Maurice Packman

Maurice Packman was a finalist in Series 2. He was from Liverpool.

He won only two heat games before losing to Philip Appleby, but with an impressive total of 136 points in three games, qualified for the 16-person finals. He then posted back to back scores of 57 in defeating Ingram Wilcox and then Dixie Baird to reach the semi-final. However, he was defeated by eventual champion Ash Haji in a low-scoring game that finished 41 – 35.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
38	22/04/1983	P	Geoffrey Weeks	42 – 61	Maurice Packman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams		70
39	26/04/1983	P	Catherine Byfield	14 – 47	Maurice Packman	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams		75
40	27/04/1983	P	Philip Appleby	43 – 28	Maurice Packman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams		73
71	21/06/1983	QP	Maurice Packman	57 – 32	Ingram Wilcox	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams		72
76	28/06/1983	QF	Dixie Baird	30 – 57	Maurice Packman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Angela O'Dougherty	Kenneth Williams	Lesley Burnett	68
79	1/07/1983	SF	Ash Haji	41 – 35	Maurice Packman	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Angela O'Dougherty	Gyles Brandreth	Lesley Burnett	72