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Series 17
From Countdown
Series 17 ran from January 1989 to March 1989, and began with Championship of Champions IV. The seventeenth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Lawrence Pearse.
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tim Morrissey | 8 | 533 |
2 | Lawrence Pearse | 8 | 438 |
3 | David Poulter | 6 | 333 |
4 | Evan Simpson | 5 | 319 |
5 | Len Marshall | 3 | 199 |
6 | Vicki McCarthy | 3 | 152 |
7 | Jean Tweddell | 2 | 112 |
8 | Jim Saywell | 2 | 111 |
Finals progress
Tim Morrissey (1) vs Jim Saywell (8) | Tim Morrissey (1) vs Evan Simpson (4) | Evan Simpson (4) vs Lawrence Pearse (2) |
Len Marshall (5) vs Evan Simpson (4) | ||
David Poulter (3) vs Vicki McCarthy (6) | Vicki McCarthy (6) vs Lawrence Pearse (2) | |
Jean Tweddell (7) vs Lawrence Pearse (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
820 | 11/01/1989 | P | Alec Bryers | 42 – 43 | Jennifer Bryers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Clement Freud | Georgia Hole | 72 | |
821 | 12/01/1989 | P | David Poulter | 57 – 50 | Jennifer Bryers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Clement Freud | Georgia Hole | 73 | |
822 | 13/01/1989 | P | David Poulter | 62 – 16 | Kenneth Quarshie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Clement Freud | Georgia Hole | 73 | |
823 | 16/01/1989 | P | David Poulter | 57 – 41 | Eileen Farbrother | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Clement Freud | Georgia Hole | 70 | |
824 | 17/01/1989 | P | David Poulter | 42 – 24 | Jean Bakewell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Clement Freud | Georgia Hole | 71 | |
825 | 18/01/1989 | P | David Poulter | 57 – 48 | Steve Bruce | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Lance Percival | Georgia Hole | 72 | |
826 | 19/01/1989 | P | David Poulter | 58 – 31 | Alison Baker | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Lance Percival | Georgia Hole | 70 | |
827 | 20/01/1989 | P | David Poulter | 35 – 69 | Jean Tweddell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Lance Percival | Georgia Hole | 73 | |
828 | 23/01/1989 | P | Ken Wotherspoon | 33 – 43 | Jean Tweddell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Lance Percival | Georgia Hole | 69 | |
829 | 24/01/1989 | P | Tim Morrissey | 63 – 60 | Jean Tweddell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Lance Percival | Georgia Hole | 74 | |
830 | 25/01/1989 | P | Tim Morrissey | 56 – 32 | Julie Pharro | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Sylvia Syms | Freda Thornton | 70 | |
831 | 26/01/1989 | P | Tim Morrissey | 57 – 25 | Russell Turner | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Sylvia Syms | Freda Thornton | 75 | |
832 | 27/01/1989 | P | Tim Morrissey | 51 – 51 | Mary Hawes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Sylvia Syms | Freda Thornton | 71 | |
833 | 30/01/1989 | P | Tim Morrissey | 46 – 35 | Mary Hawes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Sylvia Syms | Freda Thornton | 73 | |
834 | 31/01/1989 | P | Tim Morrissey | 77 – 56 | Dave Chapple | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Sylvia Syms | Freda Thornton | 79 | |
835 | 1/02/1989 | P | Tim Morrissey | 61 – 20 | Gail Cattermole | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Frazer Hines | Freda Thornton | 74 | |
836 | 2/02/1989 | P | Tim Morrissey | 70 – 45 | Jenny O'Sullivan | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Frazer Hines | Freda Thornton | 74 | |
837 | 3/02/1989 | P | Tim Morrissey | 52 – 40 | Elizabeth Dorey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Frazer Hines | Freda Thornton | 72 | |
838 | 6/02/1989 | P | Nick Camp | 45 – 65 | Evan Simpson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Frazer Hines | Freda Thornton | 83 | |
839 | 7/02/1989 | P | Frank Peach | 48 – 49 | Evan Simpson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Frazer Hines | Freda Thornton | 81 | |
840 | 8/02/1989 | P | Esther Poligadoo | 34 – 73 | Evan Simpson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Frazer Hines | Freda Thornton | 76 | |
841 | 9/02/1989 | P | Eileen Stokes | 5 – 69 | Evan Simpson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Eve Pollard | Della Thompson | 72 | |
842 | 10/02/1989 | P | Abu Oosman | 26 – 63 | Evan Simpson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Eve Pollard | Della Thompson | 96 | |
843 | 13/02/1989 | P | Cathy Bland | 36 – 34 | Evan Simpson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Eve Pollard | Della Thompson | 71 | |
844 | 14/02/1989 | P | Cathy Bland | 31 – 62 | Len Marshall | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Eve Pollard | Della Thompson | 84 | |
845 | 15/02/1989 | P | Caroline Coombs | 38 – 46 | Len Marshall | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Eve Pollard | Della Thompson | 71 | |
846 | 16/02/1989 | P | Anna Sims | 48 – 48 | Len Marshall | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Eve Pollard | Della Thompson | 81 | |
847 | 17/02/1989 | P | Anna Sims | 41 – 43 | Len Marshall | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Eve Pollard | Della Thompson | 73 | |
848 | 20/02/1989 | P | Jim Saywell | 60 – 45 | Len Marshall | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Eve Pollard | Della Thompson | 70 | |
849 | 21/02/1989 | P | Jim Saywell | 51 – 36 | John Roycroft | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Tim Rice | Catherine Clarke | 73 | |
850 | 22/02/1989 | P | Jim Saywell | 34 – 53 | Lawrence Pearse | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Tim Rice | Catherine Clarke | 94 | |
851 | 23/02/1989 | P | Anne Ives | 40 – 51 | Lawrence Pearse | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Tim Rice | Catherine Clarke | 84 | |
852 | 24/02/1989 | P | Cathy Frank | 49 – 57 | Lawrence Pearse | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Tim Rice | Catherine Clarke | 94 | |
853 | 27/02/1989 | P | Fuad Shammas | 48 – 49 | Lawrence Pearse | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Tim Rice | Catherine Clarke | 72 | |
854 | 28/02/1989 | P | Nadine Roebuck | 36 – 48 | Lawrence Pearse | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Ned Sherrin | Georgia Hole | 73 | |
855 | 1/03/1989 | P | David Thompson | 40 – 70 | Lawrence Pearse | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Ned Sherrin | Georgia Hole | 73 | |
856 | 2/03/1989 | P | Karen Hoggarth | 23 – 58 | Lawrence Pearse | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Ned Sherrin | Georgia Hole | 71 | |
857 | 3/03/1989 | P | David Gledhill | 12 – 52 | Lawrence Pearse | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Ned Sherrin | Georgia Hole | 72 | |
858 | 6/03/1989 | P | Vicki McCarthy | 32 – 31 | Jeanie Holmes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Ned Sherrin | Georgia Hole | 72 | |
859 | 7/03/1989 | P | Vicki McCarthy | 62 – 53 | Alison Jarvis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Ned Sherrin | Georgia Hole | 74 | |
860 | 8/03/1989 | P | Vicki McCarthy | 58 – 48 | Alex Pearse | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Ned Sherrin | Georgia Hole | 83 | |
861 | 9/03/1989 | QF | Tim Morrissey | 60 – 44 | Jim Saywell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Simon Williams | Georgia Hole | 70 | |
862 | 10/03/1989 | QF | Lawrence Pearse | 52 – 29 | Jean Tweddell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Simon Williams | Georgia Hole | 73 | |
863 | 13/03/1989 | QF | Vicki McCarthy | 57 – 42 | David Poulter | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Simon Williams | Georgia Hole | 72 | |
864 | 14/03/1989 | QF | Evan Simpson | 67 – 27 | Len Marshall | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Simon Williams | Georgia Hole | 73 | |
865 | 15/03/1989 | SF | Evan Simpson | 56 – 45 | Tim Morrissey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Simon Williams | Georgia Hole | 74 | |
866 | 16/03/1989 | SF | Vicki McCarthy | 24 – 49 | Lawrence Pearse | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Simon Williams | Georgia Hole | 71 | |
867 | 17/03/1989 | GF | Evan Simpson | 64 – 80 | Lawrence Pearse | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Ned Sherrin, Frazer Hines | Freda Thornton | 140 |