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[[Image:GLC.jpg|thumb|Leaney in his seventh edition.]] | [[Image:GLC.jpg|thumb|Leaney in his seventh edition.]] | ||
'''Glynn Leaney''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 39]] and the runner-up of [[Series 40]]. Leaney won six games before the start of the Series 39 finals; he was offered the opportunity to carry over to the next series rather than enter the finals unbeaten as #7 seed, and elected to do so. | '''Glynn Leaney''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 39]] and the runner-up of [[Series 40]]. Leaney won six games before the start of the Series 39 finals; he was offered the opportunity to carry over to the next series rather than enter the finals unbeaten as #7 seed, and elected to do so. | ||
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+ | Leaney's son [[Chris Leaney|Chris]] would go on to appear on Countdown in [[Series 75]] in 2016. | ||
{{series runner-up|preceded_by=Richard Saldanha|series=40|followed_by=Simon Cooper}} | {{series runner-up|preceded_by=Richard Saldanha|series=40|followed_by=Simon Cooper}} |
Revision as of 15:13, 25 July 2016
Glynn Leaney was a contestant in Series 39 and the runner-up of Series 40. Leaney won six games before the start of the Series 39 finals; he was offered the opportunity to carry over to the next series rather than enter the finals unbeaten as #7 seed, and elected to do so.
Leaney's son Chris would go on to appear on Countdown in Series 75 in 2016.
Preceded by Richard Saldanha |
Series runner-up Series 40 |
Followed by Simon Cooper |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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2410 | 9/12/1998 | P | Noel Godson | 33 – 41 | Glynn Leaney | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Hannah Robertson | 72 | ||
2411 | 10/12/1998 | P | Glynn Leaney | 57 – 35 | Norman Humphries | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Hannah Robertson | 71 | ||
2412 | 11/12/1998 | P | Glynn Leaney | 45 – 38 | Mark Daulby | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Magnus Magnusson | Mark Nyman | 72 | ||
2413 | 14/12/1998 | P | Glynn Leaney | 53 – 41 | Gerard McCarthy | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Magnus Magnusson | Mark Nyman | 85 | ||
2414 | 15/12/1998 | P | Glynn Leaney | 45 – 43 | Clare Ockwell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Magnus Magnusson | Mark Nyman | 74 | ||
2415 | 16/12/1998 | P | Glynn Leaney | 47 – 44 | Andrew Slocombe | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Magnus Magnusson | Mark Nyman | 85 | ||
2423 | 28/12/1998 | P | Glynn Leaney | 62 – 61 | Luke Living | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Stephen Fry | Mark Nyman | 84 | ||
2424 | 29/12/1998 | P | Glynn Leaney | 55 – 34 | Liz Alsford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Stephen Fry | Mark Nyman | 70 | ||
2547 | 18/06/1999 | QF | Glynn Leaney | 60 – 29 | Nancy Roberts | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 104 | ||
2551 | 24/06/1999 | SF | Glynn Leaney | 49 – 40 | Pamela Roud | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 73 | ||
2552 | 25/06/1999 | GF | Glynn Leaney | 77 – 81 | Terence English | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
S2 | 25/07/2003 | S | Terence English | 92 – 57 | Glynn Leaney | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Ann Widdecombe | Susie Dent | 118 |