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[[File:Brendan Whitehurst.png|thumb|200px|right|Brendan Whitehurst in [[Series 79]]...]]
 
[[File:Brendan Whitehurst.png|thumb|200px|right|Brendan Whitehurst in [[Series 79]]...]]
 
[[File:Brendan Whitehurst1.png|thumb|200px|right|...and again in [[Series 80]]!]]
 
[[File:Brendan Whitehurst1.png|thumb|200px|right|...and again in [[Series 80]]!]]
'''Brendan Whitehurst''' was a contestant in [[Series 79]] and [[Series 80|80]]. He is a supermarket worker from Derby. He has since become an [[Apterite]].
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'''Brendan Whitehurst''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 79]] and [[Series 80|80]]. He is a supermarket worker from Derby. He has since become an [[Apterite]].
  
He appeared on 7 December 2018 against [[Mark Jeary]] and won with a strong 110 points. He then won the last 3 games and was placed aside for the series finals. He returned to ''Countdown'' on 23 January 2019 to continue his run in [[Series 80]], following [[Championship of Champions XV]].
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He appeared on 7 December 2018 against [[Mark Jeary]] and won with a strong 110 points. He then won the last 3 games and was placed aside for the series finals. He returned to ''Countdown'' on 23 January 2019 to continue his run in [[Series 80]], following [[Championship of Champions XV]], and here he wrapped up his unbeaten run, joining the [[800 club]] in the fourth show of the new series. He will almost certainly return for the Series 80 finals in June.
  
 
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{{ep | 6996 | 24/01/2019 | P |Brendan Whitehurst| 107 - 52 |[[Laurence Dunkling]]|Suzannah Lipscomb|Susie Dent|137}}
 
{{ep | 6996 | 24/01/2019 | P |Brendan Whitehurst| 107 - 52 |[[Laurence Dunkling]]|Suzannah Lipscomb|Susie Dent|137}}
 
{{ep | 6997 | 25/01/2019 | P |Brendan Whitehurst| 112 - 62 |[[Charlotte Aldworth]]|Suzannah Lipscomb|Susie Dent|125}}
 
{{ep | 6997 | 25/01/2019 | P |Brendan Whitehurst| 112 - 62 |[[Charlotte Aldworth]]|Suzannah Lipscomb|Susie Dent|125}}
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{{ep | 6998 | 28/01/2019 | P |Brendan Whitehurst| 96 - 44 |[[Vittorio Angelone]]|Suzannah Lipscomb|Susie Dent|126}}
 
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Revision as of 16:17, 28 January 2019

Brendan Whitehurst in Series 79...
...and again in Series 80!

Brendan Whitehurst was an octochamp in Series 79 and 80. He is a supermarket worker from Derby. He has since become an Apterite.

He appeared on 7 December 2018 against Mark Jeary and won with a strong 110 points. He then won the last 3 games and was placed aside for the series finals. He returned to Countdown on 23 January 2019 to continue his run in Series 80, following Championship of Champions XV, and here he wrapped up his unbeaten run, joining the 800 club in the fourth show of the new series. He will almost certainly return for the Series 80 finals in June.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
6969 7/12/2018 P Mark Jeary 85 – 110 Brendan Whitehurst Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Nicki Chapman Susie Dent 126
6970 10/12/2018 P Brendan Whitehurst 96 – 59 James Fenn Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dan Walker Susie Dent 133
6971 11/12/2018 P Brendan Whitehurst 104 – 50 Sam Reilly Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dan Walker Susie Dent 117
6972 12/12/2018 P Brendan Whitehurst 92 – 83 David Rutherford Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dan Walker Susie Dent 124
6995 23/01/2019 P Brendan Whitehurst 104 – 62 Linda Nowotarski Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Suzannah Lipscomb Susie Dent 127
6996 24/01/2019 P Brendan Whitehurst 107 – 52 Laurence Dunkling Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Suzannah Lipscomb Susie Dent 137
6997 25/01/2019 P Brendan Whitehurst 112 – 62 Charlotte Aldworth Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Suzannah Lipscomb Susie Dent 125
6998 28/01/2019 P Brendan Whitehurst 96 – 44 Vittorio Angelone Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Suzannah Lipscomb Susie Dent 126