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Series 83

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Series 83 is the current series of Countdown and the eighteenth and final series presented by Nick Hewer, with some episodes presented by Colin Murray. It was preceded by three special episodes after the finals of Series 82, and began on 4 January 2021.

Recordings of the series commenced in October 2020 with social distancing guidelines, introduced in the second half of the previous series, remaining for the foreseeable future. It is also understood that, beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, Countdown will now permanently continue to record all editions without a studio audience. [1]

Editions broadcast between 13 January and 9 February were presented by Colin Murray: these editions were recorded in November 2020 during England's second lockdown and Nick Hewer was shielding at the time. This is therefore the first regular series to have more than one host, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 16 notwithstanding. Hewer announced on his first day back that he would retire in 2021; his final episode will be the grand final of this series in June. In addition, a recording block on 11-12 January – the first during the third England lockdown – had to be delayed due to Hewer shielding again, Colin Murray being unavailable, two out of three Dictionary Corner guests dropping out and only seven of fifteen contestants being available. Murray returned on 3 March to present a further ten shows while Hewer was shielding again after getting vaccinated.

Apterites James Burley, Adam Latchford, Chiedza Mutongwizo, Louis Moen, Declan McGurk, Claire Spinks, Joey Burton, Ruth Cappleman, Chloe Lavan, Tom Vincent, Bobby Casey, John Lorimer-George, Adam Peel, Malcolm Atkinson, and Joe Parry have participated in the series so far, though it is noted that Latchford, Mutongwizo, McGurk and Peel became members after recording. Apterites due to take part in this series are Louis Ross and Jenny B.

Channel 4 were awarded the rights to the 2021 Anthony De Mello Trophy, the first time since 2019 live international cricket had been shown on the channel (and their first Test Matches since 2005). The last-minute nature of the announcement forced episodes during the third Test Match, affecting 24 and 25 February, to premiere on More4 at 2:25pm. The edition for 26 February was also initially scheduled for More4, but was moved back to Channel 4 following the early conclusion of the match.

Current leaderboard

Rank Name Wins Points
1 Luke Boynton 8 1,032
2 James Burley 8 819
3 Adam Latchford 8 732
4 Coral Heath 8 717
5 Declan McGurk 6 616
6 Tom Vincent 6 609
7 Dave Lomax 5 488
8 James Cope 5 463
9 Ruth Cappleman 4 445
10 Jane Peet 4 426
Christine Harrison* 1 81
* still playing
Since Series 60, players are sorted by number of wins, then by number of points. Points from both wins and losses count. Points from sudden death conundrums are not counted, and players with the same number of wins and points are sorted by the number of conundrums correctly guessed, then highest single-game score.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
Presenter: Nick Hewer
7414 4/01/2021 P Daniel Jonathan 58 – 80 Paul Gaskell Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Levi Roots Susie Dent 125
7415 5/01/2021 P Paul Gaskell 70 – 84 James Burley Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Levi Roots Susie Dent 132
7416 6/01/2021 P James Burley 127 – 55 Edward Carter Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 156
7417 7/01/2021 P James Burley 91 – 60 Peter Franklin Routh Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 132
7418 8/01/2021 P James Burley 112 – 49 Seb James Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 145
7419 11/01/2021 P James Burley 106 – 72 Mark Pettitt Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 133
7420 12/01/2021 P James Burley 100 – 36 Andrew Brookes Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 156
Presenter: Colin Murray
7421 13/01/2021 P James Burley 106 – 66 Roger Clarke Colin Murray Rachel Riley Rory Bremner Susie Dent 135
7422 14/01/2021 P James Burley 93 – 48 Russ Evans Colin Murray Rachel Riley Richard Arnold Susie Dent 154
7423 15/01/2021 P Darren Phipps-Walker 86 – 77 Gillian King Colin Murray Rachel Riley Richard Arnold Susie Dent 153
7424 18/01/2021 P Darren Phipps-Walker 66 – 70 Matthew Chivers Colin Murray Rachel Riley Richard Arnold Susie Dent 142
7425 19/01/2021 P Matthew Chivers 71 – 79 Will Blackman Colin Murray Rachel Riley Richard Arnold Susie Dent 134
7426 20/01/2021 P Will Blackman 110 – 59 Gary Willerton Colin Murray Rachel Riley Prue Leith Susie Dent 135
7427 21/01/2021 P Will Blackman 63 – 79 James Cope Colin Murray Rachel Riley Prue Leith Susie Dent 133
7428 22/01/2021 P James Cope 48 – 39 Hayley Scarrow Colin Murray Rachel Riley Prue Leith Susie Dent 123
7429 25/01/2021 P James Cope 81 – 52 Jodi Morgan Colin Murray Rachel Riley Prue Leith Susie Dent 143
7430 26/01/2021 P James Cope 89 – 66 Martyn Pegram Colin Murray Rachel Riley Prue Leith Susie Dent 156
7431 27/01/2021 P James Cope 102 – 60 Aaron Rattan Colin Murray Rachel Riley Adrian Chiles Susie Dent 135
7432 28/01/2021 P James Cope 64 – 95 Conor Morgan Colin Murray Rachel Riley Adrian Chiles Susie Dent 132
7433 29/01/2021 P Conor Morgan 103 – 51 Kristian Turner Colin Murray Rachel Riley Adrian Chiles Susie Dent 137
7434 1/02/2021 P Conor Morgan 72 – 82* Adam Latchford Colin Murray Rachel Riley Adrian Chiles Susie Dent 137
7435 2/02/2021 P Adam Latchford 87 – 49 Aneesh Aggarwal Colin Murray Rachel Riley Adrian Chiles Susie Dent 121
7436 3/02/2021 P Adam Latchford 115 – 51 Jacky Treacy Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 148
7437 4/02/2021 P Adam Latchford 95 – 56 Chiedza Mutongwizo Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 126
7438 5/02/2021 P Adam Latchford 96 – 40 Charles Biggs Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 122
7439 8/02/2021 P Adam Latchford 100 – 62 Louis Moen Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 123
7440 9/02/2021 P Adam Latchford 82 – 75 Arran Smith Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 155
Presenter: Nick Hewer
7441 10/02/2021 P Adam Latchford 85 – 70 Jeremy Bradley Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Pasha Kovalev Susie Dent 145
7442 11/02/2021 P Judith Marshall 67 – 79 Declan McGurk Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Pasha Kovalev Susie Dent 125
7443 12/02/2021 P Declan McGurk 91 – 51 Jason Menzies Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Pasha Kovalev Susie Dent 141
7444 15/02/2021 P Declan McGurk 88 – 83 Phil Lloyd-Bushell Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Pasha Kovalev Susie Dent 134
7445 16/02/2021 P Declan McGurk 117 – 37 Danny Lofthouse Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Pasha Kovalev Susie Dent 142
7446 17/02/2021 P Declan McGurk 73 – 53 Martin K Lewis Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jeremy Thompson Susie Dent 142
7447 18/02/2021 P Declan McGurk 102 – 27 Jack Coyle Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jeremy Thompson Susie Dent 166
7448 19/02/2021 P Declan McGurk 66 – 100 Coral Heath Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jeremy Thompson Susie Dent 125
7449 22/02/2021 P Coral Heath 79 – 74 Claire Spinks Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jeremy Thompson Susie Dent 124
7450 23/02/2021 P Coral Heath 74 – 63 George Thomson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jeremy Thompson Susie Dent 134
7451 24/02/2021 P Coral Heath 97 – 28 Yvonne Parkes Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 131
7452 25/02/2021 P Coral Heath 90 – 35 Matthew Marko Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 146
7453 26/02/2021 P Coral Heath 88 – 86 Dave Bowley Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 122
7454 1/03/2021 P Coral Heath 83 – 54 Danny Webster Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 133
7455 2/03/2021 P Coral Heath 106 – 73 Neil McFarlane Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 126
Presenter: Colin Murray
7456 3/03/2021 P Joey Burton 95 – 31 Steve Caron Colin Murray Rachel Riley Tanni Grey-Thompson Susie Dent 136
7457 4/03/2021 P Joey Burton 93 – 48 Jake Perry Colin Murray Rachel Riley Tanni Grey-Thompson Susie Dent 135
7458 5/03/2021 P Joey Burton 57 – 83 Ruth Cappleman Colin Murray Rachel Riley Tanni Grey-Thompson Susie Dent 137
7459 8/03/2021 P Ruth Cappleman 90 – 64 Chloe Lavan Colin Murray Rachel Riley Tanni Grey-Thompson Susie Dent 128
7460 9/03/2021 P Ruth Cappleman 108 – 61 Andrei Karlsson Colin Murray Rachel Riley Tanni Grey-Thompson Susie Dent 125
7461 10/03/2021 P Ruth Cappleman 104 – 58 Michael Hastings Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 146
7462 11/03/2021 P Ruth Cappleman 60 – 84 Tom Vincent Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 140
7463 12/03/2021 P Tom Vincent 88* – 78 Ian Simpson Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 135
7464 15/03/2021 P Tom Vincent 115 – 32 Connor Niblett Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 155
7465 16/03/2021 P Tom Vincent 99 – 80 Jamie Jones Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 123
Presenter: Nick Hewer
7466 17/03/2021 P Tom Vincent 93 – 71 Robin Ruddick Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 156
7467 18/03/2021 P Tom Vincent 83 – 64 Jane Bennett Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 145
7468 19/03/2021 P Tom Vincent 57 – 138 Luke Boynton Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 144
7469 22/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 141 – 77 Alex Davidson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 146
7470 23/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 136 – 10 Matthew Hallas Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 147
7471 24/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 120 – 6 Bobby Casey Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Konnie Huq Susie Dent 138
7472 25/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 147 – 25 John Lorimer-George Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Konnie Huq Susie Dent 155
7473 26/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 107 – 34 Dan Gardner Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Konnie Huq Susie Dent 149
7474 29/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 137 – 34 Martin Curtis Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Konnie Huq Susie Dent 146
7475 30/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 106 – 78 Adam Peel Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Konnie Huq Susie Dent 124
7476 31/03/2021 P Malcolm Atkinson 66 – 76* Ian Gibson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley John Thomson Susie Dent 126
7477 1/04/2021 P Ian Gibson 44 – 88 Duncan Simpson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley John Thomson Susie Dent 156
7478 2/04/2021 P Duncan Simpson 88 – 45 Peter Clegg Nick Hewer Rachel Riley John Thomson Susie Dent 122
7479 5/04/2021 P Duncan Simpson 54 – 92 Jane Peet Nick Hewer Rachel Riley John Thomson Susie Dent 145
7480 6/04/2021 P Jane Peet 91 – 72 Rob Hughes Nick Hewer Rachel Riley John Thomson Susie Dent 142
7481 7/04/2021 P Jane Peet 71 – 44 David Green Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Nicki Chapman Susie Dent 154
7482 8/04/2021 P Jane Peet 104 – 41 Aimee Spinks Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Nicki Chapman Susie Dent 134
7483 9/04/2021 P Jane Peet 68 – 80 Joe Parry Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Nicki Chapman Susie Dent 133
7484 12/04/2021 P Joe Parry 47 – 42 Jay Turner Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Nicki Chapman Susie Dent 134
7485 13/04/2021 P Joe Parry 47 – 95 James Notton Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Nicki Chapman Susie Dent 164
7486 14/04/2021 P James Notton 86 – 61 Mike Bennett Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Amol Rajan Susie Dent 156
7487 15/04/2021 P James Notton 99 – 68 Tom Adlam Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Amol Rajan Susie Dent 156
7488 16/04/2021 P James Notton 83 – 89 Adam Posner Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Amol Rajan Susie Dent 145
7489 19/04/2021 P Adam Posner 72 – 71 Ebony Thurston Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Amol Rajan Susie Dent 133
7490 20/04/2021 P Adam Posner 52 – 90 Dave Lomax Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Amol Rajan Susie Dent 136
7491 21/04/2021 P Dave Lomax 90 – 82 Paul Holland Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Chris Packham Susie Dent 153
7492 22/04/2021 P Dave Lomax 86 – 53 Jack Cannon Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Chris Packham Susie Dent 157
7493 23/04/2021 P Dave Lomax 84 – 56 Andrew Lyster Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Chris Packham Susie Dent 123
7494 26/04/2021 P Dave Lomax 70 – 64 Mike Fortune Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Chris Packham Susie Dent 132
7495 27/04/2021 P Dave Lomax 68 – 81 Tomas Banerjee Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Chris Packham Susie Dent 123
7496 28/04/2021 P Tomas Banerjee 96 – 19 Alba Webb Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jay Rayner Susie Dent 123
7497 29/04/2021 P Tomas Banerjee 99 – 71 Mark Prosser Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jay Rayner Susie Dent 123
7498 30/04/2021 P Tomas Banerjee 55 – 81 Christine Harrison Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jay Rayner Susie Dent 121
7499 3/05/2021 P Christine Harrison – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jay Rayner Susie Dent
7500 4/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jay Rayner Susie Dent
7501 5/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Samira Ahmed Susie Dent
7502 6/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Samira Ahmed Susie Dent
7503 7/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Samira Ahmed Susie Dent
7504 10/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Samira Ahmed Susie Dent
7505 11/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Samira Ahmed Susie Dent
7506 12/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Madeley Susie Dent
7507 13/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Madeley Susie Dent
7508 14/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Madeley Susie Dent
7509 17/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Madeley Susie Dent
7510 18/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Madeley Susie Dent
7511 19/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley tba Susie Dent
7512 20/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley tba Susie Dent
7513 21/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley tba Susie Dent
7514 24/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley tba Susie Dent
7515 25/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley tba Susie Dent
7516 26/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent
7517 27/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent
7518 28/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent
7519 31/05/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent
7520 1/06/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent
7521 2/06/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent
7522 3/06/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent
7523 4/06/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent
7524 7/06/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent
7525 8/06/2021 P tba – tba Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent
* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum

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