Fiona Davies

Fiona Davies was a contestant in Series 23 and the runner-up of Series 24.

She first appeared on Countdown on 26 February 1992, beating Stephen McGeown 62 – 44 in the 43rd heat of Series 23. She won a further three games before losing at the hands of Fergus Sharp. Her four wins and 274 points would have been sufficient for her to return for the series 23 final rounds as #5 seed, but she was unable to attend due to illness.

In an unprecedented move, the producers allowed her to return at the end of Series 24, and play a 'play-off' game against that series's #8 seed, Maureen Grabham, for inclusion into the quarter-finals. Davies won that game 65 – 27, and the following day upset the form book by beating the octochamp Norman Christian 41 – 39. In the semi-finals, she beat Richard Onions 64 – 34, meaning the final would be contested between herself and 14-year old whizzkid Wayne Summers. In the final, Davies led by 2 points after the first conundrum, but it all went wrong for her in the second half as she only scored 13 points, allowing Summers to come from behind and win the game 67 – 47.

Davies did not play in Championship of Champions VI, but did play in the Supreme Championship, losing her first game to Dick Green.

Davies also appeared on The Krypton Factor in 1990, and impressively won the intelligence round but was unable to progress beyond the heats stage.

Preceded by Phil Jordan

Series runner-up Series 24

Followed by James Sinclair

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
1240	26/02/1992	P	Stephen McGeown	44 – 62	Fiona Davies	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Freda Thornton	74
1241	27/02/1992	P	Steve Bright	45 – 53	Fiona Davies	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Freda Thornton	73
1242	28/02/1992	P	Daphne Chapple	13 – 44	Fiona Davies	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Freda Thornton	71
1243	2/03/1992	P	Joe Brookstone	43 – 65	Fiona Davies	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Freda Thornton	72
1244	3/03/1992	P	Fergus Sharp	54 – 50	Fiona Davies	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Freda Thornton	71
1320	16/09/1992	QP	Maureen Grabham	27 – 65	Fiona Davies	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Judy Pearsall	68
1321	17/09/1992	QF	Norman Christian	39 – 41	Fiona Davies	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Judy Pearsall	69
1325	23/09/1992	SF	Richard Onions	34 – 64	Fiona Davies	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Judy Pearsall	73
1327	25/09/1992	GF	Wayne Summers	67 – 47	Fiona Davies	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams, Jenny Hanley	Judy Pearsall	106
1856	10/10/1996	aQF	Dick Green	56 – 35	Fiona Davies	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Susie Dent	69