Jonathan Anstey

Jonathan Anstey octochamp statistics
Final position	Semi-finalist
Seeding	1
Points total	540 (including 1 draw)
Conundrums solved	7 (out of 9)

Jonathan Anstey

Jonathan Anstey was an octochamp and semi-finalist in Series 18, and a participant in Championship of Champions V. He was a 28-year-old civil servant from South London, but originally from Dudley, West Midlands.

Beating Tom Dudley in his first appearance, he won seven more games and drew another to become an octochamp and number one seed for the finals. 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
886	03/08/1989	P	Tom Dudley	35 – 54	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	71
887	04/08/1989	P	Keith Pottage	12 – 66	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	82
888	07/08/1989	P	Sue Hall	61 – 61	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	86
889	08/08/1989	P	Sue Hall	37 – 46	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	73
890	09/08/1989	P	Neil Barlow	40 – 81	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	84
891	10/08/1989	P	John Feetenby	42 – 62	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	73
892	11/08/1989	P	Eileen Meghen	24 – 53	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lance Percival	Simon Mason	71
893	14/08/1989	P	Ian Whitcombe	33 – 59	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lance Percival	Simon Mason	74
894	15/08/1989	P	Elizabeth Rennie	41 – 58	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lance Percival	Simon Mason	71
931	05/10/1989	QF	Jonathan Anstey	45 – 33	Margaret Budden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Catherine Clarke	86
935	11/10/1989	SF	Mandi Hale	48 – 36	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Catherine Clarke	73
M63	11/06/1990–15/06/1990	M	Jonathan Anstey	95 – 75	Mandi Hale	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Della Thompson	137
1069	01/01/1991	CQF	Gino Corr	57 – 47	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Catherine Clarke	69