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'''Michael Wareham''' was a contestant in [[Series 19]].  The headmaster of New Park, Prep school in St. Andrews, Fife in Scotland, he first appearing on 2 March 1990, beating [[Robert Endeacott]] 58-45. Michael won 3 more games before falling at the hands of [[Sylvia Roche]] 55-34. Michael's 4 wins were enough to earn him the #3 seed spot for the final rounds, where he beat [[Mark Cooper]] and [[Elaine Newcombe]] on his way to the final against [[Gino Corr]]. The final was neck-and-neck after the first conundrum, but three disallowed words from Gino allowed Michael to edge ahead, running out the 92-68 winner and champion of series 19. Michael returned in 1991 for [[Championship of Champions V]], but lost to [[Lawrence Pearse]] in the first round. Five years later he returned again for the [[Supreme Championship]], but lost again in the first round, this time to [[Allan Saldanha]].
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'''Michael Wareham''' was a contestant in [[Series 19]].  The headmaster of New Park, Prep school in St. Andrews, Fife in Scotland, he first appeared on 2 March 1990, beating [[Robert Endeacott]] 58-45. Michael won 3 more games before falling at the hands of [[Sylvia Roche]] 55-34. Michael's 4 wins were enough to earn him the #3 seed spot for the final rounds, where he beat [[Mark Cooper]] and [[Elaine Newcombe]] on his way to the final against [[Gino Corr]]. The final was neck-and-neck after the first conundrum, but three disallowed words from Gino allowed Michael to edge ahead, running out the 92-68 winner and champion of series 19. Michael returned in 1991 for [[Championship of Champions V]], but lost to [[Lawrence Pearse]] in the first round. Five years later he returned again for the [[Supreme Championship]], but lost again in the first round, this time to [[Allan Saldanha]].
  
 
{{series winner|preceded_by=Rajaretnam Yogasagarar|series=19|followed_by=Liz Barber}}
 
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{{ep | 982 | 2/03/1990 | P | [[Robert Endeacott]] | 45 – 58 | Michael Wareham | [[Simon Williams]] | [[Freda Thornton]] }}
 
{{ep | 982 | 2/03/1990 | P | [[Robert Endeacott]] | 45 – 58 | Michael Wareham | [[Simon Williams]] | [[Freda Thornton]] }}
{{ep | 983 | 5/03/1990 | P | Michael Wareham | 53 – 5 | [[Doreen Rowcroft]] | Simon Williams | Freda Thornton }}
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{{ep | 983 | 5/03/1990 | P | [[Doreen Rowcroft]] | 5 – 53 | Michael Wareham | Simon Williams | Freda Thornton }}
{{ep | 984 | 6/03/1990 | P | Michael Wareham | 52 – 20 | [[Keith Gorst]] | Simon Williams | Freda Thornton }}
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{{ep | 984 | 6/03/1990 | P | [[Keith Gorst]] | 20 – 52 | Michael Wareham | Simon Williams | Freda Thornton }}
{{ep | 985 | 7/03/1990 | P | Michael Wareham | 59 – 27 | [[Jenny Commode]] | Simon Williams | Freda Thornton }}
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{{ep | 985 | 7/03/1990 | P | [[Jenny Commode]] | 27 – 59 | Michael Wareham | Simon Williams | Freda Thornton }}
{{ep | 986 | 8/03/1990 | P | Michael Wareham | 34 – 55 | [[Sylvia Roche]] | Simon Williams | Freda Thornton }}
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{{ep | 986 | 8/03/1990 | P | [[Sylvia Roche]] | 55 – 34 | Michael Wareham | Simon Williams | Freda Thornton }}
 
{{ep | 998 | 26/03/1990 | QF | [[Mark Cooper]] | 34 – 42 | Michael Wareham | [[Nigel Rees]] | [[Simon Mason]] }}
 
{{ep | 998 | 26/03/1990 | QF | [[Mark Cooper]] | 34 – 42 | Michael Wareham | [[Nigel Rees]] | [[Simon Mason]] }}
 
{{ep | 1001 | 29/03/1990 | SF | [[Elaine Newcombe]] | 32 – 48 | Michael Wareham | [[Bill Tidy]] | Simon Mason }}
 
{{ep | 1001 | 29/03/1990 | SF | [[Elaine Newcombe]] | 32 – 48 | Michael Wareham | [[Bill Tidy]] | Simon Mason }}
 
{{ep | 1002 | 30/03/1990 | GF | Michael Wareham | 92 – 68 | [[Gino Corr]] | Nigel Rees, Bill Tidy | Simon Mason }}
 
{{ep | 1002 | 30/03/1990 | GF | Michael Wareham | 92 – 68 | [[Gino Corr]] | Nigel Rees, Bill Tidy | Simon Mason }}
 
{{ep | 1070 | 2/01/1991 | CQF | Michael Wareham | 38 – 54 | [[Lawrence Pearse]] | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | [[Catherine Clarke]] }}
 
{{ep | 1070 | 2/01/1991 | CQF | Michael Wareham | 38 – 54 | [[Lawrence Pearse]] | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | [[Catherine Clarke]] }}
{{ep|M95 | Unreleased | Masters 2 | Michael Wareham | 88 – 95 | [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]] | N/A | Freda Thornton }}
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{{ep | M95 | Unreleased | Masters 2 | Michael Wareham | 88 – 95 | [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]] | N/A | Freda Thornton }}
 
{{ep | 1884 | 19/11/1996 | eQF | Michael Wareham | 20 – 69 | [[Allan Saldanha]] | [[Barry Cryer]] | [[Susie Dent]] }}
 
{{ep | 1884 | 19/11/1996 | eQF | Michael Wareham | 20 – 69 | [[Allan Saldanha]] | [[Barry Cryer]] | [[Susie Dent]] }}
 
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{{episode table end}}

Revision as of 10:12, 23 September 2010

Michael Wareham.

Michael Wareham was a contestant in Series 19. The headmaster of New Park, Prep school in St. Andrews, Fife in Scotland, he first appeared on 2 March 1990, beating Robert Endeacott 58-45. Michael won 3 more games before falling at the hands of Sylvia Roche 55-34. Michael's 4 wins were enough to earn him the #3 seed spot for the final rounds, where he beat Mark Cooper and Elaine Newcombe on his way to the final against Gino Corr. The final was neck-and-neck after the first conundrum, but three disallowed words from Gino allowed Michael to edge ahead, running out the 92-68 winner and champion of series 19. Michael returned in 1991 for Championship of Champions V, but lost to Lawrence Pearse in the first round. Five years later he returned again for the Supreme Championship, but lost again in the first round, this time to Allan Saldanha.

Preceded by
Rajaretnam Yogasagarar
Series winner
Series 19
Followed by
Liz Barber


Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
982 2/03/1990 P Robert Endeacott 45 – 58 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Freda Thornton
983 5/03/1990 P Doreen Rowcroft 5 – 53 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Freda Thornton
984 6/03/1990 P Keith Gorst 20 – 52 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Freda Thornton
985 7/03/1990 P Jenny Commode 27 – 59 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Freda Thornton
986 8/03/1990 P Sylvia Roche 55 – 34 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Freda Thornton
998 26/03/1990 QF Mark Cooper 34 – 42 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Simon Mason
1001 29/03/1990 SF Elaine Newcombe 32 – 48 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Simon Mason
1002 30/03/1990 GF Michael Wareham 92 – 68 Gino Corr Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees, Bill Tidy Simon Mason
1070 2/01/1991 CQF Michael Wareham 38 – 54 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth Catherine Clarke
M95 Unreleased Masters 2 Michael Wareham 88 – 95 John Clarke Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman N/A Freda Thornton
1884 19/11/1996 eQF Michael Wareham 20 – 69 Allan Saldanha Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent