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Jim Ainsworth

From Countdown

Jim Ainsworth was a finalist in Series 42.

Ainsworth won the final five heats of the series to enter the quarter-finals as an unbeaten #8 seed. Here he faced #1 seed David Ballheimer, where he lost after Ballheimer unscrambled the crucial conundrum INDICATOR at the very last second.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
2786 5/06/2000 P Helena Winocour 54 – 57 Jim Ainsworth Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Tania Styles 71
2787 6/06/2000 P Jim Ainsworth 42 – 26 Paul Beesley Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ned Sherrin Damian Eadie 83
2788 7/06/2000 P Jim Ainsworth 52 – 31 Hilary Wignell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ned Sherrin Damian Eadie 89
2789 8/06/2000 P Jim Ainsworth 53 – 51 Neil Parrack Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ned Sherrin Damian Eadie 75
2790 9/06/2000 P Jim Ainsworth 57 – 28 Chris Smith Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ned Sherrin Damian Eadie 87
2791 12/06/2000 QF David Ballheimer 63 – 60 Jim Ainsworth Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ned Sherrin Damian Eadie 71