Max game

A max game is a game in which the maximum possible score is achieved in every single round. This is indicated by bolding the score, max, and name in episode tables.

Some games from the early years of Countdown are not known, so it is possible that Haldane's max game was not the first.

List of max games

The list is sorted chronologically.

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
792	5/08/1988	P	John Widdowson	46 – 70	Jenny Haldane	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Ned Sherrin	Freda Thornton	70
1621	16/02/1995	P	Darren Shacklady	69 – 38	Tony David	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Ruth Killick	69
1903	16/12/1996	SQF	Joyce Cansfield	50 – 67	Allan Saldanha	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Catherine Clarke	67
4770	4/03/2009	P	Kirk Bevins	126 – 47	Ben Nicholas	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dr Phil Hammond	Susie Dent	126
5634	1/02/2013	30B1	John Ashmore	92 – 130	Kirk Bevins	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Mark Foster	Susie Dent	130
5642	13/02/2013	30B2	Chris Hawkins	85 – 119	Conor Travers	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Ken Bruce	Susie Dent	119
5649	22/02/2013	30BQF	Jon O'Neill	122 – 104	Jack Worsley	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dr Phil Hammond	Susie Dent	122
5650	25/02/2013	30BQF	Conor Travers	119 – 94	Kirk Bevins	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jenny Eclair	Susie Dent	119
5653	28/02/2013	30BSF	Jon O'Neill	102 – 120	Conor Travers	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jenny Eclair	Susie Dent	120
6054	17/12/2014	SF	Dan McColm	123 – 77	George Ford	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	David Baddiel	Susie Dent	123
7407	10/12/2020	QF	Luke Johnson-Davies	136 – 89	David Kempshall	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Inverdale	Susie Dent	136

See also

• Jos