Ken Heaton

Ken Heaton

Ken Heaton was a finalist in Series 11 and a contestant in Series 88.

He was a Jelly Baby maker from Lancashire, and ate the black ones. He is married to Debbie Williams, who was also on Countdown. They first met in the Countdown studios. They now have a son, Ben Heaton, who also loves Jelly Babies, but has not yet put in his application for Countdown.

He is also a competitive Scrabble player.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
507	18/02/1987	P	Alan Johnson	35 – 50	Ken Heaton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy	Della Thompson	76
508	19/02/1987	P	Roy Commins	34 – 48	Ken Heaton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy	Della Thompson	70
509	20/02/1987	P	Daren Putt	23 – 68	Ken Heaton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy	Della Thompson	73
510	23/02/1987	P	Ken Heaton	45 – 51	Marianne Croll	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Julia Swannell	83
540	6/04/1987	QF	Marianne Croll	32 – 53	Ken Heaton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Russell Harty	Freda Thornton	70
543	9/04/1987	SF	David Reid	53 – 48	Ken Heaton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy	Catherine Clarke	74
M19	7/08/1989-11/08/1989	M	Ken Heaton	81 – 79	Peter Pryer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Catherine Clarke	147
8082	14/07/2023	P	Ken Heaton	72 – 79	George Baker	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Tom Read Wilson	Susie Dent	141