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'''Neil Green''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 50]] and [[Series 70|70]].
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'''Neil Green''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 50]] and a finalist in [[Series 70]].
  
He is also a keen [[Scrabble]] player.
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Green originally appeared on Countdown in 2003 but lost to eventual quarter-finalist [[Stuart Earl]]. He returned a decade later and won 6 games before losing to [[Sean Fletcher]] on a tie break conundrum. Green and Fletcher would cross paths again a few weeks later as number 4 and 5 seed respectively, with Green being the victor this time. His run ended in the semi-finals with defeat to fellow [[Scrabble]] player Mark Murray.
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He is also a [[Scrabble]] expert.
  
 
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{{ep | 5914 | 29/04/2014 | P |Neil Green| 85 - 70 |[[Martyn Southwick]]|Arlene Phillips|Susie Dent|124}}
 
{{ep | 5914 | 29/04/2014 | P |Neil Green| 85 - 70 |[[Martyn Southwick]]|Arlene Phillips|Susie Dent|124}}
 
{{ep | 5915 | 30/04/2014 | P |Neil Green| 89 - 69 |[[Anne Shallcross]]|[[Tony Jacklin]]|Susie Dent|133}}
 
{{ep | 5915 | 30/04/2014 | P |Neil Green| 89 - 69 |[[Anne Shallcross]]|[[Tony Jacklin]]|Susie Dent|133}}
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{{ep | 5916 | 1/05/2014 | P |Neil Green| 111 - 38 |[[Gary Warland]]|Tony Jacklin|Susie Dent|122}}
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{{ep | 5917 | 2/05/2014 | P |Neil Green| 103 - 81 |[[Stuart McQuitty]]|Tony Jacklin|Susie Dent|124}}
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{{ep | 5918 | 5/05/2014 | P |Neil Green| 90 - 100* |[[Sean Fletcher]]|Tony Jacklin|Susie Dent|126}}
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{{ep | 5943 | 24/06/2014 | QF |Neil Green| 84 - 55 |Sean Fletcher|[[Mark Foster]]|Susie Dent|125}}
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{{ep | 5944 | 25/06/2014 | SF |[[Mark Murray]]| 89 - 64 |Neil Green|Mark Foster|Susie Dent|134}}
 
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<center>* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum</center>
  
 
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 50]]
 
[[Category:Contestants in Series 50]]
 
[[Category:Contestants in Series 70]]
 
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[[Category:Teapot owners]]
 
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Latest revision as of 23:29, 17 January 2024

Neil Green

Neil Green was a contestant in Series 50 and a finalist in Series 70.

Green originally appeared on Countdown in 2003 but lost to eventual quarter-finalist Stuart Earl. He returned a decade later and won 6 games before losing to Sean Fletcher on a tie break conundrum. Green and Fletcher would cross paths again a few weeks later as number 4 and 5 seed respectively, with Green being the victor this time. His run ended in the semi-finals with defeat to fellow Scrabble player Mark Murray.

He is also a Scrabble expert.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
3594 21/11/2003 P Stuart Earl 85 – 69 Neil Green Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sue MacGregor Richard Samson 119
5912 24/04/2014 P Ben Clark 74 – 80 Neil Green Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Arlene Phillips Susie Dent 137
5913 28/04/2014 P Neil Green 97 – 44 Glyn Linder Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Arlene Phillips Susie Dent 125
5914 29/04/2014 P Neil Green 85 – 70 Martyn Southwick Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Arlene Phillips Susie Dent 124
5915 30/04/2014 P Neil Green 89 – 69 Anne Shallcross Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Tony Jacklin Susie Dent 133
5916 1/05/2014 P Neil Green 111 – 38 Gary Warland Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Tony Jacklin Susie Dent 122
5917 2/05/2014 P Neil Green 103 – 81 Stuart McQuitty Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Tony Jacklin Susie Dent 124
5918 5/05/2014 P Neil Green 90 – 100* Sean Fletcher Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Tony Jacklin Susie Dent 126
5943 24/06/2014 QF Neil Green 84 – 55 Sean Fletcher Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Foster Susie Dent 125
5944 25/06/2014 SF Mark Murray 89 – 64 Neil Green Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Foster Susie Dent 134
* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum