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− | [[Image:Ash_Haji.jpg|right|thumb|frame|Ash Haji | + | [[Image:Ash_Haji.jpg|right|thumb|frame|Ash Haji]] |
− | '''Ash Haji''' was the champion of | + | '''Ash Haji''' was the champion of [[Series 2]]. |
− | + | He was a computer programmer from Wanstead, London. He won two heats of the show before losing to [[Russell Byers]], against whom he would prevail in the grand final, winning by 71 points to 70. | |
+ | Haji returned for [[Championship of Champions I]], but was defeated in the semi-finals by ultimate winner [[Mark Nyman]]. | ||
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+ | Haji played in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]], but was beaten by [[Julian Hough]] in his first game. | ||
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+ | Haji is also a top [[Scrabble]] player. | ||
{{series winner|preceded_by=Joyce Cansfield|series=2|followed_by=Andrew Guy}} | {{series winner|preceded_by=Joyce Cansfield|series=2|followed_by=Andrew Guy}} | ||
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==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
− | {{ep | 42 | 29/04/1983 | P | [[Norma Nicholson]] | + | {{ep | 42 | 29/04/1983 | P |Ash Haji| 45 - 37 |[[Norma Nicholson]]|[[Kenneth Williams]]||68}} |
− | {{ep | 43 | 3/05/1983 | P | Ash Haji | 58 - 18 | [[Gray Robertson]] | Kenneth Williams | | + | {{ep | 43 | 3/05/1983 | P |Ash Haji| 58 - 18 |[[Gray Robertson]]|Kenneth Williams||71}} |
− | {{ep | 44 | 4/05/1983 | P | Ash Haji | 30 - 59 | [[Russell Byers]] | Kenneth Williams | | + | {{ep | 44 | 4/05/1983 | P |Ash Haji| 30 - 59 |[[Russell Byers]]|Kenneth Williams||69}} |
− | {{ep | 72 | 22/06/1983 | QP | Ash Haji | 49 - 26 | [[Bobbie Bennett]] | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | | + | {{ep | 72 | 22/06/1983 | QP |Ash Haji| 49 - 26 |[[Bobbie Bennett]]|[[Gyles Brandreth]]||68}} |
− | {{ep | 77 | 29/06/1983 | QF | Ash Haji | 68 - 39 | [[Philip Nelkon]] | Gyles Brandreth | [[Lesley Burnett]] }} | + | {{ep | 77 | 29/06/1983 | QF |Ash Haji| 68 - 39 |[[Philip Nelkon]]|Gyles Brandreth|[[Lesley Burnett]]|83}} |
− | {{ep | 79 | 1/07/1983 | SF | Ash Haji | 41 - 35 | [[Maurice Packman]] | Gyles Brandreth | Lesley Burnett }} | + | {{ep | 79 | 1/07/1983 | SF |Ash Haji| 41 - 35 |[[Maurice Packman]]|Gyles Brandreth|Lesley Burnett|72}} |
− | {{ep | 80 | 2/07/1983 | GF | Ash Haji | 71 - 70 | | + | {{ep | 80 | 2/07/1983 | GF |Ash Haji| 71 - 70 |Russell Byers|Kenneth Williams,<br />Gyles Brandreth|Lesley Burnett|114}} |
− | {{ep | 188 | 18/10/1984 | CQF | Ash Haji | 49 - 35 | [[Brian Hudson]] | [[Nigel Rees]] | [[Yvonne | + | {{ep | 188 | 18/10/1984 | CQF |Ash Haji| 49 - 35 |[[Brian Hudson]]|[[Nigel Rees]]|[[Yvonne Warburton]]|72}} |
− | {{ep | 189 | 19/10/1984 | CSF | Ash Haji | 34 - 61 | [[Mark Nyman]] | [[Ned Sherrin]] | Yvonne | + | {{ep | 189 | 19/10/1984 | CSF |Ash Haji| 34 - 61 |[[Mark Nyman]]|[[Ned Sherrin]]|Yvonne Warburton|67}} |
− | {{ep |M36 | | + | {{ep | M36 | 4/12/1989-8/12/1989 | M |Ash Haji| 54 – 102 |[[Peter Evans]]|none|[[Freda Thornton]]|158}} |
− | {{ep | 1890 | 27/11/1996 | fQF | Ash Haji | 58 - 65 | [[Julian Hough]] | [[Tom O'Connor]] | [[Catherine Stokes]] }} | + | {{ep | 1890 | 27/11/1996 | fQF |Ash Haji| 58 - 65 |[[Julian Hough]]|[[Tom O'Connor]]|[[Catherine Stokes]]|94}} |
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
− | [[Category:Series winners | + | |
− | [[Category:Contestants in Series 2 | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Haji, Ash}} |
− | [[Category:Contestants in Series 33 | + | [[Category:Finalists]] |
− | [[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions I | + | [[Category:Series winners]] |
+ | [[Category:Contestants in Series 2]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Contestants in Series 33]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions I]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Contestants in Countdown Masters Series 1]] |
Latest revision as of 18:36, 2 May 2020
Ash Haji was the champion of Series 2.
He was a computer programmer from Wanstead, London. He won two heats of the show before losing to Russell Byers, against whom he would prevail in the grand final, winning by 71 points to 70.
Haji returned for Championship of Champions I, but was defeated in the semi-finals by ultimate winner Mark Nyman.
Haji played in the Supreme Championship, but was beaten by Julian Hough in his first game.
Haji is also a top Scrabble player.
Preceded by Joyce Cansfield |
Series winner Series 2 |
Followed by Andrew Guy |