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− | [[Image:Wayne Kelly.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:Wayne Kelly.jpg|thumb|200px|Wayne Kelly in his [[Episode 1553|fourth appearance]] in [[Series 28]]...]] |
− | '''Wayne Kelly''' was the runner-up of [[Series 28]], and | + | [[File:Wayne Kelly.png|thumb|200px|right|...and 19 years later in the [[30th Birthday Championship]]!]] |
+ | '''Wayne Kelly''' was the runner-up of [[Series 28]], and a [[contestant]] in [[Championship of Champions VII]], the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] and the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. As of 2021, he is the current chair of the [[Association of British Scrabble Players]]. | ||
− | He made his first appearance on 10 August 1994, defeating [[Helen Wood]] {{score|55|45}}, and won a further five games before exam pressures forced him to retire before he could complete a potential [[octochamp]] run. He returned for the | + | He made his first appearance on [[Episode 1550|10 August 1994]], defeating [[Helen Wood]] {{score|55|45}}, and won a further five games before exam pressures forced him to retire before he could complete a potential [[octochamp]] run. He returned for the finals as number five seed, and beat [[Isabelle Heward]] and [[Suzanne Miles]] on his way to the grand final. In the [[Episode 1587|grand final]] against [[Damian Eadie]], it went straight to the wire with Kelly trailing by a solitary point going into the final, crucial [[conundrum]]. Ultimately, it was Eadie who buzzed first, meaning Kelly had to settle for second-best and a clutch of book tokens (which, when [[Dictionary Corner]] guest [[Michael Parkinson]] asked what he would do with them, Kelly famously replied he would 'buy some books'). |
− | Kelly returned at the start of the next series to participate in | + | Kelly returned at the start of the next series to participate in Championship of Champions VII, but was knocked out in the [[Episode 1591|first round]] by [[Richard Campbell]]. |
− | Kelly also participated in the | + | Kelly also participated in the Supreme Championship the following year, losing in the [[Episode 1896|first round]] to [[Gareth Williams]]. |
− | He returned to Countdown in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the | + | He returned to ''[[Countdown]]'' in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the 30th Birthday Championship. He won [[Episode 5616|his first match]] against the [[Series 56]] champion, [[Nick Wainwright]], before losing to the [[Series 63]] champion, [[Jack Hurst]] in the [[Episode 5636|first round proper]], where Hurst scored 143, which was then the second highest score in the show's history. |
− | + | Since his appearances on ''Countdown'', Kelly has become an avid ''[[Scrabble]]'' player, achieving grandmaster status within the Association of British Scrabble Players, which he is a member of, and representing England at the {{w|World Scrabble Championship 2007|2007 World ''Scrabble'' Championship}}. He won the {{w|National Scrabble Championship (UK)|National ''Scrabble'' Championship}} in 2011 and also organises tournaments. | |
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− | He appeared on the BBC Two quiz show ''{{w|Eggheads ( | + | He appeared on the {{w|BBC Two}} quiz show ''{{w|Eggheads (TV series)|Eggheads}}'' in 2013. He then appeared on the {{w|BBC Radio 2}} quiz ''{{w|PopMaster}}'' in 2017, where he answered every question correctly to beat fellow Scrabbler [[Karl Kwiatkowski]] and avoid the "three in ten" round, automatically winning a radio. He returned to ''PopMaster'' again in December of that year for the "champions league" round, in a bid to qualify for the grand final, but was one point short of making the top two highest scorers. He appeared on {{w|ITV (TV network)|ITV}}’s ''{{w|Tenable}}'' on 11 September 2018. |
{{series runner-up|preceded_by=Richard Campbell|series=28|followed_by=Chris Rogers}} | {{series runner-up|preceded_by=Richard Campbell|series=28|followed_by=Chris Rogers}} | ||
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{{ep | 1550 | 10/08/1994 | P |Wayne Kelly| 55 - 45 |[[Helen Wood]]|[[Jenny Hanley]]|[[Ruth Killick]]|83}} | {{ep | 1550 | 10/08/1994 | P |Wayne Kelly| 55 - 45 |[[Helen Wood]]|[[Jenny Hanley]]|[[Ruth Killick]]|83}} | ||
{{ep | 1551 | 11/08/1994 | P |Wayne Kelly| 40 - 34 |[[Linda Allen]]|[[Nigel Rees]]|[[Richard Samson]]|68}} | {{ep | 1551 | 11/08/1994 | P |Wayne Kelly| 40 - 34 |[[Linda Allen]]|[[Nigel Rees]]|[[Richard Samson]]|68}} | ||
− | {{ep | 1552 | 12/08/1994 | P |Wayne Kelly| 71 - 36 |[[Mike Salt]]|Nigel Rees|Richard Samson| | + | {{ep | 1552 | 12/08/1994 | P |Wayne Kelly| 71 - 36 |[[Mike Salt]]|Nigel Rees|Richard Samson|77}} |
− | {{ep | 1553 | 15/08/1994 | P |Wayne Kelly| 51 - 47 |[[John Arand]]|Nigel Rees|Richard Samson| | + | {{ep | 1553 | 15/08/1994 | P |Wayne Kelly| 51 - 47 |[[John Arand]]|Nigel Rees|Richard Samson|70}} |
− | {{ep | 1554 | 16/08/1994 | P |Wayne Kelly| 67 - 10 |[[Guy Wan Ali]]|Nigel Rees|Richard Samson| | + | {{ep | 1554 | 16/08/1994 | P |Wayne Kelly| 67 - 10 |[[Guy Wan Ali]]|Nigel Rees|Richard Samson|72}} |
− | {{ep | 1555 | 17/08/1994 | P |Wayne Kelly| 67 - 21 |[[Michael How]]|Nigel Rees|Richard Samson| | + | {{ep | 1555 | 17/08/1994 | P |Wayne Kelly| 67 - 21 |[[Michael How]]|Nigel Rees|Richard Samson|72}} |
− | {{ep | 1583 | 26/09/1994 | QF |Wayne Kelly| 59 - 46 |[[Isabelle Heward]]|[[Michael Parkinson]]|Richard Samson| | + | {{ep | 1583 | 26/09/1994 | QF |Wayne Kelly| 59 - 46 |[[Isabelle Heward]]|[[Michael Parkinson]]|Richard Samson|73}} |
− | {{ep | 1585 | 28/09/1994 | SF |Wayne Kelly| 56 - 40 |[[Suzanne Miles]]|Michael Parkinson|Richard Samson| | + | {{ep | 1585 | 28/09/1994 | SF |Wayne Kelly| 56 - 40 |[[Suzanne Miles]]|Michael Parkinson|Richard Samson|68}} |
− | {{ep | 1587 | 30/09/1994 | GF |Wayne Kelly| 83 - 94 |[[Damian Eadie]]|[[Shirley Anne Field]], Michael Parkinson|Richard Samson| | + | {{ep | 1587 | 30/09/1994 | GF |Wayne Kelly| 83 - 94 |[[Damian Eadie]]|[[Shirley Anne Field]], Michael Parkinson|Richard Samson|124}} |
− | {{ep | 1591 | | + | {{ep | 1591 | 05/01/1995 | CQF |Wayne Kelly| 36 - 52 |[[Richard Campbell]]|[[Denis Norden]]|Richard Samson|73}} |
− | {{ep | 1896 | | + | {{ep | 1896 | 05/12/1996 | gQF |[[Gareth Williams]]| 59 - 55 |Wayne Kelly|[[Richard Digance]]|[[David Swarbrick]]|72}} |
− | {{ep | 5616 | | + | {{ep | 5616 | 08/01/2013 | 30BP |Wayne Kelly| 105 - 68 |[[Nick Wainwright]]|[[Dave Myers]]|[[Susie Dent]]|120}} |
− | {{ep | 5636 | | + | {{ep | 5636 | 05/02/2013 | 30B1 |Wayne Kelly| 89 - 143 |[[Jack Hurst]]|[[Kate Adie]]|Susie Dent|152}} |
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 33]] | [[Category:Contestants in Series 33]] | ||
− | [[Category:Contestants in 30th Birthday Championship]] | + | [[Category:Contestants in the 30th Birthday Championship]] |
[[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions VII]] | [[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions VII]] | ||
[[Category:Contestants on other game shows]] | [[Category:Contestants on other game shows]] | ||
[[Category:Teapot owners]] | [[Category:Teapot owners]] |
Latest revision as of 20:25, 18 February 2023
Wayne Kelly was the runner-up of Series 28, and a contestant in Championship of Champions VII, the Supreme Championship and the 30th Birthday Championship. As of 2021, he is the current chair of the Association of British Scrabble Players.
He made his first appearance on 10 August 1994, defeating Helen Wood 55 – 45, and won a further five games before exam pressures forced him to retire before he could complete a potential octochamp run. He returned for the finals as number five seed, and beat Isabelle Heward and Suzanne Miles on his way to the grand final. In the grand final against Damian Eadie, it went straight to the wire with Kelly trailing by a solitary point going into the final, crucial conundrum. Ultimately, it was Eadie who buzzed first, meaning Kelly had to settle for second-best and a clutch of book tokens (which, when Dictionary Corner guest Michael Parkinson asked what he would do with them, Kelly famously replied he would 'buy some books').
Kelly returned at the start of the next series to participate in Championship of Champions VII, but was knocked out in the first round by Richard Campbell.
Kelly also participated in the Supreme Championship the following year, losing in the first round to Gareth Williams.
He returned to Countdown in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the 30th Birthday Championship. He won his first match against the Series 56 champion, Nick Wainwright, before losing to the Series 63 champion, Jack Hurst in the first round proper, where Hurst scored 143, which was then the second highest score in the show's history.
Since his appearances on Countdown, Kelly has become an avid Scrabble player, achieving grandmaster status within the Association of British Scrabble Players, which he is a member of, and representing England at the 2007 World Scrabble Championship. He won the National Scrabble Championship in 2011 and also organises tournaments.
He appeared on the BBC Two quiz show Eggheads in 2013. He then appeared on the BBC Radio 2 quiz PopMaster in 2017, where he answered every question correctly to beat fellow Scrabbler Karl Kwiatkowski and avoid the "three in ten" round, automatically winning a radio. He returned to PopMaster again in December of that year for the "champions league" round, in a bid to qualify for the grand final, but was one point short of making the top two highest scorers. He appeared on ITV’s Tenable on 11 September 2018.
Preceded by Richard Campbell |
Series runner-up Series 28 |
Followed by Chris Rogers |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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1550 | 10/08/1994 | P | Wayne Kelly | 55 – 45 | Helen Wood | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jenny Hanley | Ruth Killick | 83 | ||
1551 | 11/08/1994 | P | Wayne Kelly | 40 – 34 | Linda Allen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Richard Samson | 68 | ||
1552 | 12/08/1994 | P | Wayne Kelly | 71 – 36 | Mike Salt | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Richard Samson | 77 | ||
1553 | 15/08/1994 | P | Wayne Kelly | 51 – 47 | John Arand | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Richard Samson | 70 | ||
1554 | 16/08/1994 | P | Wayne Kelly | 67 – 10 | Guy Wan Ali | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Richard Samson | 72 | ||
1555 | 17/08/1994 | P | Wayne Kelly | 67 – 21 | Michael How | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Richard Samson | 72 | ||
1583 | 26/09/1994 | QF | Wayne Kelly | 59 – 46 | Isabelle Heward | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Michael Parkinson | Richard Samson | 73 | ||
1585 | 28/09/1994 | SF | Wayne Kelly | 56 – 40 | Suzanne Miles | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Michael Parkinson | Richard Samson | 68 | ||
1587 | 30/09/1994 | GF | Wayne Kelly | 83 – 94 | Damian Eadie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Shirley Anne Field, Michael Parkinson | Richard Samson | 124 | ||
1591 | 05/01/1995 | CQF | Wayne Kelly | 36 – 52 | Richard Campbell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Richard Samson | 73 | ||
1896 | 05/12/1996 | gQF | Gareth Williams | 59 – 55 | Wayne Kelly | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | David Swarbrick | 72 | ||
5616 | 08/01/2013 | 30BP | Wayne Kelly | 105 – 68 | Nick Wainwright | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
5636 | 05/02/2013 | 30B1 | Wayne Kelly | 89 – 143 | Jack Hurst | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Adie | Susie Dent | 152 |