Philip Nelkon

Philip Nelkon.

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.

Nelkon pictured outside of Countdown.

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		???