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Phil Jordan
Phil Jordan first appeared on Countdown on 7 February 1992, beating reigning champion Nick Atkinson 48-20 in the 30th heat of Series 23. He went on to win a further seven games, becoming an octochamp and returning for the final rounds as #2 seed. He beat Rodney Crawshaw in the quarter-finals and Paul Perriman in the semi-finals to set up a #1 seed vs #2 seed final against Gareth Williams. In the final, Phil was still in contention right up to the end, trailing by a mere nine points heading into the crucial conundrum, but neither player was able to unscramble PEPSICOLA in the time, meaning Phil lost both the game and the series. Phil returned the following January for Championship of Champions VI, but was defeated in the first round by eventual winner Wayne Summers.
Four years later, Phil returned to Countdown to play in the Supreme Championship. His first opponent was Andy Bodle, the champion of Series 26. Andy pulled ahead early in the game by spotting APOLUNES and FAVORS (which would not be allowed under today's rules, as it is a US spelling). Phil scored in every round thereafter, including the conundrum LYCHEELAB, but it wasn't enough to catch up and Andy won the game 55 – 51.
Phil was the originator of the "inverted T" selection for the numbers game, which has become popular amongst countdown contestants and is still used to this day.
Preceded by Robert Teuton |
Series runner-up Series 23 |
Followed by Fiona Davies |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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1227 | 7/02/1992 | P | Phil Jordan | 48 – 20 | Nick Atkinson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sally James | Richard Samson | |||
1228 | 10/02/1992 | P | Phil Jordan | 59 – 32 | Jenny Gardner | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Richard Samson | |||
1229 | 11/02/1992 | P | Phil Jordan | 61 – 35 | James Furnival | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Richard Samson | |||
1230 | 12/02/1992 | P | Phil Jordan | 53 – 44 | Anthony Annakin-Smith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Richard Samson | |||
1231 | 13/02/1992 | P | Phil Jordan | 62 – 27 | Maureen Forrester | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Richard Samson | |||
1232 | 14/02/1992 | P | Phil Jordan | 62 – 49 | Simon Gillam | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Richard Samson | |||
1233 | 17/02/1992 | P | Phil Jordan | 37 – 24 | Alan Roberts | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Richard Samson | |||
1234 | 18/02/1992 | P | Phil Jordan | 43 – 30 | Frank Glover | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Freda Thornton | |||
1257 | 20/03/1992 | QF | Rodney Crawshaw | 37 – 63 | Phil Jordan | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Catherine Clarke | |||
1261 | 26/03/1992 | SF | Phil Jordan | 60 – 40 | Paul Perriman | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Catherine Clarke | |||
1262 | 27/03/1992 | GF | Phil Jordan | 59 – 68 | Gareth Williams | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey, Nicholas Day | Catherine Clarke | |||
1330 | 6/01/1993 | CQF | Wayne Summers | 60 – 38 | Phil Jordan | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent | |||
1858 | 14/10/1996 | aQF | Andy Bodle | 55 – 51 | Phil Jordan | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Susie Dent |