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Chris Rogers
Chris Rogers was the runner-up of Series 29. He is not related to the Australian cricketer of the same name.
He was from Mitcham, Surrey, first appeared on Countdown on 3 March 1995, defeating Barry Hughes 60 – 34 in the 38th heat of Series 29. Rogers went on to win five more heats before falling at the hands of Andy Cusworth, 55 – 52. Rogers' six wins, however, were enough to see him return for the series finals as #1 seed. In the final rounds, be beat Tony Buffey and Stanley Ward on his way to a grand final showdown with Darren Shacklady. In the final, however, Rogers went 16 – 0 down after 2 rounds and never recovered, eventually losing the game 105 – 63.
Rogers' performances were enough to earn him an invitation to participate in Championship of Champions VIII, which also doubled as a qualifying group for the Supreme Championship. Rogers beat series champions Alan Sinclair and David Acton on his way to a grand final showdown against Kenneth Michie, and this time, the result went in his favour as he ran out the 71 – 49 winner to become the eighth Champion of Champions. Rogers' win saw him enter the Supreme Championship at the quarter-final stage, where he lost to John Clarke.
Preceded by Wayne Kelly |
Series runner-up Series 29 |
Followed by Chris Colsmann |
Preceded by Don Reid |
Champion of Champions Championship of Champions VIII |
Followed by Natascha Kearsey |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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1632 | 3/03/1995 | P | Barry Hughes | 34 – 60 | Chris Rogers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sheridan Morley | Susie Dent | 74 | ||
1633 | 6/03/1995 | P | Bridget Rose | 25 – 79 | Chris Rogers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sheridan Morley | Susie Dent | 83 | ||
1634 | 7/03/1995 | P | Paul Clare | 44 – 57 | Chris Rogers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sheridan Morley | Susie Dent | 75 | ||
1635 | 8/03/1995 | P | Alan Deas | 21 – 58 | Chris Rogers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent | 75 | ||
1636 | 9/03/1995 | P | Tricia Pay | 54 – 71 | Chris Rogers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent | 73 | ||
1637 | 10/03/1995 | P | Angus Faraday | 36 – 50 | Chris Rogers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent | 74 | ||
1638 | 13/03/1995 | P | Andy Cusworth | 55 – 52 | Chris Rogers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent | 68 | ||
1646 | 23/03/1995 | QF | Tony Buffey | 42 – 68 | Chris Rogers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Pete Murray | Richard Samson | 72 | ||
1650 | 29/03/1995 | SF | Chris Rogers | 53 – 26 | Stanley Ward | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Pete Murray | Richard Samson | 74 | ||
1652 | 31/03/1995 | GF | Chris Rogers | 63 – 105 | Darren Shacklady | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | David Jacobs, Pete Murray | Richard Samson | 117 | ||
1848 | 30/09/1996 | CQF | Alan Sinclair | 32 – 60 | Chris Rogers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | 83 | ||
1852 | 4/10/1996 | CSF | Chris Rogers | 47 – 41 | David Acton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | 83 | ||
1854 | 8/10/1996 | CGF | Kenneth Michie | 49 – 71 | Chris Rogers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Susie Dent | 111 | ||
1901 | 12/12/1996 | SQF | John Clarke | 56 – 41 | Chris Rogers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jenny Hanley | Susie Dent | 82 |
Championship of Champions Winners | |
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I : Mark Nyman | II : Clive Freedman | III : Harvey Freeman | IV : Nic Brown | V : Tim Morrissey | VI : Wayne Summers | VII : Don Reid | VIII : Chris Rogers | IX : Natascha Kearsey | X : Scott Mearns | XI : Graham Nash | XII : Paul Gallen | XIII : Steve Briers | XIV : Dylan Taylor | XV : Zarte Siempre | XVI : Ahmed Mohamed |