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He defeated [[Deanne Meeres]] in his first game, scoring 123 points in the process – a score that was at the time the highest ever debut score on Countdown. He became an [[octochamp]], beating future contestant [[Philip Jarvis]] and future semi-finalist [[Peter Lee]] during his run and returned for the final rounds in summer 2002 as #6 seed. He pulled off a minor upset by defeating #3 seed [[Lee Hartley]] in the quarter-finals, but was defeated in the semi-finals by ultimate runner-up [[Tom Hargreaves]]. His own record of his experience on the show can be read on [[The Countdown Page]] [http://www.thecountdownpage.com/exp-kevin-thurlow.htm here.] | He defeated [[Deanne Meeres]] in his first game, scoring 123 points in the process – a score that was at the time the highest ever debut score on Countdown. He became an [[octochamp]], beating future contestant [[Philip Jarvis]] and future semi-finalist [[Peter Lee]] during his run and returned for the final rounds in summer 2002 as #6 seed. He pulled off a minor upset by defeating #3 seed [[Lee Hartley]] in the quarter-finals, but was defeated in the semi-finals by ultimate runner-up [[Tom Hargreaves]]. His own record of his experience on the show can be read on [[The Countdown Page]] [http://www.thecountdownpage.com/exp-kevin-thurlow.htm here.] | ||
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==Tournaments== | ==Tournaments== |
Latest revision as of 23:28, 13 January 2023
Kevin Thurlow octochamp statistics | |
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Final position | Semi-finalist |
Seeding | 6 |
Points total | 769 |
Conundrums solved | 3 |
Kevin Thurlow was a finalist in Series 47.
He defeated Deanne Meeres in his first game, scoring 123 points in the process – a score that was at the time the highest ever debut score on Countdown. He became an octochamp, beating future contestant Philip Jarvis and future semi-finalist Peter Lee during his run and returned for the final rounds in summer 2002 as #6 seed. He pulled off a minor upset by defeating #3 seed Lee Hartley in the quarter-finals, but was defeated in the semi-finals by ultimate runner-up Tom Hargreaves. His own record of his experience on the show can be read on The Countdown Page here.
Outside of Countdown, Thurlow is an avid chess player.
Tournaments
He competed in the first tournament, COLIN 2005, and subsequently CoBris 2005, COLIN 2006 and CoBris 2006.
Thurlow then founded the Countdown in Redhill tournament that took place in March 2007.
Outside of Countdown, he also appeared on the show Brainteaser.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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3176 | 28/01/2002 | P | Deanne Meeres | 72 – 123 | Kevin Thurlow | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Phiona Stanley | 130 | ||
3177 | 29/01/2002 | P | Kevin Thurlow | 100 – 60 | Shelagh Addis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Phiona Stanley | 132 | ||
3178 | 30/01/2002 | P | Kevin Thurlow | 113 – 64 | Norman Schofield | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Phiona Stanley | 122 | ||
3179 | 31/01/2002 | P | Kevin Thurlow | 75 – 57 | Sheila Riley | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Phiona Stanley | 119 | ||
3180 | 1/02/2002 | P | Kevin Thurlow | 78 – 68 | Philip Jarvis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Phiona Stanley | 117 | ||
3181 | 4/02/2002 | P | Kevin Thurlow | 108 – 93 | Peter Lee | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Richard Samson | 122 | ||
3182 | 5/02/2002 | P | Kevin Thurlow | 72 – 51 | Jean Smith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Richard Samson | 130 | ||
3183 | 6/02/2002 | P | Kevin Thurlow | 100 – 67 | Tony Painter | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Richard Samson | 120 | ||
3275 | 24/06/2002 | QF | Kevin Thurlow | 106 – 93 | Lee Hartley | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
3278 | 27/06/2002 | SF | Kevin Thurlow | 93 – 109 | Tom Hargreaves | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Damian Eadie | 122 |