Due to persistent vandalism, account creation has been suspended. If you would like an account, please contact Charlie Reams on Apterous.

Difference between revisions of "Tim Morrissey"

From Countdown
m (whoops, and now you know how I do the cats)
m
(37 intermediate revisions by 13 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Tim Morrissey''' was commonly regarded as being the second great 'Countdown prodigy' after [[Allan saldanha]]. Tim made his debut at the age of twelve on 24 January 1989 in the tenth heat of [[series 17]], defeating [[Jean Tweddell]] 63-60. Tim went onto become an [[octochamp]], despite drawing a game against [[Mary Hawes]] in the middle of his run, and returned for the final rounds as #1 seed. His total score from his eight wins was 482 points- putting him amongst the highest scoring octochamps of all time. In the final rounds, he defeated [[Jim Saywell]] 60-46 in the quarter-final, but came unstuck against [[Evan Simpson]] in the [[episode 865|semi-final]], losing 56-45. His performances and his memorable character meant that he was the ideal candidate to take on [[Allan Saldanha]] in a [[14 round game]] celebrating Countdown's [[episode 1003|1000th show]]. Tim narrowly lost 94-93 following a crucial conundrum, which, it later transpired, was mis-spelled! Six months later, Tim would once again return to the Countdown studios, this time for [[Championship of Champions V]], for which Tim was a hot favourite. After defeating [[Liz Barber]] and [[Lindsay Denyer]], Tim took on [[Gino Corr]] in the final, and won a tight match 78-62 to become the fifth champion of champions.
+
[[Image:Coc5-T-Morrisey-v-G-Corr.jpg|right|thumb|frame|Tim Morrissey]]
 +
[[Image:Tim Morrissey2.JPG|thumb|right|The return of Tim Morrissey.]]
 +
'''Tim Morrissey''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 17]], the winner of [[Championship of Champions V]] and a semi-finalist in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]]. Commonly regarded as being the second great 'Countdown prodigy' after [[Allan Saldanha]], Morrisey’s carrer spans 21 games.
  
Tim would return to Countdown one final time in 1996 to participate in the [[supreme championship]]. Displaying the same impressive form that saw him win [[Championship of Champions V]], Tim beat [[Nita Marr]], [[Kevin Nelson]], [[Tony Vick]] and [[Hilary Hopper]] to set up a mouth-watering semi-final clash with [[Allan Saldanha]]. unfortunately for Tim, history would repeat itself once again as Aallan ran out the 61-57 winner.
+
Morrissey, from Dublin, made his debut at the age of 12 on 24 January 1989 in the tenth heat of [[Series 17]], defeating [[Jean Tweddell]] {{score|63|60}}. Morrissey went onto become an [[octochamp]], despite drawing a game against [[Mary Hawes]] in the middle of his run, and returned for the final rounds as #1 seed. His total score from his eight wins was 482 points- putting him amongst the highest scoring octochamps of all time. In the final rounds, he defeated [[Jim Saywell]] {{score|60|46}} in the quarter-final, but came unstuck against [[Evan Simpson]] in the [[episode 865|semi-final]], losing {{score|56|45}}.
 +
 
 +
His performances and his memorable character meant that he was the ideal candidate to take on [[Allan Saldanha]] in a [[14 round game]] celebrating Countdown's [[episode 1003|1000th show]]. Morrissey narrowly lost {{score|94|93}} following a crucial conundrum, which, it later transpired, was misspelled!
 +
 
 +
Six months later, Morrissey would once again return to the Countdown studios, this time for [[Championship of Champions V]], for which Morrissey was a hot favourite. After defeating [[Liz Barber]] and [[Lindsay Denyer]], Morrissey took on [[Gino Corr]] in the final, and won a tight match {{score|78|62}} to become the fifth champion of champions.
 +
 
 +
Morrissey would return to Countdown one final time in 1996, aged 20, to participate in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]]. Displaying the same impressive form that saw him win [[Championship of Champions V]], Morrissey beat [[Nita Marr]] (spotting the crucial [[conundrum]] {{word|BOOKSHELF}} to take the game), [[Kevin Nelson]], [[Tony Vick]] and [[Hilary Hopper]] to set up a mouth-watering semi-final clash with [[Allan Saldanha]]. Unfortunately for Morrissey, history would repeat itself once again as Saldanha ran out the {{score|61|57}} winner.
 +
 
 +
His elder brother, [[John Morrissey|John]], appeared on the show in [[Series 19]], but wouldn't have quite the same success as Tim.
  
 
{{Champion of Champions|preceded_by=Nic Brown|coc=V|followed_by=Wayne Summers}}
 
{{Champion of Champions|preceded_by=Nic Brown|coc=V|followed_by=Wayne Summers}}
 +
<br style="clear: right"/>
 +
==Episodes==
 +
{{episode table}}
 +
{{ep | 829 | 24/01/1989 | P |Tim Morrissey| 63 – 60 |[[Jean Tweddell]]|[[Lance Percival]]|[[Georgia Hole]]|74}}
 +
{{ep | 830 | 25/01/1989 | P |Tim Morrissey| 56 – 32 |[[Julie Pharro]]|[[Sylvia Syms]]|[[Freda Thornton]]|70}}
 +
{{ep | 831 | 26/01/1989 | P |Tim Morrissey| 57 – 25 |[[Russell Turner]]|Sylvia Syms|Freda Thornton|75}}
 +
{{ep | 832 | 27/01/1989 | P |Tim Morrissey| 51 – 51 |[[Mary Hawes]]|Sylvia Syms|Freda Thornton|71}}
 +
{{ep | 833 | 30/01/1989 | P |Tim Morrissey| 46 – 35 |Mary Hawes|Sylvia Syms|Freda Thornton|73}}
 +
{{ep | 834 | 31/01/1989 | P |Tim Morrissey| 77 – 56 |[[Dave Chapple]]|Sylvia Syms|Freda Thornton|79}}
 +
{{ep | 835 | 1/02/1989 | P |Tim Morrissey| 61 – 20 |[[Gail Cattermole]]|[[Frazer Hines]]|Freda Thornton|74}}
 +
{{ep | 836 | 2/02/1989 | P |Tim Morrissey| 70 – 45 |[[Jenny O'Sullivan]]|Frazer Hines|Freda Thornton|74}}
 +
{{ep | 837 | 3/02/1989 | P |Tim Morrissey| 52 – 40 |[[Elizabeth Dorey]]|Frazer Hines|Freda Thornton|72}}
 +
{{ep | 861 | 9/03/1989 | QF |Tim Morrissey| 60 – 44 |[[Jim Saywell]]|[[Simon Williams]]|Georgia Hole|70}}
 +
{{ep | 865 | 15/03/1989 | SF |[[Evan Simpson]]| 56 – 45 |Tim Morrissey|Simon Williams|Georgia Hole|74}}
 +
{{ep | M37 | 11/12/89-15/12/89 | Masters 1 |Tim Morrissey| 83 – 100 |[[Allan Saldanha]]|N/A|Freda Thornton|138}}
 +
{{ep | 1003 | 2/07/1990 | S |Allan Saldanha| 94 – 93 |Tim Morrissey|[[Gyles Brandreth]],<br/>[[Richard Stilgoe]]|[[Catherine Clarke]]|121}}
 +
{{ep | 1068 | 31/12/1990 | CQF |Tim Morrissey| 55 – 54 |[[Liz Barber]]|Gyles Brandreth|Catherine Clarke|69}}
 +
{{ep | 1072 | 4/01/1991 | CSF |[[Lindsay Denyer]]| 33 – 58 |Tim Morrissey|Gyles Brandreth|Catherine Clarke|73}}
 +
{{ep | 1074 | 8/01/1991 | CGF |[[Gino Corr]]| 62 – 78 |Tim Morrissey|[[Dinah Sheridan]]|Catherine Clarke|110}}
 +
{{ep | 1894 | 3/12/1996 | gQF |Tim Morrissey| 60 – 51 |[[Nita Marr]]|[[Richard Digance]]|[[David Swarbrick]]|82}}
 +
{{ep | 1898 | 9/12/1996 | gSF |Tim Morrissey| 57 – 41 |[[Kevin Nelson]]|[[Jenny Hanley]]|[[Susie Dent]]|69}}
 +
{{ep | 1900 | 11/12/1996 | gF |Tim Morrissey| 73 – 41 |[[Tony Vick]]|Jenny Hanley|Susie Dent|74}}
 +
{{ep | 1904 | 17/12/1996 | SQF |[[Hilary Hopper]]| 49 – 56 |Tim Morrissey|[[Nigel Rees]]|Catherine Clarke|75}}
 +
{{ep | 1906 | 19/12/1996 | SSF |Allan Saldanha| 61 – 57 |Tim Morrissey|Nigel Rees|Catherine Clarke|71}}
 +
{{episode table end}}
  
[[Category:Championship of Champions winners|Morrissey, Tim]]
+
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrissey, Tim}}
[[category:Finalists|Morrissey, Tim]]
+
[[Category:Championship of Champions winners]]
[[Category:Octochamps of the 9 round era|Morrissey, Tim]]
+
[[Category:Finalists]]
[[Category:Contestants in Series 17|Morrissey, Tim]]
+
[[Category:Octochamps of the 9 round era]]
[[Category:Contestants in Series 33|Morrissey, Tim]]
+
[[Category:Contestants in Series 17]]
[[category:Contestants in Championship of Champions V|Morrissey, Tim]]
+
[[Category:Contestants in Series 33]]
 +
[[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions V]]
 +
[[Category:Prodigies]]
 +
[[Category:Contestants in Countdown Masters Series 1]]

Revision as of 23:06, 16 November 2017

Tim Morrissey
The return of Tim Morrissey.

Tim Morrissey was an octochamp in Series 17, the winner of Championship of Champions V and a semi-finalist in the Supreme Championship. Commonly regarded as being the second great 'Countdown prodigy' after Allan Saldanha, Morrisey’s carrer spans 21 games.

Morrissey, from Dublin, made his debut at the age of 12 on 24 January 1989 in the tenth heat of Series 17, defeating Jean Tweddell 63 – 60. Morrissey went onto become an octochamp, despite drawing a game against Mary Hawes in the middle of his run, and returned for the final rounds as #1 seed. His total score from his eight wins was 482 points- putting him amongst the highest scoring octochamps of all time. In the final rounds, he defeated Jim Saywell 60 – 46 in the quarter-final, but came unstuck against Evan Simpson in the semi-final, losing 56 – 45.

His performances and his memorable character meant that he was the ideal candidate to take on Allan Saldanha in a 14 round game celebrating Countdown's 1000th show. Morrissey narrowly lost 94 – 93 following a crucial conundrum, which, it later transpired, was misspelled!

Six months later, Morrissey would once again return to the Countdown studios, this time for Championship of Champions V, for which Morrissey was a hot favourite. After defeating Liz Barber and Lindsay Denyer, Morrissey took on Gino Corr in the final, and won a tight match 78 – 62 to become the fifth champion of champions.

Morrissey would return to Countdown one final time in 1996, aged 20, to participate in the Supreme Championship. Displaying the same impressive form that saw him win Championship of Champions V, Morrissey beat Nita Marr (spotting the crucial conundrum BOOKSHELF to take the game), Kevin Nelson, Tony Vick and Hilary Hopper to set up a mouth-watering semi-final clash with Allan Saldanha. Unfortunately for Morrissey, history would repeat itself once again as Saldanha ran out the 61 – 57 winner.

His elder brother, John, appeared on the show in Series 19, but wouldn't have quite the same success as Tim.

Preceded by
Nic Brown
Champion of Champions
Championship of Champions V
Followed by
Wayne Summers


Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
829 24/01/1989 P Tim Morrissey 63 – 60 Jean Tweddell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Lance Percival Georgia Hole 74
830 25/01/1989 P Tim Morrissey 56 – 32 Julie Pharro Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 70
831 26/01/1989 P Tim Morrissey 57 – 25 Russell Turner Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 75
832 27/01/1989 P Tim Morrissey 51 – 51 Mary Hawes Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 71
833 30/01/1989 P Tim Morrissey 46 – 35 Mary Hawes Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 73
834 31/01/1989 P Tim Morrissey 77 – 56 Dave Chapple Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Sylvia Syms Freda Thornton 79
835 1/02/1989 P Tim Morrissey 61 – 20 Gail Cattermole Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Frazer Hines Freda Thornton 74
836 2/02/1989 P Tim Morrissey 70 – 45 Jenny O'Sullivan Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Frazer Hines Freda Thornton 74
837 3/02/1989 P Tim Morrissey 52 – 40 Elizabeth Dorey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Frazer Hines Freda Thornton 72
861 9/03/1989 QF Tim Morrissey 60 – 44 Jim Saywell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Simon Williams Georgia Hole 70
865 15/03/1989 SF Evan Simpson 56 – 45 Tim Morrissey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Simon Williams Georgia Hole 74
M37 11/12/89-15/12/89 Masters 1 Tim Morrissey 83 – 100 Allan Saldanha Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman N/A Freda Thornton 138
1003 2/07/1990 S Allan Saldanha 94 – 93 Tim Morrissey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth,
Richard Stilgoe
Catherine Clarke 121
1068 31/12/1990 CQF Tim Morrissey 55 – 54 Liz Barber Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth Catherine Clarke 69
1072 4/01/1991 CSF Lindsay Denyer 33 – 58 Tim Morrissey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth Catherine Clarke 73
1074 8/01/1991 CGF Gino Corr 62 – 78 Tim Morrissey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Dinah Sheridan Catherine Clarke 110
1894 3/12/1996 gQF Tim Morrissey 60 – 51 Nita Marr Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance David Swarbrick 82
1898 9/12/1996 gSF Tim Morrissey 57 – 41 Kevin Nelson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jenny Hanley Susie Dent 69
1900 11/12/1996 gF Tim Morrissey 73 – 41 Tony Vick Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jenny Hanley Susie Dent 74
1904 17/12/1996 SQF Hilary Hopper 49 – 56 Tim Morrissey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Catherine Clarke 75
1906 19/12/1996 SSF Allan Saldanha 61 – 57 Tim Morrissey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Catherine Clarke 71