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Phil Jordan

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Phil Jordan first appeared on Countdown on 7 February 1992, beating reigning champion Nick Atkinson 48-20 in the 30th heat of Series 23. He went on to win a further seven games, becoming an octochamp and returning for the final rounds as #2 seed. He beat Rodney Crawshaw in the quarter-finals and Paul Perriman in the semi-finals to set up a #1 seed vs #2 seed final against Gareth Williams. In the final, Phil was still in contention right up to the end, trailing by a mere nine points heading into the crucial conundrum, but neither player was able to unscramble PEPSICOLA in the time, meaning Phil lost both the game and the series. Phil returned the following January for Championship of Champions VI, but was defeated in the first round by eventual winner Wayne Summers. Phil also played in the Supreme Championship, but was beaten in the first round by series 26 winner Andy Bodle.

Phil was the originator of the "inverted T" selection for the numbers game, which has become popular amongst countdown contestants and is still used to this day.


Preceded by
Robert Teuton
Series runner-up
Series 23
Followed by
Fiona Davies

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
1227 7/02/1992 P Nick Atkinson 20 – 48 Phil Jordan Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sally James Richard Samson
1228 10/02/1992 P Phil Jordan 59 – 32 Jenny Gardner Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Richard Samson
1229 11/02/1992 P Phil Jordan 61 – 35 James Furnival Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Richard Samson
1230 12/02/1992 P Phil Jordan 53 – 44 Anthony Annakin-Smith Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Richard Samson
1231 13/02/1992 P Phil Jordan 62 – 27 Maureen Forrester Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Richard Samson
1232 14/02/1992 P Phil Jordan 62 – 49 Simon Gillam Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Richard Samson
1233 17/02/1992 P Phil Jordan 37 – 24 Alan Roberts Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Richard Samson
1234 18/02/1992 P Phil Jordan 43 – 30 Frank Glover Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Freda Thornton
1257 20/03/1992 QF Rodney Crawshaw 37 – 63 Phil Jordan Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Catherine Clarke
1261 26/03/1992 SF Phil Jordan 60 – 40 Paul Perriman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Catherine Clarke
1262 27/03/1992 GF Phil Jordan 59 – 68 Gareth Williams Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey, Nicholas Day Catherine Clarke
1330 6/01/1993 CQF Wayne Summers 60 – 38 Phil Jordan Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Susie Dent
1858 14/10/1996 aQF Andy Bodle 55 – 51 Phil Jordan Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Susie Dent