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'''Lawrence Pearse''' was a contestant in [[Series 17]].  A civil servant from Cheltenham, he first made his debut on 22 February 1989 near the end of the series, where he beat [[Jim Saywell]] 53-34. Lawrence won a further seven games to become an [[octochamp]] and #2 seed for the series behind the hotly-favoured [[Tim Morrissey]]. In the final rounds, Lawrence beat [[Jean Tweddell]] and [[Vicki McCarthy]] on the way to the final against [[Evan Simpson]]. [[episode 867|The final]] was a back-and-forth affair, with Evan leading by 19 points after the first conundrum, but Lawrence managed to stage a comeback, and with Evan not scoring due to a series of messed-up numbers games and disallowed words, it was done and dusted by the conundrum- Lawrence ran out the 80-64 winner and champion of series 17. His son [[Alex Pearse|Alex]] had also appeared in the same series.
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[[Image:Lawrence Pearse.jpg|right|thumb|frame|Lawrence Pearse]]
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'''Lawrence Pearse''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[Series winners|champion]] of [[Series 17]], a semi-finalist in [[Championship of Champions V]] and a participant in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]].
  
Lawrence returned for [[Championship of Champions V]], beating [[Michael Wareham]] in the first round before losing to [[Gino Corr]] in the semi-final, a game that is most remembered for the oft-repeated out-take where both contestants declared the word WANKERS [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7gBXPUSXGWs]. Lawrence returned one final time for the [[Supreme Championship]] in 1996, but was beaten by [[Jackie McLeod]] 47-45 in his first game.
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A civil servant from Cheltenham, he made his debut on 22 February 1989, near the end of the series, where he beat [[Jim Saywell]] {{score|53|34}}. Pearse won a further seven games to become an [[octochamp]] and #2 seed for the series behind the hotly-favoured [[Tim Morrissey]]. In the final rounds, Pearse beat [[Jean Tweddell]] and [[Vicki McCarthy]] on the way to the final against [[Evan Simpson]]. [[episode 867|The final]] was a back-and-forth affair, with Simpson leading by 19 points after the first conundrum, but Pearse managed to stage a comeback, and with Simpson not scoring due to a series of messed-up numbers games and disallowed words, it was done and dusted by the conundrum — Pearse ran out the {{score|80|64}} winner and champion of series 17. His son [[Alex Pearse|Alex]] had also appeared in the same series, and they went on to play a Masters game against each other.
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Pearse returned for [[Championship of Champions V]], beating [[Michael Wareham]] in the first round before losing to [[Gino Corr]] in the semi-final, a game that is most remembered for the oft-repeated out-take where both contestants declared the word {{word|WANKERS}} [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7gBXPUSXGWs].
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Pearse returned one final time for the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] in 1996, but was beaten by [[Jackie McLeod]] {{score|47|45}} in his first game.
  
 
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==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
 
{{episode table}}
 
{{episode table}}
{{ep | 850 | 22/02/1989 | P | [[Jim Saywell]] | 34 - 53 | Lawrence Pearse | [[Tim Rice]] | [[Catherine Clarke]] }}
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{{ep | 850 | 22/02/1989 | P |[[Jim Saywell]]| 34 - 53 |Lawrence Pearse|[[Tim Rice]]|[[Catherine Clarke]]|94}}
{{ep | 851 | 23/02/1989 | P | Lawrence Pearse | 51 - 40 | [[Anne Ives]] | Tim Rice | Catherine Clarke }}
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{{ep | 851 | 23/02/1989 | P |[[Anne Ives]]| 40 - 51 |Lawrence Pearse|Tim Rice|Catherine Clarke|84}}
{{ep | 852 | 24/02/1989 | P | Lawrence Pearse | 57 - 49 | [[Cathy Frank]] | Tim Rice | Catherine Clarke }}
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{{ep | 852 | 24/02/1989 | P |[[Cathy Frank]]| 49 - 57 |Lawrence Pearse|Tim Rice|Catherine Clarke|94}}
{{ep | 853 | 27/02/1989 | P | Lawrence Pearse | 49 - 48 | [[Fuad Shammas]] | Tim Rice | Catherine Clarke }}
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{{ep | 853 | 27/02/1989 | P |[[Fuad Shammas]]| 48 - 49 |Lawrence Pearse|Tim Rice|Catherine Clarke|72}}
{{ep | 854 | 28/02/1989 | P | Lawrence Pearse | 48 - 36 | [[Nadine Roebuck]] | [[Ned Sherrin]] | [[Georgia Hole]] }}
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{{ep | 854 | 28/02/1989 | P |[[Nadine Roebuck]]| 36 - 48 |Lawrence Pearse|[[Ned Sherrin]]|[[Georgia Hole]]|73}}
{{ep | 855 | 1/03/1989 | P | Lawrence Pearse | 70 - 40 | [[David Thompson]] | Ned Sherrin | Georgia Hole }}
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{{ep | 855 | 1/03/1989 | P |[[David Thompson]]| 40 - 70 |Lawrence Pearse|Ned Sherrin|Georgia Hole|73}}
{{ep | 856 | 2/03/1989 | P | Lawrence Pearse | 58 - 23 | [[Karen Hoggarth]] | Ned Sherrin | Georgia Hole }}
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{{ep | 856 | 2/03/1989 | P |[[Karen Hoggarth]]| 23 - 58 |Lawrence Pearse|Ned Sherrin|Georgia Hole|71}}
{{ep | 857 | 3/03/1989 | P | Lawrence Pearse | 52 - 12 | [[David Gledhill]] | Ned Sherrin | Georgia Hole }}
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{{ep | 857 | 3/03/1989 | P |[[David Gledhill]]| 12 - 52 |Lawrence Pearse|Ned Sherrin|Georgia Hole|72}}
{{ep | 862 | 10/03/1989 | QF | Lawrence Pearse | 52 - 29 | [[Jean Tweddell]] | [[Simon Williams]] | Georgia Hole }}
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{{ep | 862 | 10/03/1989 | QF |Lawrence Pearse| 52 - 29 |[[Jean Tweddell]]|[[Simon Williams]]|Georgia Hole|73}}
{{ep | 866 | 16/03/1989 | SF | [[Vicki McCarthy]] | 24 - 49 | Lawrence Pearse | Simon Williams | Georgia Hole }}
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{{ep | 866 | 16/03/1989 | SF |[[Vicki McCarthy]]| 24 - 49 |Lawrence Pearse|Simon Williams|Georgia Hole|71}}
{{ep | 867 | 17/03/1989 | GF | [[Evan Simpson]] | 64 - 80 | Lawrence Pearse | Ned Sherrin, [[Frazer Hines]] | [[Freda Thornton]] }}
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{{ep | 867 | 17/03/1989 | GF |[[Evan Simpson]]| 64 - 80 |Lawrence Pearse|Ned Sherrin, [[Frazer Hines]]|[[Freda Thornton]]|140}}
{{ep |M35 | 27/11/89-1/12/89 | | Lawrence Pearse | 75  77 | [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]] | | Freda Thornton}}
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{{ep | M35 | 27/11/1989-1/12/1989 | M |Lawrence Pearse| 75 – 77 |[[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]]|none|Freda Thornton|138}}
{{ep | 1070 | 2/01/1991 | CQF | [[Michael Wareham]] | 38 - 54 | Lawrence Pearse | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | Catherine Clarke }}
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{{ep | 1070 | 2/01/1991 | CQF |[[Michael Wareham]]| 38 - 54 |Lawrence Pearse|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|Catherine Clarke|71}}
{{ep | 1073 | 7/01/1991 | CSF | [[Gino Corr]] | 61 - 34 | Lawrence Pearse | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke }}
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{{ep | 1073 | 7/01/1991 | CSF |[[Gino Corr]]| 61 - 34 |Lawrence Pearse|Gyles Brandreth|Catherine Clarke|72}}
{{ep|M96 | Unreleased |Masters| Alex Pearse | 80  77 | [[Lawrence Pearse]] | ? | Freda Thornton }}
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{{ep | M96 | Unreleased | M |[[Alex Pearse]]| 80 – 77 |Lawrence Pearse|none||??}}
{{ep | 1876 | 7/11/1996 | dQF | Lawrence Pearse | 45 - 47 | [[Jackie McLeod]] | [[Geoffrey Durham]] | [[Susie Dent]] }}
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{{ep | 1876 | 7/11/1996 | dQF |Lawrence Pearse| 45 - 47 |[[Jackie McLeod]]|[[Geoffrey Durham]]|[[Susie Dent]]|81}}
 
{{episode table end}}
 
{{episode table end}}
  
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[[Category:Finalists]]
[[Category:Contestants in Series 17|Pearse, Lawrence]]
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[[Category:Series winners]]
[[Category:Contestants in Series 33|Pearse, Lawrence]]
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[[Category:Octochamps of the 9 round era]]
[[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions V|Pearse, Lawrence]]
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 17]]
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 33]]
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[[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions V]]
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[[Category:Contestants in Countdown Masters Series 1]]
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[[Category:Contestants in Countdown Masters Series 2]]

Latest revision as of 13:25, 9 March 2021

Lawrence Pearse
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionChampion
Seeding2
Points total438
Conundrums solved4
Lawrence Pearse

Lawrence Pearse was an octochamp in and the champion of Series 17, a semi-finalist in Championship of Champions V and a participant in the Supreme Championship.

A civil servant from Cheltenham, he made his debut on 22 February 1989, near the end of the series, where he beat Jim Saywell 53 – 34. Pearse won a further seven games to become an octochamp and #2 seed for the series behind the hotly-favoured Tim Morrissey. In the final rounds, Pearse beat Jean Tweddell and Vicki McCarthy on the way to the final against Evan Simpson. The final was a back-and-forth affair, with Simpson leading by 19 points after the first conundrum, but Pearse managed to stage a comeback, and with Simpson not scoring due to a series of messed-up numbers games and disallowed words, it was done and dusted by the conundrum — Pearse ran out the 80 – 64 winner and champion of series 17. His son Alex had also appeared in the same series, and they went on to play a Masters game against each other.

Pearse returned for Championship of Champions V, beating Michael Wareham in the first round before losing to Gino Corr in the semi-final, a game that is most remembered for the oft-repeated out-take where both contestants declared the word WANKERS [1].

Pearse returned one final time for the Supreme Championship in 1996, but was beaten by Jackie McLeod 47 – 45 in his first game.

Preceded by
Tony Vick
Series winner
Series 17
Followed by
Rajaretnam Yogasagarar

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
850 22/02/1989 P Jim Saywell 34 – 53 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Tim Rice Catherine Clarke 94
851 23/02/1989 P Anne Ives 40 – 51 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Tim Rice Catherine Clarke 84
852 24/02/1989 P Cathy Frank 49 – 57 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Tim Rice Catherine Clarke 94
853 27/02/1989 P Fuad Shammas 48 – 49 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Tim Rice Catherine Clarke 72
854 28/02/1989 P Nadine Roebuck 36 – 48 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Ned Sherrin Georgia Hole 73
855 1/03/1989 P David Thompson 40 – 70 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Ned Sherrin Georgia Hole 73
856 2/03/1989 P Karen Hoggarth 23 – 58 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Ned Sherrin Georgia Hole 71
857 3/03/1989 P David Gledhill 12 – 52 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Ned Sherrin Georgia Hole 72
862 10/03/1989 QF Lawrence Pearse 52 – 29 Jean Tweddell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Simon Williams Georgia Hole 73
866 16/03/1989 SF Vicki McCarthy 24 – 49 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Simon Williams Georgia Hole 71
867 17/03/1989 GF Evan Simpson 64 – 80 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Ned Sherrin, Frazer Hines Freda Thornton 140
M35 27/11/1989-1/12/1989 M Lawrence Pearse 75 – 77 John Clarke Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman none Freda Thornton 138
1070 2/01/1991 CQF Michael Wareham 38 – 54 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth Catherine Clarke 71
1073 7/01/1991 CSF Gino Corr 61 – 34 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth Catherine Clarke 72
M96 Unreleased M Alex Pearse 80 – 77 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman none ??
1876 7/11/1996 dQF Lawrence Pearse 45 – 47 Jackie McLeod Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent 81