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Christine White

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Christine White

Christine White, a maths examination marker from Sittingbourne in Kent, was the runner-up of Series 37.

She beat Ruth Collier in her first appearance and racked up 3 more wins before losing at the hands of Ricky Zinger. Had Christine won that game, her next opponent would have been her husband, Ledger. Returning for the finals stage as #4 seed, she beat Mark Wyndham-Jones in the quarter-final and Kate Surtees in the semi-final before losing the final to Ray McPhie after neither player managed to unscramble the crucial conundrum. Christine returned the following week for Championship of Champions IX, but lost in the first round to eventual winner Natascha Kearsey.

Christine returned to Countdown to record a special episode, a rematch of her final against Ray McPhie. Once again, Ray emerged on the winning side, this time winning 104 – 89.

Preceded by
Maria Boyes
Series runner-up
Series 37
Followed by
Steve Fisher


Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
2135 12/11/1997 P Ruth Collier 60 – 64 Christine White Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Susie Dent 85
2136 13/11/1997 P Christine White 65 – 48 David Clement Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Susie Dent 69
2137 14/11/1997 P Christine White 55 – 44 Sally Attwater Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Susie Dent 83
2138 17/11/1997 P Christine White 58 – 52 Alan Lund Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Susie Dent 73
2139 18/11/1997 P Christine White 47 – 56 Ricky Zinger Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Susie Dent 75
2159 16/12/1997 QF Christine White 53 – 42 Mark Wyndham-Jones Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth Mark Nyman 69
2160 17/12/1997 SF Kate Surtees 35 – 55 Christine White Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth Mark Nyman 82
2162 19/12/1997 GF Ray McPhie 86 – 79 Christine White Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth Mark Nyman 128
2168 5/01/1998 CP Christine White 45 – 49 Natascha Kearsey Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Denis Norden Mark Nyman 71
S18 13/08/2004 S Ray McPhie 104 – 89 Christine White Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ann Widdecombe Susie Dent 121