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'''John Rainsden''' was the runner-up of [[series 44]] in 2001. He defeated [[Stuart Wood]] in his first appearance on 29 March 2001, and won a further four games before losing at the hands of [[Stan Airey]]. John returned for the final rounds as #8 seed, and pulled off a shock win over [[Kevin McMahon]] in the quarter-final, before beating [[David Hoskisson]] in the semi-final. The [[episode 3042|final]] against [[Stuart Wood]], a rematch of their earlier heat game, went to a [[crucial conundrum]] with John trailing by a solitary point. However, it was Stuart who buzzed and answered correctly, meaning John had to settle for second-best. John was invited back for [[Championship of Champions XI]] after Stuart Wood was forced to pull out through illness, but he lost in the first round to an on-form [[Tom Hargreaves]].
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'''John Rainsden''' was the runner-up of [[Series 44]] in 2001.
  
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He was a 61-year old former Head of Maths at Wallingford School, Oxfordshire.  John defeated [[Stuart Wood]] in his first appearance on 29 March 2001, and won a further four games before losing at the hands of [[Stan Airey]]. He returned for the final rounds as #8 seed, and pulled off a shock win over [[Kevin McMahon]] in the quarter-final, before beating [[David Hoskisson]] in the semi-final. The [[episode 3042|final]] against [[Stuart Wood]], a rematch of their earlier heat game, went to a [[crucial conundrum]] with John trailing by a solitary point. However, it was Stuart who buzzed and answered correctly, meaning John had to settle for second-best. John was invited back for [[Championship of Champions XI]] after Stuart Wood was forced to pull out through illness, but he lost in the first round to an on-form [[Tom Hargreaves]].
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{{series runner-up|preceded_by=Matthew Turner|series=44|followed_by=Geraldine Hylands}}
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==Episodes==
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{{episode table}}
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{{ep | 2979 | 29/03/2001 | P |[[Stuart Wood]]| 38 - 52 |John Rainsden|[[Tim Rice]]|[[Gillian Evans]]|72}}
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{{ep | 2980 | 30/03/2001 | P |John Rainsden| 48 - 30 |[[Carol Forde]]|Tim Rice|Gillian Evans|84}}
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{{ep | 2981 | 2/04/2001 | P |John Rainsden| 56 - 29 |[[Dave Spall]]|Tim Rice|Gillian Evans|82}}
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{{ep | 2982 | 3/04/2001 | P |John Rainsden| 45 - 37 |[[John Place]]|[[Lionel Blair]]|[[Damian Eadie]]|84}}
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{{ep | 2983 | 4/04/2001 | P |John Rainsden| 52 - 34 |[[Jacqui Baker]]|Lionel Blair|Damian Eadie|73}}
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{{ep | 2984 | 5/04/2001 | P |John Rainsden| 49 - 61 |[[Stan Airey]]|Lionel Blair|Damian Eadie|72}}
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{{ep | 3036 | 21/06/2001 | QF |[[Kevin McMahon]]| 45 - 50 |John Rainsden|[[Martin Jarvis]]|Damian Eadie|72}}
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{{ep | 3040 | 27/06/2001 | SF |[[David Hoskisson]]| 27 - 39 |John Rainsden|Martin Jarvis|Damian Eadie|73}}
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{{ep | 3042 | 29/06/2001 | GF |John Rainsden| 48 - 59 |Stuart Wood|[[Stephen Fry]]|Damian Eadie|127}}
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{{ep | 3395 | 13/01/2003 | CP |John Rainsden| 65 - 117 |[[Tom Hargreaves]]|Tim Rice|[[Susie Dent]]|132}}
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{{episode table end}}
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[[Category:Finalists]]
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 44]]
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[[Category:Teapot owners]]

Latest revision as of 23:33, 1 July 2019

John Rainsden was the runner-up of Series 44 in 2001.

He was a 61-year old former Head of Maths at Wallingford School, Oxfordshire. John defeated Stuart Wood in his first appearance on 29 March 2001, and won a further four games before losing at the hands of Stan Airey. He returned for the final rounds as #8 seed, and pulled off a shock win over Kevin McMahon in the quarter-final, before beating David Hoskisson in the semi-final. The final against Stuart Wood, a rematch of their earlier heat game, went to a crucial conundrum with John trailing by a solitary point. However, it was Stuart who buzzed and answered correctly, meaning John had to settle for second-best. John was invited back for Championship of Champions XI after Stuart Wood was forced to pull out through illness, but he lost in the first round to an on-form Tom Hargreaves.

Preceded by
Matthew Turner		 Series runner-up
Series 44		 Followed by
Geraldine Hylands

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
2979 29/03/2001 P Stuart Wood 38 – 52 John Rainsden Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Rice Gillian Evans 72
2980 30/03/2001 P John Rainsden 48 – 30 Carol Forde Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Rice Gillian Evans 84
2981 2/04/2001 P John Rainsden 56 – 29 Dave Spall Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Rice Gillian Evans 82
2982 3/04/2001 P John Rainsden 45 – 37 John Place Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lionel Blair Damian Eadie 84
2983 4/04/2001 P John Rainsden 52 – 34 Jacqui Baker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lionel Blair Damian Eadie 73
2984 5/04/2001 P John Rainsden 49 – 61 Stan Airey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lionel Blair Damian Eadie 72
3036 21/06/2001 QF Kevin McMahon 45 – 50 John Rainsden Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Damian Eadie 72
3040 27/06/2001 SF David Hoskisson 27 – 39 John Rainsden Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Damian Eadie 73
3042 29/06/2001 GF John Rainsden 48 – 59 Stuart Wood Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Stephen Fry Damian Eadie 127
3395 13/01/2003 CP John Rainsden 65 – 117 Tom Hargreaves Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Rice Susie Dent 132
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