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Mandi Hale
Mandi Hale was the runner-up of Series 18. She first appeared toward the end of the series, winning 5 heats before losing to Mark Cooper. She returned for the finals as #5 seed, and beat Derek Stuart-Clark in the quarter-final and octochamp Jonathan Anstey in the semi-final. The final against Rajaretnam Yogasagarar went to a crucial conundrum, but Hale was pipped at the post and ultimately had to settle for series runner-up.
Hale returned for Championship of Champions V, but was knocked out in the first round by Lindsay Denyer.
In 1996, Hale played in the Supreme Championship, where she was pitted against Brian Hudson in the first round. The game was very close, with Hudson pulling ahead at first but Hale evening up the score with BUSIEST. She then correctly reached the 381 target in the final numbers game to gain a ten-point lead. However, Hudson correctly solved the conundrum to set up a tie-break. LUNACYINN was revealed and it was Hudson who buzzed in with the correct answer to defeat Hale 58 – 48.
Hale's brother, Guy Phethean, also appeared on Countdown.
Hale appeared in an episode of The Crystal Maze, where her team lost heavily after only having 10 seconds on the clock for the Crystal Dome round (Details). She also appeared on the now-defunct Turnabout where she was a losing finalist.
Preceded by Evan Simpson |
Series runner-up Series 18 |
Followed by Gino Corr |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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924 | 26/09/1989 | P | Mandi Hale | 51 – 27 | Rosemary Tame | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Dinah Sheridan | Freda Thornton | 73 | ||
925 | 27/09/1989 | P | Mandi Hale | 41 – 30 | Brian Burrows | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Dinah Sheridan | Freda Thornton | 72 | ||
926 | 28/09/1989 | P | Mandi Hale | 46 – 27 | Julian Bloom | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 83 | ||
927 | 29/09/1989 | P | Mandi Hale | 54 – 36 | Doris Beckerlegge | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 70 | ||
928 | 2/10/1989 | P | Mandi Hale | 65 – 29 | David Dillner | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 71 | ||
929 | 3/10/1989 | P | Mandi Hale | 32 – 48 | Mark Cooper | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 70 | ||
934 | 10/10/1989 | QF | Mandi Hale | 53 – 47 | Derek Stuart-Clark | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | 70 | ||
935 | 11/10/1989 | SF | Mandi Hale | 48 – 36 | Jonathan Anstey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Eve Pollard | Catherine Clarke | 73 | ||
937 | 13/10/1989 | GF | Mandi Hale | 73 – 92 | Rajaretnam Yogasagarar | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Frazer Hines, Eve Pollard |
Catherine Clarke | 128 | ||
M63 | 11/6/90–15/6/90 | Masters 2 | Jonathan Anstey | 95 – 75 | Mandi Hale | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | N/A | Della Thompson | 137 | ||
1071 | 3/01/1991 | CQF | Lindsay Denyer | 53 – 47 | Mandi Hale | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | 69 | ||
1871 | 31/10/1996 | cQF | Brian Hudson | 58* – 48 | Mandi Hale | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | June Whitfield | Susie Dent | 83 |