonne Warburton | 70 | |
259 | 8/02/1985 | P | David Cornwell | 53 – 34 | Robert Healan | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Liz Fraser | Yvonne Warburton | 70 | |
260 | 11/02/1985 | P | David Cornwell | 39 – 42 | Sheila Alder | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Liz Fraser | Yvonne Warburton | 70 | |
261 | 12/02/1985 | P | Richard MacFarlane | 27 – 29 | Sheila Alder | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Liz Fraser | Yvonne Warburton | 90 | |
262 | 13/02/1985 | P | Olivia Lloyd | 52 – 35 | Sheila Alder | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Liz Fraser | Yvonne Warburton | 70 | |
263 | 14/02/1985 | P | Olivia Lloyd | 36 – 16 | Oksana Last | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warburton | 69 | |
264 | 15/02/1985 | P | Olivia Lloyd | 44 – 35 | Paul Cook | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warburton | 70 | |
265 | 18/02/1985 | P | Olivia Lloyd | 57 – 42 | Philippa Spencer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warburton | 72 | |
266 | 19/02/1985 | P | Olivia Lloyd | 40 – 37 | Rodney Smith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warburton | 74 | |
267 | 20/02/1985 | P | Olivia Lloyd | 42 – 62 | Helen Grayson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warburton | 69 | |
268 | 21/02/1985 | P | Helen Grayson | 69 – 28 | John Elliott | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warburton | 70 | |
269 | 22/02/1985 | P | Helen Grayson | 56 – 45 | Diana Gritt | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Yvonne Warburton | 68 | |
270 | 25/02/1985 | P | Helen Grayson | 66 – 17 | Ian Shepherd | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Yvonne Warburton | 69 | |
271 | 26/02/1985 | P | Helen Grayson | 69 – 39 | Malcolm McMaster | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Yvonne Warburton | 71 | |
272 | 27/02/1985 | P | Helen Grayson | 55 – 27 | Danis Ullah | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Yvonne Warburton | 68 | |
273 | 28/02/1985 | P | Helen Grayson | 60 – 17 | Neil Harris | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | John Junkin | Yvonne Warburton | 69 | |
274 | 1/03/1985 | P | Linda Maddock | 44 – 49 | Alan Henrickson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Julia Swannell | 67 | |
275 | 4/03/1985 | P | Stephen Bryant | 58 – 31 | Alan Henrickson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Julia Swannell | 73 | |
276 | 5/03/1985 | P | Stephen Bryant | 39 – 50 | Valerie Johnstone | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Julia Swannell | 71 | |
277 | 6/03/1985 | P | Peter Hillman | 50 – 48 | Valerie Johnstone | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Julia Swannell | 72 | |
278 | 7/03/1985 | P | Peter Hillman | 52 – 45 | Muriel Ainslie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Julia Swannell | 71 | |
279 | 8/03/1985 | P | Peter Hillman | 38 – 54 | Neil Wilkins | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Julia Swannell | 72 | |
280 | 11/03/1985 | P | Ruth Whitehouse | 46 – 50 | Neil Wilkins | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Julia Swannell | 69 | |
281 | 12/03/1985 | P | Clive Freedman | 64 – 30 | Neil Wilkins | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Julia Swannell | 72 | |
282 | 13/03/1985 | QF | Helen Grayson | 54 – 18 | Peter Hillman | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 68 | |
283 | 14/03/1985 | QF | Neil Wilkins | 35 – 56 | Darryl Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 68 | |
284 | 15/03/1985 | QF | Adam Gilinsky | 34 – 30 | Laurie Silver | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 93 | |
285 | 18/03/1985 | QF | Olivia Lloyd | 57 – 54 | Robert Healan | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 71 | |
286 | 19/03/1985 | SF | Olivia Lloyd | 59 – 53 | Helen Grayson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 74 | |
287 | 20/03/1985 | SF | Adam Gilinsky | 34 – 72 | Darryl Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 74 | |
288 | 21/03/1985 | GF | Olivia Lloyd | 37 – 69 | Darryl Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth, Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannell | 113 |