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Mark Tournoff
Mark Tournoff was a contestant in series 52 who first appeared on 15th November 2004, beating Margaret Boyle 92-46. he went on to become an octochamp and returned for the quarter-finals as #3 seed. In the quarter-finals, he defeated John Gray 138-73, which remains to this day the joint second-highest score of all time (only Julian Fell has managed an equal or higher score). he then defeated Jack Welsby in the semi-final before going on to narrowly beat Paul Gallen in the final, spotting a crucial conundrum with mere seconds to spare to become the champion of series 52.
Tournoff returned in summer 2006 for Championship of Champions XII, where he put in some exceptionally strong performances (most notably beating Matthew Shore 124-117, which set a new record for the aggregate of two contestants' scores) before meeting Paul Gallen again in the final. This time, however, their fortunes were reversed as Tournoff was pipped to the crucial conundrum.
Tournoff has since written a book about his experiences on Countdown, titled Crucial, which is available from Forestdale Publications.
Preceded by Stewart Holden |
Series winner Series 52 |
Followed by John Mayhew |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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3816 | 15/11/2004 | P | Margaret Boyle | 46 – 92 | Mark Tournoff | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jeremy Beadle | Susie Dent | |||
3817 | 16/11/2004 | P | Mark Tournoff | 105 – 71 | Brian Pulman | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jeremy Beadle | Susie Dent | |||
3818 | 17/11/2004 | P | Mark Tournoff | 111 – 60 | Ronnie Boyd | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jeremy Beadle | Susie Dent | |||
3819 | 18/11/2004 | P | Mark Tournoff | 101 – 68 | Samantha Latham | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jeremy Beadle | Susie Dent | |||
3820 | 19/11/2004 | P | Mark Tournoff | 117 – 75 | John Crockett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jeremy Beadle | Susie Dent | |||
3821 | 22/11/2004 | P | Mark Tournoff | 95 – 44 | Alan Gordon | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Daniel O'Donnell | Susie Dent | |||
3822 | 23/11/2004 | P | Mark Tournoff | 79 – 46 | Keith Jones | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Daniel O'Donnell | Susie Dent | |||
3823 | 24/11/2004 | P | Mark Tournoff | 109 – 42 | Diane Crews | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Daniel O'Donnell | Susie Dent | |||
3836 | 13/12/2004 | QF | John Gray | 73 – 138 | Mark Tournoff | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | |||
3839 | 16/12/2004 | SF | Jack Welsby | 73 – 88 | Mark Tournoff | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | |||
3840 | 17/12/2004 | GF | Mark Tournoff | 92 – 89 | Paul Gallen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | |||
4113 | 29/05/2006 | CP | Mark Tournoff | 119 – 83 | Steve Graston | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Ron Atkinson | Susie Dent | |||
4121 | 8/06/2006 | CQF | Matthew Shore | 117 – 124 | Mark Tournoff | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Ann Widdecombe | Susie Dent | |||
4125 | 14/06/2006 | CSF | Paul Howe | 88 – 99 | Mark Tournoff | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Kim Woodburn | Susie Dent | |||
4127 | 16/06/2006 | CGF | Paul Gallen | 111 – 93 | Mark Tournoff | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Kim Woodburn | Susie Dent |