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Mandi Hale
Mandi Hale was the runner-up of Series 18. She first appeared toward the end of the series, winning 5 heats before losing to Mark Cooper. She returned for the finals as #5 seed, and beat Derek Stuart-Clark in the quarter-final and octochamp Jonathan Anstey in the semi-final. The final against Yoga went to a crucial conundrum, but Mandi was pipped at the post and ultimately had to settle for series runner-up. Mandi returned for Championship of Champions V, but was knocked out in the first round by Lindsay Denyer.
In 1996, Mandi played in the Supreme Championship, where she was pitted against Brian Hudson in the first round. The game was very close, with Brian pulling ahead at first but Mandi evening up the score with BUSIEST. She then correctly reached the 381 target in the final numbers game to gain a ten-point lead. However, Brian correctly solved the conundrum to set up a tie-break. LUNACYINN was revealed and it was Brian who buzzed in with the correct answer to defeat Mandi 58 – 48.
Mandi's brother, Guy Phethean, also appeared on Countdown.
Mandi appeared in an episode of The Crystal Maze, where her team lost heavily after only having 10 seconds on the clock for the Crystal Dome round (Details). She also appeared on the now-defunct Turnabout where she was a losing finalist.
Preceded by Evan Simpson |
Series runner-up Series 18 |
Followed by Gino Corr |