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− | A '''draw''' is a game where both players have the same score at the end of the show. In modern [[15 round game|15-round]] [[Countdown]] there's no such thing as a draw, instead extra [[conundrum]]s 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 [[contestant]]s who may have to go back home and come back up to the studios for another recording session. Additional conundrums were used to decide winners in the series finals and [[Championship of Champions]] events. | + | A '''draw''' is a game where both players have the same score at the end of the show. In modern [[15 round game|15-round]] [[Countdown]] there's no such thing as a draw, instead extra [[conundrum]]s 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 [[contestant]]s who may have to go back home and come back up to the studios for another recording session. Additional conundrums were used to decide winners in the series finals and [[Championship of Champions]] events. |
==Facts and figures== | ==Facts and figures== | ||
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*The first draw ever was between [[Michael Goldman]] and [[Bill Benson]] in [[Episode 3]], during the first week of the show's history. | *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]]. | + | *The last draw was between [[Lew Schwarz]] and [[Nuala Clenaghan]]. Schwarz 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. Schwarz 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]]. | ||
*[[Jonathan Anstey]] and [[Sue Hall]] manufactured the highest scoring draw - 61 points in each in [[Episode 888]], [[Series 18]]. | *[[Jonathan Anstey]] and [[Sue Hall]] manufactured the highest scoring draw - 61 points in each in [[Episode 888]], [[Series 18]]. | ||
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{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
− | {{ep | 3 | 4/11/1982 | P | [[ | + | {{ep | 3 | 4/11/1982 | P |[[Bill Benson]]| ? |[[Michael Goldman]]|[[Ted Moult]]||??}} |
− | {{ep | 8 | 15/11/1982 | P | [[ | + | {{ep | 8 | 15/11/1982 | P |[[Helen Grayson]]| ? |[[Joyce Cansfield]]|[[Kenneth Williams]]||??}} |
− | {{ep | 25 | 14/12/1982 | P | [[ | + | {{ep | 25 | 14/12/1982 | P |[[Jane McLeman]]| ? |[[Maurice Daniels]]|Kenneth Williams||??}} |
− | {{ep | 64 | 8/06/1983 | P | [[ | + | {{ep | 64 | 8/06/1983 | P |[[David Wright]]| 40 - 40 |[[Philip Nelkon]]|Kenneth Williams||??}} |
− | {{ep | 91 | 5/10/1983 | P | [[Allan Simmons]] | 36 - 36 | [[Alan Walker]] | [[William Rushton]] | }} | + | {{ep | 91 | 5/10/1983 | P |[[Allan Simmons]]| 36 - 36 |[[Alan Walker]]|[[William Rushton]]|[[Yvonne Warburton]]|70}} |
− | {{ep | 146 | 24/04/1984 | P | [[Sydney Price]] | 36 - 36 | [[Graham Paxton]] | [[Nigel Rees]] | [[Julia Swannell]] }} | + | {{ep | 146 | 24/04/1984 | P |[[Sydney Price]]| 36 - 36 |[[Graham Paxton]]|[[Nigel Rees]]|[[Julia Swannell]]|74}} |
− | {{ep | 151 | 2/05/1984 | P | [[Stuart Schofield]] | 51 - 51 | [[Robert Richland]] | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | Julia Swannell }} | + | {{ep | 151 | 2/05/1984 | P |[[Stuart Schofield]]| 51 - 51 |[[Robert Richland]]|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|Julia Swannell|70}} |
− | {{ep | 157 | 14/05/1984 | P | [[Debbie Maguire]] | 43 - 43 | [[Mike Willis]] | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell }} | + | {{ep | 157 | 14/05/1984 | P |[[Debbie Maguire]]| 43 - 43 |[[Mike Willis]]|Gyles Brandreth|Julia Swannell|71}} |
− | {{ep | 196 | 30/10/1984 | P | [[ | + | {{ep | 196 | 30/10/1984 | P |[[Sarah Hadaway]]| 55 - 55 |[[Colin Pearce]]|Nigel Rees|Yvonne Warburton|73}} |
− | {{ep | 297 | 24/10/1985 | P | [[Peter Collier]] | 35 - 35 | [[Dennis Allen]] | [[John Junkin]] | | + | {{ep | 297 | 24/10/1985 | P |[[Peter Collier]]| 35 - 35 |[[Dennis Allen]]|[[John Junkin]]||??}} |
− | {{ep | 311 | 13/11/1985 | P | [[ | + | {{ep | 311 | 13/11/1985 | P |[[Enid Fordham]]| 35 - 35 |[[Tim O'Kane]]|John Junkin||??}} |
− | {{ep | 317 | 22/11/1985 | P | [[Tim Davies]] | 44 - 44 | [[Arthur Boden]] | Gyles Brandreth | | + | {{ep | 317 | 22/11/1985 | P |[[Tim Davies]]| 44 - 44 |[[Arthur Boden]]|Gyles Brandreth||??}} |
− | {{ep | 351 | 22/01/1986 | P | [[Dorothy Bailey (Series 8)|Dorothy Bailey]] | 49 - 49 | [[Paul Comaish]] | Gyles Brandreth | | + | {{ep | 351 | 22/01/1986 | P |[[Dorothy Bailey (Series 8)|Dorothy Bailey]]| 49 - 49 |[[Paul Comaish]]|Gyles Brandreth|[[Della Thompson]]|71}} |
− | {{ep | 369 | 17/02/1986 | P | [[Andy Keeble]] | 53 - 53 | [[Sandie Simonis]] | Gyles Brandreth | }} | + | {{ep | 369 | 17/02/1986 | P |[[Andy Keeble]]| 53 - 53 |[[Sandie Simonis]]|Gyles Brandreth|[[Hilary McGlynn]]|83}} |
− | {{ep | 413 | 21/04/1986 | P | [[Peter Conroy]] | 42 - 42 | [[Mick Keeble]] | [[Bill Tidy]] | [[Catherine Clarke]] }} | + | {{ep | 413 | 21/04/1986 | P |[[Peter Conroy]]| 42 - 42 |[[Mick Keeble]]|[[Bill Tidy]]|[[Catherine Clarke]]|74}} |
− | {{ep | 512 | 25/02/1987 | P | [[ | + | {{ep | 512 | 25/02/1987 | P |[[Diana Beasley]]| 51 - 51 |[[Marianne Croll]]|Gyles Brandreth|Julia Swannell|73}} |
− | {{ep | 563 | 7/05/1987 | P | [[Jon Marsh]] | 49 - 49 | [[Phyllis Stevens]] | Patrick Mower | [[Freda Thornton]] }} | + | {{ep | 563 | 7/05/1987 | P |[[Jon Marsh]]| 49 - 49 |[[Phyllis Stevens]]|[[Patrick Mower]]|[[Freda Thornton]]|71}} |
− | {{ep | 602 | 1/07/1987 | P | [[Peter Medhurst]] | 47 - 47 | [[Cath Powell]] | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke }} | + | {{ep | 602 | 1/07/1987 | P |[[Peter Medhurst]]| 47 - 47 |[[Cath Powell]]|Gyles Brandreth|Catherine Clarke|74}} |
− | {{ep | 607 | 8/07/1987 | P | [[Hilary Hopper]] | 44 - 44 | [[Boz Osberg]] | [[Russell Harty]] | Catherine Clarke }} | + | {{ep | 607 | 8/07/1987 | P |[[Hilary Hopper]]| 44 - 44 |[[Boz Osberg]]|[[Russell Harty]]|Catherine Clarke|83}} |
− | {{ep | 679 | 20/11/1987 | P | [[Joel Salkin]] | 52 - 52 | [[Derek Rutter]] | Bill Tidy | Julia Swannell }} | + | {{ep | 679 | 20/11/1987 | P |[[Joel Salkin]]| 52 - 52 |[[Derek Rutter]]|Bill Tidy|Julia Swannell|72}} |
− | {{ep | 832 | 27/01/1989 | P | [[Tim Morrissey]] | 51 - 51 | [[Mary Hawes]] | [[Sylvia Syms]] | Freda Thornton }} | + | {{ep | 832 | 27/01/1989 | P |[[Tim Morrissey]]| 51 - 51 |[[Mary Hawes]]|[[Sylvia Syms]]|Freda Thornton|71}} |
− | {{ep | 846 | 16/02/1989 | P | [[Len Marshall (Series 17)|Len Marshall | + | {{ep | 846 | 16/02/1989 | P |[[Anna Sims]]| 48 - 48 |[[Len Marshall (Series 17)|Len Marshall]]|[[Eve Pollard]]|Della Thompson|81}} |
− | {{ep | 888 | 7/08/1989 | P | [[ | + | {{ep | 888 | 7/08/1989 | P |[[Sue Hall]]| 61 - 61 |[[Jonathan Anstey]]|Eve Pollard|[[Simon Mason]]|86}} |
− | {{ep | 1049 | 4/09/1990 | P | [[Fiona Willis]] | 50 - 50 | [[Ian McLoughlin]] | [[Brian Johnston]] | [[Mark Nyman]] }} | + | {{ep | 1049 | 4/09/1990 | P |[[Fiona Willis]]| 50 - 50 |[[Ian McLoughlin]]|[[Brian Johnston]]|[[Mark Nyman]]|73}} |
− | {{ep | 1088 | 28/01/1991 | P | [[Raine Hilson]] | 35 - 35 | [[John Arfon]] | Bill Tidy | Freda Thornton }} | + | {{ep | 1088 | 28/01/1991 | P |[[Raine Hilson]]| 35 - 35 |[[John Arfon]]|Bill Tidy|Freda Thornton|73}} |
− | {{ep | 1108 | 25/02/1991 | P | [[Gillian Tickle]] | 49 - 49 | [[Suzanne Kinnersley]] | [[Richard Stilgoe]] | [[Alexandra Clayton]] }} | + | {{ep | 1108 | 25/02/1991 | P |[[Gillian Tickle]]| 49 - 49 |[[Suzanne Kinnersley]]|[[Richard Stilgoe]]|[[Alexandra Clayton]]|68}} |
− | {{ep | 1117 | 8/03/1991 | P | [[ | + | {{ep | 1117 | 8/03/1991 | P |[[Julie Purdey]]| 42 - 42 |[[Lew Schwarz]]|Nigel Rees|[[Judy Pearsall]]|74}} |
− | {{ep | 1120 | 13/03/1991 | P | + | {{ep | 1120 | 13/03/1991 | P |[[Nuala Clenaghan]]| 54 - 54 |Lew Schwarz|Nigel Rees|Judy Pearsall|73}} |
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
Revision as of 23:09, 10 December 2011
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 used to decide winners in the series finals and Championship of Champions events.
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. Schwarz 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. Schwarz 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.