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Maurice Packman was a finalist in Series 2.

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex
38	22/04/1983	P	Geoffrey Weeks	42 – 61	Maurice Packman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams	[[]]
39	26/04/1983	P	Maurice Packman	47 – 14	Catherine Byfield	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
40	27/04/1983	P	Maurice Packman	28 – 43	Philip Appleby	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
71	21/06/1983	QP	Maurice Packman	57 – 32	Ingram Wilcox	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
76	28/06/1983	QF	Dixie Baird	30 – 57	Maurice Packman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Angela O'Dougherty	Kenneth Williams	Lesley Burnett
79	1/07/1983	SF	Ash Haji	41 – 35	Maurice Packman	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Angela O'Dougherty	Gyles Brandreth	Lesley Burnett

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−	'''Maurice Packman''' was a finalist in [[Series 2]]. Maurice proved to be a popular character on countdown, who was well liked by all the crew and the other contestants. While appearing on the show, Maurice was seen by Japanese businessman (and countdown enthusiast) Hiromichi Fujinami, who took the inspiration to come up with a new idea for a video game. The end result was "Pac-Man" which was named after Maurice. Fujinami decided to replace the "K" with a hyphen as he believed the hyphenated name was more marketable.	+	'''Maurice Packman''' was a finalist in [[Series 2]].

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