James Haughton

James Haughton in Series 81.

James Haughton was a contestant in Series 81. He's a Maths PhD Student at the University of Manchester.

The Apterite began attending Co-events in 2018, and after rapid improvement, he won his first FOCAL event, CoNuT in 2019 — all prior to his run on the show in July of the same year, in which he began his run with a strong début score of 118 and a spot of the nine-letter word ROUTINISE.

Outside of Countdown, Haughton previously appeared on University Challenge where he represented the University of Manchester in 2015. In 2017, he was a semi finalist on Mastermind. He also partook in the 66th series of Brain of Britain in 2019.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
7118	16/07/2019	P	James Haughton	118 – 41	Patrick Coombes	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Michaela Strachan	Susie Dent	158
7119	17/07/2019	P	James Haughton	103 – 50	Darren Rampton	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Rory Bremner	Susie Dent	120
7120	18/07/2019	P	James Haughton	133 – 31	Sonia Elston	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Rory Bremner	Susie Dent	156
7121	19/07/2019	P	James Haughton	125 – 20	Ryan Williams	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Rory Bremner	Susie Dent	144