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Michael Wareham

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Michael Wareham

Michael Wareham was the Series 19 champion.

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. Wareham won 3 more games before falling at the hands of Sylvia Roche 55 – 34. Wareham'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 Corr allowed Wareham to edge ahead, running out the 92 – 68 winner and champion of Series 19.

Wareham 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. He holds the dubious honour of having achieved the lowest score in the Supreme Championship, having made only 20 points here.

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 84
983 5/03/1990 P Doreen Rowcroft 5 – 53 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Freda Thornton 84
984 6/03/1990 P Keith Gorst 20 – 52 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Freda Thornton 73
985 7/03/1990 P Jenny Commode 27 – 59 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Freda Thornton 71
986 8/03/1990 P Sylvia Roche 55 – 34 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Simon Williams Freda Thornton 71
998 26/03/1990 QF Mark Cooper 34 – 42 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Simon Mason 73
1001 29/03/1990 SF Elaine Newcombe 32 – 48 Michael Wareham Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bill Tidy Simon Mason 73
1002 30/03/1990 GF Michael Wareham 92 – 68 Gino Corr Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees, Bill Tidy Simon Mason 116
1070 2/01/1991 CQF Michael Wareham 38 – 54 Lawrence Pearse Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gyles Brandreth Catherine Clarke 71
M95 Unreleased M Michael Wareham 88 – 95 John Clarke Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman none ???
1884 19/11/1996 eQF Michael Wareham 20 – 69 Allan Saldanha Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent 75