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Michael Bowden
Michael Bowden was a contestant in Series 54 of Countdown, making his debut on 25th January 2006. Michael was a model of consistency throughout his run, only twice scoring outside the 90s. His sole century came at the expense of Benjamin Bell,which completed his run as an octochamp. Michael shares with Kai Laddiman the distinction of having sat in the champion's chair for all 8 of his heat games, due to the fact that he debuted the day after another octochamp.
739 points saw Michael return as the #6 seed, where he met Matthew Shore. Michael pushed Matthew to a crucial conundrum, but Matthew proved too good by unscrambling MOOCHYBEN into HONEYCOMB in 9 seconds. His own record of his experience on the show can be read on The Countdown Page here.
The following year, Michael returned to the Countdown world for the unofficial COLIN 2007 tournament.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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4018 | 25/01/2006 | P | Michael Bowden | 93 – 85 | Gary Watton | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Jo Brand | Susie Dent | |||
4019 | 26/01/2006 | P | Michael Bowden | 93 – 84 | Sheila Rudge | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Lesley Garrett | Susie Dent | |||
4020 | 27/01/2006 | P | Michael Bowden | 91 – 32 | Brian Oliver | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Lesley Garrett | Susie Dent | |||
4021 | 28/01/2006 | P | Michael Bowden | 73 – 64 | Christine Grant | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Lesley Garrett | Susie Dent | |||
4022 | 30/01/2006 | P | Michael Bowden | 94 – 71 | David Collier | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Lesley Garrett | Susie Dent | |||
4023 | 31/01/2006 | P | Michael Bowden | 97 – 63 | Linda Morton | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Barry Norman | Susie Dent | |||
4024 | 1/02/2006 | P | Michael Bowden | 92 – 56 | Joan Soothill | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Barry Norman | Susie Dent | |||
4025 | 2/02/2006 | P | Michael Bowden | 106 – 59 | Benjamin Bell | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Barry Norman | Susie Dent | |||
4108 | 22/05/2006 | QF | Michael Bowden | 69 – 88 | Matthew Shore | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent |