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Tom Cappleman
Thomas "Tom" Cappleman was a contestant in Series 59 and the series champion of Series 72, and a quarter-finalist in Championship of Champions XIV.
His mother, Catriona, was a finalist in Series 30.
In 2011, he made his CO-event debut at Co:Lon 2011, where he finished in an impressive 2nd place, losing out to Matt Bayfield in the final.
The following year, he appeared at CO:REA and CobliviLon. That same year, he represented New College, Oxford on University Challenge.
He returned to Countdown for Series 72, starting his run with an impressive 14 maxer against Charlene Rose. Seven more victories, including two by more than 100 points to confirm him as the clear number 1 seed for the finals. In his quarter-final, Cappleman failed to score a century for the first time, but returned for his semi-final with an impressive 12 max against Kevin Steede, to set up a final with Tracey Mills. Despite falling behind early on, Cappleman took the lead after the first numbers game and never looked back, eventually winning 107 – 89.
Cappleman returned to the studios in January 2016 as one of sixteen entrants in Championship of Champions XIV. Playing in the first preliminary match of the tournament, he defeated Series 69 semi-finalist Glen Webb. With both players spotting all three of the game's available nine-letter words, this game proved to yield a joint score of 248 - the highest thus far achieved in the "new" 15-round format. In the quarter-final, Cappleman faced Series 68 champion Giles Hutchings but lost on the crucial conundrum ULTIMOLEG.
In 2016, he won CO:REA 2016, defeating Paul Erdunast in the final on a crucial conundrum.
In July 2016, Cappleman appeared on Only Connect, forming the "Verbivores" team alongside fellow Countdowners Graeme Cole and Phyl Styles.
Preceded by Dan McColm |
Series winner Series 72 |
Followed by Jonathan Wynn |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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4707 | 7/11/2008 | P | Martin Bishop | 94 – 67 | Thomas Cappleman | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6106 | 19/03/2015 | P | Charlene Rose | 46 – 115 | Tom Cappleman | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tim Vine | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6107 | 20/03/2015 | P | Tom Cappleman | 117 – 51 | Sharon Hagger | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Nicky Campbell | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6108 | 23/03/2015 | P | Tom Cappleman | 117 – 13 | Connor Moorst | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Nicky Campbell | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6109 | 24/03/2015 | P | Tom Cappleman | 135 – 23 | Jack Roberts | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Nicky Campbell | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
6110 | 25/03/2015 | P | Tom Cappleman | 120 – 39 | Angela Hopson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Nicky Campbell | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6111 | 26/03/2015 | P | Tom Cappleman | 109 – 53 | Mike Pilkington | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Nicky Campbell | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6112 | 27/03/2015 | P | Tom Cappleman | 105 – 16 | Paul Young | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
6113 | 30/03/2015 | P | Tom Cappleman | 109 – 62 | Hamish Galloway | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6150 | 3/06/2015 | QF | Tom Cappleman | 98 – 40 | Gavin Woolnough | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6154 | 10/06/2015 | SF | Tom Cappleman | 127 – 52 | Kevin Steede | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jo Brand | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6156 | 12/06/2015 | GF | Tom Cappleman | 107 – 89 | Tracey Mills | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jo Brand | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6278 | 4/01/2016 | CP | Tom Cappleman | 133 – 115 | Glen Webb | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 147 | ||
6286 | 14/01/2016 | CQF | Tom Cappleman | 97 – 114 | Giles Hutchings | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 134 |