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Natascha Kearsey
Natascha Kearsey first appeared on Countdown on 14 April 1997, beating Pete Cashmore 46-34 in the 11th heat of Series 35. She quickly amassed a further 7 wins to become an octochamp and #2 seed. In the final rounds, she beat Piers Brown 62-31 before losing to Pete Cashmore in a rematch of their earlier heat game. Her performances were enough to earn her a place in Championship of Champions IX, where she beat Christine White, James Martin and Ruth Collier on her way to the final, a third match between her and Pete Cashmore. Natascha led by 2 points going into the crucial conundrum, which neither player spotted within the 30 seconds, meaning Natascha became the ninth champion of champions, and to date the only woman to win a championship of champions.
Natascha returned to the Countdown studios once again in 2003 to record a special game pitting her against the unbeaten Scott Mearns. In this special 'champion of champion of champions' match, Natascha ran out the 109-100 winner, and became the first and only person to beat Scott at a game of Countdown.
Preceded by Chris Rogers |
Champion of Champions Championship of Champions IX |
Followed by Scott Mearns |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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1983 | 14/04/1997 | P | Peter Cashmore | 34 – 46 | Natascha Kearsey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Rob Scriven | |||
1984 | 15/04/1997 | P | Natascha Kearsey | 58 – 34 | Geoff Roberts | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Rob Scriven | |||
1985 | 16/04/1997 | P | Natascha Kearsey | 61 – 42 | Alan Davison | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Rob Scriven | |||
1986 | 17/04/1997 | P | Natascha Kearsey | 43 – 41 | Diana Thomas | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Rob Scriven | |||
1987 | 18/04/1997 | P | Natascha Kearsey | 41 – 25 | Colin Thomas | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Rob Scriven | |||
1988 | 21/04/1997 | P | Natascha Kearsey | 57 – 41 | Tim Bentley | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Peter Sweasey | |||
1989 | 22/04/1997 | P | Natascha Kearsey | 60 – 28 | Sharon Leonard | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Catherine Stokes | |||
1990 | 23/04/1997 | P | Natascha Kearsey | 47 – 45 | Phil Campbell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Catherine Stokes | |||
2032 | 20/06/1997 | QF | Natascha Kearsey | 62 – 31 | Piers Brown | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Rob Scriven | |||
2036 | 26/06/1997 | SF | Natascha Kearsey | 27 – 62 | Peter Cashmore | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Terry Wogan | Catherine Stokes | |||
2168 | 5/01/1998 | CP | Christine White | 45 – 49 | Natascha Kearsey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Mark Nyman | |||
2173 | 12/01/1998 | CQF | James Martin | 51 – 52 | Natascha Kearsey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gloria Hunniford | Mark Nyman | |||
2176 | 15/01/1998 | CSF | Natascha Kearsey | 59 – 56 | Ruth Collier | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Mark Nyman | |||
2177 | 16/01/1998 | CGF | Natascha Kearsey | 72 – 70 | Pete Cashmore | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Mark Nyman |