Series 5

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Series 5 ran from October 1984 to December 1984. It was the first series to broadcast on all five weekdays. Episodes were shown at 4:30 pm, and the series started with Championship of Champions I before reverting to normal episodes. It was won by Peter Evans .

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	John Wallace	8	404
2	Colin Pearce	4	255
3	Peter Evans	3	147
4	June Madell	3	146
5	Elizabeth Thomson	3	131
6	Jane Smith	2	122
7	Leslie Olson	2	106
8	Robert Violett	2	101

Between Series 3 and Series 20, players were ranked by total number of points, including winning and drawing scores, but not losing ones.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
192	24/10/1984	P	Michael Smith	24 – 49	Phillip Alder	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Yvonne Warberton
193	25/10/1984	P	Phillip Alder	36 – 32	Graham Jones	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin	Yvonne Warberton
194	26/10/1984	P	Phillip Alder	37 – 39	Jan Turner	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Yvonne Warberton
195	29/10/1984	P	Jan Turner	26 – 42	Colin Pearce	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin	Yvonne Warberton
196	30/10/1984	P	Colin Pearce	55 – 55	Sarah Hadaway	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Yvonne Warberton
197	31/10/1984	P	Colin Pearce	53 – 52	Sarah Hadaway	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin	Yvonne Warberton
198	1/11/1984	P	Colin Pearce	66 – 24	Pat Champion	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin	Yvonne Warberton
199	2/11/1984	P	Colin Pearce	39 – 37	Paul Hallan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Yvonne Warberton
200	5/11/1984	P	Colin Pearce	25 – 29	Alan Woollard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin	Yvonne Warberton
201	6/11/1984	P	Alan Woollard	42 – 56	Leslie Olson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Yvonne Warberton
202	7/11/1984	P	Leslie Olson	50 – 46	Roland Gardner	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin	Yvonne Warberton
203	8/11/1984	P	Leslie Olson	48 – 67	Peter Evans	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Nigel Rees	Yvonne Warberton
204	9/11/1984	P	Peter Evans	38 – 33	Daniel Shine	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin	Yvonne Warberton
205	12/11/1984	P	Stephen White	41 – 42	Peter Evans	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
206	13/11/1984	P	Peter Evans	41 – 47	Jane Smith	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
207	14/11/1984	P	Jane Smith	65 – 18	Haydon Crowe	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
208	15/11/1984	P	Jane Smith	34 – 48	Pam Fairless	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
209	16/11/1984	P	Pam Fairless	51 – 52	Robert Violett	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
210	19/11/1984	P	Robert Violett	49 – 23	Ken Yates	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
211	20/11/1984	P	Robert Violett	35 – 38	Nicholas Thompson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
212	21/11/1984	P	Nicholas Thompson	27 – 51	June Madell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
213	22/11/1984	P	June Madell	43 – 29	Lewis Jacobs	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
214	23/11/1984	P	June Madell	52 – 33	Keith Cloke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
215	26/11/1984	P	June Madell	37 – 41	Richard Maddox	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
216	27/11/1984	P	Richard Maddox	52 – 41	Rosalind Orr	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Eve Pollard	Yvonne Warberton
217	28/11/1984	P	Richard Maddox	25 – 46	John Wallace	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Eve Pollard	Yvonne Warberton
218	29/11/1984	P	John Wallace	58 – 55	Ian Channing	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Eve Pollard	Yvonne Warberton
219	30/11/1984	P	John Wallace	32 – 23	Margaret Johnson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Eve Pollard	Yvonne Warberton
220	3/12/1984	P	John Wallace	51 – 35	Lewis Murray	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Eve Pollard	Yvonne Warberton
221	4/12/1984	P	Johnathan Burrows	44 – 58	John Wallace	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warberton
222	5/12/1984	P	John Wallace	54 – 51	Barry Passfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warberton
223	6/12/1984	P	John Wallace	52 – 41	Denis Barber	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warberton
224	7/12/1984	P	Kath Cheetham	51 – 53	John Wallace	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warberton
225	10/12/1984	P	Elizabeth Thomson	46 – 42	Tony Shilton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warberton
226	11/12/1984	P	Adrian Moore	32 – 36	Elizabeth Thomson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warberton
227	12/12/1984	P	Elizabeth Thomson	49 – 30	David Appleby	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warberton
228	13/12/1984	QF	John Wallace	49 – 67	Robert Violett	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
229	14/12/1984	QF	Colin Pearce	48 – 40	Leslie Olson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
230	17/12/1984	QF	Peter Evans	49 – 38	Jane Smith	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
231	18/12/1984	QF	Elizabeth Thomson	38 – 42	June Madell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
232	19/12/1984	SF	June Madell	25 – 47	Robert Violett	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
233	20/12/1984	SF	Peter Evans	53 – 43	Colin Pearce	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
234	21/12/1984	GF	Peter Evans	87 – 71	Robert Violett	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton

External links

• Series 5 on The Countdown Database.
• Series 5 on The Countdown Page.