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Jenny Haldane
From Countdown
Jenny Haldane was a quarter-finalist in Series 16. She was a part-time staff nurse from Edinburgh in Scotland.
Her debut on 5 August 1988, in which she beat John Widdowson 70 – 46, is believed to be the show's first max game.
Haldane was also the co-founder of the Edinburgh Countdown Club, with Nita Marr. She beat Nita in a Masters game 99 – 81.
Haldane also appeared on Catchword on BBC 2.
Haldane sadly passed away in July 2016.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
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792 | 5/08/1988 | P | John Widdowson | 46 – 70 | Jenny Haldane | Ned Sherrin | Freda Thornton | 70 |
793 | 8/08/1988 | P | Margaret Thomas | 37 – 45 | Jenny Haldane | Ned Sherrin | Freda Thornton | 68 |
794 | 9/08/1988 | P | Ian Fairweather | 34 – 56 | Jenny Haldane | Ned Sherrin | Freda Thornton | 73 |
795 | 10/08/1988 | P | Mary Slade | 28 – 55 | Jenny Haldane | Ned Sherrin | Freda Thornton | 68 |
796 | 11/08/1988 | P | Geoff Atkinson | 44 – 51 | Jenny Haldane | Ned Sherrin | Freda Thornton | 80 |
797 | 12/08/1988 | P | Jackie Sturrock | 32 – 58 | Jenny Haldane | Ned Sherrin | Freda Thornton | 73 |
798 | 15/08/1988 | P | Catherine Nicholls | 18 – 62 | Jenny Haldane | Ned Sherrin | Freda Thornton | 73 |
799 | 16/08/1988 | P | Roger Wales | 46 – 35 | Jenny Haldane | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | 71 |
807 | 26/08/1988 | QF | Tony Vick | 57 – 45 | Jenny Haldane | Bill Tidy | Della Thompson | 74 |
M12 | 19/06/1989-23/06/1989 | M | Jenny Haldane | 98 – 54 | Olivia Lloyd-Potts | none | Catherine Clarke | 145 |
M68 | 16/07/1990-20/07/1990 | M | Nita Marr | 81 – 99 | Jenny Haldane | none | Simon Mason | 141 |