Junior Championship

The Junior Championship was a special tournament that took place during Series 47. It featured Perry Fung from Series 40, Amey Deshpande and Andrew Hulme from Series 42, and Bruce Lambert from Series 43 competed, with Andrew Hulme coming out the overall winner.

Three contestants from the Junior Championship would begin new runs on Countdown as adults. Amey Deshpande became an octochamp and quarter-finalist of Series 56, Andrew Hulme became an octochamp with a record 930 point total and runner-up in Series 61, and Bruce Lambert returned but lost his first game in Series 63.

Progress

Perry Fung vs Bruce Lambert	Andrew Hulme vs Perry Fung
Andrew Hulme vs Amey Deshpande

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
3207	12/03/2002	JSF	Bruce Lambert	26 – 45	Perry Fung	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Andi Peters	Phiona Stanley
3208	13/03/2002	JSF	Andrew Hulme	66 – 44	Amey Deshpande	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Andi Peters	Phiona Stanley
3209	14/03/2002	JF	Andrew Hulme	53 – 41	Perry Fung	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Andi Peters	Phiona Stanley