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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 {{word|GEOMATICS}}. 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.] | He returned for [[Championship of Champions XII]], but was eliminated in the first round by [[Paul Howe]], who spotted the impressive {{word|GEOMATICS}}. 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.] | ||
− | He infamously claimed 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 recalls this event. | + | He infamously claimed 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 recalls this event. Or cares. |
{{series winner|preceded_by=Mark Tournoff|series=53|followed_by=Conor Travers}} | {{series winner|preceded_by=Mark Tournoff|series=53|followed_by=Conor Travers}} |
Revision as of 21:22, 23 August 2017
John Mayhew was the Series 53 champion.
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 Mayhew unscrambled FALSIFIED to become series champion.
He returned for Championship of Champions XII, but was eliminated in the first round by Paul Howe, who spotted the impressive GEOMATICS. His own record of his experience on the show can be read on The Countdown Page here.
He infamously claimed 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 recalls this event. Or cares.
Preceded by Mark Tournoff |
Series winner Series 53 |
Followed by Conor Travers |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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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 |