Andrew Perry - Revision history

TobyMcDonald at 18:22, 18 February 2023

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Mclarenguy22 at 17:26, 1 March 2021

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Mclarenguy22: Better phrasing of Scrabble paragraph

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Better phrasing of Scrabble paragraph

The Doctor: I’m assuming that’s a spelling error rather than formal?

2021-02-28T20:48:44Z

I’m assuming that’s a spelling error rather than formal?

Mclarenguy22 at 17:48, 28 February 2021

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JAWorsley at 17:38, 11 December 2020

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JAWorsley at 17:15, 11 December 2020

2020-12-11T17:15:36Z

Celebdown at 08:58, 11 July 2020

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Celebdown at 08:58, 11 July 2020

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Mclarenguy22 at 09:21, 8 July 2020

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-[[Image:Andrew Perry.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Andrew Perry at the 2001 World Scrabble Championships.]]
+[[Image:Andrew Perry.jpg|thumb|right|Andrew Perry at the {{w|World Scrabble Championship 2001|2001 World ''Scrabble'' Championship}}.]]
-'''Andrew Perry''' was the runner-up of [[Series 26]], and a quarter-finalist in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]]. As well as a participant in [[Championship of Champions VIII]], Perry's record reads 12 wins and 4 losses (3 of which were to the eventual winner of the tournament) and is arguably the best player to not win a title in the 9-round format.
+'''Andrew Perry''' was the runner-up of [[Series 26]], and a quarter-finalist in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]]. As well as a participant in [[Championship of Champions VII]], Perry's record reads twelve wins and four losses (three of which were to the eventual winner of the tournament) and is arguably the best player to not win a title in the [[9 round format|9-round format]].
-He first appeared as an 11-year-old on 30 August 1993 and won his first seven league games in impressive fashion before losing his eighth to [[Gary Thomson]]. Perry's father, [[Steve Perry|Steve]], appeared later in the same series. Perry was #1 seed for the final rounds, where he beat [[Peggy Mills]] in the quarter-finals and [[Alan Harwood]] in the semis, but in the final against [[Andy Bodle]], he came unstuck, losing {{score|73|45}}.
+He first appeared as an 11-year-old from {{w|Faringdon}} in the {{w|Vale of White Horse}}, {{w|Oxfordshire}} on [[Episode 1433|30 August 1993]], and won his first seven prelims in impressive fashion before losing his eighth to [[Gary Thomson]]. Perry's father, [[Steve Perry|Steve]], appeared later in the same series. Perry was number one seed for the finals, where he beat [[Peggy Mills]] in the [[Episode 1451|quarter-finals]] and [[Alan Harwood]] in the [[Episode 1455|semis]], but in the [[Episode 1457|grand final]] against [[Andy Bodle]], he came unstuck, losing {{score|73|45}}.
-Perry played in Championship of Champions VII, but lost his first game to the eventual winner [[Don Reid]].
+Perry played in Championship of Champions VII, but lost [[Episode 1589|his first game]] to the eventual winner, [[Don Reid]].
-Perry returned for the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] and was on impressive form, eliminating [[David Elias]], [[Chris Waddington]] and [[Clive Freedman (Series 6)|Clive Freedman]] before being knocked out in the quarter-finals of the series by eventual winner [[Harvey Freeman]]. However, he did solve the first [[conundrum]] in the grand final while watching in the audience: {{word|ADOBESTEP}} --> {{word|SPEEDBOAT}}.
+Perry returned for the Supreme Championship, and was on impressive form, eliminating [[David Elias]], [[Chris Waddington]] and [[Clive Freedman (Series 6)|Clive Freedman]] before being knocked out in the [[Episode 1902|quarter-finals]] of the series by eventual winner [[Harvey Freeman]]. However, he did solve the first [[conundrum]] ({{word|ADOBESTEP}}) in the [[Episode 1907|grand final]] while watching in the audience.
-Perry has also been a competitive [[Scrabble]] player who finished 3rd in the 2003 World Scrabble Championships, the then-highest placed finish for a British player since [[Mark Nyman]]; Nynam was Britain's only World Scrabble Champion for 21 years when he won in 1993.
+Perry has also been a competitive ''[[Scrabble]]'' player who finished third in the {{w|World Scrabble Championship 2003|2003 World ''Scrabble'' Championship}}, the then-highest placed finish for a British player since [[Mark Nyman]]; Nyman was Britain's only {{w|World Scrabble Championship|World ''Scrabble'' Champion}} for 21 years when he won in {{w|World Scrabble Championship 1993|1993}}.
 {{series runner-up|preceded_by=James Sinclair|series=26|followed_by=Richard Campbell}}
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 {{ep | 1433 | 30/08/1993 | P |Andrew Perry| 50 - 42 |[[Joan McLean]]|[[Jan Harvey]]|[[Ruth Killick]]|73}}
 {{ep | 1434 | 31/08/1993 | P |Andrew Perry| 59 - 22 |[[John Sefton]]|Jan Harvey|Ruth Killick|70}}
-{{ep | 1435 | 1/09/1993 | P |Andrew Perry| 57 - 53 |[[Lynne Blackburn]]|Jan Harvey|Ruth Killick|72}}
+{{ep | 1435 | 01/09/1993 | P |Andrew Perry| 57 - 53 |[[Lynne Blackburn]]|Jan Harvey|Ruth Killick|72}}
-{{ep | 1436 | 2/09/1993 | P |Andrew Perry| 50 - 45 |[[Martin Howell]]|Jan Harvey|Ruth Killick|73}}
+{{ep | 1436 | 02/09/1993 | P |Andrew Perry| 50 - 45 |[[Martin Howell]]|Jan Harvey|Ruth Killick|73}}
-{{ep | 1437 | 3/09/1993 | P |Andrew Perry| 65 - 28 |[[Richard Hamer]]|Jan Harvey|Ruth Killick|73}}
+{{ep | 1437 | 03/09/1993 | P |Andrew Perry| 65 - 28 |[[Richard Hamer]]|Jan Harvey|Ruth Killick|73}}
-{{ep | 1438 | 6/09/1993 | P |Andrew Perry| 40 - 28 |[[Marty Davis]]|[[Philip Franks]]|Ruth Killick|72}}
+{{ep | 1438 | 06/09/1993 | P |Andrew Perry| 40 - 28 |[[Marty Davis]]|[[Philip Franks]]|Ruth Killick|72}}
-{{ep | 1439 | 7/09/1993 | P |Andrew Perry| 56 - 26 |[[John Hunt (Series 26)|John Hunt]]|Philip Franks|Ruth Killick|70}}
+{{ep | 1439 | 07/09/1993 | P |Andrew Perry| 56 - 26 |[[John Hunt (Series 26)|John Hunt]]|Philip Franks|Ruth Killick|70}}
-{{ep | 1440 | 8/09/1993 | P |Andrew Perry| 35 - 41 |[[Gary Thomson]]|Philip Franks|Ruth Killick|75}}
+{{ep | 1440 | 08/09/1993 | P |Andrew Perry| 35 - 41 |[[Gary Thomson]]|Philip Franks|Ruth Killick|75}}
 {{ep | 1451 | 23/09/1993 | QF |Andrew Perry| 45 - 21 |[[Peggy Mills]]|[[Martin Jarvis]]|[[Susie Dent]]|83}}
 {{ep | 1455 | 29/09/1993 | SF |Andrew Perry| 59 - 53 |[[Alan Harwood]]|Martin Jarvis|Susie Dent|73}}
-{{ep | 1457 | 1/10/1993 | GF |[[Andy Bodle]]| 73 - 45 |Andrew Perry|Martin Jarvis, [[Rosalind Ayres]]|Susie Dent|115}}
+{{ep | 1457 | 01/10/1993 | GF |[[Andy Bodle]]| 73 - 45 |Andrew Perry|Martin Jarvis, [[Rosalind Ayres]]|Susie Dent|115}}
-{{ep | 1589 | 3/01/1995 | CQF |[[Don Reid]]| 63 - 46 |Andrew Perry|[[Denis Norden]]|[[Richard Samson]]|72}}
+{{ep | 1589 | 03/01/1995 | CQF |[[Don Reid]]| 63 - 46 |Andrew Perry|[[Denis Norden]]|[[Richard Samson]]|74}}
 {{ep | 1865 | 23/10/1996 | bQF |[[David Elias]]| 43 - 60 |Andrew Perry|Philip Franks|Susie Dent|83}}
 {{ep | 1867 | 25/10/1996 | bSF |[[Chris Waddington]]| 37 - 43 |Andrew Perry|[[June Whitfield]]|Susie Dent|71}}

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 Perry returned for the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] and was on impressive form, eliminating [[David Elias]], [[Chris Waddington]] and [[Clive Freedman (Series 6)|Clive Freedman]] before being knocked out in the quarter-finals of the series by eventual winner [[Harvey Freeman]]. However, he did solve the first [[conundrum]] in the grand final while watching in the audience: {{word|ADOBESTEP}} --> {{word|SPEEDBOAT}}.
-Perry has also been a competitive [[Scrabble]] player who finised 3rd in the 2003 World Scrabble Championships, the then-highest placed finish for a British player since [[Mark Nyman]]; Nynam was Britain's only World Scrabble Champion for 21 years when he won in 1993.
+Perry has also been a competitive [[Scrabble]] player who finished 3rd in the 2003 World Scrabble Championships, the then-highest placed finish for a British player since [[Mark Nyman]]; Nynam was Britain's only World Scrabble Champion for 21 years when he won in 1993.
 {{series runner-up|preceded_by=James Sinclair|series=26|followed_by=Richard Campbell}}

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 Perry returned for the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] and was on impressive form, eliminating [[David Elias]], [[Chris Waddington]] and [[Clive Freedman (Series 6)|Clive Freedman]] before being knocked out in the quarter-finals of the series by eventual winner [[Harvey Freeman]]. However, he did solve the first [[conundrum]] in the grand final while watching in the audience: {{word|ADOBESTEP}} --> {{word|SPEEDBOAT}}.
-Perry has also been a competitive [[Scrabble]] player, and formerly held the record for the second highest finish in the World Scrabble Championship by a British player when he finished 3rd in 2003; [[Mark Nyman]] was Britain's only World Scrabble Champion for 21 years when he won in 1993.
+Perry has also been a competitive [[Scrabble]] player who finised 3rd in the 2003 World Scrabble Championships, the then-highest placed finish for a British player since [[Mark Nyman]]; Nynam was Britain's only World Scrabble Champion for 21 years when he won in 1993.
 {{series runner-up|preceded_by=James Sinclair|series=26|followed_by=Richard Campbell}}

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 Perry returned for the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] and was on impressive form, eliminating [[David Elias]], [[Chris Waddington]] and [[Clive Freedman (Series 6)|Clive Freedman]] before being knocked out in the quarter-finals of the series by eventual winner [[Harvey Freeman]]. However, he did solve the first [[conundrum]] in the grand final while watching in the audience: {{word|ADOBESTEP}} --> {{word|SPEEDBOAT}}.
-Perry has also been a competitive [[Scrabble]] player, and formally held the record for the second highest finish in the World Scrabble Championship by a British player when he finished 3rd in 2003; [[Mark Nyman]] was Britain's only World Scrabble Champion for 21 years when he won in 1993.
+Perry has also been a competitive [[Scrabble]] player, and formerly held the record for the second highest finish in the World Scrabble Championship by a British player when he finished 3rd in 2003; [[Mark Nyman]] was Britain's only World Scrabble Champion for 21 years when he won in 1993.
 {{series runner-up|preceded_by=James Sinclair|series=26|followed_by=Richard Campbell}}

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 Perry played in Championship of Champions VII, but lost his first game to the eventual winner [[Don Reid]].
-Perry returned for the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] and was on impressive form, eliminating [[David Elias]], [[Chris Waddington]] and [[Clive Freedman (Series 6)|Clive Freedman]] before being knocked out in the quarter-finals of the series by eventual winner [[Harvey Freeman]]. However he did solve the first [[conundrum]] in the final, {{word|ADOBESTEP}} --> {{word|SPEEDBOAT}}.
+Perry returned for the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] and was on impressive form, eliminating [[David Elias]], [[Chris Waddington]] and [[Clive Freedman (Series 6)|Clive Freedman]] before being knocked out in the quarter-finals of the series by eventual winner [[Harvey Freeman]]. However, he did solve the first [[conundrum]] in the grand final while watching in the audience: {{word|ADOBESTEP}} --> {{word|SPEEDBOAT}}.
-Perry is also a well known [[Scrabble]] player, and held the record for the second highest finish in the World Scrabble Championship by a British player when he finished 3rd in 2003; [[Mark Nyman]] was Britain's only World Scrabble Champion for 21 years when he won in 1993.
+Perry has also been a competitive [[Scrabble]] player, and formally held the record for the second highest finish in the World Scrabble Championship by a British player when he finished 3rd in 2003; [[Mark Nyman]] was Britain's only World Scrabble Champion for 21 years when he won in 1993.
 {{series runner-up|preceded_by=James Sinclair|series=26|followed_by=Richard Campbell}}

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−	[[Image:Andrew Perry.jpg\|thumb\|~~200px~~\|right\|Andrew Perry at the 2001 World Scrabble Championships.]]	+	[[Image:Andrew Perry.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|right\|Andrew Perry at the 2001 World Scrabble Championships.]]
	'''Andrew Perry''' was the runner-up of [[Series 26]], and a quarter-finalist in the [[Series 33\|Supreme Championship]]. As well as a participant in [[Championship of Champions VIII]], Perry's record reads 12 wins and 4 losses (3 of which were to the eventual winner of the tournament) and is arguably the best player to not win a title in the 9-round format.		'''Andrew Perry''' was the runner-up of [[Series 26]], and a quarter-finalist in the [[Series 33\|Supreme Championship]]. As well as a participant in [[Championship of Champions VIII]], Perry's record reads 12 wins and 4 losses (3 of which were to the eventual winner of the tournament) and is arguably the best player to not win a title in the 9-round format.