Andrew Perry

Andrew Perry at the 2001 World Scrabble Championships.

Andrew Perry first appeared on Countdown at the age of 11, in Series 26, where he became the eventual runner-up of that series. He won his first seven league games in impressive fashion before losing his eighth to Gary Thomson. He was #1 seed for the final rounds, where he beat Peggy Mills in the quarter-finals and Alan Harwood in the semis, but in the final against Andy Bodle, he came unstuck, losing 73-45. Andrew played in Championship of Champions VII, but lost his first game to the eventual winner Don Reid. Andrew returned for the Supreme Championship and was on impressive form, eliminating David Elias, Chris Waddington and Clive Freedman before being knocked out in the quarter-finals of the series by eventual winner Harvey Freeman.

Andrew is a well known Scrabble player, and holds the record for the second highest finish in the World Scrabble Championship by a British player when he finished 3rd in 2003. Mark Nyman is the only player to finish higher, as he was World Champion in 1993.

Preceded by James Sinclair

Series runner-up Series 26

Followed by Richard Campbell

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
1433	30/08/1993	P	Joan McLean	42 – 50	Andrew Perry	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Ruth Killick
1434	31/08/1993	P	Andrew Perry	59 – 22	John Sefton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Ruth Killick
1435	1/09/1993	P	Andrew Perry	57 – 53	Lynne Blackburn	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Ruth Killick
1436	2/09/1993	P	Andrew Perry	50 – 45	Martin Howell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Ruth Killick
1437	3/09/1993	P	Andrew Perry	65 – 28	Richard Hamer	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Ruth Killick
1438	6/09/1993	P	Andrew Perry	40 – 28	Marty Davis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Ruth Killick
1439	7/09/1993	P	Andrew Perry	56 – 26	John Hunt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Ruth Killick
1440	8/09/1993	P	Andrew Perry	35 – 41	Gary Thomson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Ruth Killick
1451	23/09/1993	QF	Andrew Perry	45 – 21	Peggy Mills	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
1455	29/09/1993	SF	Andrew Perry	59 – 53	Alan Harwood	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
1457	1/10/1993	GF	Andy Bodle	73 – 45	Andrew Perry	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres	Susie Dent
1589	3/01/1995	CQF	Don Reid	63 – 46	Andrew Perry	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Denis Norden	Richard Samson
1865	23/10/1996	bQF	David Elias	43 – 60	Andrew Perry	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Susie Dent
1867	25/10/1996	BSF	Chris Waddington	37 – 43	Andrew Perry	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	June Whitfield	Susie Dent
1868	28/10/1996	BF	Clive Freedman	43 – 71	Andrew Perry	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	June Whitfield	Susie Dent
1902	13/12/1996	SQF	Andrew Perry	44 – 54	Harvey Freeman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jenny Hanley	Susie Dent