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− | '''Michael Wylie''' ( | + | '''Michael Wylie''' (1951 - 2008) was the runner-up of [[Series 1]]. Appearing in the latter half of the series, Wylie made his debut on 1 December 1982, defeating former ''[[Calendar Countdown]]'' contestant [[Christine Jones]] to take the champion's chair. He went on to defeat three more challengers, achieving the [[List of series high scores|highest score of the series]] (66 points) along the way, before losing to [[Saladin Khoshnaw]]. However, as seedings at the time were determined by highest scores, he qualified as the #1 seed for the [[Episode 27|the first ever grand final]] against [[Joyce Cansfield]] (there were no quarters or semis in Series 1). Therein, he was defeated by eighteen points. |
He declined to participate in [[Championship of Champions I]], and did not appear in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] as he had gone on to work as an Assistant Producer on the programme. He did appear though, assisting Gyles Brandreth, on the [[Episode 495|special episode]] to celebrate Countdown's 500th show on 2 February 1987. His involvement with Countdown lasted for many years, expanding as he became the co-author of [[Countdown: Spreading The Word]] and the [[Countdown puzzle books]] along with [[Damian Eadie]]. | He declined to participate in [[Championship of Champions I]], and did not appear in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] as he had gone on to work as an Assistant Producer on the programme. He did appear though, assisting Gyles Brandreth, on the [[Episode 495|special episode]] to celebrate Countdown's 500th show on 2 February 1987. His involvement with Countdown lasted for many years, expanding as he became the co-author of [[Countdown: Spreading The Word]] and the [[Countdown puzzle books]] along with [[Damian Eadie]]. |
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First appearance | 9 May 2007 |
Last appearance | 11 May 2007 |
Appearances | 3 |
Episodes with Michael Wylie |
Michael Wylie (1951 - 2008) was the runner-up of Series 1. Appearing in the latter half of the series, Wylie made his debut on 1 December 1982, defeating former Calendar Countdown contestant Christine Jones to take the champion's chair. He went on to defeat three more challengers, achieving the highest score of the series (66 points) along the way, before losing to Saladin Khoshnaw. However, as seedings at the time were determined by highest scores, he qualified as the #1 seed for the the first ever grand final against Joyce Cansfield (there were no quarters or semis in Series 1). Therein, he was defeated by eighteen points.
He declined to participate in Championship of Champions I, and did not appear in the Supreme Championship as he had gone on to work as an Assistant Producer on the programme. He did appear though, assisting Gyles Brandreth, on the special episode to celebrate Countdown's 500th show on 2 February 1987. His involvement with Countdown lasted for many years, expanding as he became the co-author of Countdown: Spreading The Word and the Countdown puzzle books along with Damian Eadie.
In spite of his direct involvement with the production of the programme, Wylie did make three further blocks of on-screen appearances. In June 1989 he took part in the first Countdown Masters series, broadcast during the Channel 4 Daily breakfast programme. He defeated Laurie Puddefoot by an impressive 100 points to 58, and did even better in the second series when he triumphed over Stephen Balment by a margin of 74 points.
Wylie did not appear again until Series 56 where he made three appearances in the role of lexicographer, filling in for Susie Dent during a spell of illness. As his name already appeared in the credits sequence at the end of each programme, Wylie was billed under the pseudonym 'Susie Gent'. He died on 26 November 2008.
Series runner-up Series 1 |
Followed by Russell Byers |
Preceded by Allan Simmons |
Series runner-up Masters Series 2 (joint, with Stephen Deakin) |