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John Brackstone
John Brackstone was an octochamp in and the runner-up of Series 53.
He first appeared on 12 May 2005, beating Caroline Ambrose 115 – 73, before winning seven more games to become an octochamp and the #1 seed of Series 53. He beat Fred Reynolds and Richard Heald on his way to the grand final, where he lost to John Mayhew after a second crucial conundrum.
He later returned for Championship of Champions XII, beating David Wilson in the first round before succumbing to Conor Travers in the quarter-finals, losing 101 – 80.
In 2015, Brackstone returned to play a special episode against Graham Nash, which he lost 94 – 49.
Preceded by Paul Gallen |
Series runner-up Series 53 |
Followed by Matthew Shore |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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3926 | 12/05/2005 | P | Caroline Ambrose | 73 – 115 | John Brackstone | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Esther Rantzen | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
3927 | 13/05/2005 | P | John Brackstone | 81 – 48 | Richard Ellis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Esther Rantzen | Susie Dent | 113 | ||
3928 | 16/05/2005 | P | John Brackstone | 103 – 68 | Mark Leopold | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Keith Barron | Susie Dent | 154 | ||
3929 | 17/05/2005 | P | John Brackstone | 101 – 75 | Raymond Quirk | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Keith Barron | Susie Dent | 140 | ||
3930 | 18/05/2005 | P | John Brackstone | 98 – 72 | Christine Skeer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Keith Barron | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
3931 | 19/05/2005 | P | John Brackstone | 110 – 68 | Ken Ryder | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Keith Barron | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
3932 | 20/05/2005 | P | John Brackstone | 119 – 35 | Joanna Allardice | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Keith Barron | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
3933 | 23/05/2005 | P | John Brackstone | 95 – 44 | Frank Cowsill | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Michael Aspel | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
3953 | 23/06/2005 | QF | Fred Reynolds | 58 – 75 | John Brackstone | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
3957 | 30/06/2005 | SF | Richard Heald | 75 – 89 | John Brackstone | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
3959 | 1/07/2005 | GF | John Mayhew | 86* – 76 | John Brackstone | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
4118 | 5/06/2006 | CP | John Brackstone | 86 – 48 | David Wilson | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Ann Widdecombe | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
4123 | 12/06/2006 | CQF | Conor Travers | 101 – 80 | John Brackstone | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Kim Woodburn | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
S45 | 8/05/2015 | S | Graham Nash | 94 – 49 | John Brackstone | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 121 |