Due to persistent vandalism, account creation has been suspended. If you would like an account, please contact Charlie Reams on Apterous.

Difference between revisions of "Lawrence Pearse"

From Countdown
m
m
Line 19: Line 19:
 
{{ep | 866 | 16/03/1989 | SF | [[Vicki McCarthy]] | 24 - 49 | Lawrence Pearse | Simon Williams | Georgia Hole }}
 
{{ep | 866 | 16/03/1989 | SF | [[Vicki McCarthy]] | 24 - 49 | Lawrence Pearse | Simon Williams | Georgia Hole }}
 
{{ep | 867 | 17/03/1989 | GF | [[Evan Simpson]] | 64 - 80 | Lawrence Pearse | Ned Sherrin, [[Frazer Hines]] | [[Freda Thornton]] }}
 
{{ep | 867 | 17/03/1989 | GF | [[Evan Simpson]] | 64 - 80 | Lawrence Pearse | Ned Sherrin, [[Frazer Hines]] | [[Freda Thornton]] }}
{{ep | M35 | 27/11/89-1/12/89 | Masters 1 | Lawrence Pearse | 75  77 | [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]] | N/A | Freda Thornton }}
+
{{ep | M35 | 27/11/89-1/12/89 | Masters 1 | Lawrence Pearse | 75 – 77 | [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]] | N/A | Freda Thornton }}
 
{{ep | 1070 | 2/01/1991 | CQF | [[Michael Wareham]] | 38 - 54 | Lawrence Pearse | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | Catherine Clarke }}
 
{{ep | 1070 | 2/01/1991 | CQF | [[Michael Wareham]] | 38 - 54 | Lawrence Pearse | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | Catherine Clarke }}
 
{{ep | 1073 | 7/01/1991 | CSF | [[Gino Corr]] | 61 - 34 | Lawrence Pearse | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke }}
 
{{ep | 1073 | 7/01/1991 | CSF | [[Gino Corr]] | 61 - 34 | Lawrence Pearse | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke }}
{{ep | M96 | Unreleased | Masters 2 | [[Alex Pearse]] | 80  77 | Lawrence Pearse | N/A | Freda Thornton }}
+
{{ep | M96 | Unreleased | Masters 2 | [[Alex Pearse]] | 80 – 77 | Lawrence Pearse | N/A | Freda Thornton }}
 
{{ep | 1876 | 7/11/1996 | dQF | Lawrence Pearse | 45 - 47 | [[Jackie McLeod]] | [[Geoffrey Durham]] | [[Susie Dent]] }}
 
{{ep | 1876 | 7/11/1996 | dQF | Lawrence Pearse | 45 - 47 | [[Jackie McLeod]] | [[Geoffrey Durham]] | [[Susie Dent]] }}
 
{{episode table end}}
 
{{episode table end}}
  
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pearse, Lawrence}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pearse, Lawrence}}
 +
[[Category:Finalists]]
 
[[Category:Series winners]]
 
[[Category:Series winners]]
[[category:Octochamps of the 9 round era]]
+
[[Category:Octochamps of the 9 round era]]
 
[[Category:Contestants in Series 17]]
 
[[Category:Contestants in Series 17]]
 
[[Category:Contestants in Series 33]]
 
[[Category:Contestants in Series 33]]
 
[[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions V]]
 
[[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions V]]
 +
[[Category:Contestants in Countdown Masters Series 1]]
 +
[[Category:Contestants in Countdown Masters Series 2]]

Revision as of 13:54, 25 October 2010

Lawrence Pearse.

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. 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 had also appeared in the same series.

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 [1]. Lawrence 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
851 23/02/1989 P Anne Ives 40 – 51 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Tim Rice Catherine Clarke
852 24/02/1989 P Cathy Frank 49 – 57 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Tim Rice Catherine Clarke
853 27/02/1989 P Fuad Shammas 48 – 49 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Tim Rice Catherine Clarke
854 28/02/1989 P Nadine Roebuck 36 – 48 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Ned Sherrin Georgia Hole
855 1/03/1989 P David Thompson 40 – 70 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Ned Sherrin Georgia Hole
856 2/03/1989 P Karen Hoggarth 23 – 58 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Ned Sherrin Georgia Hole
857 3/03/1989 P David Gledhill 12 – 52 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Ned Sherrin Georgia Hole
862 10/03/1989 QF Lawrence Pearse 52 – 29 Jean Tweddell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Simon Williams Georgia Hole
866 16/03/1989 SF Vicki McCarthy 24 – 49 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Simon Williams Georgia Hole
867 17/03/1989 GF Evan Simpson 64 – 80 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Ned Sherrin, Frazer Hines Freda Thornton
M35 27/11/89-1/12/89 Masters 1 Lawrence Pearse 75 – 77 John Clarke Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman N/A Freda Thornton
1070 2/01/1991 CQF Michael Wareham 38 – 54 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth Catherine Clarke
1073 7/01/1991 CSF Gino Corr 61 – 34 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth Catherine Clarke
M96 Unreleased Masters 2 Alex Pearse 80 – 77 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman N/A Freda Thornton
1876 7/11/1996 dQF Lawrence Pearse 45 – 47 Jackie McLeod Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent