Career
He later returned for the Championship of Champions tournament where he reached the final and lost against Don Reid. His final appearance as a contestant was in December 1996 where he lost to Hilary Hopper in the final of his group in the Countdown Supreme Championship. After appearing on the show, he accepted a researcher"s job on Countdown and eventually worked his way up to being the producer of the show.
He made 230 televised appearances as a lexicographer on the show where he found the best words from the letters selections and checks the contestants" words in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Eadie is a supporter of Blackpool F.C., and following the relegation of local rivals Preston North End in 2011, arranged for the counundrum in one episode to be scrambled as "PNECRISIS" ("PRICINESS")
Eadie is also an author and has authored several books about Countdown with late co-producer Michael Wylie.
