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Revision as of 16:34, 17 June 2026
Karen Pearson was a contestant in Series 53, 93 and 94 from Pebworth, Worcestershire. At the time of both her appearances she was running her own market research agency, but by the time of her return 21 years later, she had also joined the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust as a volunteer. She is also a longtime Apterite who joined the site in 2008.
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Appearances
Series 53
Pearson made her initial debut towards the end of Series 53 against eventual octochamp Richard Heald, who would coincidentally turn out to be the last octochamp run Richard Whiteley would preside over, before his death only a couple of weeks after the broadcast of the episode. Pearson unfortunately could not quite keep pace with Heald, and ended up losing by a hefty 47-point margin.
Series 93
However, 21 years later, and with over 9,000 games on Apterous behind her, Karen came back for another go, and kicked off with a very confident 10-max debut against incumbent champion Tom Iorio, while also solving the conundrum to post an impressive opening score of 116. She followed that up with three further victories, with the scores dropping each time for an aggregate total after four games of 376 points. She then stepped aside for the end-of-series finals, and she will return in the opening heat of Series 94.
Co-events
After she lost in her initial appearance to eventual octochamp Richard Heald, she kept up her strong interest in Countdown, competing at Co-events CoLei 2008, CoNot 2009, CoLei2, CoLei Summer Special, CoLei3, CoLei4, CoChest, CoLei5 and CoChest2.
Appearances on other Quiz shows
On 4 June 2010, Pearson appeared on The Chase, managing to beat The Chaser, Anne Hegerty, as part of a team of four who took home £4,600 each. On 15 November 2010, she also appeared on Pointless with her husband James, winning the game, but missing out on the prize money by just three points. She also appeared on Tipping Point on 24 January 2013, winning £2,900. She then appeared on Revenge of the Egghead on 31 March 2014, against former Countdowner CJ de Mooi, just missing out in the final round. In 2015, she appeared on The Edge.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3943 | 9/06/2005 | P | Richard Heald | 104 – 57 | Karen Pearson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Norman | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
| 8788 | 12/06/2026 | P | Tom Iorio | 83 – 116 | Karen Pearson | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Mark Chapman | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
| 8789 | 15/06/2026 | P | Karen Pearson | 92 – 78 | Sam Walsh | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Charlene White | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
| 8790 | 16/06/2026 | P | Karen Pearson | 91 – 62 | Jacques Le Bars | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Charlene White | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
| 8791 | 17/06/2026 | P | Karen Pearson | 77 – 67 | Chris Moore | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Charlene White | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
