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Isabelle Heward
Isabelle Heward was a finalist in Series 28, and a contestant in Series 89. She was from Alkborough in North Lincolnshire and was a charity volunteer at Victim Support for almost 25 years.
Countdown
Isabelle first appeared on Countdown on 9 September 1994, winning her first game by 10 points. She won another 5 games, before being unseated in her 7th game by Carole Rison. Despite this, she qualified for the finals where she suffered another defeat to Wayne Kelly in the quarterfinals.
Heward reappeared on the show nearly 30 years later in Series 89 in 2024, where she won against two-time winner and fellow returning contestant Nikki Needham.
Other quiz shows
Prior to appearing on Countdown, she was a finalist on the now-defunct Film Buff of the Year and has since appeared on Mastermind, in which she became champion in 2017. She then reached the grand final of Fifteen to One in June 2017. Heward also participated on The Chase and on the Scunthorpe Scholars team in Series 12 of Only Connect in 2016. She also appeared with a team made up of Film Buff of the Year alumni on Eggheads in 2022.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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1572 | 9/09/1994 | P | Dave Ledger | 39 – 49 | Isabelle Heward | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Ruth Killick | 74 | ||
1573 | 12/09/1994 | P | Paul Henderson | 50 – 54 | Isabelle Heward | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Ruth Killick | 72 | ||
1574 | 13/09/1994 | P | Bryan Montgomery | 54 – 55 | Isabelle Heward | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Ruth Killick | 72 | ||
1575 | 14/09/1994 | P | Hannah White | 47 – 50 | Isabelle Heward | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Ruth Killick | 74 | ||
1576 | 15/09/1994 | P | Warwick Bassett | 29 – 47 | Isabelle Heward | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Ruth Killick | 73 | ||
1577 | 16/09/1994 | P | Stewart Ivins | 17 – 58 | Isabelle Heward | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Ruth Killick | 70 | ||
1578 | 19/09/1994 | P | Carole Rison | 59 – 40 | Isabelle Heward | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Ruth Killick | 71 | ||
1583 | 26/09/1994 | QF | Wayne Kelly | 59 – 46 | Isabelle Heward | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Michael Parkinson | Richard Samson | 73 | ||
8217 | 27/02/2024 | P | Nikki Needham | 58 – 86 | Isabelle Heward | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Vick Hope | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
8218 | 28/02/2024 | P | Isabelle Heward | 80 – 43 | Paul Davey | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Vick Hope | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
8219 | 290/02/2024 | P | Isabelle Heward | 74 – 73 | Séamus Boland | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Vick Hope | Susie Dent | 134 |