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Jon Stitcher
Jon Stitcher was a contestant in Series 52. He managed to string together three victories in total, demonstrating consistency by always winning by slim margins, never scoring outside the 80s, and having all of his victories come down to crucial conundrums.
In his fourth game, Stitcher found himself up against Jack Welsby who proved too strong for him, winning by a margin of 37 points despite Stitcher leading at the halfway stage after finding the nine-letter DISLOCATE. Notably, an amusing coincidence at the start of this part of the programme saw a teatime teaser with the answer MUTINEER immediately followed by a letters round with the selection KRMIEENUT - the longest possible word being MUTINEER!
Stitcher established something of a reputation for misspelt or simply non-existent declarations; some of his more 'creative' offerings include busline ☓, girates ☓, facinated ☓ and carots ☓.
Stitcher regards himself as the best looking player in living memory, though he has been proven thoroughly wrong.
After Countdown
Following his appearances on the programme, Jon Stitcher played in JOLT, one of the first online tournaments, where reached the final and faced a crucial conundrum against Julian Fell.
Stitcher is now a professional poker player. Furthermore, he expanded his repertoire by appearing on the ITV game show Krypton Factor in February 2009.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3743 | 16/07/2004 | P | Ian McLennan | 73 – 85 | Jon Stitcher | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | |||
| 3744 | 19/07/2004 | P | Jon Stitcher | 80 – 79 | Dora Stavrinos | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Peter Baldwin | Susie Dent | |||
| 3745 | 20/07/2004 | P | Jon Stitcher | 88 – 79 | Norman Haikney | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Peter Baldwin | Susie Dent | |||
| 3746 | 21/07/2004 | P | Jon Stitcher | 73 – 110 | Jack Welsby | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Peter Baldwin | Susie Dent | |||
