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Difference between revisions of "Austin Shin"
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{{ep | 3475 | 5/05/2003 | P | [[John Davies (Series 49)|John Davies]] | 92 – 91 | Austin Shin | [[Jennie Bond]] | [[Susie Dent]] }} | {{ep | 3475 | 5/05/2003 | P | [[John Davies (Series 49)|John Davies]] | 92 – 91 | Austin Shin | [[Jennie Bond]] | [[Susie Dent]] }} | ||
− | {{ep | S23 | 30/05/2005 | S | Austin Shin | 98 – 67 | [[Beth Sutton]] | | + | {{ep | S23 | 30/05/2005 | S | Austin Shin | 98 – 67 | [[Beth Sutton]] | [[Bernard Ingham]] | [[Alison Heard]] }} |
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Revision as of 10:28, 29 September 2009
Austin Shin was a contestant in Series 49. He lost to the eventual Series champion John Davies by just one point. This was John's smallest winning margin in any of his 11 Series 49 games. Away from Countdown, Austin is an ABSP Scrabble player and came second in the first World Youth Scrabble Championship. Despite not having won a game, Austin was invited back for a special against Beth Sutton and won with 98 points, scoring in every round but two.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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3475 | 5/05/2003 | P | John Davies | 92 – 91 | Austin Shin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jennie Bond | Susie Dent | |||
S23 | 30/05/2005 | S | Austin Shin | 98 – 67 | Beth Sutton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bernard Ingham | Alison Heard |