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Ken Heaton

From Countdown
Ken Heaton in Series 11...
...and 36 years later in Series 88!

Ken Heaton was a semi-finalist in Series 11 and a contestant in Series 88.

As of his first appearances, he was from Nelson, Lancashire, and as of his second appearance, he was living in Warrington. He is married to Series 18 contestant Debbie Williams. They first met in the Countdown studios, and now have a son, Ben Heaton, but has not yet put in his application for Countdown.

He is also a competitive Scrabble player.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
507 18/02/1987 P Alan Johnson 35 – 50 Ken Heaton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Della Thompson 76
508 19/02/1987 P Roy Commins 34 – 48 Ken Heaton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Della Thompson 70
509 20/02/1987 P Daren Putt 23 – 68 Ken Heaton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Della Thompson 73
510 23/02/1987 P Ken Heaton 45 – 51 Marianne Croll Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Julia Swannell 83
540 06/04/1987 QF Marianne Croll 32 – 53 Ken Heaton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Russell Harty Freda Thornton 70
543 09/04/1987 SF David Reid 53 – 48 Ken Heaton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy Catherine Clarke 74
M19 07/08/1989–11/08/1989 M Ken Heaton 81 – 79 Peter Pryer Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman none Catherine Clarke 147
8082 14/08/2023 P Ken Heaton 72 – 79 George Baker Colin Murray Rachel Riley Tom Read Wilson Susie Dent 141