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Roger Wales
Roger Wales was a finalist in Series 16. He was a company director from Skipton, North Yorkshire. His run began with a remarkable comeback win over 7-time sitting champion Jenny Haldane, who at one stage led 35-6 but thereafter failed to score another point.
Wales had attended the same school as the then host Richard Whiteley, and after his defeat in the final, Whiteley jokingly urged Wales to donate some of his winnings to the school. The episode did not go down well with viewers, some of whom wrote in complaining that they felt Whiteley had been too pushy over the issue and expressing their support for Wales. However Channel 4 responded that Wales had taken the joke in good part.
Preceded by Allan Saldanha |
Series runner-up Series 16 |
Followed by Evan Simpson |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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799 | 16/08/1988 | P | Roger Wales | 46 – 35 | Jenny Haldane | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | ||
800 | 17/08/1988 | P | Roger Wales | 63 – 43 | Peter Barlow | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | ||
801 | 18/08/1988 | P | Roger Wales | 55 – 32 | Vicky Tomlinson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | ||
802 | 19/08/1988 | P | Roger Wales | 36 – 51 | Andrew Loheide | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton | ||
809 | 30/08/1988 | QF | Roger Wales | 33 – 24 | Andrew Loheide | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Bill Tidy | Della Thompson | ||
810 | 31/08/1988 | SF | Steve Williams | 52 – 55 | Roger Wales | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Carol Thatcher | Della Thompson | ||
812 | 2/09/1988 | GF | Roger Wales | 69 – 100 | Tony Vick | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Bill Tidy, Carol Thatcher | Della Thompson | ||
M40 | 1/1/90-5/1/90 | Masters 1 | Roger Wales | 78 – 101 | David Whiting | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | N/A | Freda Thornton | |||
M78 | 24/9/90-28/9/90 | Masters 2 | Roger Wales | 48 – 86 | Mike Percik | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | N/A | Mark Nyman |