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'''Matthew Francis''' was a finalist in [[Series 12]]. He was a car sales executive.
 
'''Matthew Francis''' was a finalist in [[Series 12]]. He was a car sales executive.
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Francis is one of only two contestants known to have selected 8 consonants and 1 vowel in a letters game (the other being [[Philip Hardingham]] of [[Series 14]]). He did this twice, in rounds 5 and 7 of his [[Episode 574|second game]].
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
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{{ep | 577 | 27/05/1987 | P |[[Mike Stanford]]| 56 - 55 |Matthew Francis|Humphrey Lyttelton|Freda Thornton|73}}
 
{{ep | 577 | 27/05/1987 | P |[[Mike Stanford]]| 56 - 55 |Matthew Francis|Humphrey Lyttelton|Freda Thornton|73}}
 
{{ep | 590 | 15/06/1987 | QF |Matthew Francis| 62 - 53 |[[Vivien Crabb]]|[[Steve Jones (guest)|Steve Jones]]|[[Julia Swannell]]|85}}
 
{{ep | 590 | 15/06/1987 | QF |Matthew Francis| 62 - 53 |[[Vivien Crabb]]|[[Steve Jones (guest)|Steve Jones]]|[[Julia Swannell]]|85}}
{{ep | 593 | 18/06/1987 | SF |Matthew Francis| 47 - 55 |[[Janet McRae]]|[[Patrick Mower]]|Julia Swannell|85}}
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{{ep | 593 | 18/06/1987 | SF |Matthew Francis| 47 - 55 |Janet McRae|[[Patrick Mower]]|Julia Swannell|85}}
{{ep | M10 | 5/6/89-9/6/89 | Masters 1 |[[Nigel Gardner]]| 78 – 86 |Matthew Francis|N/A|[[Catherine Clarke]]|135}}
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{{ep | M10 | 5/06/1989-9/06/1989 | M |[[Nigel Gardner]]| 78 – 86 |Matthew Francis|none|[[Catherine Clarke]]|135}}
 
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Latest revision as of 18:29, 2 May 2020

Matthew Francis was a finalist in Series 12. He was a car sales executive.

Francis is one of only two contestants known to have selected 8 consonants and 1 vowel in a letters game (the other being Philip Hardingham of Series 14). He did this twice, in rounds 5 and 7 of his second game.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
573 21/05/1987 P Janet McRae 51 – 57 Matthew Francis Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Humphrey Lyttelton Freda Thornton 74
574 22/05/1987 P Brenda Roberts 35 – 58 Matthew Francis Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Humphrey Lyttelton Freda Thornton 71
575 25/05/1987 P Carl Varney 39 – 41 Matthew Francis Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Humphrey Lyttelton Freda Thornton 70
576 26/05/1987 P Olive Barton 48 – 50 Matthew Francis Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Humphrey Lyttelton Freda Thornton 71
577 27/05/1987 P Mike Stanford 56 – 55 Matthew Francis Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Humphrey Lyttelton Freda Thornton 73
590 15/06/1987 QF Matthew Francis 62 – 53 Vivien Crabb Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Steve Jones Julia Swannell 85
593 18/06/1987 SF Matthew Francis 47 – 55 Janet McRae Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Patrick Mower Julia Swannell 85
M10 5/06/1989-9/06/1989 M Nigel Gardner 78 – 86 Matthew Francis Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman none Catherine Clarke 135