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Mick Purdie
From Countdown
Michael "Mick" Purdie was a contestant in Series 8, Series 36 and Series 78. He was from Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
In his original appearance in Series 8 in 1986, he was 35 years of age and working as a radio officer. When he re-appeared on the show in Series 36 in 1997, he was 47 years old, and billed as working as a civil servant.
He returned again in 2018 for a third stint as a contestant, a feat only matched by Jodine Lawrence and Andy Hewitt.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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362 | 6/02/1986 | P | Michael Purdie | 28 – 70 | Clive Spate | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Steve Jones | Julia Swannell | 76 | |
2061 | 31/07/1997 | P | Philip Logie | 38 – 55 | Michael Purdie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 70 | ||
2062 | 1/08/1997 | P | Michael Purdie | 38 – 45 | Jo Lack | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Hania Porucznik | 68 | ||
6840 | 5/06/2018 | P | Jan Pask | 78 – 80 | Mick Purdie | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6841 | 6/06/2018 | P | Mick Purdie | 91 – 80 | Katrina Corbett | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
6842 | 7/06/2018 | P | Mick Purdie | 81 – 75 | Chris Porter | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Nina Hossain | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6843 | 8/06/2018 | P | Mick Purdie | 40 – 86 | Darren Findlay | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Nina Hossain | Susie Dent | 146 |