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Simon Pryde
Simon Pryde was a semi-finalist from Series 36 in 1997.
A 25-year-old newsreader for Metro Radio in his hometown of Newcastle-upon-Tyne at the time, he beat Ann Franklin in his first appearance and won a further five games before losing by a single point to Steve Barry after a crucial conundrum. Pryde returned for the final rounds as #3 seed, and beat Philip Logie in the quarter-finals before losing to Maria Boyes on a crucial conundrum in the semis.
Pryde returned for Championship of Champions IX, and pulled off a minor upset by beating Series 34 champion Huw Morgan in the first round to set up a rematch with Maria Boyes in the quarter-finals. This time, Pryde emerged triumphant and progressed to the semi-finals, where he was beaten 47 – 41 by Pete Cashmore, on a crucial conundrum.
Although he was unable to proceed past the semi-finals of Series 36 or Championship of Champions IX, Pryde was one of the most consistent series finalists in the History of Countdown who never either reached or won a series or Championship of Champions grand final, as he was one of only a very few such contenders not to ever face a non-crucial conundrum where he had already lost the game. In all three of his defeats he lost on a crucial conundrum when behind on the scoreboard after neither player was able to solve the conundrum.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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2076 | 21/08/1997 | P | Simon Pryde | 51 – 23 | Ann Franklin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Peter Sweasey | 80 | ||
2077 | 22/08/1997 | P | Simon Pryde | 66 – 29 | Geneviève Chan | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Peter Sweasey | 74 | ||
2078 | 25/08/1997 | P | Simon Pryde | 52 – 49 | Bill Rodwell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Peter Sweasey | 71 | ||
2079 | 26/08/1997 | P | Simon Pryde | 64 – 35 | Clive Doe | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Peter Sweasey | 70 | ||
2080 | 27/08/1997 | P | Simon Pryde | 55 – 39 | Margaret Blott | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Derek Nimmo | Peter Sweasey | 82 | ||
2081 | 28/08/1997 | P | Simon Pryde | 54 – 45 | Robin Lawson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Derek Nimmo | Peter Sweasey | 72 | ||
2082 | 29/08/1997 | P | Simon Pryde | 42 – 43 | Steve Barry | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Derek Nimmo | Peter Sweasey | 73 | ||
2098 | 22/09/1997 | QF | Simon Pryde | 58 – 39 | Philip Logie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nicholas Parsons | Hannah Robertson | 71 | ||
2101 | 25/09/1997 | SF | Maria Boyes | 43 – 40 | Simon Pryde | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nicholas Parsons | Hannah Robertson | 73 | ||
2165 | 31/12/1997 | CP | Huw Morgan | 49 – 67 | Simon Pryde | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Mark Nyman | 75 | ||
2171 | 8/01/1998 | CQF | Simon Pryde | 41 – 33 | Maria Boyes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gloria Hunniford | Mark Nyman | 76 | ||
2175 | 14/01/1998 | CSF | Simon Pryde | 41 – 47 | Pete Cashmore | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Mark Nyman | 73 |