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− | '''Maria Boyes''' was the runner-up of [[Series 36]]. She beat [[Ian Brunton]] in her first game, and won a further seven to become an [[octochamp]] and #2 seed for the series. In the heats, she faced only one | + | '''Maria Boyes''' was the runner-up of [[Series 36]]. She beat [[Ian Brunton]] in her first game, and won a further seven to become an [[octochamp]] and #2 seed for the series. In the heats, she faced only one crucial conundrum, in her fifth game against [[Andrew Auger]], which she won after neither player was able to unscramble the conundrum {{word|HAILSTONE}}. |
− | Returning in the quarter finals as #2 seed, she saw off #7 seed [[Malcolm Fairy]] by {{score|61|43}} after spotting the Crucial Conundrum fractionally ahead of her opponent, and then faced #3 seed [[Simon Pryde]] in the semi finals. Simon led for most of the game, but Maria took a three point lead in the closing stages, and held on to win by {{score|43|40}} after neither player was able to unscramble the | + | Returning in the quarter finals as #2 seed, she saw off #7 seed [[Malcolm Fairy]] by {{score|61|43}} after spotting the Crucial Conundrum fractionally ahead of her opponent, and then faced #3 seed [[Simon Pryde]] in the semi finals. Simon led for most of the game, but Maria took a three point lead in the closing stages, and held on to win by {{score|43|40}} after neither player was able to unscramble the conundrum, {{word|RUSTPROOF}}, thus advancing to the final against #4 seed [[Tony Baylis]]. [[episode 2102|The final]] was nip and tuck up until the penultimate round, when a botched numbers game solution from Maria sealed her defeat. Maria returned for [[Championship of Champions IX]] a few months later, and convincingly beat [[Amy Godel]] {{score|54|37}} in the first round to set up a rematch of her [[Series 36]] semi-final before against [[Simon Pryde]] in the quarter-finals; unfortunately for Maria, this time, Simon would emerge as the winner by {{score|41|33}}. |
− | Maria is famous for making one of the most famous letters games spots in Countdown history – picking the [[niner]] {{word|JAPONICAS}} out of a seemingly terrible selection in the first round | + | Maria is famous for making one of the most famous letters games spots in Countdown history – picking the [[niner]] {{word|JAPONICAS}} out of a seemingly terrible selection in the very first round of her first game. |
{{series runner-up|preceded_by=Dag Griffiths|series=36|followed_by=Christine White}} | {{series runner-up|preceded_by=Dag Griffiths|series=36|followed_by=Christine White}} | ||
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{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
{{ep | 2050 | 16/07/1997 | P | [[Ian Brunton]] | 29 - 56 | Maria Boyes | [[Richard Digance]] | [[Susie Dent]] }} | {{ep | 2050 | 16/07/1997 | P | [[Ian Brunton]] | 29 - 56 | Maria Boyes | [[Richard Digance]] | [[Susie Dent]] }} | ||
− | {{ep | 2051 | 17/07/1997 | P | + | {{ep | 2051 | 17/07/1997 | P | [[Arthur Singleton]] | 46 - 52 | Maria Boyes | Richard Digance | Susie Dent }} |
− | {{ep | 2052 | 18/07/1997 | P | + | {{ep | 2052 | 18/07/1997 | P | [[Ray Millar]] | 40 - 68 | Maria Boyes | Richard Digance | Susie Dent }} |
− | {{ep | 2053 | 21/07/1997 | P | + | {{ep | 2053 | 21/07/1997 | P | [[Gwenda Sacks]] | 11 - 49 | Maria Boyes | Richard Digance | Susie Dent }} |
− | {{ep | 2054 | 22/07/1997 | P | + | {{ep | 2054 | 22/07/1997 | P | [[Andrew Auger]] | 45 - 53 | Maria Boyes | Richard Digance | Susie Dent }} |
− | {{ep | 2055 | 23/07/1997 | P | + | {{ep | 2055 | 23/07/1997 | P | [[Keith Berrett]] | 34 - 65 | Maria Boyes | Richard Digance | Susie Dent }} |
− | {{ep | 2056 | 24/07/1997 | P | + | {{ep | 2056 | 24/07/1997 | P | [[Diane Sells]] | 35 - 49 | Maria Boyes | [[Geoffrey Durham]] | Susie Dent }} |
− | {{ep | 2057 | 25/07/1997 | P | + | {{ep | 2057 | 25/07/1997 | P | [[Brad Driver]] | 28 - 47 | Maria Boyes | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent }} |
{{ep | 2097 | 19/09/1997 | QF | Maria Boyes | 61 - 43 | [[Malcolm Fairy]] | [[Richard Stilgoe]] | [[Hannah Robertson]] }} | {{ep | 2097 | 19/09/1997 | QF | Maria Boyes | 61 - 43 | [[Malcolm Fairy]] | [[Richard Stilgoe]] | [[Hannah Robertson]] }} | ||
{{ep | 2101 | 25/09/1997 | SF | Maria Boyes | 43 - 40 | [[Simon Pryde]] | [[Nicholas Parsons]] | Hannah Robertson }} | {{ep | 2101 | 25/09/1997 | SF | Maria Boyes | 43 - 40 | [[Simon Pryde]] | [[Nicholas Parsons]] | Hannah Robertson }} |
Revision as of 19:59, 23 October 2010
Maria Boyes was the runner-up of Series 36. She beat Ian Brunton in her first game, and won a further seven to become an octochamp and #2 seed for the series. In the heats, she faced only one crucial conundrum, in her fifth game against Andrew Auger, which she won after neither player was able to unscramble the conundrum HAILSTONE.
Returning in the quarter finals as #2 seed, she saw off #7 seed Malcolm Fairy by 61 – 43 after spotting the Crucial Conundrum fractionally ahead of her opponent, and then faced #3 seed Simon Pryde in the semi finals. Simon led for most of the game, but Maria took a three point lead in the closing stages, and held on to win by 43 – 40 after neither player was able to unscramble the conundrum, RUSTPROOF, thus advancing to the final against #4 seed Tony Baylis. The final was nip and tuck up until the penultimate round, when a botched numbers game solution from Maria sealed her defeat. Maria returned for Championship of Champions IX a few months later, and convincingly beat Amy Godel 54 – 37 in the first round to set up a rematch of her Series 36 semi-final before against Simon Pryde in the quarter-finals; unfortunately for Maria, this time, Simon would emerge as the winner by 41 – 33.
Maria is famous for making one of the most famous letters games spots in Countdown history – picking the niner JAPONICAS out of a seemingly terrible selection in the very first round of her first game.
Preceded by Dag Griffiths |
Series runner-up Series 36 |
Followed by Christine White |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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2050 | 16/07/1997 | P | Ian Brunton | 29 – 56 | Maria Boyes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | |||
2051 | 17/07/1997 | P | Arthur Singleton | 46 – 52 | Maria Boyes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | |||
2052 | 18/07/1997 | P | Ray Millar | 40 – 68 | Maria Boyes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | |||
2053 | 21/07/1997 | P | Gwenda Sacks | 11 – 49 | Maria Boyes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | |||
2054 | 22/07/1997 | P | Andrew Auger | 45 – 53 | Maria Boyes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | |||
2055 | 23/07/1997 | P | Keith Berrett | 34 – 65 | Maria Boyes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | |||
2056 | 24/07/1997 | P | Diane Sells | 35 – 49 | Maria Boyes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | |||
2057 | 25/07/1997 | P | Brad Driver | 28 – 47 | Maria Boyes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | |||
2097 | 19/09/1997 | QF | Maria Boyes | 61 – 43 | Malcolm Fairy | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Hannah Robertson | |||
2101 | 25/09/1997 | SF | Maria Boyes | 43 – 40 | Simon Pryde | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nicholas Parsons | Hannah Robertson | |||
2102 | 26/09/1997 | GF | Maria Boyes | 52 – 66 | Tony Baylis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nicholas Parsons | Hannah Robertson | |||
2166 | 1/01/1998 | CP | Maria Boyes | 54 – 37 | Amy Godel | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Mark Nyman | |||
2171 | 8/01/1998 | CQF | Simon Pryde | 41 – 33 | Maria Boyes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gloria Hunniford | Mark Nyman |