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Megel Barker

From Countdown
Megel Barker in Series 92.

Megel Barker was a contestant in Series 92 and 93. He was a teacher, originally from Saint Mary Parish in Jamaica but since of Thorpe, Surrey. He is also an Apterite, as well as a keen player of both dominoes and Scrabble.

Barker has worked all over the globe in the education sector for over 30 years, obtaining a Doctorate in Education in 2020. At the time of his Countdown run, he was the Head of Middle School at The American School in England.

Making his debut towards the end of Series 92, Barker racked up four victories and 372 points, before being placed aside for the end-of-series-finals. He returned on January 5th to resume his run in the first preliminary of Series 93, kicking off the new year with a century.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
8663 05/12/2025 P Pete Dance 46 – 97 Megel Barker Colin Murray Rachel Riley Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Susie Dent 143
8664 08/12/2025 P Megel Barker 97 – 51 David Shattock Colin Murray Rachel Riley Nisha Katona Susie Dent 126
8665 09/12/2025 P Megel Barker 84 – 75 Tony Long Colin Murray Rachel Riley Nisha Katona Susie Dent 124
8666 10/12/2025 P Megel Barker 94 – 49 Louise Murphy Colin Murray Rachel Riley Nisha Katona Susie Dent 118
8674 05/01/2026 P Megel Barker 100 – 71 Izyan Bashiruddin Colin Murray Rachel Riley Debbie McGee Susie Dent 122
8675 06/01/2026 P Megal Barker 99 – 56 Barry Kimberley Colin Murray Rachel Riley Debbie McGee Susie Dent 124