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Stephen Read
Stephen Read was an octochamp in Series 76. He is also an Apterite, and the 75th member of the 800 club.
In April 2016, he attended his first Co-event - Countdown in Leeds 2016 - followed up in May 2016 by his attendance at Countdown in King's Lynn 2016, which he won. He beat Series 69 champion Callum Todd in the final on a tie-break conundrum, having been 20 points adrift earlier in the game, spotting the low-probability 6 DOODAD in the process. He also won Countdown in Birmingham 2016 and reached the final of Countdown in Huddersfield 2016, meaning he either won or was runner up in three of his first four Co-events. He was awarded FOCAL's 'Rookie of the Year' prize for 2016.
After making a strong impression in the FOCAL circuit, he made his televised debut on 5 May 2017 and went on to score a century in all his heat games (only the 15th contestant to do so) to top the series seed table, with an octochamp total of 915. In his quarter-final, he prevailed over #8 seed James Slater 92 – 60, ending his longstanding streak of centuries but maintaining his unbeaten record.
On Apterous, Read is known for making Jo Brand-style puns of the letter selections online during the day's Countdown broadcast.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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6576 | 5/05/2017 | P | John Robertson | 37 – 119 | Stephen Read | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6577 | 8/05/2017 | P | Stephen Read | 110 – 27 | Jake Denney | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6578 | 9/05/2017 | P | Stephen Read | 111 – 27 | Tim Clarke | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6579 | 10/05/2017 | P | Stephen Read | 104 – 60 | Dan Haggerty | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Austin | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6580 | 11/05/2017 | P | Stephen Read | 131 – 21 | Alan Jefferson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Austin | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6581 | 12/05/2017 | P | Stephen Read | 114 – 61 | Mark Rainey | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Austin | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6582 | 15/05/2017 | P | Stephen Read | 115 – 51 | Jane Donnelly | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Austin | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6583 | 16/05/2017 | P | Stephen Read | 111 – 42 | Craig Tampin | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Austin | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6608 | 21/06/2017 | QF | Stephen Read | 92 – 60 | James Slater | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzi Perry | Susie Dent | 135 |