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'''Anthony Jenkin''' was a finalist in [[Series 31]]. He is one of 3 people to have won a game with the extra intensity [[clock music]].
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[[File:Anthony Jenkin1.png|thumb|200px|right|Anthony Jenkin in [[Series 31]]...]]
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[[File:Anthony Jenkin.png|thumb|200px|right|...and 22 years later in [[Series 78]]!]]
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'''Anthony Jenkin''' was an [[octochamp]] and finalist in [[Series 31]] and a [[contestant]] in [[Series 78]].
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Jenkin is one of just 4 people to have won a game with the extra intensity [[clock music]]. Upon his readmission to the show in 2018, he also became the first octochamp to be invited back for a second ''Countdown'' run. Unfortunately for Jenkin, his "second début" would prove to be his last show, as he was pitted against [[Zarte Siempre]] in the final game of Siempre's 967-point octorun.
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
 
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{{ep | 1721 | 4/01/1996 | P | Anthony Jenkin | 40 - 28 | [[Maria Thomson]] | [[Geoffrey Durham]] | [[Catherine Stokes]] }}
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{{ep | 1721 | 4/01/1996 | P |Anthony Jenkin| 40 - 28 |[[Maria Thomson]]|[[Geoffrey Durham]]|[[Catherine Stokes]]|80}}
{{ep | 1722 | 5/01/1996 | P | Anthony Jenkin | 68 - 51 | [[Barbara Taylor (Series 31)|Barbara Taylor]] | Geoffrey Durham | Catherine Stokes }}
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{{ep | 1722 | 5/01/1996 | P |Anthony Jenkin| 68 - 51 |[[Barbara Taylor (Series 31)|Barbara Taylor]]|Geoffrey Durham|Catherine Stokes|69}}
{{ep | 1723 | 8/01/1996 | P | Anthony Jenkin | 62 - 42 | [[Ben Jeffrey]] | Geoffrey Durham | Catherine Stokes }}
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{{ep | 1723 | 8/01/1996 | P |Anthony Jenkin| 62 - 42 |[[Ben Jeffrey]]|Geoffrey Durham|Catherine Stokes|73}}
{{ep | 1724 | 9/01/1996 | P | Anthony Jenkin | 64 - 48 | [[Shelagh Melville]] | Geoffrey Durham | Catherine Stokes }}
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{{ep | 1724 | 9/01/1996 | P |Anthony Jenkin| 64 - 48 |[[Shelagh Melville]]|Geoffrey Durham|Catherine Stokes|69}}
{{ep | 1725 | 10/01/1996 | P | Anthony Jenkin | 64 - 27 | [[David Bremner]] | Geoffrey Durham | Catherine Stokes }}
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{{ep | 1725 | 10/01/1996 | P |Anthony Jenkin| 64 - 27 |[[David Bremner]]|Geoffrey Durham|Catherine Stokes|84}}
{{ep | 1726 | 11/01/1996 | P | Anthony Jenkin | 44 - 29 | [[Diane Simpkins]] | Geoffrey Durham | Catherine Stokes }}
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{{ep | 1726 | 11/01/1996 | P |Anthony Jenkin| 44 - 29 |[[Diane Simpkins]]|Geoffrey Durham|Catherine Stokes|70}}
{{ep | 1727 | 12/01/1996 | P | Anthony Jenkin | 59 - 31 | [[Nevil Malin]] | Geoffrey Durham | Catherine Stokes }}
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{{ep | 1727 | 12/01/1996 | P |Anthony Jenkin| 59 - 31 |[[Nevil Malin]]|Geoffrey Durham|Catherine Stokes|73}}
{{ep | 1728 | 15/01/1996 | P | Anthony Jenkin | 58 - 26 | [[Angela Raker]] | Geoffrey Durham | Catherine Stokes }}
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{{ep | 1728 | 15/01/1996 | P |Anthony Jenkin| 58 - 26 |[[Angela Raker]]|Geoffrey Durham|Catherine Stokes|72}}
{{ep | 1777 | 22/03/1996 | QF | Anthony Jenkin | 26 - 54 | [[Chris Williams]] | [[Martin Jarvis]] | [[Susie Dent]] }}
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{{ep | 1777 | 22/03/1996 | QF |Anthony Jenkin| 26 - 54 |[[Chris Williams]]|[[Martin Jarvis]]|[[Susie Dent]]|72}}
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{{ep | 6781 | 12/03/2018 | P |[[Zarte Siempre]]| 111 - 65 |Anthony Jenkin|[[Liz Bonnin]]|Susie Dent|125}}
 
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 78]]

Latest revision as of 23:35, 17 January 2024

Anthony Jenkin
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionQuarter-finalist
Seeding2
Points total459
Conundrums solved6
Anthony Jenkin in Series 31...
...and 22 years later in Series 78!

Anthony Jenkin was an octochamp and finalist in Series 31 and a contestant in Series 78.

Jenkin is one of just 4 people to have won a game with the extra intensity clock music. Upon his readmission to the show in 2018, he also became the first octochamp to be invited back for a second Countdown run. Unfortunately for Jenkin, his "second début" would prove to be his last show, as he was pitted against Zarte Siempre in the final game of Siempre's 967-point octorun.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
1721 4/01/1996 P Anthony Jenkin 40 – 28 Maria Thomson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Catherine Stokes 80
1722 5/01/1996 P Anthony Jenkin 68 – 51 Barbara Taylor Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Catherine Stokes 69
1723 8/01/1996 P Anthony Jenkin 62 – 42 Ben Jeffrey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Catherine Stokes 73
1724 9/01/1996 P Anthony Jenkin 64 – 48 Shelagh Melville Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Catherine Stokes 69
1725 10/01/1996 P Anthony Jenkin 64 – 27 David Bremner Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Catherine Stokes 84
1726 11/01/1996 P Anthony Jenkin 44 – 29 Diane Simpkins Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Catherine Stokes 70
1727 12/01/1996 P Anthony Jenkin 59 – 31 Nevil Malin Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Catherine Stokes 73
1728 15/01/1996 P Anthony Jenkin 58 – 26 Angela Raker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Catherine Stokes 72
1777 22/03/1996 QF Anthony Jenkin 26 – 54 Chris Williams Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Susie Dent 72
6781 12/03/2018 P Zarte Siempre 111 – 65 Anthony Jenkin Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Liz Bonnin Susie Dent 125