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'''Mark Preston''' was a finalist in [[Series 13]].
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'''Mark Preston''' was a finalist in [[Series 13]]. He was from Bath.
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Mark won the final three heats of the series to enter the quarter-finals as unbeaten #6 seed.
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Preston holds the record for the largest winning margin in a [[9 round format]], winning by a full 80 points, {{score|80|0}} against [[John Brooks]].
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==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
 
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{{ep | 635 | 17/08/1987 | P | [[Nita Marr]] | 34 - 52 | Mark Preston | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | [[Freda Thornton]] }}
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{{ep | 635 | 17/08/1987 | P |[[Nita Marr]]| 34 - 52 |Mark Preston|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|[[Freda Thornton]]|73}}
{{ep | 636 | 18/08/1987 | P | Mark Preston | 69 - 31 | [[Shirley Llewellyn]] | Gyles Brandreth | Freda Thornton }}
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{{ep | 636 | 18/08/1987 | P |[[Shirley Llewellyn]]| 31 - 69 |Mark Preston|Gyles Brandreth|Freda Thornton|84}}
{{ep | 637 | 19/08/1987 | P | Mark Preston | 80 - 0 | [[John Brooks]] | Gyles Brandreth | Freda Thornton }}
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{{ep | 637 | 19/08/1987 | P |[[John Brooks]]| 0 - 80 |Mark Preston|Gyles Brandreth|Freda Thornton|83}}
{{ep | 640 | 24/08/1987 | QF | Mark Preston | 32 - 40 | [[Kevin Nelson]] | [[Derek Nimmo]] | [[Catherine Clarke]] }}
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{{ep | 640 | 24/08/1987 | QF |Mark Preston| 32 - 40 |[[Kevin Nelson]]|[[Derek Nimmo]]|[[Catherine Clarke]]|71}}
 
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Latest revision as of 22:41, 26 September 2011

Mark Preston was a finalist in Series 13. He was from Bath.

Mark won the final three heats of the series to enter the quarter-finals as unbeaten #6 seed.

Preston holds the record for the largest winning margin in a 9 round format, winning by a full 80 points, 80 – 0 against John Brooks.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
635 17/08/1987 P Nita Marr 34 – 52 Mark Preston Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Freda Thornton 73
636 18/08/1987 P Shirley Llewellyn 31 – 69 Mark Preston Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Freda Thornton 84
637 19/08/1987 P John Brooks 0 – 80 Mark Preston Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Freda Thornton 83
640 24/08/1987 QF Mark Preston 32 – 40 Kevin Nelson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Derek Nimmo Catherine Clarke 71