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Wayne Kelly
Wayne Kelly was a contestant in, and runner-up of, Series 28. he made his first appearance on 10 August 1994, defeating Helen Wood 55-45, and won a further five games before exam pressures forced him to retire before he could complete a potential octochamp run. He returned for the final rounds as #5 seed, and beat Isabelle Heward and Suzanne Miles on his way to the final. In the final against Damian Eadie, it went straight to the wire with Kelly trailing by a solitary point going into the final, crucial conundrum. Ultimately, it was Eadie who buzzed first, meaning Kelly had to settle for second-best and a clutch of book tokens (which, when dictionary corner guest Michael Parkinson asked what he would do with them, Kelly famously replied he would 'buy some books').
Kelly returned at the start of the next series to participate in Championship of Champions VII, but was knocked out in the first round by Richard Campbell.
Kelly also participated in the Supreme Championship the following year, losing in the first round to Gareth Williams.
Since his appearances on Countdown, Kelly has become an avid Scrabble player, achieving expert status within the ABSP and representing England at the 2007 World Scrabble Championship.
Preceded by Richard Campbell |
Series runner-up Series 28 |
Followed by Chris Rogers |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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1550 | 10/08/1994 | P | Wayne Kelly | 55 – 45 | Helen Wood | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jenny Hanley | Ruth Killick | |||
1551 | 11/08/1994 | P | Wayne Kelly | 40 – 34 | Linda Allen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Richard Samson | |||
1552 | 12/08/1994 | P | Wayne Kelly | 71 – 36 | Mike Salt | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Richard Samson | |||
1553 | 15/08/1994 | P | Wayne Kelly | 51 – 47 | John Arand | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Richard Samson | |||
1554 | 16/08/1994 | P | Wayne Kelly | 67 – 10 | Guy Wan Ali | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Richard Samson | |||
1555 | 17/08/1994 | P | Wayne Kelly | 67 – 21 | Michael How | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Richard Samson | |||
1583 | 26/09/1994 | QF | Wayne Kelly | 59 – 46 | Isabelle Heward | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Michael Parkinson | Richard Samson | |||
1585 | 28/09/1994 | SF | Wayne Kelly | 56 – 40 | Suzanne Miles | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Michael Parkinson | Richard Samson | |||
1587 | 30/09/1994 | GF | Wayne Kelly | 83 – 94 | Damian Eadie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Shirley Anne Field, Michael Parkinson | Richard Samson | |||
1591 | 5/01/1995 | CQF | Wayne Kelly | 36 – 52 | Richard Campbell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Richard Samson | |||
1896 | 5/12/1996 | gQF | Gareth Williams | 59 – 55 | Wayne Kelly | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | David Swarbrick |