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Leslie Olson

From Countdown

Leslie Olson was a finalist in Series 5, from Liverpool.

At 6' 7", he was the tallest contestant to appear on the programme thus far.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
201 6/11/1984 P Alan Woollard 42 – 56 Leslie Olson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Nigel Rees Yvonne Warburton 71
202 7/11/1984 P Roland Gardner 46 – 50 Leslie Olson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Ned Sherrin Yvonne Warburton 72
203 8/11/1984 P Peter Evans 67 – 48 Leslie Olson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Nigel Rees Yvonne Warburton 73
229 14/12/1984 QF Colin Pearce 48 – 40 Leslie Olson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Yvonne Warburton 83