Jenny Haldane

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