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'''Jenny Haldane''' was a quarter-finalist in [[Series 16]]. She was a part-time staff nurse from Edinburgh in Scotland.
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'''Jenny Haldane''' was a finalist in [[Series 16]]. She was a part-time staff nurse from Edinburgh in Scotland.
  
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Her debut on 5 August 1988, in which she beat [[John Widdowson]] {{score|70|46}}, is believed to be the show's first [[List of Countdown terminology|perfect game]].
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Haldane's debut on 5 August 1988, in which she beat [[John Widdowson]] {{score|70|46}}, is believed to be the show's first ever [[max game]]. She followed this with 6 more victories, all but one of which included scores above 50, before losing her eighth match to [[Roger Wales]]. Qualifying for the finals as No. 2 seed, Haldane's series run was ended by eventual series winner [[Tony Vick]].
  
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Jenny was also the co-founder of the [[Edinburgh Countdown Club]], with [[Nita Marr]]. She beat Nita in a [[Masters]] game {{score|99|81}}.  
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Haldane also co-founded the [[Edinburgh Countdown Club]], with [[Nita Marr]]. In 1990, she beat Marr in a [[Masters]] game by a score of {{score|99|81}}. Haldane also appeared on ''Catchword'' on BBC 2.
  
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Jenny also appeared on the now-defunct ''Catchword''.
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Haldane sadly passed away in July 2016.
  
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Jenny passed away in July 2016.
 
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
 
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{{ep | 799 | 16/08/1988 | P |[[Roger Wales]]| 46 - 35 |Jenny Haldane|[[Nigel Rees]]|Freda Thornton|71}}
 
{{ep | 799 | 16/08/1988 | P |[[Roger Wales]]| 46 - 35 |Jenny Haldane|[[Nigel Rees]]|Freda Thornton|71}}
 
{{ep | 807 | 26/08/1988 | QF |[[Tony Vick]]| 57 - 45 |Jenny Haldane|[[Bill Tidy]]|[[Della Thompson]]|74}}
 
{{ep | 807 | 26/08/1988 | QF |[[Tony Vick]]| 57 - 45 |Jenny Haldane|[[Bill Tidy]]|[[Della Thompson]]|74}}
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{{ep | M12 | 19/6/89-23/6/89 | Masters 1 |Jenny Haldane| 98 – 54 |[[Olivia Lloyd-Potts]]|N/A|[[Catherine Clarke]]|145}}
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{{ep | M12 | 19/06/1989-23/06/1989 | M |Jenny Haldane| 98 – 54 |[[Olivia Lloyd-Potts]]|none|[[Catherine Clarke]]|145}}
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{{ep | M68 | 16/7/90-20/7/90 | Masters 2 |[[Nita Marr]]| 81 – 99 |Jenny Haldane|N/A|[[Simon Mason]]|141}}  
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{{ep | M68 | 16/07/1990-20/07/1990 | M |[[Nita Marr]]| 81 – 99 |Jenny Haldane|none|[[Simon Mason]]|141}}  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:41, 4 April 2021

Jenny Haldane

Jenny Haldane was a finalist in Series 16. She was a part-time staff nurse from Edinburgh in Scotland.

Haldane's debut on 5 August 1988, in which she beat John Widdowson 70 – 46, is believed to be the show's first ever max game. She followed this with 6 more victories, all but one of which included scores above 50, before losing her eighth match to Roger Wales. Qualifying for the finals as No. 2 seed, Haldane's series run was ended by eventual series winner Tony Vick.

Haldane also co-founded the Edinburgh Countdown Club, with Nita Marr. In 1990, she beat Marr in a Masters game by a score of 99 – 81. Haldane also appeared on Catchword on BBC 2.

Haldane sadly passed away in July 2016.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
792 5/08/1988 P John Widdowson 46 – 70 Jenny Haldane Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Ned Sherrin Freda Thornton 70
793 8/08/1988 P Margaret Thomas 37 – 45 Jenny Haldane Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Ned Sherrin Freda Thornton 68
794 9/08/1988 P Ian Fairweather 34 – 56 Jenny Haldane Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Ned Sherrin Freda Thornton 73
795 10/08/1988 P Mary Slade 28 – 55 Jenny Haldane Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Ned Sherrin Freda Thornton 68
796 11/08/1988 P Geoff Atkinson 44 – 51 Jenny Haldane Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Ned Sherrin Freda Thornton 80
797 12/08/1988 P Jackie Sturrock 32 – 58 Jenny Haldane Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Ned Sherrin Freda Thornton 73
798 15/08/1988 P Catherine Nicholls 18 – 62 Jenny Haldane Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Ned Sherrin Freda Thornton 73
799 16/08/1988 P Roger Wales 46 – 35 Jenny Haldane Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Nigel Rees Freda Thornton 71
807 26/08/1988 QF Tony Vick 57 – 45 Jenny Haldane Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Bill Tidy Della Thompson 74
M12 19/06/1989-23/06/1989 M Jenny Haldane 98 – 54 Olivia Lloyd-Potts Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman none Catherine Clarke 145
M68 16/07/1990-20/07/1990 M Nita Marr 81 – 99 Jenny Haldane Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman none Simon Mason 141
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