List of Countdown Champions
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Game show
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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...
. These are players who have won up to eight games and scored enough points to qualify for their series' finals. Here, they were one of eight contestants invited back to compete in a knockout
Single-elimination tournament
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tournament to decide who will become the series champion. This list also includes winners of Champion of Champions tournaments and the winner of Series 33, which was designated a "Supreme Championship".
There was only one full series in 2005 because of Richard Whiteley
Richard Whiteley
John Richard Whiteley, OBE DL , usually known as Richard Whiteley, was an English broadcaster and journalist. He was famous for his twenty-three years as host of Countdown, a letters and numbers arrangement game show broadcast most weekdays on Channel 4...
's death — his final series, Series 53, was recorded before he was hospital
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ised with pneumonia
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. Series 54 began four months later on 31 October 2005 and, having started very late in the year, was extended to last until 26 May 2006. Series champions from this series onwards are awarded the Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy along with the usual prize of the Oxford English Dictionary
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. The most recent 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...
winner is Edward McCullagh, after winning the final on 3 June 2011, and the most recent Champion of Champions winner is Steven Briers, who won the Champion of Champions final on January 30th 2009.
Champions
| Year | Series | Winner | |
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| 1983 | 2 | Ash Haji | |
| 3 | Andrew Guy | ||
| 1984 | 4 | Brian Hudson | |
| Champion of Champions I: Mark Nyman Mark Nyman Mark Nyman is a Scrabble player originally from London, England now resident in Cheshire. At the end of2002, he was rated 205 and was top-ranked in the ABSP ratings. As at October 14th 2010 he is rated 208... |
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| 5 | Peter Evans | ||
| 1985 | 6 | Darryl Francis Darryl Francis Darryl Francis 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... |
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| 7 | Ian Bebbington | ||
| 1986 | 8 | Clive Spate | |
| Champion of Champions II: Clive Freedman | |||
| 9 | David Trace | ||
| 10 | Harvey Freeman | ||
| 1987 | 11 | John Clarke | |
| 12 | Stephen Balment | ||
| Champion of Champions III: Harvey Freeman | |||
| 13 | Hilary Hopper | ||
| 14 | Nic Brown | ||
| 1988 | 15 | Dick Green | |
| 16 | Tony Vick | ||
| 1989 | Champion of Champions IV: Nic Brown | ||
| 17 | Lawrence Pearse | ||
| 18 | Rajaretnam 'Yoga' Yogasagarar | ||
| 1990 | 19 | Michael Wareham | |
| 20 | Liz Barber | ||
| 1991 | Champion of Champions V: Tim Morrissey | ||
| 21 | Janet Treadaway | ||
| 22 | Chris Waddington | ||
| 1992 | 23 | Gareth Williams | |
| 24 | Wayne Summers | ||
| 1993 | Champion of Champions VI: Wayne Summers | ||
| 25 | Don Reid | ||
| 26 | Andy Bodle | ||
| 1994 | 27 | David Elias | |
| 28 | Damian Eadie | ||
| 1995 | Champion of Champions VII: Don Reid | ||
| 29 | Darren Shacklady | ||
| 30 | Verity Joubert | ||
| 1996 | 31 | David Acton | |
| 32 | Alan Sinclair | ||
| Champion of Champions VIII: Chris Rogers | |||
| 33 (Supreme Championship) | Harvey Freeman | ||
| 1997 | 34 | Huw Morgan | |
| 35 | Peter Cashmore | ||
| 36 | Tony Baylis | ||
| 37 | Ray McPhie | ||
| 1998 | Champion of Champions IX: Natascha Kearsey | ||
| 38 | John Ashmore | ||
| 39 | Kate Ogilvie | ||
| 1999 | 40 | Terence English | |
| 41 | Scott Mearns | ||
| Champion of Champions X: Scott Mearns | |||
| 2000 | 42 | Michael Calder | |
| 43 | 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... |
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| 2001 | 44 | Stuart Wood | |
| 45 | John Rawnsley | ||
| 46 | Ben Wilson | ||
| 2002 | 47 | Chris Wills Chris Wills Chris Wills is a Champion of the British game show Countdown and a veteran of numerous other shows.- Countdown :... |
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| 48 | Julian Fell Julian Fell Julian Fell is a winning contestant from the British game show Countdown. He was the 48th champion of the show. He scored 924 points in the heats, beating the previous record held by Chris Wills, and was the first player to score 100 points or more in all eight heat games.During his eighth game, he... |
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| 2003 | Champion of Champions XI: 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... |
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| 49 | John Davies | ||
| 50 | Chris Cummins | ||
| 2004 | 51 | Stewart Holden Stewart Holden Stewart Holden is a competitive Scrabble player from the United Kingdom. Holden is originally from Oxford but has resided in Belfast, Northern Ireland since 2008... |
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| 52 | Mark Tournoff | ||
| 2005 | 53 | John Mayhew | |
| 2006 | 54 | Conor Travers | |
| Champion of Champions XII: Paul Gallen | |||
| 55 | Richard Brittain | ||
| 2007 | 56 | Nick Wainwright | |
| 57 | Craig Beevers | ||
| 2008 | 58 | David O'Donnell | |
| 59 | Junaid Mubeen | ||
| 2009 | Champion of Champions XIII: Steven Briers | ||
| 60 | Kirk Bevins | ||
| 61 | Chris Davies | ||
| 2010 | 62 | Oliver Garner | |
| 63 | Jack Hurst | ||
| 2011 | 64 | Edward McCullagh | |