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− | '''Mike Jones''' was a | + | {{For||the [[contestant]] in [[Series 54]]|[[Michael Jones]]}} |
+ | '''Mike Jones''' was a contestant in [[Series 39]]. He was a 46-year-old factory worker from {{w|Margam}}, {{w|Port Talbot}}. | ||
− | Prior to appearing on ''[[Countdown]]'', he had previously been a contestant on the BBC game show ''{{w|Going | + | Prior to appearing on ''[[Countdown]]'', he had previously been a contestant on the {{w|BBC}} game show ''{{w|Going for Gold}}'' in 1991. |
− | He is notable for being only one of two contestants to play against a contestant who failed to score in a game, the other being [[Series 13]] | + | He is notable for being only one of two contestants to play against a contestant who failed to score in a [[9 round format|9-round game]], the other being [[Series 13]] quarter-finalist [[Mark Preston]]. In addition, Jones also beat future [[Series 59]] champion [[Junaid Mubeen]]. |
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
− | {{ep | 2340 | | + | {{ep | 2340 | 02/09/1998 | P |[[Alan Bailey]]| 38 – 48 |Mike Jones|[[Nigel Rees]]|[[Hannah Robertson]]|74}} |
− | {{ep | 2341 | | + | {{ep | 2341 | 03/09/1998 | P |Mike Jones| 54 – 43 |[[Alex Davis]]|[[Barry Cryer]]|[[Anna Eaton|Anna Hall]]|74}} |
− | {{ep | 2342 | | + | {{ep | 2342 | 04/09/1998 | P |Mike Jones| 51 – 40 |[[Junaid Mubeen]]|Barry Cryer|Anna Hall|70}} |
− | {{ep | 2343 | | + | {{ep | 2343 | 07/09/1998 | P |Mike Jones| 51 – 0 |[[Sylvia Pitman]]|Barry Cryer|Anna Hall|74}} |
− | {{ep | 2344 | | + | {{ep | 2344 | 08/09/1998 | P |Mike Jones| 32 – 50 |[[Neil Doherty]]|Barry Cryer|Anna Hall|71}} |
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
Latest revision as of 02:16, 6 February 2023
- For the contestant in Series 54, see Michael Jones.
Mike Jones was a contestant in Series 39. He was a 46-year-old factory worker from Margam, Port Talbot.
Prior to appearing on Countdown, he had previously been a contestant on the BBC game show Going for Gold in 1991.
He is notable for being only one of two contestants to play against a contestant who failed to score in a 9-round game, the other being Series 13 quarter-finalist Mark Preston. In addition, Jones also beat future Series 59 champion Junaid Mubeen.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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2340 | 02/09/1998 | P | Alan Bailey | 38 – 48 | Mike Jones | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Hannah Robertson | 74 | ||
2341 | 03/09/1998 | P | Mike Jones | 54 – 43 | Alex Davis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Anna Hall | 74 | ||
2342 | 04/09/1998 | P | Mike Jones | 51 – 40 | Junaid Mubeen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Anna Hall | 70 | ||
2343 | 07/09/1998 | P | Mike Jones | 51 – 0 | Sylvia Pitman | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Anna Hall | 74 | ||
2344 | 08/09/1998 | P | Mike Jones | 32 – 50 | Neil Doherty | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Anna Hall | 71 |