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Jonathan Seal

From Countdown
Jonathan Seal, 14 years after his first appearance, in Series 87.

Jonathan Seal was a contestant in Series 61 and 87. He was originally from Surrey but now lives in London. He is also an Apterite.

He made his initial debut in 2009, where he was given a very tough proposition in the form of eventual octochamp and series champion Chris Davies, who after a close start eventually overpowered Seal.

But, almost 14 years later, Seal came back, and this time got a teapot by dispatching Apterite and 4-time winner Adam Blundred. He saw off four more opponents before ultimately coming unstuck against yet another tough customer; that being fellow Apterite, and again an eventual series champion in Ronan Higginson. Despite scoring his joint-highest points total in his last game, and his overall high-scoring run for 6 games, Seal ultimately missed out on qualifying for the series finals.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
4878 4/09/2009 P Chris Davies 121 – 57 Jonathan Seal Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 131
8014 10/05/2023 P Adam Blundred 65 – 87 Jonathan Seal Colin Murray Rachel Riley Les Dennis Susie Dent 120
8015 11/05/2023 P Jonathan Seal 94 – 88 Michael Weston Colin Murray Rachel Riley Les Dennis Susie Dent 125
8016 12/05/2023 P Jonathan Seal 96 – 59 Mel Lynch Colin Murray Rachel Riley Les Dennis Susie Dent 133
8017 15/05/2023 P Jonathan Seal 98 – 45 Nick Bagshaw Colin Murray Rachel Riley Annie MacManus Susie Dent 134
8018 16/05/2023 P Jonathan Seal 97 – 35 Emma Lunn Colin Murray Rachel Riley Annie MacManus Susie Dent 121
8019 17/05/2023 P Jonathan Seal 98 – 132 Ronan Higginson Colin Murray Rachel Riley Annie MacManus Susie Dent 143