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+ | '''Ray McPhie''' first appeared on Countdown on 21 November 1997, beating [[Ricky Zinger]] 45-34 in the 40th heat game of [[series 37]]. Ray won a further seven games to become an [[octochamp]], with a points total of 416. ray thusly returned for the final rounds as #2 seed, where he beat [[Ricky Zinger]] a second time in the quarter-finals, and [[Ruth Collier]] in the semi-finals. In the [[episode 2162|final]] against [[Christine White]], Ray led by a mere seven points going into the conundrum. neither player was able to unscramble DIRETHUMP in the time, however, so Ray ran out the 86-79 winner and the 37th champion of Countdown. Ray returned at the start of 1998 for [[Championship of Champions IX]] where, despite being the only undefeated player in the championship, he was beaten in the first round by [[James Martin]]. Ray would return to Countdown one last time, though, to record a [[special game]], a rematch of his final against [[Christine White]] once again, Ray would emerge on the winning side, this time winning 104-89. | ||
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Revision as of 22:08, 9 January 2008
Ray McPhie first appeared on Countdown on 21 November 1997, beating Ricky Zinger 45-34 in the 40th heat game of series 37. Ray won a further seven games to become an octochamp, with a points total of 416. ray thusly returned for the final rounds as #2 seed, where he beat Ricky Zinger a second time in the quarter-finals, and Ruth Collier in the semi-finals. In the final against Christine White, Ray led by a mere seven points going into the conundrum. neither player was able to unscramble DIRETHUMP in the time, however, so Ray ran out the 86-79 winner and the 37th champion of Countdown. Ray returned at the start of 1998 for Championship of Champions IX where, despite being the only undefeated player in the championship, he was beaten in the first round by James Martin. Ray would return to Countdown one last time, though, to record a special game, a rematch of his final against Christine White once again, Ray would emerge on the winning side, this time winning 104-89.
Preceded by Tony Baylis |
Series winner Series 37 |
Followed by John Ashmore |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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2142 | 21/11/1997 | P | Ricky Zinger | 34 – 45 | Ray McPhie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | |||
2143 | 24/11/1997 | P | Ray McPhie | 58 – 48 | Paul Bowen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | |||
2144 | 25/11/1997 | P | Ray McPhie | 52 – 40 | Rob Lolley | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | |||
2145 | 26/11/1997 | P | Ray McPhie | 55 – 22 | John Charlesworth | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | |||
2146 | 27/11/1997 | P | Ray McPhie | 47 – 45 | Jan Jones | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tony Robinson | Mark Nyman | |||
2147 | 28/11/1997 | P | Ray McPhie | 58 – 37 | Sandy Lowe | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tony Robinson | Mark Nyman | |||
2148 | 1/12/1997 | P | Ray McPhie | 48 – 41 | Mandy Williams | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tony Robinson | Mark Nyman | |||
2149 | 2/12/1997 | P | Ray McPhie | 53 – 44 | Geoff Tarpey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tony Robinson | Mark Nyman | |||
2157 | 12/12/1997 | QF | Ray McPhie | 57 – 53 | Ricky Zinger | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Mark Nyman | |||
2161 | 18/12/1997 | SF | Ray McPhie | 53 – 38 | Ruth Collier | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Mark Nyman | |||
2162 | 19/12/1997 | GF | Ray McPhie | 86 – 79 | Christine White | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Mark Nyman | |||
2167 | 2/01/1998 | CP | Ray McPhie | 42 – 60 | James Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Mark Nyman |