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− | '''John Rainsden''' was the runner-up of [[Series 44]] in 2001 | + | '''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 [[episode 3042|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]]. | ||
{{series runner-up|preceded_by=Matthew Turner|series=44|followed_by=Geraldine Hylands}} | {{series runner-up|preceded_by=Matthew Turner|series=44|followed_by=Geraldine Hylands}} | ||
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==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
− | {{ep | 2979 | 29/03/2001 | P | [[Stuart Wood]] | 38 - 52 | John Rainsden | [[Tim Rice]] | [[Gillian Evans]] }} | + | {{ep | 2979 | 29/03/2001 | P |[[Stuart Wood]]| 38 - 52 |John Rainsden|[[Tim Rice]]|[[Gillian Evans]]|72}} |
− | {{ep | 2980 | 30/03/2001 | P | John Rainsden | 48 - 30 | [[Carol Forde]] | Tim Rice | Gillian Evans }} | + | {{ep | 2980 | 30/03/2001 | P |John Rainsden| 48 - 30 |[[Carol Forde]]|Tim Rice|Gillian Evans|84}} |
− | {{ep | 2981 | 2/04/2001 | P | John Rainsden | 56 - 29 | [[Dave Spall]] | Tim Rice | Gillian Evans }} | + | {{ep | 2981 | 2/04/2001 | P |John Rainsden| 56 - 29 |[[Dave Spall]]|Tim Rice|Gillian Evans|82}} |
− | {{ep | 2982 | 3/04/2001 | P | John Rainsden | 45 - 37 | [[John Place]] | [[Lionel Blair]] | [[Damian Eadie]] }} | + | {{ep | 2982 | 3/04/2001 | P |John Rainsden| 45 - 37 |[[John Place]]|[[Lionel Blair]]|[[Damian Eadie]]|84}} |
− | {{ep | 2983 | 4/04/2001 | P | John Rainsden | 52 - 34 | [[Jacqui Baker]] | Lionel Blair | Damian Eadie }} | + | {{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 }} | + | {{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 Rainsde|[[Martin Jarvis]]|Damian Eadie|72}} |
− | {{ep | 3040 | 27/06/2001 | SF | [[David Hoskisson]] | 27 - 39 | John Rainsden | Martin Jarvis | Damian Eadie }} | + | {{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]] }} | + | {{ep | 3395 | 13/01/2003 | CP |John Rainsden| 65 - 117 |[[Tom Hargreaves]]|Tim Rice|[[Susie Dent]]|132}} |
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
Revision as of 23:00, 27 September 2011
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 Rainsde | 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 |