Tony Baylis

Tony Baylis first appeared on Countdown on 4 August 1997, beating Jo Lack 50 – 34 in the 26th heat of Series 36. Tony went on to win five more games before losing at the hands of Roger Green. Tony's 6 wins saw him return for the finals as #4 seed, where he saw off the challenge of Andy Stacey and Bhavin Manek on his way to the final against Maria Boyes. The final was a close-run affair, but a messed-up numbers game at the very end spelled doom for Maria, meaning Tony ran out the 66 – 52 winner, and the 36th champion of Countdown. Tony later returned for Championship of Champions IX, but was beaten in the first round by Ruth Collier.

Preceded by Peter Cashmore

Series winner Series 36

Followed by Ray McPhie

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
2063	4/08/1997	P	Tony Baylis	50 – 34	Jo Lack	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Hania Porucznik
2064	5/08/1997	P	Tony Baylis	45 – 24	Jim Gibson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Hania Porucznik
2065	6/08/1997	P	Tony Baylis	53 – 31	Tina Ansell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Hania Porucznik
2066	7/08/1997	P	Tony Baylis	56 – 41	Will Paine	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Hania Porucznik
2067	8/08/1997	P	Tony Baylis	61 – 43	Rodders Grafton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Hania Porucznik
2068	11/08/1997	P	Tony Baylis	67 – 47	Jonet Middleton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Hania Porucznik
2069	12/08/1997	P	Tony Baylis	51 – 55	Roger Green	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Hania Porucznik
2099	23/09/1997	QF	Tony Baylis	55 – 41	Andy Stacey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nicholas Parsons	Hannah Robertson
2100	24/09/1997	SF	Tony Baylis	53 – 43	Bhavin Manek	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nicholas Parsons	Hannah Robertson
2102	26/09/1997	GF	Maria Boyes	52 – 66	Tony Baylis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nicholas Parsons	Hannah Robertson
2169	6/01/1998	CP	Tony Baylis	42 – 50	Ruth Collier	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Mark Nyman