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'''Philip Nelkon''' was a quarter-finalist in [[Series 2]]. He was from London. Philip won/drew the last three games of Series 2 to enter the finals unbeaten. He was also a member of the studio audience during the broadcast of the very first episode. | '''Philip Nelkon''' was a quarter-finalist in [[Series 2]]. He was from London. Philip won/drew the last three games of Series 2 to enter the finals unbeaten. He was also a member of the studio audience during the broadcast of the very first episode. | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Philip Nelkon2.jpg|thumb|left|Nelkon pictured outside of Countdown.]] | |
| − | [[Image:Philip Nelkon2.jpg]] | + | An ABSP Grandmaster and four-time National [[Scrabble]] Champion, Philip worked for Mattel until 2013 and is seen by many British players as the official face of the game. |
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==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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{{ep | 73 | 23/06/1983 | QP |Philip Nelkon| 57 – 45 |[[Philip Appleby]]|[[Gyles Brandreth]]||69}} | {{ep | 73 | 23/06/1983 | QP |Philip Nelkon| 57 – 45 |[[Philip Appleby]]|[[Gyles Brandreth]]||69}} | ||
{{ep | 77 | 29/06/1983 | QF |[[Ash Haji]]| 68 – 39 |Philip Nelkon|Gyles Brandreth|[[Lesley Burnett]]|83}} | {{ep | 77 | 29/06/1983 | QF |[[Ash Haji]]| 68 – 39 |Philip Nelkon|Gyles Brandreth|[[Lesley Burnett]]|83}} | ||
| − | {{ep | M104 | 25/ | + | {{ep | M104 | 25/03/1991-29/03/1991 | M |[[Helen Grayson]]| 81 – 78 |Philip Nelkon|none|[[Freda Thornton]]|???}} |
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 3 May 2020
Philip Nelkon was a quarter-finalist in Series 2. He was from London. Philip won/drew the last three games of Series 2 to enter the finals unbeaten. He was also a member of the studio audience during the broadcast of the very first episode.
An ABSP Grandmaster and four-time National Scrabble Champion, Philip worked for Mattel until 2013 and is seen by many British players as the official face of the game.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 7/06/1983 | P | Joan Ross | 17 – 53 | Philip Nelkon | Richard Whiteley | Dr Linda Barrett | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Kenneth Williams | 67 | |
| 64 | 8/06/1983 | P | David Wright | 40 – 40 | Philip Nelkon | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Kenneth Williams | 68 | |
| 65 | 9/06/1983 | P | David Wright | 18 – 57 | Philip Nelkon | Richard Whiteley | Dr Linda Barrett | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Kenneth Williams | 72 | |
| 73 | 23/06/1983 | QP | Philip Nelkon | 57 – 45 | Philip Appleby | Richard Whiteley | Dr Linda Barrett | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | 69 | |
| 77 | 29/06/1983 | QF | Ash Haji | 68 – 39 | Philip Nelkon | Richard Whiteley | Dr Linda Barrett | Beverley Isherwood | Angela O'Dougherty | Gyles Brandreth | Lesley Burnett | 83 |
| M104 | 25/03/1991-29/03/1991 | M | Helen Grayson | 81 – 78 | Philip Nelkon | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | ??? | ||
