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[[Image:Sandie Simonis.jpg|thumb|right|Sandie Simonis in [[Series 8]]...]]
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[[File:Sandie Simonis.png|thumb|200px|right|...and 27 years later in the [[30th Birthday Championship]]!]]
'''Sandie Simonis''' was a contestant in [[Series 8]].  She was from Middlesex.  Her son [[Daniel Simonis|Daniel]] was a finalist in [[Series 27]].
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'''Sandie Simonis''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 8]] and the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. She was from Pinner, Greater London.
  
Twenty years later, Sandie returned to the Countdown scene to compete in [[CoBris 2005]] and [[COLIN 2006]].
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Her son, [[Daniel Simonis|Daniel]], was a semi-finalist in [[Series 27]].
  
Away from Countdown, she has reached Expert status at [[Scrabble]], and is Secretary of the London Scrabble League.
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Twenty years after her original appearances, Simonis returned to the ''[[Countdown]]'' scene to compete in the [[Co-event]]s [[CoBris 2005]] and [[COLIN 2006]].
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She returned to ''Countdown'' again in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the 30th Birthday Championship. She received a bye to the first round, but lost her only game to the [[Series 4]] runner-up [[Christine Hunt (Series 4)|Christine Hunt]] by a score of {{score|88|78|Episode 5630}}, after her opponent answered two [[conundrum]]s correctly.
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Away from ''Countdown'', she has reached expert status at ''[[Scrabble]]'', and is secretary of the London ''Scrabble'' League.
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
 
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{{ep | 369 | 17/02/1986 | P | [[Andy Keeble]] | 53 – 53 | Sandie Simonis | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | }}
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{{ep | 369 | 17/02/1986 | P |[[Andy Keeble]]| 53 – 53 |Sandie Simonis|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|[[Hilary McGlynn]]|83}}
{{ep | 370 | 18/02/1986 | P | Andy Keeble | 60 – 63 | Sandie Simonis | Gyles Brandreth | }}
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{{ep | 370 | 18/02/1986 | P |Andy Keeble| 60 – 63 |Sandie Simonis|Gyles Brandreth|Hilary McGlynn|73}}
{{ep | 371 | 19/02/1986 | P | [[Y.T.|Y.T. (Paul White)]] | 56 – 46 | Sandie Simonis | Gyles Brandreth | }}
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{{ep | 371 | 19/02/1986 | P |[[YT|Y.T. (Paul White)]]| 56 – 46 |Sandie Simonis|Gyles Brandreth|Hilary McGlynn|73}}
{{ep | M23 | 4/9/89-8/9/89 | Masters 1 | [[Gary Franks]] | 90 – 60 | Sandie Simonis | N/A | [[Freda Thornton]] }}
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{{ep | M23 | 04/09/1989–08/09/1989 | M |[[Gary Franks]]| 90 – 60 |Sandie Simonis|none|[[Freda Thornton]]|133}}
{{ep | M98 | Unreleased | Masters 2 | Sandie Simonis | 77 – 49 | [[Jane Smith]] | N/A | Freda Thornton }}
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{{ep | M98 | Unreleased | M |Sandie Simonis| 77 – 49 |[[Jane Smith]]|none|[[Catherine Clarke]]|???}}
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{{ep | 5630 | 28/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Christine Hunt (Series 4)|Christine Hunt]]| 88* - 78 |Sandie Simonis|[[Mark Foster]]|[[Susie Dent]]|134}}
 
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{{episode table end}}
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<center>* includes 10 points from a tiebreak conundrum</center>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:34, 8 September 2023

Sandie Simonis in Series 8...
...and 27 years later in the 30th Birthday Championship!

Sandie Simonis was a contestant in Series 8 and the 30th Birthday Championship. She was from Pinner, Greater London.

Her son, Daniel, was a semi-finalist in Series 27.

Twenty years after her original appearances, Simonis returned to the Countdown scene to compete in the Co-events CoBris 2005 and COLIN 2006.

She returned to Countdown again in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the 30th Birthday Championship. She received a bye to the first round, but lost her only game to the Series 4 runner-up Christine Hunt by a score of 88 – 78, after her opponent answered two conundrums correctly.

Away from Countdown, she has reached expert status at Scrabble, and is secretary of the London Scrabble League.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
369 17/02/1986 P Andy Keeble 53 – 53 Sandie Simonis Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Hilary McGlynn 83
370 18/02/1986 P Andy Keeble 60 – 63 Sandie Simonis Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Hilary McGlynn 73
371 19/02/1986 P Y.T. (Paul White) 56 – 46 Sandie Simonis Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Hilary McGlynn 73
M23 04/09/1989–08/09/1989 M Gary Franks 90 – 60 Sandie Simonis Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman none Freda Thornton 133
M98 Unreleased M Sandie Simonis 77 – 49 Jane Smith Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman none Catherine Clarke ???
5630 28/01/2013 30B1 Christine Hunt 88* – 78 Sandie Simonis Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Foster Susie Dent 134
* includes 10 points from a tiebreak conundrum