Series 14

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Series 14 ran from October 1987 to December 1987. The fourteenth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was the first series to feature Karen Loughlin as letters hostess, and was won by Nic Brown. Most likely the strongest series so far up to this point, Series 14 was the first to feature three octochamps.

Episode 690, Episode 696 and Episode 702 were aired on Saturday due to a miscommunication regarding the length of the series.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Nic Brown	8	456
2	Stephen Deakin	8	433
3	John Hadfield	8	429
4	Alan Steel	6	333
5	Eleanor Crosby	5	245
6	Frank Houston	4	222
7	Joel Salkin	3+1	203
8	Derek Rutter	2+1	163

Numbers after "+" signs in the Wins column represent drawn games. Between Series 3 and Series 20, players were ranked by total number of points, including winning and drawing scores, but not losing ones.

Finals progress

Nic Brown (1) vs Derek Rutter (8)	Nic Brown (1) vs Alan Steel (4)	Nic Brown (1) vs Joel Salkin (7)
Eleanor Crosby (5) vs Alan Steel (4)
John Hadfield (3) vs Frank Houston (6)	Frank Houston (6) vs Joel Salkin (7)
Joel Salkin (7) vs Stephen Deakin (2)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
645	05/10/1987	P	Warren King	31 – 54	Ray Clements	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Gyles Brandreth	Catherine Clarke	82
646	06/10/1987	P	Mildred Peak	10 – 59	Ray Clements	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Gyles Brandreth	Catherine Clarke	71
647	07/10/1987	P	Jim Findlay	66 – 49	Ray Clements	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Gyles Brandreth	Catherine Clarke	72
648	08/10/1987	P	Jim Findlay	45 – 29	Nick Gordon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Brian Johnston	Catherine Clarke	72
649	09/10/1987	P	Jim Findlay	50 – 54	Ian Cook	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Brian Johnston	Catherine Clarke	82
650	12/10/1987	P	Philip Hardingham	35 – 52	Ian Cook	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Brian Johnston	Catherine Clarke	73
651	13/10/1987	P	Margaret Rogers	31 – 53	Ian Cook	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Brian Johnston	Catherine Clarke	73
652	14/10/1987	P	Alan Steel	53 – 47	Ian Cook	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Brian Johnston	Catherine Clarke	72
653	15/10/1987	P	Alan Steel	41 – 40	Peter Smith	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Brian Johnston	Catherine Clarke	81
654	16/10/1987	P	Alan Steel	58 – 34	Margaret Smythe	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Ned Sherrin	Catherine Clarke	73
655	19/10/1987	P	Alan Steel	65 – 19	Alistair Todd	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Ned Sherrin	Catherine Clarke	82
656	20/10/1987	P	Alan Steel	50 – 23	Howard Clark	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Ned Sherrin	Catherine Clarke	73
657	21/10/1987	P	Alan Steel	66 – 29	Joan Bronson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Ned Sherrin	Catherine Clarke	72
658	22/10/1987	P	Alan Steel	48 – 58	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Ned Sherrin	Catherine Clarke	70
659	23/10/1987	P	Kevin Glover	20 – 48	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Freda Thornton	81
660	26/10/1987	P	John Bellamy	40 – 60	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Freda Thornton	73
661	27/10/1987	P	Gus Angus	48 – 59	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Freda Thornton	85
662	28/10/1987	P	Roy Dean	29 – 65	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Freda Thornton	75
663	29/10/1987	P	Judy Tilley	46 – 61	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Freda Thornton	80
664	30/10/1987	P	Felicity Amery	32 – 62	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Freda Thornton	73
665	02/11/1987	P	Martin Baker	39 – 43	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Freda Thornton	69
666	03/11/1987	P	Bhala Appadoo	44 – 42	John Bucannan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	74
667	04/11/1987	P	Bhala Appadoo	41 – 45	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	70
668	05/11/1987	P	Jean Anderson	25 – 51	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	84
669	06/11/1987	P	Anju Shah	32 – 47	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	72
670	09/11/1987	P	Monica Sutcliffe	32 – 45	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	97
671	10/11/1987	P	Betty Powell	6 – 63	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	69
672	11/11/1987	P	John Brown	25 – 49	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Lance Percival	Catherine Clarke	72
673	12/11/1987	P	Jean Clague	42 – 55	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Lance Percival	Catherine Clarke	75
674	13/11/1987	P	Richard Farrer	36 – 74	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Lance Percival	Catherine Clarke	95
675	16/11/1987	P	Jennifer Cooke	23 – 56	Daniel Tedds	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Lance Percival	Catherine Clarke	71
676	17/11/1987	P	Joel Salkin	55 – 31	Daniel Tedds	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Lance Percival	Catherine Clarke	71
677	18/11/1987	P	Joel Salkin	42 – 41	Ian Rocket	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Lance Percival	Catherine Clarke	75
678	19/11/1987	P	Joel Salkin	54 – 38	Bill Hardwick	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Bill Tidy	Julia Swannell	73
679	20/11/1987	P	Joel Salkin	52 – 52	Derek Rutter	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Bill Tidy	Julia Swannell	72
680	23/11/1987	P	Joel Salkin	46 – 56	Derek Rutter	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Bill Tidy	Julia Swannell	77
681	24/11/1987	P	Derry Dinkin	28 – 55	Derek Rutter	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Bill Tidy	Julia Swannell	73
682	25/11/1987	P	Frank Houston	53 – 40	Derek Rutter	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Bill Tidy	Julia Swannell	72
683	26/11/1987	P	Frank Houston	57 – 31	Pat Shreeve	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Bill Tidy	Julia Swannell	84
684	27/11/1987	P	Frank Houston	55 – 42	June Jay	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Neil Innes	Julia Swannell	70
685	30/11/1987	P	Frank Houston	57 – 35	David Hoyle	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Neil Innes	Julia Swannell	74
686	01/12/1987	P	Frank Houston	44 – 56	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Neil Innes	Julia Swannell	73
687	02/12/1987	P	Danny McMullan	21 – 59	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Neil Innes	Julia Swannell	72
688	03/12/1987	P	Anne Bradford	38 – 47	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Della Thompson	84
689	04/12/1987	P	Tom Weatherill	31 – 38	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Della Thompson	72
690	05/12/1987	P	David Stevens	39 – 42	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Della Thompson	74
691	07/12/1987	P	Bud Kenway	54 – 63	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Della Thompson	??
692	08/12/1987	P	Jonathan Glasser	48 – 61	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Della Thompson	74
693	09/12/1987	P	Simon Nelson	40 – 67	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Della Thompson	72
694	10/12/1987	P	Joan Bell	21 – 43	Les Nyman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Eve Pollard	Della Thompson	71
695	11/12/1987	P	Steven Henton	52 – 45	Les Nyman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Eve Pollard	Della Thompson	70
696	12/12/1987	P	Steven Henton	35 – 47	Eleanor Crosby	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Eve Pollard	Della Thompson	76
697	14/12/1987	P	John Gardner	47 – 48	Eleanor Crosby	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Eve Pollard	Della Thompson	73
698	15/12/1987	P	Tommy Sexton	41 – 48	Eleanor Crosby	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Eve Pollard	Della Thompson	81
699	16/12/1987	P	Kenneth Gibson	20 – 40	Eleanor Crosby	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Eve Pollard	Della Thompson	74
700	17/12/1987	P	Kathleen Smith	51 – 62	Eleanor Crosby	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Eve Pollard	Della Thompson	74
701	18/12/1987	QF	Derek Rutter	35 – 46	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Carol Thatcher	Julia Swannell	86
702	19/12/1987	QF	Stephen Deakin	57 – 71	Joel Salkin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Carol Thatcher	Julia Swannell	82
703	21/12/1987	QF	Frank Houston	56 – 41	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Carol Thatcher	Julia Swannell	74
704	22/12/1987	QF	Eleanor Crosby	37 – 63	Alan Steel	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Carol Thatcher	Julia Swannell	85
705	23/12/1987	SF	Nic Brown	64 – 48	Alan Steel	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Gyles Brandreth	Julia Swannell	74
706	24/12/1987	SF	Frank Houston	37 – 56	Joel Salkin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Gyles Brandreth	Julia Swannell	71
707	25/12/1987	GF	Nic Brown	108 – 36	Joel Salkin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Gyles Brandreth, Carol Thatcher	Julia Swannell	131

External Links

• Series 14 on The Countdown Database.
• Series 14 on The Countdown Page.