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John Ashmore
John Ashmore first appeared on Countdown on 7 April 1998, beating Alan Atkins 50-40 in the 57th heat of Series 38. he won 3 more games before losing at the hands of Peter Malone. However, his four wins were sufficient to see him return for the final rounds as #5 seed. In the quarter-finals, he beat Gerry Pearce after a sudden death conundrum, and beat #1 seed Chris Toyne the very next day in the semi-final. In the final against Steve Fisher, John led by 2 points going into the crucial conundrum. ENTRCHAMP appeared on the conundrum board, and within 4 seconds, John had buzzed, correctly answering PARCHMENT to win the game 91-79, and become the 38th champion of Countdown. John returned at the end of 1999 for Championship of Champions X, but was defeated in the first round by Terry Knowles. John returned to the Countdown studios on 18 March 2003, to film a special game rematch of his final against Steve Fisher, but the game has not yet been broadcast.
Preceded by Ray McPhie |
Series winner Series 38 |
Followed by Kate Ogilvie |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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2234 | 7/04/1998 | P | Alan Atkins | 40 – 50 | John Ashmore | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | |||
2235 | 8/04/1998 | P | John Ashmore | 60 – 38 | Cath Paxton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | |||
2236 | 9/04/1998 | P | John Ashmore | 59 – 36 | Harold Blythe | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | |||
2237 | 10/04/1998 | P | John Ashmore | 56 – 28 | John Williams | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | |||
2238 | 13/04/1998 | P | John Ashmore | 44 – 59 | Peter Malone | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | |||
2289 | 23/06/1998 | QF | Gerry Pearce | 61 – 71 | John Ashmore | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | |||
2290 | 24/06/1998 | SF | Chris Toyne | 40 – 55 | John Ashmore | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | |||
2292 | 26/06/1998 | GF | John Ashmore | 91 – 79 | Steve Fisher | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | |||
2675 | 28/12/1999 | CP | Terry Knowles | 43 – 37 | John Ashmore | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Mark Nyman | |||
S(24) | Unreleased | S | Steve Fisher | ? – ? | John Ashmore | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bob Bevan | Alison Heard |