Mikey Lear

Mikey in his first show. He won.

Mikey in his eighth show. He lost.

Mikey Lear was a finalist in Series 57.

He first appeared in July 2007, beating Rory Miller. The show started well, then Lear came into view. His choice of braces, neckerchief and truly extraordinary facial hair caused disquiet in the audience, many of whom tried to demand their money back. Amazingly, Lear won his first show, despite Rory's brave choice of an unknown 3-letter word. He has since consistently confused Des O'Connor with his risqué 7s. Lear's facial hair is reported to be receding show by show. Lear is in love with Susie Dent. His proposal of marriage was gratefully accepted by the lovely Susie after his first win, but only on condition he won the series. Which, obviously, he didn't. He was thrashed by Craig Beevers, who is astonishingly good at Countdown.

Mikey currently holds the Guinness World Record for the longest hug (25 hours) which he set with his friend Sanderson Jones in March 2013.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
4405	25/07/2007	P	Rory Miller	53 – 81	Mikey Lear	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Barry Norman	Susie Dent	132
4406	26/07/2007	P	Mikey Lear	83 – 65	Peter Duggal	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Barry Norman	Susie Dent	131
4407	27/07/2007	P	Mikey Lear	84 – 67	William Hinton	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Trudie Goodwin	Susie Dent	119
4408	30/07/2007	P	Mikey Lear	88 – 79	Marta Hall	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Trudie Goodwin	Susie Dent	120
4409	6/08/2007	P	Mikey Lear	89 – 56	Clive Gray	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Trudie Goodwin	Susie Dent	129
4410	7/08/2007	P	Mikey Lear	86 – 52	Tracey Shepherd	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Trudie Goodwin	Susie Dent	129
4411	8/08/2007	P	Mikey Lear	99 – 43	Tom Megahy	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ann Widdecombe	Susie Dent	146
4412	9/08/2007	P	Mikey Lear	70 – 97	Martin May	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ann Widdecombe	Susie Dent	115
4502	13/12/2007	QF	Mikey Lear	69 – 106	Craig Beevers	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Henry Blofeld	Alison Heard	118

External Links

• Mikey Lear vs Rory Miller on Countdown.