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'''Ben Furness''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 40]].
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[[File:Ben Furness.png|thumb|200px|right|Ben Furness, 25 years after his first appearance, in Series 89.]]
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'''Ben Furness''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 40]] and [[Series 89]]. During his first appearances, he was an undergraduate Mathematics student at the {{w|University of Aberystwyth}}, but as of his second appearance he was a longtime partner at an accountancy firm based out of Stockport, Greater Manchester.
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He is also dual-qualified as a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor, and an [[Apterite]].  
  
 
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==Episodes==
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{{ep | 2479 | 16/03/1999 | P |[[Stan Arnott]]| 28 - 40 |Ben Furness|[[Angela Rippon]]|[[Damian Eadie]]|72}}
 
{{ep | 2479 | 16/03/1999 | P |[[Stan Arnott]]| 28 - 40 |Ben Furness|[[Angela Rippon]]|[[Damian Eadie]]|72}}
 
{{ep | 2480 | 17/03/1999 | P |Ben Furness| 27 - 53 |[[Andrew Booth]]|Angela Rippon|Damian Eadie|73}}
 
{{ep | 2480 | 17/03/1999 | P |Ben Furness| 27 - 53 |[[Andrew Booth]]|Angela Rippon|Damian Eadie|73}}
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{{ep | 8280 | 24/05/2024 | P |[[Arthur Page]]|120 – 53|Ben Furness|[[Pat Nevin]]|[[Susie Dent]]|124}}
 
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 40]]
 
[[Category:Contestants in Series 40]]
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 89]]
 
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[[Category:Returning contestants]]

Latest revision as of 17:49, 21 June 2024

Ben Furness, 25 years after his first appearance, in Series 89.

Ben Furness was a contestant in Series 40 and Series 89. During his first appearances, he was an undergraduate Mathematics student at the University of Aberystwyth, but as of his second appearance he was a longtime partner at an accountancy firm based out of Stockport, Greater Manchester.

He is also dual-qualified as a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor, and an Apterite.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
2479 16/03/1999 P Stan Arnott 28 – 40 Ben Furness Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Angela Rippon Damian Eadie 72
2480 17/03/1999 P Ben Furness 27 – 53 Andrew Booth Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Angela Rippon Damian Eadie 73
8280 24/05/2024 P Arthur Page 120 – 53 Ben Furness Colin Murray Rachel Riley Pat Nevin Susie Dent 124