Tony Baylis

Tony Baylis was the champion of Series 36 and a participant in Championship of Champions IX. He was a Program Manager from Stratford.

He first appeared on Countdown on 4 August 1997, beating Jo Lack 50 – 34 in the 26th heat of Series 36. Tony went on to win five more games before losing at the hands of Roger Green. Tony's 6 wins saw him return for the finals as the No. 4 seed, where he saw off the challenge of Andy Stacey and Bhavin Manek on his way to the final against Maria Boyes. The final was a close-run affair, but a messed-up numbers game at the very end spelled doom for Maria, meaning Tony outran her by a score of 52 – 66 and emerged as the Series 36 champion.

Tony later returned for Championship of Champions IX, but was beaten in the first round by Ruth Collier on a crucial conundrum.

Outside of Countdown, he was also a proficient amateur snooker player between 1987 and 2003, winning numerous amateur titles and had been on the Wildcard for several professional WPBSA circuit tournaments, but never managed to qualify for a professional tournament.

Preceded by Pete Cashmore

Series winner Series 36

Followed by Ray McPhie

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
2063	4/08/1997	P	Tony Baylis	50 – 34	Jo Lack	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Hania Porucznik	70
2064	5/08/1997	P	Tony Baylis	45 – 24	Jim Gibson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Hania Porucznik	73
2065	6/08/1997	P	Tony Baylis	53 – 31	Tina Ansell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Hania Porucznik	74
2066	7/08/1997	P	Tony Baylis	56 – 41	Will Paine	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Hania Porucznik	74
2067	8/08/1997	P	Tony Baylis	61 – 43	Rodders Grafton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Hania Porucznik	74
2068	11/08/1997	P	Tony Baylis	67 – 47	Jonet Middleton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Hania Porucznik	74
2069	12/08/1997	P	Tony Baylis	51 – 55	Roger Green	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Hania Porucznik	81
2099	23/09/1997	QF	Tony Baylis	55 – 41	Andy Stacey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nicholas Parsons	Hannah Robertson	70
2100	24/09/1997	SF	Tony Baylis	53 – 43	Bhavin Manek	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nicholas Parsons	Hannah Robertson	84
2102	26/09/1997	GF	Maria Boyes	52 – 66	Tony Baylis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nicholas Parsons	Hannah Robertson	115
2169	6/01/1998	CP	Tony Baylis	42 – 50	Ruth Collier	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Mark Nyman	72