Stuart Wood

Stuart Wood first appeared on Countdown on 20 March 2001, beating Neil Sparham 44-35 in the 61st heat of series 44. he won a further 6 games before losing to John Rainsden. Stuart's 7 wins were enough to earn him a place in the finals as #3 seed, and in the quarter-final and semi-final he defeated David Roe and Tim Robinson respectively to earn a place in the final against John Rainsden, the same man who had denied him his eighth victory. This time, victory was to be Stuart's, as he unscrambled the crucial conundrum LANCASTER in 8.5 seconds to win 59-48 and become the 44th champion of Countdown. Stuart was invited back for Championship of Champions XI, but had to pull out prior to recording due to illness.

Preceded by Graham Nash

Series winner Series 44

Followed by John Rawnsley

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
2972	20/03/2001	P	Neil Sparham	35 – 44	Stuart Wood	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Gillian Evans
2973	21/03/2001	P	Stuart Wood	48 – 44	Debbie Perry	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Gillian Evans
2974	22/03/2001	P	Stuart Wood	51 – 46	Ellen Bartlett	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Gillian Evans
2975	23/03/2001	P	Stuart Wood	72 – 39	John Davies	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Gillian Evans
2976	26/03/2001	P	Stuart Wood	49 – 43	David Thornley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Gillian Evans
2977	27/03/2001	P	Stuart Wood	54 – 48	Terence Connolly	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Gillian Evans
2978	28/03/2001	P	Stuart Wood	45 – 34	Jayanti Bailur	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Gillian Evans
2979	29/03/2001	P	Stuart Wood	38 – 52	John Rainsden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Gillian Evans
3038	25/06/2001	QF	Stuart Wood	60 – 36	David Roe	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Damian Eadie
3041	28/06/2001	SF	Tim Robinson	36 – 49	Stuart Wood	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Stephen Fry	Damian Eadie
3042	29/06/2001	GF	John Rainsden	48 – 59	Stuart Wood	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Stephen Fry	Damian Eadie