Michael Bowden

Michael Bowden was a contestant in Series 54 of Countdown, making his debut on 25th January 2006. Michael was a model of consistency throughout his run, only twice scoring outside the 90s. His sole century came at the expense of Benjamin Bell,which completed his run as an octochamp.

739 points saw Michael return as the #6 seed, where he met Matthew Shore. Michael pushed Matthew to a crucial conundrum, but Matthew proved too good by unscrambling MOOCHYBEN into HONEYCOMB in 9 seconds. His own record of his experience on the show can be read on The Countdown Page here.

The following year, Michael returned to the Countdown world for the unofficial COLIN 2007 tournament.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
4018	25/01/2006	P	Michael Bowden	93 – 85	Gary Watton	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jo Brand	Susie Dent
4019	26/01/2006	P	Michael Bowden	93 – 84	Sheila Rudge	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lesley Garrett	Susie Dent
4020	27/01/2006	P	Michael Bowden	91 – 32	Brian Oliver	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lesley Garrett	Susie Dent
4021	28/01/2006	P	Michael Bowden	73 – 64	Christine Grant	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lesley Garrett	Susie Dent
4022	30/01/2006	P	Michael Bowden	94 – 71	David Collier	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lesley Garrett	Susie Dent
4023	31/01/2006	P	Michael Bowden	97 – 63	Linda Morton	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Barry Norman	Susie Dent
4024	1/02/2006	P	Michael Bowden	92 – 56	Joan Soothill	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Barry Norman	Susie Dent
4025	2/02/2006	P	Michael Bowden	106 – 59	Benjamin Bell	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Barry Norman	Susie Dent
4108	22/05/2006	QF	Michael Bowden	69 – 88	Matthew Shore	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Susie Dent