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Tony Baylis
Tony Baylis was the champion of Series 36 and a participant in Championship of Champions IX. He was a Program Manager from Stratford.
He first appeared on Countdown on 4 August 1997, beating Jo Lack 50 – 34 in the 26th heat of Series 36. Tony went on to win five more games before losing at the hands of Roger Green. Tony's 6 wins saw him return for the finals as the No. 4 seed, where he saw off the challenge of Andy Stacey and Bhavin Manek on his way to the final against Maria Boyes. The final was a close-run affair, but a messed-up numbers game at the very end spelled doom for Maria, meaning Tony outran her by a score of 52 – 66 and emerged as the Series 36 champion.
Tony later returned for Championship of Champions IX, but was beaten in the first round by Ruth Collier on a crucial conundrum.
Outside of Countdown, he was also a proficient amateur snooker player between 1987 and 2003, winning numerous amateur titles and had been on the Wildcard for several professional WPBSA circuit tournaments, but never managed to qualify for a professional tournament.
Preceded by Pete Cashmore |
Series winner Series 36 |
Followed by Ray McPhie |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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2063 | 4/08/1997 | P | Tony Baylis | 50 – 34 | Jo Lack | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Hania Porucznik | 70 | ||
2064 | 5/08/1997 | P | Tony Baylis | 45 – 24 | Jim Gibson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Hania Porucznik | 73 | ||
2065 | 6/08/1997 | P | Tony Baylis | 53 – 31 | Tina Ansell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Hania Porucznik | 74 | ||
2066 | 7/08/1997 | P | Tony Baylis | 56 – 41 | Will Paine | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Hania Porucznik | 74 | ||
2067 | 8/08/1997 | P | Tony Baylis | 61 – 43 | Rodders Grafton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Hania Porucznik | 74 | ||
2068 | 11/08/1997 | P | Tony Baylis | 67 – 47 | Jonet Middleton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Hania Porucznik | 74 | ||
2069 | 12/08/1997 | P | Tony Baylis | 51 – 55 | Roger Green | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Hania Porucznik | 81 | ||
2099 | 23/09/1997 | QF | Tony Baylis | 55 – 41 | Andy Stacey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nicholas Parsons | Hannah Robertson | 70 | ||
2100 | 24/09/1997 | SF | Tony Baylis | 53 – 43 | Bhavin Manek | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nicholas Parsons | Hannah Robertson | 84 | ||
2102 | 26/09/1997 | GF | Maria Boyes | 52 – 66 | Tony Baylis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nicholas Parsons | Hannah Robertson | 115 | ||
2169 | 6/01/1998 | CP | Tony Baylis | 42 – 50 | Ruth Collier | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gloria Hunniford | Mark Nyman | 72 |