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Julia Wilkinson

From Countdown
Julia Wilkinson
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionQuarter-finalist
Seeding5
Points total744
Conundrums solved3
Julia Wilkinson in Series 47...
...and 17 years later in Series 80!

Julia Wilkinson was a contestant in Series 47 and a finalist in Series 48, as well as a contestant in Series 80. She's a Retired Science Teacher from Southampton.

She made her debut on 7 June 2002, defeating John Mitchell towards the end of Series 47. Wilkinson managed 7 wins before the series finals took over; incredibly, those 7 wins weren't enough to secure passage into the finals, so the unbeaten Wilkinson carried her bat over to Series 48. She got the series off to a fine start, affirming her status as octochamp with 122 points in the series opener, making 744 points total.

She returned for the finals as #5 seed, facing Danny Hamilton in the quarter-finals. Here her run on the show ended, as Hamilton beat her by a score of 105 – 70.

In March 2019, Wilkinson returned to Countdown for a second run, becoming the first 15-round octochamp to have done so. However, she was beaten here by Maggie Barlow.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
3266 6/06/2002 P John Mitchell 82 – 90 Julia Wilkinson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Kathryn Apanowicz Susie Dent 141
3267 7/06/2002 P Julia Wilkinson 91 – 72 David Coombs Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Kathryn Apanowicz Susie Dent 118
3268 10/06/2002 P Julia Wilkinson 96 – 86 Alan Cooper Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Kathryn Apanowicz Susie Dent 129
3269 11/06/2002 P Julia Wilkinson 80 – 78 Moira Bulcraig Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Kathryn Apanowicz Susie Dent 131
3270 12/06/2002 P Julia Wilkinson 88 – 41 Geoff Daniel Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Kathryn Apanowicz Susie Dent 133
3271 18/06/2002 P Julia Wilkinson 96 – 35 Shirley Light Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent 131
3272 19/06/2002 P Julia Wilkinson 81 – 77 Roger Johnson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent 141
3280 1/07/2002 P Julia Wilkinson 122 – 62 John Baker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Joan Bakewell Richard Samson 153
3386 17/12/2002 QF Julia Wilkinson 70 – 105 Danny Hamilton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Richard Samson 136
7027 8/03/2019 P Maggie Barlow 103 – 45 Julia Wilkinson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Helen Fospero Susie Dent 134