Ken Heaton

Ken Heaton was a finalist in Series 11. 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.

He is also a keen 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
508	19/02/1987	P	Ken Heaton	48 – 34	Roy Commins	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy	Della Thompson
509	20/02/1987	P	Ken Heaton	68 – 23	Daren Putt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy	Della Thompson
510	23/02/1987	P	Ken Heaton	45 – 51	Marianne Croll	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Julia Swannel
540	6/04/1987	QF	Marianne Croll	32 – 53	Ken Heaton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Russell Harty	Freda Thornton
543	9/04/1987	SF	David Reid	53 – 48	Ken Heaton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy	Catherine Clarke
M19	7/8/89-11/8/89	Masters 1	Ken Heaton	81 – 79	Peter Pryer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					N/A	Catherine Clarke