Chris Kirby

Chris Kirby in Series 60.

Chris Kirby was a contestant in Series 60 and 90. At the time of his 2009 appearances, he was finishing his A-Levels and about to start a degree in History and English at Liverpool John Moores University. As of his 2024 appearances, he was from Widnes, Cheshire working as a Key Account Manager for the UK/Nordics division of the US construction equipment supplier Illinois Tool Works and he has now qualified for the end-of-series finals. He has also been an Apterite since 2009.

Appearances

Series 60

Chris first appeared towards the very end of Series 60, where two wins were notched up before he ultimately became unstuck against eventual Series 61 series finalist Jacqueline Baker, who solved the crucial conundrum MEDIALUST to relegate Chris to defeat.

Series 90

Virtually 15-and-a-half years later and with a considerable amount of time on Apterous now under his belt, Kirby returned and kicked off with a century in a very convincing second debut against fellow returnee Jane Bates whom he held to under 10 points despite not gambling on the very much valid OUTSTARES in the final letters round. He then followed that up with four more victories; the last one certified his progression to the end-of-series finals later in December.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
4831	3/06/2009	P	Ian Sinclair	28 – 103	Chris Kirby	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Susie Dent	142
4832	4/06/2009	P	Chris Kirby	99 – 47	Hans Farley	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Susie Dent	120
4833	5/06/2009	P	Chris Kirby	69 – 82	Jacqueline Baker	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Susie Dent	116
8406	27/11/2024	P	Jane Bates	8 – 121	Chris Kirby	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Sara Davies	Susie Dent	135
8407	28/11/2024	P	Chris Kirby	96 – 54	Smriti Jain	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Sara Davies	Susie Dent	122
8408	29/11/2024	P	Chris Kirby	116 – 52	George Kyriazi	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Sara Davies	Susie Dent	121
8409	02/12/2024	P	Chris Kirby	113 – 60	Emma Etherington	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Justin Moorhouse	Susie Dent	123
8410	03/12/2024	P	Chris Kirby	107 – 29	Jack Wheeler	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Justin Moorhouse	Susie Dent	125
8411	04/12/2024	P	Chris Kirby	112 – 39	Grace Ellis	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Justin Moorhouse	Susie Dent	120
8412	05/12/2024	P	Chris Kirby	121 – 75	Jan Larsson	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Justin Moorhouse	Susie Dent	123