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− | [[Image:280605 numbers.jpg|right|200px|frame|[[Carol Vorderman|Carol]] | + | [[Image:280605 numbers.jpg|right|200px|frame|[[Carol Vorderman|Carol]] marvels at another of the ginger genius's outrageous solutions.]] |
− | [[Image:JONC.jpg|thumb|The | + | [[Image:JONC.jpg|thumb|The ginger genius himself.]] |
− | '''Jon O'Neill''' was | + | '''Jon O'Neill''' was an [[octochamp]] from [[Series 53]], and was a semi-finalist in the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. |
− | He started off with a narrow 20 point win over [[Steve Smith (Series 53)|Steve Smith]] before scoring 96 against [[Peter Wallis]]. All of his next 5 games were [[century|centuries]] including a high score of 114 against [[Theresa Turrell]]. In his final game, he dropped to 94, but still qualified for the finals as #3 seed with 804 points | + | He started off with a narrow 20 point win over [[Steve Smith (Series 53)|Steve Smith]] before scoring 96 against [[Peter Wallis]]. All of his next 5 games were [[century|centuries]] including a high score of 114 against [[Theresa Turrell]]. In his final game, he dropped to 94, but still qualified for the finals as #3 seed with 804 points. |
− | In the quarter-finals, he played [[Judith Young]] which was a | + | In the quarter-finals, he played [[Judith Young]] which was a close game. The game hinged on O'Neill getting 209 from 75, 100, 25, 6, 10, 50, which involved O'Neill going up to 5075 and coming back down again. Both players scored in every round until the conundrum, where O'Neill failed to solve the conundrum {{word|IRONCASTS}} which was all that stood between him and a score of 100. |
− | In the semi-final, he faced [[John Mayhew]], #2 seed with 811 points. O'Neill led by 7 points going into round 13, where he was beaten by {{word|THEOREMS}} and trailed by 1 point going into his choice of numbers. | + | In the semi-final, he faced [[John Mayhew]], #2 seed with 811 points. O'Neill led by 7 points going into round 13, where he was beaten by {{word|THEOREMS}} and trailed by 1 point going into his choice of numbers. Controversially, he didn't choose 4 large and went for just one large number. Both players scored 10 points and the lights were dimmed for a [[conundrum|crucial conundrum]] ({{word|EROGENICC}}), but neither player could solve it and Mayhew won the game by a solitary point. It was the second conundrum of French origin in a row that O'Neill had failed to solve. |
− | One year later, O'Neill was invited back to the [[Championship of Champions XII]], and faced [[Series 52]] [[octochamp]] [[Jack Welsby]]. O'Neill started badly missing | + | One year later, O'Neill was invited back to the [[Championship of Champions XII]], and faced [[Series 52]] [[octochamp]] [[Jack Welsby]]. O'Neill started badly missing {{word|AMOEBAS}}. O'Neill couldn't beat Welsby in any letters round, and uncharacteristically was beaten by [[Carol Vorderman|Carol]] in both choices of 4 large numbers. O'Neill did get the conundrum {{word|PROFANITY}} but it was Welsby that won the game by just 5 points. |
− | + | He returned to Countdown in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. He received a bye to the first round, and won his first game against [[Series 59]] semi-finalist [[Kai Laddiman]] by a score of {{score|101|76}}, he then beat the [[Series 6]] champion [[Darryl Francis]], scoring a personal best of 122 in the process. He then equalled his personal best in his quarter-final against the [[Series 66]] champion [[Jack Worsley]], and in the process, he achieved a max game, becoming only the third person in the history of the [[15 round format]] to achieve this feat. In the semi-final, he played the formidable [[Series 54]] champion [[Conor Travers]]. He managed to hold Travers for nearly every round, but his gamble of {{word|sulphated}} in round 6 backfired, and Travers solved the conndrum {{word|INFIGHTER}} in 1 second to get a 3rd consecutive perfect game. | |
− | Since appearing on Countdown, O'Neill has played at a number of unofficial | + | Since appearing on Countdown, O'Neill has played at a number of unofficial [[Countdown tournament]]s, including [[COLIN 2005]], [[CoBris 2005]], [[COLIN 2006]], [[CoBris 2006]], [[COLIN 2007]], [[CoNot 2008]], [[CoNot 2009]], [[COLIN 2010]], [[Co:Lon 2010]], [[COLIN 2011]], [[CoNot 2011]], [[Co:Lon 2011]], [[CobliviLon]] and [[COEDI]]. He achieved 3rd place at [[CoBris 2007]], 2nd place at [[COLIN 2008]] and [[COLIN 2009]], before winning his first event [[CoLei2]] later in 2009. In 2008, he also appeared in the [[Countdown Online Masters]] via [[MSN Messenger]], and lost {{score|100|99|COMA - Jon O'Neill vs Chris Wills}} to [[Series 47]] champion [[Chris Wills]] in the quarter-final. |
− | In 2009, he became the first moderator of the | + | In 2009, he became the first moderator of the Off-topic sub-forum on [[c4countdown]]. |
− | His recent attendance (and | + | His recent attendance (and of course, victory) at [[CoLei2]] 2009 has caused one c4c forum member to confess to another to have considered him to be the 'most attractive man in the room', a quality not diminished by Jon later putting an empty 'Celebrations' tin on his head. He has a face capable of carrying off such a jaunty appendage. |
− | On 19 September 2014, he was a special guest on ''[[8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 4, Episode 3]]''. Halfway through the teams had the choice between | + | On 19 September 2014, he was a special guest on ''[[8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 4, Episode 3]]''. Halfway through the teams had the choice between Jono, described as an [[octochamp]], and [[Rob Beckett]], the worst comedian at ''Countdown''. Jon Richardson chose Rob as he did not need the help, so Jon joined [[Sean Lock]] and [[Jo Brand]]. Unfortunately he missed a numbers target, saying it was hard to concentrate, but did solve the conundrum {{word|SNOGAMILF}} in under a second. |
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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{{ep | 3901 | 6/04/2005 | P |Jon O'Neill| 102 - 46 |[[Ola Odutola]]|Nicholas Owen|Susie Dent|124}} | {{ep | 3901 | 6/04/2005 | P |Jon O'Neill| 102 - 46 |[[Ola Odutola]]|Nicholas Owen|Susie Dent|124}} | ||
{{ep | 3902 | 7/04/2005 | P |Jon O'Neill| 101 - 61 |[[Gill Johns]]|Nicholas Owen|Susie Dent|133}} | {{ep | 3902 | 7/04/2005 | P |Jon O'Neill| 101 - 61 |[[Gill Johns]]|Nicholas Owen|Susie Dent|133}} | ||
− | {{ep | 3903 | 8/04/2005 | P |Jon O'Neill| 104 - 66 |[[ | + | {{ep | 3903 | 8/04/2005 | P |Jon O'Neill| 104 - 66 |[[Phil Squires]]|Nicholas Owen|Susie Dent|119}} |
{{ep | 3904 | 11/04/2005 | P |Jon O'Neill| 114 - 43 |[[Theresa Turrell]]|[[Julia McKenzie]]|Susie Dent|132}} | {{ep | 3904 | 11/04/2005 | P |Jon O'Neill| 114 - 43 |[[Theresa Turrell]]|[[Julia McKenzie]]|Susie Dent|132}} | ||
{{ep | 3905 | 12/04/2005 | P |Jon O'Neill| 94 - 58 |[[Gary McEnaney]]|Julia McKenzie|Susie Dent|118}} | {{ep | 3905 | 12/04/2005 | P |Jon O'Neill| 94 - 58 |[[Gary McEnaney]]|Julia McKenzie|Susie Dent|118}} | ||
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{{ep | 5649 | 22/02/2013 | 30BQF |'''Jon O'Neill'''| '''122''' - 104 |[[Jack Worsley]]|[[Dr Phil Hammond]]|Susie Dent|'''122'''}} | {{ep | 5649 | 22/02/2013 | 30BQF |'''Jon O'Neill'''| '''122''' - 104 |[[Jack Worsley]]|[[Dr Phil Hammond]]|Susie Dent|'''122'''}} | ||
{{ep | 5653 | 28/02/2013 | 30BSF |Jon O'Neill| 102 - '''120''' |'''[[Conor Travers]]'''|[[Jenny Eclair]]|Susie Dent|'''120'''}} | {{ep | 5653 | 28/02/2013 | 30BSF |Jon O'Neill| 102 - '''120''' |'''[[Conor Travers]]'''|[[Jenny Eclair]]|Susie Dent|'''120'''}} | ||
− | {{ep | 8-1043 | 19/09/2014 | S | | + | {{ep | 8-1043 | 19/09/2014 | S |Jon O'Neill,<br>[[Jo Brand]]<br>& [[Sean Lock]]| 52 - 24 |[[Jon Richardson]],<br>[[Vic Reeves]]<br>& [[Rob Beckett]]|[[Adam Buxton]]|Susie Dent|69}} |
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Revision as of 20:54, 23 August 2017
Jon O'Neill was an octochamp from Series 53, and was a semi-finalist in the 30th Birthday Championship.
He started off with a narrow 20 point win over Steve Smith before scoring 96 against Peter Wallis. All of his next 5 games were centuries including a high score of 114 against Theresa Turrell. In his final game, he dropped to 94, but still qualified for the finals as #3 seed with 804 points.
In the quarter-finals, he played Judith Young which was a close game. The game hinged on O'Neill getting 209 from 75, 100, 25, 6, 10, 50, which involved O'Neill going up to 5075 and coming back down again. Both players scored in every round until the conundrum, where O'Neill failed to solve the conundrum IRONCASTS which was all that stood between him and a score of 100.
In the semi-final, he faced John Mayhew, #2 seed with 811 points. O'Neill led by 7 points going into round 13, where he was beaten by THEOREMS and trailed by 1 point going into his choice of numbers. Controversially, he didn't choose 4 large and went for just one large number. Both players scored 10 points and the lights were dimmed for a crucial conundrum (EROGENICC), but neither player could solve it and Mayhew won the game by a solitary point. It was the second conundrum of French origin in a row that O'Neill had failed to solve.
One year later, O'Neill was invited back to the Championship of Champions XII, and faced Series 52 octochamp Jack Welsby. O'Neill started badly missing AMOEBAS. O'Neill couldn't beat Welsby in any letters round, and uncharacteristically was beaten by Carol in both choices of 4 large numbers. O'Neill did get the conundrum PROFANITY but it was Welsby that won the game by just 5 points.
He returned to Countdown in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the 30th Birthday Championship. He received a bye to the first round, and won his first game against Series 59 semi-finalist Kai Laddiman by a score of 101 – 76, he then beat the Series 6 champion Darryl Francis, scoring a personal best of 122 in the process. He then equalled his personal best in his quarter-final against the Series 66 champion Jack Worsley, and in the process, he achieved a max game, becoming only the third person in the history of the 15 round format to achieve this feat. In the semi-final, he played the formidable Series 54 champion Conor Travers. He managed to hold Travers for nearly every round, but his gamble of sulphated in round 6 backfired, and Travers solved the conndrum INFIGHTER in 1 second to get a 3rd consecutive perfect game.
Since appearing on Countdown, O'Neill has played at a number of unofficial Countdown tournaments, including COLIN 2005, CoBris 2005, COLIN 2006, CoBris 2006, COLIN 2007, CoNot 2008, CoNot 2009, COLIN 2010, Co:Lon 2010, COLIN 2011, CoNot 2011, Co:Lon 2011, CobliviLon and COEDI. He achieved 3rd place at CoBris 2007, 2nd place at COLIN 2008 and COLIN 2009, before winning his first event CoLei2 later in 2009. In 2008, he also appeared in the Countdown Online Masters via MSN Messenger, and lost 100 – 99 to Series 47 champion Chris Wills in the quarter-final.
In 2009, he became the first moderator of the Off-topic sub-forum on c4countdown.
His recent attendance (and of course, victory) at CoLei2 2009 has caused one c4c forum member to confess to another to have considered him to be the 'most attractive man in the room', a quality not diminished by Jon later putting an empty 'Celebrations' tin on his head. He has a face capable of carrying off such a jaunty appendage.
On 19 September 2014, he was a special guest on 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 4, Episode 3. Halfway through the teams had the choice between Jono, described as an octochamp, and Rob Beckett, the worst comedian at Countdown. Jon Richardson chose Rob as he did not need the help, so Jon joined Sean Lock and Jo Brand. Unfortunately he missed a numbers target, saying it was hard to concentrate, but did solve the conundrum SNOGAMILF in under a second.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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3898 | 1/04/2005 | P | Steve Smith | 67 – 87 | Jon O'Neill | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Mitch Murray | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
3899 | 4/04/2005 | P | Jon O'Neill | 96 – 72 | Peter Wallis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nicholas Owen | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
3900 | 5/04/2005 | P | Jon O'Neill | 106 – 54 | William Moore | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nicholas Owen | Susie Dent | 140 | ||
3901 | 6/04/2005 | P | Jon O'Neill | 102 – 46 | Ola Odutola | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nicholas Owen | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
3902 | 7/04/2005 | P | Jon O'Neill | 101 – 61 | Gill Johns | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nicholas Owen | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
3903 | 8/04/2005 | P | Jon O'Neill | 104 – 66 | Phil Squires | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nicholas Owen | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
3904 | 11/04/2005 | P | Jon O'Neill | 114 – 43 | Theresa Turrell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Julia McKenzie | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
3905 | 12/04/2005 | P | Jon O'Neill | 94 – 58 | Gary McEnaney | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Julia McKenzie | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
3955 | 28/06/2005 | QF | Judith Young | 74 – 90 | Jon O'Neill | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
3958 | 30/06/2005 | SF | John Mayhew | 89 – 88 | Jon O'Neill | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | 117 | ||
4116 | 1/06/2006 | CP | Jack Welsby | 99 – 94 | Jon O'Neill | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Ron Atkinson | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
5625 | 21/01/2013 | 30B1 | Kai Laddiman | 76 – 101 | Jon O'Neill | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
5641 | 12/02/2013 | 30B2 | Jon O'Neill | 122 – 91 | Darryl Francis | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
5649 | 22/02/2013 | 30BQF | Jon O'Neill | 122 – 104 | Jack Worsley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
5653 | 28/02/2013 | 30BSF | Jon O'Neill | 102 – 120 | Conor Travers | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
8-1043 | 19/09/2014 | S | Jon O'Neill, Jo Brand & Sean Lock |
52 – 24 | Jon Richardson, Vic Reeves & Rob Beckett |
Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Adam Buxton | Susie Dent | 69 |