Matthew Turner

Matthew Turner

Matthew Turner was a finalist in Series 43. He is a chess grandmaster and plays for Wood Green. Turner made his debut beating Andrew Jackson in the 95th heat of Series 43. He went on to play five more heats, never seeming in doubt until his sixth game against Sid Sears. Sears beat him to the buzzer on a crucial conundrum and he lost 51 – 46.

However, Turner was able to return for the finals as #5 seed, and first beat John Harrison in a close quarter-final. He went on to beat the undefeated David Williams in the semis, the turning points being HANKIES and the final numbers game, bringing him to the grand final against Graham Nash. In the final, Turner took an early lead with WINTERS, but offered two invalid words in a row, making him neck and neck with Nash at the end of Part One. However, Turner later slipped when Nash got the 901 target in the third numbers game, and his opponent also solved the final crucial conundrum ANEWREBEL, relegating Turner to the runner-up spot. For reasons unknown, he did not play in Championship of Champions XI.

Preceded by John Hastings

Series runner-up Series 43

Followed by John Rainsden

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
2892	28/11/2000	P	Andrew Jackson	52 – 57	Matthew Turner	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Catherine Clarke
2893	29/11/2000	P	Matthew Turner	59 – 46	Bob Ireland	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Catherine Clarke
2894	30/11/2000	P	Matthew Turner	59 – 31	Margaret Sherwin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Catherine Clarke
2895	1/12/2000	P	Matthew Turner	63 – 39	Wayne Allen	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Fern Britton	Catherine Clarke
2896	4/12/2000	P	Matthew Turner	52 – 33	Sarah Keane	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Fern Britton	Catherine Clarke
2897	5/12/2000	P	Matthew Turner	46 – 51	Sid Sears	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Fern Britton	Catherine Clarke
2908	20/12/2000	QF	John Harrison	45 – 55	Matthew Turner	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Barry Cryer	Susie Dent
2909	21/12/2000	SF	David Williams	40 – 57	Matthew Turner	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Barry Cryer	Susie Dent
2911	25/12/2000	GF	Graham Nash	89 – 69	Matthew Turner	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Barry Cryer	Susie Dent

External Link

Interview with Matthew about his time on the show