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Kenneth Michie
Kenneth Michie was the runner-up of Series 31 and Championship of Champions VIII. He was a headteacher from Hoy in the Orkney Isles of Scotland.
Michie beat David Benson in his first appearance, and won a further 4 games, including a double tie-break conundrum against Sean Carey, before losing to Madeleine Evans. Michie returned for the final stages as No. 3 seed, and beat Peter Burt and Chris Williams in the quarter- and semi-finals respectively. The final against David Acton went right down to a crucial conundrum but, unfortunately for Michie, it was Acton who got there first, meaning Michie had to settle for second-best on the day.
Michie returned in September 1996 for Championship of Champions VIII, and beat Chris Colsmann and Darren Shacklady on his way to the final, where, despite making a late comeback from 25-61 down at one point, Michie was comfortably beaten 49-71 by Chris Rogers.
Michie returned to Countdown in 2003 for a special game, a rematch of his final against David Acton. Michie would emerge victorious on this occasion.
Preceded by Chris Colsmann |
Series runner-up Series 31 |
Followed by Dennis Fearon |
Preceded by Damian Eadie |
Champion of Champions runner-up Championship of Champions VIII |
Followed by Pete Cashmore |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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1732 | 19/01/1996 | P | David Benson | 25 – 56 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Kendall Clarke | 87 | ||
1733 | 22/01/1996 | P | Bruce Lake | 31 – 50 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Kendall Clarke | 70 | ||
1734 | 23/01/1996 | P | Sean Carey | 55 – 65* | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Kendall Clarke | 73 | ||
1735 | 24/01/1996 | P | Anne Hidden | 49 – 63 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Kendall Clarke | 70 | ||
1736 | 25/01/1996 | P | Steve Mintz | 41 – 60 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Kendall Clarke | 74 | ||
1737 | 26/01/1996 | P | Madeleine Evans | 54 – 44 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Kendall Clarke | 68 | ||
1778 | 25/03/1996 | QF | Peter Burt | 16 – 44 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Rosalind Ayres | Susie Dent | 73 | ||
1781 | 28/03/1996 | SF | Chris Williams | 58 – 61 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 70 | ||
1782 | 29/03/1996 | GF | David Acton | 83 – 67 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
1850 | 2/10/1996 | CQF | Chris Colsmann | 40 – 59 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | 72 | ||
1853 | 7/10/1996 | CSF | Kenneth Michie | 46 – 40 | Darren Shacklady | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | 66 | ||
1854 | 8/10/1996 | CGF | Kenneth Michie | 49 – 71 | Chris Rogers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Susie Dent | 111 | ||
S8 | 8/09/2003 | S | David Acton | 70 – 104 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Damian Eadie | 141 |
Championship of Champions Runners-Up | |
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I : Joyce Cansfield | II : Peter Evans | III : David Trace | IV : Tony Vick | V : Gino Corr | VI : Chris Waddington | VII : Damian Eadie | VIII : Kenneth Michie | IX : Pete Cashmore | X : Kate Ogilvie | XI : Chris Wills | XII : Mark Tournoff | XIII : Charlie Reams | XIV : Dan McColm | XV : Bradley Horrocks | XVI : James Haughton |