Thanks, that looped nicely:
select * from mda320_results as mda320_results1 left join mda320_results as mda320_results2
on mda320_results2.counter = mda320_results1.counter + 1
where mda320_results2.digi1 < mda320_results1.digi1
while @@rowcount > 0
then my update query