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The '''Countdown 30th Birthday Championship''' will be filmed in late 2012 and early 2013 and broadcast in 2013 to celebrate thirty years of Countdown. Over 200 past contestants applied to take part; 41 were selected by producer [[Damian Eadie]] to participate. Nine preliminary games will narrow the field to 32 contestants, who will then compete in a straight knockout for the championship.
 
The '''Countdown 30th Birthday Championship''' will be filmed in late 2012 and early 2013 and broadcast in 2013 to celebrate thirty years of Countdown. Over 200 past contestants applied to take part; 41 were selected by producer [[Damian Eadie]] to participate. Nine preliminary games will narrow the field to 32 contestants, who will then compete in a straight knockout for the championship.
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==Participants==
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:The participants are listed by the series that they are most commonly associated with (Series champions are in '''bold'''):
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*[[Series 4]]: [[Christine Hunt (Series 4)|Christine Hunt]], [[Robert Richland]]
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*[[Series 8]]: [[Sandie Simonis]]
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*[[Series 13]]: [[Mike Whiteoak]]
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*[[Series 21]]: '''[[Barry Grossman]]''', [[Jackie McLeod]]
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*[[Series 22]]: [[David Webb]]
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*[[Series 28]]: [[Wayne Kelly]], [[Chris Hawkins]], [[Nick Deller]]
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*[[Series 38]]: '''[[John Ashmore]]''', [[Jill Bright]]
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*[[Series 43]]: [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]]
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*[[Series 44]]: [[David Hoskisson]]
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*[[Series 46]]: '''[[Ben Wilson]]'''
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*[[Series 47]]: '''[[Chris Wills]]''', [[Tom Hargreaves]]
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*[[Series 52]]: '''[[Mark Tournoff]]'''
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*[[Series 53]]: [[Jon O'Neill]]
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*[[Series 54]]: '''[[Conor Travers]]'''
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*[[Series 55]]: [[Steven Briers]]
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*[[Series 56]]: '''[[Nick Wainwright]]'''
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*[[Series 58]]: '''[[David O'Donnell]]'''
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*[[Series 59]]: [[Martin Bishop]], [[Kai Laddiman]]
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*[[Series 60]]: '''[[Kirk Bevins]]''', [[Neil Zussman]]
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*[[Series 61]]: '''[[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]]''', [[Andrew Hulme]], [[Innis Carson]]
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*[[Series 62]]: [[Nicki Sellars]]
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*[[Series 63]]: '''[[Jack Hurst]]''', [[Marcus Hares]], [[Tom Rowell]]
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*[[Series 64]]: '''[[Edward McCullagh]]'''
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*[[Series 65]]: '''[[Graeme Cole]]''', [[Mark Deeks]], [[Paul Keane]]
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*[[Series 66]]: '''[[Jack Worsley]]''', [[Jonathan Rawlinson]], [[Peter Lee]]
  
 
==Fixtures==
 
==Fixtures==
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* game 12 [[Chris Hawkins]] V [[Jill Bright]]
 
* game 12 [[Chris Hawkins]] V [[Jill Bright]]
 
* game 13 [[Martin Bishop]] V [[Chris Wills]]
 
* game 13 [[Martin Bishop]] V [[Chris Wills]]
* game 14 [[David Williams]] V [[Chris Davies]]
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* game 14 [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]] V [[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]]
 
* game 15 [[Innis Carson]] V [[Marcus Hares]]
 
* game 15 [[Innis Carson]] V [[Marcus Hares]]
 
* game 16 [[Christine Hunt]] V [[Sandie Simonis]]
 
* game 16 [[Christine Hunt]] V [[Sandie Simonis]]
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* game 20 [[John Ashmore]] V [[Kirk Bevins]]
 
* game 20 [[John Ashmore]] V [[Kirk Bevins]]
 
* game 21 [[David O'Donnell]] V Winner Game 1
 
* game 21 [[David O'Donnell]] V Winner Game 1
* game 22 Winner Game 2 V Winner Game 3
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* game 22 Winner Game 2 V     Winner Game 3
* game 23 Winner Game 4 V Winner Game 5
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* game 23 Winner Game 4   V Winner Game 5
 
* game 24 Winner Game 6 V Winner Game 7
 
* game 24 Winner Game 6 V Winner Game 7
* game 25 Winner Game 8 V Winner Game 9
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* game 25 Winner Game 8 V     Winner Game 9
  
 
===Last sixteen===
 
===Last sixteen===
* game 26 Winner Game 10 V Winner Game 25
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* game 26 Winner Game 10 V     Winner Game 25
 
* game 27 Winner Game 11 V Winner Game 24
 
* game 27 Winner Game 11 V Winner Game 24
 
* game 28 Winner Game 12 V Winner Game 23
 
* game 28 Winner Game 12 V Winner Game 23
* game 29 Winner Game 13 V Winner Game 22
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* game 29 Winner Game 13 V     Winner Game 22
 
* game 30 Winner Game 14 V Winner Game 21
 
* game 30 Winner Game 14 V Winner Game 21
* game 31 Winner Game 15 V Winner Game 20
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* game 31 Winner Game 15 V     Winner Game 20
 
* game 32 Winner Game 16 V Winner Game 19
 
* game 32 Winner Game 16 V Winner Game 19
* game 33 Winner Game 18 V Winner Game 17
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* game 33 Winner Game 18 V     Winner Game 17
  
 
===Quarter finals===
 
===Quarter finals===
 
* Game 34 Winner Game 26 V Winner Game 33
 
* Game 34 Winner Game 26 V Winner Game 33
 
* Game 35 Winner Game 27 V Winner Game 32
 
* Game 35 Winner Game 27 V Winner Game 32
* Game 36 Winner Game 28 V Winner Game 31
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* Game 36 Winner Game 28 V     Winner Game 31
* Game 37 Winner Game 29 V Winner Game 30
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* Game 37 Winner Game 29 V     Winner Game 30
  
 
===Semi-finals===
 
===Semi-finals===

Revision as of 22:57, 15 October 2012

The Countdown 30th Birthday Championship will be filmed in late 2012 and early 2013 and broadcast in 2013 to celebrate thirty years of Countdown. Over 200 past contestants applied to take part; 41 were selected by producer Damian Eadie to participate. Nine preliminary games will narrow the field to 32 contestants, who will then compete in a straight knockout for the championship.

Participants

The participants are listed by the series that they are most commonly associated with (Series champions are in bold):

Fixtures

Preliminary round

Round 1

Last sixteen

  • game 26 Winner Game 10 V Winner Game 25
  • game 27 Winner Game 11 V Winner Game 24
  • game 28 Winner Game 12 V Winner Game 23
  • game 29 Winner Game 13 V Winner Game 22
  • game 30 Winner Game 14 V Winner Game 21
  • game 31 Winner Game 15 V Winner Game 20
  • game 32 Winner Game 16 V Winner Game 19
  • game 33 Winner Game 18 V Winner Game 17

Quarter finals

  • Game 34 Winner Game 26 V Winner Game 33
  • Game 35 Winner Game 27 V Winner Game 32
  • Game 36 Winner Game 28 V Winner Game 31
  • Game 37 Winner Game 29 V Winner Game 30

Semi-finals

  • Game 38 Winner Game 34 V Winner Game 37
  • Game 39 Winner Game 35 V Winner Game 36

Final

  • Game 40 Winner Game 38 V Winner Game 39