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{{ep | 2983 | 4/04/2001 | P |John Rainsden| 52 - 34 |[[Jacqui Baker]]|Lionel Blair|Damian Eadie|73}} | {{ep | 2983 | 4/04/2001 | P |John Rainsden| 52 - 34 |[[Jacqui Baker]]|Lionel Blair|Damian Eadie|73}} | ||
{{ep | 2984 | 5/04/2001 | P |John Rainsden| 49 - 61 |[[Stan Airey]]|Lionel Blair|Damian Eadie|72}} | {{ep | 2984 | 5/04/2001 | P |John Rainsden| 49 - 61 |[[Stan Airey]]|Lionel Blair|Damian Eadie|72}} | ||
− | {{ep | 3036 | 21/06/2001 | QF |[[Kevin McMahon]]| 45 - 50 |John | + | {{ep | 3036 | 21/06/2001 | QF |[[Kevin McMahon]]| 45 - 50 |John Rainsden|[[Martin Jarvis]]|Damian Eadie|72}} |
{{ep | 3040 | 27/06/2001 | SF |[[David Hoskisson]]| 27 - 39 |John Rainsden|Martin Jarvis|Damian Eadie|73}} | {{ep | 3040 | 27/06/2001 | SF |[[David Hoskisson]]| 27 - 39 |John Rainsden|Martin Jarvis|Damian Eadie|73}} | ||
− | {{ep | 3042 | 29/06/2001 | GF |John Rainsden| 48 - 59 | | + | {{ep | 3042 | 29/06/2001 | GF |John Rainsden| 48 - 59 |Stuart Wood|[[Stephen Fry]]|Damian Eadie|127}} |
{{ep | 3395 | 13/01/2003 | CP |John Rainsden| 65 - 117 |[[Tom Hargreaves]]|Tim Rice|[[Susie Dent]]|132}} | {{ep | 3395 | 13/01/2003 | CP |John Rainsden| 65 - 117 |[[Tom Hargreaves]]|Tim Rice|[[Susie Dent]]|132}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:33, 1 July 2019
John Rainsden was the runner-up of Series 44 in 2001.
He was a 61-year old former Head of Maths at Wallingford School, Oxfordshire. John defeated Stuart Wood in his first appearance on 29 March 2001, and won a further four games before losing at the hands of Stan Airey. He returned for the final rounds as #8 seed, and pulled off a shock win over Kevin McMahon in the quarter-final, before beating David Hoskisson in the semi-final. The final against Stuart Wood, a rematch of their earlier heat game, went to a crucial conundrum with John trailing by a solitary point. However, it was Stuart who buzzed and answered correctly, meaning John had to settle for second-best. John was invited back for Championship of Champions XI after Stuart Wood was forced to pull out through illness, but he lost in the first round to an on-form Tom Hargreaves.
Preceded by Matthew Turner |
Series runner-up Series 44 |
Followed by Geraldine Hylands |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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2979 | 29/03/2001 | P | Stuart Wood | 38 – 52 | John Rainsden | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tim Rice | Gillian Evans | 72 | ||
2980 | 30/03/2001 | P | John Rainsden | 48 – 30 | Carol Forde | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tim Rice | Gillian Evans | 84 | ||
2981 | 2/04/2001 | P | John Rainsden | 56 – 29 | Dave Spall | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tim Rice | Gillian Evans | 82 | ||
2982 | 3/04/2001 | P | John Rainsden | 45 – 37 | John Place | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lionel Blair | Damian Eadie | 84 | ||
2983 | 4/04/2001 | P | John Rainsden | 52 – 34 | Jacqui Baker | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lionel Blair | Damian Eadie | 73 | ||
2984 | 5/04/2001 | P | John Rainsden | 49 – 61 | Stan Airey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lionel Blair | Damian Eadie | 72 | ||
3036 | 21/06/2001 | QF | Kevin McMahon | 45 – 50 | John Rainsden | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Damian Eadie | 72 | ||
3040 | 27/06/2001 | SF | David Hoskisson | 27 – 39 | John Rainsden | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Damian Eadie | 73 | ||
3042 | 29/06/2001 | GF | John Rainsden | 48 – 59 | Stuart Wood | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Stephen Fry | Damian Eadie | 127 | ||
3395 | 13/01/2003 | CP | John Rainsden | 65 – 117 | Tom Hargreaves | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 132 |