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'''Rematches''' are rare in Countdown but do occur from time to time. Following the introduction of [[sudden death conundrum]]s to prevent games ending in [[draw]]s and the more recent decrease of [[special episode]]s, the only way for two players to meet twice is to play first in the heats or the finals, and then play again in either the finals stage or a [[Championship of Champions]] tourmament. The [[Supreme Championship]] also contained some rematches, including at least one from an earlier [[Championship of Champions]] event.
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'''Rematches''' are rare in Countdown but do occur from time to time. Following the introduction of [[sudden death conundrum]]s to prevent games ending in [[draw]]s, the only way for two players to meet twice is to play first in the heats or the finals, and then play again in either the finals stage or a [[Championship of Champions]] tourmament. The [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] contained a rematch (from an earlier [[Championship of Champions]] event), as did the [[30th Birthday Championship]].
  
==Heat games with a rematch in the final stages==
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This list does not include rematches in the [[Countdown Masters]] or [[special episode]]s, which are often planned in advance, nor rematches that are produced as the result of draws (see the episode list in the [[Draw]] article for these).
  
[[Series 2]]:
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==Heat games in a different series==
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*[[Calendar Countdown Series 1|Calendar Countdown]] and [[Series 3]]: [[Jackie Nathan]] vs. [[Harry Venet]]
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**[[Episode CC6|Calendar Countdown game]]
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**[[Episode 87|Countdown game]]
  
[[Russell Byers]] vs. [[Ash Haji]] [[Episode 44|Heat game]] [[Episode 80|Finals game]]
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==Heat games with a rematch in the final stages==
 
 
[[Series 4]]:
 
 
 
[[Peter Skiba]] vs. [[Christine Hunt (Series 4)|Christine Hunt]] [[Episode 140|Heat game]] [[Episode 183|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 5]]:
 
 
 
[[Peter Evans]] vs. [[Jane Smith]] [[Episode 206|Heat game]] [[Episode 230|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 6]]:
 
 
 
[[Helen Grayson]] vs. [[Olivia Lloyd-Potts]] [[Episode 267|Heat game]] [[Episode 286|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 9]]
 
 
 
[[Mick Keeble]] vs. [[Geoff Taylor]] [[Episode 415|Heat game]] [[Episode 439|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 11]]
 
 
 
[[Ken Heaton]] vs. [[Marianne Croll]] [[Episode 510|Heat game]] [[Episode 540|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 12]]
 
 
 
[[Matthew Francis]] vs. [[Janet McRae]] [[Episode 573|Heat game]] [[Episode 593|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 13]]
 
 
 
[[Mike Whiteoak]] vs. [[Peter Tatlow]] [[Episode 623|Heat game]] [[Episode 639|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 14]]
 
 
 
[[Nic Brown]] vs. [[Alan Steel]] [[Episode 658|Heat game]] [[Episode 705|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 16]]
 
 
 
[[Roger Wales]] vs. [[Andrew Loheide]] [[Episode 802|Heat game]] [[Episode 809|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 18]]
 
 
 
[[Rajaretnam Yogasagarar]] vs. [[Shirley Scott]] [[Episode 874|Heat game]] [[Episode 933|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 21]]
 
 
 
[[Gillian Tickle]] vs. [[Barry Grossman]] [[Episode 1106|Heat game]] [[Episode 1131|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 30]]
 
 
 
[[Andrew Bull]] vs. [[Verity Joubert]] [[Episode 1670|Heat game]] [[Episode 1712|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Sue Renwick]] vs. [[Ben Cooke (Series 30)|Ben Cooke]] [[Episode 1656|Heat game]] [[Episode 1713|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 32]]
 
 
 
[[Craig Douglas]] vs. [[Alan Sinclair]] [[Episode 1807|Heat game]] [[Episode 1846|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 34]]
 
 
 
[[Steve Coberman]] vs. [[Huw Morgan]] [[Episode 1945|Heat game]] [[Episode 1968|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 35]]
 
 
 
[[Robert Jones]] vs. [[Amy Godel]] [[Episode 2023|Heat game]] [[Episode 2034|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 37]]
 
 
 
[[Kate Surtees]] vs. [[Janet Nelson]] [[Episode 2112|Heat game]] [[Episode 2156|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Ray McPhie]] vs. [[Ricky Zinger]] [[Episode 2142|Heat game]] [[Episode 2157|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 38]]
 
 
 
[[Keith Burton]] vs. [[Steve Fisher]] [[Episode 2206|Heat game]] [[Episode 2291|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 44]]
 
 
 
[[John Rainsden]] vs. [[Stuart Wood]] [[Episode 2979|Heat game]] [[Episode 3042|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 46]]
 
 
 
[[Phil Wass]] vs. [[Brian Capper]] [[Episode 3109|Heat game]] [[Episode 3147|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 50]]
 
 
 
[[Stuart Solomons]] vs. [[Eamonn Timmins]] [[Episode 3576|Heat game]] [[Episode 3613|Finals game]]
 
 
 
[[Series 62]]
 
 
 
[[Nicki Sellars]] vs. [[Lee Graham]] [[Episode 5028|Heat game]] [[Episode 5062|Finals game]]
 
  
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*[[Series 2]]: [[Russell Byers]] vs. [[Ash Haji]]
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**[[Episode 44|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 80|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 4]]: [[Peter Skiba]] vs. [[Christine Hunt (Series 4)|Christine Hunt]]
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**[[Episode 140|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 183|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 5]]: [[Peter Evans]] vs. [[Jane Smith]]
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**[[Episode 206|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 230|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 6]]: [[Helen Grayson]] vs. [[Olivia Lloyd-Potts|Olivia Lloyd]]
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**[[Episode 267|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 286|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 9]]: [[Mick Keeble]] vs. [[Geoff Taylor]]
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**[[Episode 415|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 439|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 11]]: [[Ken Heaton]] vs. [[Marianne Croll]]
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**[[Episode 510|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 540|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 12]]: [[Matthew Francis]] vs. [[Janet McRae]]
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**[[Episode 573|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 593|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 13]]: [[Mike Whiteoak]] vs. [[Peter Tatlow]]
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**[[Episode 623|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 639|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 14]]: [[Nic Brown]] vs. [[Alan Steel]]
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**[[Episode 658|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 705|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 16]]: [[Roger Wales]] vs. [[Andrew Loheide]]
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**[[Episode 802|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 809|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 18]]: [[Rajaretnam Yogasagarar]] vs. [[Shirley Scott]]
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**[[Episode 874|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 933|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 21]]: [[Gillian Tickle]] vs. [[Barry Grossman]]
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**[[Episode 1106|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 1131|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 30]]: [[Andrew Bull]] vs. [[Verity Joubert]]
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**[[Episode 1670|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 1712|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 30]]: [[Sue Renwick]] vs. [[Ben Cooke (Series 30)|Ben Cooke]]
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**[[Episode 1656|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 1713|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 32]]: [[Craig Douglas]] vs. [[Alan Sinclair]]
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**[[Episode 1807|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 1846|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 34]]: [[Steve Coberman]] vs. [[Huw Morgan]]
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**[[Episode 1945|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 1968|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 35]]: [[Robert Jones]] vs. [[Amy Godel]]
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**[[Episode 2023|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 2034|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 37]]: [[Kate Surtees]] vs. [[Janet Nelson]]
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**[[Episode 2112|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 2156|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 37]]: [[Ray McPhie]] vs. [[Ricky Zinger]]
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**[[Episode 2142|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 2157|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 38]]: [[Keith Burton]] vs. [[Steve Fisher]]
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**[[Episode 2206|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 2291|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 44]]: [[John Rainsden]] vs. [[Stuart Wood]]
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**[[Episode 2979|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 3042|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 46]]: [[Phil Wass]] vs. [[Brian Capper]]
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**[[Episode 3109|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 3147|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 50]]: [[Stuart Solomons]] vs. [[Eamonn Timmins]]
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**[[Episode 3576|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 3613|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 62]]: [[Nicki Sellars]] vs. [[Lee Graham]]
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**[[Episode 5028|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 5062|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 68]]: [[Jill Hayward]] vs. [[Eileen Taylor]]
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**[[Episode 5686|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 5717|Finals game]]
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*[[Series 70]]: [[Neil Green]] vs. [[Sean Fletcher]]
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**[[Episode 5918|Heat game]]
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**[[Episode 5943|Finals game]]
 
==Heat games with a rematch in the Champion of Champions==
 
==Heat games with a rematch in the Champion of Champions==
  
[[Series 28]] and [[Championship of Champions VII]]
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*[[Series 28]] and [[Championship of Champions VII]]: [[Suzanne Miles]] vs. [[Damian Eadie]]
 
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**[[Episode 1536|Heat]]  
[[Suzanne Miles]] vs. [[Damian Eadie]] [[Episode 1536|Heat]] [[Episode 1592|CoC game]]
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**[[Episode 1592|CoC game]]
  
 
==Finals games with a rematch in the Champion of Champions==
 
==Finals games with a rematch in the Champion of Champions==
  
[[Series 22]] and [[Championship of Champions VI]]
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*[[Series 22]] and [[Championship of Champions VI]]: [[Chris Waddington]] vs. [[Robert Teuton]]
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**[[Episode 1197|Finals game]]
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**[[Episode 1332|CoC game]]
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*[[Series 36]] and [[Championship of Champions IX]]: [[Maria Boyes]] vs. [[Simon Pryde]]
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**[[Episode 2101|Finals game]]
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**[[Episode 2171|CoC game]]
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*[[Series 52]] and [[Championship of Champions XII]]: [[Paul Gallen]] vs. [[Mark Tournoff]]
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**[[Episode 3840|Finals game]]
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**[[Episode 4127|CoC game]]
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*[[Series 59]] and [[Championship of Champions XIII]]: [[Junaid Mubeen]] vs. [[Charlie Reams]]
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**[[Episode 4732|Finals game]]
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**[[Episode 4742|CoC game]]
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*[[Series 69]] and [[Championship of Champions XIV]]: [[Jen Steadman]] vs. [[Callum Todd]]
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**[[Episode 5834|Finals game]]
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**[[Episode 6288|CoC game]]
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*[[Series 77]] and [[Championship of Champions XV]]: [[Bradley Horrocks]] vs. [[John Cowen]]
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**[[Episode 6735|Finals game]]
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**[[Episode 6989|CoC game]]
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*[[Series 77]] and [[Championship of Champions XV]]: [[Tom Chafer-Cook]] vs. Bradley Horrocks
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**[[Episode 6736|Finals game]]
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**[[Episode 6993|CoC game]]
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*[[Series 80]] and [[Championship of Champions XVI]]: [[Elliott Mellor]] vs. [[Dinos Sfyris]]
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**[[Episode 7107|Finals game]]
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**[[Episode 7923|CoC game]]
  
[[Chris Waddington]] vs. [[Robert Teuton]] [[Episode 1197|Finals game]] [[Episode 1332|CoC game]]
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==Rematches in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] or the [[30th Birthday Championship]]==
  
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*[[Championship of Champions III]] and the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]]: [[Harvey Freeman]] vs. [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]]
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**[[Episode 599|CoC game]]
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**[[Episode 1905|Supreme Championship game]]
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*[[Series 21]] and the [[30th Birthday Championship]]: [[Jackie McLeod]] vs. [[Barry Grossman]]
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**[[Episode 1132|Finals game]]
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**[[Episode 5621|30BC game]]
  
[[Series 36]] and [[Championship of Champions IX]]
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==Threematches==
 
 
[[Maria Boyes]] vs. [[Simon Pryde]] [[Episode 2101|Finals game]] [[Episode 2171|CoC game]]
 
 
 
 
 
[[Series 52]] and [[Championship of Champions XII]]
 
 
 
[[Paul Gallen]] vs. [[Mark Tournoff]] [[Episode 3840|Finals game]] [[Episode 4127|CoC game]]
 
  
[[Series 59]] and [[Championship of Champions XIII]]
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For more than twenty years, [[Natascha Kearsey]] and [[Pete Cashmore]] were the only players to have played each other in three competitive games, in the [[Episode 1983|heats]] and [[Episode 2036|finals]] of [[Series 35]] and in the [[Episode 2177|final]] of [[Championship of Champions IX]]. There would not be another "threematch" until [[Philip Aston]] and [[Zarte Siempre]] faced each other in a [[Episode 6992|semi-final]] of [[Championship of Champions XV]], after previously having played in the [[Episode 6774|heats]] and [[Episode 6853|grand final]] of [[Series 78]].
  
[[Junaid Mubeen]] vs. [[Charlie Reams]] [[Episode 4732|Finals game]] [[Episode 4742|CoC game]]  
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*[[Series 35]] and [[Championship of Champions IX]]: [[Natascha Kearsey]] vs. [[Pete Cashmore]]
 
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**[[Episode 1983|Heat game]]
==Rematches in the Supreme Championship==
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**[[Episode 2036|Finals game]]
 
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**[[Episode 2177|CoC game]]
[[Harvey Freeman]] vs. [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]] [[Episode 599|Original game (from CoC 3)]] [[Episode 1905|Supreme Championship game]]
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*[[Series 78]] and [[Championship of Champions XV]]: [[Philip Aston]] vs. [[Zarte Siempre]]
 
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**[[Episode 6774|Heat game]]
==Threematches==
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**[[Episode 6853|Finals game]]
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**[[Episode 6992|CoC game]]
  
[[Natascha Kearsey]] and [[Pete Cashmore]] are the only players to have played each other in three competitive games, in the [[Episode 1983|heats]] and [[Episode 2036|finals]] of [[Series 35]] and in the [[Episode 2177|final]] of [[Championship of Champions IX]].
 
  
[[Category:Rematches| ]]
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[[Category:Rematches|*]]
 
[[Category:Terminology|Rematch]]
 
[[Category:Terminology|Rematch]]

Revision as of 20:39, 3 January 2023

Rematches are rare in Countdown but do occur from time to time. Following the introduction of sudden death conundrums to prevent games ending in draws, the only way for two players to meet twice is to play first in the heats or the finals, and then play again in either the finals stage or a Championship of Champions tourmament. The Supreme Championship contained a rematch (from an earlier Championship of Champions event), as did the 30th Birthday Championship.

This list does not include rematches in the Countdown Masters or special episodes, which are often planned in advance, nor rematches that are produced as the result of draws (see the episode list in the Draw article for these).

Heat games in a different series

Heat games with a rematch in the final stages

Heat games with a rematch in the Champion of Champions

Finals games with a rematch in the Champion of Champions

Rematches in the Supreme Championship or the 30th Birthday Championship

Threematches

For more than twenty years, Natascha Kearsey and Pete Cashmore were the only players to have played each other in three competitive games, in the heats and finals of Series 35 and in the final of Championship of Champions IX. There would not be another "threematch" until Philip Aston and Zarte Siempre faced each other in a semi-final of Championship of Champions XV, after previously having played in the heats and grand final of Series 78.