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Mark Preston
From Countdown
Mark Preston was a finalist in Series 13. He was from Bath.
Mark won the final three heats of the series to enter the quarter-finals as unbeaten #6 seed.
Preston holds the record for the largest winning margin in a 9 round format, winning by a full 80 points, 80 – 0 against John Brooks.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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635 | 17/08/1987 | P | Nita Marr | 34 – 52 | Mark Preston | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Freda Thornton | 73 | |
636 | 18/08/1987 | P | Shirley Llewellyn | 31 – 69 | Mark Preston | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Freda Thornton | 84 | |
637 | 19/08/1987 | P | John Brooks | 0 – 80 | Mark Preston | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Freda Thornton | 83 | |
640 | 24/08/1987 | QF | Mark Preston | 32 – 40 | Kevin Nelson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Derek Nimmo | Catherine Clarke | 71 |