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Luke Boynton
Luke Boynton was a contestant in Series 51 and Series 83. As of his second appearance, he was a senior finance manager from Birmingham. He is also a poker player, and is the winner of the 2019 International Poker Open.
Boynton first appeared on Countdown in 2004. On his début, he played well, but lost on an unsolved crucial conundrum against would-be octochamp Sweyn Kirkness. On his incredible "second début" in 2021, Boynton set the bar for the highest score of Series 83 so far, and achieved the second-highest ever score for a challenger against a daily champion with 138 points – one short of Luke Johnson-Davies's 139 – to stun six-time winner and Apterite Tom Vincent. On top of this, Boynton pulled off a perfect letters-round performance in spite of very difficult numbers rounds, making this one of the most impressive maiden wins in Countdown history. In his second game of his second run, he improved on that by scoring 141 points. In his third game, he scored 136, winning by over 100, in a Jos game. In his fourth game, he reduced Apterite Bobby Casey to the joint second-lowest score in the 15-round format. In his fifth game, Boynton scored 147, the equal third-highest score in Countdown history; two unsolved numbers rounds prevented him from breaking the current record of 152.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3703 | 13/05/2004 | P | Sweyn Kirkness | 88 – 83 | Luke Boynton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Norman | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
| 7468 | 19/03/2021 | P | Tom Vincent | 57 – 138 | Luke Boynton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
| 7469 | 22/03/2021 | P | Luke Boynton | 141 – 77 | Alex Davidson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
| 7470 | 23/03/2021 | P | Luke Boynton | 136 – 10 | Matthew Hallas | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 147 | ||
| 7471 | 24/03/2021 | P | Luke Boynton | 120 – 6 | Bobby Casey | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Konnie Huq | Susie Dent | 138 | ||
