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Peter Finley
From Countdown
Peter Finley was a finalist in Series 2.
He won just two games, but it was enough for him to make the series finals, eventually falling to Norma Nicholson by 12 points.
From Sunderland, he was a well-known member of the Association of British Scrabble Players who held Grandmaster status and represented England at the first ever World Scrabble Championship.
He passed away in 2006.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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35 | 19/04/1983 | P | Sheila Mann | 26 – 62 | Peter Finley | Richard Whiteley | Dr Linda Barrett | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Kenneth Williams | 71 | |
36 | 20/04/1983 | P | Ruth Erskine | 41 – 45 | Peter Finley | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Kenneth Williams | 73 | |
37 | 21/04/1983 | P | Geoffrey Weeks | 66 – ? | Peter Finley | Richard Whiteley | Dr Linda Barrett | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Kenneth Williams | 71 | |
68 | 15/06/1983 | QP | Peter Finley | 60 – 24 | Joan Ross | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | 72 | |
75 | 27/06/1983 | QF | Peter Finley | 37 – 49 | Norma Nicholson | Richard Whiteley | Dr Linda Barrett | Beverley Isherwood | Angela O'Dougherty | Gyles Brandreth | Lesley Burnett | 69 |
M52 | 26/03/1990-30/03/1990 | M | Ingram Wilcox | 50 – 98 | Peter Finley | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 138 | ||
M103 | 18/03/1991-22/03/1991 | M | Mike Willis | 79 – 116 | Peter Finley | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | ??? |