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+ | [[File:Julia Wilkinson1.png|thumb|200px|right|Julia Wilkinson in [[Series 47]]...]] | ||
+ | [[File:Julia Wilkinson.png|thumb|200px|right|...and 17 years later in [[Series 80]]!]] | ||
− | + | '''Julia Wilkinson''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 47]] and a finalist in [[Series 48]], as well as a contestant in [[Series 80]]. She's a Retired Science Teacher from Southampton. | |
+ | She made her debut on 7 June 2002, defeating [[John Mitchell]] towards the end of [[Series 47]]. Wilkinson managed 7 wins before the series finals took over; incredibly, those 7 wins weren't enough to secure passage into the finals, so the unbeaten Wilkinson carried her bat over to [[Series 48]]. She got the series off to a fine start, affirming her status as [[octochamp]] with 122 points in the series opener, making 744 points total. | ||
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+ | She returned for the finals as #5 seed, facing [[Danny Hamilton]] in the quarter-finals. Here her run on the show ended, as Hamilton beat her by a score of {{score|105|70}}. | ||
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+ | In March 2019, Wilkinson returned to ''Countdown'' for a second run, becoming the first 15-round [[octochamp]] to have done so. However, she was beaten here by [[Maggie Barlow]]. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
− | {{ep | 3266 | 6/06/2002 | P | [[John Mitchell]] | 82 - 90 | Julia Wilkinson | [[Kathryn Apanowicz]] | [[Susie Dent]] }} | + | {{ep | 3266 | 6/06/2002 | P |[[John Mitchell]]| 82 - 90 |Julia Wilkinson|[[Kathryn Apanowicz]]|[[Susie Dent]]|141}} |
− | {{ep | 3267 | 7/06/2002 | P | Julia Wilkinson | 91 - 72 | [[David Coombs]] | Kathryn Apanowicz | Susie Dent }} | + | {{ep | 3267 | 7/06/2002 | P |Julia Wilkinson| 91 - 72 |[[David Coombs (Series 47)|David Coombs]]|Kathryn Apanowicz|Susie Dent|118}} |
− | {{ep | 3268 | 10/06/2002 | P | Julia Wilkinson | 96 - 86 | [[Alan Cooper]] | Kathryn Apanowicz | Susie Dent }} | + | {{ep | 3268 | 10/06/2002 | P |Julia Wilkinson| 96 - 86 |[[Alan Cooper]]|Kathryn Apanowicz|Susie Dent|129}} |
− | {{ep | 3269 | 11/06/2002 | P | Julia Wilkinson | 80 - 78 | [[Moira Bulcraig]] | Kathryn Apanowicz | Susie Dent }} | + | {{ep | 3269 | 11/06/2002 | P |Julia Wilkinson| 80 - 78 |[[Moira Bulcraig]]|Kathryn Apanowicz|Susie Dent|131}} |
− | {{ep | 3270 | 12/06/2002 | P | Julia Wilkinson | 88 - 41 | [[Geoff Daniel]] | Kathryn Apanowicz | Susie Dent }} | + | {{ep | 3270 | 12/06/2002 | P |Julia Wilkinson| 88 - 41 |[[Geoff Daniel]]|Kathryn Apanowicz|Susie Dent|133}} |
− | {{ep | 3271 | 18/06/2002 | P | Julia Wilkinson | 96 - 35 | [[Shirley Light]] | [[Geoffrey Durham]] | Susie Dent }} | + | {{ep | 3271 | 18/06/2002 | P |Julia Wilkinson| 96 - 35 |[[Shirley Light]]|[[Geoffrey Durham]]|Susie Dent|131}} |
− | {{ep | 3272 | 19/06/2002 | P | Julia Wilkinson | 81 - 77 | [[Roger Johnson]] | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent }} | + | {{ep | 3272 | 19/06/2002 | P |Julia Wilkinson| 81 - 77 |[[Roger Johnson]]|Geoffrey Durham|Susie Dent|141}} |
− | {{ep | 3280 | 1/07/2002 | P | Julia Wilkinson | 122 - 62 | [[John Baker]] | [[Joan Bakewell]] | [[Richard Samson]] }} | + | {{ep | 3280 | 1/07/2002 | P |Julia Wilkinson| 122 - 62 |[[John Baker]]|[[Joan Bakewell]]|[[Richard Samson]]|153}} |
− | {{ep | 3386 | 17/12/2002 | QF | Julia Wilkinson | 70 - 105 | [[Danny Hamilton]] | [[Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall]] | Richard Samson }} | + | {{ep | 3386 | 17/12/2002 | QF |Julia Wilkinson| 70 - 105 |[[Danny Hamilton]]|[[Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall]]|Richard Samson|136}} |
+ | {{ep | 7027 | 8/03/2019 | P |[[Maggie Barlow]]| 103 - 45 |Julia Wilkinson|[[Helen Fospero]]|Susie Dent|134}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
− | [[Category:Finalists | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilkinson, Julia}} |
− | [[Category:Contestants in Series 47 | + | [[Category:Returning contestants]] |
− | [[Category:Contestants in Series 48 | + | [[Category:Finalists]] |
− | [[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era | + | [[Category:Contestants in Series 47]] |
+ | [[Category:Contestants in Series 48]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Teapot owners]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Contestants in Series 80]] |
Latest revision as of 00:05, 18 January 2024
Julia Wilkinson Octochamp Statistics | |
Final position | Quarter-finalist |
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Seeding | 5 |
Points total | 744 |
Conundrums solved | 3 |
Julia Wilkinson was a contestant in Series 47 and a finalist in Series 48, as well as a contestant in Series 80. She's a Retired Science Teacher from Southampton.
She made her debut on 7 June 2002, defeating John Mitchell towards the end of Series 47. Wilkinson managed 7 wins before the series finals took over; incredibly, those 7 wins weren't enough to secure passage into the finals, so the unbeaten Wilkinson carried her bat over to Series 48. She got the series off to a fine start, affirming her status as octochamp with 122 points in the series opener, making 744 points total.
She returned for the finals as #5 seed, facing Danny Hamilton in the quarter-finals. Here her run on the show ended, as Hamilton beat her by a score of 105 – 70.
In March 2019, Wilkinson returned to Countdown for a second run, becoming the first 15-round octochamp to have done so. However, she was beaten here by Maggie Barlow.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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3266 | 6/06/2002 | P | John Mitchell | 82 – 90 | Julia Wilkinson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Kathryn Apanowicz | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
3267 | 7/06/2002 | P | Julia Wilkinson | 91 – 72 | David Coombs | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Kathryn Apanowicz | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
3268 | 10/06/2002 | P | Julia Wilkinson | 96 – 86 | Alan Cooper | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Kathryn Apanowicz | Susie Dent | 129 | ||
3269 | 11/06/2002 | P | Julia Wilkinson | 80 – 78 | Moira Bulcraig | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Kathryn Apanowicz | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
3270 | 12/06/2002 | P | Julia Wilkinson | 88 – 41 | Geoff Daniel | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Kathryn Apanowicz | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
3271 | 18/06/2002 | P | Julia Wilkinson | 96 – 35 | Shirley Light | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
3272 | 19/06/2002 | P | Julia Wilkinson | 81 – 77 | Roger Johnson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
3280 | 1/07/2002 | P | Julia Wilkinson | 122 – 62 | John Baker | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Joan Bakewell | Richard Samson | 153 | ||
3386 | 17/12/2002 | QF | Julia Wilkinson | 70 – 105 | Danny Hamilton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Richard Samson | 136 | ||
7027 | 8/03/2019 | P | Maggie Barlow | 103 – 45 | Julia Wilkinson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 134 |