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John Davies (Series 49)
From Countdown
John Davies was a contestant in series 49, first appearing on 2nd May 2003. he became the first octochamp of the series after a run which included tough contestants such as Scrabble prodigy Austin Shin and future CoBris organiser Jerry Humphreys. he returned for the final rounds as #1 seed, eventually beating David Wilson comfortably in the grand final to become a popular series champion.
He returned for Championship of Champions XII, beating Gary Male in the first round before succumbing to eventual winner Paul Gallen in the quarter-finals.
Preceded by Julian Fell |
Series winner Series 49 |
Followed by Chris Cummins |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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2975 | 23/03/2001 | P | Stuart Wood | 72 – 39 | John Davies | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Gillian Evans | |||
3474 | 2/05/2003 | P | Jim Stewart | 48 – 103 | John Davies | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | |||
3475 | 5/05/2003 | P | John Davies | 92 – 91 | Austin Shin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jennie Bond | Susie Dent | |||
3476 | 6/05/2003 | P | John Davies | 87 – 71 | Norma Sutherland | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jennie Bond | Susie Dent | |||
3477 | 7/05/2003 | P | John Davies | 93 – 84 | Michael Perkins | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jennie Bond | Susie Dent | |||
3478 | 8/05/2003 | P | John Davies | 94 – 59 | Paul Johnson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jennie Bond | Susie Dent | |||
3479 | 9/05/2003 | P | John Davies | 106 – 49 | Harry Simpson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jennie Bond | Susie Dent | |||
3480 | 12/05/2003 | P | John Davies | 88 – 53 | Gwenda Withnall | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Linda Smith | Alison Heard | |||
3481 | 13/05/2003 | P | John Davies | 103 – 93 | Jerry Humphreys | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Linda Smith | Alison Heard | |||
3505 | 19/06/2003 | QF | John Davies | 105 – 76 | Christine Scott | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Clare Balding | Alison Heard | |||
3509 | 25/06/2003 | SF | Andrew Tatham | 65 – 93 | John Davies | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Clare Balding | Alison Heard | |||
3511 | 27/06/2003 | GF | John Davies | 102 – 58 | David Wilson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | |||
4114 | 30/05/2006 | CP | John Davies | 106 – 73 | Gary Male | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Ron Atkinson | Susie Dent | |||
4122 | 9/06/2006 | CQF | Paul Gallen | 118 – 96 | John Davies | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Ann Widdecombe | Susie Dent |