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Series 41

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Scott Mearns, the series winner with his winning dictionaries.

Series 41 ran from June 1999 to December 1999. The forty-first of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Scott Mearns. Richard Whiteley coined the word Octochamp in this series, which had six of them — a record for all the series in the 9 round format. This is known to be one of the best contested series in the 9 round era.

Seed table

Rank Name Wins Points
1 Scott Mearns 8 510
2 Lucy Roberts 8 504
3 Simon Cooper 8 482
4 Sanjay Mazumder 8 479
5 Melvin Hetherington 8 478
6 Margaret Foster 8 448
7 Gary Woodward 6 418
8 Rory Dunlop 6 408
Between Series 38 and Series 59, players were sorted by number of wins, then by number of points. Points from both wins and losses count. Points from sudden death conundrums were not counted, and players with the same number of wins and points were sorted by highest score.

Finals progress

Scott Mearns (1) vs Rory Dunlop (8) Scott Mearns (1) vs Melvin Hetherington (5) Scott Mearns (1)
vs
Simon Cooper (3)
Melvin Hetherington (5) vs Sanjay Mazumder (4)
Simon Cooper (3) vs Margaret Foster (6) Simon Cooper (3) vs Gary Woodward (7)
Gary Woodward (7) vs Lucy Roberts (2)
The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
2553 28/06/1999 P Bobby Johnson 12 – 80 Scott Mearns Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Damian Eadie 86
2554 29/06/1999 P Scott Mearns 67 – 35 Bill Rose Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Damian Eadie 72
2555 30/06/1999 P Scott Mearns 76 – 39 Sarah Houchin Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Damian Eadie 85
2556 1/07/1999 P Scott Mearns 74 – 32 Michael Forster Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Damian Eadie 78
2557 2/07/1999 P Scott Mearns 55 – 43 Gareth Mort Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Damian Eadie 72
2558 5/07/1999 P Scott Mearns 63 – 14 Tony Allen Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Damian Eadie 84
2559 6/07/1999 P Scott Mearns 34 – 30 William Brewer Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Damian Eadie 72
2560 7/07/1999 P Scott Mearns 61 – 27 Lesley Millar Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Damian Eadie 83
2561 8/07/1999 P Andy Conner 40 – 50 Kevill Davies Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Damian Eadie 71
2562 9/07/1999 P Kevill Davies 20 – 59 Kay Powick Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Damian Eadie 86
2563 12/07/1999 P Kay Powick 71 – 53 Derek Harrison Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Damian Eadie 83
2564 13/07/1999 P Kay Powick 55 – 44 Will Drever Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Don Black Susie Dent 73
2565 14/07/1999 P Kay Powick 52 – 18 Marjorie Turner Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Don Black Susie Dent 74
2566 15/07/1999 P Kay Powick 45 – 41 Alistair Macpherson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Don Black Susie Dent 80
2567 16/07/1999 P Kay Powick 36 – 40 Jack Waley-Cohen Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Don Black Susie Dent 73
2568 19/07/1999 P Jack Waley-Cohen 50 – 46 Susan Priestley Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Don Black Susie Dent 75
2569 20/07/1999 P Jack Waley-Cohen 56 – 35 Malcolm Roberts Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Don Black Susie Dent 72
2570 21/07/1999 P Jack Waley-Cohen 45 – 49 Tricia Malone Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 82
2571 27/07/1999 P Tricia Malone 38 – 65 Steve Way Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 74
2572 29/07/1999 P Steve Way 43 – 60 Christopher Wade Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 74
2573 30/07/1999 P Christopher Wade 42 – 34 Jill Strangward Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 82
2574 2/08/1999 P Christopher Wade 44 – 49 Dennis Raishbrook Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 83
2575 3/08/1999 P Dennis Raishbrook 61 – 46 Caroline Andrews Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 92
2576 4/08/1999 P Dennis Raishbrook 39 – 69 Graham Bucknall Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Terry Wogan Mark Nyman 75
2577 10/08/1999 P Graham Bucknall 59 – 25 Yasmin Wells Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Terry Wogan Mark Nyman 76
2578 11/08/1999 P Graham Bucknall 60 – 39 Miles Hudson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Terry Wogan Mark Nyman 74
2579 12/08/1999 P Graham Bucknall 65 – 29 Caroline Wheatley Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Terry Wogan Mark Nyman 73
2580 13/08/1999 P Graham Bucknall 37 – 60 Barrie Debbage Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Terry Wogan Mark Nyman 83
2581 16/08/1999 P Barrie Debbage 46* – 36 Iain Cadogan Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Terry Wogan Mark Nyman 73
2582 17/08/1999 P Barrie Debbage 29 – 51 Angus Walker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sian Lloyd Mark Nyman 73
2583 18/08/1999 P Angus Walker 36 – 59 Rory Dunlop Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sian Lloyd Mark Nyman 75
2584 24/08/1999 P Rory Dunlop 59 – 50 Alix Lee Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sian Lloyd Mark Nyman 74
2585 25/08/1999 P Rory Dunlop 57 – 33 Corryne Robertson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sian Lloyd Mark Nyman 74
2586 26/08/1999 P Rory Dunlop 62 – 38 Gillian Wild Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sian Lloyd Mark Nyman 84
2587 27/08/1999 P Rory Dunlop 56 – 51 Kristian Saether Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sian Lloyd Mark Nyman 72
2588 30/08/1999 P Rory Dunlop 60 – 38 John Fairhurst Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barbara Taylor Bradford Mark Nyman 75
2589 31/08/1999 P Rory Dunlop 55 – 66 Mickie O'Neill Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barbara Taylor Bradford Mark Nyman 73
2590 1/09/1999 P Mickie O'Neill 62 – 23 Alistair Miller Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barbara Taylor Bradford Mark Nyman 74
2591 2/09/1999 P Mickie O'Neill 41 – 53 Geraldine Curran Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barbara Taylor Bradford Mark Nyman 69
2592 3/09/1999 P Geraldine Curran 51 – 39 Hilary Lawrence Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barbara Taylor Bradford Mark Nyman 74
2593 6/09/1999 P Geraldine Curran 54 – 35 Denise Smith Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barbara Taylor Bradford Mark Nyman 73
2594 7/09/1999 P Geraldine Curran 45 – 53 Susan Eardley Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rick Wakeman Mark Nyman 94
2595 8/09/1999 P Susan Eardley 27 – 40 John Bolton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rick Wakeman Mark Nyman 72
2596 9/09/1999 P John Bolton 43 – 54 Angela Sheffield Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rick Wakeman Mark Nyman 86
2597 10/09/1999 P Angela Sheffield 39 – 27 Bill Leslie Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rick Wakeman Mark Nyman 73
2598 13/09/1999 P Angela Sheffield 49 – 51 Steve Clark Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rick Wakeman Mark Nyman 75
2599 14/09/1999 P Steve Clark 40 – 47 Simon Cooper Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rick Wakeman Mark Nyman 69
2600 15/09/1999 P Simon Cooper 51 – 28 Lisa Eyers Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Damian Eadie 84
2601 16/09/1999 P Simon Cooper 69 – 55 Niall Spooner-Harvey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Damian Eadie 85
2602 17/09/1999 P Simon Cooper 72 – 14 Raymond Ogilvie Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Damian Eadie 73
2603 20/09/1999 P Simon Cooper 65 – 43 Ola Odutola Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Damian Eadie 73
2604 21/09/1999 P Simon Cooper 61 – 37 Lynne Savin-Smith Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Damian Eadie 73
2605 22/09/1999 P Simon Cooper 55 – 31 John Grisdale Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Damian Eadie 74
2606 23/09/1999 P Simon Cooper 62 – 51 Andrew Fenton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Angela Rippon Damian Eadie 84
2607 24/09/1999 P Jean O'Neill 47 – 54 Christine Silverwood Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Angela Rippon Damian Eadie 73
2608 27/09/1999 P Christine Silverwood 44 – 56 Billy Davidson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Angela Rippon Damian Eadie 84
2609 28/09/1999 P Billy Davidson 68 – 48 Jacqui Darby Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Angela Rippon Damian Eadie 75
2610 29/09/1999 P Billy Davidson 47 – 54 Tony Manwani Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Angela Rippon Damian Eadie 72
2611 30/09/1999 P Tony Manwani 56 – 43 Julie Smithies Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Angela Rippon Damian Eadie 74
2612 1/10/1999 P Tony Manwani 28 – 44 Rob Watson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Susie Dent 72
2613 4/10/1999 P Rob Watson 56 – 33 Frances Dewar Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Susie Dent 82
2614 5/10/1999 P Rob Watson 37 – 67 Gary Woodward Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Susie Dent 74
2615 6/10/1999 P Gary Woodward 60 – 44 Debbie Jones Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Susie Dent 72
2616 7/10/1999 P Gary Woodward 60 – 22 Brian Scobie Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Susie Dent 74
2617 8/10/1999 P Gary Woodward 67 – 34 Patricia Corrigan Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Susie Dent 83
2618 11/10/1999 P Gary Woodward 65 – 47 Jonathan Mearns Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent 73
2619 12/10/1999 P Gary Woodward 48 – 42 John Lawes Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent 73
2620 13/10/1999 P Gary Woodward 51 – 55 Edward Mundell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent 71
2621 14/10/1999 P Edward Mundell 42 – 54 Alix Anderson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent 70
2622 15/10/1999 P Alix Anderson 56 – 46 Mick Hoare Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent 74
2623 18/10/1999 P Alix Anderson 52 – 59 Dee Voce Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent 73
2624 19/10/1999 P Dee Voce 60 – 39 Chris Phipps Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Toyah Willcox Mark Nyman 84
2625 20/10/1999 P Dee Voce 59 – 20 Lewis Mackay Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Toyah Willcox Mark Nyman 71
2626 21/10/1999 P Dee Voce 58 – 35 Duncan Bloomfield Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Toyah Willcox Mark Nyman 81
2627 22/10/1999 P Dee Voce 62 – 34 Liz Ireland Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Toyah Willcox Mark Nyman 75
2628 25/10/1999 P Dee Voce 58 – 62 Sanjay Mazumder Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Toyah Willcox Mark Nyman 72
2629 26/10/1999 P Sanjay Mazumder 58 – 40 Jennie Booth Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Toyah Willcox Mark Nyman 85
2630 27/10/1999 P Sanjay Mazumder 65 – 25 Mark Murray Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Marc Freden Mark Nyman 73
2631 28/10/1999 P Sanjay Mazumder 67 – 35 John Blaker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Marc Freden Mark Nyman 84
2632 29/10/1999 P Sanjay Mazumder 62 – 40 Lesley Sutton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Marc Freden Mark Nyman 75
2633 1/11/1999 P Sanjay Mazumder 56 – 28 Ian Scott Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Marc Freden Mark Nyman 72
2634 2/11/1999 P Sanjay Mazumder 49 – 24 Andrea Bates Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Marc Freden Mark Nyman 67
2635 3/11/1999 P Sanjay Mazumder 60 – 42 Alan Hill Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Marc Freden Mark Nyman 83
2636 4/11/1999 P Anthony Moorhouse 53 – 52 Olive Martin Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lionel Blair Damian Eadie 72
2637 5/11/1999 P Anthony Moorhouse 51 – 55 Lucy Roberts Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lionel Blair Damian Eadie 73
2638 8/11/1999 P Lucy Roberts 66 – 23 Michael West Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lionel Blair Damian Eadie 73
2639 9/11/1999 P Lucy Roberts 69 – 43 Barry Soden Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lionel Blair Damian Eadie 73
2640 10/11/1999 P Lucy Roberts 67 – 24 Alison Mooney Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lionel Blair Damian Eadie 75
2641 11/11/1999 P Lucy Roberts 82 – 46 Derek Taylor Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Alastair Stewart Damian Eadie 88
2642 12/11/1999 P Lucy Roberts 55 – 35 Stanley Melrose Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Alastair Stewart Damian Eadie 75
2643 15/11/1999 P Lucy Roberts 49 – 35 Andrew Playle Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Alastair Stewart Damian Eadie 71
2644 16/11/1999 P Lucy Roberts 61 – 44 Elizabeth Evans Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Alastair Stewart Damian Eadie 71
2645 17/11/1999 P Margaret Foster 47 – 37 Jeremy Barton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Alastair Stewart Damian Eadie 74
2646 18/11/1999 P Margaret Foster 62 – 20 Harry Driver Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Alastair Stewart Damian Eadie 72
2647 19/11/1999 P Margaret Foster 69 – 31 Steven Shepherd Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Vijay Amritraj Susie Dent 85
2648 22/11/1999 P Margaret Foster 50 – 46 Jackie Stevenson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Vijay Amritraj Susie Dent 72
2649 23/11/1999 P Margaret Foster 58 – 27 Bill Malloy Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Vijay Amritraj Susie Dent 74
2650 24/11/1999 P Margaret Foster 57 – 38 Joan Tranter Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Vijay Amritraj Susie Dent 72
2651 25/11/1999 P Margaret Foster 60 – 43 Sheila Bailey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Vijay Amritraj Susie Dent 74
2652 26/11/1999 P Margaret Foster 45 – 44 Neil Bird Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Vijay Amritraj Susie Dent 72
2653 29/11/1999 P Mandy Brazier 50 – 56 Perry Poole Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jo Brand Damian Eadie 74
2654 30/11/1999 P Perry Poole 48 – 69 Melvin Hetherington Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jo Brand Damian Eadie 72
2655 1/12/1999 P Melvin Hetherington 61 – 31 William Cussen Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jo Brand Damian Eadie 82
2656 2/12/1999 P Melvin Hetherington 58 – 36 Steve Dannell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jo Brand Damian Eadie 83
2657 3/12/1999 P Melvin Hetherington 45 – 34 Richard Egerton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jo Brand Damian Eadie 72
2658 6/12/1999 P Melvin Hetherington 62 – 40 Derek Willan Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jo Brand Damian Eadie 73
2659 7/12/1999 P Melvin Hetherington 64 – 47 Deborah Weddell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Keith Barron Damian Eadie 77
2660 8/12/1999 P Melvin Hetherington 61 – 37 Arthur Cote Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Keith Barron Damian Eadie 84
2661 9/12/1999 P Melvin Hetherington 58 – 48 Carole Dunlop Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Keith Barron Damian Eadie 73
2662 10/12/1999 P Peter Goodwin 43 – 52 Muslim Salamat Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Keith Barron Damian Eadie 83
2663 13/12/1999 P Muslim Salamat 37 – 39 Lorraine Behrens Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Keith Barron Damian Eadie 83
2664 14/12/1999 P Lorraine Behrens 31 – 38 Duncan Kay Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Carol Barnes Damian Eadie 72
2665 15/12/1999 P Duncan Kay 31 – 57 Howard Parker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Carol Barnes Damian Eadie 71
2666 16/12/1999 P Howard Parker 30 – 42 Helen Wrigglesworth Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Carol Barnes Damian Eadie 83
2667 17/12/1999 QF Scott Mearns 59 – 48 Rory Dunlop Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Carol Barnes Damian Eadie 73
2668 20/12/1999 QF Lucy Roberts 46 – 53 Gary Woodward Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Carol Barnes Damian Eadie 74
2669 21/12/1999 QF Simon Cooper 57 – 40 Margaret Foster Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Carol Barnes Damian Eadie 83
2670 22/12/1999 QF Sanjay Mazumder 58 – 69 Melvin Hetherington Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rick Wakeman Catherine Clarke 94
2671 23/12/1999 SF Scott Mearns 68 – 51 Melvin Hetherington Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rick Wakeman Catherine Clarke 72
2672 24/12/1999 SF Gary Woodward 41 – 64 Simon Cooper Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rick Wakeman Catherine Clarke 84
2673 25/12/1999 GF Scott Mearns 81 – 73 Simon Cooper Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rick Wakeman Catherine Clarke 116
* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum

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