Difference between revisions of "Maureen Barr"

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Maureen Barr in the second ever edition of Countdown.

Maureen Barr was a contestant in Series 1. She was the first female contestant to appear on this show.

She was a keen Scrabble player who entered many local and national competitions over the years, and always welcomed Scrabblers to her home.

She sadly died in January 2011.

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
2	3/11/1982	P	Maureen Barr	28 – 41	Michael Goldman	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Ted Moult	Mary	76

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-[[File:Maureen_Barr.png|thumb|200px|right|Maureen Barr in the second ever edition of Countdown.]]
+[[File:Maureen_Barr.png|thumb|200px|right|Maureen Barr in the second ever edition of [[Countdown]].]]
-'''Maureen Barr''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 1]].  She was the first female contestant to appear on this show.  Maureen was a keen Scrabble player, entering many local and national competitions over the years, and always welcomed Scrabblers to her home.  She died in January 2011.
+'''Maureen Barr''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 1]]. She was the first female contestant to appear on this show.
+She was a keen {{w|Scrabble}} player who entered many local and national competitions over the years, and always welcomed Scrabblers to her home.
+She sadly died in January 2011.
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