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| − | [[Image:Ken Heaton.png|200px|right|thumb|Ken Heaton in | + | [[Image:Ken Heaton.png|200px|right|thumb|Ken Heaton in Series 11...]] |
| − | [[Image:Ken Heaton1.png|200px|right|thumb|...and 36 years later in | + | [[Image:Ken Heaton1.png|200px|right|thumb|...and 36 years later in Series 88!]] |
| − | '''Ken Heaton''' was a finalist in [[Series 11]] and a [[contestant]] in [[Series 88]]. | + | '''Ken Heaton''' was a semi-finalist in [[Series 11]] and a [[contestant]] in [[Series 88]]. |
| − | + | As of his first appearances, he was from Nelson, Lancashire, and as of his second appearance, he was living in Warrington. He is married to [[Series 18]] contestant [[Debbie Williams]]. They first met in the [[Countdown studios|''Countdown'' studios]], and now have a son, Ben Heaton, but has not yet put in his application for ''[[Countdown]]''. | |
| − | He is also a competitive [[Scrabble]] player. | + | He is also a competitive ''[[Scrabble]]'' player. |
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
| − | {{ep | 507 | 18/02/1987 | P |[[Alan Johnson]]| 35 – 50 |Ken Heaton|[[Bill Tidy]]|[[Della Thompson]]|76}} | + | {{ep | 507 | 18/02/1987 | P |[[Alan Johnson]]|35 – 50|Ken Heaton|[[Bill Tidy]]|[[Della Thompson]]|76}} |
| − | {{ep | 508 | 19/02/1987 | P |[[Roy Commins]]| 34 – 48 |Ken Heaton|Bill Tidy|Della Thompson|70}} | + | {{ep | 508 | 19/02/1987 | P |[[Roy Commins]]|34 – 48|Ken Heaton|Bill Tidy|Della Thompson|70}} |
| − | {{ep | 509 | 20/02/1987 | P |[[Daren Putt]]| 23 – 68 |Ken Heaton|Bill Tidy|Della Thompson|73}} | + | {{ep | 509 | 20/02/1987 | P |[[Daren Putt]]|23 – 68|Ken Heaton|Bill Tidy|Della Thompson|73}} |
| − | {{ep | 510 | 23/02/1987 | P |Ken Heaton| 45 – 51 |[[Marianne Croll]]|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|[[Julia Swannell]]|83}} | + | {{ep | 510 | 23/02/1987 | P |Ken Heaton|45 – 51|[[Marianne Croll]]|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|[[Julia Swannell]]|83}} |
| − | {{ep | 540 | | + | {{ep | 540 | 06/04/1987 | QF |Marianne Croll|32 – 53|Ken Heaton|[[Russell Harty]]|[[Freda Thornton]]|70}} |
| − | {{ep | 543 | | + | {{ep | 543 | 09/04/1987 | SF |[[David Reid (Series 11)|David Reid]]|53 – 48|Ken Heaton|Bill Tidy|[[Catherine Clarke]]|74}} |
| − | {{ep | M19 | | + | {{ep | M19 | 07/08/1989–11/08/1989 | M |Ken Heaton|81 – 79|[[Peter Pryer]]|none|Catherine Clarke|147}} |
{{ep | 8082 | 14/08/2023 | P |Ken Heaton|72 – 79|[[George Baker]]|[[Tom Read Wilson]]|[[Susie Dent]]|141}} | {{ep | 8082 | 14/08/2023 | P |Ken Heaton|72 – 79|[[George Baker]]|[[Tom Read Wilson]]|[[Susie Dent]]|141}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
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[[Category:Finalists]] | [[Category:Finalists]] | ||
[[Category:Contestants in Countdown Masters Series 1]] | [[Category:Contestants in Countdown Masters Series 1]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Returning contestants]] | ||
[[Category:Contestants in Series 88]] | [[Category:Contestants in Series 88]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:31, 17 January 2024
Ken Heaton was a semi-finalist in Series 11 and a contestant in Series 88.
As of his first appearances, he was from Nelson, Lancashire, and as of his second appearance, he was living in Warrington. He is married to Series 18 contestant Debbie Williams. They first met in the Countdown studios, and now have a son, Ben Heaton, but has not yet put in his application for Countdown.
He is also a competitive Scrabble player.
