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[[Image:The Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]].]] | [[Image:The Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]].]] | ||
− | This is a list of all the series of ''[[Countdown]]'' and their champions. This list also includes winners of [[Championship of Champions]] tournaments and the winner of [[Series 33]], the "Supreme Championship". | + | This is a list of all the series of ''[[Countdown]]'' and their champions. This list also includes winners of [[Championship of Champions]] tournaments and the winner of [[Series 33]], the "Supreme Championship" and the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. |
− | There was only one full series in 2005 because of [[Richard Whiteley]]'s death — his final series, [[Series 53]], was recorded before he was hospitalised with pneumonia. [[Series 54]] began four months later on 31 October 2005 and, having started very late in the year, was extended to last until summer 2006. Series champions from this series onwards are awarded the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] along with the usual prize of the [[Oxford English Dictionary]]. The most recent Countdown winner is [[ | + | There was only one full series in 2005 because of [[Richard Whiteley]]'s death — his final series, [[Series 53]], was recorded before he was hospitalised with pneumonia. [[Series 54]] began four months later on 31 October 2005 and, having started very late in the year, was extended to last until summer 2006. Series champions from this series onwards are awarded the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] along with the usual prize of the [[Oxford English Dictionary]]. The most recent Countdown winner is [[Giles Hutchings]], who beat [[Andy Platt]] in the [[Series 68]] [[Episode 5721|Grand Final]] on 28 June 2013. |
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!colspan="2"|[[30th Birthday Championship|30th Birthday Champion]]: [[Conor Travers]] | !colspan="2"|[[30th Birthday Championship|30th Birthday Champion]]: [[Conor Travers]] | ||
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+ | |[[Giles Hutchings]] | ||
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− | == References == | + | ==References== |
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* ''Countdown: Spreading The Word'' (Granada Media, 2001) pp. 219-20, 225 | * ''Countdown: Spreading The Word'' (Granada Media, 2001) pp. 219-20, 225 |
Revision as of 14:52, 29 June 2013
This is a list of all the series of Countdown and their champions. This list also includes winners of Championship of Champions tournaments and the winner of Series 33, the "Supreme Championship" and the 30th Birthday Championship.
There was only one full series in 2005 because of Richard Whiteley's death — his final series, Series 53, was recorded before he was hospitalised with pneumonia. Series 54 began four months later on 31 October 2005 and, having started very late in the year, was extended to last until summer 2006. Series champions from this series onwards are awarded the Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy along with the usual prize of the Oxford English Dictionary. The most recent Countdown winner is Giles Hutchings, who beat Andy Platt in the Series 68 Grand Final on 28 June 2013.
References
- Countdown: Spreading The Word (Granada Media, 2001) pp. 219-20, 225
- The Countdown Page Hall of Fame