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'''John Taylor''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 21]] and [[Series 72|72]]. | '''John Taylor''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 21]] and [[Series 72|72]]. | ||
| − | He first appeared in 1991, losing to [[octochamp]] [[Lew Schwarz]] before returning to ''Countdown'' nearly 24 years later. Unfortunately, his offerings of {{word|EMPLOY}}, {{word|STEERAGE}} and {{word|GARNET}} were not in the selection, and he later offered {{word|GRANT}}, which was spelt out in the selection, {{word|GARNET}} available that time. He thus scored a lower total despite playing a longer format. | + | He first appeared in 1991, losing to [[octochamp]] [[Lew Schwarz]] before returning to ''Countdown'' nearly 24 years later. Unfortunately, his offerings of {{word|EMPLOY}}, {{word|STEERAGE}} and {{word|GARNET}} were not in the selection, and he later offered {{word|GRANT}}, which was spelt out in the selection, with {{word|GARNET}} available that time. He thus scored a lower total despite playing a longer format. |
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
Revision as of 16:36, 7 October 2017
John Taylor was a contestant in Series 21 and 72.
He first appeared in 1991, losing to octochamp Lew Schwarz before returning to Countdown nearly 24 years later. Unfortunately, his offerings of EMPLOY, STEERAGE and GARNET were not in the selection, and he later offered GRANT, which was spelt out in the selection, with GARNET available that time. He thus scored a lower total despite playing a longer format.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1114 | 5/03/1991 | P | John Taylor | 38 – 53 | Lew Schwarz | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Ned Sherrin | Alexandra Clayton | 82 | ||
| 6065 | 15/01/2015 | P | Josephine Sinclair | 75 – 24 | John Taylor | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | David Emanuel | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
