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'''John Rainsden''' was a finalist in [[Series 44]].
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'''John Rainsden''' was the runner-up of [[series 44]] in 2001. He defeated [[Stuart Wood]] in his first appearance on 29 March 2001, and won a further four games before losing at the hands of [[Stan Airey]]. John returned for the final rounds as #8 seed, and pulled off a shock win over [[Kevin McMahon]] in the quarter-final, before beating [[David Hoskisson]] in the semi-final. The [[episode 3042|final]] against [[Stuart Wood]], a rematch of their earlier heat game, went to a [[crucial conundrum]] with John trailing by a solitary point. However, it was Stuart who buzzed and answered correctly, meaning John had to settle for second-best. John was invited back for [[Championship of Champions XI]] after Stuart Wood was forced to pull out through illness, but he lost in the first round to an on-form [[Tom Hargreaves]].
  
 
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Revision as of 01:09, 10 January 2008

John Rainsden was the runner-up of series 44 in 2001. He defeated Stuart Wood in his first appearance on 29 March 2001, and won a further four games before losing at the hands of Stan Airey. John returned for the final rounds as #8 seed, and pulled off a shock win over Kevin McMahon in the quarter-final, before beating David Hoskisson in the semi-final. The final against Stuart Wood, a rematch of their earlier heat game, went to a crucial conundrum with John trailing by a solitary point. However, it was Stuart who buzzed and answered correctly, meaning John had to settle for second-best. John was invited back for Championship of Champions XI after Stuart Wood was forced to pull out through illness, but he lost in the first round to an on-form Tom Hargreaves.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
2979 29/03/2001 P Stuart Wood 38 – 52 John Rainsden Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Rice Gillian Evans
2980 30/03/2001 P John Rainsden 48 – 30 Carol Forde Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Rice Gillian Evans
2981 2/04/2001 P John Rainsden 56 – 29 Dave Spall Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Rice Gillian Evans
2982 3/04/2001 P John Rainsden 45 – 37 John Place Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lionel Blair Damian Eadie
2983 4/04/2001 P John Rainsden 52 – 34 Jacqui Baker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lionel Blair Damian Eadie
2984 5/04/2001 P John Rainsden 49 – 61 Stan Airey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lionel Blair Damian Eadie
3036 21/06/2001 QF Kevin McMahon 45 – 50 John Rainsden Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Damian Eadie
3040 27/06/2001 SF David Hoskisson 27 – 39 John Rainsden Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Damian Eadie
3042 29/06/2001 GF John Rainsden 48 – 59 Stuart Wood Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Stephen Fry Damian Eadie
3395 13/01/2003 CP John Rainsden 65 – 117 Tom Hargreaves Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Rice Susie Dent