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− | '''Matthew Francis''' was a finalist in [[Series 12]]. | + | '''Matthew Francis''' was a finalist in [[Series 12]]. He was a car sales executive. |
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+ | Francis is one of only two contestants known to have selected 8 consonants and 1 vowel in a letters game (the other being [[Philip Hardingham]] of [[Series 14]]). He did this twice, in rounds 5 and 7 of his [[Episode 574|second game]]. | ||
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==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
− | {{ep | 573 | 21/05/1987 | P | [[Janet McRae]] | 51 - 57 | Matthew Francis | [[Humphrey Lyttelton]] | [[Freda Thornton]] }} | + | {{ep | 573 | 21/05/1987 | P |[[Janet McRae]]| 51 - 57 |Matthew Francis|[[Humphrey Lyttelton]]|[[Freda Thornton]]|74}} |
− | {{ep | 574 | 22/05/1987 | P | + | {{ep | 574 | 22/05/1987 | P |[[Brenda Roberts]]| 35 - 58 |Matthew Francis|Humphrey Lyttelton|Freda Thornton|71}} |
− | {{ep | 575 | 25/05/1987 | P | + | {{ep | 575 | 25/05/1987 | P |[[Carl Varney]]| 39 - 41 |Matthew Francis|Humphrey Lyttelton|Freda Thornton|70}} |
− | {{ep | 576 | 26/05/1987 | P | + | {{ep | 576 | 26/05/1987 | P |[[Olive Barton]]| 48 - 50 |Matthew Francis|Humphrey Lyttelton|Freda Thornton|71}} |
− | {{ep | 577 | 27/05/1987 | P | + | {{ep | 577 | 27/05/1987 | P |[[Mike Stanford]]| 56 - 55 |Matthew Francis|Humphrey Lyttelton|Freda Thornton|73}} |
− | {{ep | 590 | 15/06/1987 | QF | Matthew Francis | 62 - 53 | [[Vivien Crabb]] | [[Steve Jones (guest)|Steve Jones]] | [[Julia | + | {{ep | 590 | 15/06/1987 | QF |Matthew Francis| 62 - 53 |[[Vivien Crabb]]|[[Steve Jones (guest)|Steve Jones]]|[[Julia Swannell]]|85}} |
− | {{ep | 593 | 18/06/1987 | SF | Matthew Francis | 47 - 55 | | + | {{ep | 593 | 18/06/1987 | SF |Matthew Francis| 47 - 55 |Janet McRae|[[Patrick Mower]]|Julia Swannell|85}} |
+ | {{ep | M10 | 5/06/1989-9/06/1989 | M |[[Nigel Gardner]]| 78 – 86 |Matthew Francis|none|[[Catherine Clarke]]|135}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 12]] | [[Category:Contestants in Series 12]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:29, 2 May 2020
Matthew Francis was a finalist in Series 12. He was a car sales executive.
Francis is one of only two contestants known to have selected 8 consonants and 1 vowel in a letters game (the other being Philip Hardingham of Series 14). He did this twice, in rounds 5 and 7 of his second game.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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573 | 21/05/1987 | P | Janet McRae | 51 – 57 | Matthew Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Humphrey Lyttelton | Freda Thornton | 74 | |
574 | 22/05/1987 | P | Brenda Roberts | 35 – 58 | Matthew Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Humphrey Lyttelton | Freda Thornton | 71 | |
575 | 25/05/1987 | P | Carl Varney | 39 – 41 | Matthew Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Humphrey Lyttelton | Freda Thornton | 70 | |
576 | 26/05/1987 | P | Olive Barton | 48 – 50 | Matthew Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Humphrey Lyttelton | Freda Thornton | 71 | |
577 | 27/05/1987 | P | Mike Stanford | 56 – 55 | Matthew Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Humphrey Lyttelton | Freda Thornton | 73 | |
590 | 15/06/1987 | QF | Matthew Francis | 62 – 53 | Vivien Crabb | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Steve Jones | Julia Swannell | 85 | |
593 | 18/06/1987 | SF | Matthew Francis | 47 – 55 | Janet McRae | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Patrick Mower | Julia Swannell | 85 | |
M10 | 5/06/1989-9/06/1989 | M | Nigel Gardner | 78 – 86 | Matthew Francis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 135 |