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Kevin McMahon
Kevin McMahon was an octochamp in Series 44, the last in the 9 round format, and a participant in Championship of Champions XI.
He first appeared on 7 March 2001, aged just fifteen, and quickly rattled off eight high-scoring wins to become an octochamp, the only one of the series. He was the clear #1 seed for the finals, but was unexpectedly defeated in the quarter-final 45 – 50 by John Rainsden.
McMahon returned two years later for Championship of Champions XI, being invited back after Series 46 semi-finalist Paul Ryan was unable to make the studio dates, but lost 99 – 97 to John Rawnsley in the first round.
McMahon is now an Apterite. He is also a competitive Scrabble player and won the prestigious ABSP-organised British Matchplay Championship in 2012, beating fellow Countdown alumnus Paul Gallen in the deciding game. He was also a semi-finalist at the 2018 Mattel World Scrabble Championships in Torquay.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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2963 | 7/03/2001 | P | Heather Jenkins | 44 – 57 | Kevin McMahon | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Victor Ubogu | Richard Samson | 74 | ||
2964 | 8/03/2001 | P | Kevin McMahon | 56 – 28 | Betty Whitear | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Victor Ubogu | Richard Samson | 74 | ||
2965 | 9/03/2001 | P | Kevin McMahon | 52 – 29 | Brian Howard | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Victor Ubogu | Richard Samson | 74 | ||
2966 | 12/03/2001 | P | Kevin McMahon | 70* – 60 | Gareth Fuller | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gloria Hunniford | Richard Samson | 86 | ||
2967 | 13/03/2001 | P | Kevin McMahon | 63 – 25 | John Frankel | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gloria Hunniford | Richard Samson | 75 | ||
2968 | 14/03/2001 | P | Kevin McMahon | 68 – 13 | Linda Clark | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gloria Hunniford | Richard Samson | 73 | ||
2969 | 15/03/2001 | P | Kevin McMahon | 74 – 52 | Mark Sperinck | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gloria Hunniford | Richard Samson | 84 | ||
2970 | 16/03/2001 | P | Kevin McMahon | 68 – 23 | Julie Devine | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gloria Hunniford | Richard Samson | 73 | ||
3036 | 21/06/2001 | QF | Kevin McMahon | 45 – 50 | John Rainsden | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Damian Eadie | 72 | ||
3393 | 9/01/2003 | CP | John Rawnsley | 99 – 97 | Kevin McMahon | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | 141 |