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Series 52
Series 52 ran from June 2004 to December 2004. The fifty-second of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley was won by Mark Tournoff. A strong series saw seven octochamps, four of whom returned for Championship of Champions XII. Paul Gallen was the #1 seed by 15 points, and duly beat Rita Willmott by 31 points. Jack Welsby beat David Thirlwall by 35 points. The next game equalled the second highest ever score in a game of Countdown, as Mark Tournoff scored 138 points from a possible 141 against the unfortunate John Gray. The remaining quarter-final was not nearly as spectacular, as John Hunt won by 18 points. Gallen thrashed Hunt and Tournoff beat Welsby in an up and down contest, where the lead changed hands in round 7 when Tournoff spotted the only available nine letter word VERONICAS. Tournoff held onto the lead, but it was cut by Welsby who forced a crucial conundrum. The conundrum was AMENUTREE which Tournoff solved in 10 seconds to take the seat in the final for himself.
The final turned out to be one of the most entertaining games ever. Gallen looked strong in the early rounds beating Tournoff with FIACRES and MITOGENS, but it was Tournoff that took all the points on the numbers. The players equalled each other in every round until round 12 where Tournoff tried internets ☓ which is only listed as a proper noun. In the next round Gallen made a vital mistake in playing miriad ☓ which is spelt MYRIAD. This let Tournoff in for a crucial conundrum. It was Gallen that buzzed in first – but he didn't give an answer, leaving the remaining 25 seconds to Tournoff. Tournoff did solve the conundrum PARTRIDGE and duly won the Series by a 92 – 89 score line.
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul Gallen | 8 | 846 |
2 | Jack Welsby | 8 | 831 |
3 | Mark Tournoff | 8 | 809 |
4 | John Hunt | 8 | 788 |
5 | Steven Moir | 8 | 763 |
6 | John Gray | 8 | 757 |
7 | David Thirlwall | 8 | 704 |
8 | Rita Willmott | 5 | 529 |
Finals progress
Paul Gallen (1) vs Rita Willmott (8) | Paul Gallen (1) vs John Hunt (4) | Paul Gallen (1) vs Mark Tournoff (3) |
Steven Moir (5) vs John Hunt (4) | ||
Mark Tournoff (3) vs John Gray (6) | Mark Tournoff (3) vs Jack Welsby (2) | |
David Thirlwall (7) vs Jack Welsby (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3729 | 28/06/2004 | P | David Thirlwall | 96 – 89 | Martin McGuinness | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
3730 | 29/06/2004 | P | David Thirlwall | 80 – 69 | Susan Goldsmith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
3731 | 30/06/2004 | P | David Thirlwall | 86 – 48 | Jim Mitchell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
3732 | 1/07/2004 | P | David Thirlwall | 80 – 74 | Graham Andrews | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
3733 | 2/07/2004 | P | Angela Jones | 52 – 50 | Steve Dawes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 139 | ||
3734 | 5/07/2004 | P | Angela Jones | 98 – 74 | Simon Down | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sue MacGregor | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
3735 | 6/07/2004 | P | Angela Jones | 64 – 79 | Malcolm Major | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sue MacGregor | Susie Dent | 140 | ||
3736 | 7/07/2004 | P | Malcolm Major | 86 – 46 | Susan Over | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sue MacGregor | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
3737 | 8/07/2004 | P | Malcolm Major | 114 – 65 | Elspeth Fox | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sue MacGregor | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
3738 | 9/07/2004 | P | Malcolm Major | 69 – 87 | Ian Laird | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sue MacGregor | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
3739 | 12/07/2004 | P | Ian Laird | 81 – 66 | Taz Poole | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
3740 | 13/07/2004 | P | Ian Laird | 99 – 84 | Neil Pallister | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
3741 | 14/07/2004 | P | Ian Laird | 75 – 112 | Margaret Winning | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
3742 | 15/07/2004 | P | Margaret Winning | 65 – 72 | Ian McLennan | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
3743 | 16/07/2004 | P | Ian McLennan | 73 – 85 | Jon Stitcher | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 150 | ||
3744 | 19/07/2004 | P | Jon Stitcher | 80 – 79 | Dora Stavrinos | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Peter Baldwin | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
3745 | 20/07/2004 | P | Jon Stitcher | 88 – 79 | Norman Haikney | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Peter Baldwin | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
3746 | 21/07/2004 | P | Jon Stitcher | 73 – 110 | Jack Welsby | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Peter Baldwin | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
3747 | 27/07/2004 | P | Jack Welsby | 105 – 51 | Mary Parke | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Peter Baldwin | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
3748 | 28/07/2004 | P | Jack Welsby | 102 – 42 | Eddie McNamee | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Peter Baldwin | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
3749 | 3/08/2004 | P | Jack Welsby | 101 – 55 | Carol Kemp | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Alison Heard | 120 | ||
3750 | 4/08/2004 | P | Jack Welsby | 96 – 86 | Joseph Bolas | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Alison Heard | 141 | ||
3751 | 5/08/2004 | P | Jack Welsby | 112 – 72 | Stewart Smeed | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Alison Heard | 133 | ||
3752 | 6/08/2004 | P | Jack Welsby | 108 – 51 | Mandy Combes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Alison Heard | 126 | ||
3753 | 9/08/2004 | P | Jack Welsby | 97 – 73 | Alan Cusack | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Alison Heard | 129 | ||
3754 | 10/08/2004 | P | Khalid Mahmood | 79 – 73 | Penny Scudamore | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Alison Heard | 142 | ||
3755 | 11/08/2004 | P | Khalid Mahmood | 74 – 77 | Bob Mathieson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Alison Heard | 122 | ||
3756 | 17/08/2004 | P | Bob Mathieson | 75 – 79 | Marcus Alderton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Alison Heard | 122 | ||
3757 | 18/08/2004 | P | Marcus Alderton | 82 – 49 | Kay Yuille | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Alison Heard | 129 | ||
3758 | 24/08/2004 | P | Marcus Alderton | 42 – 107 | Roy Thearle | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
3759 | 25/08/2004 | P | Roy Thearle | 101 – 46 | Betty Madill | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
3760 | 26/08/2004 | P | Roy Thearle | 109 – 44 | John Welch | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
3761 | 27/08/2004 | P | Roy Thearle | 89 – 36 | Ivy Howard | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
3762 | 31/08/2004 | P | Roy Thearle | 83 – 96 | Paul Gallen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Norman | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
3763 | 1/09/2004 | P | Paul Gallen | 117 – 49 | Harry Brunt | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Norman | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
3764 | 2/09/2004 | P | Paul Gallen | 103 – 77 | Claire Marston | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Norman | Susie Dent | 140 | ||
3765 | 3/09/2004 | P | Paul Gallen | 103 – 82 | Ray Jones | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Norman | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
3766 | 6/09/2004 | P | Paul Gallen | 117 – 35 | Jean Tully | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Charles Collingwood | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
3767 | 7/09/2004 | P | Paul Gallen | 106 – 57 | Ed Pritchard | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Charles Collingwood | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
3768 | 8/09/2004 | P | Paul Gallen | 83 – 39 | Stephen Todd | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Charles Collingwood | Susie Dent | 117 | ||
3769 | 9/09/2004 | P | Paul Gallen | 121 – 47 | Mo Yusuf | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Charles Collingwood | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
3770 | 10/09/2004 | P | Christina Wood | 69 – 79 | Barbara Matthewman | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Charles Collingwood | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
3771 | 13/09/2004 | P | Barbara Matthewman | 45 – 107 | Neil Newcombe | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lesley Graham | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
3772 | 14/09/2004 | P | Neil Newcombe | 84 – 74 | Trevor Smyth | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lesley Graham | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
3773 | 15/09/2004 | P | Neil Newcombe | 60 – 90 | Mike Hannam | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lesley Graham | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
3774 | 16/09/2004 | P | Mike Hannam | 79 – 54 | Diana Evans | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lesley Graham | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
3775 | 17/09/2004 | P | Mike Hannam | 103 – 58 | Eve Morgan | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lesley Graham | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
3776 | 20/09/2004 | P | Mike Hannam | 89 – 66 | Martin Markey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | John Simpson | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
3777 | 21/09/2004 | P | Mike Hannam | 64 – 87 | Robert Harris | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | John Simpson | Susie Dent | 117 | ||
3778 | 22/09/2004 | P | Robert Harris | 85 – 82 | Fairley Ramsay | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | John Simpson | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
3779 | 23/09/2004 | P | Robert Harris | 77 – 76 | Chris Stephen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | John Simpson | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
3780 | 24/09/2004 | P | Robert Harris | 99 – 42 | David Coster | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | John Simpson | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
3781 | 27/09/2004 | P | Robert Harris | 79 – 97 | John Gray | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jennie Bond | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
3782 | 28/09/2004 | P | John Gray | 110 – 76 | Pat Williams | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jennie Bond | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
3783 | 29/09/2004 | P | John Gray | 94 – 56 | Piers Drew-Wilkinson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jennie Bond | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
3784 | 30/09/2004 | P | John Gray | 106 – 24 | Martin Clemett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jennie Bond | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
3785 | 1/10/2004 | P | John Gray | 93 – 53 | Roland Allanach | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jennie Bond | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
3786 | 4/10/2004 | P | John Gray | 90 – 73 | Felicity Geddes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
3787 | 5/10/2004 | P | John Gray | 89 – 31 | Les Holmes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
3788 | 6/10/2004 | P | John Gray | 78 – 66 | David Soper | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
3789 | 7/10/2004 | P | Mark Danks | 86 – 59 | Donald Moffat | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
3790 | 8/10/2004 | P | Mark Danks | 93 – 60 | Jean Gilson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
3791 | 11/10/2004 | P | Mark Danks | 76 – 86 | Andrew Dodd | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Victoria Mather | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
3792 | 12/10/2004 | P | Andrew Dodd | 64 – 60 | Kevin Ashby | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Victoria Mather | Susie Dent | 138 | ||
3793 | 13/10/2004 | P | Andrew Dodd | 47 – 70 | Carol Joy | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Victoria Mather | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
3794 | 14/10/2004 | P | Carol Joy | 44 – 90 | John Hunt | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Victoria Mather | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
3795 | 15/10/2004 | P | John Hunt | 79* – 69 | Graham Brown | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Victoria Mather | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
3796 | 18/10/2004 | P | John Hunt | 108 – 61 | Peter Gerosa | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
3797 | 19/10/2004 | P | John Hunt | 106 – 51 | Renee Dunbar | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
3798 | 20/10/2004 | P | John Hunt | 80 – 73 | John Cox | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
3799 | 21/10/2004 | P | John Hunt | 111 – 56 | Jenny Masters | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
3800 | 22/10/2004 | P | John Hunt | 117 – 36 | Arif Wahla | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
3801 | 25/10/2004 | P | John Hunt | 97 – 78 | Angela Wingrove | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
3802 | 26/10/2004 | P | Paul Soutar | 83 – 50 | David Burnet | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
3803 | 27/10/2004 | P | Paul Soutar | 72 – 79 | Rita Willmott | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
3804 | 28/10/2004 | P | Rita Willmott | 85 – 79 | Irene Dunn | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 129 | ||
3805 | 29/10/2004 | P | Rita Willmott | 90 – 47 | Andrew Edgington | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 129 | ||
3806 | 1/11/2004 | P | Rita Willmott | 88 – 63 | Brian Ardron | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nicholas Owen | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
3807 | 2/11/2004 | P | Rita Willmott | 109 – 83 | Janet Carpenter | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nicholas Owen | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
3808 | 3/11/2004 | P | Rita Willmott | 78 – 79 | Steven Moir | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nicholas Owen | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
3809 | 4/11/2004 | P | Steven Moir | 91 – 87 | David Morgans | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nicholas Owen | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
3810 | 5/11/2004 | P | Steven Moir | 111 – 68 | Martin Jones | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nicholas Owen | Susie Dent | 140 | ||
3811 | 8/11/2004 | P | Steven Moir | 99 – 54 | Misha Stapleton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
3812 | 9/11/2004 | P | Steven Moir | 106 – 70 | David Payne | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
3813 | 10/11/2004 | P | Steven Moir | 84 – 65 | Catherine Delaney | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
3814 | 11/11/2004 | P | Steven Moir | 102 – 69 | Jim Whelan | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
3815 | 12/11/2004 | P | Steven Moir | 91 – 66 | Paul Warrilow | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
3816 | 15/11/2004 | P | Margaret Boyle | 46 – 92 | Mark Tournoff | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jeremy Beadle | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
3817 | 16/11/2004 | P | Mark Tournoff | 105 – 71 | Brian Pulman | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jeremy Beadle | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
3818 | 17/11/2004 | P | Mark Tournoff | 111 – 60 | Ronnie Boyd | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jeremy Beadle | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
3819 | 18/11/2004 | P | Mark Tournoff | 101 – 68 | Samantha Latham | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jeremy Beadle | Susie Dent | 129 | ||
3820 | 19/11/2004 | P | Mark Tournoff | 117 – 75 | John Crockett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jeremy Beadle | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
3821 | 22/11/2004 | P | Mark Tournoff | 95 – 44 | Alan Gordon | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Daniel O'Donnell | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
3822 | 23/11/2004 | P | Mark Tournoff | 79 – 46 | Keith Jones | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Daniel O'Donnell | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
3823 | 24/11/2004 | P | Mark Tournoff | 109 – 42 | Diane Crews | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Daniel O'Donnell | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
3824 | 25/11/2004 | P | Brian Lightfoot | 56 – 94 | Judith Armstrong | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Daniel O'Donnell | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
3825 | 26/11/2004 | P | Judith Armstrong | 86 – 74 | Alex Lacey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Daniel O'Donnell | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
3826 | 29/11/2004 | P | Judith Armstrong | 98 – 42 | Chris Marsh | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
3827 | 30/11/2004 | P | Judith Armstrong | 85 – 82 | Andrew Byrne | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 117 | ||
3828 | 1/12/2004 | P | Judith Armstrong | 84 – 52 | Jacky Ward | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
3829 | 2/12/2004 | P | Judith Armstrong | 69 – 111 | Tim Charlton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
3830 | 3/12/2004 | P | Tim Charlton | 82 – 97 | Ben Tamplin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
3831 | 6/12/2004 | P | Ben Tamplin | 94 – 53 | Julie Pettinger | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
3832 | 7/12/2004 | P | Ben Tamplin | 83 – 92 | Fred Reynolds | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
3833 | 8/12/2004 | P | Fred Reynolds | 80 – 68 | James Hill | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
3834 | 9/12/2004 | QF | Rita Willmott | 61 – 92 | Paul Gallen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
3835 | 10/12/2004 | QF | David Thirlwall | 58 – 93 | Jack Welsby | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 116 | ||
3836 | 13/12/2004 | QF | John Gray | 73 – 138 | Mark Tournoff | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
3837 | 14/12/2004 | QF | John Hunt | 85 – 67 | Steven Moir | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
3838 | 15/12/2004 | SF | John Hunt | 47 – 108 | Paul Gallen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
3839 | 16/12/2004 | SF | Jack Welsby | 73 – 88 | Mark Tournoff | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
3840 | 17/12/2004 | GF | Mark Tournoff | 92 – 89 | Paul Gallen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 119 |