Diane Pratesi

Diane Pratesi in 2003...

...and 22 years later in Series 91!

Diane Pratesi was a contestant in Series 18 and 91. As of her first run, she was a bank clerk from Walthamstow.

She is also a Scrabble expert. Her husband, Mauro, is chair of the London Scrabble League and appeared on Countdown himself in Series 65. Her two daughters, Jessica and Natasha, also went on to appear on Countdown – Jessica in Series 67 and 89, becoming an octochamp and semi-finalist in the latter, and Natasha in Series 76. Notably, all four of the Pratesi family have lost games on crucial conundrums.

She and the rest of the Pratesi family made their Co-event debuts at COLIN 2012.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
914	12/09/1989	P	Diane Pratesi	57 – 45	Margaret Budden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson	95
915	13/09/1989	P	Diane Pratesi	59 – 34	Christopher Quartermaine	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Clement Freud	Freda Thornton	71
916	14/09/1989	P	Diane Pratesi	48 – 60	Richard Evans	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Clement Freud	Freda Thornton	83
M51	19/03/1990–23/03/1990	M	Diane Pratesi	85 – 68	Jean Shaw	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Catherine Clarke	134
8464	03/03/2025	P	Tim James	87 – 70	Diane Pratesi	Colin Murray	Dr Tom Crawford				Lucy Summers	Jenny Powell	Susie Dent	131