Terence English

Terence English

English during his quarter-final.

Terence English was the champion of Series 40 and a semi-finalist in the Championship of Champions X.

A solicitor from Wokingham, English first appeared on Countdown on 21 January 1999, beating John Holton 70 – 34 in the 19th heat of Series 40. Terence went on to win a further 5 games before losing at the hands of Barry Lyons. His 6 wins, though, were enough to earn him a spot in the finals as No. 5 seed. In the quarter-finals, he beat Ricky Cohen 75 – 65 in a tense game, and in the semi-finals, Terence overturned No. 1 seed Peter Hutchings 67 – 30. The final against Glynn Leaney was a closely-contested match, with Terence leading by just four points going into the crucial conundrum. However, neither contestant was able to unscramble GOPHERITT in the time, meaning Terence won the game 81 – 77 and became series champion.

A few months later, Terence was invited back for Championship of Champions X, where he beat Simon Cooper in the first round before losing to Kate Ogilvie in the semi-final. Despite this loss, Terence's Countdown career was not over, as he was invited back a few years later to film a special episode, pitting him against Glynn Leaney in a rematch of their grand final. Once again, Terence would run out the victor, this time more comfortably, winning 92 – 57.

Preceded by Kate Ogilvie

Series winner Series 40

Followed by Scott Mearns

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
2441	21/01/1999	P	John Holton	34 – 70	Terence English	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Denis Norden	Susie Dent	85
2442	22/01/1999	P	Terence English	54 – 19	Charles Downs	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Denis Norden	Susie Dent	80
2443	25/01/1999	P	Terence English	45 – 33	Tess Jones	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Denis Norden	Susie Dent	74
2444	26/01/1999	P	Terence English	52 – 51	Nigel Fox	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Denis Norden	Susie Dent	84
2445	27/01/1999	P	Terence English	51 – 13	David De Saxe	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Denis Norden	Susie Dent	73
2446	28/01/1999	P	Terence English	53 – 27	Jean Lunn	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Denis Norden	Susie Dent	73
2447	29/01/1999	P	Terence English	46 – 73	Barry Lyons	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	John Dunn	Damian Eadie	85
2548	21/06/1999	QF	Ricky Cohen	65 – 75	Terence English	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Susie Dent	82
2550	23/06/1999	SF	Peter Hutchings	30 – 67	Terence English	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	73
2552	25/06/1999	GF	Glynn Leaney	77 – 81	Terence English	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	118
2674	27/12/1999	CQF	Simon Cooper	39 – 58	Terence English	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Mark Nyman	83
2676	29/12/1999	CSF	Kate Ogilvie	57 – 30	Terence English	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Mark Nyman	85
S2	25/07/2003	S	Terence English	92 – 57	Glynn Leaney	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Ann Widdecombe	Susie Dent	118