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'''Nita Marr''' was a contestant, and semi-finalist, of [[Series 13]]. She came from Longniddry, and after defeating [[Mike Whiteoak]] in her first heat game, she won a further six before losing her eighth to [[Mark Preston]]. Nonetheless, she returned for the final rounds as #1 seed, beating [[Cath Powell]] in the quarter-finals before losing to eventual champion [[Hilary Hopper]] in the semi-finals. Nita returned for [[Championship of Champions IV]], causing a huge upset by beating [[Allan Saldanha]] in the quarter-final, but lost to eventual winner [[Nic Brown]] in the semi-final. Nita returned again for the [[Supreme Championship]] in 1996, but lost in the first round to Irish whizz-kid [[Tim Morrissey]]. | '''Nita Marr''' was a contestant, and semi-finalist, of [[Series 13]]. She came from Longniddry, and after defeating [[Mike Whiteoak]] in her first heat game, she won a further six before losing her eighth to [[Mark Preston]]. Nonetheless, she returned for the final rounds as #1 seed, beating [[Cath Powell]] in the quarter-finals before losing to eventual champion [[Hilary Hopper]] in the semi-finals. Nita returned for [[Championship of Champions IV]], causing a huge upset by beating [[Allan Saldanha]] in the quarter-final, but lost to eventual winner [[Nic Brown]] in the semi-final. Nita returned again for the [[Supreme Championship]] in 1996, but lost in the first round to Irish whizz-kid [[Tim Morrissey]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:47, 18 October 2009
Nita Marr was a contestant, and semi-finalist, of Series 13. She came from Longniddry, and after defeating Mike Whiteoak in her first heat game, she won a further six before losing her eighth to Mark Preston. Nonetheless, she returned for the final rounds as #1 seed, beating Cath Powell in the quarter-finals before losing to eventual champion Hilary Hopper in the semi-finals. Nita returned for Championship of Champions IV, causing a huge upset by beating Allan Saldanha in the quarter-final, but lost to eventual winner Nic Brown in the semi-final. Nita returned again for the Supreme Championship in 1996, but lost in the first round to Irish whizz-kid Tim Morrissey.
Nita also participated in the first series of Countdown Masters, winning the first ever match against John Wallace 114-69, and lost in the second series of Countdown masters 99-81 to Jenny Haldane. Nita also recorded a special game in 2002 (broadcast in 2004), pitting her against The Countdown Page author Mike Brown, which she lost 113-70.
Nita is perhaps best known in the Countdown world as the founder and current chairman of the Edinburgh Countdown Club, which has been running for the better part of two decades. She also authored a chapter of Countdown:Spreading The Word, detailing her experiences both on the show and in the setting up of the club.