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− | '''Olivia Lloyd-Potts''', nee '''Olivia Lloyd''', first appeared on Countdown on 13 February 1985, beating [[Sheila Alder]] {{score|52|35}} in the 28th heat of [[Series 6]]. She went on to win four more games before being stopped by [[Helen Grayson]]. | + | '''Olivia Lloyd-Potts''', nee '''Olivia Lloyd''', first appeared on Countdown on 13 February 1985, beating [[Sheila Alder]] {{score|52|35}} in the 28th heat of [[Series 6]]. She went on to win four more games before being stopped by [[Helen Grayson]]. Lloyd-Potts' five wins were enough to see her return for the finals as #4 seed, where she beat [[Robert Healan]] narrowly in the quarter-finals on a crucial [[conundrum]]. Here, Healan buzzed in with the incorrect solution of {{word|SCHEDULES}}, leaving Lloyd-Potts to correctly offer {{word|SCHEDULED}} shortly after. She next beat [[Helen Grayson]] in the semi-finals, 'avenging' her earlier defeat in the heats. In the final against [[Darryl Francis]], Lloyd-Potts put in a spirited display, but was overwhelmed by Francis' expert word knowledge, losing {{score|37|69}}. |
− | + | Lloyd-Potts' performances were enough to see her return for [[Championship of Champions II]] the following year, but she was beaten in the first round by eventual winner [[Clive Freedman (Series 6)|Clive Freedman]]. | |
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+ | Lloyd-Potts returned to Countdown one last time in 1996 for the [[Supreme Championship]], but was beaten in the first round by the then-unbeaten [[Don Reid]]. In this game, she played reasonably well, but Reid offered several obscure words that beat hers, and she made a mistake in a numbers game. However, at the end she unravelled {{word|PROFAINOR}} to lose just {{score|57|40}}. | ||
Her sister, [[Pauline Latham]], won 2 shows in [[Series 40]], 14 years later. | Her sister, [[Pauline Latham]], won 2 shows in [[Series 40]], 14 years later. |
Revision as of 21:26, 18 April 2011
Olivia Lloyd-Potts, nee Olivia Lloyd, first appeared on Countdown on 13 February 1985, beating Sheila Alder 52 – 35 in the 28th heat of Series 6. She went on to win four more games before being stopped by Helen Grayson. Lloyd-Potts' five wins were enough to see her return for the finals as #4 seed, where she beat Robert Healan narrowly in the quarter-finals on a crucial conundrum. Here, Healan buzzed in with the incorrect solution of SCHEDULES, leaving Lloyd-Potts to correctly offer SCHEDULED shortly after. She next beat Helen Grayson in the semi-finals, 'avenging' her earlier defeat in the heats. In the final against Darryl Francis, Lloyd-Potts put in a spirited display, but was overwhelmed by Francis' expert word knowledge, losing 37 – 69.
Lloyd-Potts' performances were enough to see her return for Championship of Champions II the following year, but she was beaten in the first round by eventual winner Clive Freedman.
Lloyd-Potts returned to Countdown one last time in 1996 for the Supreme Championship, but was beaten in the first round by the then-unbeaten Don Reid. In this game, she played reasonably well, but Reid offered several obscure words that beat hers, and she made a mistake in a numbers game. However, at the end she unravelled PROFAINOR to lose just 57 – 40.
Her sister, Pauline Latham, won 2 shows in Series 40, 14 years later.
Preceded by Robert Violett |
Series runner-up Series 6 |
Followed by Julian Hough |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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262 | 13/02/1985 | P | Olivia Lloyd | 52 – 35 | Sheila Alder | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Liz Fraser | Yvonne Warburton | ||
263 | 14/02/1985 | P | Olivia Lloyd | 36 – 16 | Oksana Last | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warburton | ||
264 | 15/02/1985 | P | Olivia Lloyd | 44 – 35 | Paul Cook | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warburton | ||
265 | 18/02/1985 | P | Olivia Lloyd | 57 – 42 | Philippa Spencer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warburton | ||
266 | 19/02/1985 | P | Olivia Lloyd | 40 – 37 | Rodney Smith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warburton | ||
267 | 20/02/1985 | P | Olivia Lloyd | 42 – 62 | Helen Grayson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warburton | ||
285 | 18/03/1985 | QF | Olivia Lloyd | 57 – 54 | Robert Healan | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannel | ||
286 | 19/03/1985 | SF | Olivia Lloyd | 59 – 53 | Helen Grayson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Julia Swannel | ||
288 | 21/03/1985 | GF | Olivia Lloyd | 37 – 69 | Darryl Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth, Richard Stilgoe |
Julia Swannel | ||
399 | 1/04/1986 | CQF | Clive Freedman | 58 – 25 | Olivia Lloyd-Potts | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | ||
M12 | 19/6/89-23/6/89 | Masters 1 | Jenny Haldane | 98 – 54 | Olivia Lloyd-Potts | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | N/A | Catherine Clarke | |||
M100 | 25/2/91-29/2/91 | Masters 2 | Evan Simpson | 101 – 67 | Olivia Lloyd-Potts | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | N/A | Freda Thornton | |||
1855 | 9/10/1996 | aQF | Don Reid | 57 – 40 | Olivia Lloyd-Potts | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Susie Dent |