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Neil Stein

From Countdown
Stein in 2005, winning the London Scrabble League's highest word of the season prize for playing the word PRATIQUE for 203.

Neil Stein was a contestant in Series 7. He was a 55-year-old accountancy lecturer from Birchington, Kent, and once represented England at the ancient Japanese game "Go".

Stein also appeared on Fifteen to One and spent 11 weeks on BBC Two's Crossword on Two.

He died from cancer on 11 May 2015 aged 85. [1]

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
328 06/12/1985 P Julian Hough 45 – 37 Neil Stein Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Bill Tidy ??