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| − | '''Catherine Clarke''' | + | '''Catherine Clarke''' was a [[lexicographer]] on ''[[Countdown]]''. She first appeared in [[Championship of Champions II]]. |
| − | + | Over a fifteen-year ''{{w|Countdown (game show)|Countdown}}'' career, she made [[:Category:Episodes with Catherine Clarke as lexicographer|{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Episodes with Catherine Clarke as lexicographer}} appearances]] in [[Dictionary Corner]]. | |
| − | + | She was infamous for wrongly disallowing [[Allan Saldanha]]'s declaration of {{word|YOLKED}} in the [[Series 15]] [[Episode 757|grand final]]. Despite this, she oversaw seven regular grand finals and two [[Championship of Champions]] finals as well as the [[Supreme Championship]] [[Episode 1907|grand final]]. | |
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| + | Since leaving the {{w|Oxford University Press|OUP}}, Clarke is now a literary agent. | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Catherine}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Catherine}} | ||
[[Category:Lexicographers]] | [[Category:Lexicographers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:07, 8 June 2026
| Catherine Clarke | |
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| Lexicographer | |
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| First appearance | 31 March 1986 |
| Last appearance | 19 June 2001 |
| Appearances | 283 |
| Episodes with Catherine Clarke | |
Catherine Clarke was a lexicographer on Countdown. She first appeared in Championship of Champions II.
Over a fifteen-year Countdown career, she made 283 appearances in Dictionary Corner.
She was infamous for wrongly disallowing Allan Saldanha's declaration of YOLKED in the Series 15 grand final. Despite this, she oversaw seven regular grand finals and two Championship of Champions finals as well as the Supreme Championship grand final.
Since leaving the OUP, Clarke is now a literary agent.
