Nick Deller

Nick Deller in the 30th Birthday Championship.

Nick Deller was a contestant in Series 28 and the 30th Birthday Championship.

He returned to the Countdown world 12 years later, to compete in COLIN 2006.

He returned to TV screens in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the 30th Birthday Championship. He lost his only match against the Series 52 champion Mark Tournoff in a tight game, by a score of 101 – 100.

Deller is also a competitive Scrabble player, and for a number of years was editor of the puzzle magazine Tough Puzzles.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
1568	5/09/1994	P	Michael Rich	37 – 61	Nick Deller	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Ruth Killick	82
1569	6/09/1994	P	Vera Horseman	17 – 62	Nick Deller	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Ruth Killick	69
1570	7/09/1994	P	Ian Frost	49 – 61	Nick Deller	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Ruth Killick	75
1571	8/09/1994	P	Dave Ledger	39 – 35	Nick Deller	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Ruth Killick	72
5619	11/01/2013	30BP	Mark Tournoff	101 – 100	Nick Deller	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dave Myers	Susie Dent	119