Olivia Lloyd-Potts

Olivia Lloyd-Potts.

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. Olivia's five wins were enough to see her return for the finals as #4 seed, where she beat Robert Healan in the quarter-finals and beat Helen Grayson in the semi-finals, 'avenging' her earlier defeat in the heats. In the final against Darryl Francis, Olivia put in a spirited display, but was overwhelmed by Darryl's expert word knowledge, losing 37-69. Olivia's performances were enough to see her return for Championship of Champions II, but she was beaten in the first round by eventual winner Clive Freedman. Olivia 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.

Preceded by Bob Violett

Series runner-up Series 6

Followed by Julian Hough

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
262	13/02/1985	P	Sheila Alder	35 – 52	Olivia Lloyd-Potts	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Liz Fraser	Yvonne Warberton
263	14/02/1985	P	Olivia Lloyd-Potts	36 – 16	Oksana Last	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warberton
264	15/02/1985	P	Olivia Lloyd-Potts	44 – 35	Paul Cook	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warberton
265	18/02/1985	P	Olivia Lloyd-Potts	57 – 42	Philippa Spencer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warberton
266	19/02/1985	P	Olivia Lloyd-Potts	40 – 37	Rodney Smith	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warberton
267	20/02/1985	P	Olivia Lloyd-Potts	42 – 62	Helen Grayson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Yvonne Warberton
285	18/03/1985	QF	Olivia Lloyd-Potts	57 – 54	Robert Healan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Julia Swannel
286	19/03/1985	SF	Olivia Lloyd-Potts	59 – 53	Helen Grayson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Julia Swannel
288	21/03/1985	GF	Olivia Lloyd-Potts	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
1855	9/10/1996	aQF	Don Reid	57 – 40	Olivia Lloyd-Potts	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent