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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.
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 |
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) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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645 | 5/10/1987 | P | Warren King | 31 – 54 | Ray Clements | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | 82 | |
646 | 6/10/1987 | P | Mildred Peak | 10 – 59 | Ray Clements | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | 71 | |
647 | 7/10/1987 | P | Jim Findlay | 66 – 49 | Ray Clements | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | 72 | |
648 | 8/10/1987 | P | Jim Findlay | 45 – 29 | Nick Gordon | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Brian Johnston | Catherine Clarke | 72 | |
649 | 9/10/1987 | 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 | 2/11/1987 | P | Martin Baker | 39 – 43 | Nic Brown | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 69 | |
666 | 3/11/1987 | P | Bhala Appadoo | 44 – 42 | John Bucannan | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke | 74 | |
667 | 4/11/1987 | P | Bhala Appadoo | 41 – 45 | John Hadfield | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke | 70 | |
668 | 5/11/1987 | P | Jean Anderson | 25 – 51 | John Hadfield | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke | 84 | |
669 | 6/11/1987 | P | Anju Shah | 32 – 47 | John Hadfield | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke | 72 | |
670 | 9/11/1987 | 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 | 1/12/1987 | P | Frank Houston | 44 – 56 | Stephen Deakin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Neil Innes | Julia Swannell | 73 | |
687 | 2/12/1987 | P | Danny McMullan | 21 – 59 | Stephen Deakin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Neil Innes | Julia Swannell | 72 | |
688 | 3/12/1987 | P | Anne Bradford | 38 – 47 | Stephen Deakin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Nigel Rees | Della Thompson | 84 | |
689 | 4/12/1987 | P | Tom Weatherill | 31 – 38 | Stephen Deakin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Nigel Rees | Della Thompson | 72 | |
690 | 5/12/1987 | P | David Stevens | 39 – 42 | Stephen Deakin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Nigel Rees | Della Thompson | 74 | |
691 | 7/12/1987 | P | Bud Kenway | 54 – 63 | Stephen Deakin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Nigel Rees | Della Thompson | ?? | |
692 | 8/12/1987 | P | Jonathan Glasser | 48 – 61 | Stephen Deakin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Nigel Rees | Della Thompson | 74 | |
693 | 9/12/1987 | 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 |