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− | [[Image:Christine Hunt.jpg|right|thumb|frame|Christine Hunt.]] | + | [[Image:Christine Hunt.jpg|right|thumb|frame|Christine Hunt in the 1980s...]] |
− | '''Christine Hunt''' was the runner-up of [[Series 4]] | + | '''Christine Hunt''' was the runner-up of [[Series 4]], and was a participant in the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. |
+ | A housewife from Towcester, Northamptonshire, she won three heat games early on in the series before losing at the hands of [[Peter Skiba]]. She returned for the final rounds as #7 seed, and beat [[Sydney Price]] in the quarter-finals before beating [[Peter Skiba]] in the semis in a rematch of their earlier heat game. However, she was outclassed in the final against [[Brian Hudson]], losing {{score|87|55}}. | ||
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+ | She played in [[Championship of Champions I]], but was beaten in the first round by [[Joyce Cansfield]]. | ||
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+ | Hunt also played in the [[Supreme Championship]] over ten years later, but was again beaten in the first round, this time by [[Chris Waddington]]. | ||
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+ | She returned to Countdown in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the [[30th Birthday Championship]]; among these, she was the one whose original finals appearance was the earliest. She received a bye to the first round, and won her first game against [[Series 8]] contestant [[Sandie Simonis]] by a score of {{score|88|78}}, after needing to unravel two [[conundrum]]s to win. She then succumbed to the [[Series 66]] champion [[Jack Worsley]] in the second round of the tournament. | ||
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+ | Away from Countdown, Hunt occasionally plays in [[Scrabble]] tournaments. | ||
{{series runner-up|preceded_by=Mark Nyman|series=4|followed_by=Bob Violett}} | {{series runner-up|preceded_by=Mark Nyman|series=4|followed_by=Bob Violett}} | ||
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+ | [[File:Christine Hunt.png|thumb|200px|right|...and just under three decades later in the [[30th Birthday Championship]]!]] | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
− | {{ep | 137 | 9/04/1984 | P | [[Ken Smith]] | + | {{ep | 137 | 9/04/1984 | P |Christine Hunt| 46 - 21 |[[Ken Smith]]|[[Eve Pollard]]|[[Julia Swannell]]|69}} |
− | {{ep | 138 | 10/04/1984 | P | Christine Hunt | 56 - 35 | [[Philip Barlow]] | [[Nigel Rees]] | Julia | + | {{ep | 138 | 10/04/1984 | P |Christine Hunt| 56 - 35 |[[Philip Barlow]]|[[Nigel Rees]]|Julia Swannell|73}} |
− | {{ep | 139 | 11/04/1984 | P | Christine Hunt | 42 - 31 | [[Cheryl Barnett]] | Eve Pollard | Julia | + | {{ep | 139 | 11/04/1984 | P |Christine Hunt| 42 - 31 |[[Cheryl Barnett]]|Eve Pollard|Julia Swannell|72}} |
− | {{ep | 140 | 12/04/1984 | P | Christine Hunt | 38 - 50 | [[Peter Skiba]] | Nigel Rees | Julia | + | {{ep | 140 | 12/04/1984 | P |Christine Hunt| 38 - 50 |[[Peter Skiba]]|Nigel Rees|Julia Swannell|84}} |
− | {{ep | 179 | 20/06/1984 | QF | [[Sydney Price]] | 28 - 34 | Christine Hunt | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | [[Yvonne | + | {{ep | 179 | 20/06/1984 | QF |[[Sydney Price]]| 28 - 34 |Christine Hunt|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|[[Yvonne Warburton]]|69}} |
− | {{ep | 183 | 27/06/1984 | SF | Christine Hunt | 53 - 38 | | + | {{ep | 183 | 27/06/1984 | SF |Christine Hunt| 53 - 38 |Peter Skiba|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|71}} |
− | {{ep | 184 | 28/06/1984 | GF | [[Brian Hudson]] | 87 - 55 | Christine Hunt | Gyles Brandreth, [[Ned Sherrin]] | Yvonne | + | {{ep | 184 | 28/06/1984 | GF |[[Brian Hudson]]| 87 - 55 |Christine Hunt|Gyles Brandreth, [[Ned Sherrin]]|Yvonne Warburton|116}} |
− | {{ep | 186 | 16/10/1984 | CQF | [[Joyce Cansfield]] | 45 - 31 | Christine Hunt | Nigel Rees | Yvonne | + | {{ep | 186 | 16/10/1984 | CQF |[[Joyce Cansfield]]| 45 - 31 |Christine Hunt|Nigel Rees|Yvonne Warburton|69}} |
− | {{ep |M4 | 24/ | + | {{ep | M4 | 24/04/1989-28/04/1989 | M |Sydney Price| 59 – 73 |Christine Hunt|none|[[Catherine Clarke]]|137}} |
− | {{ep | 1864 | 22/10/1996 | bQF | [[Chris Waddington]] | 58 - 41 | Christine Hunt | [[Philip Franks]] | [[Susie Dent]] }} | + | {{ep | 1864 | 22/10/1996 | bQF |[[Chris Waddington]]| 58 - 41 |Christine Hunt|[[Philip Franks]]|[[Susie Dent]]|72}} |
+ | {{ep | 5630 | 28/01/2013 | 30B1 |Christine Hunt| 88* - 78 |[[Sandie Simonis]]|[[Mark Foster]]|Susie Dent|134}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5646 | 19/02/2013 | 30B2 |Christine Hunt| 67 - 115 |[[Jack Worsley]]|[[Dr Phil Hammond]]|Susie Dent|117}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
+ | <center>* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum</center> | ||
− | [[Category:Finalists | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Christine}} |
− | [[Category:Contestants in Series 4 | + | [[Category:Finalists]] |
− | [[Category:Contestants in Series 33 | + | [[Category:Contestants in Series 4]] |
− | [[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions I | + | [[Category:Contestants in Series 33]] |
+ | [[Category:Contestants in the 30th Birthday Championship]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions I]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Contestants in Countdown Masters Series 1]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Teapot owners]] |
Latest revision as of 01:13, 23 January 2023
- For other people called Christine Hunt, see Christine Hunt.
Christine Hunt was the runner-up of Series 4, and was a participant in the 30th Birthday Championship.
A housewife from Towcester, Northamptonshire, she won three heat games early on in the series before losing at the hands of Peter Skiba. She returned for the final rounds as #7 seed, and beat Sydney Price in the quarter-finals before beating Peter Skiba in the semis in a rematch of their earlier heat game. However, she was outclassed in the final against Brian Hudson, losing 87 – 55.
She played in Championship of Champions I, but was beaten in the first round by Joyce Cansfield.
Hunt also played in the Supreme Championship over ten years later, but was again beaten in the first round, this time by Chris Waddington.
She returned to Countdown in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the 30th Birthday Championship; among these, she was the one whose original finals appearance was the earliest. She received a bye to the first round, and won her first game against Series 8 contestant Sandie Simonis by a score of 88 – 78, after needing to unravel two conundrums to win. She then succumbed to the Series 66 champion Jack Worsley in the second round of the tournament.
Away from Countdown, Hunt occasionally plays in Scrabble tournaments.
Preceded by Mark Nyman |
Series runner-up Series 4 |
Followed by Bob Violett |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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137 | 9/04/1984 | P | Christine Hunt | 46 – 21 | Ken Smith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Eve Pollard | Julia Swannell | 69 | |
138 | 10/04/1984 | P | Christine Hunt | 56 – 35 | Philip Barlow | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Julia Swannell | 73 | |
139 | 11/04/1984 | P | Christine Hunt | 42 – 31 | Cheryl Barnett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Eve Pollard | Julia Swannell | 72 | |
140 | 12/04/1984 | P | Christine Hunt | 38 – 50 | Peter Skiba | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Julia Swannell | 84 | |
179 | 20/06/1984 | QF | Sydney Price | 28 – 34 | Christine Hunt | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 69 | |
183 | 27/06/1984 | SF | Christine Hunt | 53 – 38 | Peter Skiba | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 71 | |
184 | 28/06/1984 | GF | Brian Hudson | 87 – 55 | Christine Hunt | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth, Ned Sherrin | Yvonne Warburton | 116 | |
186 | 16/10/1984 | CQF | Joyce Cansfield | 45 – 31 | Christine Hunt | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Nigel Rees | Yvonne Warburton | 69 | |
M4 | 24/04/1989-28/04/1989 | M | Sydney Price | 59 – 73 | Christine Hunt | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 137 | ||
1864 | 22/10/1996 | bQF | Chris Waddington | 58 – 41 | Christine Hunt | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | 72 | ||
5630 | 28/01/2013 | 30B1 | Christine Hunt | 88* – 78 | Sandie Simonis | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
5646 | 19/02/2013 | 30B2 | Christine Hunt | 67 – 115 | Jack Worsley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 117 |