Warrington Quiz League

Former Warrington League player Gary Grant has become the latest Mastermind champion, beating five other contenders in the final shown on 11th May.,

Gary, who played for The Ex-Men for a couple of seasons recently, answered specialist questions on Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises, scoring 19  then adding to that with the general knowledge round to score a cracking total of 35 points, a five point lead over his nearest rival.

You can watch the final on the BBC iPlayer here: 

Congratulations to Wayne Kelly, a regular player for Alford Academicals, on his success in clinching the National Scrabble Championship title and picking up a £2,000 prize.  Wayne was crowned after a tense best-of-five showdown recently in London.  The victory was all the sweeter for Wayne who has had a string of near-misses including finishing as runner-up on TV’s Countdown series 28, being one game away from qualifying for the 2011 World Scrabble Championships, and coming third in the 2011 Association of British Scrabble Players Masters title.

Details of his win can be found on the BBC News website