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Returning contestants
There is a long history of contestants returning to the show to make a second appearance. More than 20 contestants have become octochamps on their second attempt at the show after failing to win a single match first time round, while series champions Dinos Sfyris, Zarte Siempre, Martin Hurst, Jonathan Wynn, Tom Cappleman, Dan McColm, Mark Murray, Paul James, Kirk Bevins, Junaid Mubeen and Darryl Francis all achieved the feat when making their second appearance.
Unofficially, the advice is to wait for 10 years before reapplying to the show after a first appearance – however, a handful of contestants have returned sooner. The shortest gap between distinct appearances on the show, excluding those who were specially invited back due to administrative errors in their first episodes, is just 1 year 101 days, a record held by Karyn Cooke. The record for longest gap between appearances is held by Andy Bruno, who waited almost 38 years for his second attempt.
A successful first appearance on the show is no barrier to making a second appearance. Octochamps John Hadfield, Anthony Jenkin and Julia Wilkinson returned to the show for a second try, though notably all of them failed to win a match second time around. Series 5 semi-finalist June Madell returned for a second appearance in Series 69, winning one episode, while Series 8 semi-finalist Andy Keeble waited almost 37 years for a second attempt.
Around 20 contestants are thought to own two teapots, having won at least one episode on multiple appearances since teapots were first awarded as prizes. The Series 85 semi-final between Matt O'Connor and Steve Hyde is thought to have been the first match between two contestants who both owned multiple teapots.
Steve Hyde and Bill Franklin are, to date, the only returning contestants whose "second debut" occurred on the anniversary of their first – though Michael Hastings, Martyn Simpson and June Madell all came very close.
To date, there have been 286 returning contestants.
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Contestants with three distinct appearances
A select group of contestants have made three appearances on the show – they are listed below, ordered by the date of their most recent appearance.
John Blaker
Appearance | Series | Episode | Date | Heat wins | Gap between previous appearance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First | 41 | 2631 | 28/10/1999 | 0 | — |
Second | 69 | 5781 | 01/10/2013 | 0 | 13y 338d |
Third | 88 | 8111 | 22/09/2023 | 0 | 10y 356d |
Blaker made three appearances from three separate applications, failing to win a match on each occasion.
Karyn Cooke
Appearance | Series | Episode | Date | Heat wins | Gap between previous appearance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First | 58 | 4515 | 10/01/2008 | 0 | — |
Second | 60 | 4800 | 21/04/2009 | 0 | 01y 101d |
Third | 87 | 7974 | 15/03/2023 | 0 | 13y 328d |
Cooke made three separate appearances, the first gap being the shortest any contestant has ever had between unspoiled games with only a year and 101 days in between. She then came back on in Series 87 but unfortunately lost in a close match.
Jodine Lawrence
Appearance | Series | Episode | Date | Heat wins | Gap between previous appearance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First | 67 | 5565 | 11/10/2012 | 0 | — |
Second | 79 | 6855 | 26/06/2018 | 3 | 05y 258d |
Third | 84 | 7592 | 10/09/2021 | 2 | 03y 076d |
Lawrence appeared in Series 67 and 79 before returning for, and winning, the special "Black to Front" episode of Series 84.
Andy Hewitt
Appearance | Series | Episode | Date | Heat wins | Gap between previous appearance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First | 29 | 1631 | 02/03/1995 | 0 | — |
Second | 62 | 4957 | 14/01/2010 | 0 | 14y 318d |
Third | 82 | 7314 | 27/04/2020 | 0 | 10y 104d |
Hewitt made three appearances from three separate applications, failing to win a match on each occasion.
Barbara Wylde
Appearance | Series | Episode | Date | Heat wins | Gap between previous appearance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First | 24 | 1284 | 28/07/1992 | 0 | — |
Second | 25 | 1369 | 02/03/1993 | 0 | 217d |
Third | 81 | 7216 | 29/11/2019 | 0 | 26y 272d |
Wylde was invited back for a second try in Series 25 after an incorrectly-disallowed word denied her victory in Episode 1284. Her third appearance came some 26 years later.
Martin May
Appearance | Series | Episode | Date | Heat wins | Gap between previous appearance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First | 56 | 4282 | 29/01/2007 | 2 | — |
Second | 57 | 4412 | 09/08/2007 | 4 | 192d |
Third | 79 | 6932 | 17/10/2018 | 8 | 11y 069d |
May is the only three-time contestant to win games on each of their appearances. He won two episodes early in Series 56 before retiring for personal reasons. He returned in the next series to record four more wins, then reappeared in Series 79 to become an octochamp. May did not receive a teapot for his Series 56 run, and as such only has two.
Mick Purdie
Appearance | Series | Episode | Date | Heat wins | Gap between previous appearance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First | 8 | 362 | 06/02/1986 | 0 | — |
Second | 36 | 2061 | 31/07/1997 | 1 | 11y 175d |
Third | 78 | 6840 | 05/06/2018 | 3 | 20y 309d |
Purdie made three appearances from three separate applications, winning matches on two occasions. However he only owns one teapot, as they only started being awarded as a prize the year after his first victory.
Contestants with two appearances
Alison Fairclough was stated by Colin Murray as having appeared before, but she is not included in the table as no one by that name had previously appeared and so far a link between the two appearances has yet to be unearthed.
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Contestant | First appearance | Second appearance | Gap between appearances | ||||||
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Series | Episode | Date | Heat wins | Series | Episode | Date | Heat wins | ||
David Roe | 44 | 3025 | 06/06/2001 | 5 | 90 | 8384 | 28/10/2024 | 1* | 23y 144d |
Tom Read | 71 | 5964 | 25/07/2014 | 0 | 90 | 8371 | 09/10/2024 | 0 | 10y 076d |
Terence Newnham | 57 | 4482 | 15/11/2007 | 1 | 90 | 8364 | 30/09/2024 | 8 | 16y 319d |
Neil Massey | 48 | 3319 | 13/09/2002 | 0 | 90 | 8363 | 27/09/2024 | 1 | 22y 014d |
Ed Barker | 66 | 5424 | 13/02/2012 | 0 | 90 | 8359 | 23/09/2024 | 1 | 12y 222d |
Jim Sales | 70 | 5905 | 15/04/2014 | 0 | 90 | 8333 | 07/08/2024 | 0 | 10y 114d |
Omair Azam | 55 | 4163 | 07/08/2006 | 0 | 90 | 8320 | 19/07/2024 | 0 | 17y 346d |
Fiona Wood | 20 | 1045 | 29/08/1990 | 6 | 90 | 8317 | 16/07/2024 | 8 | 33y 321d |
Jon Stitcher | 52 | 3743 | 16/07/2004 | 3 | 90 | 8313 | 10/07/2024 | 4 | 19y 359d |
Phil Campbell | 35 | 1990 | 23/04/1997 | 0 | 89 | 8296 | 17/06/2024 | 4 | 27y 055d |
Ben Furness | 40 | 2479 | 16/03/1999 | 1 | 89 | 8280 | 24/05/2024 | 0 | 25y 069d |
Inderjit Bedi | 54 | 4045 | 25/02/2006 | 0 | 89 | 8269 | 09/05/2024 | 0 | 18y 073d |
Andrea Maycock | 49 | 3456 | 08/04/2003 | 1 | 89 | 8255 | 19/04/2024 | 0 | 21y 011d |
Steve Henton | 14 | 695 | 11/12/1987 | 1 | 89 | 8250 | 12/04/2024 | 0 | 36y 122d |
Jessica Pratesi | 67 | 5555 | 26/09/2012 | 0 | 89 | 8243 | 03/04/2024 | 8 | 11y 189d |
Gillian Beal | 51 | 3693 | 29/04/2004 | 0 | 89 | 8241 | 01/04/2024 | 0 | 19y 337d |
Nigel Gardner | 16 | 758 | 20/06/1988 | 5 | 89 | 8234 | 21/03/2024 | 0 | 35y 274d |
Keith Gorst | 19 | 984 | 06/03/1990 | 0 | 89 | 8229 | 14/03/2024 | 0 | 34y 008d |
Michael Douglas | 69 | 5770 | 16/09/2013 | 0 | 89 | 8223 | 06/03/2024 | 0 | 10y 171d |
Isabelle Heward | 28 | 1572 | 09/09/1994 | 6 | 89 | 8217 | 27/02/2024 | 8 | 29y 171d |
Nikki Needham | 32 | 1826 | 29/08/1996 | 1 | 89 | 8215 | 23/02/2024 | 2 | 27y 178d |
David Munday | 22 | 1140 | 10/07/1991 | 0 | 89 | 8208 | 14/02/2024 | 0 | 32y 219d |
Michael Calder | 60 | 4827 | 28/05/2009 | 0 | 89 | 8207 | 13/02/2024 | 8 | 14y 261d |
John Hadley | 46 | 3122 | 13/11/2001 | 0 | 89 | 8202 | 06/02/2024 | 0 | 22y 085d |
Dorian Jeffrey | 40 | 2503 | 19/04/1999 | 2 | 89 | 8186 | 15/01/2024 | 0 | 24y 271d |
Jan Scowcroft | 60 | 4753 | 09/02/2009 | 2 | 89 | 8185 | 12/01/2024 | 2 | 14y 337d |
Matt Heal | 66 | 5465 | 18/04/2012 | 2 | 89 | 8183 | 10/01/2024 | 0 | 11y 267d |
Mark Goodliffe | 62 | 4962 | 21/01/2010 | 0 | 88 | 8166 | 08/12/2023 | 8 | 13y 321d |
Gareth Munson | 66 | 5430 | 21/02/2012 | 0 | 88 | 8164 | 06/12/2023 | 0 | 11y 288d |
JJ Burrows | 68 | 5684 | 22/04/2013 | 0 | 88 | 8161 | 01/12/2023 | 5 | 10y 223d |
Andy Russell | 66 | 5439 | 05/03/2012 | 0 | 88 | 8158 | 28/11/2023 | 1 | 11y 268d |
Daniel Green | 42 | 2704 | 07/02/2000 | 0 | 88 | 8151 | 17/11/2023 | 0 | 23y 283d |
Matt Dent | 51 | 3652 | 25/02/2004 | 0 | 88 | 8142 | 06/11/2023 | 0 | 19y 254d |
Jill Leatherbarrow | 48 | 3347 | 23/10/2002 | 0 | 88 | 8142 | 06/11/2023 | 2 | 21y 014d |
Anne Hughes | 39 | 2387 | 06/11/1998 | 0 | 88 | 8137 | 30/10/2023 | 0 | 24y 358d |
Richard Hillier | 67 | 5520 | 04/07/2012 | 0 | 88 | 8131 | 20/10/2023 | 0 | 11y 108d |
Fran Orford | 62 | 5056 | 09/06/2010 | 0 | 88 | 8127 | 16/10/2023 | 3 | 13y 129d |
Pat Arnold | 43 | 2878 | 08/11/2000 | 0 | 88 | 8116 | 29/09/2023 | 0 | 22y 325d |
Richard Hendron | 28 | 1531 | 14/07/1994 | 0 | 88 | 8112 | 25/09/2023 | 0 | 29y 073d |
Sunil Parmar | 61 | 4936 | 25/11/2009 | 0 | 88 | 8103 | 12/09/2023 | 1 | 13y 291d |
Barry Page | 66 | 5507 | 15/06/2012 | 0 | 88 | 8092 | 28/08/2023 | 0 | 11y 074d |
Dudley Lidiard | 65 | 5382 | 24/11/2011 | 1 | 88 | 8085 | 17/08/2023 | 0 | 11y 266d |
Ken Heaton | 11 | 507 | 18/02/1987 | 3 | 88 | 8082 | 14/08/2023 | 0 | 36y 177d |
Helen Ingelbrecht | 63 | 5066 | 23/06/2010 | 0 | 88 | 8077 | 07/08/2023 | 0 | 13y 045d |
Alistair Miller | 41 | 2590 | 01/09/1999 | 0 | 88 | 8072 | 31/07/2023 | 0 | 23y 333d |
Wendy Woodward | 56 | 4332 | 13/04/2007 | 0 | 88 | 8066 | 21/07/2023 | 0 | 16y 099d |
Mike Lott | 20 | 1035 | 15/08/1990 | 0 | 88 | 8052 | 03/07/2023 | 0 | 32y 322d |
Graham Moonie-Dalton | 65 | 5284 | 13/06/2011 | 0 | 87 | 8034 | 07/06/2023 | 7 | 11y 359d |
Adam Dexter | 69 | 5780 | 30/09/2013 | 0 | 87 | 8028 | 30/05/2023 | 6 | 09y 242d |
Jonathan Seal | 61 | 4878 | 04/09/2009 | 0 | 87 | 8014 | 10/05/2023 | 5 | 13y 248d |
Kath Hollis | 58 | 4611 | 29/05/2008 | 0 | 87 | 8005 | 27/04/2023 | 0 | 14y 333d |
George Anderson | 66 | 5478 | 07/05/2012 | 3 | 87 | 8004 | 26/04/2023 | 0 | 10y 354d |
Ian Laird | 52 | 3738 | 09/07/2004 | 3 | 87 | 8003 | 25/04/2023 | 3 | 18y 290d |
Pouvanen Pillay | 66 | 5461 | 12/04/2012 | 0 | 87 | 7996 | 14/04/2023 | 5 | 11y 002d |
Max Plaice | 67 | 5589 | 14/11/2012 | 0 | 87 | 7995 | 13/04/2023 | 0 | 10y 150d |
Greg Pearce | 68 | 5701 | 24/05/2013 | 0 | 87 | 7990 | 06/04/2023 | 6 | 09y 317d |
Mandy Perry | 52 | 3752 | 06/08/2004 | 0 | 87 | 7983 | 28/03/2023 | 0 | 18y 234d |
Rita Meston | 10 | 460 | 03/11/1986 | 0 | 87 | 7973 | 14/03/2023 | 2 | 36y 131d |
Mark Robinson | 65 | 5386 | 30/11/2011 | 0 | 87 | 7956 | 17/02/2023 | 0 | 11y 079d |
Rochelle Watkins | 63 | 5160 | 23/11/2010 | 0 | 87 | 7952 | 13/02/2023 | 0 | 12y 082d |
Denis Kaye | 59 | 4721 | 27/11/2008 | 3 | 87 | 7951 | 10/02/2023 | 0 | 14y 075d |
Ron Squire | 50 | 3531 | 30/07/2003 | 0 | 87 | 7945 | 02/02/2023 | 0 | 19y 187d |
Chris Davies | 59 | 4646 | 17/07/2008 | 1 | 87 | 7943 | 31/01/2023 | 0 | 14y 198d |
Cillian McMulkin | 65 | 5321 | 31/08/2011 | 0 | 87 | 7939 | 25/01/2023 | 8 | 11y 147d |
Chris Diamond | 39 | 2400 | 25/11/1998 | 1 | 86 | 7912 | 12/12/2022 | 0 | 24y 017d |
Adam Fleetwood | 64 | 5221 | 09/03/2011 | 0 | 86 | 7891 | 11/11/2022 | 0 | 11y 247d |
James Bradley | 63 | 5145 | 02/11/2010 | 0 | 86 | 7866 | 07/10/2022 | 1 | 11y 339d |
Bill Franklin | 59 | 4683 | 06/10/2008 | 0 | 86 | 7865 | 06/10/2022 | 1 | 14y 000d |
David Clerkin | 64 | 5197 | 03/02/2011 | 0 | 86 | 7863 | 04/10/2022 | 0 | 11y 243d |
Andy Keeble | 8 | 366 | 12/02/1986 | 4 | 86 | 7861 | 30/09/2022 | 0 | 36y 230d |
Alan Young | 69 | 5803 | 31/10/2013 | 3 | 86 | 7849 | 14/09/2022 | 8 | 08y 318d |
Rob Chapman | 62 | 5032 | 06/05/2010 | 0 | 86 | 7846 | 09/09/2022 | 0 | 12y 126d |
Joseph Bartram | 63 | 5136 | 20/10/2010 | 0 | 86 | 7844 | 07/09/2022 | 5 | 11y 322d |
Sue Telfer | 31 | 1740 | 31/01/1996 | 1 | 86 | 7812 | 25/07/2022 | 5 | 26y 175d |
Billy Whitehead | 47 | 3230 | 12/04/2002 | 0 | 86 | 7808 | 20/07/2022 | 1 | 20y 099d |
Anthony Wilson | 49 | 3482 | 14/05/2003 | 0 | 86 | 7802 | 11/07/2022 | 0 | 19y 058d |
Edward Byrne | 71 | 6036 | 20/11/2014 | 1 | 86 | 7797 | 04/07/2022 | 8 | 07y 226d |
Chris Canham | 49 | 3452 | 02/04/2003 | 0 | 86 | 7795 | 30/06/2022 | 0 | 19y 089d |
Graham Harrison | 69 | 5738 | 23/07/2014 | 0 | 86 | 7792 | 27/06/2022 | 0 | 07y 339d |
June Knott | 50 | 3532 | 05/08/2003 | 0 | 86 | 7791 | 24/06/2022 | 0 | 18y 324d |
Alex McKenzie | 48 | 3312 | 30/08/2002 | 1 | 85 | 7763 | 17/05/2022 | 0 | 19y 260d |
Ryan Carlsen | 66 | 5435 | 28/02/2012 | 0 | 85 | 7759 | 11/05/2022 | 8 | 10y 072d |
Rick Warburton | 60 | 4764 | 24/02/2009 | 0 | 85 | 7751 | 29/04/2022 | 0 | 13y 064d |
Matt O'Connor | 65 | 5288 | 17/06/2011 | 5 | 85 | 7741 | 15/04/2022 | 8 | 10y 303d |
Leigh Workman | 67 | 5606 | 10/12/2012 | 0 | 85 | 7738 | 12/04/2022 | 0 | 09y 123d |
Steve Hyde | 51 | 3662 | 10/03/2004 | 2 | 85 | 7715 | 10/03/2022 | 8 | 18y 000d |
Alex Morton | 65 | 5380 | 22/11/2011 | 3 | 85 | 7694 | 09/02/2022 | 0 | 10y 079d |
Crispin Salfarlie | 56 | 4311 | 09/03/2007 | 0 | 85 | 7684 | 26/01/2022 | 1 | 14y 323d |
Tom Bolland | 64 | 5268 | 20/05/2011 | 0 | 84 | 7655 | 08/12/2021 | 0 | 10y 202d |
Stu Harkness | 57 | 4499 | 10/12/2007 | 0 | 84 | 7645 | 24/11/2021 | 8 | 13y 350d |
Adrian Lutman | 56 | 4269 | 10/01/2007 | 0 | 84 | 7620 | 20/10/2021 | 0 | 14y 283d |
Tamsin Macdonald Johnston | 56 | 4336 | 19/04/2007 | 0 | 84 | 7607 | 15/10/2021 | 1 | 14y 179d |
Matt Watts | 56 | 4360 | 23/05/2007 | 0 | 84 | 7613 | 11/10/2021 | 1 | 14y 141d |
Steve Gamble | 47 | 3265 | 05/06/2002 | 0 | 84 | 7583 | 30/08/2021 | 2 | 19y 086d |
Shireen Ahmed | 65 | 5313 | 22/07/2011 | 0 | 84 | 7577 | 20/08/2021 | 0 | 10y 029d |
Jeremy Slaney | 47 | 3163 | 09/01/2002 | 3 | 84 | 7575 | 18/08/2021 | 8 | 19y 221d |
Roy Gerrish | 57 | 4404 | 24/07/2007 | 0 | 84 | 7573 | 16/08/2021 | 0 | 14y 023d |
Carlos Da Silva | 55 | 4138 | 03/07/2006 | 0 | 84 | 7546 | 07/07/2021 | 1 | 15y 004d |
Rob Bosher | 7 | 314 | 19/11/1985 | 0 | 83 | 7505 | 11/05/2021 | 1 | 35y 173d |
Luke Boynton | 51 | 3703 | 13/05/2004 | 0 | 83 | 7468 | 19/03/2021 | 8 | 16y 310d |
Jamie Jones | 38 | 2182 | 23/01/1998 | 1 | 83 | 7465 | 16/03/2021 | 0 | 23y 052d |
Ian Simpson | 70 | 5933 | 03/06/2014 | 0 | 83 | 7463 | 12/03/2021 | 0 | 06y 282d |
Michael Hastings | 64 | 5223 | 11/03/2011 | 0 | 83 | 7461 | 10/03/2021 | 0 | 09y 364d |
Danny Webster | 76 | 6507 | 27/01/2017 | 0 | 83 | 7454 | 01/03/2021 | 0 | 04y 033d |
Martyn Simpson | 61 | 4927 | 12/11/2009 | 0 | 82 | 7388 | 13/11/2020 | 6 | 11y 001d |
Andy Bruno | 1 | 15 | 25/11/1982 | 2 | 82 | 7383 | 06/11/2020 | 5 | 37y 346d |
Rebecca Harraway | 64 | 5261 | 11/05/2011 | 0 | 82 | 7382 | 05/11/2020 | 1 | 09y 178d |
Richard Ellis | 53 | 3927 | 13/05/2005 | 0 | 82 | 7347 | 17/09/2020 | 1 | 15y 127d |
Phil Hulme | 8 | 354 | 27/01/1986 | 1 | 82 | 7282 | 12/03/2020 | 8 | 34y 044d |
Paul Varlaam | 61 | 4865 | 21/07/2009 | 5 | 82 | 7272 | 27/02/2020 | 0 | 10y 221d |
Ian Volante | 56 | 4270 | 11/01/2007 | 3 | 82 | 7257 | 06/02/2020 | 8 | 13y 026d |
Alan Byers | 63 | 5129 | 11/10/2010 | 0 | 82 | 7256 | 05/02/2020 | 0 | 09y 117d |
Thomas Leeming | 53 | 3913 | 22/04/2005 | 0 | 82 | 7249 | 27/01/2020 | 2 | 14y 280d |
Dave Chapple | 17 | 834 | 31/01/1989 | 0 | 82 | 7244 | 20/01/2020 | 2 | 30y 354d |
Carole Bramwell | 54 | 4078 | 10/04/2006 | 5 | 82 | 7234 | 06/01/2020 | 0 | 13y 271d |
Ewen Alexander | 21 | 1076 | 10/01/1991 | 0 | 81 | 7207 | 18/11/2019 | 0 | 28y 312d |
Peter Williams | 24 | 1274 | 14/07/1992 | 0 | 81 | 7177 | 07/10/2019 | 0 | 27y 085d |
Paul Nixon | 34 | 1937 | 07/02/1997 | 2 | 81 | 7172 | 30/09/2019 | 8 | 22y 235d |
Peter Tarry | 49 | 3491 | 30/05/2003 | 0 | 81 | 7153 | 03/09/2019 | 0 | 16y 096d |
Roy Anderson | 16 | 773 | 11/07/1988 | 0 | 81 | 7149 | 28/08/2019 | 0 | 31y 048d |
David Nixon | 34 | 1943 | 17/02/1997 | 0 | 81 | 7139 | 14/08/2019 | 0 | 22y 178d |
Chris Evans | 39 | 2333 | 24/08/1998 | 0 | 81 | 7134 | 07/08/2019 | 0 | 20y 348d |
Liz Smith | 38 | 2231 | 02/04/1998 | 1 | 80 | 7100 | 19/06/2019 | 0 | 21y 078d |
Stephen Troop | 63 | 5143 | 29/10/2010 | 0 | 80 | 7096 | 13/06/2019 | 0 | 08y 227d |
Iain Cadogan | 41 | 2581 | 16/08/1999 | 0 | 80 | 7095 | 12/06/2019 | 2 | 19y 301d |
Chris Smith | 34 | 1925 | 22/01/1997 | 0 | 80 | 7084 | 28/05/2019 | 1 | 22y 126d |
John Hadfield | 14 | 667 | 04/11/1987 | 8 | 80 | 7077 | 17/05/2019 | 0 | 31y 195d |
Sandra Pilson | 57 | 4489 | 26/11/2007 | 0 | 80 | 7068 | 06/05/2019 | 6 | 11y 162d |
Gerry Buckley | 60 | 4819 | 18/05/2009 | 0 | 80 | 7031 | 14/03/2019 | 0 | 09y 300d |
Julia Wilkinson | 47 | 3266 | 06/06/2002 | 8 | 80 | 7027 | 08/03/2019 | 0 | 16y 275d |
Dinos Sfyris | 57 | 4457 | 11/10/2007 | 3 | 80 | 7017 | 22/02/2019 | 8 | 11y 134d |
Kerry Copland | 50 | 3557 | 01/10/2003 | 0 | 80 | 7002 | 01/02/2019 | 5 | 15y 123d |
Mark Jeary | 39 | 2399 | 24/11/1998 | 1 | 79 | 6966 | 04/12/2018 | 3 | 20y 010d |
Pete Clark | 36 | 2049 | 15/07/1997 | 0 | 79 | 6965 | 03/12/2018 | 0 | 21y 141d |
Sue Booton | 51 | 3643 | 12/02/2004 | 0 | 79 | 6959 | 24/11/2018 | 0 | 14y 285d |
Jane Capie | 54 | 3980 | 28/11/2005 | 0 | 79 | 6952 | 14/11/2018 | 0 | 12y 351d |
Susan Stones | 54 | 4041 | 21/02/2006 | 0 | 79 | 6923 | 04/10/2018 | 0 | 12y 225d |
Laura McDonald | 54 | 4005 | 10/01/2006 | 0 | 79 | 6909 | 13/09/2018 | 0 | 12y 246d |
Tony Manwani | 41 | 2610 | 29/09/1999 | 2 | 79 | 6896 | 27/08/2018 | 8 | 18y 333d |
Paul Harper | 32 | 1799 | 23/07/1996 | 3 | 78 | 6822 | 09/05/2018 | 8 | 21y 290d |
Simon Cluskey | 42 | 2695 | 25/01/2000 | 0 | 78 | 6820 | 07/05/2018 | 0 | 18y 102d |
Andy Christley | 54 | 3982 | 30/11/2005 | 0 | 78 | 6805 | 13/04/2018 | 0 | 12y 134d |
Anthony Jenkin | 31 | 1721 | 04/01/1996 | 8 | 78 | 6781 | 12/03/2018 | 0 | 22y 067d |
Zarte Siempre | 69 | 5739 | 24/07/2013 | 5 | 78 | 6774 | 01/03/2018 | 8 | 04y 220d |
John Eadie | 34 | 1922 | 17/01/1997 | 0 | 78 | 6770 | 23/02/2018 | 0 | 21y 037d |
John Owens | 22 | 1161 | 08/08/1991 | 1 | 78 | 6760 | 09/02/2018 | 0 | 26y 185d |
Shelagh Addis | 47 | 3177 | 29/01/2002 | 0 | 78 | 6738 | 03/01/2018 | 0 | 15y 339d |
James Kennedy | 43 | 2843 | 20/09/2000 | 0 | 77 | 6690 | 18/10/2017 | 8 | 17y 028d |
Ray Waddington | 54 | 4008 | 13/01/2006 | 2 | 77 | 6666 | 14/09/2017 | 0 | 11y 244d |
Andrew Booth | 40 | 2480 | 17/03/1999 | 2 | 77 | 6657 | 01/09/2017 | 0 | 18y 168d |
Chris Feetenby | 26 | 1399 | 13/07/1993 | 5 | 77 | 6647 | 17/08/2017 | 0 | 24y 035d |
Paul Ellis | 43 | 2873 | 01/11/2000 | 1 | 77 | 6634 | 31/07/2017 | 0 | 16y 272d |
David Marsh | 57 | 4447 | 27/09/2007 | 1 | 77 | 6630 | 25/07/2017 | 0 | 09y 302d |
Andrew Alden | 47 | 3225 | 05/04/2002 | 0 | 77 | 6629 | 24/07/2017 | 0 | 15y 110d |
Martin Smith | 58 | 4527 | 28/01/2008 | 0 | 77 | 6619 | 07/07/2017 | 0 | 09y 160d |
Ken Coney | 54 | 4067 | 28/03/2006 | 0 | 76 | 6603 | 14/06/2017 | 1 | 11y 078d |
Florence Forbes | 55 | 4239 | 21/11/2006 | 0 | 76 | 6585 | 18/05/2017 | 0 | 10y 178d |
Jonathan De Souza | 51 | 3630 | 26/01/2004 | 0 | 76 | 6584 | 17/05/2017 | 0 | 13y 111d |
Charlie Neill | 45 | 3079 | 13/09/2001 | 0 | 76 | 6569 | 25/04/2017 | 3 | 15y 224d |
Carl Gregory | 55 | 4230 | 08/11/2006 | 0 | 76 | 6567 | 21/04/2017 | 0 | 10y 164d |
Nick Smith | 50 | 3536 | 12/08/2003 | 2 | 76 | 6566 | 20/04/2017 | 3 | 13y 252d |
Mandy Spencer | 24 | 1270 | 08/07/1992 | 1 | 76 | 6554 | 04/04/2017 | 2 | 24y 270d |
Jeff Clayton | 51 | 3711 | 28/05/2004 | 2 | 76 | 6546 | 23/03/2017 | 8 | 12y 299d |
Bill Arnold | 36 | 2040 | 02/07/1997 | 2 | 76 | 6540 | 15/03/2017 | 0 | 19y 256d |
Alan Lewis | 32 | 1796 | 18/07/1996 | 1 | 76 | 6533 | 06/03/2017 | 0 | 20y 231d |
Peter Brinkley | 47 | 3206 | 11/03/2002 | 0 | 76 | 6516 | 09/02/2017 | 1 | 14y 335d |
Irene Wilson | 62 | 4983 | 19/02/2010 | 0 | 76 | 6511 | 02/02/2017 | 0 | 06y 348d |
Elliott Mack | 61 | 4933 | 20/11/2009 | 0 | 76 | 6506 | 26/01/2017 | 8 | 07y 067d |
Dave Ryan | 44 | 2912 | 26/12/2000 | 1 | 76 | 6504 | 24/01/2017 | 2 | 16y 029d |
Louise Wilson | 67 | 5551 | 20/09/2012 | 0 | 76 | 6500 | 18/01/2017 | 1 | 04y 120d |
John Shaw | 63 | 5112 | 16/09/2010 | 0 | 75 | 6475 | 28/11/2016 | 8 | 06y 073d |
Charlie Clarke | 63 | 5134 | 18/10/2010 | 0 | 75 | 6473 | 23/11/2016 | 2 | 06y 036d |
Peter Andrews | 29 | 1623 | 20/02/1995 | 0 | 75 | 6450 | 20/10/2016 | 0 | 21y 242d |
Adam Bevan | 63 | 5168 | 03/12/2010 | 0 | 75 | 6446 | 14/10/2016 | 0 | 05y 315d |
Gary McEnaney | 53 | 3905 | 12/04/2005 | 0 | 75 | 6434 | 27/09/2016 | 0 | 11y 168d |
Paul King | 55 | 4146 | 13/07/2006 | 1 | 75 | 6430 | 20/09/2016 | 0 | 10y 069d |
Alan Gillies | 31 | 1738 | 29/01/1996 | 0 | 75 | 6420 | 26/08/2016 | 0 | 20y 209d |
Martin Hurst | 35 | 2022 | 06/06/1997 | 0 | 75 | 6419 | 25/08/2016 | 8 | 19y 080d |
Roy Davies | 54 | 3992 | 14/12/2005 | 0 | 75 | 6412 | 11/08/2016 | 0 | 10y 240d |
Andrew Fenton | 41 | 2606 | 23/09/1999 | 0 | 75 | 6385 | 27/06/2016 | 8 | 16y 277d |
Ian Newman | 37 | 2104 | 30/09/1997 | 0 | 74 | 6361 | 17/05/2016 | 0 | 18y 229d |
Ann Dibben | 18 | 900 | 23/08/1989 | 1 | 74 | 6342 | 12/04/2016 | 8 | 26y 232d |
Ben Dali | 51 | 3658 | 04/03/2004 | 1 | 74 | 6313 | 22/02/2016 | 0 | 11y 355d |
Stuart Moore | 44 | 3021 | 31/05/2001 | 1 | 74 | 6312 | 19/02/2016 | 0 | 14y 264d |
Jane Kempton | 47 | 3262 | 31/05/2002 | 0 | 73 | 6265 | 07/12/2015 | 1 | 13y 190d |
Jim Anderson | 53 | 3923 | 09/05/2005 | 0 | 73 | 6252 | 18/11/2015 | 0 | 10y 193d |
Keith Kan | 40 | 2449 | 02/02/1999 | 1 | 73 | 6243 | 05/11/2015 | 2 | 16y 276d |
John Hardie | 53 | 3881 | 01/03/2005 | 0 | 73 | 6221 | 05/10/2015 | 8 | 10y 218d |
Brendan Duke | 54 | 3988 | 08/12/2005 | 0 | 73 | 6215 | 24/09/2015 | 0 | 09y 290d |
Jonathan Wynn | 63 | 5072 | 01/07/2010 | 0 | 73 | 6194 | 24/08/2015 | 8 | 05y 054d |
Stephen Briggs | 43 | 2899 | 07/12/2000 | 3 | 73 | 6179 | 23/07/2015 | 8 | 14y 228d |
Judy Bursford | 54 | 3983 | 01/12/2005 | 0 | 73 | 6166 | 02/07/2015 | 7 | 09y 213d |
Sue Picken | 51 | 3661 | 09/03/2004 | 0 | 72 | 6131 | 29/04/2015 | 1 | 11y 051d |
Kate Ritchie | 43 | 2804 | 07/07/2000 | 6 | 72 | 6114 | 31/03/2015 | 2 | 14y 267d |
Mike Pilkington | 43 | 2832 | 05/09/2000 | 0 | 72 | 6111 | 26/03/2015 | 0 | 14y 202d |
Tom Cappleman | 59 | 4707 | 07/11/2008 | 0 | 72 | 6106 | 19/03/2015 | 8 | 06y 132d |
Lou Marriott | 44 | 2930 | 19/01/2001 | 2 | 72 | 6090 | 19/02/2015 | 0 | 14y 031d |
Lee Worth | 26 | 1393 | 05/07/1993 | 1 | 72 | 6089 | 18/02/2015 | 0 | 21y 228d |
Gus Aaron | 53 | 3877 | 23/02/2005 | 0 | 72 | 6086 | 13/02/2015 | 0 | 09y 355d |
Terry Stapleton | 22 | 1182 | 06/09/1991 | 0 | 72 | 6085 | 12/02/2015 | 0 | 23y 159d |
Tracey Mills | 47 | 3165 | 11/01/2002 | 0 | 72 | 6069 | 21/01/2015 | 8 | 13y 010d |
John Taylor | 21 | 1114 | 05/03/1991 | 0 | 72 | 6065 | 15/01/2015 | 0 | 23y 316d |
Jacky Pinkney | 19 | 973 | 19/02/1990 | 0 | 71 | 6048 | 08/12/2014 | 1 | 24y 292d |
Emma Brown | 40 | 2426 | 31/12/1998 | 1 | 71 | 6043 | 01/12/2014 | 0 | 15y 335d |
Josephine Keane | 44 | 2917 | 02/01/2001 | 0 | 71 | 6032 | 13/11/2014 | 0 | 13y 315d |
Gweni Sorokin | 24 | 1296 | 13/08/1992 | 0 | 71 | 6025 | 04/11/2014 | 1 | 22y 083d |
Ita Moynihan | 44 | 2958 | 28/02/2001 | 0 | 71 | 6019 | 27/10/2014 | 0 | 13y 241d |
Samantha Cooper | 51 | 3626 | 20/01/2004 | 0 | 71 | 6011 | 14/10/2014 | 0 | 10y 267d |
Dan McColm | 64 | 5212 | 24/02/2011 | 0 | 71 | 6007 | 08/10/2014 | 8 | 03y 226d |
Elisabeth Jardine | 10 | 467 | 12/11/1986 | 2 | 71 | 5999 | 25/09/2014 | 0 | 27y 317d |
Michael McDowell | 46 | 3114 | 01/11/2001 | 0 | 71 | 5998 | 24/09/2014 | 4 | 12y 327d |
David Morgans | 52 | 3809 | 04/11/2004 | 0 | 71 | 5994 | 18/09/2014 | 0 | 09y 318d |
Tricia Pay | 29 | 1636 | 09/03/1995 | 0 | 71 | 5962 | 23/07/2014 | 8 | 19y 136d |
Ian Linton | 44 | 2934 | 25/01/2001 | 0 | 71 | 5954 | 09/07/2014 | 2 | 13y 165d |
Brian Boonham | 38 | 2233 | 06/04/1998 | 0 | 70 | 5931 | 30/05/2014 | 0 | 16y 054d |
Simon Gillam | 23 | 1232 | 14/02/1992 | 0 | 70 | 5927 | 26/05/2014 | 0 | 22y 101d |
Harold Blythe | 38 | 2236 | 09/04/1998 | 0 | 70 | 5926 | 23/05/2014 | 0 | 16y 044d |
Stuart McQuitty | 38 | 2256 | 07/05/1998 | 3 | 70 | 5917 | 02/05/2014 | 0 | 15y 360d |
Glyn Linder | 19 | 951 | 18/01/1990 | 0 | 70 | 5913 | 28/04/2014 | 0 | 24y 100d |
Neil Green | 50 | 3594 | 21/11/2003 | 0 | 70 | 5912 | 24/04/2014 | 6 | 10y 155d |
Julie Devine | 44 | 2970 | 16/03/2001 | 0 | 70 | 5910 | 22/04/2014 | 1 | 13y 037d |
Mark Murray | 41 | 2630 | 27/10/1999 | 0 | 70 | 5902 | 10/04/2014 | 8 | 14y 166d |
Bobby Johnson | 40 | 2544 | 15/06/1999 | 2 | 70 | 5899 | 07/04/2014 | 3 | 14y 297d |
Cliff Lee | 22 | 1177 | 30/08/1991 | 0 | 70 | 5887 | 18/03/2014 | 5 | 22y 200d |
Sue Babb | 51 | 3638 | 05/02/2004 | 1 | 70 | 5881 | 04/03/2014 | 0 | 10y 027d |
Andy Naylor | 49 | 3466 | 22/04/2003 | 0 | 70 | 5872 | 19/02/2014 | 8 | 10y 303d |
Christopher Jones | 29 | 1617 | 10/02/1995 | 1 | 70 | 5870 | 17/02/2014 | 0 | 19y 007d |
Priscilla Munday | 48 | 3316 | 10/09/2002 | 1 | 70 | 5851 | 21/01/2014 | 6 | 11y 133d |
June Madell | 5 | 212 | 21/11/1984 | 3 | 69 | 5817 | 20/11/2013 | 1 | 28y 364d |
Sarah Taylor | 5 | 196 | 30/10/1984 | 0 | 69 | 5808 | 07/11/2013 | 3 | 29y 008d |
Bradley Cates | 56 | 4267 | 08/01/2007 | 3 | 69 | 5794 | 18/10/2013 | 8 | 06y 283d |
Eric Emslie | 23 | 1203 | 06/01/1992 | 0 | 69 | 5787 | 09/10/2013 | 0 | 21y 276d |
Alex Fish | 50 | 3582 | 05/11/2003 | 0 | 69 | 5769 | 13/09/2013 | 8 | 09y 313d |
Raymond Tate | 34 | 1959 | 11/03/1997 | 0 | 69 | 5763 | 05/09/2013 | 0 | 16y 178d |
Peter Etherington | 24 | 1271 | 09/07/1992 | 2 | 69 | 5758 | 29/08/2013 | 1 | 21y 051d |
Brenda Widger | 10 | 458 | 30/10/1986 | 0 | 69 | 5741 | 26/07/2013 | 0 | 26y 269d |
Steve Grimble | 11 | 506 | 17/02/1987 | 0 | 69 | 5723 | 02/07/2013 | 3 | 26y 135d |
Glen Webb | 23 | 1202 | 03/01/1992 | 2 | 68 | 5708 | 05/06/2013 | 8 | 21y 153d |
Paul Johnson | 54 | 3995 | 19/12/2005 | 0 | 68 | 5687 | 25/04/2013 | 0 | 07y 127d |
Eileen Taylor | 22 | 1145 | 17/07/1991 | 0 | 68 | 5686 | 24/04/2013 | 8 | 21y 282d |
John Gardner | 14 | 697 | 14/12/1987 | 0 | 68 | 5682 | 18/04/2013 | 1 | 25y 126d |
Philip Jarvis | 47 | 3180 | 01/02/2002 | 0 | 68 | 5656 | 05/03/2013 | 2 | 11y 032d |
Paul James | 38 | 2250 | 29/04/1998 | 0 | 67 | 5522 | 06/07/2012 | 8 | 14y 068d |
Monica Sutcliffe | 14 | 670 | 09/11/1987 | 0 | 66 | 5467 | 20/04/2012 | 1 | 24y 162d |
John Bird | 12 | 562 | 06/05/1987 | 0 | 66 | 5453 | 02/04/2012 | 3 | 24y 331d |
Peter Lee | 47 | 3181 | 04/02/2002 | 0 | 66 | 5429 | 20/02/2012 | 8 | 10y 016d |
Marcus Hares | 32 | 1821 | 22/08/1996 | 2 | 63 | 5144 | 01/11/2010 | 8 | 14y 071d |
Bruce Lambert | 43 | 2798 | 26/06/2000 | 1 | 63 | 5096 | 25/08/2010 | 0 | 10y 060d |
Ross Mackenzie | 39 | 2381 | 29/10/1998 | 0 | 61 | 4877 | 03/09/2009 | 0 | 10y 309d |
Andrew Hulme | 42 | 2706 | 09/02/2000 | 0 | 61 | 4857 | 09/07/2009 | 8 | 09y 150d |
Chris Bergman | 20 | 1034 | 14/08/1990 | 0 | 61 | 4854 | 06/07/2009 | 0 | 18y 326d |
Mike Moran | 39 | 2319 | 04/08/1998 | 0 | 61 | 4852 | 02/07/2009 | 0 | 10y 332d |
Hamish Williamson | 40 | 2487 | 26/03/1999 | 0 | 60 | 4806 | 29/04/2009 | 4 | 10y 034d |
James Robinson | 49 | 3454 | 04/04/2003 | 0 | 60 | 4800 | 21/04/2009 | 2 | 06y 017d |
Kirk Bevins | 51 | 3642 | 11/02/2004 | 0 | 60 | 4768 | 02/03/2009 | 8 | 05y 019d |
Garry Preston | 18 | 883 | 31/07/1989 | 0 | 59 | 4712 | 14/11/2008 | 0 | 19y 106d |
Junaid Mubeen | 39 | 2342 | 04/09/1998 | 0 | 59 | 4673 | 22/09/2008 | 8 | 10y 018d |
Tony Durrant | 10 | 475 | 24/11/1986 | 0 | 58 | 4560 | 19/03/2008 | 3 | 21y 115d |
Terry Rattle | 47 | 3171 | 21/01/2002 | 0 | 57 | 4428 | 31/08/2007 | 0 | 05y 222d |
Margaret Read | 38 | 2284 | 16/06/1998 | 0 | 57 | 4398 | 16/07/2007 | 0 | 09y 030d |
Amey Deshpande | 42 | 2693 | 21/01/2000 | 0 | 56 | 4273 | 16/01/2007 | 8 | 06y 360d |
Ola Odutola | 41 | 2603 | 20/09/1999 | 0 | 53 | 3901 | 06/04/2005 | 0 | 05y 199d |
James Squires | 24 | 1281 | 23/07/1992 | 0 | 40 | 2531 | 27/05/1999 | 0 | 06y 308d |
Saladin Khoshnaw | 1 | 22 | 08/12/1982 | 1 | 12 | 587 | 10/06/1987 | 0 | 04y 184d |
Margaret Reid | 2 | 46 | 06/05/1983 | 0 | 7 | 313 | 15/11/1985 | 0 | 02y 193d |
Helen Grayson | 1 | 8 | 15/11/1982 | 4 | 6 | 267 | 20/02/1985 | 7 | 02y 098d |
Darryl Francis | 1 | 12 | 22/11/1982 | 0 | 6 | 245 | 21/01/1985 | 8 | 02y 061d |
Contestants invited for a second appearance due to administrative errors
Contestant | First appearance | Second appearance | Gap between appearances | Reason | ||||||
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Series | Episode | Date | Heat wins | Series | Episode | Date | Heat wins | |||
James Hall | 64 | 5224 | 21/03/2011 | 0 | 65 | 5283 | 10/06/2011 | 0 | 81 days | Invited back after having a word incorrectly disallowed. |
Andrew Mossford | 63 | 5091 | 11/08/2010 | 0 | 64 | 5201 | 09/02/2011 | 0 | 182 days | Invited back after opponent had a word incorrectly allowed. |
Phill Thorne | 62 | 4973 | 05/02/2010 | 0 | 63 | 5124 | 04/10/2010 | 0 | 241 days | Invited back after controversy surrounding an invalid declaration. |
Carl Dundas | 57 | 4483 | 16/11/2007 | 1 | 58 | 4603 | 19/05/2008 | 3 | 185 days | Invited back after "an incident". |
John Britton | 50 | 3551 | 23/09/2003 | 0 | 51 | 3692 | 28/04/2004 | 0 | 218 days | Invited back after having a word incorrectly disallowed. |
Helen Wrigglesworth | 41 | 2666 | 16/12/1999 | 4 | 42 | 2717 | 24/02/2000 | 1 | 70 days | Invited back after having a word unfairly disallowed. |
Alex Davis | 38 | 2222 | 20/03/1998 | 0 | 39 | 2341 | 03/09/1998 | 0 | 167 days | Invited back after mispronouncing a crucial conundrum. |
Chris Williams | 30 | 1674 | 01/08/1995 | 1 | 31 | 1771 | 14/03/1996 | 3 | 226 days | Invited back as two disallowed words were added to the dictionary shortly after his appearance. |
Paul Henderson | 27 | 1466 | 13/01/1994 | 0 | 28 | 1573 | 12/09/1994 | 0 | 242 days | Invited back after opponent had an invalid word allowed. |
Martin Howell | 26 | 1436 | 02/09/1993 | 0 | 28 | 1547 | 05/08/1994 | 0 | 337 days | Invited back after opponent declared a "dubious word". |