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Kenneth Michie
Kenneth Michie was the runner-up of Series 31. He was a headteacher from Hoy in the Orkney Isles of Scotland. He 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 #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 Michie was comfortably beaten by Chris Rogers.
Michie would return to Countdown screens some years later 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 | |||
1733 | 22/01/1996 | P | Bruce Lake | 31 – 50 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Kendall Clarke | |||
1734 | 23/01/1996 | P | Sean Carey | 55 – 65* | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Kendall Clarke | |||
1735 | 24/01/1996 | P | Anne Hidden | 49 – 63 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Kendall Clarke | |||
1736 | 25/01/1996 | P | Steve Mintz | 41 – 60 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Kendall Clarke | |||
1737 | 26/01/1996 | P | Madeleine Evans | 54 – 44 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Kendall Clarke | |||
1778 | 25/03/1996 | QF | Peter Burt | 16 – 44 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Rosalind Ayres | Susie Dent | |||
1781 | 28/03/1996 | SF | Chris Williams | 58 – 61 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | |||
1782 | 29/03/1996 | GF | David Acton | 83 – 67 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres | Susie Dent | |||
1850 | 2/10/1996 | CQF | Chris Colsmann | 40 – 59 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | |||
1853 | 7/10/1996 | CSF | Kenneth Michie | 46 – 40 | Darren Shacklady | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | |||
1854 | 8/10/1996 | CGF | Kenneth Michie | 49 – 71 | Chris Rogers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Susie Dent | |||
S8 | 8/09/2003 | S | David Acton | 70 – 104 | Kenneth Michie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Damian Eadie |
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 |