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Jonathan Anstey
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Jonathan Anstey was a semi-finalist from Series 18.
Beating Tom Dudley in his first appearance, he won seven more games and drew another to become an octochamp and #1 seed for the final rounds. He beat Margaret Budden in the quarter-final, but lost to Mandi Hale in the semis. Anstey later returned for Championship of Champions V, but was beaten in the first round by Gino Corr.
He was also a top Scrabble player.
Anstey passed away with cancer aged 48 on 11 December 2009.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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886 | 3/08/1989 | P | Tom Dudley | 35 – 54 | Jonathan Anstey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Eve Pollard | Simon Mason | 71 | ||
887 | 4/08/1989 | P | Keith Pottage | 12 – 66 | Jonathan Anstey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Eve Pollard | Simon Mason | 82 | ||
888 | 7/08/1989 | P | Sue Hall | 61 – 61 | Jonathan Anstey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Eve Pollard | Simon Mason | 86 | ||
889 | 8/08/1989 | P | Sue Hall | 37 – 46 | Jonathan Anstey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Eve Pollard | Simon Mason | 73 | ||
890 | 9/08/1989 | P | Neil Barlow | 40 – 81 | Jonathan Anstey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Eve Pollard | Simon Mason | 84 | ||
891 | 10/08/1989 | P | John Feetenby | 42 – 62 | Jonathan Anstey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Eve Pollard | Simon Mason | 73 | ||
892 | 11/08/1989 | P | Eileen Meghen | 24 – 53 | Jonathan Anstey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lance Percival | Simon Mason | 71 | ||
893 | 14/08/1989 | P | Ian Whitcombe | 33 – 59 | Jonathan Anstey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lance Percival | Simon Mason | 74 | ||
894 | 15/08/1989 | P | Elizabeth Rennie | 41 – 58 | Jonathan Anstey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lance Percival | Simon Mason | 71 | ||
931 | 5/10/1989 | QF | Jonathan Anstey | 45 – 33 | Margaret Budden | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | 86 | ||
935 | 11/10/1989 | SF | Mandi Hale | 48 – 36 | Jonathan Anstey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Eve Pollard | Catherine Clarke | 73 | ||
M63 | 11/6/90-15/6/90 | Masters 2 | Jonathan Anstey | 95 – 75 | Mandi Hale | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | N/A | Della Thompson | 137 | ||
1069 | 1/01/1991 | CQF | Gino Corr | 57 – 47 | Jonathan Anstey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | 69 |