Phil Jordan

Phil Jordan Octochamp Statistics
Final position	Runner-up
Seeding	2
Points total	425
Conundrums solved	6

Phil Jordan

Phil Jordan was the runner-up of Series 23.

He first appeared on Countdown on 7 February 1992, beating reigning champion Nick Atkinson 48 – 20 in the 30th heat of Series 23. He went on to win a further seven games, becoming an octochamp and returning for the finals as No. 2 seed. He beat Rodney Crawshaw in the quarter-finals and Paul Perriman in the semi-finals to set up a No. 1 seed vs No. 2 seed final against Gareth Williams. In the final, Jordan was still in contention right up to the end, trailing by a mere nine points heading into the crucial conundrum, but neither player was able to unscramble PEPSICOLA in the time, meaning Jordan lost both the game and the series.

Jordan returned the following January for Championship of Champions VI, but was defeated in the first round by eventual winner Wayne Summers.

Four years later, Jordan returned to Countdown to play in the Supreme Championship. His first opponent was Andy Bodle, the champion of Series 26. Bodle pulled ahead early in the game by spotting APOLUNES and FAVORS (which would not be allowed under today's rules, as it is a US spelling). Jordan scored in every round thereafter, including the conundrum LYCHEELAB, but it wasn't enough to catch up and Bodle won the game 55 – 51.

Jordan was the originator of the "inverted T" selection for the numbers game, which has become popular amongst Countdown contestants and is still used to this day.

Preceded by Robert Teuton

Series runner-up Series 23

Followed by Fiona Davies

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
1227	7/02/1992	P	Phil Jordan	48 – 20	Nick Atkinson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sally James	Richard Samson	70
1228	10/02/1992	P	Phil Jordan	59 – 32	Jenny Gardner	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Richard Samson	73
1229	11/02/1992	P	Phil Jordan	61 – 35	James Furnival	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Richard Samson	72
1230	12/02/1992	P	Phil Jordan	53 – 44	Anthony Annakin-Smith	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Richard Samson	85
1231	13/02/1992	P	Phil Jordan	62 – 27	Maureen Forrester	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Richard Samson	83
1232	14/02/1992	P	Phil Jordan	62 – 49	Simon Gillam	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Richard Samson	84
1233	17/02/1992	P	Phil Jordan	37 – 24	Alan Roberts	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Richard Samson	75
1234	18/02/1992	P	Phil Jordan	43 – 30	Frank Glover	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Freda Thornton	71
1257	20/03/1992	QF	Rodney Crawshaw	37 – 63	Phil Jordan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Catherine Clarke	75
1261	26/03/1992	SF	Phil Jordan	60 – 40	Paul Perriman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Catherine Clarke	82
1262	27/03/1992	GF	Phil Jordan	59 – 68	Gareth Williams	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey, Nicholas Day	Catherine Clarke	126
1330	6/01/1993	CQF	Wayne Summers	60 – 38	Phil Jordan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Susie Dent	73
1858	14/10/1996	aQF	Andy Bodle	55 – 51	Phil Jordan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent	67