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'''Jon Marsh''' (born 1965 Camberwell, London) was a semi-finalist in [[Series 12]].
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'''Jon Marsh''' (born 1965 in Camberwell, London) was an [[octochamp]] and semi-finalist in [[Series 12]], and a participant in [[Championship of Champions III]].
  
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He was a self-employed singer/songwriter, and in 1986 had founded the electronic dance music group "{{w|The Beloved (band)|The Beloved}}", who went on to score several UK Top 40 hit singles in the 1990s. He beat [[Martin Loughran]] in his first appearance, and won a further seven games to become an [[octochamp]] and No. 1 seed for the series. He beat [[Steve Haggerty|Stephen Haggerty]] in the quarter-final, but lost to [[Stephen Balment]] in the semi-final.
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He was a self-employed singer/songwriter, and in 1986 had founded the electronic dance music group {{w|The Beloved (band)|The Beloved}}, who went on to score several UK Top 40 hit singles in the 1990s. He beat [[Martin Loughran]] in his [[Episode 556|first appearance]], and won a further seven games to become an octochamp and number one seed for the series. He beat [[Steve Haggerty|Stephen Haggerty]] in the [[Episode 588|quarter-final]], but lost to [[Stephen Balment]] in the [[Episode 592|semi-final]].
  
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Marsh returned for [[Championship of Champions III]], but was soundly beaten by [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]] in the first round.
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Marsh returned for Championship of Champions III, but was soundly beaten by [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]] in the [[Episode 598|first round]].
  
 
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{{ep | 557 | 29/04/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 58 - 36 |[[Gwen Gerds]]|Nigel Rees|Della Thompson|75}}
 
{{ep | 557 | 29/04/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 58 - 36 |[[Gwen Gerds]]|Nigel Rees|Della Thompson|75}}
 
{{ep | 558 | 30/04/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 54 - 43 |[[Alan Nash]]|Nigel Rees|Della Thompson|73}}
 
{{ep | 558 | 30/04/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 54 - 43 |[[Alan Nash]]|Nigel Rees|Della Thompson|73}}
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{{ep | 559 | 1/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 65 - 35 |[[Donald Kent]]|Nigel Rees|Della Thompson|74}}
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{{ep | 559 | 01/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 65 - 35 |[[Donald Kent]]|Nigel Rees|Della Thompson|74}}
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{{ep | 560 | 4/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 61 - 49 |[[Tony Cook]]|Nigel Rees|Della Thompson|73}}
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{{ep | 560 | 04/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 61 - 49 |[[Tony Cook]]|Nigel Rees|Della Thompson|73}}
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{{ep | 561 | 5/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 37 - 22 |[[Lewis Whetstone]]|[[Patrick Mower]]|[[Freda Thornton]]|70}}
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{{ep | 561 | 05/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 37 - 22 |[[Lewis Whetstone]]|[[Patrick Mower]]|[[Freda Thornton]]|70}}
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{{ep | 562 | 6/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 51 - 32 |[[John Bird]]|Patrick Mower|Freda Thornton|74}}
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{{ep | 562 | 06/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 51 - 32 |[[John Bird]]|Patrick Mower|Freda Thornton|74}}
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{{ep | 563 | 7/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 49 - 49 |[[Phyllis Stevens]]|Patrick Mower|Freda Thornton|71}}
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{{ep | 563 | 07/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 49 - 49 |[[Phyllis Stevens]]|Patrick Mower|Freda Thornton|71}}
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{{ep | 564 | 8/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 61 - 43 |Phyllis Stevens|Patrick Mower|Freda Thornton|82}}
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{{ep | 564 | 08/05/1987 | P |Jon Marsh| 61 - 43 |Phyllis Stevens|Patrick Mower|Freda Thornton|82}}
 
{{ep | 588 | 11/06/1987 | QF |Jon Marsh| 65 - 49 |[[Steve Haggerty|Stephen Haggerty]]|[[Steve Jones (guest)|Steve Jones]]|[[Julia Swannell]]|84}}
 
{{ep | 588 | 11/06/1987 | QF |Jon Marsh| 65 - 49 |[[Steve Haggerty|Stephen Haggerty]]|[[Steve Jones (guest)|Steve Jones]]|[[Julia Swannell]]|84}}
 
{{ep | 592 | 17/06/1987 | SF |[[Stephen Balment]]| 51 - 30 |Jon Marsh|Patrick Mower|Julia Swannell|70}}
 
{{ep | 592 | 17/06/1987 | SF |[[Stephen Balment]]| 51 - 30 |Jon Marsh|Patrick Mower|Julia Swannell|70}}
 
{{ep | 598 | 25/06/1987 | CQF |[[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]]| 61 - 29 |Jon Marsh|[[Sally James]]|Della Thompson|86}}
 
{{ep | 598 | 25/06/1987 | CQF |[[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]]| 61 - 29 |Jon Marsh|[[Sally James]]|Della Thompson|86}}
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{{ep | M5 | 1/05/1989-5/05/1989 | M |Jon Marsh| 59 – 102 |[[Steve Williams]]|none|[[Catherine Clarke]]|135}}
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{{ep | M5 | 01/05/1989–05/05/1989 | M |Jon Marsh| 59 – 102 |[[Steve Williams]]|none|[[Catherine Clarke]]|135}}
 
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Revision as of 22:08, 7 July 2024

Jon Marsh
octochamp statistics
Final position Semi-finalist
Seeding 1
Points total 478 (including 1 draw)
Conundrums solved 5 (out of 9)

Jon Marsh (born 1965 in Camberwell, London) was an octochamp and semi-finalist in Series 12, and a participant in Championship of Champions III.

He was a self-employed singer/songwriter, and in 1986 had founded the electronic dance music group The Beloved, who went on to score several UK Top 40 hit singles in the 1990s. He beat Martin Loughran in his first appearance, and won a further seven games to become an octochamp and number one seed for the series. He beat Stephen Haggerty in the quarter-final, but lost to Stephen Balment in the semi-final.

Marsh returned for Championship of Champions III, but was soundly beaten by John Clarke in the first round.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
556 28/04/1987 P Jon Marsh 42 – 36 Martin Loughran Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Nigel Rees Della Thompson 75
557 29/04/1987 P Jon Marsh 58 – 36 Gwen Gerds Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Nigel Rees Della Thompson 75
558 30/04/1987 P Jon Marsh 54 – 43 Alan Nash Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Nigel Rees Della Thompson 73
559 01/05/1987 P Jon Marsh 65 – 35 Donald Kent Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Nigel Rees Della Thompson 74
560 04/05/1987 P Jon Marsh 61 – 49 Tony Cook Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Nigel Rees Della Thompson 73
561 05/05/1987 P Jon Marsh 37 – 22 Lewis Whetstone Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Patrick Mower Freda Thornton 70
562 06/05/1987 P Jon Marsh 51 – 32 John Bird Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Patrick Mower Freda Thornton 74
563 07/05/1987 P Jon Marsh 49 – 49 Phyllis Stevens Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Patrick Mower Freda Thornton 71
564 08/05/1987 P Jon Marsh 61 – 43 Phyllis Stevens Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Patrick Mower Freda Thornton 82
588 11/06/1987 QF Jon Marsh 65 – 49 Stephen Haggerty Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Steve Jones Julia Swannell 84
592 17/06/1987 SF Stephen Balment 51 – 30 Jon Marsh Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Patrick Mower Julia Swannell 70
598 25/06/1987 CQF John Clarke 61 – 29 Jon Marsh Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Sally James Della Thompson 86
M5 01/05/1989–05/05/1989 M Jon Marsh 59 – 102 Steve Williams Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman none Catherine Clarke 135
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