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'''Austin Shin''' was a contestant in [[Series 49]]. Aged 13, 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. 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. | '''Austin Shin''' was a contestant in [[Series 49]]. Aged 13, 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. 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. | ||
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Away from Countdown, Austin is an [[Association of British Scrabble Players|ABSP]] [[Scrabble|Scrabble player]] and came second in the first World Youth Scrabble Championship. | Away from Countdown, Austin is an [[Association of British Scrabble Players|ABSP]] [[Scrabble|Scrabble player]] and came second in the first World Youth Scrabble Championship. | ||
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==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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Revision as of 23:32, 30 October 2009
Austin Shin was a contestant in Series 49. Aged 13, 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. 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.
Away from Countdown, Austin is an ABSP Scrabble player and came second in the first World Youth Scrabble Championship.
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 | |||
