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Fiona Wood

From Countdown
Fiona Wood
octochamp statistics
Final position TBC
Seeding 2
Points total 819
Conundrums solved 4
Fiona Wood in Championship of Champions VI...
...and 31 years later in Series 90!

Fiona Wood (née Willis) was a semi-finalist in Series 20 and Championship of Champions VI, and an octochamp in Series 90. As of her Series 20 appearances, she was a secondary school student from Alva, Clackmannanshire. As of her Championship of Champions appearances, she was an accountancy student at the University of Stirling. As of her Series 90 appearances, she was a chartered accountant running her own forensic accountancy practice from neighbouring Kinross, and has now qualified for the end-of-series finals in December.

Appearances

Series 20 and CoC VI

She beat Roy Bendall in her first appearance, and won five more games before losing to Richard Stevens. Willis returned for the finals as number three seed, and beat Gordon Foy in the quarter-finals before losing to eventual series champion, Liz Barber, in the semis in a game that was transmitted on Willis' 16th birthday.

For reasons unknown, Willis did not compete in Championship of Champions V, instead returning in 1993 for Championship of Champions VI, beating Derek Coombs in the first round, but losing to eventual winner, Wayne Summers, in the semi-final.

Series 90

Just over 30 years later, Willis, now appearing under her married name Wood, made her return, and kicked off with a very tense victory against fellow returnee, Jon Stitcher, after solving a crucial conundrum. She followed this up with seven more consistent victories which weren't quite as nail-biting, showing particular prowess on the numbers rounds, and carved out a solitary 9-letter-word spot of REPLOTTED.

After a nervy eighth game against challenger Jules Quick, Fiona eventually confirmed octochampdom with the spot of SIDECARS in the final letters round, and wrapped up with a fifth century to confirm her membership of the 800 club with a tally of 819 and a certified place in the end-of-series finals for the second time. This also made her the provisional No. 1 seed, but with over four months of shows to still play out.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
1045 29/08/1990 P Fiona Willis 46 – 40 Roy Bendall Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ernie Wise Mark Nyman 75
1046 30/08/1990 P Fiona Willis 48 – 46 Mary Andrews Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Brian Johnston Mark Nyman 73
1047 31/08/1990 P Fiona Willis 61 – 45 Michael Kerr Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Brian Johnston Mark Nyman 74
1048 03/09/1990 P Fiona Willis 61 – 30 Pete Johnson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Brian Johnston Mark Nyman 73
1049 04/09/1990 P Fiona Willis 50 – 50 Ian McLoughlin Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Brian Johnston Mark Nyman 73
1050 05/09/1990 P Fiona Willis 60 – 53 Ian McLoughlin Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Brian Johnston Mark Nyman 73
1051 06/09/1990 P Fiona Willis 45 – 52 Richard Stevens Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Brian Johnston Mark Nyman 71
1064 25/09/1990 QF Fiona Willis 44 – 37 Gordon Foy Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Rice Simon Mason 73
1066 27/09/1990 SF Fiona Willis 37 – 50 Liz Barber Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Rice Simon Mason 70
1329 05/01/1993 CQF Derek Coombs 54 – 64 Fiona Willis Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Susie Dent 83
1333 11/01/1993 CSF Fiona Willis 51 – 52 Wayne Summers Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Susie Dent 73
8317 16/07/2024 P Jon Stitcher 87 – 89 Fiona Wood Colin Murray Rachel Riley Chris McCausland Susie Dent 124
8318 17/07/2024 P Fiona Wood 96 – 50 James Train Colin Murray Rachel Riley Chris McCausland Susie Dent 146
8319 18/07/2024 P Fiona Wood 111 – 81 Janet Turville Colin Murray Rachel Riley Chris McCausland Susie Dent 123
8320 19/07/2024 P Fiona Wood 107 – 79 Omair Azam Colin Murray Rachel Riley Chris McCausland Susie Dent 144
8321 22/07/2024 P Fiona Wood 113 – 49 Dan Barby Colin Murray Rachel Riley Katharine Merry Susie Dent 120
8322 23/07/2024 P Fiona Wood 104 – 62 Helen Bell Colin Murray Rachel Riley Katharine Merry Susie Dent 124
8323 24/07/2024 P Fiona Wood 91 – 45 Allan Turnbull Colin Murray Rachel Riley Katharine Merry Susie Dent 119
8324 25/07/2024 P Fiona Wood 108 – 72 Jules Quick Colin Murray Rachel Riley Katharine Merry Susie Dent 122
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