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Michael Wylie
Lexicographer | |
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First appearance | 9 May 2007 |
Last appearance | 11 May 2007 |
Appearances | 3 |
Episodes with Michael Wylie |
Michael Wylie (born 1951) was a finalist in Series 1, winning four games in a row to qualify for the the first ever grand final against Joyce Cansfield. Therein, he was defeated by eighteen points. He declined to participate in Championship of Champions I, and did not appear in the Supreme Championship as he had gone on to work as an Assistant Producer on the programme. His involvement with Countdown lasted for many years, expanding as he became the co-author of Countdown: Spreading The Word and the Countdown puzzle books along with Damian Eadie.
In spite of his direct involvement with the production of the programme, Wylie did make three further blocks of on-screen appearances. In June 1989 he took part in the first Countdown Masters series, broadcast during the Channel 4 Daily breakfast programme. He defeated Laurie Puddefoot by an impressive 100 points to 58, and did even better in the second series when he triumphed over Stephen Balment by a margin of 74 points.
Wylie did not appear again until Series 56 where he made three appearances in the role of lexicographer, filling in for Susie Dent during a spell of illness. As his name already appeared in the credits sequence at the end of each programme, Wylie was billed under the pseudonym 'Susie Gent'.
Michael Wylie died on 26 November 2008.
Series runner-up Series 1 |
Followed by Russell Byers |