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Christine Hunt (Series 4)
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- For other people called Christine Hunt, see Christine Hunt.
Christine Hunt was the runner-up of Series 4, and was a participant in the 30th Birthday Championship.
A housewife from Towcester, Northamptonshire, she won three heat games early on in the series before losing at the hands of Peter Skiba. She returned for the final rounds as #7 seed, and beat Sydney Price in the quarter-finals before beating Peter Skiba in the semis in a rematch of their earlier heat game. However, she was outclassed in the final against Brian Hudson, losing 87 – 55.
She played in Championship of Champions I, but was beaten in the first round by Joyce Cansfield.
Hunt also played in the Supreme Championship over ten years later, but was again beaten in the first round, this time by Chris Waddington.
She returned to Countdown in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the 30th Birthday Championship; among these, she was the one whose original finals appearance was the earliest. She received a bye to the first round, and won her first game against Series 8 contestant Sandie Simonis by a score of 88 – 78, after needing to unravel two conundrums to win. She then succumbed to the Series 66 champion Jack Worsley in the second round of the tournament.
Away from Countdown, Hunt occasionally plays in Scrabble tournaments.
| Preceded by Mark Nyman |
Series runner-up Series 4 |
Followed by Bob Violett |
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 | 9/04/1984 | P | Christine Hunt | 46 – 21 | Ken Smith | Eve Pollard | Julia Swannell | 69 |
| 138 | 10/04/1984 | P | Christine Hunt | 56 – 35 | Philip Barlow | Nigel Rees | Julia Swannell | 73 |
| 139 | 11/04/1984 | P | Christine Hunt | 42 – 31 | Cheryl Barnett | Eve Pollard | Julia Swannell | 72 |
| 140 | 12/04/1984 | P | Christine Hunt | 38 – 50 | Peter Skiba | Nigel Rees | Julia Swannell | 84 |
| 179 | 20/06/1984 | QF | Sydney Price | 28 – 34 | Christine Hunt | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 69 |
| 183 | 27/06/1984 | SF | Christine Hunt | 53 – 38 | Peter Skiba | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 71 |
| 184 | 28/06/1984 | GF | Brian Hudson | 87 – 55 | Christine Hunt | Gyles Brandreth, Ned Sherrin | Yvonne Warburton | 116 |
| 186 | 16/10/1984 | CQF | Joyce Cansfield | 45 – 31 | Christine Hunt | Nigel Rees | Yvonne Warburton | 69 |
| M4 | 24/04/1989-28/04/1989 | M | Sydney Price | 59 – 73 | Christine Hunt | none | Catherine Clarke | 137 |
| 1864 | 22/10/1996 | bQF | Chris Waddington | 58 – 41 | Christine Hunt | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | 72 |
| 5630 | 28/01/2013 | 30B1 | Christine Hunt | 88* – 78 | Sandie Simonis | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | 134 |
| 5646 | 19/02/2013 | 30B2 | Christine Hunt | 67 – 115 | Jack Worsley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 117 |
