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[[Image:JamesBelshaw.jpg|thumb|James Belshaw in [[Series 66]].]]
'''James Belshaw''' was a Countdown contestant in [[Series 66]]. His score of 15 is the eighth lowest [[15 round format|15 round]] score for a male contestant in the show's history.
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'''James Belshaw''' was a contestant in [[Series 66]]. His score of 15 is the eighth lowest [[15 round format|15 round]] score for a male contestant in the show's history. Belshaw has also appeared on several other TV shows.
  
 
In 2010 Belshaw appeared on ''{{w|Coach Trip}}'' with his girlfriend Sophia, lasting six days before being red carded.  
 
In 2010 Belshaw appeared on ''{{w|Coach Trip}}'' with his girlfriend Sophia, lasting six days before being red carded.  
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In 2014 he appeared with his girlfriend Sophia on ''{{w|Pointless (game show)|Pointless}}'' where they were eliminated in third and fourth place on consecutive shows, both with less than thirty points. He also appeared on ''Britain's Deadliest Roads'', a Channel 5 documentary.
 
In 2014 he appeared with his girlfriend Sophia on ''{{w|Pointless (game show)|Pointless}}'' where they were eliminated in third and fourth place on consecutive shows, both with less than thirty points. He also appeared on ''Britain's Deadliest Roads'', a Channel 5 documentary.
  
In 2015 Belshaw appeared on ''{{w|Two Tribes (game show)|Two Tribes}}'', coming second, and on ''{{w|Benchmark (game show)|Benchmark}}'', where he reached the head to head at his first attempt. Not that anyone watched that one.
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In 2015 Belshaw appeared on ''{{w|Two Tribes (game show)|Two Tribes}}'', coming second, and on ''{{w|Benchmark (game show)|Benchmark}}'', where he reached the head to head at his first attempt, not that anyone watched that one.
  
 
In 2016 Belshaw appeared on ''{{w|The Getaway Car}}'' with his girlfriend and ''{{w|The Question Jury}}'' on his own, winning a cash prize. He also appeared in ''Lookalikes'' as a bouncer.
 
In 2016 Belshaw appeared on ''{{w|The Getaway Car}}'' with his girlfriend and ''{{w|The Question Jury}}'' on his own, winning a cash prize. He also appeared in ''Lookalikes'' as a bouncer.

Revision as of 15:30, 22 June 2020

James Belshaw in Series 66.

James Belshaw was a contestant in Series 66. His score of 15 is the eighth lowest 15 round score for a male contestant in the show's history. Belshaw has also appeared on several other TV shows.

In 2010 Belshaw appeared on Coach Trip with his girlfriend Sophia, lasting six days before being red carded.

In 2012 he popped up as a contestant on the BBC game show The Weakest Link, coming 4th, and on the second series of Breakaway, where although not winning, James was the only contestant to break away. He also appeared as Gymsuper5, his self-created superhero on Morgan Spurlock's New Britannia.

He appeared on Tipping Point the following year in 2013, coming third.

In 2014 he appeared with his girlfriend Sophia on Pointless where they were eliminated in third and fourth place on consecutive shows, both with less than thirty points. He also appeared on Britain's Deadliest Roads, a Channel 5 documentary.

In 2015 Belshaw appeared on Two Tribes, coming second, and on Benchmark, where he reached the head to head at his first attempt, not that anyone watched that one.

In 2016 Belshaw appeared on The Getaway Car with his girlfriend and The Question Jury on his own, winning a cash prize. He also appeared in Lookalikes as a bouncer.

In 2017 he appeared on the BBC show Letterbox and the Channel 4 show Cheap Cheap Cheap, both times with his girlfriend where on CCC they won a cash prize, and on ITV water park show Cannonball (UK game show) on his own dressed as a cat. He also appeared on Judge Rinder as a claimant for a broken telly.

In 2018 he appeared as ex-boxer Shaun Cummins in the Donal MacIntyre show Murder Files on CBS Reality. He also appeared on Come Dine with Me Surrey week. On ITV's The Big Audition he appeared as a comedic modern take on Henry 8th for the Hampton Court auditions.

In 2019 he appeared with his wife Sophia on Bargain Hunt where as the reds they beat the blues winning with a lower loss of minus £19.

He and his girlfriend shared a Guinness World Record between 2005 and 2010; the longest continuous kiss, lasting 31 hours 30 minutes and 30 seconds.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
5436 29/02/2012 P Peter Lee 105 – 15 James Belshaw Nick Hewer Rachel Riley John Parrott Susie Dent 115