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Difference between revisions of "Crucial - A Champion’s Tale"
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− | '''Crucial - A Champion’s Tale''' often | + | [[Image:Crucial - A Champion's Tale cover.gif|thumb|195px|The cover of the book, showing 27 seconds on the clock - the time Tournoff took to solve the crucial conundrum in the [[series 52]] grand final.]] |
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+ | '''Crucial - A Champion’s Tale''', often simply called '''Crucial''', is a book published by [[Mark Tournoff]] in 2007 by his own publishing firm ''Forestdale Publications''. The book details Tournoff's experiences on Countdown, including winning the [[Series 52]] final on a crucial conundrum against [[Paul Gallen]], and then losing the [[Championship of Champions XII]] final versus Gallen once more, and again on a crucial conundrum. The title of the book is a reference to the number of [[conundrum|crucial conundrums]] he played on the show, a crucial conundrum being when the margin between the players is 10 points or fewer before the final round and therefore that either player can still win. | ||
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− | + | *[http://www.forestdalepublications.co.uk/page4.html A review of ''Crucial: A Champion's Tale''] on ''Forestdale Publications''. | |
− | *[http://www.forestdalepublications.co.uk/page4.html | ||
[[Category:Publications]] | [[Category:Publications]] |
Revision as of 13:33, 24 October 2009
Crucial - A Champion’s Tale, often simply called Crucial, is a book published by Mark Tournoff in 2007 by his own publishing firm Forestdale Publications. The book details Tournoff's experiences on Countdown, including winning the Series 52 final on a crucial conundrum against Paul Gallen, and then losing the Championship of Champions XII final versus Gallen once more, and again on a crucial conundrum. The title of the book is a reference to the number of crucial conundrums he played on the show, a crucial conundrum being when the margin between the players is 10 points or fewer before the final round and therefore that either player can still win.
External link
- A review of Crucial: A Champion's Tale on Forestdale Publications.