Mike Whiteoak

Mike Whiteoak in the 30th Birthday Championship.

Mike Whiteoak was a finalist in Series 13, and was a contestant in the 30th Birthday Championship. He was from Mansfield. He is also a tournament Scrabble player.

Whiteoak débuted on 30 July 1987, winning with an impressive opening score of 79. After bottoming out at 42 in his fourth game, he climbed to 80 points - one of the highest 9-round scores ever - before losing to Nita Marr in his sixth game. He returned to the finals 15 days later, outrunning the same opponent he beat in his first game, Peter Tatlow, in a high-scoring quarter-final. Whiteoak’s run eventually ended with defeat to Kevin Nelson in a close semi-final.

He returned to Countdown in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the 30th Birthday Championship. After receiving a bye to the first round, he lost his only match against Series 44 semi-finalist Dave Hoskisson by a score of 85 – 81.

Whiteoak appeared on The Chase on 7 March 2018.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
623	30/07/1987	P	Peter Tatlow	59 – 79	Mike Whiteoak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Lance Percival	Freda Thornton	86
624	31/07/1987	P	Dave Edgerley	25 – 43	Mike Whiteoak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Lance Percival	Freda Thornton	68
625	3/08/1987	P	Vince O'Donnell	24 – 59	Mike Whiteoak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Lance Percival	Freda Thornton	71
626	4/08/1987	P	George Orgill	37 – 42	Mike Whiteoak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Diane Solomon	Freda Thornton	82
627	5/08/1987	P	Derek Edwards	52 – 80	Mike Whiteoak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Diane Solomon	Freda Thornton	83
628	6/08/1987	P	Nita Marr	45 – 39	Mike Whiteoak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Diane Solomon	Freda Thornton	69
639	21/08/1987	QF	Peter Tatlow	69 – 74	Mike Whiteoak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Derek Nimmo	Catherine Clarke	83
643	27/08/1987	SF	Kevin Nelson	56 – 53	Mike Whiteoak	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Derek Nimmo	Catherine Clarke	96
M42	15/01/1990-19/01/1990	M	Mike Whiteoak	49 – 96	Gavin Rogers	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Freda Thornton	140
5632	30/01/2013	30B1	Dave Hoskisson	85 – 81	Mike Whiteoak	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Mark Foster	Susie Dent	125