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A '''featured article''' is of one The Countdown Wiki's finest articles. These are selected by the editors of The Countdown Wiki on this very page. A featured article could be a player, a game or a piece of terminology. The article should be of a certain length and preferably contain images and external links to make the article more readable.
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[[Image:Teapot Graphic.png|right|120px]]A '''featured article''' is of one The Countdown Wiki's finest articles, and could be about [[Chris Davies (Series 61)|a player]], [[Episode 1|a game]], or a piece of ''Countdown'' [[CECIL|terminology]]. The article's prose will be of a reasonable length, and preferably supplemented by images and external links to make the article more attractive, interesting, and informative.
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Potential featured articles are suggested by registered editors of the wiki on this very page. If an editor's nomination is successful, an administrator will promote the article to featured status. This is indicated by a [[teapot]] symbol ''(right)'' appearing in the top right corner of the article, and the article will also appear in [[:Category:Featured articles]]. One featured article is displayed prominently on the [[Main Page]] each month.
  
 
==List of featured articles==
 
==List of featured articles==
*[[:Category:Featured articles]] and [[Countdown:Featured article archives]] give a full list of these.
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:''See also: [[:Category:Featured articles]] and [[Countdown:Featured article archives]].
 
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==Proposed featured articles==
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* If we need more articles for the main page, let's think of a bunch of them. I'd go for <del>[[Julian Fell]]</del>, <del>[[Ben Wilson]]</del>, <del>[[Martin Gardner]]</del> (vanity!), <del>[[Conor Travers]]</del>, <del>[[Harvey Freeman]]</del> etc. [[User:Mglovesfun|Mglovesfun]] 21:26, 8 April 2008 (BST)
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* [[30th Birthday Championship]]
: Yeah, maybe we should have a Project of the Week and try to bring some of those articles up to full strength for future FAs. We'd have to pick the more recent players I suspect, because for a lot of the older one we don't have any more than the scores. [[User:Reams|Soo]] 22:31, 8 April 2008 (BST)
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* [[Mike Brown (debut episode 3328)]]
:: Yes I could start that project right now, we need to decide how often to change the featured article. One thing I noticed is that the <ref></ref> doesn't seem to work on here, or doesn't that matter? As for players with games, there's me, Ben and Conor that all have round details. I will think more about which players have round details as well, and of course series and CofCs are another good source of FA's. [[User:Mglovesfun|Mglovesfun]] 13:35, 9 April 2008 (BST)
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* [[CECIL]]
 
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* [[Championship of Champions XI]]
* <del>[[Graham Nash]]</del> - there's now a photo and the articles a lot longer with more detail. [[User:Mglovesfun|Mglovesfun]] 17:25, 29 April 2008 (BST)
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* [[Championship of Champions XII]]
 
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* [[Graeme Cole]]
* <del>[[Mark Tournoff]]</del> is another possible one, although we nearly have enough for a year already. My next project will be to get the [[Paul Gallen]] article up to the same standard. [[User:Mglovesfun|Mglovesfun]] 15:35, 3 May 2008 (BST)
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* ''[[Countdown]]''
 
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* [[Susie Dent]]
* Perhaps <del>[[Stewart Holden]]</del>? We need a June article, after all. [[User:Kai Laddiman|Countdown Kid]] 11:32, 13 June 2009 (BST)
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* [[Episode 1]]
 
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* [[Episode 546]]
* I've done a lot of work to [[Series 60]], which might well make it feature worthy. Also, I'm not particularly notable but I've savoured my vanity and given <del>[[Chris Philpot|my contestant page]]</del> a bit of a going over! As an aside, has anyone spotted my suggestion of a featured article symbol on [[Countdown talk:Featured articles]]? -- [[User:Crispy|Crispy]] 13:26, 27 June 2009 (BST)
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* [[Zarte Siempre]]
 
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* It's only just over a week until the start of November, so its time to decide which article should next appear on the front page. I've crossed out those mentioned above which have already been featured, which leaves <del>[[Martin Gardner]]</del>, <del>[[Harvey Freeman]]</del>, <del>[[Graham Nash]]</del>, <del>[[Mark Tournoff]]</del>, [[Paul Gallen]], [[Series 60]] and, erm, <del>[[Chris Philpot]]</del>. Joking aside, which of these - if any - does the community back for featured status? It would also be nice to think ahead and see if we can have a vaguely Christmas themed FA next month. Thanks in advance, [[User:Crispy|Chris &#39;Crispy&#39; Philpot]] 19:36, 23 October 2009 (BST)
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* [[Episode 4121]]
: I vote for <del>Mark Tournoff</del>, because he is still very much involved in Countdown, and has just attended CoLei2, so it seems a good time to feature him. [[User:Vande|Vande]] 19:58, 23 October 2009 (BST)
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* [[Episode S29]]
:: I've given the copy on <del>[[Mark Tournoff]]</del>'s page a bit of TLC, so this is feature ready for November. Any ideas for a Christmas special? -- [[User:Crispy|Chris &#39;Crispy&#39; Philpot]] 22:08, 24 October 2009 (BST)
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* [[Chris Davies (Series 61)]]
 
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* [[Des chiffres et des lettres]]
* It's nearly time for our festive featured article - who or what should be on the front page in December? -- [[User:Crispy|Chris &#39;Crispy&#39; Philpot]] 19:19, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
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* [[Julian Fell]]
: <del>Christmas Philpot</del>! -- [[User:Vande|Vande]] 19:23, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
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* [[Harvey Freeman]]
:: Am I sufficiently notable? How about Christmas Wills? -- [[User:Crispy|Chris &#39;Crispy&#39; Philpot]] 18:56, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
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* {{word|[[GANDISEEG]]}}
::: Ah, but is Chris Wills willing to dress up in a Santa Claus hat for a page of festive fun?  <br>Anyway, it's no more than you deserve for reviving the front page articles in the first place! -- [[User:Vande|Vande]] 19:04, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
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* [[Martin Gardner]]
:::: Should I pose for a new photo in a Santa hat, then? On a related note of good humour, are there any other ways we could make the homepage a little more festive over September? -- [[User:Crispy|Chris &#39;Crispy&#39; Philpot]] 09:34, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
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* [[Stewart Holden]]
::::: There seems to be tumbleweed blowing round here at the moment!  Yeah, at least doing something fun and festive like that might generate some more interest in the Wiki again.  I'll have a think about anything else, but you seem to have a pretty good imagination.  [[User:Vande|Vande]] 11:10, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
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* [[Letters game]]
::::::[[Chris Wills]] has been suggested a few times now. Even if it isn't for Christmas. --[[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 17:13, 30 July 2010 (BST)
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* [[FOCAL]]
 
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* '''January 2010''' It would probably make sense to have <del>Christmas Davies</del> as the featured article next month - as it is still officially Christmas into January, but more importantly because he has just won the latest series of Countdown.  I have written a few words to start with, but they will need to be tidied up, and a lot more added if we are going to use it. --[[User:Vande|Vande]] 18:04, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
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* [[Nita Marr]]
: Seems sensible, and topical. [[User:Drawoh|Drawoh]] 22:50, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
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* [[Scott Mearns]]
 
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* [[Graham Nash]]
* I think a <del>[[Harvey Freeman]]</del> page is required for the main page because he has won [[Series 33]]. He also won [[Series 10]] which is not as good as winning [[Series 33]]. [[User:Countdowner|Countdowner]] 20:13, 2 January 2010 (BST)
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* [[Jon O'Neill]]
:: <del>[[Harvey Freeman]]</del> has been suggested a couple of times now, and his article contains an excellent amount of detail for a pre-2000s player. I think he's a real possibility for an upcoming month. Just to spice things up, other articles which have been passed over for promotion in the past include <del>[[Martin Gardner]]</del>, <del>[[Graham Nash]]</del>, [[Paul Gallen]] and [[Series 60]]. It's a little early in the month to be making decisions, but nonetheless are there any thoughts? -- [[User:Crispy|Chris &#39;Crispy&#39; Philpot]] 23:13, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
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* [[Chris Philpot]]
:::Sorry, I completely forgot about the need to do this and am snowed under at the moment running an RSL radio station. Could someone else step in to help me out? Thanks in advance, [[User:Crispy|Chris &#39;Crispy&#39; Philpot]] 18:43, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
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* [[Allan Saldanha]]
::::What a shame nobody else felt capable of doing this! - Co:Lon (Countdown in London) on 22 May 2010. --[[User:Vande|Vande]] 10:03, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
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* [[Series 47]]
 
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* [[Mark Tournoff]]
*This is a quite weird proposal! You may want to go for [[Scott Mearns]]; he only lost 1 game, and he came back to win his series final.[[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 17:01, 11 May 2010 (BST)
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* [[Conor Travers]]
::If I want Scott Mearns, we need round details of all his prelim games bbut the first one. [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 18:34, 13 May 2010 (BST)
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* [[Ben Wilson]]
*I suggest <del>[[Nita Marr]]</del> as a featured article because her page is fairly complete and includes a link to her experience. She has taken part in all the major Countdown events (heats, finals, CoC, Supreme, Masters and a special). [[User:JohnnyCanuck|JohnnyCanuck]] 22:45, 11 May 2010 (BST)
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* [[Championship of Champions XIV]]
*BTW it's june now [[User:the Doctor|Matt Smith]]
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{{Col-end}}
: Is that you kindly offering to stand in for Crispy while he is busy? --[[User:Vande|Vande]] 17:46, 4 June 2010 (BST)
 
:: Just to confirm, I'm now a lot freer as summer sets in for us grotty student types, and so there will be a new featured article and DYK from 1 July. Meanwhile, Scott Mearns has come on a long way, though as has been said before it's a shame it's difficult to find round details for more of his games. That said, Nita Marr is up next and I've judged that as FA-worthy on the quality of her article as opposed to the ones it links to (again, many are skeletal), and so I don't see any reason why The Doctor's work can't be put on display in the not too distant future. -- [[User:Crispy|Chris &#39;Crispy&#39; Philpot]] 09:18, 28 June 2010 (BST)
 
 
 
*Right. Now that most of the suggestions on the list have been crossed off, I thought I would write a list of the suggested ones - here.
 
: *<del>[[Martin Gardner]]</del>
 
: *[[Series 60]]
 
: *[[Paul Gallen]]
 
: *<del>[[Scott Mearns]]</del><nowiki>*</nowiki>
 
 
 
*OK. We need some more. How about [[Kate Ogilvie]], or someone from the pre-2000's.
 
 
 
*My new project is to do Series 42, probably ready by Christmas. --[[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 17:08, 6 September 2010 (BST)
 
 
 
''<nowiki>*</nowiki>I am going to add another section to this now.''
 
 
 
[[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]], 1643, 07 July 2010. BTW I would like to pass a tribute to the people that died 5 years ago today, in my home city.
 
  
[[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 11:50, 12 July 2010 (BST)
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==How to make a nomination==
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To make a new proposal, follow [http://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Countdown:Featured_articles&action=edit this edit link], or the one at the top of the page, and add your own suggestion. The name of the article placed between two sets of square brackets to make a blue link, with three equals signs on either side to make a third-level heading. For example, if you wanted to nominate the article for [[Jon O'Neill]], you would type: <nowiki>===[[Jon O'Neill]]===</nowiki>
  
*The other day, I stumbled across [[Ryan Taylor]]. He is as good as <del>[[Stewart Holden]]</del> but even better; I didn't edit it!  
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Any related discussion takes place below this heading. Please use bullet points (<nowiki>*</nowiki> In my opinion&hellip;) and indentations (<nowiki>:*</nowiki> In reply to your point&hellip;) to keep things readable!
  
Yours with 4 tildes,
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==Nominations==
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:''See also: [[Countdown:Featured articles/Nomination archive 1]]''
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===[[Charlie Reams]]===
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===[[COLin]]===
  
[[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 08:56, 14 July 2010 (BST)
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===[[Apterous]]===
  
*Erm....[[Charlie Reams]]? [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 10:33, 15 July 2010 (BST)
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=={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}'s featured article==
  
 
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{{FA {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}}}
Crispy, or an admin, pick some facts and an FA, because it's October! [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 20:17, 1 October 2010 (BST)
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''This article will appear on The Countdown Wiki's Main Page throughout {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}.''
==How to make a new proposal==
 
Follow [http://www.countdownwiki.com/index.php?title=Countdown:Featured_articles&action=edit this edit link], or the one at the top of the page, and add your own suggestion. The name of the article should be placd between two square brackets to make a blue link (example: <nowiki>[[Jon O'Neill]]</nowiki>).
 
 
 
==Future featured articles==
 
When an article is featured, it is given a short write-up on the front page. This is not editable by ordinary users (the risk of vandalism to the front page is too high.) But we will post a draft here well in advance, so please feel free to edit that and who knows -- your words may appear on the front page!
 
 
 
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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Countdown:Articles for improvement]]
 
*[[Countdown:Articles for improvement]]
 
*[[Countdown:Broken pages]]
 
*[[Countdown:Broken pages]]
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[[Category:Countdown:Maintenance]]
 
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A featured article is of one The Countdown Wiki's finest articles, and could be about a player, a game, or a piece of Countdown terminology. The article's prose will be of a reasonable length, and preferably supplemented by images and external links to make the article more attractive, interesting, and informative.

Potential featured articles are suggested by registered editors of the wiki on this very page. If an editor's nomination is successful, an administrator will promote the article to featured status. This is indicated by a teapot symbol (right) appearing in the top right corner of the article, and the article will also appear in Category:Featured articles. One featured article is displayed prominently on the Main Page each month.

List of featured articles

See also: Category:Featured articles and Countdown:Featured article archives.





How to make a nomination

To make a new proposal, follow this edit link, or the one at the top of the page, and add your own suggestion. The name of the article placed between two sets of square brackets to make a blue link, with three equals signs on either side to make a third-level heading. For example, if you wanted to nominate the article for Jon O'Neill, you would type: ===[[Jon O'Neill]]===

Any related discussion takes place below this heading. Please use bullet points (* In my opinion…) and indentations (:* In reply to your point…) to keep things readable!

Nominations

See also: Countdown:Featured articles/Nomination archive 1
===Charlie Reams===

COLin

===Apterous===

March's featured article

GraemeCole.jpg

Graeme Cole was champion of Series 65. On his Countdown début against Liam Herringshaw, he immediately gained an eight point lead and spotted the nine-letter word RECOMBINE in the third letters round. Cole also scored 30 out of 30 on the numbers rounds, and won with 112 points. He outplayed Steven Hatton in his second game and found three further perfect numbers solutions to win 105 – 49. In Cole's third game, his opponent Aidan Turnbull kept apace in the early stages and this was the first of three consecutive games in which he fell short of a century. In the first seven rounds of Cole's sixth game, he amassed 62 points without reply including the niner NURSEMAID. He again scored 30 points on the numbers rounds and unravelled the conundrum IVYLEAVES in 2½ seconds. His final score of 125 was four points short of the maximum possible score in the game, and one point short of the highest score of the series. Cole concluded his octochamp run with scores of 91 – 41 and 95 – 59, and with an eight game total of 813 points he qualified for the series finals as #2 seed.

In his quarter-final match against Nikki Roberts, Cole spotted the niner DRAGLINES and again scored 30 out of 30 on the numbers. With a further 10 points for the apt conundrum EIGHTWINS, he won comfortably by 113 points to 61. In his semi-final against Paul Keane, Cole once again went behind early in the match but recovered with the word CAPRINE and took the lead with EXHAUST in round 8. Scoring 10 points in the second numbers round and spotting the eight letter word OCCULTED late in the game helped Cole to a 96 – 71 victory. In the series final. he faced #4 seed Carl Williams. Both players scored 43 points across the first five rounds, before Williams went ahead with ERECTION in the sixth. Five rounds later, Cole went three points into the lead, and he extended the gap to 10 points in round 14. Williams unscrambled the crucial conundrum TIMEUPLAD to force the game to a tie-breaker second conundrum. Cole unravelled VAANGELIS and became the 65th Countdown series champion, and the last to be crowned during Jeff Stelling's spell as presenter.

Cole returned to the Countdown studios for a special episode against Edward McCullagh in July 2012, to decide the overall champion of 2011. Six months later, Cole took part in the 30th Birthday Championship. After receiving a bye to the first round proper, he lost his only match against the Series 66 champion Jack Worsley by a score of 104 – 98, despite achieving the maximum possible score across the first 13 rounds. Today, Cole is an active contributor to the online Countdown community, using his skills as a software developer to provide data analysis on the c4countdown forum. (more...)

This article will appear on The Countdown Wiki's Main Page throughout March.

See also