Glynn Leaney

Glynn Leaney first appeared toward the end of series 39, beating Noel Godson in his first appearance, and won a further five games before making way for the final stages of that series (Glynn had won enough games to qualify as a seed, but he instead opted to continue his run into the following series). Glynn won the first two shows of the series to become an octochamp, and he returned for the final stages as #2 seed. he beat Nancy Roberts and Pamela Roud on his way to the final against Terence English. The final was a close affair, with Glynn trailing by just four points going into the crucial conundrum. However, neither player was able to unscramble GOPHERITT into TIGHTROPE, meaning Glynn lost both the final and the series. Glynn would return to Leeds four years later to film a special game, a rematch of his final against Terence, but this time Terence won even more comfortably.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
2410	9/12/1998	P	Noel Godson	33 – 41	Glynn Leaney	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Hannah Robertson
2411	10/12/1998	P	Glynn Leaney	57 – 35	Norman Humphries	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Hannah Robertson
2412	11/12/1998	P	Glynn Leaney	45 – 38	Mark Daulby	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Magnus Magnusson	Mark Nyman
2413	14/12/1998	P	Glynn Leaney	53 – 41	Gerard McCarthy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Magnus Magnusson	Mark Nyman
2414	15/12/1998	P	Glynn Leaney	45 – 43	Clare Ockwell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Magnus Magnusson	Mark Nyman
2415	16/12/1998	P	Glynn Leaney	47 – 44	Andrew Slocombe	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Magnus Magnusson	Mark Nyman
2423	28/12/1998	P	Glynn Leaney	62 – 61	Luke Living	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Stephen Fry	Mark Nyman
2424	29/12/1998	P	Glynn Leaney	55 – 34	Liz Alsford	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Stephen Fry	Mark Nyman
2547	18/06/1999	QF	Glynn Leaney	60 – 29	Nancy Roberts	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Susie Dent
2551	24/06/1999	SF	Glynn Leaney	49 – 40	Pamela Roud	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
2552	25/06/1999	GF	Glynn Leaney	77 – 81	Terence English	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent