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Michael Goldman
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Michael Goldman was a contestant in Series 1. He was a solicitor from London.
An ABSP Scrabble player (he won the National Scrabble Championship in 1977) he was one of the first two contestants to appear on the show. He ran out the winner 50 – 27 and continued to play in 5 more shows, and was thusly the first Countdown champion, and the first player to win multiple shows. His third show, against Bill Benson, ended in the first ever draw.
In 1988, he appeared on the first series of Fifteen to One.
Michael Goldman died on 4 July 1997, at the age of 63, from cancer.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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1 | 2/11/1982 | P | Jeff Andrews | 27 – 50 | Michael Goldman | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Ted Moult | Mary | 67 |
2 | 3/11/1982 | P | Maureen Barr | 28 – 41 | Michael Goldman | Richard Whiteley | Dr Linda Barrett | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Ted Moult | Mary | 76 |
3 | 4/11/1982 | P | Bill Benson | ? | Michael Goldman | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Ted Moult | ?? | |
4 | 8/11/1982 | P | Bill Benson | ? | Michael Goldman | Richard Whiteley | Dr Linda Barrett | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Ted Moult | ?? | |
5 | 9/11/1982 | P | Sheila Arnold | ? | Michael Goldman | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Ted Moult | ?? | |
6 | 10/11/1982 | P | John Simpson | ? | Michael Goldman | Richard Whiteley | Dr Linda Barrett | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Ted Moult | ?? |