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− | '''Jon Marsh''' was a semi-finalist | + | {{octostats|Semi-finalist|1|478 (including 1 draw)|5 (out of 9)}} |
+ | '''Jon Marsh''' (born 1965 Camberwell, London) was a semi-finalist in [[Series 12]]. | ||
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+ | He was a self-employed singer/songwriter, and in 1986 had founded the electronic dance music group "{{w|The Beloved (band)|The Beloved}}", who went on to score several UK Top 40 hit singles in the 1990s. He beat [[Martin Loughran]] in his first appearance, and won a further seven games to become an [[octochamp]] and No. 1 seed for the series. He beat [[Steve Haggerty|Stephen Haggerty]] in the quarter-final, but lost to [[Stephen Balment]] in the semi-final. | ||
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+ | Marsh returned for [[Championship of Champions III]], but was soundly beaten by [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]] in the first round. | ||
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==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
− | {{ep | 556 | 28/04/1987 | P | [[Martin Loughran]] | + | {{ep | 556 | 28/04/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 42 - 36 |[[Martin Loughran]]|[[Nigel Rees]]|[[Della Thompson]]|75}} |
− | {{ep | 557 | 29/04/1987 | P | Jon Marsh | 58 - 36 | [[Gwen Gerds]] | Nigel Rees | Della Thompson }} | + | {{ep | 557 | 29/04/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 58 - 36 |[[Gwen Gerds]]|Nigel Rees|Della Thompson|75}} |
− | {{ep | 558 | 30/04/1987 | P | Jon Marsh | 54 - 43 | [[Alan Nash]] | Nigel Rees | Della Thompson }} | + | {{ep | 558 | 30/04/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 54 - 43 |[[Alan Nash]]|Nigel Rees|Della Thompson|73}} |
− | {{ep | 559 | 1/05/1987 | P | Jon Marsh | | + | {{ep | 559 | 1/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 65 - 35 |[[Donald Kent]]|Nigel Rees|Della Thompson|74}} |
− | {{ep | 560 | 4/05/1987 | P | Jon Marsh | 61 - 49 | [[Tony Cook]] | Nigel Rees | Della Thompson }} | + | {{ep | 560 | 4/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 61 - 49 |[[Tony Cook]]|Nigel Rees|Della Thompson|73}} |
− | {{ep | 561 | 5/05/1987 | P | Jon Marsh | 37 - 22 | [[Lewis Whetstone]] | [[Patrick Mower]] | [[Freda Thornton]] }} | + | {{ep | 561 | 5/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 37 - 22 |[[Lewis Whetstone]]|[[Patrick Mower]]|[[Freda Thornton]]|70}} |
− | {{ep | 562 | 6/05/1987 | P | Jon Marsh | 51 - 32 | [[John Bird]] | Patrick Mower | Freda Thornton }} | + | {{ep | 562 | 6/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 51 - 32 |[[John Bird]]|Patrick Mower|Freda Thornton|74}} |
− | {{ep | 563 | 7/05/1987 | P | Jon Marsh | 49 - 49 | [[Phyllis Stevens]] | Patrick Mower | Freda Thornton }} | + | {{ep | 563 | 7/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 49 - 49 |[[Phyllis Stevens]]|Patrick Mower|Freda Thornton|71}} |
− | {{ep | 564 | 8/05/1987 | P | | + | {{ep | 564 | 8/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 61 - 43 |Phyllis Stevens|Patrick Mower|Freda Thornton|82}} |
− | {{ep | 588 | 11/06/1987 | QF | Jon Marsh | 65 - 49 | [[Stephen Haggerty]] | [[Steve Jones (guest)|Steve Jones]] | [[Julia | + | {{ep | 588 | 11/06/1987 | QF |Jon Marsh| 65 - 49 |[[Steve Haggerty|Stephen Haggerty]]|[[Steve Jones (guest)|Steve Jones]]|[[Julia Swannell]]|84}} |
− | {{ep | 592 | 17/06/1987 | SF | [[Stephen Balment]] | 51 - 30 | Jon Marsh | Patrick Mower | Julia | + | {{ep | 592 | 17/06/1987 | SF |[[Stephen Balment]]| 51 - 30 |Jon Marsh|Patrick Mower|Julia Swannell|70}} |
− | {{ep | 598 | 25/06/1987 | CQF | [[John Clarke]] | 61 - 29 | Jon Marsh | [[Sally James]] | Della Thompson }} | + | {{ep | 598 | 25/06/1987 | CQF |[[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]]| 61 - 29 |Jon Marsh|[[Sally James]]|Della Thompson|86}} |
+ | {{ep | M5 | 1/05/1989-5/05/1989 | M |Jon Marsh| 59 – 102 |[[Steve Williams]]|none|[[Catherine Clarke]]|135}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
− | [[Category:Octochamps of the 9 round era | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Marsh, Jon}} |
− | [[Category:Contestants in Series 12 | + | [[Category:Octochamps of the 9 round era]] |
− | [[ | + | [[Category:Contestants in Series 12]] |
+ | [[Category:Finalists]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions III]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Contestants in Countdown Masters Series 1]] |
Latest revision as of 00:16, 14 September 2021
Jon Marsh Octochamp Statistics | |
Final position | Semi-finalist |
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Seeding | 1 |
Points total | 478 (including 1 draw) |
Conundrums solved | 5 (out of 9) |
Jon Marsh (born 1965 Camberwell, London) was a semi-finalist in Series 12.
He was a self-employed singer/songwriter, and in 1986 had founded the electronic dance music group "The Beloved", who went on to score several UK Top 40 hit singles in the 1990s. He beat Martin Loughran in his first appearance, and won a further seven games to become an octochamp and No. 1 seed for the series. He beat Stephen Haggerty in the quarter-final, but lost to Stephen Balment in the semi-final.
Marsh returned for Championship of Champions III, but was soundly beaten by John Clarke in the first round.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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556 | 28/04/1987 | P | Jon Marsh | 42 – 36 | Martin Loughran | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Della Thompson | 75 | |
557 | 29/04/1987 | P | Jon Marsh | 58 – 36 | Gwen Gerds | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Della Thompson | 75 | |
558 | 30/04/1987 | P | Jon Marsh | 54 – 43 | Alan Nash | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Della Thompson | 73 | |
559 | 1/05/1987 | P | Jon Marsh | 65 – 35 | Donald Kent | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Della Thompson | 74 | |
560 | 4/05/1987 | P | Jon Marsh | 61 – 49 | Tony Cook | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Della Thompson | 73 | |
561 | 5/05/1987 | P | Jon Marsh | 37 – 22 | Lewis Whetstone | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Patrick Mower | Freda Thornton | 70 | |
562 | 6/05/1987 | P | Jon Marsh | 51 – 32 | John Bird | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Patrick Mower | Freda Thornton | 74 | |
563 | 7/05/1987 | P | Jon Marsh | 49 – 49 | Phyllis Stevens | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Patrick Mower | Freda Thornton | 71 | |
564 | 8/05/1987 | P | Jon Marsh | 61 – 43 | Phyllis Stevens | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Patrick Mower | Freda Thornton | 82 | |
588 | 11/06/1987 | QF | Jon Marsh | 65 – 49 | Stephen Haggerty | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Steve Jones | Julia Swannell | 84 | |
592 | 17/06/1987 | SF | Stephen Balment | 51 – 30 | Jon Marsh | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Patrick Mower | Julia Swannell | 70 | |
598 | 25/06/1987 | CQF | John Clarke | 61 – 29 | Jon Marsh | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Sally James | Della Thompson | 86 | |
M5 | 1/05/1989-5/05/1989 | M | Jon Marsh | 59 – 102 | Steve Williams | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 135 |