Ivy Baird

Ivy Baird, also known as Dixie Baird (from her full name of Ivy Dixon-Baird) was a finalist in Series 2. She was from Nottingham.

In 1991, Baird also participated in an unreleased Countdown Masters episode against Frank Houston from Series 14. Between 2002-2003, she filmed a 15-round game against Series 1 winner Joyce Cansfield, but this was also never broadcast, giving Baird the distinction of being the only contestant to have ever participated in two unreleased games.

In 2006, she returned to the Countdown world again, for the unofficial COLIN 2006 tournament.

Ivy is also a keen Scrabble player and has appeared on The Weakest Link.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
55	24/05/1983	P	Ivy Baird	62 – 35	Maureen Kelly	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth		74
56	25/05/1983	P	Ivy Baird	40 – 39	Paul Rose	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth		71
57	26/05/1983	P	Ivy Baird	45 – 31	David Dougan	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth		69
58	27/05/1983	P	Ivy Baird	51 – 32	Isabelle Higgie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth		75
59	31/05/1983	P	Ivy Baird	39 – 40	Ingram Wilcox	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth		74
70	17/06/1983	QP	Ivy Baird	40 – 39	Michael Firth	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth		69
76	28/06/1983	QF	Ivy Baird	30 – 57	Maurice Packman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Angela O'Dougherty	Kenneth Williams	Lesley Burnett	68
M102	Unreleased	M	Frank Houston	103 – 69	Dixie Baird	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none		???
S(25)	Unreleased	S	Joyce Cansfield	90 – 56	Ivy Baird	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Bernard Ingham	Alison Heard	128