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'''John Mayhew''' was the winner of [[series 53]].
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'''John Mayhew''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[series winners|champion]] of [[Series 53]], as well as a participant in [[Championship of Champions XII]].
  
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He started his Countdown career by deposing Gary Buxton from the champions chair with a century, following it up with another. He spotted 2 nines in his octochamp run, SUNDERING and INTERVALS, made obvious by sitting back and looking at the clock. Returning for the finals, he beat Chris Hunt in the quarter-final in a tight game before defeating C4C forumite Jon O'Neill by just 1 point in a needle match. The final, Richard Whiteley's last ever show, was a nerve-affected affair with neither playing great. The score was dead level going into the conundrum, and neither player managed to spot SIGNATURE, before John M unscrambled FALSIFIED to become series champion.
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The Plymouth Pulverizer (as he became known as on the show) started his [[Countdown]] career by deposing Gary Buxton from the [[champion]]'s chair with a [[century]], following it up with another. He spotted [[Episode 3876|two nines]] during his octorun: {{word|SUNDERING}} and {{word|INTERVALS}}.
  
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He returned for [[Championship of Champions XII]], but was eliminated in the first round by Paul Howe, who spotted the impressive GEOMATICS.
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He returned for the finals and beat Chris Hunt in the quarter-final in a tight game before defeating C4C forumite, Jon O'Neill, by just one point in a needle match. The final ({{w|Richard Whiteley}}’s last show due to his sad death) was a nerve-affected affair with neither playing great. The score was dead level going into the [[conundrum]] and neither player managed to spot that {{word|ARTGENIUS}} became {{word|SIGNATURE}}, before Mayhew unscrambled {{word|FALSIFIED}} in three seconds to become series champion.
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He returned for Championship of Champions XII but was eliminated in the first round by Paul Howe, who impressively spotted {{word|GEOMATICS}} to win by thirty points. But as a consolation, he correctly answered the conundrum by unscrambling {{word|ALONGCOAT}} to get {{word|OCTAGONAL}}.
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His own record of his experience on the show can be read on [[The Countdown Page]] [http://www.thecountdownpage.com/exp-john-mayhew.htm here.] There, he infamously claims that the Series 53 final had a third conundrum that was recorded but never broadcast. However, no one else who was present in the studio at the time that recalls this event.
  
 
{{series winner|preceded_by=Mark Tournoff|series=53|followed_by=Conor Travers}}
 
{{series winner|preceded_by=Mark Tournoff|series=53|followed_by=Conor Travers}}
  
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==Episodes==
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{{episode table}}
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 53|Mayhew, John]]
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{{ep | 3873 | 17/02/2005 | P |[[Gary Buxton]]| 58 – 106 |John Mayhew|[[Lesley Garrett]]|[[Susie Dent]]|124}}
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{{ep | 3874 | 18/02/2005 | P |John Mayhew| 102 – 76 |[[Pete Dance]]|Lesley Garrett|Susie Dent|116}}
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{{ep | 3875 | 21/02/2005 | P |John Mayhew| 91 – 48 |[[Jean MacLachlan]]|[[Geoffrey Durham]]|Susie Dent|135}}
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{{ep | 3876 | 22/02/2005 | P |John Mayhew| 118 – 42 |[[Cliff Pettifor]]|Geoffrey Durham|Susie Dent|141}}
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{{ep | 3877 | 23/02/2005 | P |John Mayhew| 99 – 63 |[[Gus Aaron]]|Geoffrey Durham|Susie Dent|121}}
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{{ep | 3878 | 24/02/2005 | P |John Mayhew| 92 – 57 |[[Stuart Wright (Series 53)|Stuart Wright]]|Geoffrey Durham|Susie Dent|132}}
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{{ep | 3879 | 25/02/2005 | P |John Mayhew| 93 – 54 |[[Hedy Beecham]]|Geoffrey Durham|Susie Dent|130}}
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{{ep | 3880 | 28/02/2005 | P |John Mayhew| 110 – 59 |[[Joe O'Brien]]|[[Philip Franks]]|Susie Dent|118}}
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{{ep | 3954 | 24/06/2005 | QF |[[Chris Hunt]]| 73 – 97 |John Mayhew|Philip Franks|Susie Dent|120}}
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{{ep | 3958 | 30/06/2005 | SF |John Mayhew| 89 – 88 |[[Jon O'Neill]]|Philip Franks|Susie Dent|117}}
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{{ep | 3959 | 1/07/2005 | GF |John Mayhew| 86* – 76 |[[John Brackstone]]|Philip Franks|Susie Dent|143}}
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{{ep | 4117 | 2/06/2006 | CP |John Mayhew| 87 – 117 |[[Paul Howe]]|[[Ron Atkinson]]|Susie Dent|132}}
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{{episode table end}}
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<center>* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum</center>
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Latest revision as of 20:03, 2 June 2026

John Mayhew
octochamp statistics
Final position Champion
Seeding 2
Points total 811
Conundrums solved 7
John Mayhew

John Mayhew was an octochamp in and the champion of Series 53, as well as a participant in Championship of Champions XII.

The Plymouth Pulverizer (as he became known as on the show) started his Countdown career by deposing Gary Buxton from the champion's chair with a century, following it up with another. He spotted two nines during his octorun: SUNDERING and INTERVALS.

He returned for the finals and beat Chris Hunt in the quarter-final in a tight game before defeating C4C forumite, Jon O'Neill, by just one point in a needle match. The final (Richard Whiteley’s last show due to his sad death) was a nerve-affected affair with neither playing great. The score was dead level going into the conundrum and neither player managed to spot that ARTGENIUS became SIGNATURE, before Mayhew unscrambled FALSIFIED in three seconds to become series champion.

He returned for Championship of Champions XII but was eliminated in the first round by Paul Howe, who impressively spotted GEOMATICS to win by thirty points. But as a consolation, he correctly answered the conundrum by unscrambling ALONGCOAT to get OCTAGONAL.

His own record of his experience on the show can be read on The Countdown Page here. There, he infamously claims that the Series 53 final had a third conundrum that was recorded but never broadcast. However, no one else who was present in the studio at the time that recalls this event.

Preceded by
Mark Tournoff		 Series winner
Series 53		 Followed by
Conor Travers

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
3873 17/02/2005 P Gary Buxton 58 – 106 John Mayhew Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lesley Garrett Susie Dent 124
3874 18/02/2005 P John Mayhew 102 – 76 Pete Dance Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lesley Garrett Susie Dent 116
3875 21/02/2005 P John Mayhew 91 – 48 Jean MacLachlan Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent 135
3876 22/02/2005 P John Mayhew 118 – 42 Cliff Pettifor Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent 141
3877 23/02/2005 P John Mayhew 99 – 63 Gus Aaron Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent 121
3878 24/02/2005 P John Mayhew 92 – 57 Stuart Wright Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent 132
3879 25/02/2005 P John Mayhew 93 – 54 Hedy Beecham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent 130
3880 28/02/2005 P John Mayhew 110 – 59 Joe O'Brien Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 118
3954 24/06/2005 QF Chris Hunt 73 – 97 John Mayhew Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 120
3958 30/06/2005 SF John Mayhew 89 – 88 Jon O'Neill Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 117
3959 1/07/2005 GF John Mayhew 86* – 76 John Brackstone Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 143
4117 2/06/2006 CP John Mayhew 87 – 117 Paul Howe Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Ron Atkinson Susie Dent 132
* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum
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