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Savage first appeared on 2 August 2023, winning with 122 points, the highest score of the series so far, to [[Hywel Jones]]'s 59 points.
 
Savage first appeared on 2 August 2023, winning with 122 points, the highest score of the series so far, to [[Hywel Jones]]'s 59 points.
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Prior to his TV debut, Savage was a contestant on the [[ZoomDown Series 2|second series]] of ZoomDown. He won his first three games, which included a max game against [[Tracey Mills]] in his third heat but fell short of tetra-champdom thanks to current [[Countdown]] producer [[Damian Eadie]]. Regardless, he still qualified for the end-of-series finals, winning his first game against [[Noel McIlvenny]] but losing his semi-final to eventual series champ [[Rob Foster]], who himself scored a max game.
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His performances also saw him invited back for the [[ZoomDown Championship of Champions]] where his preliminary game saw him defeat [[Graeme Cole]] by just 1 point, before once again facing [[Rob Foster]] in the quarter-finals.  Again, he, unfortunately, lost on a crucial [[conundrum]] which Foster solved, eliminating him from the competition.
  
 
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Prior to his TV debut, Savage was a contestant on the [[ZoomDown Series 2|second series]] of ZoomDown. He won his first three games, which included a max game against [[Tracey Mills]] in his third heat but fell short of tetra-champdom thanks to current [[Countdown]] producer [[Damian Eadie]]. Regardless, he still qualified for the end-of-series finals, winning his first game against [[Noel McIlvenny]] but losing his semi-final to eventual series champ [[Rob Foster]], who himself scored a max game.
 
 
His performances also saw him invited back for the [[ZoomDown Championship of Champions]] where his preliminary game saw him defeat [[Graeme Cole]] by just 1 point, before once again facing [[Rob Foster]] in the quarter-finals.  Again, he, unfortunately, lost on a crucial [[conundrum]] which Foster solved, eliminating him from the competition.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 05:53, 3 August 2023

Harry Savage was a contestant in Series 88, and was a final-year biology student at Hertford College Oxford, from Southampton at the time of his appearances. He is also a competitive Rubik's Cube solver; he has competed at the UK and World Championships in different categories and holds/has held Guinness World Records in the sport as well.

Appearances on the show

Savage first appeared on 2 August 2023, winning with 122 points, the highest score of the series so far, to Hywel Jones's 59 points.

ZoomDown

Prior to his TV debut, Savage was a contestant on the second series of ZoomDown. He won his first three games, which included a max game against Tracey Mills in his third heat but fell short of tetra-champdom thanks to current Countdown producer Damian Eadie. Regardless, he still qualified for the end-of-series finals, winning his first game against Noel McIlvenny but losing his semi-final to eventual series champ Rob Foster, who himself scored a max game.

His performances also saw him invited back for the ZoomDown Championship of Champions where his preliminary game saw him defeat Graeme Cole by just 1 point, before once again facing Rob Foster in the quarter-finals. Again, he, unfortunately, lost on a crucial conundrum which Foster solved, eliminating him from the competition.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
8074 02/08/2023 P Hywel Jones 59 – 122 Harry Savage Colin Murray Rachel Riley John Thomson Susie Dent 135