Kevin McMahon

Kevin McMahon

Kevin McMahon was a quarter-finalist of Series 44.

He first appeared on 7 March 2001, aged just fifteen, and quickly rattled off eight high-scoring wins to become an octochamp, the only one of the series. He was the clear #1 seed for the finals, but was unexpectedly defeated in the quarter-final 45 – 50 by John Rainsden. Kevin returned two years later for Championship of Champions XI, being invited back after Series 46 semi-finalist Paul Ryan was unable to make the studio dates, but lost 99 – 97 to John Rawnsley in the first round.

Kevin was the last octochamp under the 9 round format. He is also a keen Scrabble player and won the prestigious ABSP-organised British Matchplay Championship in 2012, beating fellow Countdown alumnus Paul Gallen in the deciding game.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
2963	7/03/2001	P	Heather Jenkins	44 – 57	Kevin McMahon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Victor Ubogu	Richard Samson	74
2964	8/03/2001	P	Kevin McMahon	56 – 28	Betty Whitear	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Victor Ubogu	Richard Samson	74
2965	9/03/2001	P	Kevin McMahon	52 – 29	Brian Howard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Victor Ubogu	Richard Samson	74
2966	12/03/2001	P	Kevin McMahon	70* – 60	Gareth Fuller	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Richard Samson	86
2967	13/03/2001	P	Kevin McMahon	63 – 25	John Frankel	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Richard Samson	75
2968	14/03/2001	P	Kevin McMahon	68 – 13	Linda Clark	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Richard Samson	73
2969	15/03/2001	P	Kevin McMahon	74 – 52	Mark Sperinck	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Richard Samson	84
2970	16/03/2001	P	Kevin McMahon	68 – 23	Julie Devine	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Richard Samson	73
3036	21/06/2001	QF	Kevin McMahon	45 – 50	John Rainsden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Damian Eadie	72
3393	9/01/2003	CP	John Rawnsley	99 – 97	Kevin McMahon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	141

* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum