Julian Fell is a winning contestant from the British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 game show Countdown

Countdown (game show)

Countdown is a British game show involving word and number puzzles. It is produced by ITV Studios and broadcast on Channel 4. It is presented by Jeff Stelling, assisted by Rachel Riley, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4, and over sixty-five...

. He was the 48th champion of the show. He scored 924 points in the heats, beating the previous record held by Chris Wills

Chris Wills

Chris Wills is a Champion of the British game show Countdown and a veteran of numerous other shows.- Countdown :...

, and was the first player to score 100 points or more in all eight heat games.

During his eighth game, he broke numerous all-time Countdown records. He scored 138 points with three nine-letter words, both of which had never been done before. He then broke both of these records just two shows later with four nine-letter words and 146 points. He gained a lot of attention for this in the UK press.

He returned for the 11th "champion of champions" tournament as the hot favourite, before being defeated by Graham Nash

Graham Nash (Countdown)

Graham Nash is Countdown's 43rd Champion and the 11th Champion of Champions. His current record stands at 15 wins out of 15; one of only two unbeaten champions in the show's history...

in the quarter-finals of that contest.