Saladin Khoshnaw

Saladin Khoshnaw was a contestant during Series 1. Having beaten future Series 1 finalist Michael Wylie in the first of his preliminary games, Episode 22, he failed to secure victory in his next match, falling to Heather Frankland, a member of the Association of Premier Scrabble Players. He later reappeared in series 12 under the name Karl Kurdistan, losing to Cathy Morgan in the final heat game of the series.

Outside of Countdown, Khoshnaw is famous in the Scrabble scene for getting the highest single-turn score in tournament play.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
22	8/12/1982	P	Michael Wylie	?	Saladin Khoshnaw	Richard Whiteley	Dr Linda Barrett	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams	[[]]
23	9/12/1982	P	Saladin Khoshnaw	?	Heather Frankland	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Kenneth Williams
587	10/06/1987	P	Cathy Morgan	53 – 37	Karl Kurdistan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Steve Jones	Julia Swannel