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− | *The first draw ever was between [[ | + | *The first draw ever was between [[Michael Goldman]] and [[Bill Benson]] in [[Episode 3]], during the first week of the show's history. |
*The last draw was between [[Lew Schwarz]] and [[Nuala Clenaghan]]. Lew went on to become an [[Octochamp]] with two draws, which gave him a total of 547 points - which is theoretically the highest total score for an Octochamp, although of course [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]] got his 535 points in 8 games, not in 10. Lew is the only player to play in two drawn games. | *The last draw was between [[Lew Schwarz]] and [[Nuala Clenaghan]]. Lew went on to become an [[Octochamp]] with two draws, which gave him a total of 547 points - which is theoretically the highest total score for an Octochamp, although of course [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]] got his 535 points in 8 games, not in 10. Lew is the only player to play in two drawn games. | ||
*The lowest scoring draw was 35-all, done three times - episodes [[Episode 297|297]], [[Episode 311|311]] and [[Episode 1088|1088]]. | *The lowest scoring draw was 35-all, done three times - episodes [[Episode 297|297]], [[Episode 311|311]] and [[Episode 1088|1088]]. |
Revision as of 16:37, 6 July 2010
A draw is a game where both players have the same score at the end of the show. In modern 15-round Countdown there's no such thing as a draw, instead extra conundrums are used until one player wins the game. Up until the end of Series 21 if two players drew they played each other again the next day, which causes numerous problems with the recording schedule, not just for the production team but for contestants who may have to go back home and come back up to the studios for another recording session. Additional Conundrums were only used in the series finals, this scenario only used in Episode 404 and Episode 817.
Facts and figures
- The first draw ever was between Michael Goldman and Bill Benson in Episode 3, during the first week of the show's history.
- The last draw was between Lew Schwarz and Nuala Clenaghan. Lew went on to become an Octochamp with two draws, which gave him a total of 547 points - which is theoretically the highest total score for an Octochamp, although of course David Williams got his 535 points in 8 games, not in 10. Lew is the only player to play in two drawn games.
- The lowest scoring draw was 35-all, done three times - episodes 297, 311 and 1088.
- Jonathan Anstey and Sue Hall manufactured the highest scoring draw - 61 points in each in Episode 888, Series 18.
List of draws
This is a list of all the draws in Countdown history, in chronological order.