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Darryl Francis co-hosted a series of five short programmes for the [[BBC]] on the [[World Scrabble Championship]] in 1991, alongside TV presenter [[Alan Coren]].<ref>[http://www.absp.org.uk/profiles/darryl.html British Scrabble Association website]</ref> He has also ghost-written many [[Scrabble]] books for well known personalities, most notably ex-MP [[Gyles Brandreth]]. |
Darryl Francis co-hosted a series of five short programmes for the [[BBC]] on the [[World Scrabble Championship]] in 1991, alongside TV presenter [[Alan Coren]].<ref>[http://www.absp.org.uk/profiles/darryl.html British Scrabble Association website]</ref> He has also ghost-written many [[Scrabble]] books for well known personalities, most notably ex-MP [[Gyles Brandreth]]. |
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In 1985, he was the series 6 champion for the UK |
In 1985, he was the series 6 champion for the UK game show [[Countdown (game show)|Countdown]].<ref>[http://www.thecountdownpage.com/series6.htm Countdown, Series 6]</ref> In 2013, as a celebration of the long-running show's thirtieth anniversary, many previous contestants were invited back to the studios to take part in a special tournament, in which Francis is currently competing. |
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He has also written extensively for the American journal "[[Word Ways]]: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics".<ref>http://www.genius2000.com/wordways/author.html</ref> His articles on wordplay, word puzzles and all manner of word recreations have appeared regularly since 1968. |
He has also written extensively for the American journal "[[Word Ways]]: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics".<ref>http://www.genius2000.com/wordways/author.html</ref> His articles on wordplay, word puzzles and all manner of word recreations have appeared regularly since 1968. |
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Darryl Francis (born April 16, 1948) is a well-known author of books on Scrabble.
He was a co-compiler of Chambers' original Official Scrabble Words publication in 1988 and consultant on all future editions, along with ex ABSP chairman Allan Simmons. He is also co-compiler on the Collins Official Scrabble Words publication in 2007 and 2012, again along with ex ABSP chairman Allan Simmons.
Darryl Francis co-hosted a series of five short programmes for the BBC on the World Scrabble Championship in 1991, alongside TV presenter Alan Coren.[1] He has also ghost-written many Scrabble books for well known personalities, most notably ex-MP Gyles Brandreth.
In 1985, he was the series 6 champion for the UK game show Countdown.[2] In 2013, as a celebration of the long-running show's thirtieth anniversary, many previous contestants were invited back to the studios to take part in a special tournament, in which Francis is currently competing.
He has also written extensively for the American journal "Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics".[3] His articles on wordplay, word puzzles and all manner of word recreations have appeared regularly since 1968.