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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 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 Warberton | ||
263 | 14/02/1985 | P | Olivia Lloyd | 36 – 16 | Oksana Last | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warberton | ||
264 | 15/02/1985 | P | Olivia Lloyd | 44 – 35 | Paul Cook | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warberton | ||
265 | 18/02/1985 | P | Olivia Lloyd | 57 – 42 | Philippa Spencer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warberton | ||
266 | 19/02/1985 | P | Olivia Lloyd | 40 – 37 | Rodney Smith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warberton | ||
267 | 20/02/1985 | P | Olivia Lloyd | 42 – 62 | Helen Grayson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Richard Stilgoe | Yvonne Warberton | ||
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 |